The federal education department abruptly ended a University of Wisconsin-Madison grant that pays for students to train as special education teachers in Milwaukee Public Schools classrooms.
February 24, 2025
Top Stories
Research
People are buying up burned lots in LA. Should they be concerned about future fires?
Between 1990 and 2020, the number of homes in these California areas grew by 1.3 million, according to data from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Campus life
UW professor gives talk, discusses racist policies, black homeownership
Law professor Bernadette Atuahene discusses inequitable nature of homeownership in America.
Afghan Student Association coming to campus in fall of 2025
New organization to create community for Afghan students.
Extension
How podcasts can help you embrace lifelong learning
With the growing popularity of podcasts in recent years, there has never been a better — or more convenient — time to be a lifelong learner.
Community
Bucky Badger helps make our Diaper Drive Drop-off event a huge success
“Having Bucky here was definitely a perk for the kids!” said Kelly Lyke. She stopped by with her two daughters to toss some diapers in the red bin.
Health
In Wisconsin, relatively few seek permanent gender change
UW Health paralegal Andrea Redfield said that of the 505 distinct patients that had one or more visits to the PATH Clinic between June 1, 2022, and Nov. 30, 2024, “271 patients have had an order placed for puberty blockers, estrogen, and/or testosterone” but noted that “an order being placed in our system does not mean the patient picked up their prescription and/or took the medication.”
Obituaries
Brady Williamson, Madison legal giant defending free speech, dies
In 1991, Williamson served as one of the lead attorneys in a lawsuit against the University of Wisconsin system’s Board of Regents, which had banned students from using racist or discriminatory language. The court found the hate speech code unconstitutional.
Stanley Inhorn Obituary (1928 – 2025)
At UW, Stan was appointed Assistant Professor of Pathology and Assistant Director of the WSLH in 1960. He became Director of the WSLH in 1966, a position he held until 1979, when he was asked by the UW Medical School to create a Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.
William Dove Obituary (1936 – 2025)
He was Professor Emeritus of Oncology and Medical Genetics, and Streisinger Professor of Experimental Biology at UW-Madison.