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July 7, 2026

Research

Leopold became the founder of wildlife management

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Wisconsin State Journal

Aldo Leopold’s introduction to nature was living along the banks of the Mississippi River in Iowa.

A renowned conservationist, environmentalist and former UW-Madison professor, Leopold is considered the father of wildlife ecology and modern conservation.

“Conservation is a state of health in the land,” Leopold said in 1944. “The land consists of soil, water, plants, and animals, but health is more than a sufficiency of these components. It is a state of vigorous self-renewal in each of them, and in all collectively.”

Higher Education/System

Regents privately discussed UW system president Jay Rothman’s firing for months, records show

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Wisconsin State Journal

UW Board of Regents members shared grievances about now-ousted Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman in text messages and emails in the months leading up to his firing, according to recently released records.

The Regents fired Rothman on April 7 over a loss of confidence in his leadership. The clashes first became public after someone leaked a March 26 letter to The Associated Press that Rothman wrote to Regents leaders, in which he said board leadership told him he had to retire or resign, or they would fire him.

Campus life

UW-Madison police to remove contentious Flock cameras from campus

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Capital Times

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department will stop using contentious license plate reader cameras on campus.

The department started using the automated cameras last July, and its contract with the company Flock Safety was set to expire June 26. The department said it decided not to renew the contract “after careful and thoughtful consideration.”