Mnookin, who is one of five finalists vying to become the next UW-Madison chancellor, said she donated a kidney to her father in late 2020. The organ made its way from Los Angeles, where Mnookin leads the University of California Los Angeles law school, to her dad in Boston thanks to a solution developed at UW-Madison that extends the time that an organ can be safely stored outside of a body
May 4, 2022
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Higher Education/System
UW-Madison chancellor finalist Daniel Reed says collaboration is key in position
In a public forum at the Memorial Union on Monday, Reed spoke about how he’d approach the chancellor position. Drawing from his experiences in academia and the corporate world, he said he would use the opportunity to help UW-Madison “define the future of higher education.”
Campus life
1,000+ people rally in Downtown Madison to protest seemingly-imminent overturn of Roe v. Wade
A crowd that started as a few hundred around 7 p.m. swelled to more than 1,000 within the first hour, easily filling two city blocks as they marched from the top of State Street to the UW-Madison Library Mall. Some protesters held coat hangers while others hoisted up signs that read “never again,” “we won’t go back” and “keep abortion safe and legal.”
Second UW-Madison chancellor finalist takes part in campus Q&A
Jennifer Mnookin, a professor and dean at the UCLA School of Law, said the university should be a national standard for how it serves the community beyond just students and researchers.
UW students fight to “Tackle the Stigma” surrounding mental health
The panel discussion featured former UW running back Montee Ball, former Badger linebacker Chris Borland, current UW soccer player Emma Jaskaniec and former Wisconsin Director of Sports and Clinical Psychology Dr. Kris Eiring.
Divine Nine Garden Plaza to be unveiled Saturday
The University of Wisconsin Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life in Student Affairs and the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) will unveil the Divine Nine Garden Plaze on the East Campus Mall in an invitation-only ceremony Saturday.
UW-Madison to host its third-ever La Follette Forum
The forum, titled “American Power, Prosperity and Democracy,” will feature experts in public policy, prominent journalists and, of course, free lunch.
Gap continues to grow between financial aid, cost of school in WI
A Little Help, a report conducted by Wisconsin Policy Forum Director Jason Stein, indicates that this trend has a disproportionate effect on students of color and could lead to skilled labor shortages in Wisconsin’s future.
New York Times opinion columnist shares his journey, writing process
’I generally just want people to come away from reading me feeling that they have learned something new,’ Bouie says.
UW holds first Q&A session for chancellor finalists, interviews former University of Utah Provost
Former University of Utah Provost emphasizes engagement with local Native communities during Q & A interview.
UW professor who advocated for more ethnic studies requirements set to retire
Currently, UW requires only three credit hours of ethnic studies. Adding another class requirement for graduation would help students develop an in-depth understanding of the struggles and cultures of specific ethnic groups, former Associated Students of Madison community engagement coordinator Crystal Zhao said.
Crime and safety
Man charged in robberies near UW campus stole less than $250, complaint alleges
Scott C. Tolliver, 42, of Madison, is charged with two counts of armed robbery, two counts of felony bail jumping and two counts of disorderly conduct.
Community
Live updates: Citizens gather at Wisconsin Capitol to protest draft opinion repealing Roe v. Wade
The event also featured speeches from the rally organizers, the Young Democratic Socialists of America’s UW-Madison Chapter (YDSA-UW) and the Madison Socialist Alternative.
Health
PolitiFact Wisconsin abortion-related factchecks
Noted: There is disagreement about whether such old laws could immediately take effect or whether they would need to be re-enacted, said University of Wisconsin-Madison law and bioethics professor Alta Charo, because they have been rendered ineffective for decades.
Wisconsin abortion ban might lead to Illinois border clinic, ‘clandestine’ action, provider says
Wisconsin’s 1849 law also could make it difficult for UW School of Medicine and Public Health gynecology residents to get abortion training as they do now at Planned Parenthood in Madison, Laube said. UW might need to send residents to the Chicago area for such training, he said. UW Health spokesperson Emily Kumlien said the medical school will “work to ensure continuity of the robust training opportunities we provide.”
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: It’s time to say goodbye to international student fees
The fees are difficult for international students to afford and prevent top academic talent from attending UW.
The Badger Herald Editorial Board: Six issues our next chancellor can’t afford to ignore
As UW prepares to welcome a new chancellor, The Badger Herald Editorial Board outlines key concerns UW’s next leader must address to succeed in the job.
UW Experts in the News
FACT FOCUS: Gaping holes in the claim of 2K ballot ‘mules’
Absentee ballots are also verified by signature and tracked closely, often with an option for voters themselves to see where their ballot is at any given time. That process safeguards against anyone who tries to illegally cast extra ballots, according to Barry Burden, a University of Wisconsin-Madison political science professor and the director of the Elections Research Project.“It seems impossible in that system for a nefarious actor to dump lots of ballots that were never requested by voters and were never issued by election officials,” Burden said.
UW-Madison Related
America is exterminating its wolves. When will this stop?
Autumn 1909. A few months out of Yale Forest School, 22-year-old Aldo Leopold sits eating his lunch on a rimrock in Apache National Forest, Arizona Territory, when he and a fellow Forest Service employee spot an animal far below, crossing a river. A deer? No – not a deer. When the animal reaches the riverbank and shakes itself dry, several pups bound out from golden willows to greet her, their tails high.