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The Service Building: Making campus go for more than a century
Soon, the Service Building and Service Annex will be torn down to make way for the new School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences (CDIS) building. Its operations, including the sheet metal shop, the lock shop and the carpentry workshop — are moving to locations around campus. Read More
5 questions with Jennifer Mnookin
UW–Madison's next chancellor answers: What excites you most about becoming a Badger? How would you describe your personality? How would you describe your leadership style? How do you see your role as chancellor? Are there similarities between your legal background and your new role? Read More
A campus send-off for Rebecca Blank
There could not have been a more fitting send-off for Rebecca Blank and her husband, Hanns Kuttner, than one of those glorious Terrace days that are made for memories. The campus community joined the outgoing chancellor at the Memorial Union on Monday for ice cream, popcorn, music and heartfelt goodbyes. Read More
A big ‘thank you’ from Partners in Giving
Now that the 2021-22 Partners in Giving campaign season came to a close on May 15, the University Coordinating… Read More
The search for how life on Earth transformed from simple to complex
A new NASA collaboration of astrobiology researchers co-led by a UW–Madison professor will spend the next five years dedicating their efforts to understanding how life evolved on earth, and how it possibly could evolve on other worlds. Read More
86 new members join Phi Kappa Phi at UW–Madison
Phi Kappa Phi recognizes the achievements of the most outstanding students in every school and college at UW–Madison. Read More
Cutting air pollution emissions would save 50,000 U.S. lives, $600 billion each year
Eliminating air pollution emissions from energy-related activities in the United States would prevent more than 50,000 premature deaths each year and provide more than $600… Read More
Mnookin brings deep experience, wide perspective to UW–Madison role
Every incoming UW–Madison leader professes to understand the Wisconsin Idea. Chancellor-designee Jennifer L. Mnookin grasps it in a deeply personal way. Read More
Photo gallery: Saturday Spring Commencement roundup
Scenes from the UW–Madison 2022 graduation ceremony held at Camp Randall Stadium. Read More
Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield meets with students
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, spoke with a select group of students from the political science and African studies programs, as well as the King-Morgridge Scholars. Read More
‘Cherish your freedoms’ and ‘be kind,’ Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield tells 2022 graduates
An estimated crowd of just over 42,000 people, including graduates, attended the first spring commencement ceremony since 2019 that was in person and open to all family members and friends. Read More
2022 spring commencement, Day 1
Celebratory scenes from before, during and after Friday's ceremony for graduating doctoral, MFA and medical professional students. Read More
‘Serve others,’ chancellor entreats celebrating UW graduates
More than 800 doctoral, MFA and medical professional students attended UW–Madison commencement at the Kohl Center on Friday. The rest of this year's graduates will receive their degrees Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium. Read More
Experimental COVID-19 vaccine provides mutation-resistant T cell protection in mice
A second line of defense — the immune system’s T cells — may offer protection from COVID-19 even when vaccine-induced antibodies no longer can, according to new research out of the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine. Read More
Wisconsin fox kits test positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza
It’s likely the foxes contracted the virus after eating or coming into contact with infected birds. Humans remain at low risk for developing HPAI infection, but should refrain from approaching sick or dead wildlife. Read More
Students — and campus — all dressed up for commencement
Late spring — when flowers emerge and another class prepares to graduate – is one of the most beautiful times on the UW–Madison campus. Read More
As commencement ceremonies near, keep weather in mind
This being Wisconsin, the weather is unpredictable and ever changeable. Here are a few things to keep in mind. Read More
UW-Madison PhD student maps ‘multiple lives’ of Ho-Chunk travel routes
The project works to combine historical records, oral histories, and archaeological data into a map of Ho-Chunk travel routes and trails throughout time. Read More
Madison-based computing power makes it possible to see our black hole for the first time
A team of scientists and the National Science Foundation shared images of Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy. Read More
COVID questions: Vaccines for toddlers; making sense of metrics
When will pediatric vaccines be approved? What information is the most important on Covid dashboards at this phase of the pandemic? Read More