University of Wisconsin men’s basketball fans are encouraged to be in their seats 15 minutes early for the home opener against Eastern Illinois on Friday night.
November 8, 2019
Top Stories
Breaking precedent, UW System presidential search panel has no faculty, academic staff
The head of the UW Board of Regents has broken decades of precedent by appointing a search committee for the next University of Wisconsin System president that does not include any faculty members or academic staff.
Research
UW-Madison research finds easy, low-cost exercise prevents ‘6th-grade slump’
Borman and his team looked at more 1,300 sixth-graders at all 11 middle schools in Madison and found one of the main struggles for those students was a need to fit in.
Campus life
Center Stage: Is free speech on the UW-Madison campus in danger?
On this week’s “Center Stage” political podcast Milfred and Hands play audio from and comment on the recent debate between President Donald Trump booster Stephen Moore and never-Trumper Max Boot on the UW-Madison campus.
Babcock Dairy Hall to put some ice cream flavors on hold during renovations
The Chocolate Shoppe can make about 11 ice cream flavors at any time, but Babcock Dairy Hall can make as many as 26.
UW-Madison students try to stay warm as near-record arctic temperatures hit
“(I’m) not prepared for it this early, honestly,” said student Jerrod Gotchy. “Way too soon!”
Our Shared Future: New Plaque on Campus Acknowledges Ho-Chunk Sovereignty
Aaron Bird Bear says the new Our Shared Future heritage marker on Bascom Hill helps recognize the inherent sovereignty of indigenous nations, what he calls “the big fundamental.”
Athletics
Former UW fullback, Wisconsin native scores first NFL touchdown
Alec Ingold scored his first NFL touchdown Thursday night for the Oakland Raiders.
Opinion
Center Stage: Is free speech on the UW-Madison campus in danger?
On this week’s “Center Stage” political podcast Milfred and Hands play audio from and comment on the recent debate between President Donald Trump booster Stephen Moore and never-Trumper Max Boot on the UW-Madison campus.
UW Experts in the News
Low unemployment doesn’t tell whole story of economy ahead of US election
Quoted: Steven Deller is an economist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He says US employment figures are somewhat deceptive.
Three New Books on Human Consciousness to Blow Your Mind
In his new book, “The Feeling of Life Itself,” Koch advocates for integrated information theory, or IIT, developed by Giulio Tononi, a neuroscientist at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. IIT doesn’t ask how matter gives rise to consciousness — rather, it takes as a given certain attributes of consciousness, and asks what kinds of physical systems would be needed to support them.
UW-Madison Related
UW Odyssey Project Fundraiser Sets Record, Raising More Than $200,000
The award-winning UW–Madison Odyssey Project can claim another accolade. They set a fundraising record at the Madison Club’s annual Charity Gala, raising more than $200,000 to provide educational access to adults living at the poverty level and wraparound services to empower them and their families to transform their lives.