UW-Madison leaders on Monday pledged to review the university’s handling of requests from instructors with a disability or medical condition who asked to teach online this fall.
August 31, 2021
Top Stories
College guide ranks UW-Madison as highest national public university
According to Washington Monthly, the guide ranks four-year schools based on their contribution to the public good in three categories: social mobility, research and providing opportunities for public service.
Campus life
Move-in begins on UW campus, officials talk Covid safety
This week more than 8,500 students from all over the world are moving onto the UW-Madison campus making it their new home as new Covid safety protocols start to kick in.
Adjustments made at UW-Madison residence halls to accommodate increase in students
Students at UW-Madison are moving into the residence halls on campus this week.Move-in days kicked off Monday morning. There are slotted times for students to move in through Thursday.
Community
Wisconsin mosques prepare to welcome Afghan refugees into community
Saeed said volunteers are already gearing up to help refugees start a new life. He is also recruiting volunteers from the Muslim Students Association at UW-Madison.
Health
COVID-19 booster shot plan raises hope and questions, UW experts say
Quoted: Dr. Nasia Safdar, medical director of infection control at UW Hospital, and Dr. James Conway, a UW Health pediatrician who specializes in infectious diseases.
UW Health asks drivers to look out for children as school begins
UW Health is encouraging drivers to keep an eye out for children who are walking or biking on the roads as they return to school in the next week. The number of traffic deaths in Dane County has already exceeded the total for all of 2020, especially when it comes to pedestrian crashes.
Shiva Bidar named Associate Dean for Diversity and Equity Transformation for UW School of Medicine and Public Health
Shiva Bidar, vice president for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, will expand the scope of her work to also become the inaugural Associate Dean for Diversity and Equity Transformation for the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, the organization announced on Monday. Bidar starts her new position on Monday, Oct. 11.
Athletics
Here’s what might make it harder to get a brat inside Camp Randall at Badgers’ football opener
The menu at Camp Randall Stadium concession stands could be limited when the University of Wisconsin football season opens Saturday. Some points of sale might not even be open as UW officials struggle with staffing levels for the first game with fans at the stadium since 2019.
UW Experts in the News
Resurgence of teen vaping a concern with return to in-person school
UW Madison Associate Professor of Pediatric Pulmonology, Dr. Vivek Balasubramaniam (MD), said the teen vaping crisis took a backseat during the pandemic, but it never went away.