The college will cut about 30 full-time positions, or about 5% of its 600-person employee base, at the end of the spring semester. It also plans to increase its student-to-instructor ratio from 9:1 to 15:1 over the next several years by eliminating about 10% of course sections offered.
May 2, 2019
Higher Education/System
Legislators propose new UW dairy centers to boost industry
Dairy Innovation Hubs to be established at three UW schools.
Campus life
J.J. Watt is giving the commencement speech at UW-Madison, and he needed a giant custom-made gown
J.J. Watt is returning to the University of Wisconsin, where he played football his sophomore and junior years before being drafted.
UW’s student activism: Past, present and future
Megan Miller, the Morgridge Center for Public Service assistant director for civic engagement and communications, said there’s a need to build a lasting commitment to civic engagement in the student body
Native American historian discusses missing, murdered indigenous women
Brugel said this event, hosted by Wunk Sheek, Movimiento Estudiantil Chicanx de Aztlán and PAVE, is especially important because Native women are often left out of the discussion about sexual assault.
Community
Edgewood High students’ science project launches into space
Kiley and Pashaj worked with the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space and the UW-Madison Molecular Structure Laboratory to devise an experiment to be done at the station based on the optimum growing conditions for their crystal.
Health
170-Year-Old Wisconsin Abortion Ban Still On The Books
“It just doesn’t happen,” said Dr. Doug Laube, who used to be the chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Athletics
First NCAA appearance in 14 years ‘a dream come true’ to Wisconsin Badgers women’s tennis team
The Badgers, ranked 35th nationally, will make their first NCAA tournament appearance in 14 years on Saturday when they play Syracuse in the opening round in Palo Alto, California.
UW Experts in the News
The Giant Panda Is a Closet Carnivore
Quoted: “If you’re going to switch to a specific plant, bamboo isn’t too bad, as it does have respectable plant protein levels, as well as a swath of different vitamins,” says Garret Suen from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.