Gov. Evers toured one of the campus dining halls before hosting a roundtable discussion with students to learn more about their concerns and how they thought that extra funding could be spent.
A group led by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison found historic federal policies deprived tribes of lands rich in natural resources like precious metals and fossil fuels. Even so, tribes were often left with lands most favorable for wind and solar development.
UW Center for Limnology’s Trout Lake Station celebrates 100 years of research, education.
Gov. Tony Evers is making the rounds to pitch his funding proposal that could help keep some schools afloat amid budget struggles as he announced his 2025-27 budget will propose a more than $800 million increase for the Universities of Wisconsin.
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers on Wednesday defended his promise to ask for at least an $855 million increase in funding for the Universities of Wisconsin during the next budget cycle.
Milwaukee’s Marquette University ranked highest on WSJ’s top 500 overall list among Wisconsin colleges, while the University of Wisconsin-Madison finished highest among the state’s public universities.
The first two weeks of the fall semester looked nothing like the last two weeks of the spring semester at Wisconsin’s largest universities.
The tents have not returned. The news cameras have largely vanished. The police no longer seem perpetually parked near the pro-Palestinian encampments that were fixtures of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and UW-Milwaukee campuses in May.
Written by Kelsey Brannan, Director of Student Radio, University of Wisconsin-Madison, General Manager, WSUM Madison Student Radio.
Seven friends were gathered around a table inside a private room at a Madison restaurant on a summer night. They may well have been seated on wooden benches in a locker room, drenched in sweat.
“It was long overdue,” said Dr. Terri Young, committee co-chair and professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Theranostics is gaining widespread attention in the medical research field and has become a rapidly growing industry, added UW-Madison Professor Zachary Morris, who specializes in oncology. Morris said the state’s research of theranostics has raked in millions of dollars in federal grants. Wisconsin’s promise in theranostics research in part secured the state’s status as a “regional tech hub” this year, unlocking $49 million in federal funds.
“This is an area on the industry side where we’re seeing enormous investment, and the hope is that investment is going to translate into improvements in care for cancer patients in the years to come,” Morris said. “In the state of Wisconsin, it’s a strength for our state as a whole, not only on the academic side but also on the industry side.”
For the benefit of students and faculty, the university should start classes a week earlier.
When looking at sexual violence on campus, the need for this space becomes particularly clear.
The types of allegations Story has laid out can lead to expensive and difficult-to-win lawsuits, according to Steven Wright, a law professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and former attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division.
“These are very hard cases to bring, both in terms of they’re expensive to develop the facts. The law is against your side,” said Wright. “It’s unequivocal that horrible things are happening at Waupun … But I am not certain, as somebody who’s a civil rights lawyer and who has worked for federal judges, that this is a problem that the federal courts are going to weigh in to solve.”
Co-authored by Richard L. Lindroth, Vilas Distinguished Achievement & Sorenson Professor Emeritus, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Public Investigator consulted Suzanne Eckes, education law professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, about the school board’s decision. A former lawyer and public high school teacher, Eckes researches how civil rights laws impact education policies in public schools.Although some Muskego-Norway schools are included on Moms for Liberty’s growing list, Eckes said the district cannot exclude transgender students from protections. “Whether they kick it out of their policy or not, they still need to follow the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision,” said Eckes, who clarified that she is speaking on her own behalf, not the university’s.
I consider this to be the most underrated capital in the U.S. Every time I cross the country, I make a point of spending a day here. Home to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, it has a big city feel in a small package. It’s a town filled with arts, great food, and, as it’s surrounded by nature, lots of outdoor activities.
