The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents approved operating and capital budget requests for the 2027-29 biennium. The Regents also approved a six-year capital plan through 2033, while the 2027–29 operating and capital requests will now move through Wisconsin’s state budget process, according to the Universities of Wisconsin.
UW-Madison’s new College of Computing and Artificial Intelligence just launched this summer but already faces a big challenge — keeping pace with the technology it was created to teach.
Remzi Arpaci-Dusseau, the college’s inaugural dean, said it largely depends on fundamentals and flexibility.
A massive donation for a new humanities building at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has inspired a limited-edition ice cream flavor at Babcock Dairy.
The $115 million humanities building project was made possible by a $20 million lead gift from Marv and Jeff Levy, who named the building after their late parents, Irving and Dorothy.
There are almost as many students at the University of Wisconsin this fall as there were last fall after the university released its day one student enrollment figures.
“Enrollment decreased approximately 1% across the 13 UWs, which included significant international student decreases. Estimates show fall 2026 enrollment at 163,260 students, a decline of 1,732 students overall, with 1,100 of those being international students,” the university said in a statement.
