Noted: In the 1990s, researchers found that flies use these genes to build their limbs. In an influential paper, Neil Shubin of the University of Chicago, Sean Carroll of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Cliff Tabin of Harvard University speculated that flies and vertebrates — and other animals with appendages — inherited this network of genes from a common ancestor.
The Wisconsin State Bar Association along with the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Marquette University law schools are preparing to honor long-time state Supreme Court Justice Shirley Abrahamson.
New information from UW-Madison police suggests that road rage sparked an incident involving a man pulling a gun on a couple at the UW Arboretum over the weekend.
While most of Wisconsin’s 60 species of mosquitoes thrive on lots of standing water to lay eggs, the low temperatures have acted like a deep freeze because the nasty buzzing insects get lethargic when it’s 60 degrees or colder, said P.J. Liesch, University of Wisconsin Extension entomologist.
Noted: University of Wisconsin-Madison political science professor Barry Burden said Evers’ election has sparked a more serious discussion around marijuana in the state. But the Democratic governor will have a difficult time with legalization as Republican leaders are pushing back against the idea.
Badgers United launched Monday to advocate for UW-Madison in the midst of a state budget process that has brought ups and downs for the University of Wisconsin System as a whole.
A new nonprofit advocating for UW-Madison aims to shore up more state money for the flagship campus, reverse the university’s slide in national rankings and lift the longstanding tuition freeze for undergraduate resident students.
