Commencement 2024: Meet some of this spring’s notable graduates
Some have changed lives with their research or improved communities through their public service. Others have scaled the academic heights, made an impressive mid-life career change, or overcome daunting odds to finish a degree.
May 8 update on Library Mall encampment
After numerous meetings over the past week between campus leaders and student protest organizers and their faculty liaisons connected to the illegal encampment, discussions broke down when students and their faculty liaisons walked out of today’s meeting. Campus leaders are disappointed by this decision, especially as they have engaged in a good faith effort to find a resolution to this situation.
Dorota A. Grejner-Brzezinska named UW–Madison vice chancellor for research
In her role at Ohio State, Brzezinska spent three years working on strategic growth and diversification of the university’s research portfolio through federal funding and on helping faculty develop research leadership skills.
Recent Sightings
Crazylegs racers embrace the day More than 9,000 people ran, walked and wheeled in the 42nd Annual Crazylegs Classic in Madison on April 27, enjoying a sunny spring day. See more
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Wednesday update on Library Mall encampment: Students and faculty members tied to an illegal campus encampment have elected to end talks with campus leaders, walking out of a meeting this morning.
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Wednesday update on Library Mall encampment
Students and faculty members tied to an illegal campus encampment have elected to end talks with campus leaders, w...
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We’re in the middle of our Northwoods Forum celebrating the #UW175 in Lac du Flambeau, thanks to everyone who came to learn, connect, and inform our work with @UWMadison
Join us in celebrating our inspiring spring 2024 graduates! Meet Brelynn Bille '24, alumna of the Community & Nonprofit Leadership program. Brelynn is a passionate advocate for disability rights, often tapping personal frustrations to fuel broader change:
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Commencement
Celebrate the UW–Madison Class of 2024, May 10–11. Get the latest information on the ceremonies, special events, and more!
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Events calendar
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Making Scientific Data FAIR7:00 pm, DeLuca Forum, Discovery Building
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Brelynn Bille, Josh Baston named winners of 2024 Herfurth-Kubly Awards
The awards are given annually to two seniors who have made the most effective use of their time at UW–Madison.
‘Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body’ chosen as 2024-25 Go Big Read book
A combination memoir, essay collection and call to action, Rebekah Taussig's book invites readers to consider disability from a different perspective. “Instead of disability as the limitation, what if a lack of imagination was the actual barrier?” she asks.
Pancreatic cancer is difficult to treat. Nano-drugs hitching a ride on bacteria could help.
Mice treated with the therapeutic-laden bacteria experienced delayed tumor growth and significantly longer survival compared with mice that received other treatments.