Francis Halzen, winner of the 2026 Nobel Prize in physics, joins a community of Badgers who’ve changed the world.

Halzen is the principal investigator of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, the world’s largest telescope.

The Badgers completed the celebration of the 2026 NCAA women's hockey championship with a banner raising at LaBahn Arena.

Join Robert P. George and Cornel West for a conversation on what universities can teach about listening, learning, and truth.

These leaders will build the teams, partnerships and momentum needed to transform ambitious ideas into meaningful impact.

“Best Value Schools” ranking also jumps 23 spots, placing UW–Madison 24th in the nation.

The UW’s Allee Willis Creativity Commons will channel a famous alumna’s artistic vision.

The transformational hub for the humanities and interpretive social sciences will serve as a center for cultural studies, history, community and more.

Jane Kamensky and Interim Chancellor Eric M. Wilcots sat down to discuss how universities can foster civil dialogue and prepare students for civic life.

Bright classrooms, gathering spaces and even chalkboards: Take a look inside Levy Hall, UW-Madison’s new home for eight humanities departments.

WSUM rules the airwaves thanks to creative freedom and hard work.

A UW study finds that 30 minutes of cycling can work wonders.

Marv and Jeff’s contributions include $95 million for UW-Madison’s new humanities and engineering buildings.

A look back at how the UW–Madison community came together amid tragedy.

Doctoral student Sabrina Kabakov’s research supports children with Down Syndrome and cancer By Laurel White A sheet of white drawing paper holds a lot of emotions.  The paper features the outline of a...

During the fiscal year ending in June 2026, WARF provided $160.7 million in total support to UW-Madison and the Morgridge Institute for Research, which includes annual grants for both institutions as ...

The university ranks No. 6 among U.S. public universities in undergraduate founders, jumping nine spots in overall undergraduate ranking from last year.

On Wisconsin is the official alumni magazine for UW–Madison. It features news about the university, its alumni, and the biggest issues facing society today.

From new faces to refreshed places, catch up on the top 10 headlines from a busy summer on campus.

The gift aims to accelerate four high-impact research initiatives at the university: quantum technologies, brain health, fusion energy and national security.

Researchers with the Wisconsin Center for Origins Research have discovered their first exoplanet, a 170-million-year-old planet more than 2.5 times larger…

UW graduate students dip their toes into ecology management as part of the Nelson Institute’s professional program course.

A collaboration between researchers at UW–Madison and Argonne National Laboratory is advancing new methods to improve air quality forecasting and public health alerts.

The projects, spanning fusion to critical minerals, are among 278 funded awards to national labs, companies, universities and non-profits in order to accelerate breakthroughs in energy, scientific dis...

UW–Madison’s first new college in more than four decades will explore and inform technological change for societal benefit.

After returning to Wisconsin last year, Devesh Ranjan said he’s worked to address growing student demand and connect the college with the state.

More people are seeking nursing degrees from Madison College, UW-Madison and elsewhere, seeking a stable, well-paying job that makes a difference. And more are needed.

Teamwork, mastery and innovation mark the work of this year's awardees.

The historic building will undergo renovation starting in 2027 to restore its iconic exterior, create new gathering space and modernize its interior to support learning and research.

Over the past decade, Wisconsin’s flagship public university has increased how many undergraduates earn degrees without student loan debt.

In a first-day message to UW–Madison faculty and staff, interim Chancellor Eric Wilcots looks to move the university forward, together.

The 2026 Awards for Mentoring Undergraduates recognize outstanding contributions to student growth from the classroom to the lab.

As audacious of a challenge as achieving nuclear fusion continues to be—let alone producing net-positive energy from the reaction—it’s merely one piece of the equation when it comes to making fusion a...

The honor recognizes his pioneering work to understand the biochemistry of an important binding compound in plants.