UW-Madison Political Science and Public Policy Professor Jon Pevehouse explained that trade between the U.S. and Canada is an important aspect of the economy. ”Canada and the us have a deep and long trading relationship kind of deep dependence between the two countries,” said Pevehouse.
Student group organizes walkout in solidarity of pro-Palestine activist.
The legislation that would bar transgender women from playing University of Wisconsin System school sports received pushback from Democrats and community members.
Gov. Tony Evers announced the 2025-27 Capital Budget, proposing investments of $4.1 billion directed towards renovating aging infrastructure within the University of Wisconsin System.
In a letter to all students, faculty and staff on Feb. 28, Chancellor Jennifer L. Mnookin and Provost Charles Isbell Jr. expressed concern about recent executive orders issued by the Trump administration.
Oglála Lakota activist, storytelling discuss cultural preservation, power of Indigenous voices.
‘MENA Heritage Month finally feels like a time where our voices are heard and our identities are really seen,’ MENA chair says.
Trump administration budget cuts could negatively impact science research, TAA co-president says.
The challenge that includes walking, running and biking is held every September to support groundbreaking cancer research and treatment initiatives at the UW Health – Carbone Cancer Center.
‘They’re taking away what can be the most integral part of somebody’s recovery,’ National Alliance on Mental Illness member says.
Despite state, federal pushback against diversity initiatives, students, professors work to maintain inclusive campus environment.
Amid this uncertainty, UW spokesperson John Lucas said the university remains dedicated to its commitment to DEI in an email statement to The Badger Herald. “UW-Madison is committed to a campus environment that values diversity in both background and viewpoint, and fosters inclusion and belonging for all students, faculty and staff,” Lucas said in the email.
Dailey, a junior at UW, has shown his own printmaking pieces at shows affiliated with UW. But, the Midwest Print Showcase allows him to present his works to a larger audience while promoting the artwork of his peers.
University of Wisconsin-Madison leaders’ recommendation to graduate school deans to lower future graduate admissions comes as the university is preparing for the Trump administration’s sweeping changes to federal grant spending.
In a letter to the campus community, University of Wisconsin-Madison leaders said federal decisions have created uncertainty though they reaffirmed the university’s values of diversity.
The event, “Tailoring the Black diaspora: Black Brilliance through the Ages,” featured four design themes: The Harlem Renaissance, Black Icons from the 1980s to early 2000s, a futuristic 31st century category based on Childish Gambino’s song “3005” and a Black Excellence category.
Bryce Dailey is a junior at UW-Madison. His art has been featured several times in the Memorial Union’s annual Student Art Show. However, he and several of his classmates wanted more showcasing experience, so Dailey organized an independent show.
“It’s been impossible to predict and impossible to plan for the future,” Aaron Hoskins said. Hoskins is the Wasson Professor of Biochemistry and a chemistry professor. With his small lab, he works on gene expression, making sense of what we may find senseless and finding solutions.
“For us to be in a situation where NIH funding is threatened,” UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health Professor and Associate Dean Jon Audhya said. “It’s an enormous concern. It’s going to really slow down our progress and our ability to address some of those diseases that are most prevalent in our society.”
Following NIH, NSF funding cuts, no central UW directive to decrease new admissions.
The WIAA and Wisconsin Athletics agreed to an eight-year extension on their contract to keep state tournaments on the UW campus. This gives the WIAA the availability of facilities to host high school state championships through spring of 2033. This includes competitions for boys basketball, football, boys and girls golf, individual and team wrestling and softball.
“We are thrilled to host Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield who has extensive experience in international policy and in modeling respect and compromise in policymaking.” said La Follette School Director Yackee.
Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield will share policy insights and evidence-based solutions from her 40-plus years in the Foreign Service at a public presentation for the UW–Madison La Follette School of Public Affairs on Tuesday, April 1 at 7 p.m. at the UW Memorial Union in Madison. She is a UW alumna.
University of Wisconsin System President Jay Rothman and UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin emphasized the mission of the Wisconsin Idea and the value of higher education during the Wisconsin Counties Association Legislative Conference Tuesday.
UW-Madison researchers discovered that in the absence of photoreceptor cry1 Arabidopsis plants grow significantly taller.
Professor Mark Copelovitch discusses Trump’s domestic, foreign policies, says future looks uncertain.
At an event hosted by WUD Society and Politics Monday, UW-Madison political science professor Mark Copelevitch voiced concerns about President Donald Trump’s remaking of the federal government.
Sir Michael Berry’s lecture kicks off three-part series on theoretical physics, his work in field.
The Department of African American Studies hosted its first annual undergraduate symposium Feb. 22 at the Pyle Center. The symposium highlighted research, art and projects from students involved in the African American studies department taking classes, declaring the major or the certificate.
UW-Madison contributes a significant number of Peace Corps volunteers. Proposals of federal cuts to foreign aid pose serious risks to agency funding.
In 1991, Williamson served as one of the lead attorneys in a lawsuit against the University of Wisconsin system’s Board of Regents, which had banned students from using racist or discriminatory language. The court found the hate speech code unconstitutional.
At UW, Stan was appointed Assistant Professor of Pathology and Assistant Director of the WSLH in 1960. He became Director of the WSLH in 1966, a position he held until 1979, when he was asked by the UW Medical School to create a Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.
UW Health paralegal Andrea Redfield said that of the 505 distinct patients that had one or more visits to the PATH Clinic between June 1, 2022, and Nov. 30, 2024, “271 patients have had an order placed for puberty blockers, estrogen, and/or testosterone” but noted that “an order being placed in our system does not mean the patient picked up their prescription and/or took the medication.”
He was Professor Emeritus of Oncology and Medical Genetics, and Streisinger Professor of Experimental Biology at UW-Madison.
With the growing popularity of podcasts in recent years, there has never been a better — or more convenient — time to be a lifelong learner.
“Having Bucky here was definitely a perk for the kids!” said Kelly Lyke. She stopped by with her two daughters to toss some diapers in the red bin.
Law professor Bernadette Atuahene discusses inequitable nature of homeownership in America.
New organization to create community for Afghan students.
Jorell Meléndez-Badillo tells the story of Puerto Rico’s colonial history in the visuals for the Grammy Award-winning rapper’s new album.
UW founders first approach plans to transform entrepreneurship, drive statewide economic growth.
New strategy offers roadmap to limiting opioid prescription.
University of Wisconsin System Chief Information Officer Steven Hopper said Workday’s implementation will be smooth and will create a foundation for growth.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vosaims to remove racial DEI efforts and steer toward conservative inclusion at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The Badgers have won 10 of its last 11 homecoming matchups and last hosted Iowa for Homecoming in 2021. Wisconsin won 27-7 over the No. 7 Hawkeyes.
The University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh is selling its previous Campus Center for Equity and Diversity building following the state legislature’s DEI reconstruction decision.
University of Wisconsin-Madison professor of Korean Studies Grace Jung discussed the prevalence of food product placement and coffee culture in K-dramas during her talk sponsored by the Center for East Asian Studies.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said the National Institute of Health (NIH) decision capping research funding might be a “little painful in the short term” but said it would be beneficial in the long-run.
University of Wisconsin-Madison leadership is warning of potential negative impacts over the Trump Administration’s decision to cut funds related to medical and public health research.
Jorell Meléndez-Badillo contributed to 17 videos based on Puerto Rico’s history for the artist’s most recent album.
Photos from UW-Madison’s Winter Carnival.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department received five reports of stolen electric bicycles and scooters over the past 10 days, according to a crime warning email sent to UW-Madison students and faculty Tuesday.
The $4.7 million in recently approved funds will go toward two projects, one at UW-Stevens Point and one at UW-Madison. At UW-Stevens Point, they’ll replace emergency generators which are “undersized to provide adequate capacity,” and at UW-Madison, they’ll replace electrical distribution equipment at the West Campus Electrical Substation owned by both UW-Madison and Madison Gas & Electric.
UWPD investigating five reported thefts, urges campus community to stay alert.
NIH funding cuts could severely impact future research at UW.
In a joint statement sent to members of the UW-Madison community, Chancellor Jennifer L. Mnookin, Provost Charles L. Isbell, Jr., Vice Chancellor for Medical Affairs Robert N. Golden and Vice Chancellor for Research Dorota A. Grejner-Brzezinska, explained how the indirect costs are essential to the university.
Growing up Arab in the U.S., media biases, Islamophobia, war in Gaza.
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents discussed fraud and legal risks based on an internal audit and passed resolutions for a new AI major and funds for maintenance at today’s meeting.
UHS is responding to a confirmed case of hepatitis A linked to a Rheta’s Market dining hall employee.
ASM added five non-binding referendums to the spring student elections Wednesday with the intention of using positive results to bolster advocacy efforts.
Chinese students and community members celebrated the Lunar New Year with friends, family and good food Saturday night.
