A new report out of the University of Wisconsin at Madison shows that students have trouble pursuing internships because they’re preoccupied with work or had too heavy of a course load.
Study on Barriers for Student Internships
Inside Higher Ed
June 11, 2019
Research
Higher Education/System
Wearing Their Hearts on Their Graduation Caps
The New York Times
One of the most important lessons I’ve learned during my time at UW-Madison, and specifically the journalism school, is to seek truth. If something doesn’t seem quite right, there’s probably more to the story. Regardless of the political climate and what people might say about the future of journalism, there will always be a need for truth and for people to search for it.— Izabela Zaluska, 21, from Madison, Wis., graduated from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, with a B.A. in journalism and a minor in criminal justice.
‘The writing is on the wall’: UWM officials cautiously optimistic for new chemistry building
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
There are two worlds in the chemistry labs at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The first, in an aged and worn building, students and faculty make do with what they have: rows of tables that hinder collaboration, outdated fume hoods, chipping woodwork and spots of corrosion.
Campus life
Greta Van Susteren talks Appleton, Madison on Wisconsin alumni podcast
Appleton Post-Crescent
This week marks 25 years since the murder of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman — the horrific crime that led to the arrest of football legend O.J. Simpson and the ensuing “trial of the century.”
‘UW-Madison Memes for Milk-Chugging Teens’ fosters campus community through relatable student experiences
Daily Cardinal
The meme page builds community, but being involved in the UW-Madison community builds the page, according to Mike Smale, a recent grad and frequent poster in the page.
Crime and safety
Man snatched cash from Memorial Union employee, arrested by UW police
Wisconsin State Journal
A UW-Madison Memorial Union employee was shaken early Sunday morning when a man grabbed cash out of her hands and ran, but the man was arrested Monday afternoon, thanks to security cameras.
Stabbing at upscale off-campus apartment, 2 arrested, Madison police say
Wisconsin State Journal
Two people were arrested early Sunday morning after one of the two allegedly stabbed a man in the stomach at The Hub, an upscale apartment building near the UW-Madison campus.
Madison man pleads guilty to 3 felonies for Langdon Street attack that left woman severely injured
Wisconsin State Journal
A man who was charged in February for a random attack on a woman as she walked alone on Langdon Street pleaded guilty Monday to three felonies.
Langdon St. attacker enters plea
NBC-15
The man charged in the attack of a UW-Madison student in February of 2019 plead guilty to two counts of first degree recklessly endangering safety, and one count of substantial battery – all as a repeater – Monday after in court.
Langdon Street attacker of UW student pleads guilty in plea deal
WKOW-TV 27
Jerome Winslow, 22, was arrested Feb. 6 after an extensive search by police of downtown surveillance cameras.
Arts & Humanities
Kanye West checks out Virgil Abloh exhibit at MCA
Chicago Sun Times
Abloh and West go way back, to the artist/designer’s days as a grad student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where in 2002 the two met. Abloh would go on to become West’s creative director.
Andre De Shields Will Host LPTW’s Rachel Crothers Leadership Award Luncheon
Broadway World
In a career spanning fifty years, André De Shields has distinguished himself as an unparalleled actor, director, choreographer and educator. Mr. De Shields is an esteemed alumnus of both the University of Wisconsin-Madison (2004 Doctor of Fine Arts honoris causa) and New York University’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study.
Health
Concerning nicotine statistics cause legislators, administrators to revise policies
Daily Cardinal
Following a consistent decline of cigarette use among UW-Madison students, a third-generation vaping trend has taken its place and surpassed previous smoking statistics.
Opinion
Come as you are: UW increasingly works toward inclusivity
Daily Cardinal
Personal biases aside, UW-Madison is objectively one of the best universities to attend.
UW Experts in the News
Russian biologist plans more CRISPR-edited babies
Nature
Quoted: Alta Charo, a researcher in bioethics and law at the University of Wisconsin-Madison says Rebrikov’s plans are not an ethical use of the technology. “It is irresponsible to proceed with this protocol at this time,” adds Charo, who sits on a World Health Organization committee that is formulating ethical governance policies for human genome editing.
Craft beautiful equations in Word with LaTeX
Nature
Quoted: LaTeX is not the only programming-like option for document formatting. Allington often uses Markdown, which he describes as more “lightweight” than LaTeX, because the formatting commands are more straightforward. In Markdown, says Anthony Gitter, a computational biologist at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, there is “very little technical syntax for contributors to break”.
UW-Madison Related
Stingl: He grew up in Wauwatosa but now is raising 11 Texas longhorn cattle just for fun
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Noted: This lover of longhorns was raised in Wauwatosa and educated at UW-Madison. His grandfather and father were livestock brokers and that’s now his job as he commutes to a farm alongside I-94 in the Jefferson County Town of Concord about halfway between Milwaukee and Madison.