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175th Anniversary: UW research spans the globe
The Wisconsin Idea has outgrown state borders and, as science has become more mobile, now stretches across the globe and even out of this world.
UW–Madison aligns spring recess with local school district calendars
The Faculty Senate has approved a change to the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s academic calendar to better align spring recess with those of local K-12 school districts and provide greater consistency for the timing of the recess from year to year. This change will start in the 2024-25 academic year; it will not affect the 2024 spring recess.
Search begins for 2 new ombuds
The Office of the Provost and the Ombuds Office are seeking two new ombuds, one to begin service in June and the other to begin in December of this year.
UW–Madison shifts admitted student deposit deadline due to FAFSA delays
Due to continued delays to the U.S. Department of Education’s Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), the University of Wisconsin–Madison has moved the…
UniverCity Alliance announces six partnerships with Wisconsin communities
The six communities include the villages of DeForest and Mount Pleasant; the city of Waupaca; and Chippewa, Jackson, and Iowa counties. Jackson County applied to UniverCity in collaboration with the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin.
Programming cells to organize their molecules may open the door to new treatments
Biochemists at UW–Madison have developed a tool to control how certain proteins move in mammalian cells, a discovery that has multiple potential uses for treating or studying diseases by engineering specific cellular activities or studying cellular activity in a living organism.
UW–Madison ranks 39th in worldwide reputation
The rankings are based on the world’s largest invitation-only opinion survey of senior, published academics who were asked to name, at most, 15 universities that they believe are the best in both research and teaching in their field.
Three tips to make the most of the spring career fair
While it is certainly a stressful time of preparation, there are certain keys to success that every student should keep in mind — brought by both a fellow Badger and a recently graduated one.
14 UW–Madison students win Fulbright awards
Fulbright Top Producing Institutions like UW–Madison value global connection and support members of their campus communities to pursue international opportunities.
Brent Plisch named interim UWPD chief
Brent Plisch has been named interim chief of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Police Department. Plisch joined UWPD in 2005 as a police officer and has served in a variety of roles. The university will conduct a nationwide search for the next chief
The (Winter Carnival) show must go on
Unseasonably warm weather has melted most of the snow and thinned the ice, but UW–Madison's Winter Carnival proceeded last weekend with a modified schedule.
Ushering in a new era of innovation and economic growth
During meeting of Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents, university and industry leaders tout successes, challenges and opportunities in growing public-private partnerships.
New sustainable visitor and education center to transform Picnic Point, Lakeshore Nature Preserve
With a generous gift from Jerry Frautschi, a new visitor and education center will create increased access for all visitors, provide safer pedestrian crossing and entry to the parking area off University Bay Drive and serve as the new “front door” for visitors to begin their journey.
RISE Initiative to focus on strategic faculty hiring to solve grand challenges
The new Wisconsin Research, Innovation and Scholarly Excellence (RISE) Initiative is designed to help address significant, complex challenges of particular importance to Wisconsin and the world, through accelerated and strategic faculty hiring, research infrastructure enhancement, interdisciplinary collaboration and increased student and educational opportunities.
UW–Madison launches ambitious environmental sustainability initiative
The plan represents the most comprehensive environmental sustainability initiative in UW–Madison’s history and will advance the university’s research and education missions while also making campus a living laboratory for sustainable practices.
In Regents address, Chancellor Mnookin unveils bold new initiatives to innovate for the public good, address global challenges
The University of Wisconsin—Madison will build on its 175 years of excellence with several bold new initiatives designed to address global challenges, notably artificial intelligence and environmental sustainability.
An oral history: 10 years of student-led Black History Month celebrations at UW–Madison
This year’s Black History Month theme, “Legacy X,” honors the 10th anniversary of campuswide, student-led Black History Month programming. To mark the milestone, three student journalists interviewed many of the people who helped establish and expand the event.
Annual Datamatch survey offers UW–Madison students potential dates, new friendships
Datamatch serves as a national matchmaking service for students, particularly on Valentine’s Day. The organization started at Harvard University in 1994 and became a UW–Madison student org in 2019.
A demisemiseptcentennial snack
Students and other members of the UW–Madison community enjoyed free cake and ice cream on Monday in celebration of UW's 175th Founders Day.
Nominations open for the 2024 Administrative Improvement Award
Since 2013, the Administrative Improvement Awards have recognized outstanding work in customer service, process design or redesign, innovation or development that has resulted in improved effectiveness and efficiency, new revenue growth, cost or time savings, improved service delivery, or other benefits.