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University of Wisconsin–Madison Professor Francis Halzen named 2026 Nobel laureate in physics
Faculty Awards

Meet UW–Madison’s Nobel Prize winners

Francis Halzen, winner of the 2026 Nobel Prize in physics, joins a community of Badgers who’ve changed the world.

Computing and AI

Behind IceCube discoveries, decades of high-throughput computing

UW–Madison and Morgridge Institute researchers have supported Halzen’s work long before IceCube existed — an exemplar of computing collaborations that have now contributed to four Nobel Prize-winning efforts.

State Impact

UW–Madison’s METAL bootcamp inspires interest in metalworking for fun — and a stronger national future

The four-day training sessions introduce participants to metalworking through online and in-person training.

Recent Sightings

The UW Spirit Squad raises their poms in the air during a musical number that is part of the Homecoming pep rally on the Memorial Union Terrace.

Badger spirit, on display UW–Madison welcomed the return of Homecoming with a lineup of classic events and a whole lot of Badger spirit. See more

PHOTO: JAKE PIPER / UW–MADISON

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Jonathan Temte: Resurgence in U.S Measles Cases

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The life at the preserve

Bioblitz participants explore the Lakeshore Nature Preserve in search of the species that make the urban oasis thrive.