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Summer road trip finds small streams have big impacts on Great Lakes

October 26, 2020

While decades of monitoring and regulatory efforts have paid little attention to these tiny tributaries, Mooney’s research shows that they play an outsized role in feeding algae blooms and impacting coastal waters. Read More

Chancellor Blank: Campus budget and furlough update

October 26, 2020

This message, sent from Chancellor Rebecca Blank to all employees on Oct. 26, is in the process of being translated into multiple languages.  Español… Read More

New polls show Biden with growing leads in three battleground states

October 26, 2020

With voting already well underway, former Vice President Joe Biden has extended his leads over President Donald Trump in three key battleground states — Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — according to new polls by the Elections Research Center at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More

A victorious but unusual Badger game day

October 24, 2020

It was a game day at Camp Randall like no other before it. There were touchdowns and a resounding victory, but no crowd, and the only cheers were piped in. Read More

Surprising communication between atoms could improve quantum computing

October 23, 2020

A group of UW physicists has identified conditions under which relatively distant atoms communicate with each other in ways that had previously only been seen in atoms closer together. Read More

Campus blood drive to benefit COVID-19 convalescent plasma program

October 23, 2020

“Convalescent plasma is a powerful tool in treating COVID-19 patients, and we are proud of these students for stepping up and helping increase how much is available. The community is saving the community.” Read More

CDC director: UW–Madison COVID-19 testing, outbreak turnaround model for nation

October 23, 2020

Weekly testing of students who live in dorms and of certain employees has helped the campus curb an outbreak in September, when hundreds of cases were reported and about 10% of students tested positive, officials say. This month, the daily average has been about 1%. Read More

Message to students: Have fun, stay safe this weekend

October 22, 2020

As Badger football returns Oct. 23, it's critical to stay home and watch the game with your roommates or housemates to avoid spreading COVID-19. Read More

Badger Talks video: Student participation in voting efforts

October 22, 2020

While the lead-up to the election matters, political science Professor Kathy Cramer is also thinking about what happens afterwards. Roughly half of population will be disappointed, she says. So Cramer is looking for ways to be “civil and good to each other on campus and beyond campus.” Read More

Election experts: Early voting on campus, fundraising, what the U.S. economy needs

October 22, 2020

UW-Madison experts are available to discuss election topics from campaigning during a pandemic to the debate's "mute" button and more. Read More

COVID questions: Disabilities, ventilation systems

October 22, 2020

How is the pandemic affecting people with disabilities? Is there research on testing ventilation systems for COVID? Read More

New Faculty Focus: Nidia Bañuelos

October 22, 2020

"I’m also hoping to learn more about how large public universities, like UW–Madison, can better support working students with family responsibilities." Read More

Paid leave when serving as an election official

October 22, 2020

You will receive your full UW–Madison pay if you volunteer as an election official, or, if you choose to receive compensation for serving as an election official, that amount will be deducted from your regular pay. Read More

Increased testing planned for all students on campus for spring semester

October 21, 2020

Beginning with the start of the spring semester, UW–Madison will expand its systematic testing program to ensure that all students who live on campus, attend classes or utilize campus spaces will be tested twice each week. Regular testing will be required for employees working on campus as well. Read More

New commercial showcases UW’s resilience, innovation

October 21, 2020

The commercial highlights UW–Madison health care workers, researchers and others on campus who’ve all pitched in during the battle against COVID-19. Read More

Students vote early — in outdoor tents

October 21, 2020

Students cast their votes for the Nov. 3 presidential election during the first day of in-person absentee voting on Tuesday, at three outdoor tents set up on campus. Read More

Green screen saves the opera

October 21, 2020

The same type of advanced technology that makes impossible car chases seem real in a big-budget Hollywood movie like “Tenet” is making UW Opera’s upcoming production of “I Wish It So: Marc Blitzstein — The Man in His Music” possible in the middle of a pandemic. Read More