Division of Extension announces recipients of Wisconsin Idea Collaboration Grant

The Division of Extension and the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education are excited to announce the nine recipients of the Wisconsin Idea Collaboration Grants. Now in its second year, this grant funding aims to promote collaboration with faculty across campus around Extension’s six focus areas: promote healthy relationships, empower health […]

Lake Superior researcher helps communities better understand harmful algal blooms

Do blooms also like it cold? Lake Superior researcher and international team of scientists help communities better understand harmful algal blooms. Research published in the scientific journal Limnology and Oceanography Letters and led by scientist Dr. Kait Reinl, Research Coordinator at the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve in Superior, WI, challenges current understandings of […]

Extension to Move to New Home near West Side of UW-Madison Campus

To further its community engagement mission and create a hub for collaboration, programming, and education UW–Madison Extension is moving to a new location just outside West Campus. Extension will be relocating to the former UW Credit Union Building at 3500 University Avenue in Madison. The building became available when UW Credit Union operations were moved […]

Register for Elevando Leadership Development

Returning for its third year, Elevando Wisconsin is a culturally relevant leadership development program within the UW–Madison Division of Extension designed to empower and connect Latinx and Spanish-speaking leaders in every community across Wisconsin. The program was co-created by Latinx leaders across Wisconsin to help participants develop and expand their professional networks while serving their […]

Extension Recognizes Employees’ Contributions

UW–Madison Extension recognized employees’ contributions at the Monona Terrace Convention Center on December 5–6, 2022. Dean Karl Martin presented the following awards: Excellence in Education and Outreach Awards: Danielle Nabak, Carol Bralich and Paul Roback Excellence in Equity and Inclusivity Award: Danielle Hairston Green Excellence in Research Award: Bret Shaw Excellence in Service Award: Nathaniel […]

New Round of Wisconsin Idea Collaboration Grants Target Community Outreach

To spur connections between university research and community outreach, the Division of Extension and the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education are expanding the Wisconsin Idea Collaboration Grant series into a second year of funding for new research projects. The grant awards are targeted at prompting collaborations across the UW–Madison Campus […]

New Training & Technical Assistance Center Dedicated to Rural Opioid Misuse

A 2017 survey by two leading farm advocacy groups, the National Farmers Union and the American Farm Bureau Federation, found that nearly 50 percent of rural Americans and 74 percent of farmers have been directly impacted by opioid misuse. Additionally, the correlation between increased substance use and poor mental health is well documented in research […]

Extension, CALS representatives bring expertise to state conservation board

Among other roles, the State of Wisconsin Land and Water Conservation Board (LWCB) advises the University of Wisconsin System on research and outreach needs. Board members include John Exo, Agriculture Water Quality program manager at the UW–Madison Division of Extension, and Francisco Arriaga, Extension specialist and associate professor in the College of Agricultural and Life […]

Rural entrepreneurship gets boost with outreach funding

UW-Madison Extension is proud to join with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) on a new initiative to support rural entrepreneurship across the state. As announced by Gov. Tony Evers today, a $1 million initiative led by Extension and WEDC will provide much-needed resources, support, and technical assistance to rural entrepreneurs in need of support […]

Extension, WEDC support economic development in rural communities

Five rural Wisconsin communities will receive help jump-starting their economic development plans as part of a pilot program between the University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension and Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC). “This initiative is designed to give our state’s smallest communities the tools needed to plan and build a prosperous future,” said Missy Hughes, […]