We discuss the Universities of Wiscoinsin’s latest budget proposals. Then, we hear from researchers about a study into people with dementia experiencing moments of lucidity. And we talk to the 17-year-old Wisconsin resident representing Team USA in the Pan-American Championship for MMA fighting.
This week, the Universities of Wisconsin announced a slate of budget proposals aimed at boosting the state’s workforce, economy and access to healthcare.
The university system is seeking $240 million for programs that it says would train 300,000 workers and create 2,500 new businesses. Another $90 millionwould go to expand programs for healthcare professionals.
The end of summer is approaching and in the coming weeks, students will begin returning to colleges all across Wisconsin.
Niche, a school rankings website, compiled a list of the top-ranked universities in Wisconsin by analyzing academic, admissions, financial and student life data from the U.S. Department of Education, along with “millions of reviews from students and alumni.
“The absence of endorsements from AOC and Sanders was a bit of a warning sign because they had in fact been involved in state-level races elsewhere. Their backing would have given Hong more legitimacy as a candidate and made her platform seem more grounded,” UW-Madison Political Science Professor Barry Burden said in an email.
Summer Hammann of Barron, Wisconsin is majoring in dairy science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her goal is to become a herdsman, working hands-on with dairy cattle, focusing on herd health, reproduction and overall performance. Her guidance towards this goal has been her background on her family’s dairy, as well as highly relevant internships and leadership in extracurricular activities.
It’s not just for college students, but the timing coincides with the annual weekend in which UW-Madison students move out of one rental and into another, leaving Downtown curbs piled high with discarded couches, electronics and knick-knacks in the process.
The University of Wisconsin has added a playing surface sponsorship to the one major location it had left to sell.
Ads for telecommunications company Spectrum have been added to the field at Camp Randall Stadium.
Two Indian American University of Wisconsin–Madison professors — Rishabh Kirpalani and Tulika Bose — are among 42 faculty awarded prestigious fellowships from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (OVCR) for 2026-2027 for people who drive discovery with bold ideas.
“These prestigious honors provide researchers with the recognition, flexibility, and support needed to pursue bold ideas, advance groundbreaking scholarship and address society’s most pressing challenges,” says Dorota Brzezinska, vice chancellor for research.
