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February 8, 2023

Research

The Lab Report: How past life could predict otherworldly life

The Badger Herald

Kaçar is an assistant professor of bacteriology at the University of Wisconsin and the director of NASA’s Interdisciplinary Consortium for Astrobiology Research program. Through her work, Kaçar ties together the cosmos and biology to address several questions regarding past life on earth and possible otherworldly life — where did life evolve from? Are humans alone? Are there other forms of life to exist?

Higher Education/System

Enrollment drops, frustration rises at UW-Milwaukee branches in West Bend, Waukesha

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

The impending fate of another branch campus has added anxiety to an atmosphere of worry at UW-Washington County. With just 60 degree-seeking students enrolled, UW-Platteville Richland will end in-person classes at the end of this spring semester. While UW System has pledged to maintain some sort of presence at the Richland Center campus, community members see the loss of in-person instruction as effectively closing the campus.

Campus life

Before Biden, see presidential visits to Madison in photos

The Capital Times

According to an article on the Wisconsin Historical Society website, 13 U.S. presidents have come to Wisconsin’s capital city — though the list was compiled before President Barack Obama visited Madisonians during his tenure. The University of Wisconsin-Madison also compiled a list in 2010 of past, sitting and future presidents who have visited campus.

Opinion

UW Experts in the News

The Leadership Quality That Can Make You Or Break You: Self-Awareness

Forbes

“Experience necessarily involves failures, and you certainly shouldn’t miss the meaning of those,” writes Jeffrey Russell, Vice Provost for Lifelong Learning and Dean of Continuing Studies at University of Wisconsin-Madison. ”Failures can prepare you to be a leader — as long as you take the time to reflect on them. When you’re reflective, you think about outcomes and impact. You develop judgment.”