UW-Madison researchers are studying the effects of Delta 8 and Delta 9 on driving performance, with the help of the University’s driving simulator. Delta 8 and 9 are hemp derived products that can produce a high feeling.
For five years, Grant Gosizk has taught Marquette University undergrads to think about how literature and pop culture shape attitudes toward addiction.
Non-tenure-track, or NTT, faculty like Gosizk teach many of Marquette’s core curriculum classes. Every year, individual instructors sign new 10-month contracts with the university, earning $43,000 a year. Gosizk calls the arrangement “precarious.”
The Universities of Wisconsin’s Office of Educational Opportunity is also evaluating the Forward Academy’s charter application, McKenzie said. Organizers plan to begin holding community engagement sessions for the school in December.
Its name is Maple Fields and it’s kind of adorable. The Memorial Union is debuting a plushie in the form of the ever-popular sunburst chairs that liven up the Terrace every summer.
UW-Madison’s oldest acappella group, the Madhatters, are gearing up for their annual fall performance. This year’s concert, which features singing, dancing and comedic fun, is taking place in Memorial Union’s Shannon Hall on Saturday, November 23 at 7 p.m.
Transition to new bus passes and the effects of pandemic increase costs.
Preliminary recommendations from a study on the Lakeshore Path including paving and lighting the path used by thousands of University of Wisconsin-Madison students and community members daily.
Bryna Godar is a staff attorney with the State Democracy Research Initiative at the University of Wisconsin Law School. She said one of the complicating factors in the Wolfe case is that none of the parties are asking the court to overrule the 2022 decision on holdover appointments.
She said it’s rare “for a court to voluntarily overrule” a prior decision without parties asking justices. Still, Godar said the battle over Wolfe’s appointment wouldn’t be happening if not for the Prehn decision two years ago.
“And so, we’re kind of taking that as a given rule in Wisconsin, and going from there,” Godar said. “And saying, OK then, what does that mean in this situation?”
Football fans at Camp Randall Stadium were better behaved Saturday when the Badgers played Oregon than they were at the last home game, Oct. 26, when the Badgers faced Penn State and 51 people were ejected and 25 arrested — the most this season.
Almost three dozen people were ejected and over one dozen arrested from Saturday’s University of Wisconsin football game versus the Oregon Ducks, the UW Police Department announced Saturday.
A program of UW-Extension and a free community resource, Covering Wisconsin has Health Insurance Navigators located within communities throughout the state who help people understand their options, compare plans, connect with programs that provide financial help, and sign up. Farmers can get help understanding how being self-employed impacts their eligibility in programs and how to find affordable coverage.
Consumers should observe good food safety practices in order to protect themselves against food-borne illness. Health experts recommend getting a refrigerator thermometer and making sure the temperature is 40 degrees or lower. “The colder the temperature, the longer the food will last safely,” wrote Kathleen Glass, associate director of the Food Research Institute at University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The Badgers raised a banner for legendary former coach Bo Ryan, the first time that has done for a coach in program history.
Longo was fired Sunday, which was announced by Wisconsin around 5 p.m. The move by coach Luke Fickell either ends or shifts the experiment that Fickell started when hiring Longo, namely shoving the Badgers in a new direction on offense under an Air Raid practitioner.
Digitization of coursework, growth of artificial intelligence, changing norms create gap between how professors design courses, how students approach them.
Production of renewable diesel from plant oils has increased in recent years amid wide use in transportation fuel, according to Mary Blanchard, associate director of the Wisconsin Energy Institute at the University of Wisconsin in Madison.
“It generally meets a 50 percent greenhouse gas reduction compared to petroleum-based diesel fuel,” Blanchard said, noting some companies claim even higher emissions reductions.
UW-Madison journalism professor Kathryn McGarr considers questions about historical parallels between the second Trump administration and the mid-20th century’s America First movement and McCarthyism.
UW-Madison education professor Christopher Saldaña considers the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction’s 2025 budget request and record-setting new funding approved in school referendums in 2024.
There are several preventative emerald ash borer treatments homeowners can have administered to their trees annually in the spring.
Some of the most affordable treatments are sprayed onto trees and cost approximately $30 to $50 per each. Pricier, longer-lasting options can be directly injected into tree bark, said PJ Liesch, director of the Insect Diagnostic Lab at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Ed worked as an assistant professor of internal medicine at the University of Wisconsin, 1980-1982, and was a Partner at Dean Medical Center (now SSM Health) in the Department of Hematology/Oncology, 1982-2014.
He retired from his glazing career while working for the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dober formed more amazing friendships while working for the UW. Those who rode the rideshare van looked forward to hearing Dobers stories and they would all laugh on their ride into work.
He delivered more than 3,000 babies throughout his career, primarily at Madison General Hospital (now Meriter). He was a partner for 20 years at the Quisling Clinic. He then worked at the University Health Services and the University of Wisconsin Medical School.
