The University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh will launch a new automation engineering degree program in response to demand from local manufacturers.
It’s the first program of its kind in the UW System, after it received approval from the Board of Regents earlier this month. Classes will begin in the fall with the official program launch in 2024.
Madison Area Technical College is hoping facility renovations for programs that are already some of its fastest-growing will further drive enrollment and fill industry gaps.
Dairy farmer Sarah Lloyd says consolidation in the industry has allowed processors, distributors, and retailers to keep consumer prices high even as farmers are paid less. “There’s been reduced competition in the marketplace,” said Lloyd, who’s worked as a food systems scientist for the University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems.
“Farmers don’t have the power to push back…and consumers are also getting a raw deal,” she said.
Ald. Amani Latimer Burris, 12th District, introduced a resolution at Tuesday’s council meeting to create a task force including members of multiple city committees, four council members and a representative from UW-Madison’s Division of University Housing.
“The affordable housing crisis is something we’ve got to attack,” Latimer Burris said. “We have a lot of committees. We spend a lot of time studying stuff. In the meantime, prices are getting out of hand. What’s the answer? I don’t know.”
University of Wisconsin Hospitals, including University Hospital and East Madison Hospital, were named the best hospital in Wisconsin for the 12th straight year by. U.S. News and World Report.
UW Health celebrated its first-place ranking in a statement and noted the continued success in the well-known survey of hospitals. “As we reflect on 12 years as the best hospital in Wisconsin, I am proud of the teamwork it takes to maintain this level of excellence,” UW Health CEO Dr. Alan Kaplan said. “UW Health will continue to set the standard for remarkable care, innovative practices and health equity.”
We asked University of Wisconsin football players at Tuesday’s media day how they prepare for the four weeks of training camp, knowing that it’ll become a grind at some point before the Sept. 2 opener against Buffalo at Camp Randall Stadium.
There have been several high-profile transfers throughout the Big Ten, a total of 31 according to College VBall Transfers on Twitter. Several ended up at opposing Big Ten programs — like the University of Wisconsin’s All-American transfer outside hitter Temi Thomas-Ailara, who transferred from Northwestern — which Nebraska coach John Cook said “bothers me.”
Training camp starts Wednesday from UW-Platteville and the Badgers sat down for media day on Tuesday. First-year head coach Luke Fickell said his excitement for upcoming camp and the season is overwhelming. “Honestly, I’m not kidding, I couldn’t sleep last night,” said Fickell.
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APSA president Lisa Martin, a University of Wisconsin professor, acknowledged that “many people will be very unhappy with this decision. They won’t come to the annual meeting or even renew their membership.”
This round of charges against Trump are unprecedented, according to Mike Wagner, a political science expert who teaches at UW-Madison. “We are in uncharted territory,” he said. “This is beyond even what Hollywood tends to imagine in thrillers about presidential elections. This is something that we have not faced as a nation.”
