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La Follette School’s new distinguished faculty chair endowed with generous $3 million gift
The Jack Salzwedel Distinguished Faculty Chair in Business and Regulation, the first endowed chair of its kind at the La Follette School, was made possible with a $3 million donation from American Family Insurance.
The eyes are a gateway to evolution… of daddy longlegs at least.
While some people may first associate daddy longlegs with well, their legs, researchers from the Department of Integrative Biology have been especially focused on the arachnids’ eyes and what they can tell us about their evolution.
UW–Madison moves up in annual ranking of America’s Best Large Employers
UW–Madison came in at No. 113 on the list of employers with more than 5,000 employees. In 2023, the university ranked No. 196 in the same survey.
Exploring the Legacy of Black History at UW–Madison
Take a look back at "Legacy X," this year's celebration of Black History Month and 10 years of student-organized, campus-wide celebrations at UW–Madison.
Walleye struggle with changes to timing of spring thaw
Newly-hatched walleye are hungry fish, dependent on meals of tiny zooplankton during the spring. As Midwestern lakes thaw unusually early or late, these prized fish can miss the dinner bell.
David Bagby now leading UW–Madison federal relations
David Bagby, a 14-year veteran of Capitol Hill, is the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s new director of federal relations.
Women shouldered most of kids’ in-home schooling needs during early pandemic
Women took on more education-related childcare responsibilities than men during the first several months of the COVID-19 pandemic, and this disparity was even sharper for some lower-income women, according to a new University of Wisconsin–Madison study.
Celebrating the Year of the Dragon: Discover your zodiac and UW–Madison’s Lunar New Year
UW–Madison students ring in the Year of the Dragon with celebrations across campus.
New toolkit helps scientists study natural cell death
Taking advantage of the unique biochemical properties of protein fragments, their tool uses less expensive, more efficient, off-the-shelf chemical compounds to help identify sites where proteins were cut.
Two UW–Madison researchers receive prestigious Sloan Fellowships
UW–Madison’s 2024 Sloan Fellows are Ke Fang, assistant professor of physics, and Xiangyao Yu, assistant professor of computer sciences.
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