The University of Wisconsin System’s budget request also includes proposed funding for staff pay increases, diversity efforts, Title IX compliance, sustainability and student mental health programs.
December 8, 2022
Higher Education/System
Campus life
GAC discusses travel grants for IISE, Polo Club
Chair Gracie Nelson announces resignation.
NBC correspondent Pete Williams discusses time covering Supreme Court
Center for Journalism Ethics hosts Williams at Memorial Union.
UW plans to enroll 500 fewer freshmen this fall, cites concerns over housing
Decision comes amid lack of available student housing.
Carolee Dodge Francis becomes first Native woman department chair
This role is not something she initially sought out, but she followed a calling which eventually led her to this position.
UW graduate teaches English abroad
The International TEFL Academy (ITA) aims to offer a solution to students’ question of what comes next — through the opportunity to teach English abroad.
Divide by design: Gender exclusion at the Nicholas Recreation Center
Women say they feel unwelcome in male-dominated strength training spaces at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s flagship fitness center.
Crime and safety
Violent crimes near campus create perception of increased danger
Although 2022 crime rates have statistically been similar to 2020 and 2021, many students and community members are on edge due to a perceived uptick in violence near the UW-Madison campus.
Athletics
Jim Polzin: Wisconsin volleyball’s run is nothing short of remarkable
The University of Wisconsin volleyball team has arrived at crunch time of its 2022 season with a resume that in some ways is better than the one the program had at the same point a year ago.
Leonhard leaving marks a new era of Badger football. For now.
If Badgers fans bleed red, it’s because Jim Leonhard has their heart. He always has.His departure from the program leaves an open wound that marks the end of an era.
UW Experts in the News
China Braces for Deadly Covid Wave After Loosening Controls
Some experts said the worst scenarios may not come to pass, as some pandemic control measures will stay in place. Even if China completely abandons its zero-Covid policy, many people who are accustomed to daily prevention measures, such as wearing masks, will continue to do so, potentially reducing the infections, said Yi Fuxian, a scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
By 2025, coal will no longer be the main way to generate the world’s electricity
But that’s changing, said Greg Nemet at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. And that change matters for the proliferation of renewables.
“China is the biggest driver of it, one, because China is so big, but also because they now have much more ambitious targets for renewables and, you know, China lives up to its targets,” he said.
UW-Madison Related
Soccer’s Greatest Beauty: It Takes Two Hours
College is just as afflicted. The other day, I attempted to watch the Wisconsin Badgers defeat the previously-undefeated Maryland Terrapins, and I honestly believe the final two minutes of action took longer than medical school. I’m not kidding: I actually stopped watching the Badger game, and enrolled in medical school at UW-Madison. I’m an orthopedic surgeon now. I’m installing eight new hips on Friday. Sign yourself up.