Everywhere you look on the UW-Madison campus there are examples of private support in action. Student scholarships, faculty, buildings and countless other examples.
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The Impact of Gifts
Expanding Borders of the Badger Experience
Imagine UW–Madison engineering students collaborating on a solar-powered race car, a mathematics faculty member pioneering an experimental lab to improve undergraduate research, or a human ecology program offering public speaking opportunities beyond the classroom to advance career skills. Discretionary funds make these feats possible, and at the UW, these donations are opening doors to life-changing… Read more »
Entrepreneurship at the UW
UW–Madison is launching the Wisconsin Entrepreneurship Hub, a bold new initiative to strengthen entrepreneurial pathways across campus.
Flight Simulator Helps Launch Badger Engineers
A new state-of-the-art flight simulator at the UW College of Engineering is enhancing the aerospace option within the engineering mechanics major.
From Shop Floor to Meat Lab: Two Funds, One Vision
Micah Robinson ’23, MSx’25 walked into the Biological Systems Engineering Shop with one goal: to make “cool stuff.”
Practical Problem Solving for Busy Badgers
Experiential learning at UW–Madison is transforming education by combining classroom theory with real-world preparation.
A Legacy for the Love of Large Animals
For more than two decades, Morrison “Morrie” Waud Jr. was a cherished friend and enduring champion of the UW School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM).
Donor Support Drives Breakthroughs in Blindness
One of the nation’s 10 most prominent research institutions, UW–Madison is unique for its collaborations, which help researchers become innovators and bring life-changing advancements to patients. Thanks to a significant boost from federal funding and the generosity of dedicated donors, researchers at the UW are on the cusp of revolutionizing treatments for two rare, currently incurable eye diseases: Best disease (BD) and Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA).
Renowned Research to End Alzheimer’s Disease
The aging demographic of the United States presents an urgent and growing challenge. As more than 56 million Americans surpassed age 65 in 2020 — with an expected increase to 85 million by 2050 — the burden of aging-associated diseases, particularly Alzheimer’s disease (AD), intensified. AD affects more than seven million Americans, ranking as the sixth leading cause of death and the only cause that is not decreasing.
