Under the program, Wisconsin high school students would be able to sidestep the traditional college application process and instead be automatically admitted to one or more System schools for which they qualify. Qualification would be based on academic performance, taking aspects such as grade-point average and class rank into consideration.
October 6, 2023
Top Stories
Research
Federal Home Loan Bank criticisms are short on facts and nuance
The positive impact the FHLBanks have on housing affordability and a functioning mortgage market in this country has also been clearly demonstrated. A recent University of Wisconsin study estimates that the activities of the FHLBanks reduce interest payments on mortgages by $13 billion each year and make more than $130 billion of additional mortgage credit available each year.
Higher Education/System
FAFSA delay scrambles colleges’ fall plans
Helen Faith, the financial aid director at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, is usually busy this time of year.
Campus life
A salute to 60 years of UW glass
UW-Madison is home to the first collegiate glass program in the U.S. It turned 60 in 2022, and the glass program is kicking off a year-long celebration called Glass Madison, starting this month. October features six gallery shows on campus, all open to the public.
Engineering Centers Building to reopen to classes Monday following extensive flooding
UW-Madison’s Engineering Centers Building is expected to reopen to most classes Monday after a three-week closure following a flooding incident.
In the 608: Fill the Hill! It’s Homecoming Weekend at UW
Homecoming has arrived at UW-Madison. That means it’s also time for an annual tradition at Wisconsin.
Caribbean Student Association will connect existing community
CSA will provide cultural home for Caribbean students currently spread throughout other campus organizations, board member says.
Students for sustainable agriculture group rebrands as ‘The People’s Farm’
F.H. King Students for Sustainable Agriculture announced via Instagram that they will now be named ‘The People’s Farm’ Oct. 1.
State news
Amid new rules on antibiotics in livestock, Wisconsin farmer says producers still need medications
Sandra Stuttgen, a former veterinarian and current agriculture educator for the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Division of Extension, said the new requirements are a part of the federal agency’s efforts to address how animal use of common drugs is contributing to the global problem of antibiotic resistance.
“As humans, if we have a condition where we need antibiotics, we want them to work,” she said. “They’re trying to protect the antibiotics that are of human significance, so it’s the drugs that humans and animals share.”
Honoring Indigenous Peoples Day with PBS Wisconsin
PBS Wisconsin Education, along with the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Education, Wisconsin Historical Society and the Wisconsin Act 31 Coalition provide accurate and authentic educational resources for educators, learners and anyone looking to learn more about the histories, cultures and tribal sovereignty of Wisconsin’s First Nations through the Wisconsin First Nations website.
Arts & Humanities
UW launches first postdoctoral fellowship for arts
Created by the Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives in partnership with the Division of Arts, the fellowship program’s goal is to recruit diverse and accomplished artists from many different disciplines, giving them an opportunity to further their creative work.
Health
Battling Breast Cancer: UW Health clinical trial provides hope for Appleton bride
Hearing the words “you have cancer” can be life changing and earth shattering, especially when you’re just a few months away from saying “I do.”
Athletics
Polzin: Day with Wisconsin analyst Mark Tauscher shows he’s still living a Hollywood script
If you’ve followed Tauscher’s career as an offensive lineman with the University of Wisconsin football team and later the Green Bay Packers — a kid who grew up in Auburndale living out his own version of a Hollywood script — it’s possible you’ll remember the what-if scenario that played out for him in the spring of 1999.
UW men’s hockey about to drop the puck on new chapter
The late Herb Brooks was known for many things in hockey circles. Not the least of which was coaching Team USA to the gold medal in the “Do you Believe in Miracles?’’ 1980 Olympics.
Why more Wisconsin men’s hockey games are moving off TV to streaming
The slate of University of Wisconsin men’s hockey games on linear TV networks is set for a big decline this season.
New Big Ten schedule has Wisconsin football traveling from coast to coast in 2024
The Big Ten released Thursday the conference opponents each team will face in the 2024-28 seasons after ditching the division format and including four former Pac-12 programs joining the league next summer: Oregon, Southern Cal, UCLA and Washington.
How connections helped build Wisconsin football’s support staff
Greg Gillum did his background work, personnel work and hiring work and had the support staff built in July for the University of Wisconsin football team as training camp neared.
UW Experts in the News
UW-Madison expert breaks down factors into armed suspect coming to Capitol twice
John Gross, an associate clinical professor for the UW-Madison law school, said Pleasnick’s swift release from jail is not out of the ordinary.
“While people may be unnerved by the fact he was in the Capitol building with a firearm, it is still classified as a misdemeanor,” Gross said. “It’s not a felony offense.”
UW-Madison expert breaks down factors into armed suspect coming to Capitol twice
John Gross, an associate clinical professor for the UW-Madison law school, said Pleasnick’s swift release from jail is not out of the ordinary.
UW-Madison Related
Trump endorses Jim Jordan for speaker of the House: ‘Complete & Total Endorsement’
Trump, praising Jordan’s wrestling record, said that “while attending Graham High School, he won State Championships all four years, a rarity, and compiled an amazing 156-1 record. At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Jim became a two-time NCAA Division l Wrestling Champion.”