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Submit a nomination for the Administrative Improvement Award
The award recognizes outstanding work in process redesign/development or customer service that has resulted in improved efficiency, new revenue channels, cost or time savings, improved service delivery, or other benefits.
Campus community invited to chancellor search listening sessions
“The input of campus stakeholders is extremely important to the search process, and will carry a lot of weight as the committee meets with candidates and deliberates on this decision,” says Regent Vice President Karen Walsh.
Snow fun
With snow on the ground and school on break (for some), now is the perfect time to frolic outdoors.
Campus COVID update: Reminder on childcare flexibilities
Read this message in: Español Hmoob བོད་སྐད Tibetan 中文 Chinese नेपाली Nepali To our UW–Madison employees, Yesterday, Dec. 30, Madison…
New CDC guidance for isolation and quarantine
New guidance calls for those who test positive for COVID-19 to isolate at home for at least 5 days and wear a mask when around others for an additional 5 days.
Grant provides lifesaving pet cancer treatments at UW School of Veterinary Medicine
“With all the strides being made in the veterinary oncology field increasing treatment options for pets, our goal is to make these lifesaving treatments available to more pets and their pet parents.”
How does a spider weave its web?
Integrative Biology Professor Prashant Sharma’s lab studies spiders and their ancestors to ask questions about how their unique forms, such as spinnerets, came about.
Window to access legal abortion may close before many women know they are pregnant
More than one in five women experience irregular menstrual cycles that could keep them from learning they are pregnant until it may be too late for an abortion under some current and proposed state laws, a new study shows.
UW–Madison increases research expenditures by $67 million, retains top 10 national research ranking
The National Science Foundation's 2020 Higher Education Research and Development data show the university with over $1.3 billion in expenditures for research across all fields — good for 8th place among more than 900 institutions responding.
The UW Now: The omicron variant
How contagious is the omicron variant? Do our current vaccines and treatments work against it? Nasia Safdar of UW Hospitals and Clinics offers some answers in this recorded livestream.
UW astronomer tracks galaxies’ “growth spurts” using the new James Webb Space Telescope
Using powerful telescopes and spectroscopy, Michael Maseda studies images of hundreds of galaxies, trying to answer some of the thorniest questions about how they began.
Flexibility may be the key to potent peptides for treating diabetes
New research suggests that the peptides — short chunks of protein — used to treat Type 2 diabetes may be more effective if they’re able to flexibly move back and forth between different shapes.
Campus COVID update: Omicron increasing on and off campus; new guidance for testing
Read this message in: Español Hmoob བོད་སྐད Tibetan 中文 Chinese नेपाली Nepali Dear students, staff and faculty, We’re reaching…
Pay plan increase in January approved
The state’s legislative Joint Committee on Employment Relations (JCOER) approved a pay plan for state employees on Tuesday that includes a 2 percent wage increase in each of the next two years for most UW–Madison employees.
Study finds that not even the largest lakes in the world are safe from salt
Researchers used water quality data and computer models to analyze the amount of salt being carried into Lake Michigan by 234 different tributaries, from major rivers to tiny streams.
State, county and campus urge precautions as omicron fuels rise in COVID-19 cases
Anticipating a rapid increase in COVID-19 cases, Dane County has extended its masking order to Feb. 1 and the state of Wisconsin issued a public health advisory calling on people to take precautions. Campus leaders continue to monitor the situation and are taking all of these developments into account.
The Wisconsin Idea, holiday party version
As part of their introduction to campus, Inside UW asks new faculty members: “What’s something interesting about your area of expertise you can share that will make us sound smarter at parties?”
By citations, UW–Madison faculty demonstrate strong impact
Seventeen researchers from UW–Madison were recently recognized on the 2021 Highly Cited Researchers list, published annually by the analytics company Clarivate using data from Web…
Gov. Evers, state leaders tour UW biotech spinoff Stratatech
“Stratatech is an excellent example of the innovative ideas coming out of UW–Madison and universities across the state,” Evers said.
Wearing their hearts on their mortarboards
A little paint, glue, beading and sparkles can transform a graduation cap into a piece of art reflecting the wearer's Badger memories.