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Badger Talks video: Vaccine arrival is first step
“I could see that by fall 2021 things could start to look substantially different than what we’ve all been living with," says global health expert James Conway. Read More
Moments in Time 2020: A Year of Resilience
University Communications photographers compiled a visual record of the year as it unfolded on campus. These are their most memorable Moments in Time. Read More
Pandemic-related research initiative receives strong campus response
The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education received 110 applications for the Pandemic-Affected Research Continuation Initiative and will support 70, representing each of the four research divisions. Read More
Trailer to be center of testing
A mobile lab run by University of Illinois System subsidiary Shield T3 was set up Friday in Lot 64 near the WARF building. The lab will conduct diagnostic PCR testing of saliva samples collected at sites across campus from students and employees starting in January. Read More
Research effort driving advances to combat traumatic brain injuries
A team of researchers led by University of Wisconsin–Madison mechanical engineer Christian Franck is working on better ways to detect concussions and better protective equipment to prevent them. Read More
Vaccine arrives at UW Health
UW Health received its first doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine the morning of Monday, Dec. 14. By early afternoon, the first doses were given to frontline medical personnel. Read More
Holocaust survivor, geneticist, patient advocate remembered for inspiring others
Renata Laxova focused on intellectual and developmental disabilities, prenatal diagnosis of birth defects, cancer genetics, and — above all — the relationships between medical professionals and patients. Read More
Winter commencement: Rose Lavelle lauds grads of ‘greatest university to ever grace this planet’
Chancellor Rebecca Blank praised the nearly 3,000 winter graduates for overcoming great challenges to get to this moment. The pandemic will shape this generation, she said, just as wars and terrorist attacks shaped prior ones. Read More
UW–Madison leads DoD-funded effort to restore vision to injured service members and people with disease
The technology will be based on a system in which human induced pluripotent cells are used to generate light-responsive eye cells called photoreceptors along with the cells that support them. Read More
COVID-19 stories and experts: Vaccine distribution, well-being, back to the workplace
The following UW–Madison stories and experts are available on current topics surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
COVID questions: Economic recovery, different tests
What's the difference between a PCR test and an antigen test? How has the vaccine affected the economic recovery? Read More
Farm and Industry Short Course announces tuition guarantee
UW–Madison will guarantee all FISC students from Wisconsin with a family income below the median will have their tuition funded by gifts and grants. “Short Course” has trained future farmers on the latest management and production techniques since 1886. Read More
Dean reviews underway for Jeff Russell, Linda Scott
Every five years, academic deans and directors of the university’s schools and colleges undergo a comprehensive review to assess their academic and administrative leadership and performance in such areas as external relations and resource management. Read More
Pay plan increases and other wage changes to take effect in January
In January, UW–Madison will provide a 2 percent wage increase to employees under the 2019–2021 pay plan. Read More
Second round of employee furloughs to begin in January
In order to address the continuing financial challenges UW–Madison is facing, Chancellor Rebecca Blank announced a second round of unpaid furlough for most employees in the first half of 2021. Read More
Student to student: How professors are stepping up
With fewer in-person lectures, professors have had to find new ways of teaching and also have had to gain a new sense of understanding for their students. Meet a few who've really stepped up. Read More
Celebrate with winter 2020 graduates during virtual commencement ceremony
The prerecorded ceremony will be released at 11 a.m. central time on Dec. 13 and will remain available on the web so people anywhere can watch it at a time most convenient to them. Read More
Preparing for the vaccine
In anticipation of the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines, UW Health is training staff to administer them to tier 1A front-line healthcare workers. Nurses, nursing… Read More
Multiple gene edits and computer simulations could help treat rare genetic diseases
Research in biomedical engineer Kris Saha's lab efficiently corrected multiple mutations responsible for Pompe disease, advancing the CRISPR genome-editing field. Read More
UW researchers honored as inventors
UW–Madison’s newest trio of fellows in the National Academy of Inventors are responsible for scores of patents, and bring the university’s total academy membership to 10. Read More