University of Wisconsin-Madison

06/02/2026

What's the tick forecast this summer?
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health researchers are tracking ticks across the state to predict when and where risk is highest. By combining field data with climate and environmental data, and your submissions from the community, they’re building tools to help the people and pets of Wisconsin stay safe outdoors.

While most people dread finding a tick stuck to their clothing or skin, Johnny Uelmen is literally beating the bushes for them.

06/02/2026

Welcome to our summer issue! Read a poignant personal story behind University of Wisconsin-Madison cancer research; relive thrilling Wisconsin Badgers championship runs; discover the little-known benefits of online relationships; walk in the shoes of extraordinary alumni; get expert tips on avoiding online scams; and sit in on a public policy course that encourages conversation and compromise. Click here 👉: https://onwisconsin.uwalumni.com/

05/29/2026

05/28/2026

From day one, veterinary students start building clinical skills: https://news.wisc.edu/hands-on-from-day-one/

Through the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine's OnWard curriculum, hands-on learning begins early — growing confidence and real-world experience with patients large and small.

Maggie Piel, a first-year student from Watertown, expected to spend much of her first year learning basic animal handling. Instead, she quickly found herself practicing injections, performing comprehensive physical exams and working directly with animals.

“I definitely feel like I have more of the building blocks as a veterinarian so that I will be good right out of school, rather than having to take a couple years to get into the groove,” Piel says.

05/28/2026

05/26/2026

Flip the dial to 91.7 FM, and you’ll likely hear one of the 230 volunteer radio hosts that power WSUM — UW–Madison’s student-led radio station, named best college station in the country at this year’s Intercollegiate Broadcasting System media awards.

Three UW–Madison Communication Arts students exemplify the unseen labor powering the ‘best college radio station in the country.’

05/25/2026

Today, we pause to remember.

Memorial Union was built nearly 100 years ago as a tribute to Badgers who gave their lives in service to our country. That legacy continues through the Gold Star Honor Roll, which shares the stories of UW–Madison students and alumni who made the ultimate sacrifice.

This Memorial Day, we honor them and all who served and did not return. View the Gold Star Honor Roll: https://www.uwgoldstarhonorroll.org

05/21/2026

With a generous $85.2 million gift from alumni John and Tashia Morgridge, the 137-year-old Science Hall will soon undergo a renovation that will transform the iconic red-brick building into a state-of-the-art hub for geography, environmental studies and geospatial science while honoring its historic character.

The historic building will undergo renovation starting in 2027 to restore its iconic exterior and modernize its interior to support learning and research.

05/20/2026

UW–Madison plant pathology professor Claudia Solís‑Lemus combines statistics and biology to reconstruct the Tree of Life — the extraordinarily complex web of histories and relationships that constitute the living world.

Her lab develops innovative tools that could allow researchers to answer big biological questions (like how do viruses mutate and spread?) in statistically and computationally rigorous ways.

Claudia Solis-Lemus PhD’15 and her lab bring statistical rigor to far-reaching biological questions. By Thomas Jilk When Claudia Solís-Lemus PhD’15 began her Statistics graduate program, she was leaning toward focusing on financial statistics. Then she attended a guest lecture from Professor an...

05/18/2026

Access and affordability are central to the Wisconsin Idea. At UW–Madison, two-thirds of Badgers graduate without student debt. See how: https://captimes.com/news/education/how-two-thirds-of-badgers-graduate-from-uw-madison-debt-free/article_71d20c97-b2ae-44ba-99d3-d138c0021295.html 🎓

Over the past decade, Wisconsin’s flagship public university has increased how many undergraduates earn degrees without student loan debt.