University of Wisconsin-Madison

09/10/2026

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 well as supplemental grants for special initiatives.

09/08/2026

From Library Mall to Lambeau Field 🎵👐🏈🧀

What comes after your first week of classes? For UW–Madison students, it was a can’t-miss weekend of entertainment: Country music star Kane Brown electrified campus with an exclusive concert from Amazon Music, while Wisconsin Football visited the legendary home of the Green Bay Packers.

See more: https://news.wisc.edu/from-kane-brown-on-library-mall-to-badgers-at-lambeau-field-a-special-weekend-of-entertainment/

09/08/2026

UW–Madison jumped nine spots in PitchBook's undergraduate entrepreneurship rankings and now ranks No. 6 among U.S. public universities for undergraduate founders. On, Wisconsin!

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

09/08/2026

Our Badger community remembers Rosemary Ho Chen, who passed away in August at the age of 97. Together with her late husband, Simon K. Chen, Rosemary was one of the Chazen Museum of Art's most generous benefactors. The donation of their Chinese art collection leaves a lasting imprint of culture, scholarship and philanthropy on UW–Madison.

The Chazen Museum of Art extends its heartfelt condolences to the family of Rosemary Ho Chen, who passed away on August 12, 2026 at the […]

09/06/2026

For the first time this season, it's officially GAME DAY‼️

09/03/2026

New classrooms, new faculty members, new friends. September 2nd was the buzzing start of a new academic year at UW–Madison.

In the unseasonably warm weather, students crisscrossed the campus with first-day energy and anticipation, headed for classrooms that by the end of the fall semester will feel like home.

Check out scenes from a first day full of forward motion: https://news.wisc.edu/a-first-day-of-classes-full-of-motion/

09/02/2026

From interim Chancellor Eric M. Wilcots, welcome to a new school year, Badgers! Let's move forward together. On, Wisconsin! 👐

09/02/2026

Good morning, Badgers. We wish you a successful start to your Fall 2026 semester.

Let’s begin.

09/02/2026

You’re looking at the newest Badgers of 2026 on the isthmus!

Nearly 6000 new students packed the Kohl Center for Convocation — their formal welcome to the world of being a Badger — where they learned beloved campus traditions and heard helpful advice from campus leaders.

See more: https://news.wisc.edu/convocation-2026-heeding-advice-finding-community-and-having-a-beginners-mind/

09/01/2026

The 'W' Connection: Thousands of first-year and transfer students took to Camp Randall Stadium for the ultimate class photo and an intro course on Badger spirit during tonight's W Project event.

See more photos and videos: https://news.wisc.edu/the-w-connection/