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The University of Wisconsin–Madison Turns 175
This July, the University of Wisconsin–Madison will kick off a year-long celebration to mark 175 years of constant trailblazing, ground-breaking research discoveries and defining cultural movements.
Search announced 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.
3 open house events in February will collect public input on West Campus District Plan
UW–Madison staff and architects from the design firm Perkins & Will will host three open house events in February to collect public input on the district's potential future development.
Budget priorities for a world-class university
Heading into the 2022-23 legislative session, UW–Madison's budget priorities include greater flexibility to pursue building and maintenance projects, investments in research and academic excellence, a new engineering building, and a compensation plan designed to attract and retain employees.
Surveys reinforce UW–Madison’s longstanding commitments to free speech, civil dialogue and belonging
Helping students engage with diverse viewpoints and find ways to take part in civil dialogue even when they disagree has been an ongoing focus and priority for UW–Madison.
Weight loss may be early predictor of Alzheimer’s disease in Down syndrome
The findings indicate weight loss may be a useful predictor of the disease prior to the onset of the cognitive problems that often trigger diagnosis.
Madison researchers join ranks of AAAS fellows
Six UW–Madison researchers are among the 506 scientists, engineers and innovators honored in this year's awards from the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
New center will build on work of university’s Public History Project
UW–Madison's Public History Project, set to conclude this summer, will continue and expand its work as a new, permanent entity to be called the Rebecca M. Blank Center for Campus History.
MLK Symposium: How the right mindset can continue MLK’s legacy
Former NCAAP President Benjamin Jealous said he succeeded by presenting the keys on how each of us can unlock our ability to have a maximum impact on the world for the better.
2023 Distinguished Teaching Award recipients announced
Twelve faculty members have been chosen to receive this year’s Distinguished Teaching Awards, an honor that annually recognizes some of UW–Madison's finest educators.
Finding some wiggle room in semiconductor quantum computers
A new housing for quantum semiconductors upends conventional wisdom, achieving more perfect computations thanks to its less-than-perfect design.
And they’re off! Spring semester is sprung
With winter break over, students returned to class, reunited with friends, picked up bus passes and prepared for another semester of learning.
‘re:mancipation’ opens Feb. 6, explores Lincoln sculpture
The "re:mancipation" exhibition responds to Thomas Ball's canonical Emancipation Group statue, featuring artists' reinterpretation of Ball's original and the gallery space. A new statue from Sanford Biggers will go on view in late spring.
Survey highlights pandemic stressors, finds improving climate for many, but not all, underrepresented faculty
The survey found a large majority of UW faculty feel respected and supported in their work. Respondents marked improvement for some, though not all, faculty from historically underrepresented groups.
Search starts for vice provost for data, academic planning and institutional research
The vice provost leads a team of 20 that supports strategic, academic, and budgetary planning and decision-making for UW–Madison through analytics.
Faculty and staff go on tour with the Wisconsin Idea Seminar
This year’s “Forests and Rivers” tour is May 15–19 and will include experiences in the ancient forests of the Menominee Nation and at the banks of some of Wisconsin’s notable waterways, in addition to other stops along the way.
Remembering Chuck Snowdon, renowned primatologist and professor emerit of psychology
Charles T. Snowdon, Hilldale Professor Emeritus of Psychology, died Jan. 7 in Madison at age 81. A distinguished primatologist, mentor and friend, Snowdon is remembered for his dedication to others as much as for his impressive academic legacy.
New nanocapsules deliver therapy brain-wide, edit Alzheimer’s gene in mice
UW researchers have found a way to move gene therapies through the blood-brain barrier, a crucial step for brain-wide CRISPR treatments of disorders like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.
Following pandemic, educators are not all right but meditation could ease burden
UW's Center for Healthy Minds has found that COVID-19's upheaval of K-12 schooling took its toll on educators and staff, but a meditation app showed promise for relieving symptoms of anxiety and depression.
Teaching Indigenous land dispossession in Wisconsin and beyond
Thanks to new funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, an interdisciplinary group of UW–Madison faculty, staff and graduate students will be able to help teach the history of land taken from tribal nations to benefit land-grant universities.