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Counties with state prisons had 11% more first-wave COVID-19 cases
The findings suggest both that prisons are vulnerable to diseases entering from outside and that they can then incubate and amplify those diseases and spread them to surrounding communities.
Covid questions: Mask-wearing, birth rates
Readers ask: Should I still wear a mask? And, how will the pandemic impact birth rates, as well as marriage and divorce? UW–Madison experts respond.
Celebrating 2 years since Extension and Public Media joined UW–Madison
Chancellor Rebecca Blank says Extension educators, experts and agents in every corner of the state, and broadcasters with a statewide reach, help connect the university and the people of Wisconsin.
Helping campus reunite
As campus looks to reunite this fall, epidemiologist and Professor of Population Health Sciences Ajay Sethi offers some peace of mind.
New initiative facilitates research partnerships with the private sector
The Promoting Industry Collaboration Initiative seeks to address solutions to complex social, environmental and economic challenges through collaboration, while also providing internships for graduate students.
University Staff Awards honor those who go above and beyond
Each year, UW–Madison honors university staff members for their outstanding dedication and commitment to excellence. The following employees will receive 2021 University Staff Recognition Awards at the June University Staff Congress meeting.
UW–Madison professional degrees and certificates help working adults advance their careers
UW-Madison offers more than 85 professional degrees and certificates, available online or in accelerated formats on campus, ranging in subjects from business and data science to engineering and health and medicine.
Making a splash at Alumni Park
With Madison in the midst of a string of hot days, visitors to campus are finding creative ways to cool off.
Chancellor Blank: What to expect this fall
I’m writing today with an update for faculty and staff about how the university plans to operate during the fall semester.
A good day to spike and dig
With in-person activities resuming on campus, Students enthusiastically took part in a sand volleyball tournament.
UW–Madison Online: Educational access for returning adult students
UW–Madison Online offers five bachelor’s degrees — with more to come — for people in Wisconsin and around the world who want to finish a degree and advance in their careers while still working and taking care of other obligations.
UW Veterinary Medicine professor Ruthanne Chun receives 2021 LaMarr Billups Community-University Engagement Award
In 2014, Chun co-founded Wisconsin Companion Animal Resources, Education and Social services (WisCARES), a community veterinary clinic for low income and homeless families.
Urban Canid Project: What we can learn when we stop and look around
A video of two foxes playing on Bascom Hill has raised the question: How did the pandemic change wildlife behavior?
‘It prepared me so well’: First graduate of precollege program for Native students reflects on time at UW–Madison
Williams was a sophomore at Seymour Community High School in 2014 when he was in the first cohort of ITA students from the Oneida and Lac du Flambeau communities. He is the first to graduate from UW–Madison.
New report on guidance documents seeks to make government more accessible and transparent
Regularly issued by federal agencies, guidance documents explain how to comply with laws or regulations on everything from cosmetics to cybersecurity.
Midwest bumble bees declined with more farmed land, less diverse crops since 1870
Native species declined while the average number of different crops grown in these states was cut in half and as modern agriculture began to focus on intensive production of corn and soybeans
Research Forward funding fills gap left by sunsetting UW2020
The final round brought the total number of UW2020 projects to 95. Funded project teams have included 405 faculty, more than 100 graduate students, and academic staff investigators from many schools and colleges.
The University Club to dissolve, reopen under Wisconsin Union management
"We’re thrilled that the Wisconsin Union has stepped forward to operate the club and are enormously grateful that UW–Madison has continued the advanced planning study launched in March 2020, which will provide an excellent foundation for long term plans.”
LaVar Charleston named UW–Madison’s next chief diversity officer
“It is with gratitude and a deep sense of responsibility that I take on this new role,” says Charleston, a clinical professor of higher education at UW–Madison who also completed two degrees here.
Computer Science majors on the rise
In 2011, just 200 students were Computer Science majors. A decade later, the number of students enrolled in the discipline has grown more than ten times—a direct response to significant student interest and industry demand in our increasingly technology-driven society.