Its the most wonderful time of the year–for parents who can finally turn that bedroom into an at home yoga studio.
Move-in week kicks off at University of Wisconsin-Madison
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August 28, 2023
Top Stories
2 Congressmen Form Caucus to Preserve Historic College Football Stadiums
Inside Higher Education
Camp Randall in Madison is one of the 18 stadiums targeted. The bipartisan caucus—led by Louisiana representative Garret Graves, a Republican, and Wisconsin representative Mark Pocan, a Democrat—wants to bring attention to “these iconic venues,” protect their value and adapt them to meet evolving needs, according to a news release. The effort, which will include “technological upgrades” and “infrastructure updates,” would likely involve federal money.
Environmental groups recruit people of color into overwhelmingly white conservation world
Washington Post
(Arianna Barajas) took a leap of faith and enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and became a wildlife ecology major. This summer Barajas landed an internship designed for people of color at the International Crane Foundation’s headquarters in Baraboo, Wisconsin, and stepped into a new world.
UW Madison residence halls kick off move-in days
NBC-15
Twenty-one dorms, 9,000 students, four days–UW Madison students are heading back to campus with Sunday marking the first day of move-in. “The classes are going to be fun, meeting people is going to be fun. The most thing I’m excited for is the meal plan,” Freshman Kiyem Obuseh said. “I got to be honest free food–I mean you are paying for it but it’s still unlimited buffet every single day.”
Research
Research shows talking through PVC pipes can hack voice identification systems
Wisconsin Public Radio
New research from the University of Wisconsin-Madison shows that talking through a PVC tube can alter the sound of someone’s voice enough to trick these types of systems.
Kassem Fawaz, an assistant professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering, led the research. He said this type of voice identification security is becoming popular for applications like banking. So, he wanted to test its limits.
Higher Education/System
Opinion | UW shortfall of the GOP’s making
The Capital Times
Without any increase in state funding, the System is projected to reach a $60.1 million structural deficit by the end of 2023-24, according to System President Jay Rothman.
UW-Oshkosh sent these recent grads their diplomas. Then it surprised them with a bill for another $7,900.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Sticker shock set in earlier this summer for a group of seven University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh students who graduated this winter from an executive MBA program and received their diplomas this spring. Then they got a letter from the university’s billing office — in June — informing them of a “discrepancy.”
UW-Milwaukee work group calls for no merger between West Bend campus and tech college
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Washington County should collaborate more closely with but not formally merge with a local technical college, a university work group recently proposed.
Campus life
UW Cinematheque is a loner, a rebel on Madison’s film scene
The Capital Times
On July 31, the day Paul Reubens died, Jim Healy began trying to book “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure” to show at the UW Cinematheque.
State news
Lunch at Culver’s fitting place to find common ground in polarizing political climate
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The promotion of civil discourse is one of the most urgent actions the La Follette School can take going forward.
Co-authored by Susan Webb Yackee is a professor of public affairs and director of the La Follette School of Public Affairs at UW-Madison. Curt S. Culver is the non-executive chairman of MGIC Investment Corp. and its principal subsidiary, Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation (MGIC), the nation’s leading private mortgage insurer. He is a founding member of the La Follette School’s Board of Visitors.
Sen. Kelda Roys connects with student leaders from UW-Madison to discuss student concerns
Daily Cardinal
UW-Madison students met with state Sen. Kelda Roys on Tuesday, Aug. 22, to talk about state-wide issues affecting the university, including DEI initiatives, campus speech and voting.
Arts & Humanities
Boba tea in Wisconsin: How the colorful Asian drink is growing in popularity and creating a chance for cultural awareness
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Victor Jew, a University of Wisconsin–Madison senior lecturer in the Asian American Studies department, said bubble tea is a “pan-ethnic phenomenon.”
It “speaks to a key idea in Asian American studies that you have all these different communities and histories and groups — they can find common ground, which is that pan ethnicity, that decision to identify an umbrella away as Asian American.”
Health
Epic study exposed lack of fentanyl testing in ERs; that’s changing
The Capital Times
Madison-area hospital systems UW Health and SSM Health did not respond to about their procedures for fentanyl screenings.
Obituaries
Frederick (Fred) H. Buelow
Wisconsin State Journal
Fred joined the Agricultural Engineering faculty of Michigan State in 1956. He became an Assistant Dean at MSU in 1966, before coming to the University of Wisconsin in 1967 as Chairman of the Department of Agricultural Engineering. While at Madison, Fred worked with his colleagues to gain professional accreditation for the Agricultural Engineering Department. He especially enjoyed teaching classes and mentoring his graduate students from all over the world.
Dr. Lincoln Franklin Ramirez
Wisconsin State Journal
That same year, Dr. Ramirez joined the Department of Neurosurgery at UW Hospital and made many contributions. He was an outstanding teacher and mentor for both medical students and residents.
Myra P. Reilly
Wisconsin State Journal
After moving to Madison, Myra worked at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Information Technology until retirement.
UW-Madison Related
Madison gaming industry is booming, panelists say
The Capital Times
UW-Madison offers a certificate program in game design, and other colleges such as UW-Stout, UW-Whitewater and Madison Area Technical College have started game design or development programs.
Tropical Storm Idalia is a feared Gulf intensification scenario
Axios
“Rapid intensification is historically hard to predict and the numerical guidance often struggles to capture it adequately,” Jim Kossin, a hurricane expert at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the nonprofit First Street Foundation, told Axios in an email.