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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. Read More
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. Read More
A good day to spike and dig
With in-person activities resuming on campus, Students enthusiastically took part in a sand volleyball tournament. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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? Read More
‘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. Read More
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. Read More
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 Read More
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. Read More
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.” Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
A beautiful night for jazz and Juneteenth
Members of the Madison community enjoyed a warm summer evening and the sounds of trumpeter Marquis Hill and his band at a Madison Jazz Festival event at the Memorial Union Terrace on June 19, which also marks Juneteenth. Read More
Ground broken for VetMed expansion
The enhanced facilities will improve instruction space for students, increase animal hospital space, and modernize and expand facilities for studying animal and human diseases. Read More
Juneteenth flag raised on campus
The Juneteenth flag was raised at Wisconsin Union buildings this morning in what is believed to be the first university-sponsored flying of the flag on the UW–Madison campus. Read More
UW pre-college program reaches students across Wisconsin
Taught by UW students, the program offered virtual hands-on experiences to almost 700 students in eight counties during the 2020-21 school year. Read More
WiscWind makes sixth appearance in Collegiate Wind Competition
The teams had to design, fabricate, and test a wind turbine, and create a plan for siting a 100-megawatt wind farm in western South Dakota. Read More
Chancellor Blank statement on employee pay plan
Chancellor Rebecca Blank shared the following statement following Thursday’s action on state employee compensation by the Joint Committee on Finance: “We appreciate the action of… Read More
State health officials now tracking more contagious Delta variant
Wisconsin is seeing a growing number of COVID-19 cases that are "variants of concern," officials said. Vaccination is essential to stop the spread. Read More