Governor Tony Evers, Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes and state Representative Chris Taylor toured UW–Madison’s Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery Tuesday to discuss the importance of state investments in higher education. They met with faculty and staff …
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Certificate program helps address state’s mental health care needs
Trina Ford was already a nurse practitioner when she first started to recognize that addressing a patient’s mental health issues could improve their physical health. “When we controlled their depression, it was also easier for …
UW’s UniverCity Year program to partner with Pepin County
Pepin County is the latest partner for the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s UniverCity Year program, which brings faculty, students, and community members together to improve the sustainability, resilience, and general wellbeing of Wisconsin’s communities. Launched in …
Advocacy Guidance for UW Employees
General policies for UW employees: Per system policy, political campaign activities are restricted by Board of Regents policy and state law in three ways: 1) employees may not engage in political campaign activities, including solicitation …
Eight Wisconsin companies attend “reverse career fair” at innovative UW-Madison Makerspace
Engineering students at UW-Madison highlighted their prototypes and student projects to recruiters from Wisconsin companies – a new approach to the traditional career fair this one demonstrating hands-on applications of their skills gained at UW.
To expand exports, Wisconsin ginseng industry relies on UW-Madison expert
As ginseng growers in Wisconsin prepare to export fresh ginseng roots to Taiwan, they need assurance that the roots will not carry a harmful nematode that could infect Taiwan’s banana crop. Nematodes are a broad …
UW-Madison establishes state’s first and only addiction hotline for providers
In what is believed to be a national first, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, in conjunction with UW Health, has established a new resource for Wisconsin primary-care physicians and other providers to help them successfully manage …
Blank Slate: Badger Alums in the New Governor’s Office
I attended the swearing-in ceremony at the State Capitol last week for new Governor Tony Evers, who has spent his career in education and holds bachelor and master’s degrees from UW-Madison as well as a …
UW–Madison engineering students design sustainable system for rural school in Green County
In the tiny unincorporated burg of Juda, Wisconsin — population 357 — there’s a clear community centerpiece. “If you want to know what the trick-or-treating hours are, you call the school,” says Scott Anderson, …
In first year, Bucky’s Tuition Promise provides free tuition to 796 incoming UW–Madison students
Roughly one in five of UW–Madison’s incoming in-state students is benefiting from Bucky’s Tuition Promise, making education at the state’s flagship much more affordable for Wisconsin families. The initiative, announced in February, pledges to cover …