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Native November: Before Badger football at Camp Randall, they played lacrosse
As the university celebrates Native November, the early lacrosse game is a reminder of how important the sport was to Native Americans for thousands of years — and how significant it is that the sport has made a comeback among today’s Indigenous people.
Baggott: UW employees encouraged to prepare for Thanksgiving recess
The following message was sent to all UW–Madison employees on Nov. 11. Read this news release in: Español Hmoob བོད་སྐད…
Update for Wisconsin basketball and hockey home games
Games will be played this season without fans in the stands for an indefinite period of time.
Message to students about COVID-19 increase on campus
UHS Executive Director Jake Baggott shares important guidance to students about the rise in cases on and off campus.
New recreation center is known by its Nick name
The new Nicholas Recreation Center ("The Nick") is home to 30,000 square feet of fitness space, eight courts, five studios, an Olympic-size pool, and more. It is operating at 25 percent capacity, with face masks required.
UW–Madison offers surge testing to community amid rise in cases
UW-Madison will offer free COVID-19 testing to area residents, ages five years and older, beginning Thursday, Nov. 12. This testing is for members of the public and participants do not need to be a UW–Madison student or employee.
Comprehensive directory helps campus entrepreneurs find resources
With the addition of the Start In UW–Madison directory, users can use a robust search engine to find and connect with resources from university programs supporting innovation in fields from biomanufacturing to computer and data science, medical, clean tech, food science and more.
Go Big Read seeking book suggestions for 2021-22
Once again, the theme for Go Big Read is “contemporary issues” — topics such as technology, climate change, health care, inclusion, or any other issue that’s spurring conversation. Books can be fiction or nonfiction.
Students who serve: Badgers in the National Guard
On Veterans Day, the Wisconsin State Journal profiles three students who have balanced National Guard deployments with their studies.
Outstanding Women of Color 2020-21
The awards honor faculty, staff, students and community members who have made contributions in social justice, activism and advocacy on behalf of disadvantaged, marginalized populations; community service; scholarly research; and community building.
In gratitude this Veterans Day
Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Lori Reesor salutes UW–Madison’s student veterans and other military-connected students. “I see amazing examples of resilience and I am struck with gratitude at the depth of life experience they infuse into our classrooms and UW community,” she writes.
New Faculty Focus: Fei Zhao
"Fetal development determines an individual’s health in adulthood. Healthier babies; healthier people."
New Faculty Focus: School of Veterinary Medicine
Meet four of the new faculty members at the UW–Madison School of Veterinary Medicine, with expertise ranging from veterinary ophthalmology to the effects of chemicals on development.
New Faculty Focus: Seth Eaton
"Veterinarians are so well aware of the importance of the human-animal bond; and now in this time of distress and hardship, the health and integrity of that bond stands to become an even more critical facet of human mental health and the comfort of “normalcy” in our newly disrupted lives."
New Faculty Focus: Chelsea Holschbach
"I have always taken a special interest in dairy calves. During my veterinary training at UW, I was fortunate enough to work with some of the experts in the field of dairy calf health who helped spark my interest in research."
New Faculty Focus: Kimberly Keil Stietz
"I am constantly trying to improve and genuinely care about the education of our future veterinarians."
A better understanding of coral skeleton growth suggests ways to restore reefs
New research provides an explanation for how corals are resistant to acidifying oceans and suggests that controlling water temperature, not acidity, is crucial to mitigating loss and restoring reefs.
Strengthening community during COVID-19
“Operation Connection through Quarantine” launched with a goal of contacting 2,300 students while they were in quarantine. Volunteer faculty and staff were gathered by word–of–mouth across campus from various schools, colleges, and departments.