“From the record number of applicants to our national rankings, UW–Madison continues to be highly respected and much in demand,” says Chancellor Jennifer L. Mnookin....
Ready, set, science! The annual Wisconsin Science Festival, a statewide celebration with an array of activities and events happening October 16-22, is fast approaching. The Festival welcomes people of all ages to celebrate science and curiosity across the state with hands-on activities, scientific talks, museum...
Life on a faraway planet — if it’s out there — might not look anything like life on Earth. But there are only so many chemical ingredients in the universe’s pantry, and only so many ways to mix them. A team led by scientists at...
The world has changed a lot in the 175 years since the founding of the University of Wisconsin. Some history-changing ideas that continue to reverberate around the globe got their start right here on the UW–Madison campus. From hospital operating rooms to deep space, here...
Citations represent the transfer of knowledge from one scientist (or group of scientists) to another. Citations are extensively catalogued and tracked to measure the significance of individual studies and of the individuals conducting them, but not all citations included in any given paper make equally...
The University of Wisconsin–Madison was ranked 35th out of 437 public and private doctoral institutions, and 12th among public universities, in the 2024 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s best colleges rankings....
Leaders of the UW System and Wisconsin Technical College System are developing a new pathway transfer program for students pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering and math....
Liz Haynes is a cell biologist working with Morgridge Investigator Kevin Eliceiri and UW–Madison Assistant Professor Tyler Ulland on the role of the microglia, the brain’s innate immune cells, in aging and disease....
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison are taking part in a new collaboration built on open-science principles that will use machine learning to advance our knowledge of promising sources of magnetic fusion energy....
Discovery to Product (D2P) is pleased to share its Annual Impact Report. Learn how D2P makes a difference, providing mentoring, training and funding to UW–Madison innovators and startups and connecting campus and community ecosystems....