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New battleground poll to help bring swing states into focus for election 2020
The first polls, directed by the Elections Research Center at UW–Madison, will be conducted in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania immediately after the New Hampshire primary.
Chancellor Blank speaks to regents about navigating the changing world of higher ed
In a presentation to the UW System Board of Regents, Chancellor Rebecca Blank discussed a changing revenue picture, increasing competition from peer institutions, and changing public views of higher education.
‘Afrofuturism’ comes to campus
More than 50 students kicked off Black History Month at an event called “An Afrofuturist Affair,” at the Pyle Center's Alumni Lounge at the University of Wisconsin–Madison on Friday, Feb. 7.
Governor issues proclamation in honor of the Nelson Institute’s 50th anniversary
The institute, named for former governor, senator and Earth Day founder Gaylord Nelson, has worked to provide scientifically sound research on environmental challenges since 1970.
Mellon Foundation approves $2.8 million grant to UW–based humanities consortium
The Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes, a global network of over 250 humanities centers, institutes, research libraries and related organizations, will use the grant to expand and diversify, nationally and internationally.
New John and Tashia Morgridge gift: $70 million committed to one-for-one match
The match will be available to donors who would like to establish or enhance an endowed professorship or chair fund, which distributes income to support faculty salary and research.
PharmD students launch Pegasus Health Apps to improve cancer care
The company has created a mobile app that would allow patients and their specialty pharmacies to track their oral chemotherapy treatment cycles and side effects, ensuring optimal management of their care.
Land-grant faculty prioritize public engagement, but feel isolated
That isolation is driven by a gap between faculty’s belief that engagement is important and the perception that their peers don’t feel the same, the study said.
Finalist for vice provost of enrollment management to speak Feb. 12
Derek Kindle, currently director of the Office of Student Financial Aid, will give a public presentation from 12:45 to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12, in the Grainger Hall Plenary Room.
Case of coronavirus confirmed at University Hospital
There is a confirmed case of coronavirus involving a person who recently traveled to China. This person is not a UW student and has not recently been on campus other than to report to University Hospital. Risk to the general public remains low.
Winter Carnival Quiz: The history of Badgers and snow
The 2020 Winter Carnival is now underway at The Wisconsin Union. With events ranging from free art to candlelit snowshoeing adventures across the frozen…
Crystal-stacking process can produce new materials for high-tech devices
To grow layers of single-crystal oxides for electronic components requires neighboring layers to interlock like Lego blocks. A new method throws out that limitation, producing new capabilities for data storage, sensing, energy technologies, biomedical devices and many other applications.
Mead Witter School of Music offers orchestral residency with The Knights
As part of the Hamel Music Center’s opening year celebrations, UW–Madison’s Mead Witter School of Music is welcoming the Brooklyn-based collective, whose dynamic and collaborative work seeks to “transform the orchestral experience.”
Vote early on campus for the spring primary
UW students get registered to vote and cast early absentee ballots in the 2016 presidential election at the Student Activities Center.
UW-Madison named a 2020 Best Value College
The school is one of 200 included in the 2020 edition of "The Best Value Colleges: 200 Schools with Exceptional ROI for Your Tuition Investment."
Award recognizes TAs in wide-ranging fields
They’ve taught courses on urban geography, advanced Japanese, botany, contemporary moral issues and more, but these 15 graduate students all have one thing in common: excellence as teaching assistants. Meet the honorees of this year’s Campus-wide Teaching Assistant Awards.
New Faculty Focus: Mariaelena Huambachano
"My work focuses on the study of Indigenous ecologies of well-being and food sovereignty as entry points to the broader study of environmental ecology and biodiversity preservation with the view to develop alternative approaches to promote sustainable food systems, community-driven development, and overall well-being."
After busy fall, ‘Our Shared Future’ efforts to expand
Hundreds of people attended events last fall related to the “Our Shared Future” heritage marker, part of an effort to educate the campus on the Ho-Chunk Nation and the history it shares with UW–Madison. The spring semester will emphasize incorporating the message in the university’s teaching and learning.
New Faculty Focus: Brian McInnes
"Ojibwe, like perhaps all of Wisconsin’s native languages, is extraordinarily complex and beautiful. Imagine any given verb having several thousand unique forms and expressions."
Department of Chemistry wins Regents’ Diversity Award
The award recognizes the department’s efforts to enhance underrepresented students’ access to and success in the chemistry graduate program.