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August 31, 2026

Research

Killing wolves does not reduce farm livestock deaths, study finds

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Wisconsin State Journal

Efforts across the globe to kill gray wolves as a means of protecting domestic animals have had little to no known impact on preventing wolf-related deaths to livestock, according to a new study.

With Wisconsin in the midst of a yearslong debate over what protections, if any, should be applied to the estimated 1,200 gray wolves in the state, Adrian Treves, a professor of environmental studies at UW-Madison and co-author of the latest study, said his hope is the research helps guide public policy when the next debate over wolf populations arises.

Campus life

UW–Madison move-in begins as students and families arrive on campus

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ABC 27

UW–Madison welcomed students and their families to campus Saturday as fall move-in began at the University’s residence halls.

Families arrived from Wisconsin and other states to help students move into their rooms before the start of the new academic year. Among those arriving was Chris Olhoff from Chicago, who was moving his son, Henry, into campus housing.

Olhoff said the move-in experience into Witte had gone well so far.

State news

Crime and safety

Two men arrested after reported sexual assault at UW-Madison

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Channel 3000

Two Fitchburg men were arrested following a reported sexual assault early Saturday at Goodspeed Family Pier near Alumni Park, UW-Madison police said.

Police received a call from a concerned bystander reporting a disturbance on the pier at around 4:10 a.m.

Responding officers learned that a sexual assault had occurred. A 31-year-old man and a 27-year-old man were arrested and taken into custody.

Two arrested for sexual assault charges on UW-Madison campus

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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

University of Wisconsin police arrested two Fitchburg residents for an alleged sexual assault that took place at Goodspeed Family Pier on the UW-Madison campus early morning Aug. 29.

According to police officials, UWPD received a call around 4:10 a.m. Saturday from a concerned bystander who reported a disturbance near Alumni Park.

Agriculture

Wisconsin Weed Management Workshop Set on September 2

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Wisconsin Ag Connection

Farmers, agronomists, and agricultural professionals will gather in Arlington, Wisconsin, on September 2, 2026, for the third annual Wisconsin Extension Weed Management Workshop.

Hosted by UW-Madison Extension and the WiscWeeds team, the full-day event will focus on practical approaches to controlling weeds as herbicide resistance becomes an increasing challenge for growers.

The workshop, scheduled from 8:15 a.m. to 4 p.m., will feature field plot tours, educational presentations, networking opportunities, and a farmer panel highlighting successful weed-management experiences from across Wisconsin.

UW Experts in the News

They lost one fight against a solar farm. Now this Dane County town is hoping to stop another

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Wisconsin State Journal

TOWN OF CHRISTIANA — Residents of this small farming community in eastern Dane County spent years fighting what was then Wisconsin’s largest solar farm.

They lost that fight, and now, the same developer is looking to add onto that project.

Chicago-based Invenergy, the nation’s largest private energy developer, filed initial paperwork with the Wisconsin Public Service Commission in June for a second solar farm that will sit on roughly 770 acres, about half the size of the first facility, in Christiana, a town of 1,235 about 20 miles east of Madison.

Some hurricanes have shifty eyes

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Wisconsin State Journal

Question: Do all hurricanes have an eye?

Answer: Seen from space, a hurricane appears as a vast spiral of clouds stretching across hundreds of miles. Near the center of strong hurricanes is the eye, a roughly circular region of comparatively calm weather, light winds, and low pressure.

UW-Madison Related

College a family affair for two sets of UW-Madison triplets

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Wisconsin State Journal

Tim and Stacey Cavanagh raised their two sets of triplets, born 19 months apart, in a chaotic, loving home in Chicago. Last year, they saw two of their first three sons, Ryan and Charlie, off at FIJI house, where they spent their freshman year. On Saturday, the family returned with the second set of triplets, TJ, Kiley and Kate, loaded into a U-Haul, all bound for Badgerhood.