About one in four undergraduate female students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have experienced a sexual assault since entering college, a study found.
October 16, 2019
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One-quarter of UW-Madison women report being sexually assaulted
More than a quarter of undergraduate women at UW-Madison who participated in a national survey said they had been sexually assaulted since entering college, according to results released Tuesday by the university.
Chancellor Blank: Reported sexual assault numbers at UW-Madison are ‘distressingly high’
The chancellor of University of Wisconsin-Madison is calling attention to a new national report showing that more than a fourth of female undergraduate students reported being sexually assaulted in 2019.
AAU report finds sexual assault rates of females remain unchanged since 2015
Report found no significant change in UW’s sexual assault rates compared to 2015.
New Campus Climate Survey reports 26 percent of UW-Madison undergraduate women experience sexual assault
One in four undergraduate women at UW-Madison say they have been sexually assaulted since beginning college, according to a new report released Tuesday from the Association of American Universities.
Research
Wisconsin Second In US For Binge Drinking Rate, Study Finds
The report from the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Population Health Institute looks at both federal and state health data.It finds 24 percent of Wisconsin adults engage in binge drinking, compared to 16 percent nationally.
UW scientists invent standing CT machine for horses
New machine also helps detect fractures at early stage.
Higher Education/System
UW System schools honor Native nations on Indigenous Peoples’ Day
UW-Stevens Point hosted its first-ever Indigenous Peoples’ Day event with a procession of the flags of the 12 tribes of Wisconsin, which will be displayed permanently in the Dreyfus University Center.
Campus life
5 people apply to fill vacant Madison City Council seat for UW campus district
Five people have applied to fill the open seat on Madison’s City Council for the district that covers a large chunk of UW-Madison’s campus.
“Numbers remain distressingly high:” Survey finds 1 in 4 female UW undergrads are sexually assaulted
Four years after a sexual assault climate survey was created by the Association of American Universities (AAU), a new report shows while students have more awareness of sexual assaults on UW-Madison’s campus, one in four female undergraduate students reported they were sexually assaulted.
UW Madison professor shares body positivity message after twerking with Lizzo
You don’t need a DNA test to know that UW Madison professor Dr. Sami Schalk is 100% that … chick… that twerked with Lizzo.
Survey: One in four UW-Madison female students report being sexually assaulted
UW-Madison has participated in the survey on sexual assault and misconduct, conducted by the American Association of Universities, since 2015.
UW professor twerks with Lizzo
A UW-Madison assistant professor has made headlines this week for sharing a special moment on stage with rising star Lizzo.
The 100s at Eagle Heights to welcome non-freshman undergraduates
Ninety-nine of 1,050 apartments will open to non-freshman undergraduates.
Political commentator Charlie Sykes says College Republicans ‘came off as snowflakes’ after incident in SAC office
Sykes currently hosts The Weekly Standard podcast and contributes to MSNBC.
State news
Ho-Chunk Supreme Court Justice to Run for Congress
Zunker, 39, is the first Native American to run for Congress in Wisconsin since Ada Deer lost to Republican Scott Klug in 1992.
Community
Science-themed murals to be painted around Madison for Science to Street Art project
From now until Friday, you can find street artist Melanie Stimmell VanLatum inside the Discovery Building at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, painting a science-themed mural on one of the first-floor walls.
Opinion
Editorial: Listening to UW students of color
We don’t know how it is even possible to produce a video about the University of Wisconsin without images of students of color.
Editorial: Listening to UW students of color
MADISON, Wis. – We don’t know how it is even possible to produce a video about the University of Wisconsin without images of students of color. What we do know is it is irrelevant who was responsible for the final product, the fact that it existed for even the short time it did is a damning indictment of our ongoing lack of cultural awareness, sensitivity and respect for diversity and inclusion.
Column: UW student athletes deserve to be paid
Athletes bring in huge profits for university, but do not reap benefits.
UW Experts in the News
Medical marijuana bill to potentially bring medical, monetary benefit, affect arrests
Quoted: Kenneth Streit, UW clinical professor of law, said incarceration rates for THC are not as prevalent as it may seem.