Program provides internship opportunities, coursework specifically oriented towards poverty studies.
UW joins Shepherd Higher Education Consortium of Poverty, supporting internships in poverty studies
Badger Herald
October 3, 2018
Top Stories
New UW advertising campaign aims to correct misperceptions
Badger Herald
Campaign focuses on misperceptions about admissions, affordability, state funds.
Research
Set in amber, fossil ants help reconstruct evolution of fungus farming
WI Farmer
The work was led by UW-Madison Professor of Bacteriology Cameron Currie and Hongjie Li, a postdoctoral researcher in the Currie lab.
Tiny worlds, starry nights and views from an asteroid — September’s best science images
Nature
Noted: The Nikon Small World in Motion Competition provides a window into the microscopic universe. The winning entry, announced on 27 September, shows the developing sensory nervous system of a zebrafish embryo filmed by Elizabeth Haynes and Jiaye He of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, in the United States. Second place went to a video showing a laser propagating through a soap membrane, and a tiny, bristly marine worm claimed third.
New COWS Report Highlights Need For Closing Racial and Ethnic Disparities In Wisconsin’s Higher Education
Madison365
As Wisconsin becomes more and more diverse, so do its high school graduates. In 2000, for example, 10 percent of high school graduates in Wisconsin were students of color. By 2016, that number had more than doubled to 22 percent. But how are they fairing in the post-high school higher-education world?
State news
Foxconn will develop downtown Racine site
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Foxconn Technology Group on Tuesday said it has bought a three-story, 46,000-square-foot office building in downtown Racine and will turn the structure into yet another of what the company is calling its innovation centers.
Science On Tap, OC-WHIP Both Talking Invasive Species This Week
WXPR-FM, Wausau
The next Science on Tap in Minocqua is set for Wednesday(10/3/18) in Minocqua.
Agriculture
Ask the Food Doc: Why is Wisconsin’s ice cream better than NU’s?
Lincoln Journal Star - NE
I just had the best ice cream ever at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. UW Madison makes their own Babcock brand ice cream on campus. Why is the UW ice cream so much better than University of Nebraska?
Arts & Humanities
Four Madison artists make new work, ask questions and build community
Noted: Artists from the Art Department featured in cover story.
Community, dedication, music: Retiring UW Band director Michael Leckrone’s legacy lives on
Badger Herald
After 50 years as the UW band director, Leckrone looks back on the defining moments of his music career.
Opinion
Column: Religious observance should not be inconvenience for non-Christian students
Badger Herald
UW’s Christian-centered calendar forces students of other faiths to choose between academics, religious observance.
“Student-athlete” is a lie
Isthmus
UW Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank made a statement last week that is either incredibly naïve or designed to deceive.
UW Experts in the News
Trump Bets Bashing China Will Sway Voters Before Costs Hit
Bloomberg
Noted: In neighboring Wisconsin, agriculture represents only about 1 percent of the $287 billion economy. Still, in a state that brands itself “America’s dairyland” on car license plates, farmers have political clout. They were “already on edge because of the potential collapse of Nafta,” says Jon Pevehouse, a political science professor at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. “When you put China tariffs on top of that, there’s a lot of unease.”
Obituaries
David E. Roberts
WISC-TV 3
He joined the University of Wisconsin Electrical shop in 1961 and remained there until his retirement in March 1992. David loved his work on campus and had many fond memories of his co-workers.
UW-Madison Related
‘Better Call Saul’ has a Green Bay connection thanks to Hans Obma
Green Bay Press-Gazette
Noted: Since moving to California 11 years ago, the University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate has been building his acting resume.