Poverty in Wisconsin has remained mostly stagnant over the past decade, despite historically low unemployment in recent years, according to a new report from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
June 25, 2019
Research
Campus life
UW-Madison erects new plaque honoring Ho-Chunk tribe
The marker will be part of all prospective student tours.
UW-Madison erects new plaque honoring Ho-Chunk tribe
The marker is entitled “Our Shared Future” and acknowledges the campus occupies ancestral Ho-Chunk land, a place the tribe called Teejop. The marker notes the tribe was forced to give up the territory in 1832.
‘From ignorance to awareness’: UW-Madison sign recognizes land as Ho-Chunk’s ancestral home
Chancellor Rebecca Blank, surrounded by about three dozen members of the Ho-Chunk Nation, dedicated a new heritage marker on Bascom Hill last week that recognizes the campus as the ancestral home of the Ho-Chunk tribe.
Crime and safety
Former UW graduate faces death penalty for murder
A former Stevens Point man and UW graduate could be put to death for killing a woman.
UW student faces two felony sexual assault charges
Victim reported feeling incoherent, unable to protest assault.
Agriculture
Antimicrobial usage in large dairies evaluated
At the American Dairy Science Assn. annual meeting in Cincinnati, Ohio, research on this topic conducted by J. Leite de Campos and P.L. Ruegg of Michigan State along with A. Steinberger, T. Goldberg, N. Safdar, A. Kates, J. Shutske, A. Sethi and G. Suen of the University of Wisconsin was presented.
Arts & Humanities
Wisconsin Alum André De Shields Wins First Tony Award
At 73, University of Wisconsin-Madison alumnus André De Shields receieved his first Tony Award in the category of Best Actor in a Featured Role. We talk to the actor about his performance in the Tony-winning musical “Hadestown.”
Opinion
The ‘Nail’s Tales’ sculpture is leaving. Here’s what I want to replace it.
All 85 Bucky on Parade statues in a row.
UW Experts in the News
Monarch Butterflies Born In Captivity Have Trouble Migrating South, Study Says
Quoted: Karen Oberhauser, a monarch butterfly researcher and director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum not affiliated with the study, has major concerns around releasing nonnative butterflies.
UW-Madison Related
Dane County Airport to add nonstop flight to Columbus for Wisconsin Badgers football game
The Dane County Regional Airport is adding a Columbus, Ohio, nonstop flight and a bigger plane for the Oct. 26 University of Wisconsin Badgers vs. Ohio State University Buckeyes game.