The Day of the Badger is here! It starts on April 16 at 10:12 a.m. and ends at 5 p.m. on the 17, exactly 1,848 minutes– an acknowledgement of the year UW-Madison was founded.
“This is an innovative way to approach the issue, and the authors are up front about the limitations of their analysis, because it is so new,” says Tracey Halloway, a professor of atmospheric and oceanic sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who was not involved in the report but read a draft. “The optimist in me knows there are a lot of moving parts, and it could end up being easier to be sustainable, easier to be resilient, than we thought, and maybe in some ways that will offset the costs that they project.”
The Chronicle is tracking higher ed’s dismantling of diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. As colleges make changes in response to anti-DEI legislation and mounting political pressure, an inconsistent and confusing landscape has emerged. This resource aims to document the changes and help readers better understand how the campaign against DEI has actually reshaped campuses.
The All-Campus Party, a weeklong series of events put on by the University of Wisconsin Alumni Student Board, began Sunday and will run through Friday, according to the WASB website. As the nation’s largest cost-free and alcohol alternative campus celebration, this year’s All-Campus Party features seven different events organized students, for students, according to the website.
Jess Randall holds her annual clothing drive for survivors who leave their clothes in the emergency room to be taken in as evidence. She started her non-profit “Survivor Clothing Project” in high school, and this is her second year doing the drive on the UW Madison campus.
PJ Liesch, an extension entomologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, compared it to the recent solar eclipse because “you only have so many opportunities in your life to witness something like it.”
“This year we are talking billions, if not, trillions of cicadas,” Liesch said.
To help drivers avoid mechanical violation citations, the UW-Madison Police Department announced Monday a voucher program for a free repair. It is part of a larger partnership with “Lights On!,” and is the first such partnership in Wisconsin.
The University of Wisconsin Division of Extension Dairy Program Area educators have created an HPAI factsheet with pertinent information and helpful resources outlining key action steps to help dairy farmers protect their animals from Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI).
Tahnee Aguirre, a financial security educator for UW-Madison Extension, which provided the rent education and financial literacy classes, said the women already had the tenacity and intelligence to be successful. Now they have a vision.
“Now that they see it and know what they need to do to make it happen, they have a better chance to achieve their goals,” Aguirre said. “Their opportunities are endless.”
UW Varsity Band director Corey Pompey joins News 3 Now Live at Four to discuss the band’s upcoming concerts.
Former Badger football and basketball players participated in a skills academy before a game. Travis Beckum, Marquis Mason, Taylor Mehlhaff, Brett Valentine, Zach Morley, Mike Wilkinson were just some of the many familiar names and faces back in Madison for the cause.
