Come along with us and see what shaped UW–Madison in 2025: triumphs in labs and on the field, stepping out on stage and on the ice, explorations that reach from Lake Mendota to the cosmos. This is our year in pictures, still and moving: news.wisc.edu/still-moving/

UW–Madison researchers have discovered a mechanism that could one day help people at risk of developing Type 1 diabetes.

UW–Madison’s new Puerto Rican Studies Hub, which launched in October as the first of its kind in the Midwest, is already becoming a center for outreach and scholarship focused on Puerto Rico’s rich culture and history.

Despite uncertainty over federal funding, the university’s scientific community continued to advance knowledge and improve lives. Find out how from our favorite UW–Madison research stories of 2025: news.wisc.edu/a-year-of-re...

Happy holidays and happy New Year, Badgers! Here’s to a great 2026!!✨

Badgers are shaping the future. UW–Madison ranks #6 among public universities in TIME's Best Colleges for Future Leaders. On, Wisconsin!

Congratulations, Winter #UWGrad Class of 2025! 🔴🎓⚪️ Look back at today’s ceremony where our new alums and speakers reflected on the hard work, perseverance and self-discovery that will launch UW–Madison graduates into the next stage of their lives and careers.

Raj Vinnakota, president of the Institute for Citizens & Scholars, offers advice on how UW–Madison can lead the way in fostering civic dialogue: news.wisc.edu/engage-in-ci...

Congratulations to UW professors Daniel Ludois and Guri Sohi, who have been named fellows of the National Academy of Inventors! The academy recognized Ludois for his development of new types of electrostatic motors and power converters and Sohi for his work on computer microprocessors.

Teaching students to deliberate not debate: In a public policy course, UW–Madison students put the science behind productive disagreement into practice.

Viruses in wetland soil play a more important role than previously understood and could even be indicators of ecosystem health, according to a new study by UW–Madison researchers.

Through the highly competitive Seaman to Admiral scholarship program, UW–Madison freshman Lorelai Haase will maintain her active-duty status with the U.S. Navy while pursuing a bachelor’s degree in nuclear engineering.

Congrats to Badger senior Evelyn Browning: a 2026 Marshall Scholar!👏 One of only 43 awardees in the country this year, she will investigate genetic variants related to neurodevelopmental conditions as a grad student at @cam.ac.uk & @sangerinstitute.bsky.social.

Meet some of UW–Madison's Winter 2025 notable graduates: news.wisc.edu/meet-a-few-o...

UW–Madison has been awarded $1 million to advance student and community health after winning the We Give Blood Drive.🩸 The competition among all Big Ten Conference universities was sponsored by global health care company Abbott in partnership with the Big Ten.

Today, UW Board of Regents approved a proposal to reorganize the School of Computer, Data and Information Science into a standalone college, a critical step toward creating a College of Computing and Artificial Intelligence. This begins several months of engagement with stakeholders across campus.

UW–Madison‘s statewide network of hyper-local weather stations gives Wisconsin growers a powerful tool called Wisconet to reduce costs and improve yields.

Huge news: The College s combining the talents of the Departments of Integrative Biology and Botany to create a new Department of Biology, officially launching in Summer 2026. ls.wisc.edu/news/science...

Are soccer-playing droids the future of robotics? Assistant Professor of Computer Sciences Josiah Hanna’s soccer-playing robots train with reinforcement learning, a branch of AI that mimics one of the ways humans learn.

As Jeeva Premkumar prepares to address his fellow graduates at Winter 2025 Commencement, he's reflecting on the ways he’s been able to make the most of the hands-on opportunities that drew him to Wisconsin.

Cinematheque offers an artfully curated selection of Hollywood classics, international cinema and challenging indie fare—for free! @uwmadison.bsky.social 's unique program reaches out to moviegoers who crave an alternative to the latest multiplex blockbuster. onwisconsin.uwalumni.com/the-uws-mini...

Today is Giving Tuesday and the final day of the active fall campaign for Partners in Giving — the annual workplace giving campaign that brings together state, Universities of Wisconsin and UW Health employees and retirees to build a better tomorrow. Learn more and make a gift: giving.wi.gov

A UW–Madison spinoff is making environmentally-friendly cement. The secret ingredient? Pollution.

Between the two of them, Liz McCarthy and Charles Schleicher have more than a half century of experience guiding UW students through degree changes, tough semesters, big decisions and unexpected breakthroughs.

First-year student Wyatt Vail built a photography business as a sophomore in high school. Now, he's bringing his business acumen to UW–Madison.

Warm up for the Nov 29 football game between @uwmadison.bsky.social and the University of Minnesota by reading about a heated sports rivalry that dates back to the 19th century. It has involved wild games, personality clashes, and a much-coveted axe. onwisconsin.uwalumni.com/the-badgers-...

Take some of the guesswork out of your holiday shopping with a little help from our Holiday Gift Guide. Some gifts brim with Badger spirit, some spring from artists’ gifted hands, while others stem from scientific research and discovery. All are uniquely UW–Madison. 🎁 brand.wisc.edu/gift-guide/

UW–Madison welcomes emeritus public health nurse, administrator and researcher Susan Zahner as interim dean of the School of Nursing. Read more: news.wisc.edu/zahner-named...

Why does federal research funding matter? A delegation from Wisconsin's congressional staff spent three days at UW–Madison to see how national investments translate into real impact for Wisconsin. Read more about their visit: federalrelations.wisc.edu/2025/11/25/c...

Undergraduates in UW–Madison's School of Nursing are benefiting from a new nursing immersion program with the Ho-Chunk House of Wellness. Learn more: nursing.wisc.edu/where-cultur...

UW–Madison botany researchers have found a previously unknown pathway plants use to detect gravity and orient their growth. The study may one day open the door for improvements in crop cultivation.

Anchoring helpful genes away from parts of their chromosomes that were more likely to be remixed made saltwater crustaceans better prepared to survive in freshwater ecosystems — like the Great Lakes. news.wisc.edu/uw-researche...

UW–Madison boasts more than 500 courses that cover environmental topics, ranging from Climate Crisis Literature in the Department of English to Green and Sustainable Development in the Department of Real Estate & Urban Land Economics.

The Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research at @uwmadison.bsky.social is a treasure trove of showbiz artifacts. Though 2,000 miles from Hollywood, the rich collection draws scholars, researchers and movie buffs from around the globe.

The first spoke in the Wisconsin Entrepreneurship Hub, the Badger Tech Foundry launched by the UW –Madison College of Engineering recruits and trains graduate students and postdoctoral researchers to help ensure ideas born in the lab become companies, careers & catalysts for change.

Congratulations to UW–Madison senior Zoe Kukla who was a finalist this year for a Rhodes Scholarship, one of the most prestigious and selective academic honors in the world!

Grace Vanderhei has carried the Wisconsin Idea to the global stage, wearing a hardhat as a nuclear engineer and a crown as Miss America 2023. This December, she’ll grace the #UWGrad stage in a cap and gown as UW–Madison’s Winter 2025 Commencement speaker. Read more: news.wisc.edu/miss-america...

I am heartbroken by Dean Linda Scott’s sudden passing. Her integrity, leadership, commitment to excellence & wonderful dry humor shaped the School of Nursing & the national nursing community & touched so many lives. Her legacy will endure & she will be dearly missed. nursing.wisc.edu/remembering-...

Please take a moment to read the following message sent from Chancellor Mnookin and interim Provost Zumbrunnen to the UW–Madison School of Nursing community in the wake of Dean Emerit Linda Scott’s passing: news.wisc.edu/mnookin-zumb...

Diabetes calls for many ideas. UW–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health researchers are advancing new approaches in the lab, in the clinic and in the field through work on healthier crops. From the lab to the clinic, see it in action: www.med.wisc.edu/news/uw-rese...

Nineteen @uwmadison.bsky.social alumni and faculty have won a @nobelprize.org, placing the university in elite company. Read about the Badgers who made life-changing breakthroughs for the benefit of us all. onwisconsin.uwalumni.com/how-to-win-a...

Global engagement is embedded in the academic experience at UW–Madison. The Institute of International Education 2025 Open Doors Report ranks UW–Madison #6 for study abroad and #18 for international students. On, Wisconsin! Read more: international.wisc.edu/2025-open-do...

Where will our next Go Big Read book take readers? That could be up to you. Submit your idea for UW–Madison's common reading program, now through November 19: gobigread.wisc.edu/participate/...

For 100 years, WARF has championed research and discovery at @uwmadison.bsky.social. Today, we're proud to celebrate our centennial with a historic $206.9 million commitment to fuel UW innovation. Here's to the next century of discovery! #WisconsinInnovates #WARF100

Change is constant on campus in autumn. The semester settles in, midterms loom and winter edges closer. But there’s beauty in the in-between. So take a breath. Join us for a journey across UW–Madison as it transforms for autumn, where color, light and life shift before our eyes.

Last night, the Northern Lights showed their true colors over campus and bathed the sky in Badger red. We’re still in awe. Photos by Paige Valley and Xiaomeng Shen | UW–Madison

This Veterans Day, Badgers and the Madison community came together to recognize those who have served our country. A special event hosted at Memorial Union honored veterans and marked the 100th anniversary of the Memorial Union groundbreaking as a memorial to service members.

Barred owls are native to Wisconsin, but invasive out west. New UW–Madison research reveals they’re preying on at-risk species and disrupting entire ecosystems as they spread down the West Coast.

@warfnews.bsky.social began 100 years ago at the urging of Harry Steenbock, who wanted the university to control and benefit from the process he invented for enriching foods with vitamin D. Learn how WARF helps UW researchers turn science into start-ups: onwisconsin.uwalumni.com/from-idea-to...

Through Partners in Giving, UW employees and retirees are raising awareness and funds for charities of all shapes and sizes, building a better tomorrow together. Learn more and make a gift at giving.wi.gov