As most state universities in Wisconsin continue to deal with declining enrollment, the University of Wisconsin-Madison received a record 63,537 applications for just 7,996 open slots in the fall 2023 freshman class.
October 3, 2023
Top Stories
UW-Madison enrollment tops 50,000 students, breaking university record
The University of Wisconsin-Madison student body is now the 13th largest city in the state, surpassing Sheboygan, Wauwatosa and Fond du Lac. It could potentially pass La Crosse in population size next year.
UW-Madison bucks System’s enrollment declines, tops 50K students
Even with a reduced freshman class this year, total campus enrollment at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is now the largest in the campus’ history.
UW-Madison enrollment breaks 50,000, sets new record
There 9,095 freshman and transfer students on campus this fall, and nearly half of them are Wisconsin residents.
Enrollment at UW-Madison surpasses 50,000 for first time ever, university says
Of the first-year students on campus, 3,813 are from the Badger State, meaning this year’s freshman class has the second-highest number of Wisconsin residents in the university’s history.
UW students top 50,000 for the first time, highest enrollment in history
UW Madison has surpassed a personal record and now has the highest number of students enrolled – for the first time, the number exceeds 50,000.
Research
These are the newly arriving invasive species Minnesota’s agriculture dept. is worried about
She turned to the internet for help. After a little detective work, she sent off her sample to the University of Wisconsin-Madison. It was soon confirmed she had a case of Asiatic garden beetle in her midst, the first ever seen in Minnesota.
Thermal modeling allows researchers to study physiology of Triassic period animals
Teaching faculty in the University of Wisconsin Integrative Biology Department Scott Hartman spoke on how thermal modeling is an effective tool for predicting the End-Triassic Extinction period Sept. 28 at Birge Hall.
Higher Education/System
Wisconsin tech school enrollment is gradually rebounding after pandemic
Wisconsin’s system of 16 technical colleges has mostly recouped students it lost as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, bringing in about the same number of students last fall as in 2019.
University of Wisconsin is celebrating 175th birthday with new ice cream. It needs your help picking flavor
In a fashion only fitting for the Dairy State, Wisconsin’s flagship university is celebrating its 175th birthday with a new ice cream flavor.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison created four new flavor ideas and is asking the public to vote for its favorite by Friday. The winner will be available at campus Babcock Dairy stores in early 2024.
UW-Madison enrollment cracks 50,000 for the first time; applications are up 11.4%
The official count, based on enrollment on the 10th day of classes, puts UW-Madison at 50,662, a few hundred more than the University of Wisconsin System projected a few weeks ago. Of those, nearly 9,100 are new to campus as freshman or transfer students and just under half are Wisconsin residents.
Campus life
‘The culture is not for us’: Black students share experiences at Blk Pwr Coalition town hall
One student said it’s “outrageous” that out of the six or seven classes she’s taken toward her African Cultural Studies certificate, she’s only had one Black professor. “I feel like it’s so important that when you walk into a class, you’re getting taught by someone who understands your experiences and understands what it’s like,” she said.
Health
Impacts Of Planned Parenthood’s Decision To Restart Abortion Services In Wisconsin
Interview with Amy Williamson, associate director of the University of Wisconsin’s Collaboration on Reproductive Equity.
Loneliness could increase chance of Parkinson’s disease, study indicates
Shannon is a professor and chair in the department of neurology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison.
Athletics
‘There’s my rant’: Wisconsin volleyball coach wants greater access to players
University of Wisconsin volleyball coach Kelly Sheffield had something on his mind entering his news conference Monday.
Opinion
Guest column: UW program for first-generation students long overdue
This program certainly has the potential to be helpful to incoming first-generation students, but it is long overdue and needs much more development to truly support first-generation Badgers.
UW Experts in the News
Korea evolves from a beneficiary country to a global pivotal country
[David Fields] “I think it’s very important to understand that this alliance did not start out that way. That was his price for abiding by the armistice. And so no one was happy. No Americans were happy about this alliance at first. It’s only when Korea started to democratize in the late 1980s and 1990s this alliance for the first time became something that Americans could actually be proud of. And I think as Korea has become a more vibrant democracy, this alliance has really become more of a partnership and more of an alliance that’s focused on shared values and a shared view of the world rather than out of just the security necessities of the ROK. ROK is no longer a liability to the United States, it’s now an asset.”
Amid protests, Madison officials promise to remove fewer trees for Bus Rapid Transit
Michael Notaro, who lives in the area and is director of the Nelson Institute Center for Climatic Research at UW-Madison, said it’s important to protect the city’s urban tree cover.
“My general recommendation for city decision-making is to preserve and expand urban tree cover in Madison,” he said. “Anytime planning can be performed with minimal tree loss is a good thing.”
UW-Madison Related
Vice President Kamala Harris’ visit to UW-Madison to be rescheduled
Vice President Kamala Harris will not visit UW-Madison this week as originally planned, as she will instead travel to her home state of California for funeral services for Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who died last week.