The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation will give nearly $160 million to UW-Madison in grants to support research, with $15 million specifically aimed at further developing the university’s artificial intelligence enterprise.
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, UW-Madison was an international leader in the first renewable energy to produce electricity for the public — hydropower. During some of those years, the Wisconsin River was known as the hardest working river in the world because it produced so much electricity.
Wisconsin sees dozens of species of small beetles this time of year, including ladybugs, but one is particularly prevalent: the multicolored Asian lady beetle, according to P.J. Liesch, director of the UW-Madison Insect Diagnostic Lab.
“The [Asian lady beetles] are the ones that folks are really seeing a lot of at the moment,” Liesch said. “Those particularly beetles are very active, flying around and coming to structures because they’re looking for sheltered wintering spots.”
Another AI model, developed by NOAA and the University of Wisconsin, has shown skill in predicting the rapid intensification of hurricanes, an area where global AI models have struggled.
The letter says the change has the potential to reduce prices at the pump without harming the environment. There’s room for debate on both fronts. Newsom’s letter cites a UC Riverside study that found E15 wouldn’t increase nitrous oxide emissions, but a 2022 University of Wisconsin-Madison study found that the blend increases upstream emissions.
The investigation into Truss and her coworkers’ experience took over a year, records show. MATC ultimately gave Busalacchi a three-week suspension.
The college — one of Wisconsin’s most diverse — has faced years of concerns about its racial climate for employees of color.
Vice President Kamala Harris will return to Wisconsin Wednesday for a Get Out the Vote rally at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, just days before the Nov. 5 election.
Hundreds of UW-Madison students, alumni and Madison community members flocked to campus to watch the 114th UW Homecoming Parade on Oct. 25.
A sea of pink flooded Bascom Hill Friday as Badger donors brought in nearly $511,877 during the annual fundraiser paying homage to one of UW-Madison’s most memorable pranks.
“If they were registered, Wisconsin would be a no-contest,” said Ben Marquez, a University of Wisconsin-Madison political scientist studying Latino political organization and behavior. “Kamala Harris wouldn’t even have to come here to win. They’d just go out and vote two-to-one for her, and she’d take the state.”
Experts at UW Health are recommending parents and caregivers use Halloween as an opportunity to talk with kids about sugar intake, healthy eating habits and good balances.
It is not uncommon for kids to come home with a big bag full of candy. Camila Martin, a clinical pediatric nutritionist with UW Health Kids, says to help kids plan to have some balance when eating candy.
Achieving the right balance of crunchy and chewy in nonchocolate candy is tricky because of “moisture migration,” in which water moves between components and can affect the product’s quality, said Rich Hartel, a University of Wisconsin-Madison food scientist.
If Varsity Blues accomplished anything, it affirmed the value of regular colleges, said Nick Hillman, an education professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Most students, he said, don’t attend universities with single-digit acceptance rates accused of taking bribes. Two-thirds of undergraduates attend college within 50 miles of home, according to the Institute for College Access & Success. “There’s been this acknowledgment over the last few years that geography really matters,” Hillman said. “The majority of students don’t attend places like USC or the Ivy League.”
He recalled that his interest in science began as a child during visits to Milwaukee’s museum of natural history. He received a bachelor’s degree in science in 1963 from the University of Wisconsin, and his medical degree from New York University School of Medicine in 1966.
Kamala Harris will be at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Wednesday, while former President Barack Obama rallied the liberal base in Madison last week.
Hovde could be one of the richest senators – if not the richest – if he’s elected. After growing up in Madison and attending the University of Wisconsin, Hovde helped build his family’s real estate empire and took ownership of $3 billion Sunwest Bank.
Career centers: Matthew T. Hora, professor of adult and higher education and founding director of the Center for Research on College-Workforce Transition at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, says that many colleges realized around 2010 that their centers for teaching and learning and faculty development “needed to shift from an optional, pseudo-professional unit to a more well-resourced and skilled service unit.” That didn’t just mean “nice buildings, fancy software or more money,” he continues, but also “more skilled and well-paid professionals.”
