Over 48,000 people packed into sunny Camp Randall Stadium Saturday to celebrate the latest graduates from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
UW-Madison graduation weekend: Blue skies, black caps and red Ws
The Cap Times
May 13, 2025
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Research
Federal cuts threaten Wisconsin farm safety center for children, rural communities
Wisconsin Public Radio
“Without the continued research that’s made possible with federal funding, it would set us back,” said John Shutske, an agricultural safety and health specialist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “We’ve seen over the last several decades a pretty dramatic decrease overall in our farm fatality rate. And while I think [the number of deaths] would probably plateau, I don’t think we would be able to continue to make the kind of progress that we’ve had.”
Realta Fusion taps $36M in fresh funds for its fusion-in-a-bottle reactor
Tech
Realta raised $36 million in a round led by Future Ventures with participation from other investors, including Avila VC, GSBackers, Khosla Ventures, Mayfield, SiteGround, TitletownTech, and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation.
Higher Education/System
One year later: Pro-Palestinian protesters reflect on 2024 campus encampment
WKOW - Channel 27
Library Mall on UW-Madison’s campus looks much different than it did one year ago as pro-Palestinian protests were stationed there for nearly two weeks.
Protesters were demanding that UW disclose its investments and divest from companies that profit from the war in Gaza. They met with university leaders over the span of their encampment to reach an agreement.
Community
Wisconsin education program helps older adults manage prescriptions
Wisconsin Public Radio
Almost 15 years ago, professor Betty Chewning of the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy was struck by an idea. Instead of focusing only on helping students learn how to speak with patients, what if she could help teach patients, as well?
Her idea became Med Wise Rx, an education program aimed at teaching older Wisconsinites to better communicate with pharmacists and safely manage multiple prescriptions.
Business/Technology
A visit to the architecture biennale: Robots, roofs and a porch
Bloomberg
li’s sales and strategy teams are spending three days at what he calls “Meat School,” a Chomps-designed course on meat-stick manufacturing at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, learning exactly why Chomps “is a very hard product to make.”
15 Investigates: Wisconsin DOT sells driver information for millions
WMTV - Channel 15
Dorothea Salo, an expert in privacy at UW-Madison’s Information School, said personal data has become extremely valuable for companies to purchase.
“There is a sense that advertising and a lot of other businesses, work better, are more effective, make more money if they have access to personal data,” Salo said.