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Video: Happy Holidays from Chancellor Rebecca Blank
UW–Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank and her trusty sidekick, Bucky Badger, reflect on a great year. The chancellor, her husband, Hanns Kuttner, and Bucky prove here that they can overcome some tough sledding.
Badgers are Rose Bowl-bound
For the 10th time in school history and the fourth time in this decade, the Wisconsin Badgers are playing in the Rose Bowl Game. The Badgers will face No. 6 Oregon, the 2019 Pac-12 champions. The game will take place on Wednesday, Jan. 1 at 4 p.m. (CT) and be televised by ESPN.
Future broadcasters get hands-on experience with Badger Report
Each fall, UW–Madison journalism students use PBS Wisconsin studio space to produce Badger Report, in five 30-minute broadcast shows.
Explore gifts from all corners of campus for everyone on your holiday list
At this festive time of year, you can check a lot of things off your list just by looking around campus, where all kinds of UW-related items are available to combine your seasonal spirit with Badger spirit.
DreamUp WI announces seven semifinalist ideas to raise local incomes
The Alliance for the American Dream Challenge looks to increase the net incomes of 10,000 Dane County families by 10 percent by 2022.
PBS documentary on UW band’s Leckrone debuts 7 p.m. Tuesday
For 50 years, the University of Wisconsin's marching band moved to the beat of Mike Leckrone's baton. Take a look back at his legacy Tuesday at 7 p.m. on PBS Wisconsin.
‘Why I Love UW’: Alex Gee
The Rev. Alex Gee and his family together hold 13 degrees from UW–Madison, starting with his mother. Gee shares their story in the first of three videos commissioned last spring for the “Why I Love UW” series, which features diverse alumni describing how the university changed their lives.
Celebrating community this Veterans Day
Student veterans add depth and perspective to our classrooms and to our larger campus identity. We enjoy the personal freedoms we exercise every day because they stood up to fight for them.
WARF announces annual grant figures and 2019 Innovation Award winners
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation has granted the university $80 million and the Morgridge Institute $11.9 million, and is honoring faculty members who made significant technological advances.
UW–Madison increases minimum stipends for TAs, PAs and LSAs
Another round of pay increases is coming for graduate student project assistants, teaching assistants and lecturer-student assistants. PAs will see an 11.7% increase in minimum stipend levels over the current year’s rate, TAs a 2.5% increase, and LSAs a 20.8% increase.
University Housing launches new Starship robot delivery service
University of Wisconsin–Madison’s over 66,000 students, staff, and faculty will have access to a fleet of 30 Starship Technologies robots that can autonomously deliver food directly to their location.
Wisconsin Partnership Program announces $2.4 million in Community Collaboration Grant awards
The awards will provide training and technical assistance and funding to strengthen community organizations’ ability to address health inequities in their communities.
Study: Higher social media engagement with marijuana marketing linked to higher rates of use
One in three youth in states with legal recreational marijuana (cannabis) engage with marijuana brands on social media, according to newly published findings.
McBurney Center makes Forward in Access awards
The McBurney Disability Resource Center recognized partners who contribute to an inclusive campus community for students with disabilities. The McBurney Center relies on people across the university to play a role in those efforts.
Student conference aims to empower next generation of equity leaders
More than 200 high school students and their chaperones from 19 U.S. school districts will attend the MSAN Student Conference, presented by the School of Education annually to develop student leaders dedicated to ending racial disparities in achievement and opportunity.
Performing the Wisconsin Idea
The UW–Madison Mead Witter School of Music's new Hamel Music Center, which opens this weekend, enlivens the city and offers a sparkling performance venue for students, faculty and visiting artists.
UW’s LGBTQ Archive honored for archival advocacy
The LGBTQ Archive contains oral histories, personal papers, photographs, ephemera, and organizational records related to LGBTQ life in Madison, Dane County, and beyond, from the 1930s to today
UW-Madison mourns legendary professor/storyteller Harold Scheub
Scheub, who taught at UW–Madison for 43 years, was an unforgettable orator who used his unique gifts to bring the culture and stories of Africa to life for generations of UW students.
Chancellor Blank addresses new AAU sexual assault survey results
Sexual assault and misconduct remain serious problems on every campus across the country. Ensuring the safety of our students is a fundamental priority for all of us at UW–Madison.
Entangled in plastic: New Madison exhibit highlights marine debris
To raise awareness about the complex cultural and material nexus that is “plastic,” Wisconsin Sea Grant has collaborated with the Chazen Museum of Art, which is presenting an exhibit titled “Plastic Entanglements: Ecology, Aesthetics, Materials.”