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New policy will create more gender-inclusive restrooms on campus
“This new policy formalizes efforts that have been under way on our campus to ensure that we have facilities in place to make everyone feel safe and welcome,” says Laurent Heller, vice chancellor for finance and administration.
Next steps set following review of fraternity and sorority life by external team
The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and members of the fraternity and sorority community will spend the coming academic year determining ways to strengthen fraternity and sorority life at UW–Madison following a review by an external team of experts.
Know before you go: Campus policies on free speech and protests
As the new academic year gets underway, university officials are reminding students of guidelines that will help keep them safe and in good standing as they exercise their rights to free speech and free expression.
What changed on campus this summer
It’s been an eventful summer for campus, with plenty of additions and subtractions. If you’ve been away, here’s a quick summary of what’s new and what’s gone since spring.
An expanded day of convocation events will welcome new students to campus
The Chancellor’s Convocation serves as the beginning of the academic experience and is the only time until graduation that students will be in an academic assembly with so many of their classmates.
Nearly completed marina reinvests in lakefront, community
The nearly completed Tong Family Marina makes it easier to access the lake, improves the lakefront and also has a positive effect on the lake's eco-system.
Get Social: Goodbye to family, hello to campus
Plenty of Badgers said farewell to their families and headed to campus this week. In this week's get Get Social, take a look at some of those tearful goodbyes, and excited talk of promising futures at UW–Madison.
School’s in: UW–Madison experts can offer tips for the school year
As a new school year starts, experts from the University of Wisconsin–Madison are ready with tips and expertise on a variety of subjects.
Brand New Badger: Music provides a salve for freshman following life-altering injury
His desire to attend UW–Madison never wavered throughout his recovery, with a focus on gaining the skills to run his own music studio.
UW-Madison ranked highly by Washington Monthly
UW–Madison ranked 23rd overall, as well as fifth in research expenditures and third in the number of science and engineering PhDs awarded.
Central funding for pay increases to continue for another year
UW–Madison has allocated approximately $20 million in central campus funding to provide faculty and staff pay adjustments in 2019-20. This is a continuation…
Mysterious cloud ‘absorbers’ seen to drive Venusian albedo, climate
A better picture of the weather on Venus and how it is influenced by changes in the reflectivity of the clouds has emerged, thanks to new research.
Community event to celebrate UniverCity partnership with Pepin County
Throughout the 2019-2020 school year, community members, students, and faculty will work together to reexamine long-standing practices, ask tough questions, and ignite sustainable growth as it relates to economic development and water quality.
After heart attacks, former Badger focuses on spreading healthy habits
Just a year post-heart attack and a few months into his new job, J.C. Dawkins is bringing the passion he brought to his football career to a new challenge — improving the health of African American men in Dane County.
Freshman seminar helps put CALS students on path to success
To help new students navigate the challenges they face, CALS offers Inter Ag 155, a freshmen seminar course designed to introduce new students to the various options they have.
Nails’ Tales sculpture removed
Construction workers this week removed the Nails’ Tales sculpture and placed it in storage as part of the redesign of the UW Field House South Plaza.
Electronic records pin broad set of health risks on genetic premutation
UW–Madison's Marsha Mailick led researchers from the Waisman Center and Marshfield Clinic in a study that employed machine learning to mine decades of electronic health records of nearly 20,000 individuals.
Nugent named inaugural Chief Clinical Officer for SMPH and UW Health
Elizabeth Nugent is charged with leading the establishment of the School of Medicine and Public Health and UW Health as a premier clinical research organization.
In Classics Camp, middle schoolers are introduced to the wonders of ancient Greece and Rome
The kids make their own togas and wax writing tablets, visit museums on campus to see ancient artifacts and learn about kid-worthy topics like the Trojan War, Roman weapons and Greek toilets.
A great day to show pride
To celebrate Madison Pride weekend, the Wisconsin Alumni Association hosted a Badger Pride Open House on Aug, 17 to welcome LGBTQ+ alumni and their families to the new Alumni Park space.