Saturday night was a Bollywood blockbuster come to life at UW-Madison’s Shannon Hall, set to a cinematic soundtrack of jingling jewelry and rapturous applause.
UW-Madison brings Bollywood to Wisconsin
Wisconsin State Journal
February 3, 2025
Campus life
UW Law School panel discusses free speech on campuses since pro-Palestine encampments
Daily Cardinal
The University of Wisconsin Law School hosted a panel Wednesday analyzing universities’ reactions to pro-Palestine encampments last spring.
South Asian dance competition hosted at UW-Madison draws hundreds from across the country
Daily Cardinal
Competitive Desi dance teams from across the country performed at Aa Dekhen Zara, an annual dance competition held at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, followed by local South Asian acapella and dance teams.
Athletics
Wisconsin spends hundreds of thousands of dollars on track training facility it lacks permits to use
Wisconsin State Journal
Wisconsin had to seek temporary alternate arrangements for runners, jumpers and throwers to use during the winter season with no dedicated indoor track facility on campus. That led it to an underutilized warehouse just off Interstate 39/90/94 in Columbia County.
Morgan Wallen concert expected to bring economic boost to Madison businesses
WMTV - Channel 15
Destination Madison is expecting to see a big economic impact on the city this summer as country artist Morgan Wallen will perform for two nights at Camp Randall on his upcoming summer tour.
Business/Technology
Here’s how tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico may impact U.S. consumers
MSNBC
Indirectly, U.S. producers might raise their prices because they face less foreign competition for certain goods, Lydia Cox, an assistant professor of economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said during a recent webinar.
U.S. companies that use tariffed goods to manufacture their products might also raise prices for downstream goods, Cox said. For example, steel tariffs might lead to higher prices for cars, heavy machinery and other products that use steel.
UW Experts in the News
UW-Madison legal professor weighs in on Laken Riley Act
WMTV - Channel 15
The Laken Riley act requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain people who are living in the U.S. without legal permission who have committed crimes or have been accused of committing a crime, according to University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School Clinical Professor of Law John Gross.
Obituaries
Richard Bruce Bilder
Wisconsin State Journal
Richard’s career was dedicated to the challenges of international law and the betterment of international relations. He worked in the Office of Legal Advisor at the U.S. State Department, before coming to Madison, where was a Professor of Law at the University of Wisconsin for more than 50 years.
Sharon James
Wisconsin State Journal
She left her tenured position to return to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she entered higher education administration, serving as both Assistant and Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs for UW Systems.
UW-Madison Related
Madison company running national Super Bowl ad with $1.2 million giveaway
Wisconsin State Journal
Schroll, 31, got the idea for Fetch as a 20-year-old studying business at UW-Madison.