The Universities of Wisconsin are set to fare better financially than earlier projected, largely due to sizeable increases in tuition at a handful of schools and unaccounted-for donation dollars for UW-Madison, the system said Monday.
December 3, 2024
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Research
UW rises to sixth in national research expenditures, topping $1.7 billion
Grants help researchers promote Wisconsin idea, UW Dairy Research Program Manager says.
Campus life
UW-Madison reinstates, alters sex education module after link to adult film award site prompted removal
The university removed the SexWise module after an October inquiry from conservative student newspaper The Madison Federalist revealed the module contained a link to an adult film award site.
Crime and safety
UW-Madison student lone survivor of deadly California crash, family confirms
Jordan Miller, 20, is a business student at the university. Three other people in the vehicle were killed when the Cybertruck crashed early Wednesday morning.
Agriculture
Ag Briefs: UW expert says federal officials expected to require H5N1 milk testing
Dr. Keith Poulsen from UW-Madison’s Diagnostic Laboratory told Brownfield Ag News that a nationwide bulk tank or milk silo milk testing requirement is likely to be enacted this month. Poulsen says the new federal order should have more specific guidance about how officials can effectively perform a national surveillance. He said the Colorado model is likely to be adopted nationwide.
Extension
$12M bridge project will finally connect Dane County with Devil’s Lake via state trail
A 2021 study done by UW-Extension researchers found the proposed trail connection could attract hundreds of thousands of cyclists and snowmobilers from across the region, generating more than $6 million a year in direct economic impact.
Arts & Humanities
UW art history alumni named 2026 Whitney Biennial Curators
UW visual studies professor Jill Casid discusses art exhibition’s importance.