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• Ecologist and former University of Central Florida Arboretum director named UW Arboretum director August 20, 2024

  Patrick Bohlen Patrick Bohlen, a professor of biology at the University of Central Florida (UCF), has been selected as the new director of the UW Arboretum. Read more

• Arboretum Director Finalists Announced, Will Visit Campus for Public Talks May 23, 2024

  We are delighted to share the announcement of four finalists for Arboretum director. Candidates will visit the UW–Madison campus to give public presentations, which can… Read more

• Life Sciences Communication Class Partners with Arboretum to Tell Unique Tree Stories and Highlight Plant Blindness June 15, 2022

  In spring 2022, the Arboretum worked with Professor Kaiping Chen’s Life Sciences Communication (LSC) 375 Social Media Analytics class as a “client” exercise for UW–Madison… Read more

• Director's Note, September 2020 September 1, 2020

  To the UW–Madison Arboretum Community, A key feature of UW–Madison’s Smart Restart protocols is to promote our personal responsibility to each other. While there… Read more

• Arboretum Drive Temporarily Closes to Motor Vehicle Traffic Due to Surge in Usage May 15, 2020

  As spring has arrived, more visitors have been drawn to the University of Wisconsin–Madison Arboretum to walk, run and bike and enjoy the spring scenery. Read more

• Steve Ackerman Named Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education at UW–Madison March 2, 2020

  UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank has named Steve Ackerman as the next Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education (VCRGE). News story» The vice chancellor… Read more

• Rainwater Chemistry: What’s in Precipitation, and Why Does It Matter? May 30, 2019

  Chemicals are integral to human technology and enterprise. While chemicals such as ammonia, mercury, and nitrogen are also part of natural processes, they can occur… Read more