Category: News

Campus Resources for Job or Income Loss

The news of job or income loss can come with feelings of stress and uncertainty. How can I prepare? What happens to my health insurance? What do I do now? To help UW–Madison staff navigate these challenges and understand their rights, the Office of Human Resources has created the Employee Guide to Job or Income …

Campus Construction Season

There’s a joke in Wisconsin that the state has two seasons: winter and construction. The same might be said for the UW–Madison campus, where construction cranes seem to sprout like coneflowers, and the bumblebee hum of heavy machinery rises along with the warming temperatures. As the built environment of campus grows from one year to …

Ensuring Digital Accessibility: DOJ Ruling and UW–Madison’s Efforts

The Department of Justice (DOJ) made a rule on April 24, 2024, stating that state and local governments must make their websites and apps accessible to people with disabilities. The goal of this rule is to remove digital barriers so disabled individuals can ​seamlessly ​access public services and information provided through digital tools and electronic …

Change in Library Policy · Opt-in by March 1 to Retain Loan History

Change in Library Policy · Opt-in by March 1 to Retain Loan History Beginning in March 2025, the UW–Madison Libraries will retain only the previous six months of an individual’s loan history. For all materials that are not considered rare special collections, six months after the return of a physical item to the library, information …

Together We Do More

Together We Do More this 2024 Partners in Giving Campaign. Each year following 1973, employees from the State, UW-Health, and University (UW–Madison and UW-Milwaukee) have joined together to raise more than $87 million for local, national, and international organizations. Run on volunteer power, the campaign focuses on impact. The positive effects extend beyond the direct …

New Bus Rapid Transit to Ease Campus Commute according to Madison Metro

Depending on the weather, between 12-18% of UW–Madison employees take a Madison Metro bus to campus every day, according to the UW Transportation Services 2023 Biennial Transportation Survey. This fall, Madison Metro hopes to move riders more quickly and efficiently through the campus community with a fleet of sixty-foot, electric buses, an upgraded fare-collection system, …

UW-Madison Health and Wellness Resources

Maintaining your physical and mental health during the busy academic year is important, and UW–Madison offers a variety of resources and incentives for employees. Maintaining General Wellness The Well Wisconsin Program provides a $150 wellness incentive to academic staff along with tools and resources to help you maintain or improve your current state of well-being …

What is Ombuds?

Did you know there is a safe and confidential space to turn to when you are struggling in your job? This place is known as Ombuds. Ombuds is available free of charge for all faculty and staff and provides a space to collaboratively talk through complaints, clarify issues, and consider options and resources to address …

Academic Staff Profile – Lucas Gallagher | SMPH Informatics & IT

Lucas Gallagher Workplace: SMPH Informatics & IT Role: DevOps Cloud Engineer Pronouns: He/him Briefly describe your role and key job responsibilities at UW–Madison I am a DevOps Cloud Engineer, which means I create and maintain infrastructure (think servers and websites) for the School of Medicine and Public Health’s medical research. Day-to-day, I deliver resources to …

Generation Alpha

There’s no doubt that some people view generational categories with the same skepticism as placemat horoscopes and Magic 8 Ball predictions. They scoff at the notion that an entire generation can be summed up by a few choice adjectives. Obviously, not all Baby Boomers are motivated by money, not every Gen Xer demands flexibility, and …