Country artist Morgan Wallen has added a second show to his Camp Randall tour stop this summer, according to a post from the UW Badgers’ X account Wednesday.
January 30, 2025
Campus life
Morgan Wallen adds second Camp Randall concert
You asked and he listened — Country superstar Morgan Wallen added an additional show at Camp Randall. Wallen’s second concert will be June 29, following his first concert on June 28.
UW-Madison students embrace innovation and sustainability in cannabis science course
Social media has been ablaze after @badgerbarstool posted that UW-Madison is “now offering” a course on the science of cannabis, but the course has been offered on campus for years.
Arts & Humanities
‘Come and Gone’ and back again
Amid a globetrotting career, UW theater professor Baron Kelly takes on August Wilson at home.
Independent student art exhibit draws printmakers from across Midwest
Organized by UW-Madison student Bryce Dailey, the Midwest Print Showcase features the artistic talent of up and coming printmakers throughout the Midwest.
Health
Influenza cases, hospitalizations soar at UW
Dr. Daniel Shirley weighs in on observed spike of influenza cases this January, highlights preventative measures for students
UW Experts in the News
Big reveals are unlikely in Trump-ordered Kennedy and MLK document drops, experts say
Kathryn McGarr, a professor of history at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, says she doesn’t think there’s much more to learn. “We already know quite a bit about how much the government was surveilling and looking at [MLK] … and how many enemies he had within the government,” she says. “I don’t think that the narrative is going to significantly change, although of course, we could get some more details here and there.”
Can the U.S. head off a potential bird flu pandemic? UW-Madison researchers weigh in
As the bird flu strain continues to threaten animals and public health, the U.S. government has stepped up its response. But Tom Friedrich, a professor of virology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s School of Veterinary Medicine, isn’t sure the scale and speed of the response are equal to the potential impact of the problem.
Georgia Republicans push to limit lawsuits. But would that keep insurance rates from rising?
“The net impact is that it really improves insurer profitability,” said Tyler Leverty, a business professor who studies risk and insurance at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Wisconsin literacy center gives community to immigrants and refugees
Whether the Trump administration will restart the U4U program is an open question, according to Yoshiko Herrera, political scientist professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an expert on Russia.
“I think they wanted to show that they were acting quickly on immigration right from the start. So my sense is that they just are like, ‘OK, we’re pausing everything’,” said Herrerra. “But I wouldn’t be surprised if … in the next couple of weeks, (they) decide that United for Ukraine is OK.”
What was that thing that streaked across the sky above Madison last night?
The UW-Madison Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences posted on Facebook that the debris likely came from the expected reentry of a Starlink satellite.