Aaron Bird Bear, a skilled administrator with extensive professional experience on Native Nations issues, has been named to the newly created full-time position of tribal relations director at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Bird Bear, a …
Updates
New nursing immersion program offers students meaningful, hands-on experience at respite camp
Katie Dowdy spent part of her UW–Madison Summer Term at summer camp. But it wasn’t all s’mores and swimming. As a student in a summer respite camp immersion, Dowdy played an important role at respite …
University helps state growers cope with voracious, invading fruit fly
It’s a beautiful summer day with a hint of fall in the air at Bures Berry Patch, southwest of Barneveld, Wisconsin. On the edge of a quarter acre of raspberry canes, research assistant Andi Nelson …
Pepin County, UW-Madison team up for latest “UniverCity” collaboration
On Aug. 28, Pepin County and the University of Wisconsin–Madison showcased their collaboration in Durand, the county seat along the Chippewa River. “UniverCity Year applies the enthusiasm and expertise in Madison to the problems of …
UW-Madison rises in 2019 world university rankings
The University of Wisconsin–Madison has been ranked 25th worldwide by the Center for World University Rankings, up from 27th last year. The university placed 19th nationally (21st last year), quality of education, 28th (65th last year); …
The Ho-Chunk’s Ancestral Home
They gathered near the top of Bascom Hill, the hushed mood signaling the gravity of the occasion. At a June ceremony, leaders of UW–Madison and the Ho-Chunk Nation dedicated a plaque that recognizes campus land …
Rural placements for nursing students help address rural health-care shortage
As rural regions of Wisconsin cry out for better health care – and more of it – a partnership between the Monroe Clinic-SSM Health and University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Nursing offers one solution. The …
2019-21 State Budget Update
The Joint Finance Committee (JFC) completed its work on the 2019-21 state budget and sent the amended budget to both houses for approval by the full legislature. The Wisconsin State Assembly approved the amended document …
Statement from Chancellor Blank on state budget signing
In a Capitol news conference this morning, (July 3) Governor Tony Evers signed the budget bill for the 2019-21 biennium, and issued his list of partial vetoes of the bill. UW—Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank issued …
UW–Madison heritage marker honors Ho-Chunk, recognizes land as ancestral home
A new heritage marker on Bascom Hill at the University of Wisconsin–Madison recognizes the land as the ancestral home of the Ho-Chunk, acknowledges the circumstances that led to their forced removal, and honors the Ho-Chunk …