“Every fraction of a degree matters,” said Andrea Dutton, a research professor at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, who was a co-author of the study. “We can’t just adapt to this type of sea-level rise. We can’t just engineer our way out of this.”
May 21, 2025
Research
Higher Education/System
UW-Platteville deaths being investigated as murder-suicide
The residence hall deaths of two UW-Platteville students are being investigated as a murder-suicide, according to an update from campus police.
Officers were dispatched to a disturbance in Wilgus Hall, a student housing building, on Monday, where they found two people injured by gunfire.
UW-Platteville deaths being investigated as murder-suicide
The two deaths at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville are being investigated as a murder-suicide, campus officials said.
University police responded to Wilgus Hall, a student residence hall, Monday afternoon for reports of a disturbance.
Here’s what we know, and don’t know, about the shootings at UW-Platteville that left 2 students dead
Two University of Wisconsin-Platteville female students died May 19 of gunshot wounds, the university announced May 20.
The university announced May 20 that Kelsie Martin, of Beloit, died from a gunshot wound, and Hallie Helms, of Baraboo, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at Wilgus Hall, a dormitory.
Community still processing UW-Platteville shooting that left two students dead
More details are emerging about a shooting at UW-Platteville Monday which left two students dead. In a statement released Tuesday, the university said the UW-Platteville Police Department had responded to a call at Wilgus Hall, a student residence hall, for a “disturbance.” When officers arrived, they found two individuals with gunshot wounds.
Campus life
Where does Wisconsin’s ‘Jump Around’ rank among top college football gameday traditions?
n 247Sports’ latest ranking of college football’s top 10 gameday traditions, the Badgers’ famous “Jump Around” landed at No. 2, falling behind only Virginia Tech’s “Enter Sandman” entrance theme. Past that top duo, Chief Osceola’s spear plant at Florida State secured the No. 3 spot, Ohio State’s “dotting the ‘I'” secured the No. 4 position and Auburn’s practice of rolling the oak trees at Toomer’s Corner took the No. 5 ranking.
Athletics
Badgers shift date for 2026 game against Notre Dame at Lambeau Field
Wisconsin football’s matchup against Notre Dame, originally scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026, will now be played on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026, the two programs announced Wednesday
Badger sports prepare for new era of paid college athletes
Chris McIntosh, UW-Madison’s athletics director, has called revenue-sharing with the students long overdue. But the settlement would mark another seismic shift in college sports, said Matt Banker, who runs MB Sports Consulting, is a senior adviser to CCHA Sports Law, and teaches an NIL workshop at Marquette University Law School.