Long before anatomist Julie Stamm wrote a book about youth concussions, she was an athletic trainer. One fall, during her undergraduate training at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, she treated a high school football player who got a concussion, and didn’t get better.
September 18, 2024
Research
Wisconsin child cares could serve 33,000 more children, if only they had the staff, new report says
If these programs could operate at full capacity, they could serve over 33,000 more children, said the report, authored by the Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The study was done in partnership with the state Department of Children and Families.
Higher Education/System
These are the best colleges in Wisconsin, according to the Wall Street Journal
Milwaukee’s Marquette University ranked highest on WSJ’s list among Wisconsin colleges, while the University of Wisconsin-Madison finished highest among the state’s public universities.
MATC’s new space prepares surgical technology students for shock of operating rooms
The third floor of Madison Area Technical College’s health sciences building at the Truax campus finally feels like an operating room wing.
Plagiarism complaint against White Fragility author Robin DiAngelo dismissed
The complaint was published by the Washington Free Beacon, a conservative news site that has published a number of similar complaints. Claudine Gay, Harvard’s first Black president, resigned in January after reports by the Washington Free Beacon highlighted instances of alleged plagiarism. In February, the site published a plagiarism complaint about a diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) officer at Columbia, Alade McKen. In March, it published a similar complaint against the chief diversity officer of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, LaVar Charleston
Kelly Meyerhofer on Joe Gow and the adult entertainment boom
UW-La Crosse got national attention late last year, after the Board of Regents discovered that former Chancellor Joe Gow was posting adult content online. He was promptly fired.
Campus life
UW-Madison SJP protests student disciplinary hearing, criticizes new expressive policy
University of Wisconsin-Madison Students for Justice in Palestine protested student disciplinary investigations and criticized updates to university protest policy outside Gordon dining hall on Sept. 11.
Conservative law firm files complaint against McNair Scholars Program
‘I thought that the eligibility criteria was unfair and discriminatory,’ UW student, plaintiff says.
UW Madison student voters share impact of celebrities endorsing presidential candidates
There is buzz around celebrities endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump this election cycle. University of Wisconsin- Madison students say it’s exciting to see their favorite celebrities speak about the candidates. “I feel like Beyonce’s a big one, like that’s my queen right there,” UW Madison Junior Natalia Baker said.
Crime and safety
UW-Madison officially launches search for new police chief
The search committee will be chaired by UW–Madison’s Vice Chancellor for Legal Affairs Nancy Lynch.
Health
Autumn events and activities; Psychologist explains the ‘Olympic mindset’
First, it’s a roundup of fall events and activities with Anne Sayers, secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Tourism. Then, psychologist Shilagh Mergain of UW-Madison is back to help you build an “Olympic mindset,” and tackle whatever comes your way.
World’s Best Specialized Hospitals 2025
University of Wisconsin Hospitals is among the institutions ranked.
Opinion
Guest column: UW Global Gateway Initiative: a golden ticket to study abroad
University must continue investing in study abroad programs to improve cultural consciousness in student body.
Editorial | New UW rule threatens free speech and robust debate
Yet, under a new UW policy announced by system administrators last week, top UW officials will be barred from making public statements about what might broadly be imagined as controversial. The policy lists those officials as “the UW System president and vice presidents, the university chancellors, provosts, vice chancellors, deans, directors, department chairs and others who, when communicating in their official capacity, are likely to be perceived as speaking in the name of and on behalf of the institution or one of its units.”
Business/Technology
Janesville plans to take ownership of GM Assembly Plant site by early 2025
Carolina Sarmiento, who studies urban development’s impacts on working-class cultural spaces at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said redevelopment plans rarely include supports for existing businesses.
UW-Madison Related
Trump Tries to Close Off a Chief Line of Attack: That He’s a Danger to Democracy
“He projects. He says, ‘Crazy Nancy’ — he is crazy,” Representative Nancy Pelosi, the former House speaker, said at the University of Wisconsin on Monday. “He says, ‘Crooked Hillary’ — he’s crooked. Every adjective he uses is really about himself.”