The National Science Foundation ranks universities based on the number of Ph.D.’s granted. UW-Madison came in first in 2017 with 844 Ph.D.’s, up from second place in 2016.
March 5, 2019
Top Stories
Continued UW tuition freeze, interstate projects unlikely without tax increases, Gov. Tony Evers says
A $150 million funding increase for University of Wisconsin campuses and major interstate improvements in the Milwaukee area are unlikely to happen without tax increases Republicans oppose, Gov. Tony Evers said Monday.
Research
Driverless shuttle to arrive in Madison this fall
“It’s really just a demonstration project. Anyone can come and ride,” said Jon Riehl, a transportation systems engineer with the University of Wisconsin – Madison’s Traffic Operations and Safety Laboratory.
Higher Education/System
Poor Students At Top Colleges Still Feel Unwelcome, New Book Says
If I’m able to show that food insecurity exists at schools like Yale, Harvard, Penn and Princeton, how then do you think it manifests itself at the University of Wisconsin or at Texas Tech, or at the regional college?
Public release of UW System salaries reveal large spending on athletics, while overall pay remains flat
A database created by USA Today now allows public view of 2017-’18 salaries of UW employees across the system.
Campus life
Former WKOW Chief Meteorologist honored with UW alumni award
On Tuesday, Kelly will be honored by UW-Madison’s Department for Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences with an alumni award for “outstanding achievement.”
Crime and safety
Trial of Badgers football player rescheduled
According to online court records, the trial for 20-year-old Quintez Cephus will begin on July 29.
Me Too movement creator Tarana Burke discusses sexual violence, community support on campus
Burke challenged UW administration to find better solutions to campus sexual violence.
Me Too founder demands increased campus safety, sexual violence prevention
Founder of the Me Too Movement Tarana Burke spoke to hundreds of UW-Madison students, faculty and community members Monday, urging them to push the boundaries constructed by the university and create a community based on safety and protection.
Agriculture
‘I wouldn’t bet the farm on it’: Experts pump brakes on industrial hemp hype
Noted: University of Wisconsin-Madison agriculture and applied economics Professor Paul Mitchell said the university has a lot of research to do before they fully understand the crop, and his department is considering hiring someone to study it.
Health
The Power and Science of Forgiveness
Quoted: In addition, as noted by Bob Enright, a psychologist at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, who has studied forgiveness for decades, true forgiveness includes empathy and compassion toward the injuring individual before you can forgive completely.
Athletics
Wisconsin’s Marsha Howard earns spot on All-Big Ten second team
University of Wisconsin senior Marsha Howard was voted to the All-Big Ten women’s basketball second team by the media, the conference announced Monday.
Wisconsin Badgers have four individual WCHA award winners, with Mark Johnson coach of the year
For only the third time, the University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team has taken home four individual regular-season awards from the Western Collegiate Hockey Association.
UW-Madison Related
Can Robert Greenblatt Please His AT&T Bosses and HBO’s Fans?
After piling up degrees at the University of Illinois, the University of Wisconsin and the University of Southern California, Mr. Greenblatt landed a job at the Lorimar studio in the late 1980s.
Sexism challenged through art
The trio formed in response to shared sexist experiences while in graduate school at the University of Wisconsin- Madison.