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.
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UW System turns to business community to advocate for budget request
The UW System is asking for roughly $855 million over two years from the state and urged support for that funding during a discussion with members of the Hoan Group, a private group of about 160 business and community members in the Milwaukee and Madison area.
UW-Madison says NIH funding cuts will delay ‘lifesaving’ research for cancer, Alzheimer’s
The University of Wisconsin-Madison, one of the nation’s top research institutions, says National Institutes of Health funding cuts will “significantly disrupt vital research activity and delay lifesaving discoveries and cures” for cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes and more.
Abrupt shift in federal funding will jeopardize medical research, UW-Madison says
UW-Madison will experience significant disruptions to lifesaving research under the Trump administration’s new rules for federally funded medical research, officials said Saturday.
‘Dark clouds on the horizon’: Top UW officials react to federal funding freeze
University of Wisconsin System President Jay Rothman and UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin emphasized the significant risks of President Donald Trump’s freeze on federal grants and loans at a UW Board of Regents meeting Thursday.
UW-Madison economics professor picked as member for Trump’s Council of Economic Advisers
UW-Madison Professor of Economics Kim Ruhl was appointed as a member of President Trump’s Council of Economic Advisors (CEA), the White House announced Tuesday.
UW Economics Professor appointed to President’s Council of Economic Advisers
Curt and Sue Culver Professor of Economics at the University of Wisconsin Kim Ruhl has been appointed as a member of the Council of Economic Advisers by the Trump administration, according to a UW press release. Ruhl currently serves as the co-director for the Center of Research on the Wisconsin Economy and is an expert in international economics.
Trump administration hasn’t defined DEI research it wants to cut, UW-Madison chancellor says
There’s a significant problem with the federal government’s efforts to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion in research, UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin said Monday: the federal government has not defined what exactly it means.
UW-Madison urges staff to tread carefully with federal funds, amid Trump’s skepticism
Provost Charles Isbell, who oversees all academic operations, and Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration Rob Cramer offered guidance in a letter to UW-Madison vice chancellors and college deans.
Here’s what’s at stake in Madison and Wisconsin if federal grants are blocked
The pause in federal funding is “significant and concerning” for UW-Madison, Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin and other leaders said in a statement.
UW-Madison is encouraging most federally funded research to continue, outside of a “small number” of unspecified stop-work orders aimed at a handful of researchers, the statement said.
UW-Madison researchers set to forge ahead amid Trump uncertainty
UW-Madison, along with hundreds of other universities, has research contracts with the federal government, especially in the areas of Health and Human Services and the Department of Defense. UW-Madison health researchers get awards from its agencies, including the medical research powerhouse National Institutes of Health.
UW-Madison demotes DEI chief after internal review of department finances
UW-Madison has demoted its director of the Division of Diversity, Equity and Educational Achievement after an internal review of the department’s finances, sought by Republican legislators, uncovered unspecified problems.
UW-Madison engineering building wins final OK to start construction
Work can begin on a new engineering building at the University of Wisconsin-Madison after the State Building Commission reversed course Friday and approved the long-awaited project.
UW-Madison’s engineering building is on track again after state delayed funding
Plans to build UW-Madison’s new $419 million engineering building got back on track Friday after the state’s Building Commission — which initially denied UW system’s request to reallocate millions in state funds for the Madison project and others — signed off on the transfers.
12 UW-Madison inventions that changed the world
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, known for helping UW-Madison commercialize discoveries such as vitamin D enrichment, a blood thinning drug and stem cells, may seem like a solid presence on campus whose existence was never in doubt.
But WARF, the nation’s first university technology transfer office, had to fight for survival from its founding in 1925 until at least 1980, when the federal Bayh-Dole Act said universities could retain patent rights on federally funded research.
UW-Madison launches program for Native American students
’I feel like I got the best of both worlds’: UW-Madison launches tuition program for Native American students.
Battle over more state funding imperils future of UW-Madison engineering building
The future of UW-Madison’s new engineering building, as well as other Universities of Wisconsin building priorities, is again in limbo after Republicans on the state’s Building Commission refused to reallocate nearly $70 million in state funds.
UW-Madison expands engineering project to put businesses right on campus
UW-Madison is adding a business partnership floor to its upcoming engineering building, aimed at opening a direct pipeline between students and the kinds of businesses that may one day employee them.
Over 2,000 students secure their degrees at UW-Madison’s 2024 Winter Commencement
“Working in a restaurant is, I think, some of the best ways to learn some really cool life traits,” Jacobs said. “Whether it’s just about organization, cleanliness, empathy, or having to deal with people that sometimes you don’t want to deal with. It’s kind of a great way to learn.”
Universities of Wisconsin budget projections improve, aided by UW-Madison
The Universities of Wisconsin are set to fare better financially than earlier projected, largely due to sizeable increases in tuition at a handful of schools and unaccounted-for donation dollars for UW-Madison, the system said Monday.
UW-Madison is making a new promise to Wisconsin Indigenous students
The privately funded program, known as the Wisconsin Tribal Educational Promise, covers the full cost of attendance for in-state students who are enrolled members of one of the 11 federally recognized tribes in Wisconsin.
Behind the scenes of a ‘special tradition’ on a game day with Wisconsin’s marching band
The University of Wisconsin marching band already was in game mode despite more than 10 hours remaining before kickoff of the Badgers’ football game against No. 1 Oregon.
UW-Madison ranks sixth in national research rankings, rising for the first time since 2016
The University of Wisconsin-Madison rose in national rankings on federal research activity after slipping for nearly a decade.
UW-Madison’s record-breaking research spending fuels rise in national ranking
The university announced the ranking change Monday alongside an announcement that it had spent a record-breaking $1.7 billion on research for fiscal year 2023, a 13.7% increase over the prior year. UW-Madison’s growth outpaced the national increase of 11.2% spent on university research and development, bringing the national amount spent to $108.8 billion.
‘Trial by fire’: UW-Madison hackathon generates tech ideas in 24 hours
After 24 hours of programming and coding — fueled by plenty of snacks and energy drinks — the organizers of an annual hackathon event at the University of Wisconsin-Madison announced which of the 55 projects would move on as finalists.
UW-Madison spin-off idea headed to Wisconsin Legislature
The committee studying the future of the Universities of Wisconsin wants the state Legislature to explore spinning off the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Legislative panel proposes severing UW-Madison from larger UW system
The state Legislature should consider splitting UW-Madison from the rest of the Universities of Wisconsin system, according to a panel of legislators and others making a list of recommendations about the future of the UW system.
Idea to split UW-Madison from UW System advances
A committee studying the future of the state’s public university system recommended the Legislature explore spinning off the University of Wisconsin-Madison from the state’s public university system.
UW campuses seeing higher enrollment than previously projected
Universities of Wisconsin campuses have 1,177 more students this fall than previously projected, according to enrollment data released Tuesday.
‘Top Chef’s’ Dan Jacobs chosen as speaker for UW-Madison’s winter commencement
“Top Chef: Wisconsin” finalist Dan Jacobs was chosen as the keynote speaker for UW-Madison’s Dec. 15 winter commencement.
UW-Madison librarian brings medical history to life
Micaela Sullivan-Fowler, a librarian at UW-Madison’s Ebling Library for Health Services, has culled nearly 30,000 such ads from 1923 to 2007 into the digital Health Advertisements Database from Ebling Sources, or HADES. Former colleague Amanda Lambert and several students helped her compile the database, which continues to grow.
UW-Madison students’ ‘Nerve Ninja’ wins national inventors competition
Ateam of UW-Madison current and former biomedical engineering students sliced through the competition at a national collegiate inventors competition to win first-place with their combined forceps-scalpel device.
UW-Madison program supports college transition for rural students
In a survey sent out last spring, the College for Rural Wisconsin found that 82% of rural-identifying UW-Madison students felt somewhat or unprepared for college, director Jennifer Blazek said.
Texts, emails show UW leaders’ reaction to pro-Palestinian encampment
Soon after police officers removed protesters’ tents and withdrew from the scene on May 1, a pro-Palestinian encampment reemerged on Library Mall, forcing University of Wisconsin-Madison leaders to contemplate their next step.
Is the divvying of state money between UW universities fair? Reallocation talks spark fear, hope
There’s a lot of public discussion about how much state taxpayer money the University of Wisconsin System should receive.
There’s next to none about how that money is divvied up between the universities.
Forceps. Scalpel. Nerve Ninja: UW-Madison engineers devise tool to limit nerve damage in surgery
A patient should never come out of the operating room with more pain than they went in with.
That’s the thinking behind a group of UW-Madison engineers whose invention aims to make surgical incisions easier and reduce the incidence of accidental cuts from free-floating scalpels.
The number of Spanish-speaking cheesemakers is growing. UW-Madison is educating them
One of the Dairyland’s key industries has a shortage of people — and UW-Madison is stepping in to help.
Campus environmental fund enables projects from B-Cycles to dining hall waste prevention
The University of Wisconsin-Madison “Sustain-A-Bash” campus tour highlighted environmentally focused projects across campus.
UW Regents fire Joe Gow and revoke his tenure, ending porn-making former chancellor’s plan to teach
The UW Board of Regents fired former University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Chancellor Joe Gow a second time, ending a drawn-out faculty disciplinary process focused on his controversial pornographic videos.
UW-Madison’s new freshman class is less diverse than previous classes, new data shows
The percentage of Black, Latino and Indigenous students in UW-Madison’s Class of 2028 has dropped, despite a record number of applications, following last year’s Supreme Court ruling that barred consideration of race in college applications.
UW-Madison slips slightly in annual Best Colleges ranking
UW-Madison dropped slightly in the latest edition of the U.S. News & World Report’s rankings for 2025, going down one place to tie for 13th in the national public colleges category.
Gov. Evers visits UW-Madison to discuss impact of proposed $850 million funding increase
Gov. Evers toured one of the campus dining halls before hosting a roundtable discussion with students to learn more about their concerns and how they thought that extra funding could be spent.
Universities of Wisconsin enrollment up overall
Preliminary enrollment figures released Monday show eight colleges in the Universities of Wisconsin system have more students this year than last fall.
Universities of Wisconsin projects higher enrollment, led by UW-Madison
Universities of Wisconsin systemwide enrollment is projected to increase by just more than 1,000 this fall overall, an encouraging sign as enrollment has increased for a second year in a row after a decade of declines.
Long-planned UW-Madison engineering building nets $75M donation
University of Wisconsin-Madison alumni donors are giving $75 million for construction of a long-awaited new engineering building.
UW-Madison receives one of largest gifts in its history to build new engineering building
The University of Wisconsin-Madison unveiled a $75 million gift Wednesday for a new engineering building that just last year seemed doomed to be delayed.
UW-Madison announces $75 million donation for new engineering building
The Levy surname will grace a second UW-Madison building, as prolific Madison-area philanthropists Marv and Jeff Levy have pledged $75 million in support of the College of Engineering’s new building.
UW-Madison announces $75M gift for new engineering building
UW-Madison officials said the new building will be named the Phillip A. Levy Engineering Center. It will be an eight-story, 395,000 square-foot building that gives the College of Engineering a chance to expand its enrollment.
Brothers donate $75 million for UW-Madison engineering building
Brothers Marvin and Jeffrey Levy, both UW-Madison alumni, are donating $75 million to help build the university’s new engineering building. On Wednesday, Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin said this is the largest single gift in college history.
University of Wisconsin-Madison ranked #1 public university by Washington Monthly
The Washington Monthly ranked the University of Wisconsin-Madison as the number one public university in the country in a study released this past August.
Chancellor Mnookin talks student expression, approved budget, housing at student media roundtable
University of Wisconsin Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin and Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Lori Reesor hosted a media roundtable with student journalists Tuesday. Updates on campus initiatives, financial and housing needs and free expression were prominent in the discussion.
Chancellor Mnookin reflects on free speech, student housing, protest violations during media roundtable
A lot has been on University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin’s plate since the spring.
Between a 12-day pro-Palestine encampment and juggling the university budget process, she’s had to carefully tread an upcoming election with a student body that has divided perspectives. Mnookin and Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Lori Reesor sat down with campus media Tuesday to discuss free speech efforts, the affordable housing shortage and protest culture.
Looking To The Future By Reckoning With The Past With UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin
Dr. Gee has an in-depth conversation with University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin on what the university is doing to improve the sense of belonging for students of color. Their discussion covers Dr. Gee’s participation in a committee working to recognize the universities history with students of color and what can be done moving forward. The committee will be releasing a report soon with their findings and recommendations. Chancellor Mnookin shares about her plans and initiatives in this role at the university and how she sees that they are developing so far.Jennifer L. Mnookin is the 30th leader in the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s 175-year history, and one of the nation’s top legal scholars.
Washington Monthly ranks UW as top public university
UW ranked first by Washington Monthly’s 2024 College Guide and Rankings according to three categories.
Affirmative action ruling, FAFSA mess add tension to UW student count
UW-Madison will conduct its official student census on the tenth day of classes. Roughly 8,400 first-year students and another 1,400 transfer students are expected to enroll this fall, the university estimated in late August. Over 70,000 applicants sought a spot in the incoming class.
“This is the largest applicant pool in the university’s history and a 3.6% increase over last year’s record number of applicants,” according to Kelly Tyrrell, a campus spokesperson.
UW-Madison’s School of Veterinary Medicine finally has room to breathe
After years of being crammed in an outdated UW-Madison School of Veterinary Science building, staff, students and their patients finally have a bit of breathing room.
Students return to UW-Madison for start of fall semester
Thousands of students are flooding the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus Wednesday for the first day of the fall semester, marking the beginning of a new academic year. University officials say they are welcoming 10,000 new and transfer students this year, continuing a trend of growing enrollment.
UW-Madison officials tout stepping outside comfort zones, making new connections at convocation
Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin and other speakers spoke to the importance of taking on new challenges and making new connections Tuesday.
UW-Madison creates freedom of expression videos as part of DEI deal
As first-year and transfer students start classes this fall at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, they must watch a new presentation about freedom of expression on campus.
UW-Madison releases updated protest policies ahead of fall semester
Revisions to the protest policy include restrictions on “expressive activity” within 25 feet of university facility entrances, size limitations for signs in buildings, specific sound amplification restrictions and restrictions on protest activity during select times on campus areas typically used for photos like the Abraham Lincoln statue at the top of Bascom Hill.