Editor’s note: This is the final chapter of a 5-part series in which former University of Wisconsin System President Tommy Thompson and Vice President Jim Langdon reflect on their experience guiding the system though the COVID-19 pandemic.
Celebrations across campus foster sense of community for holiday.
Previously, the tours were led by students working for Campus Visitor Relations as part of UW’s in-person employee orientation. But, after the tours paused in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, UW Onboarding and Performance Management Coordinator Marci Birkes-Geffert said the decision was made to offer standalone tours for those who weren’t able to attend the in-person orientation.
One of those First Wave students throughout its history who might not have come to UW-Madison if it weren’t for the program is Ajanaé Dawkins, who earned her bachelor’s degree in English in 2018 and was part of First Wave’s 7th cohort.
Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison
A 23-year-old woman who had her uterus and breasts removed at UW Hospital after a self-diagnosis of gender dysphoria that she said was not confirmed by a doctor is suing the hospital and two UW surgeons, alleging they operated on her without proper informed consent.
Wisconsin put the pressure on early and eventually got the game-winner in the 52nd minute en route to a 3-1 win over No. 15 Nebraska at Lower.com Field in Columbus, Ohio. It avenged a 1-1 match on Sept. 15 at Nebraska, which featured the same starting 11 Thursday from last year’s conference tournament.
Holly Gibbs, a professor of geography and environmental studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who studies land use changes linked to the beef industry, says that PMI has contributed to the Amazon’s destruction because it buys beef from companies that purchase cows raised on deforested land.
