The late Sen. Herb Kohl’s name will now grace not one but two buildings on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
Herb Kohl foundation gift will expand UW’s School of Public Affairs
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
February 18, 2026
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Higher Education/System
Land-grant schools spark ag future
Agri-view
Like most schools, UW started out small with just a couple of buildings – North Hall and South Hall – on Bascom, a hill in Madison where the campus was established. And though agriculture was part of the mission from the beginning, the School of Agriculture at the university we now take for granted began much later.
Campus life
Herb Kohl Philanthropies donates $30 million to UW-Madison’s La Follette School
FOX47
Herb Kohl Philanthropies announced a pledge to extend the late Sen. Kohl support of the UW-Madison’s La Follette School of Public Affairs with a $30 million lead private gift.
State news
Polzin: Wisconsin’s NIL bill requires scrutiny from state
Wisconsin State Journal
Taxpayers, the University of Wisconsin is desperate for your help. Athletic director Chris McIntosh made that perfectly clear last week while backing a bill that is making its way through the state Assembly.
Arts & Humanities
Ho-Chunk sculptor Truman Lowe honored in Smithsonian retrospective
Wisconsin Public Radio
For most of his career, Lowe taught at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he received his Master of Fine Arts in 1973. After more than two decades of teaching sculpture and American Indian studies, he moved to D.C. in 2000 to take a job as the first curator of contemporary Native art at the National Museum of the American Indian — the same museum now honoring his work.
Health
Hypermobile EDS afflicts thousands in Wisconsin
The Cap Times
Rudin has incorporated lectures about EDS into the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s medical school curriculum, hoping to expand awareness in academia. He’s also given lectures to various clinical departments to “sensitize” them to the condition and helped create an addition to UW Health’s electronic records that can help assess, diagnose and begin treatment for people with EDS.
UW Experts in the News
Farm bankruptcies tick up in Wisconsin, US
Wisconsin Public Radio
Ag economist Paul Mitchell with the University of Wisconsin-Madison said milk prices declined last year, while corn and soybean prices have been down for several years. At the same time, producers are paying more for the labor and supplies they need to operate.
UW School of Veterinary Medicine gives park safety tips after report of Warner Park dog death
WMTV NBC-15
The University of Wisconsin- Madison School of Veterinary Medicine is warning dog owners about signs of sickness they might miss.