UW–Madison and the State
State Relations was pleased to welcome Representative Jon Plumer from Lodi to the Discovery Building today. He spent time with students from Lodi Elementary who were in Madison for their STEM field trip.
The Biotechnology Center at UW-Madison hosted a delegation from Poland. Our thanks to Rep. Ken Skowronski and Rep. Cody Horlacher for helping to facilitate the campus visit.
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 2016 with the Wisconsin Idea in mind, this program facilitates engagement between the UW–Madison learning community and localities across Wisconsin, …
Big thanks to Rep. Jodi Emerson and Rep. Staush Gruszynski to visiting the School of Veterinary Medicine to learn more about the proposed building expansion so we can serve more Wisconsin residents and their animals! The tours are a part of the the UW School of Veterinary Medicine’s building expansion campaign, a project that will …
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 of signatures for petitions, during work time or in their work unit; 2) they may not use university resources to …
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.
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 phylum of soil-dwelling animals that includes some important plant pests. Taiwan is concerned about Radopholus similis, a voracious nematode that …
Mandela Barnes, who earlier this month became Wisconsin’s first African-American lieutenant governor, gave the keynote speech at this year’s campus celebration honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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 patients with addictions. With the help of a grant from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, the University of Wisconsin …
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 doctorate in educational administration. As the Superintendent of the state Department of Public Instruction, Governor Evers had been a member …