John Hawks, who studies human evolution at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and was not involved in either femur study, has questioned whether Sahelanthropus‘s skull and teeth mark it as an upright hominin. He finds the disconnect between femur analyses puzzling and more than a little frustrating—particularly since the fossil in question was discovered two decades ago.
It opened in 2015 with a mission to connect the university with an area of the city where residents historically had less access to the school’s programs and resources.
The researchers, led by psychology professor Dr. Nicholas Buttrick of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, hypothesize that this correlation exists because of the Reconstruction period in American history, which occurred immediately after the Civil War — “a moment when a massive upsurge in the availability of firearms co-occurred with a worldview threat from the emancipation and the political empowerment of Black Southerners.”
For tax associate Kai Brito, the $20,000 in forgiveness would completely wipe out the debt he owes for the bachelor’s degree he earned at UW-Madison in 2017. Even with a Pell Grant and other scholarships, Brito took out about $22,000 in loans to pay for college. After paying some of the outstanding balance during the student loan moratorium, Brito has $13,000 remaining in debt.
Noted: Meghan Savaglia is a spokesperson for the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s student government group, the Associated Students of Madison. She told Wisconsin Public Radio students have shared a wide range of reactions about the president’s announcement with one wondering if potential students might have thought more about college knowing some of their debts would be forgiven in the future. She said others indicated that loan forgiveness will help them provide better futures for their families.
“I know that there is definitely a push for more, at least from what I’ve seen,” Savaglia said. “While this is a relief in many ways, there’s a long way to go in terms of solving this problem.”
On Aug. 18, the UW System Board of Regents approved a two-year budget request that includes a tuition waiver program for students from low-income families. If approved by the state Legislature, the Wisconsin Tuition Promise would waive tuition costs left over after federal and state financial aid for those from families making less than $62,000 per year in fall of 2023 and beyond.
The program is modeled after UW-Madison’s Bucky’s Tuition Promise program, which has used private donations since 2018 to offer four years of free tuition and fees for students from families with adjusted gross incomes of $56,000 or less.
Former UW System President Tommy Thompson was the first to pitch the statewide tuition waiver as part of his 2020 UW System budget request, but it was rejected by Republican members of the state Legislature’s powerful Joint Finance Committee.
Though high school Advanced Placement courses are touted as a way to give teens a leg up in college, a new analysis of AP exams shows students of color and low-income students in Wisconsin score lower on the tests on average or decide not to take them at all.
Some experts say that’s because the tests aren’t designed to help all students succeed.
Quoted: As a result, UW-Madison Professor and SSTAR Lab Director Nick Hillman told WPR, Biden’s debt cancelation will have very different effects across the spectrum of borrowers.
“On the low end, you have a whole lot of borrowers who have pretty small loans, and they’re going to have debts cleared off,” said Hillman. “And then on the opposite end, you have kind of a small handful of borrowers who have really big debt and $10,000 is going to barely even make a dent.”
The report analyzed data from the Wisconsin Retirement System, which covers most state and local government employees — including teachers, police officers, prison guards and university employees.
The greater Madison community is invited to the UW South Madison Partnership (SMP) this afternoon to help celebrate its third annual Community Celebration, a family-friendly event will feature a complimentary food truck, music, games, face painting, and a visit from Bucky Badger.
Nurses at UW Health have voted to strike next month if the healthcare provider doesn’t address their concerns about patient care and recognize their union.
Nurses pushing for UW Health to accept their attempts to organize and join a union are threatening a three-day walkout next month. On Wednesday, they voted overwhelmingly to stage a strike three weeks from now if the health system’s board and administrators do not agree to begin negotiations for a collective bargaining agreement.
Sophomore Anna Smrek will be out and about on campus or around town and someone will recognize her ask to take a picture and sing her praises. Who doesn’t want a moment with a national champion, especially one who showed as much promise as Smrek did last December?
A Wisconsin soft-drink institution has agreed to a name, image and likeness deal with 10 University of Wisconsin offensive linemen.
University of Wisconsin quarterback Graham Mertz and tailback Braelon Allen added a sponsorship from Pepsi to their name, image and likeness portfolios Thursday.
It’s undeniable that Allen’s future is bright. It’s what he’s worked for since he was in grade school and watching his idol, Melvin Gordon, become a star in the Badgers backfield. Gordon ignited his passion for football and became his guiding force. Get to Madison, excel as Gordon did, make your way to the NFL. He spoke of these dreams not as though they were fantasies, but checkpoints he was going to hit.
Nurse played college hockey for four years at the University of Wisconsin. As a Badger, Nurse helped the team win the WCHA Championship, scoring two goals on the way to defeating Bemidji State.
Thursday night the UW offensive line celebrated their partnership with Sprecher Brewing Company over a meal and a handful of craft sodas.
“They’re very common around homes and backyards because of all the hummingbird feeders that are put out and all the flowering plants that are in people’s yards,” said David Drake, University of Wisconsin Madison professor and Extension wildlife specialist. “They’re just super cool birds.”
Quoted: “They’re very common around homes and backyards because of all the hummingbird feeders that are put out and all the flowering plants that are in people’s yards,” said David Drake, University of Wisconsin Madison professor and Extension wildlife specialist. “They’re just super cool birds.”
Paige Glotzer, the author of “How the Suburbs Were Segregated: Developers and the Business of Exclusionary Housing – 1890-1960,” told ABC News that they see a deeply rooted connection in Connolly and Mott’s lawsuit to racially exclusive housing covenants that once prohibited Black residents from living in Homeland, a still predominantly white neighborhood. Glotzer is also an assistant professor and the John W. and Jeanne M. Rowe Chair in the History of American Politics, Institutions, and Political Economy at University of Wisconsin-Madison. Glotzer is also Connolly’s former Ph.D. advisee.
KidsPost asked Anne Pringle, a scientist who studies fungi at the University of Wisconsin, about fungi’s image problem. “Unfortunately, there aren’t really a lot of warm fuzzy mushroom stories out there,” Pringle says.
Quoted: Anita Mukherjee is an assistant professor in the business school at the University of Wisconsin. She says that Georgia pattern mirrors what she found in a Mississippi study.
ANITA MUKHERJEE: Yeah. So the question that we started out with is, what is the effect of, let’s say, a hot day versus a moderate temperature day on acts of violence in prison.
Most people don’t think of their own households as reproducing sexist societal dynamics, research by Allison Daminger, a sociology professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has shown. That would be too painful. Instead, we find ways to rationalize the housework disparity, making excuses like “She’s a perfectionist” and “He’s laid back.”
Quoted: “College has just gotten more expensive over the years and to pay for college out of pocket is pretty uncommon these days and so it’s not just the tuition, it’s the cost of living,” Nick Hillman, professor at the department of education at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, said.
UW Health Pediatric Clinical Nutritionist Camila Martin said 90% of kids don’t eat enough vegetables. Martin said adding fruits and vegetables to a child’s diet can be simple because it doesn’t always have to be fresh–frozen fruits and veggies suffice.
Noted: Anthony Polentini, the eldest of the three and a junior at the University of Wisconsin-Madison was crowned this year’s champion, outlasting his lifelong friend, Tanner Hallett, in the final. Anthony still finds it surreal that 12 years after starting in the sport he is at the pinnacle of a sport with international competitors.
Lynn Hunt, a data analyst in Portland, Oregon, is a Pell Grant recipient who borrowed somewhere around $45,000 to $50,000 to attend the University of Wisconsin and has paid back about $15,000 but still owes $70,000 because of interest.
“I know (Biden) mentioned, you know, $20,000 for Pell Grants, but the people that had Pell Grants had to take out the most loans,” Hunt said. “So $20,000 isn’t helping most of those people in any substantial manner. And the thing that happens every time when we get one of these half measures is, the can gets kicked for another decade.”
