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Behind the scenes with Nate Buescher, UW freshman and Disney star

October 29, 2025

Meet the rising actor who’s balancing college classes with a lead role in the hit show ‘Electric Bloom.’

WI Science Festival

Rock and roll and unleashed curiosity with Science on the Square

October 21, 2025

Wisconsinites shared collective jaw drops as they explored the kickoff event for the 15th annual Wisconsin Science Festival.

Recent Sightings

Two people dressed as cows hold up 'w' signs outside of the UW Field House.

A very Badger Halloween From carved pumpkins to costumed climbs, students showed off their creativity and Badger pride at various events across campus. See more

Photo by: Taylor Wolfram

Featured Expert

Derrick Herndon: Hurricane Melissa and the Challenges of Tracking Rapidly Intensifying Storms. 

Derrick Herndon, Assistant Researcher at the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS), specializes in using satellite… More

Experts Guide

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Outreach

With milk testing and new tools, UW scientists are helping prevent bird flu outbreaks in Wisconsin and beyond

October 15, 2025

The Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory processes samples from every dairy farm in the state to help prevent an H5N1 outbreak among cattle.

Go Big Read

Author Percival Everett to deliver Go Big Read keynote on Nov. 4

October 20, 2025

Percival Everett, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel James, will discuss the book at the Go Big Read keynote during a visit to campus in early November.

Faculty awards

UW professor Andrea Putnam awarded 2025 Packard Fellowship

October 15, 2025

Putnam’s research focuses on how RNA and proteins help orchestrate gene expression during development. She is one of 20 early-career scientists from across the United States to be awarded this year’s fellowship.