Written by ssistant professor of natural resource economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
A 2019 study found that a neighborhood has to be at least 40% covered by trees ‒ counting pavement and buildings ‒ to substantially limit heat. That amount of tree coverage can reduce temperatures by seven to nine degrees, according to the University of Wisconsin researchers.
Nobody voted for higher costs, crowded classes and less research at the UW, writes Jordan Ellenburg in a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Ideas Lab column. The UW-Madison math professor explains how federal budget cuts are undermining decades of the university’s contributions to industry and the dangers that presents to the economy.
Two Republican lawmakers aim to restrict how much in-state undergraduate tuition can increase at University of Wisconsin System campuses.
Rep. Dave Murphy, R-Greeville, and Sen. André Jacque, R-De Pere, began circulating the bill for sponsorship July 24, two weeks after the UW Board of Regents voted to raise tuition for the third consecutive year.
“Two hundred million dollars is not a lot of money when you have billions at stake, and any corporate person will tell you that,” said Donna E. Shalala, who was health secretary under President Bill Clinton and has led four schools, including the University of Miami and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
“Basically, they’re cutting their losses and ensuring their future — for at least a short period of time.”
Earlier this month, the Universities of Wisconsin system Board of Regents approved a 5 percent tuition increase for undergraduate students for the 2025-26 academic year.
Legislative Republicans are now trying for a third time to cap tuition increases at the state’s public university system at no higher than the rate of inflation.
The proposal would limit the Board of Regents to “only increase tuition and fees for resident undergraduate students up to the rate of the Consumer Price Index.”
The conservative outlet Wisconsin Right Now reported that there are 495 staffers in Wisconsin’s university system who have the visa, which comes with roughly a $43 million annual price tag for salaries.
The education department drew attention to the University of Wisconsin’s Dreamer scholarship and Western Michigan University’s WMU Undocumented/DACA Scholarship.
Kay Jarvis, director of public affairs at the University of Wisconsin, responded to Wednesday’s announcement, saying, “The university has received a letter of notification relating to this matter. We have no further comment.” CBS Detroit has reached out to Western Michigan University for comment and is awaiting a response.
Last week, the same department announced it was launching a separate investigation into the University of Wisconsin following the arrests of Chinese nationals in a number of pathogen smuggling cases.
UW-Madison police are investigating an assault involving pepper spray at Memorial Union Terrace on Wednesday night.
At about 8:45 p.m., UW police were sent to a disturbance involving seven to 10 people at the Memorial Union Terrace, spokesperson Marc Lovicott said in a statement.
University of Wisconsin students were notified via email Thursday morning of an aggravated assault that occurred on Wednesday at about 8:45 p.m. at the Memorial Union Terrace.
The UW-Madison Police Department was notified of a disturbance involving seven to 10 juveniles at the Terrace. An investigation found that the juveniles consisted of two groups and the incident was sparked by an altercation between them on State Street earlier that day, according to UWPD’s incident report.
A University of Wisconsin-Madison PhD student said Thursday, UWPD officers heightened a conflict between two groups of juveniles through the use of physical force Wednesday evening at the Memorial Union Terrace.
UWPD is investigating the incident, which stemmed from an earlier altercation between the two groups on State Street. One group arrived at the Terrace prior to the second group, upon which the conflict escalated, according to an email sent to the campus community. One suspect used pepper spray on members of the other groups, and at least one individual punched another group member.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department responded to a report of 7 to 10 juveniles causing a disturbance at Memorial Union Terrace at about 8:45 p.m. Wednesday.
Henderson brushed off the experience, hoping it was a fluke. But after matching into residency at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, she overheard a medical student lamenting about their housing struggles and something clicked.
“The lightbulb went off in my head,” Henderson said. “I realized I think this is a nationwide issue and then really started to look into it from there.”
“I think a bunch of J.J.’s message was, in my mind, grasping on to that idea of what humble and hungry looks like, and what being an underdog really is,” Badgers coach Luke Fickell said July 23 during Big Ten media day at Mandalay Bay Resort. “He didn’t say it, but I explained it to some of the leadership guys like you know. J.J.’s whole message was ‘I just want to be proud, and right now I’m not’.”
Written by Mark Copelovitch, a professor of political science and public affair, and director of the Center for European Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Tso spent the rest of her childhood in India. In 2009, she moved to the United States with her husband, whom she met in India. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2018 with a nursing degree and has worked in healthcare ever since.
