One of our top goals is to make sure that our undergraduates successfully finish their degrees, and do so in a timely fashion. Those who take more than four years to complete often take on… Read More
Chancellor Blank
Our commitment to educating Wisconsin’s top students
Our state has been investing in the University of Wisconsin campus in Madison since it was created as a public state university when the state of Wisconsin was formed in 1848. Over the years, this… Read More
State of the University address
As prepared for delivery to the UW-Madison Faculty Senate Good afternoon. It’s always good to see all of you at the beginning of a new academic year. I hope you had a good summer and that… Read More
How UW-Madison is working on building a healthy and sustainable environment
Since the days of John Muir and Aldo Leopold, sustainability has been woven into the fabric of the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Our commitment to conservation and stewardship runs through our campus in our educational offerings,… Read More
Finding that piece of research equipment just got easier
Have you ever tried looking for a needle in a haystack? Probably not, but you still might know what that feels like. UW-Madison is an expansive and complex campus with many moving parts. That makes… Read More
A #UWSummer to Remember
On July 18, hundreds of people enjoyed classes, leisure activities and beautiful views on campus from early morning until late at night. They shared their impressions on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook with the hashtag #UWSummer,… Read More
Welcome back to fall semester
Welcome to a new academic year at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. As we embark on the fall semester, I want to recap some highlights from the summer, and look ahead to some priorities in 2017-18…. Read More
A message to our UW-Madison Community
Chancellor Blank emailed the message below to all students, faculty and staff on Aug. 16. Members of our Campus Community, We had planned to wait until later in August to welcome you to our UW… Read More
Lands’ End partnership a model of success
This week, I went to Dodgeville to meet with the leadership at Lands’ End, a company anchored in southwestern Wisconsin since the 1980s. We were given a great plant tour. If you haven’t seen it,… Read More
The cost of keeping the research engine humming
Among the many unpleasant surprises in the recently proposed federal budget framework is a cap of 10 percent on facilities and administrative costs for awards from the National Institutes of Health. The cap represents a dramatic… Read More