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Returning adult students dig deep to balance roles and responsibilities in COVID times
Returning adult students at UW–Madison remain resilient as they keep multiple balls in the air while managing home life, school and work during the pandemic.. Read More
Student survey results being used to improve fall, spring semesters
Campus leaders are using the results from two just-completed student surveys — one for undergraduates and one for graduate students — to improve the student… Read More
Student to student: Top 5 things we’re doing to distract ourselves
We have to deal with the pressures of making sure we are on top of our school work, making sure that we are following safety protocols, experiencing a chaotic election season, and still manage to have some sanity left at the end of the day. Read More
UW-Madison adds second surge testing site at Kohl Center for students and employees
The rapid antigen tests complement PCR tests currently available for students and employees through University Health Services (UHS) as positive COVID-19 rates continue to rise in Dane County and across the state. Read More
UW in top 25 for study abroad and international students
UW–Madison moved up three spots, from No. 18 to No. 15, on the 2020 Open Doors Report’s ranking of U.S. universities and colleges for total students studying abroad. Read More
UW focuses on engaging women in computer sciences
Funding from the grant will allow the computer sciences department to expand pathways for students including strategies to encourage students to enroll in entry level classes, augmenting curricula to create smoother transitions from entry level to more advanced coursework, and providing staff support and funding to develop community and cohorts. Read More
New Public Health Order Prohibits Off-Campus Indoor Gatherings, Limits Outdoor Gatherings to 10 People
In response to a substantial, sustained growth in new COVID-19 infections throughout Dane County, Public Health Madison & Dane County is issuing Emergency Order #10 which prohibits indoor gatherings of any size. Outdoor gatherings are permitted with 10 people or less, with physical distancing. The order goes into effect on November 18, 2020 at 12:01am. Read More
Native November: In new First-Year Interest Group, students connect with the land through Indigenous lens
Instructor Dan Cornelius is "trying to help students connect to place, so that no matter where they are, they’ll think more deeply about the land and its history.” Read More
New Faculty Focus: Franciska Coleman
"I became deeply interested in the political powerlessness of poor and marginalized groups in society and in our failure to protect their right to self-governance." Read More
Employee responses to survey will inform spring COVID-19 testing program
The answers will help UW–Madison’s public health team decide where to establish campus COVID-19 testing sites in the spring, as well as the days and hours of operation. Read More
Quick, routine coronavirus testing reassures both campus and volunteers
Unlike other testing on campus, which is more likely to attract people who are sick or who believe they’ve been exposed to COVID-19, Jon Temte’s program constantly re-tests a stable population of volunteers — even when they feel fine. Read More
Students: Prepare now for Thanksgiving recess and winter break
With COVID-19 cases rising locally and nationally, we encourage all students who can travel home safely for Thanksgiving recess to do so and stay there until the start of spring semester. You can find detailed information about travel during Thanksgiving on the UHS website. Read More
Guidelines and recommendations for quarantining at home
Quarantining is an important tool in containing spread of the disease, and UW Health officials want to share some recommendations on how to effectively quarantine. Read More
Gene-edited monkey embryos give researchers new way to study HIV cure
A gene that cured a man of HIV a decade ago has been successfully added to developing monkey embryos in an effort to study more potential treatments for the disease. Read More
Surge COVID-19 testing offered at Nielsen Tennis Stadium
Community members took advantage of COVID-19 surge testing being freely offered at Nielsen Tennis Stadium from Nov. 12 to the end of the year. Read More
Early mutation in SARS-CoV-2 virus in Europe led to its domination worldwide
A study shows that the mutant virus is more easily transmitted and grows better within hosts, likely aiding its dominance. The mutation, researchers say, should not interfere with the effectiveness of vaccines against the virus. Read More
‘Rewiring’ metabolism in insulin-producing cells may aid Type 2 diabetes treatment
Scientists point to an overlooked enzyme known as pyruvate kinase as the primary way pancreatic beta cells sense sugar levels and release the appropriate amount of insulin. Read More
COVID-19 patient released from University Hospital after double lung transplant
Two weeks after her double lung transplant surgery and four months after her COVID-19 diagnosis, Carmen Lerma left the transplant unit at University Hospital and was reunited outside the hospital entrance with her husband, brother and mother. Read More
COVID questions: Students returning home, playdates
With my adult children returning home from their universities at Thanksgiving, what precautions should I take? Is it OK for my child to have a playdate with someone in their class? Read More
Veterans Day 2020
Red, white and blue lights illuminate the exterior of the Memorial Union at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in observance of Veterans Day on Nov. 11, 2020. Etched in the stone at the building’s entrance is the following: “Erected and Dedicated to the Memory of the Men and Women of the University of Wisconsin Who Served in our Country's Wars.” Read More