The world is closer than ever to limitless clean energy thanks to recent advancements in nuclear fusion — and Wisconsin companies Realta Fusion and SHINE Technologies are at the forefront, positioning the state and region for explosive economic growth. #WisconsinInnovates

Percival Everett, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "James," joined UW–Madison last night for our Go Big Read keynote. His conversation with @uwchancellor.bsky.social explored literature and language as radical acts, highlighting how stories shape education and critical thinking.

Such a pleasure to welcome Pulitzer Prize–winning author Percival Everett, our 2025 GoBigRead Author, to @uwmadison.bsky.social. 'James’ brilliantly reimagines Twain’s classic & invites us to reflect on language, history, race & identity in new ways. Thank you, Percival, & thanks to all who joined.

Shoutout to our outstanding Badgers! 🎉 Students Sarah Stevens & Taeren Yang and educators Eduardo Romero Arvelo & Prashant Sharma are among this year’s @universitieswi.bsky.social and Alliant Energy Award honorees — celebrating excellence across Wisconsin. www.wisconsin.edu/news/archive...

🦇 Meet UW–Madison's Bat Brigade! During their night prowls, students in the brigade count bats, record audio of them and otherwise gather data to be shared with biologists at the Wisconsin DNR. See their work in action: news.wisc.edu/uw-bat-briga...

Very excited about this partnership with TitletownTech and @microsoft.com to equip our researchers with powerful AI tools and connect them with industry and innovation leaders.

Wisconsin innovation up close!⚙️Thanks to Oshkosh Corporation for the warm welcome and a look at how their engineers — including UW–Madison engineering grads — are designing tech that helps everyday heroes. And fantastic insights from CEO John Pfeifer, Scott Manley & Dean Ranjan on manufacturing.

“A blood test of this kind is going to greatly expand clinicians’ ability to confirm that Alzheimer’s is present,” says Dr. Nathaniel Chin, referring to the first FDA-approved blood test to detect Alzheimer’s biomarkers: med.wisc.edu/news/alzheimers-blood-test-validated/

I recently sat down with @pbswisconsin.bsky.social’s Here & Now to share more about the Wisconsin Exchange at @uwmadison.bsky.social — giving Badgers opportunities to engage across differences, learn from one another, and build skills for civil dialogue:

Kudos to graduate student Zhewen Pan, selected for the 2025 Google PhD Fellowship in Computer Architecture for her innovative research advancing energy- and memory-efficient computing — congratulations, Zhewen! 🎉

UW-Madison is launching a new initiative to promote civil dialogue on campus called the Wisconsin Exchange: Pluralism in Practice.

Introducing… the Wisconsin Exchange: Pluralism in Practice!🎉 A new way to bring together @uwmadison.bsky.social’s longstanding work & new opportunities that help foster civil dialogue across differences. Many perspectives, One Wisconsin!

The University of Wisconsin Law School reported a 36% increase in applications this fall, which mirrored a national trend.

Families shared collective jaw drops as they explored magnetic rocks, learned about the wonders of physics, held a human brain and more during Science on the Square, the kickoff event for the 15th annual Wisconsin Science Festival.

A breath of fresh air: @uwmadpharmacy.bsky.social graduate student Sara Hernandez is leveraging pharmacist expertise to create a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) management program for rural patients in Wisconsin.

Hope is on the horizon for Parkinson’s patients. A UW–Madison-supported clinical trial is showing early promise using a groundbreaking cell therapy. Patients are receiving brain cells grown from their own cells, potentially reducing symptoms and eliminating the need for immunosuppressants.

A big congratulations to SMPH faculty Andrea Putnam — one of only 20 early-career scientists nationwide named a 2025 @packardfdn.bsky.social Fellow! 🎉 Her innovative work on RNA-protein condensates is expanding what we know about how cells function.

UW–Madison researchers have developed a new model for investigating the genetic drivers of a rare but aggressive brain tumor in children. The work has already identified potential treatment targets for the deadly cancer that has previously had few therapeutic options.

Fresh curds squeak. Old ones don’t. Why? In celebration of National Cheese Curd Day, go on a dairy deep dive with On Wisconsin Magazine and explore the physics and chemistry behind the squeak: onwisconsin.uwalumni.com/and-the-sque...

Homecoming 2025 pulled all that vibrant Badger energy together on a beautiful fall weekend, from the excited students cheering on Friday’s parade to the fireworks reflected off the waters of Lake Mendota later that night to the reunions of many happy alumni all weekend.

Happy homecoming, Badgers! What a beautiful fall night for our parade and block party! Thanks to Steve and Trevor Reiner for another ride in their stylish Badger red ‘64 convertible.

It's flock o'clock! 🦩I hope you'll join Bucky and me, and all our awesome Badger supporters, as we FILL THE HILL to support our @uwmadison.bsky.social students — 2 hours left! uwflamingos.com

Our director @johandelsman.bsky.social weighs in with @nytimes.com essayist @katrinamillerphd.bsky.social about the value of basic research and its relation to the #NobelPrize.

Madison in today’s @nytimes.com! 🎉 So much to do here in 36 hours+, including of course, visiting the Terrace & Bascom Hill. Happy Homecoming week, Badgers! 🦡

WOO HOO!! Proud to share that TWO @uwmadison.bsky.social faculty were just announced as 2025 MacArthur Foundation “genius grant” recipients. HUGE congrats to Ángel F. Adames Corraliza & Sébastien Phillipe, doing amazing work on tropical storms & nuclear security, respectively.👏

The transition from college to career is rarely straightforward. From journalists to business strategists, recent Badger grads share stories with @onwismag.bsky.social and weigh in with some early career advice: onwisconsin.uwalumni.com/first-job-to...

Well, Badgers, you’re each one in a (half) million — and counting! Yes, our living alums just hit the 500,000 mark! So many talented Badgers out in the world doing extraordinary things, in all 50 states and 200+ countries! 👐🦡

Hundreds of Wisconsin teens are helping #UWMadison researchers study the effects of social media. The findings could be transformative if a federal grant termination doesn’t upend the work. Read the full story: news.wisc.edu/scrolling-fo...

From move-in motivation to graduation dances — you’ve brought 85 years of joy (and a little mischief). Happy Birthday Bucky Badger!🦡🎂

From scorpion embryos to ancient quartz veins from the Baraboo Hills, @uwmadscience.bsky.social's 2025 Cool Science Image Contest winners reveal how nature evolves in tiny steps over millions of years. Explore the stunning visuals that make science beautiful: news.wisc.edu/2025-winners...

A "dairy" good day connecting with Wisconsin businesses and leaders (& many Badger alums!) in Sheboygan County yesterday. 🧀🐄 I visited Sargento Cheese and got out on a farm with the Dairy Doctors. Thanks to Rep. Lindee Brill, Rep. Joe Sheehan, and everyone for the warm welcome!

Ribbon cut! ✂️🎉 A great day for @uwmadison.bsky.social & WI. Incredible to celebrate Morgridge Hall, the stunning (& sustainable!) new hub for our School of Computer, Data & Information Science & all of campus, alongside so many people who brought it to life — especially John & Tashia Morgridge ‘55 👏

Today is the ribbon-cutting ceremony for @uwmadison.bsky.social's Morgridge Hall, the innovative new building for the School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences. Can't make the 4 pm ceremony? Take this whirlwind video tour. vimeo.com/1111671123?f...

From every county of Wisconsin and every state in the country, we give a warm #WIWelcome to the members of UW–Madison’s Class of 2029 — all of whom were selected from a record number of applicants. Get to know our newest Badgers on campus: news.wisc.edu/access-and-a...

🎞️ From Wisconsin to the world: Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research at @uwmadison.bsky.social is a global hub for Hollywood history and storytelling. I visited with my family this summer — what an incredible resource!

UW chancellors past and present — Shalala and Mnookin — recently sat down for a compelling conversation on the evolution of higher education, the importance of civil discourse and the future of public universities.

Huge thanks to Bjorn Borgen ('62) for his $25M gift to our College of Engineering — building on state support and the generosity of many — to create the Bjorn Borgen Learning Commons, an interactive hub for research and teaching.

Dive into stories of energy evolution! WEI’s oral history collection captures this shift through a telling of the unique lived experiences of those around us. Learn more: energy.wisc.edu/education/or...

Pleased to share @uwmadison.bsky.social moved up to 36 out of 438 universities by @usnews.com and 12th among public institutions. Although rankings need to be taken with a big grain of salt, it’s gratifying to see our excellence recognized nationally.

Honored to be part of Emily Auerbach’s final WPR University of the Air episode (after 30 years of inspiring learning across WI!) Thanks for the conversation and the opportunity to reflect on my time so far at @uwmadison.bsky.social.

It was a pleasure to have Donna Shalala back on campus today for an insightful chat on higher ed’s shifting landscape. Thanks for the excellent conversation, nuggets of wisdom and great (and funny) stories about your leadership of four schools, including @uwmadison.bsky.social.

Honored to join the @reaganinstitute.bsky.social Summit on Education to discuss the future of higher ed. Universities must be places where ideas collide, students engage across differences & learning sparks growth. Thanks to the panelists, moderator and @uwmadison.bsky.social staff.

Pardon our dust 🏗️🧱🛠️ New construction is a key part of helping UW–Madison meet its mission. @onwismag.bsky.social explains how our latest building projects will reshape the student experience and power innovation for decades to come: onwisconsin.uwalumni.com/pardon-our-d...

I'm delighted to share the impact of Bucky’s Tuition Promise: more Wisconsin students can bring their talents here AND are staying, earning degrees, and thriving at @uwmadison.bsky.social — showing that when access expands, student success follows.

Here’s to GOLD! Proud that @uwmadison.bsky.social has earned its first-ever STARS Gold rating in sustainability. A testament to the hard work and dedication of our campus to best serve the residents of our state & generations of future Badgers. news.wisc.edu/when-it-come...

50 years later, and the #UWGrad Class of 1975's legacy continues. Welcome to the Half-Century Club — it was an honor to celebrate with you on Friday!

The isthmus is ALIVE with Badger spirit! Want more sights and sounds of students settling in for a new academic year? Dive into our 2025 #WIWelcome recap: news.wisc.edu/new-year-sam...

Students explored the $267M Morgridge Hall on the first day of classes Wednesday. It is home to the School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences.

Welcome, Badgers! It’s an exciting time for innovation on campus: our dazzling Morgridge Hall is open, we earned a STARS gold ranking for sustainability & so much life-saving research takes place here every day. See my full message: news.wisc.edu/welcome-to-a... On, Wisconsin 👐

Delighted to introduce our newest Badgers at Convocation today, representing all 50 states, 50+ countries, and a record number of first-generation students –– a truly impressive group!