More than 40% of mothers in Wisconsin report having to cut back on work hours, or quit their jobs entirely, due to the high cost of early childhood education, according to University of Wisconsin-Madison research quoted by Vincent Lyles, the executive director of Milwaukee Succeeds .
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and University of Wisconsin–Madison’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on Jun. 10 in Prairie du Sac for the construction of a world-class dairy research facility that will expand the two organizations’ long-standing partnership to tackle key issues affecting dairy farms across the country.
UW-Madison’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences held a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a new dairy research facility in Prairie du Sac on Monday.
One complaint has resulted in an official Department of Education investigation, he said — a complaint against the University of Wisconsin-Madison for a fellowship program for people of color.
Wisconsin Public Radio is launching a new music station with call letters honoring Gene Purcell, Wisconsin Public Media’s late executive director.
WEPP, which will start broadcasting Thursday on 90.7 FM in Rice Lake, Wis., gets its call letters from Purcell’s given name, Eugene Patrick Purcell. He died due to injuries from a traffic crash in 2021 after more than a decade at the helm of the organizations behind Wisconsin Public Radio and PBS Wisconsin.
The garment industry has long been criticized for low wages and harsh working conditions. As recently as 2010, the University of Wisconsin-Madison ended a licensing agreement with Nike over a wage dispute in Honduras. Pressure from UW-Madison and other universities resulted in Nike making changes that included a $1.54 million contribution to a workers’ relief fund.
Protests, polarization, voter outreach, and the future of the Republican Party. Political experts from UW-Madison on Tuesday shared their expectations for the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
“You would have to go back to the big drought year of 1988 to find a drier May, and before that, all the way back to the thick of the Dust Bowl in 1934,” said Steve Vavrus, a climatologist with the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
If there is just a single issue that matters to most voters, it’s the economy. However, experts from the University of Wisconsin-Madison at Tuesday’s WisPolitics event said don’t count out what each party is pushing either.
The clinic opened in January and specializes in opioid use disorder. It offers walk-in appointments and free services to people with or without insurance. Patients can get prescription medication for opioid use disorder and medical treatment like basic wound care, family planning or hepatitis C treatment.
Dr. Christy Clark-Pujara, UW-Madison professor of history and department chair of African American Studies, developed the courses in partnership with the University of Wisconsin-Madison as a new series called “Why History Matters,” a critical look at racism in American institutions.
Film director Alexander Payne presented a special viewing of “The Holdovers” at UW-Madison’s Cinematheque and stayed for a Q&A on April 12.
More than 12-million Americans aged 40 and over have some level of vision impairment, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. David Gamm, an ophthalmologist from UW Health, joins us to talk all about the eyes — from macular degeneration to glaucoma.
“It’s such a cool atmosphere sitting in the stands. It really got me excited for this summer,’’ said Healy, the UW coach for 14 years. “I could see what a draw that is going to be.’’
The proposal to build University of Wisconsin athletic facilities on part of Camp Randall Memorial Park has been scrutinized by veterans groups and officials who see the land as sacred.
“It’s too late for Japan, and it’s even worse for South Korea and China,” Yi Fuxian, a demographer and researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, told Newsweek.
“A lot of people don’t realize how exposed they are,” says John P. Gross, a University of Wisconsin, Madison law professor and former public defender who’s seen social media play a big part in criminal cases. “That’s all stuff the government can find and gain access to.”
