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Wisconsin high school students learn about global public health at event
Students from the Clinton, Janesville Craig, Janesville Parker, Marshall, Milton, Portage and Sun Prairie high schools spent the day at “Opening Doors to the World,” the sixth annual High School Global Public Health Day at UW–Madison. Read More
Special education teacher residency program launched
Forty graduate students from the School of Education will work with students with disabilities in high-need and small, rural school districts across Wisconsin, where "special educators are sorely needed." Read More
Wisconsin Union to hold Veterans Day event on Nov. 12
Memorial Union’s ties to service members began 90 years ago with the dedication of the building as a memorial to UW–Madison’s service members in 1928. More than 1,000 fallen university heroes’ stories can be found in the Union’s electronic Gold Star Honor Roll. Read More
Center for Trustworthy Machine Learning established with $10 million NSF grant
UW-Madison is part of a consortium that received a $10 million NSF grant that will work toward understanding the risks inherent to machine learning, and developing the tools, metrics and methods to manage and mitigate these risks. Read More
Quick action on Bascom Hill helps UW employee survive stroke
Jennifer Gardner is celebrating World Stroke Day today by being back at work at the UW Law School. She suffered a stroke a month ago while walking up Bascom Hill, but coworkers and University Hospital helped her recover. Read More
New L&S course clusters link science and humanities
Constellations are clusters of courses that let students take three classes — one core humanities course and two linked classes — concurrently and draw connections across disciplines. Read More
Wisconsin Partnership Program awards $4 million to health equity initiatives
The new awards address a diverse range of issues including the health impacts of racism, tackling the social determinants of health in Milwaukee’s Latino community, preventing early childhood expulsion and strengthening support systems for citizens returning from incarceration. Read More
WCER launches new research-to-practice center in early childhood education
The new center will increase equal educational opportunities for young children, their families and their teachers by supporting research, policy analyses and professional development. Read More
Five things everyone should know about vampire bats
For one thing, vampire bats don't suck. Instead, they use their razor-sharp teeth to make an incision in the skin and then proceed to lap up the blood like a kitten. Read more from a doctoral student who wrote a master's thesis on the bats. Read More
Professor Clark-Pujara honored by UW System
UW System honored UW–Madison Associate Professor of Afro-American Studies Christy Clark-Pujara with an Outstanding Women of Color in Education Award. In addition, former Dean of Students Lori Berquam received the 2018 Dr. P.B. Poorman Award for Outstanding Achievement on Behalf of LGBTQ+ People. Read More
CALS professor uses diagnostic imaging to enhance understanding of muscles
Former college wrestler develops imaging techniques to more accurately evaluate muscle as it responds to aging and disease and how to best treat muscle wasting. Read More
Wisconsin Partnership grant recipient among Time Magazine’s 50 most influential in health care
Aaron Perry founded the Rebalanced-Life Wellness Association in 2007 and set in motion his vision to improve health for black men and boys in Dane County. Read More
WARF announces annual grant figures and 2018 Innovation Award winners
WARF has granted the university $73 million for the 2018-19 academic year, along with $12.5 million for the Morgridge Institute for Research, in its annual investment in UW–Madison-based research and education. Read More
WARF announces annual grant figures and Innovation Award winners
Capping a day devoted to advancing campus innovators, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) announced that it has granted the university $73 million for the 2018-19 academic year. Read More
Bruce Hornsby concert to benefit SuccessWorks
Proceeds from an Oct. 18 concert by Bruce Hornsby at Shannon Hall will benefit SuccessWorks at the College of Letters & Science, a groundbreaking new center for personal and professional development. Read More
With seven winners, UW–Madison top university for Fulbright DDRA awards
Fulbright-Hays DDRA Awards provide funds to doctoral students to conduct doctoral research outside the United States in foreign languages and area studies for up to 12 months. Read More
Campus gears up for Homecoming celebration
From its beginnings on a crisp November weekend in 1911, Homecoming has grown into the UW’s most beloved tradition. Join us Oct. 18-21! Read More
Hmong PhD reflects on research, family pride
Pao Vue became one of the first Hmong Americans to receive a PhD when he got his doctorate degree in geography at UW–Madison in spring 2018. Read More
Researcher wins “high risk, high reward” NIH grant
Jan Huisken is part of an ambitious project to develop a complete cellular blueprint of zebrafish development, from the first ball of cells to an adult fish. The project could have great benefit to regenerative biology. Read More
Breast cancer researcher named to post at Big Ten consortium
As chief scientific officer of the Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium, Dr. Ruth O'Regan will guide the research and scientific mission of the consortium, including the most promising clinical trials. Read More