Since 2016, the university has topped the list of top volunteer producing colleges and universities. Since 2012, it has been ranked in the top five.
UW-Madison ranks No. 1 in Peace Corps volunteers
WISC-TV 3
March 21, 2019
Top Stories
Proposed state building projects in jeopardy as commission deadlocks
Wisconsin State Journal
In a likely unprecedented move, the State Building Commission failed Wednesday to recommend any of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ $2.5 billion in proposed capital budget projects after Republicans voted them down one by one.
UW Chancellors: Evers Budget Plan Could Keep Talent In Wisconsin
Wisconsin Public Radio
Some Wisconsin higher education leaders say the proposed state budget from Democratic Gov. Tony Evers could reduce a worker shortage and keep more talent from leaving the state.
Research
Climate change is taking a toll on the $20 billion ski industry
CNBC
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words – Chan Zuckerberg Science Initiative
Medium
“I love being able to record and study the behavior and function of living organisms under physiological conditions?—?without harming them, and without them realizing that they’re being observed.”?—?Michael Weber, Morgridge Institute for Research, in affiliation with the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Flamingo Project.
Saving energy saves lives and alleviates healthcare costs caused by air pollution, study says
The Independent
According to researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, saving energy could also save lives and alleviate the costs of health problems caused by air pollution.
Great Lakes states are warming faster than the rest of the country, more flooding is in store, new report says
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Noted: A report released on Thursday, largely from scientists at Midwestern universities, including the University of Wisconsin-Madison, highlight current and future impacts of climate change on the Great Lakes.
Higher Education/System
Republicans reject all of Gov. Evers capital budget recommendations, including new UWEC science hall
Ch 18 - Eau Claire
The building commission is required to make recommendations and send them over to the Republican-controlled Joint Finance Committee. But now, the committee might have to start from scratch. That means it is possible that some projects could be delayed and others stalled from moving forward.
Republicans reject Tony Evers’ $2.5 billion plan for building projects
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Noted: Nearly half of the $2.5 billion for building projects — or $1.1. billion — would be for University of Wisconsin System campuses, with more than $506 million of it coming from borrowing that would be paid back by taxpayers.
UW Platteville educator celebrates 51 years
NBC-15
Dr. Marilyn Tufte started her career as an instructor at UW Platteville in the late 1960s after receiving her master’s degree from UW Madison.
Republicans reject Evers’ spending on state, UW buildings
Associated Press
Republicans on the Wisconsin Building Commission rejected Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ plan for $2.5 billion worth of construction projects across the state, an unprecedented move Wednesday that speaks to challenge of divided government and moves the fight over capital building projects to the Legislature.
Campus life
Leaving the “liberal bubble”: Iconoclastic history professor John Sharpless retires
Isthmus
UW-Madison is a “liberal bubble,” according to long-time history professor John Sharpless.
State news
10 Things to Know About Wisconsin
US News and World Report
The University of Wisconsin—Madison opened the nation’s first dairy school in 1890.
Agriculture
UW Extension Hosting Conference on Farm Human Resources
WI Ag Connection
“Many ag consultants are on the farm and see the challenges farmers face with employees every day,” said Simon Jette-Nantel, Professor and UW-Extension Farm Management Specialist. “These are often the people farmers ask for advice regarding employees. This program provides information and resources to help Wisconsin farmers address these questions.”
Task force recommends changes
Agri-View
Mark Stephenson, chairman of the task force and director of dairy-policy analysis for the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said at the end of the meeting, “We’re kind of stuck in the red zone and have a little bit of clean-up work yet to do.”
Community
One City Schools, Access Community Health Centers announce partnership
One City Schools, which expanded from One City Early Learning Center, is one of the state’s first 4K and kindergarten charter options authorized by the University of Wisconsin’s Office of Educational Opportunity.
Arts & Humanities
Eco-conscious embroidery: Custom creations revive old clothes and keep wardrobe overload at bay
Isthmus
Noted: Von Haden loved drawing as a child and often focused on fashion illustrations. She knew when she arrived for college at UW-Madison she wanted to focus on fashion. After a semester in New York City at the Fashion Institute of Technology, Von Haden returned to Madison for her senior year in 2017. During that year she taught herself embroidery, intending to include it in her clothing collection for her senior project. “Then I abandoned the clothes and focused just on the embroidery,” Von Haden says. “I became aware of the waste and unsustainability in fast fashion and I realized I didn’t want to be part of the never-ending cycle of new clothes.”
Home sweet (temporary) home: “Postmadison” is a show from artists who have come and gone — or stayed
Isthmus
For many residents, the city of Madison is a waystation. A college town. A pleasurable stop to learn or live for several years on their way to other things and places. With this in mind, Postmadison was born, an exhibit at the Arts + Literature Laboratory (ALL) until April 6, featuring four artists who once called Madison home.
Health
Milwaukee Hospitals Look To Fight Opioid Addiction With Recovery Coaches
Wisconsin Public Radio
Noted: The $75,000 grant places the recovery coaches in emergency departments at Ascension’s St. Joseph’s, Franklin and St. Francis hospitals for a one-year pilot and is part of a larger effort from the Wisconsin Voices for Recovery — a statewide peer-run network from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Continuing Studies — funded by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
UW Experts in the News
Using Mathematical Models To Fill Out Your March Madness Bracket
Wisconsin Public Radio
The guest is Laura Albert, associate professor of industrial and systems engineering
What Is the World to Do About Gene-Editing?
The New York Review of Books
Quoted: This can be seen in what the University of Wisconsin bioethicist Alta Charo, an author of the 2017 NASEM report, both observes and endorses as the “yellow light” approach to regulating “technology [that] innovates faster than the regulatory system can adapt.”
Tonight’s spring equinox “supermoon,” explained in one chart
Vox
Quoted: A supermoon is when these two cycles match up and we have a full moon that’s near its perigee. The result is that the full “super” moon appears slightly larger and slightly brighter in the sky. This occurs about one in every 14 full moons, Jim Lattis, an astronomer at the University of Wisconsin Madison, notes.
Enbridge v. Dane County: Supreme Court will begin hearing arguments over pipeline next week
Isthmus
Quoted: “The anonymous nature of even the sponsor of the bill is something that really does fly in the face of democratic accountability,” says UW-Madison political science professor David Canon. Introducing a Motion 999 at the end of the budget process has since become a common way for Wisconsin lawmakers to avoid public scrutiny. “It leads to laws getting passed that don’t have any kind of public vetting.”
Video: What to expect from flooding with more rain in the forecast
WISC-TV 3
Quoted: Shane Hubbard is a research scientist in the Space Science and Engineering Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He explains what to expect for future flooding.
How salt use is impacting our lakes this year
WISC-TV 3
Quoted: UW limnologist and assistant professor Dr. Dugen says you can think of salt affecting lakes like salt affects humans; some of it is okay, but lots of it starts causing problems.
UW-Madison Related
Milwaukee Hospitals Look To Fight Opioid Addiction With Recovery Coaches
Wisconsin Public Radio
The $75,000 grant places the recovery coaches in emergency departments at Ascension’s St. Joseph’s, Franklin and St. Francis hospitals for a one-year pilot and is part of a larger effort from the Wisconsin Voices for Recovery — a statewide peer-run network from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Continuing Studies — funded by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.