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COVID-19 policy changes: events, face coverings, outdoor physical distancing
Effective June 2, campus policies for events, face coverings and outdoor physical distancing are being updated. Read More
2020-21 Chancellor’s Undergraduate Awards Ceremony honors outstanding students
The annual event, held virtually this year, showcases academic excellence, public service and outstanding undergraduate research. Read More
UW launches innovative center for health disparities research
The center’s first major initiative will be a national effort called “The Neighborhood Study,” funded by a $28.5 million NIH grant, that will examine how social determinants of health throughout a person’s lifetime impact their brain health. Read More
Reflecting on the anniversary of George Floyd’s murder
Today is a day to pause and remember George Floyd and the countless additional lives lost to violence, illness, or neglect, Interim Chief Diversity Officer Cheryl B. Gittens writes in a message to campus. Read More
Faculty receive WARF Named Professorships, Kellett Fellowships, and Romnes Awards
The awardees span the four divisions on campus: arts and humanities, physical sciences, social sciences and biological sciences. Read More
Dean reviews for nursing and continuing studies completed
Linda Scott Jeff Russell Two dean reviews began last fall and have been completed: School of Nursing Dean Linda Scott and Division of… Read More
Updates to university travel for employees, guests, students and registered student organizations
Campus will continue to monitor and adjust the travel policy as necessary. Read More
Clinical trial repurposes cancer drug for treatment of vascular malformations
The multi-site trial at UW–Madison is in its first phase and is testing a personalized topical medication in the form of a gel as a way to treat vascular anomalies. Read More
Lynch selected as vice chancellor for legal affairs
Nancy Lynch, who has served as deputy to the vice chancellor since 2013, will succeed Raymond Taffora as the chief legal officer of the university, heading the Office of Legal Affairs and Office of Compliance. Read More
Van Hise, Humanities reopen
Emergency repairs to two campus buildings are now complete, but both buildings will require further work over the next year. Read More
No evidence of COVID-19 spread to local community after UW–Madison residence hall outbreak
A study led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that the UW–Madison’s prevention efforts, including a two-week quarantine of two residence halls, likely helped contain the outbreak. Read More
Earth’s vegetation is changing faster today than it has over the last 18,000 years
The research suggests that humanity’s dominant influence on ecosystems that is so visible today has its origin in the earliest civilizations and the rise of agriculture, deforestation and other ways our species has influenced the landscape. Read More
School of Pharmacy volunteers help vaccinate underserved communities
The school and the Boys and Girls Club hosted eight vaccine clinics in neighborhoods around Madison on Saturdays in April and May, providing vaccines to more than 600 community members. Read More
UW’s Prenatal to Five Initiative advances early childhood solutions in Wisconsin
The initiative uses UW–Madison expertise to help Wisconsin child-care providers find solutions to the problems they face, especially through the difficulties of the pandemic. Read More
COVID questions: Keeping unvaccinated children safe; when quarantine is needed
My husband and I are vaccinated, but our young children are currently not eligible to receive the vaccine. Which activities are safe to resume? Which disease require quarantining? Read More
Chancellor Blank: Thanks and looking ahead
Chancellor Blank thanks faculty and staff for their extraordinary work during the pandemic and shares more information about the coming academic year. Read More
First we tamed turnips. Then we turned them into bok choy and other veggies.
This new research represents the most complete look yet at how humans domesticated the ubiquitous species Brassica rapa, untangling the complex web of domestication. Read More
Video: Dean Robertson engineering expansion
“The new facility will stimulate collaboration, spark research discoveries and serve as the focal point of our engineering campus, Robertson said. Read More
See what summer has in store
UW–Madison Summer Term has more than 1,000 courses — hundreds of them available online — to keep students moving forward on their academic journey. Read More
Healthy Minds app provides relief from pandemic stress
The app, which has been downloaded more than 200,000 times, offers a guided path to well-being, grounded in neuroscience and the concept that people can train their minds to be more calm, focused and resilient. Read More