The Badger starter pack
From chamber music to the chemistry lab, these five UW intro courses see the highest enrollment — and set students up for long-term success.
Carnegie Foundation recognizes UW–Madison’s commitment to community engagement and public service
Guided by the Wisconsin Idea, the university has continually earned the distinct classification for outreach since it first applied in 2018.
How to save a life from a student who did it
After a life-or-death incident, UW–Madison biology student Anthony Lange set out to pursue a career in emergency medicine.
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Weather update: In response to the extreme cold, UW–Madison is canceling classes on Friday, January 23.
The cancelation applies to all class meetings, including lectures, labs and discussion sections. All other campus operations will continue as normal.
Weather update: Friday classes canceled
In response to the extreme cold, UW–Madison is canceling classes on Friday, January 23.
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By resurrecting a 3.2-billion-year-old enzyme and studying it inside living microbes, #UWMadison researchers have created a new way to improve our understanding of the origins of life on Earth and possibly recognize signs of life elsewhere.
🔬 https://news.wisc.edu/resurrected-ancient-enzyme-offers-new-window-into-early-earth-and-the-search-for-life-beyond-it/
.@UWMadison is adding dozens of AI-focused faculty across disciplines through their RISE-AI initiative. #UWLeadsAI
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AI has genuinely transformative potential, with high stakes, great possibilities and significant risks. It was a natur...
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The start of @UWMadison’s spring semester is coinciding with a spell of ice, snow and cold. But as you see in these archival photos, Wisconsin’s worst winters have never stopped Badger students from enjoying the outdoors.
Photo Gallery: Hoofers Winter Carnival | On Wisconsin
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Jonathan Martin: Extreme Cold in Wisconsin
Jonathan E. Martin, a professor in the UW–Madison Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, can speak to what’s driving the… More
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How to win a Nobel Prize
Meet the UW–Madison faculty and alumni whose discoveries changed the world.
2026 Distinguished Teaching Award recipients announced
Thirteen UW–Madison faculty members have been chosen to receive this year’s Distinguished Teaching Award.
UW–Madison top 5 in national research ranking for first time since 2014, surpasses $1.93B in research expenditures
The annual rankings, which cover fiscal year 2024, "highlight the importance of the decades-long partnership between universities and the federal government," says UW–Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin.