University of Wisconsin-Madison students will soon move into their dorms and apartments. Classes will begin early next month. And as a new school year gets underway, a variety of pressing challenges on campus will linger.
August 20, 2025
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UW-Madison researchers find automation apps can enable dating abuse
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison found that automation apps, like iPhone’s ‘shortcuts’, can be a vehicle potential abusers use to control their partner’s activities on their mobile device.
Rahul Chatterjee, an assistant professor of computer science at UW and founder of the Madison Tech Clinic, said Madison Tech Clinic helps individuals who have been virtually stalked or harassed by their partners.
Bipartisan bill pushes adoption for cats and dogs used by Wisconsin researchers
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is proposing a bill to require UW-Madison and state private animal researchers who use cats and dogs to make an active effort over a three-week period to rehome or transfer them to an area humane society.
Microplastics are everywhere. Here’s why that matters to big oil
In the U.S., about 1.5% of natural gas is converted into chemicals that are used to make plastics and other consumer products, according to the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Here’s the corporate strategy behind switching from merit increases to flat raises
“The labor market has cooled and so companies now are starting to feel they have more leeway, more leverage with their employees,” said Barry Gerhart, a professor of management at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.