Despite pressure from business leaders from across the state, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos this week held firm on the Legislature’s decision to withhold state funding for a new engineering building at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
As part of its workforce development proposal, the UW System has proposed programs in AI across the state.
UW-Green Bay is considering program changes in low-enrollment areas such as theater and dance, economics and environmental science as it seeks to equalize its student-to-faculty ratio among departments.
“As of October, we are serving about 1500 unique individuals in the UW-Madison area, whether that is an undergraduate or graduate student, one of their children or family members or roommates that might be living with them,” said Amelia Weidemann who helps run the pantry.
‘No Nicotine November’ encourages students to reflect, make plan around relationship with nicotine.
Amid a push to bring more transportation to campus, the University of Wisconsin-Madison has embraced electric bikes from Madison BCycle. However, some students who use the city’s urban bike share program say issues with BCycle’s availability and equipment are complicating their commute to class.
Poet and speaker José Olivarez addressed attendees of an annual forum themed after ‘Bridging the Divide.’
“This is something influenza absolutely loves,” said Dr. Jonathan Temte, an associate dean at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
Wisconsin also had among the lowest vaccination rates for other required vaccines, which protect against such diseases as chickenpox, polio and whooping cough.
“It’s very concerning,” said Dr. James Conway, a professor of pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and medical director of UW Health’s immunization program. “This is mostly a call to action that we need to do better.”
UW-Madison students are frustrated with classes held until the day before Thanksgiving.
The situation raises a series of questions in addition to ethical concerns and legal concerns about misuse of public office, said John P. Gross, a clinical associate professor of law at the University of Wisconsin Law School.
“It’s particularly suspect when it sounds like this particular private citizen may have engaged in prior business transactions with the city attorney and has ongoing business transactions, essentially, with the city attorney, because they’re storing their cars for them and they’re not paying rent,” he said.
Also in the October report, Randall announced that the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Education was “welcomed as a MEP higher education institution partner.” But asked whether the school was a partner, a UW-Madison spokesperson said the school has “no formal connection with the Milwaukee Education Partnership.”
