Enrollment at University of Wisconsin campuses dropped 1% overall this fall, according to preliminary data released Wednesday.
See a bee? Mark it on WiBee! A new smartphone app developed by the Gratton Lab at the University of Wisconsin harnesses the power of citizen science and community efforts to track wild bee populations and diversity.
University of Wisconsin System estimates show fall enrollment fell by around 1 percent across the state’s 26 college campuses compared to last fall. Just three universities reported enrollment increases while the rest saw declines between 1 percent and 11 percent.
Some University of Wisconsin schools are requiring students and staff to wear masks indoors. Some Republican lawmakers have pushed to sue to stop that requirement, but so far legislative leaders have not filed litigation.
All of Madison’s alder districts need to have roughly the same population size. City staff and the Redistricting Committee armed with new census data are trying to make that happen. However, Alder Julia Bennett (district 8) is concerned that the proposed changes will crack the vote of UW-Madison students. The eighth alder district houses many UW-Madison students in the heart of downtown. Under the two proposed redistricting maps, large sections would be absorbed by the surrounding districts. Bennett says she’s concerned the changes will dilute the voice of UW students. “It is extremely vital to keep students together and within one district, because we understand each other, we take care of each other,” she says. “When one student faces a campus related issue it’s something that a majority of us face at the same time.”
If you are looking for a new peaceful and quiet place to walk and explore nature, consider visiting the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum, a 1,200 acre site located on the near-west side of Madison, bordering the southern shore of Lake Wingra.
The prosecutor, Toney, is running against University of Wisconsin professor Ryan Owens in the Republican primary for attorney general in 2022. The winner will face Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul, who on Thursday dismissed the GOP election investigation as chasing conspiracy theories.
Legendary actor, UW alum Andre De Shields to spearhead BIPOC arts initiative.
Despite Badger football games and crowded bar scenes, COVID-19 rates remain low in Madison.
Quoted: PJ Liesch, a University of Wisconsin-Madison entomologist, said he started getting calls from folks in August. Most were from eastern parts of the state, but he also heard from people in Stevens Point and Wausau.
Some of the worst swarms have been “floodwater” mosquitoes.
“They’re very good at taking advantage of temporary pools of water,” Liesch said. “The eggs are always present in low-lying areas and can sit there for months, even a couple of years, waiting for the rain to come. Once they hatch, those mosquitoes turn into adults very quickly.”
“The best practice (is) to look at multiple polls and not to fixate on an individual poll, which can be cherry-picked to make inaccurate arguments,” Barry Burden, director of the Elections Research Center and professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said in an email.
“If we want to ask what kind of world do we want to have, 15 to 29 is kind of the age that’s doing it,” said Connie Flanagan, a University of Wisconsin professor who studies youth activism. “Those are the years when you’re taking stock of your life. And as a result, you’re taking stock of your world.”
A 2018 study led by Volker C. Radeloff at the University of Wisconsin, Madison found that about one-third of new homes built between 1990 and 2010 were in the wildland-urban interface. Cheap mortgage rates have meanwhile made these markets more accessible.
Noted: AIQ grew out of work at the University of Wisconsin led by physicist Robert Jeraj and medical oncologist Glenn Liu to optimize therapy in complex medical situations. Its patented technology uses imaging data to automatically identify and locate which lesions in a cancer patient are stable or responding or resistant to treatment — a critical determination because a small percentage of lesions typically drives outcome.
The Kazakhstan native has diverse work experience. She studied at Moscow State University before earning a PhD from the University of Wisconsin at Madison and a law degree from Northwestern University. She worked as a lawyer at Davis Polk & Wardwell, a top New York firm, where she focused on corporate transactions and advising clients on financial regulation.
Jennifer Fandel, administrator at the UW-Madison Writing Center, which serves 10,000 students a year, topped the poetry division with her poem “The Father.” Fandel also teaches poetry at Oakhill Correctional Institution through the Wisconsin Prison Humanities Project and tutors students in writing at Oakhill through the Odyssey Beyond Bars college program.
