A UW System student poll and video of a UW-Madison student voicing racist views has officials debating how to regulate freedom of expression at universities.
UW System grapples with trends of campus speech suppression
Daily Cardinal
June 8, 2023
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Research
Ancient Humans Had Brains a Third the Size but Showed Complex Thinking
Business Insider
These creatures had some traits in common with modern humans, like legs made for walking upright and hands that could work with objects, said University of Wisconsin-Madison anthropologist John Hawks, a member of the research team.
Homo naledi species, discovered in South Africa, may have buried its dead and carved symbols, studies suggest
Fox News
These creatures had some traits in common with modern humans, like legs made for walking upright and hands that could work with objects, said University of Wisconsin-Madison anthropologist John Hawks, a member of the research team. But other features looked more ancient, including their small brains.
Opinion | Expanding our understanding of mental health challenges
The Washington Post
Andrew H. Miller at Emory University and Charles L. Raison at the University of Wisconsin, among others, have demonstrated a relationship between inflammatory processes and clinical depression. Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis is characterized by multiple neurologic and psychiatric symptoms and is thought to be caused by an overactive autoimmune response attacking a specific neuronal receptor site.
Canada wildfire smoke maps: 4 best sites for tracking the smoke
Mashable
The Space Science and Engineering Center at the University of Wisconsin—Madison is currently providing a map based on satellite data that projects what smoke patterns will look like in the near future.
Campus life
UW-Madison Who Threatened to Make N-Words Pick Cotton Speaks Up
The Root
“To the University of Wisconsin–Madison student body, faculty and community, I sincerely apologize for the harmful actions and comments I made towards African American individuals. My words were utterly disgusting and unacceptable, whether in public or private,” Audrey Godlewski wrote in an email to The Daily Cardinal.
Dr. Rev. Alex Gee honored with Luminary Award from the Wisconsin Alumni Association
Madison365
Dr. Rev. Alex Gee and his family all together hold 13 degrees from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Now, Gee has been named of the 15 UW-Madison graduates honored with 2023 alumni awards from the Wisconsin Alumni Association.
UW-Madison graduates reflect on the pandemic, their college experience
Daily Cardinal
For many recent University of Wisconsin-Madison graduates, the 2022-23 academic year was considered the only “normal” year of their college journey. Following the commencement ceremony on May 13, recent graduates reflected on how COVID-19 impacted their college experience.
UW-Madison to debut American Sign Language program
Daily Cardinal
The Language Sciences department will offer ASL courses for the first time in university history.
Crime and safety
‘I still feel disbelief’: Roommate of accused former UW student speaks out
WKOW-TV 27
The college roommate of former UW-Madison student Matthew Nilo said the sex crime charges against Nilo are shocking. “It’s been a couple of days since I heard about it and I still feel disbelief,” the roommate told 27 News about the accusations against Nilo.
Athletics
Inside the amicable split of the AmFam Championship and University Ridge
Wisconsin State Journal
The PGA Tour Champions in 2021 extended their agreement to host the AmFam at University Ridge through 2027, but there was language in the contract that allowed for the tournament to move before the end of the deal. In actuality, the extensions were signed in two-year increments, so the two parties are still working out details of the contract to host the tournament at University Ridge in 2024, according to Justin Doherty, UW’s senior associate athletic director for external communications.
New Wisconsin men’s hockey coaching staff gets salary bump
Wisconsin State Journal
The University of Wisconsin will spend at least 12% more on men’s hockey coaching salaries in 2023-24 than it did last season.
Opinion
Engineering facility deserves support — Bob Hunt
Wisconsin State Journal
What was the reason for denial? Penny-pinching foolishness or partisan bias against UW-Madison? Surely not one legislator took a walk down to UW-Madison to see the crowded and inadequate facilities.
UW Experts in the News
‘A train wreck coming’: Americans brace for the return of student loan payments
ABC News
The original pause to student loan payments originated from the early days of the pandemic, according to University of Wisconsin Madison professor Nick Hillman.
Obituaries
William Spriggs, Who Took Economists to Task on Race, Dies at 68
Bloomberg
He attended Williams College as an undergraduate before earning a Masters and Ph.D. in economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He served as an assistant secretary of policy at the US Labor Department from 2009 to 2012, under President Barack Obama.
Michael Bayline
Wisconsin State Journal
He worked at McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research as a Research Specialist for almost 10 years before starting his almost-30-year career at Promega Corporation as a Senior Scientific Buyer.