The museum field crew’s find is not just a new species — it’s the oldest dinosaur ever discovered in the northern hemisphere.
UW Geology team discovers a brand new dinosaur
Madison Magazine
January 9, 2025
Research
Campus life
Make plans to be outside: Winter Carnival returns this February
WISC — CBS Channel 3
The Winter Carnival returns Feb. 6-9 outside the Wisconsin Union with over 30 events for everyone in the family. Mostly free indoor and outdoor activities and events will be outside the union, marking this year its 85th anniversary.
UW Foundation responds to pro-Palestinian protesters’ calls to divest
Capital Times
Mike Knetter, now the former CEO of the Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association, said in an interview with the Cap Times that he and Paul Shain, the WFAA’s board chair, met with representatives from Students for Justice in Palestine about their concerns after the encampment came down. “We do think about these issues, of course,” Knetter said. “But … we’re not going to let third parties dictate to us what we can or can’t do with donor money. … We don’t think that’s the right way to treat our donors.”
Community
List of new names for Southside Elementary narrows to 4
Wisconsin State Journal
Ada Deer was a decades-long champion of Native American rights, Deer was the first Native American woman from Wisconsin to run for Congress. She was also the first Menominee citizen to graduate from UW-Madison and led the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Deer died in 2023.
UW Experts in the News
“Where are my tips going?”: Former employees from Short Stack Eatery talk about their experience while on the job
WISC — CBS Channel 3
Alexia Kulweic is a UW-Madison law professor in the department of labor education: “I would argue that disciplining an employee by removing the tips they make in a day, is not legitimate discipline and is not something that would be, that should be allowed under the Wage Payment and Collection Act.”