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Get Social: Early winter brings a cold beauty
The early onset of winter is bad for our frozen fingers and toes, but it certainly makes for some beautiful photos. The white landscape, pink sky and smoky lake give campus a mysterious vibe, in this week's Get Social. Read More
Wendricks make Horticulture 120 course a family affair
Five members of the Wendricks family -- three cousins and their grandparents -- are all taking a horticulture class together this semester. They sit together. Read More
Tunneling under Bascom Hill
A huge, custom-made borer has started drilling a 640-foot-long tunnel under Bascom Hill to carry utilities. The borer, 11 feet in diameter, was lowered into a reinforced earthen pit between South Hall and the Law Building, where it runs on hydraulic tracks installed there, filling carts with earth as it excavates the face of the tunnel. Read More
UW has second highest voter turnout in Big Ten
As a result of the increased voter turnout, the 14 presidents across the Big Ten Conference have agreed to continue the challenge for the 2020 presidential election. Read More
‘Stories from the Flood’ recount suffering, resilience in Kickapoo Valley towns
“Stories from the Flood,” a collaboration involving UW–Madison, has gathered over 70 written, audio, and video interviews with people who experienced what some call a “thousand-year” flood along the Kickapoo River and nearby Coon Creek. Read More
Ada Deer, champion of women’s and Native American rights, to discuss memoir Nov. 19
"I was born a Menominee Indian. That is who I was born and how I have lived,” she writes in “Making a Difference: My Fight for Native Rights and Social Justice.” Read More
Blank to join APLU board, executive committee
The Chancellor says she’s looking forward to guiding strategy and advocacy efforts in support of public higher education at public universities in Wisconsin and around the country. Read More
New Faculty Focus: Marina Maes
"What I love about family medicine is the strong team-based integrated approach in caring for the whole patient in a world of healthcare that is specialty focused." Read More
New Faculty Focus: Natalie Schmitz
"My research program combines my experiences and expertise to optimize therapies, particularly cannabinoids, for neurologic conditions by investigating safety and efficacy." Read More
Printmaggedon
A wide variety of works by graduate art students were on display during the annual Printmageddon Annual Grad Print Show at Gallery Seven in the Mosse Humanities Building. Read More
UW–Madison signs Second Nature Resilience Commitment
The Resilience Commitment will not only help UW–Madison address current and ongoing effects of climate change on campus, it will also amplify the benefits of collaboration and partnership with local, state and global communities. Read More
UW to increase wages for lowest-earning employees
“The increase in our minimum wage is a key part of our strategy for helping the university recruit and retain high-quality workers,” says Chancellor Rebecca Blank. Read More
Celebrating community this Veterans Day
Student veterans add depth and perspective to our classrooms and to our larger campus identity. We enjoy the personal freedoms we exercise every day because they stood up to fight for them. Read More
Injectable, flexible electrode could replace rigid nerve-stimulating implants
Neuromodulation therapies can reduce epileptic seizures, soothe chronic pain and treat depression. Now, a significant advance could dramatically reduce their cost, increase their reliability and make them much less invasive. Read More
UW Odyssey Project raises record amount to help transform lives
"Keena's a great example of how our students come into the program with gifts they may not even know they have, find their voice, and change the world." Read More
What will you do now? Diversity Forum’s second day explores equity
The second day of UW–Madison's Diversity Forum explored numerous inclusion topics, with sessions ranging from the language of gender identity to statewide racial disparities to inclusion for people with non-apparent disabilities. Read More
WARF announces annual grant figures and 2019 Innovation Award winners
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation has granted the university $80 million and the Morgridge Institute $11.9 million, and is honoring faculty members who made significant technological advances. Read More
Rank them: Favorite Big Ten visitors (accessible version)
Already this season, we’ve had Spartans, Wolverines and Wildcats visit Madison to play our beloved Badgers. Each team visiting Camp Randall also brings along a… Read More
Rank them: Favorite Big Ten visitors
Already this season, we've had Spartans, Wolverines and Wildcats visit Madison to play our beloved Badgers. Each team visiting Camp Randall also brings along a cadre of fans wearing their home colors and holding their loyalties. Among the Badgers' top rivalries, which visiting fan base do you like the best? Vote for them. They'll be ranked here based on your votes. Read More
UW–Madison increases minimum stipends for TAs, PAs and LSAs
Another round of pay increases is coming for graduate student project assistants, teaching assistants and lecturer-student assistants. PAs will see an 11.7% increase in minimum stipend levels over the current year’s rate, TAs a 2.5% increase, and LSAs a 20.8% increase. Read More