The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents has agreed to pay $265,000 to settle a federal lawsuit filed by a white employee who said she was essentially forced to resign from her position in a campus diversity office because of her race.
August 8, 2025
Higher Education/System
UW-Madison hosting men’s swimming and diving for 2025-26 Olympic sports championships
UW-Madison will be hosting swimming and diving squads this winter for the 2025-26 Olympic sports championships and tournaments.
The Big Ten Conference announced the dates and host sites Wednesday. The fall season is kicking off on Oct. 31 at Michigan State, with the Spartans hosting cross country championships from Nov. 6-9.
State news
‘There’s gonna be some pain in the meantime’: Wisconsin farmers react to tariffs
“Tariffs, either on our part or on the part of our export market destinations, are not helpful for farmers in Wisconsin,” Chuck Nicholson, an agricultural economist at UW-Madison, said. “The longer we keep them in place, the bigger the negative impacts will be.”
UW Experts in the News
Retired Wisconsin meteorologist in-charge shares importance of NWS rehires
“The National Weather Service is a testament to just how important this knowledge is and significantly reducing the number of fatalities from lightning from hurricanes, from tornadoes, from any of these hazards that impact Wisconsin every year,” said Chris Vagasky, a UW-Madison meteorology expert.
A homegrown food trend has turned into an invasive species crisis
“Invasive golden oyster mushrooms, a wood decay fungus, can threaten forests’ fungal biodiversity and harm the health of ecosystems that are already vulnerable to climate change and habitat destruction,” said Aishwarya Veerabahu, a mycologist and graduate student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who recently co-authored a study on the species.
Obituaries
Retired Milwaukee Magistrate Judge Patricia Gorence remembered for civil rights advocacy, ‘quiet, respectful’ strength
In 1967, Gorence completed journalism school at Marquette University and was a graduate student in political science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.