Recent News
Nominations open for 2021 LaMarr Billups Community–University Engagement Award
Raimey-Noland Campaign to seek gifts supporting diversity, equity and inclusion
The campaign is named for the first known African American woman and man to graduate from UW–Madison, Mabel Watson Raimey and William Smith Noland.
Winter commencement: Rose Lavelle lauds grads of ‘greatest university to ever grace this planet’
Go Big Read seeking book suggestions for 2021-22
Once again, the theme for Go Big Read is “contemporary issues” — topics such as technology, climate change, health care, inclusion, or any other issue that’s spurring conversation. Books can be fiction or nonfiction.
Institutional Statement on Diversity
Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW–Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.
The University of Wisconsin–Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background—people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.
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@LoriReesor
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Sad news in #Microbial #Ecology Tom Brock has passed away ?Invented? extremophile research His 1966 text Principles of Microbial Ecology remains (alarmingly) relevant in 2021 https://t.co/g5ZTR3ZnTC