It’s like the World Cup. The stadium is on edge, and a player kicks the ball, scoring the winning goal.
The crowd erupts.
But at UW-Madison in Morgridge Hall, the soccer stars are autonomous humanoid robots.
Josiah Hanna, a UW-Madison assistant professor of computer sciences, leads the university’s student RoboCup team, which uses artificial intelligence to teach soccer-playing robots humanlike behaviors, all while producing research to advance the field.
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison discussed ethical concerns stemming from the rise of generative artificial intelligence in academia and research at a Jan. 30 panel.
The panel, which included experts from the UW-Madison Data Science Institute, Libraries and Institutional Review Boards Office (IRB), provided recommendations for researchers, offering definitions and opportunities for ethical AI use in research.
The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents is looking to incorporate a shortened degree length.
Currently most degrees studied in the UW system require 120 credits to graduate, but a revised policy may lower that to 90. Following the lead of other universities including Milwaukee’s Mount Mary University and Indiana’s Manchester University
Wisconsin’s Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments Wednesday over the legality of a grant program aimed at helping students of color attend college.
The case dates back to 2021, when a group of Wisconsin taxpayers — including some from Madison — filed a lawsuit in Jefferson County Circuit Court, arguing the state’s Minority Undergraduate Retention Grant program unlawfully discriminates based on race and national origin.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison saw a 17 percent decrease in federal research funding since the start of President Donald Trump’s second term, according to outgoing Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin.
In a presentation to the Board of Regents last week, Mnookin shared the clearest quantification yet of cuts to Wisconsin’s flagship university by the Trump administration, which also included a decrease in grants awarded.
Tyler Hagen is a student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who celebrated his 21st birthday while at college and away from his home in San Diego.
He said having someone like Morgan work alongside his mom to make his milestone birthday memorable was important to him.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity will cancel Lily’s Classic, its annual fundraiser and social event on the frozen Lake Mendota, this year after the University of Wisconsin-Madison imposed expectations fraternity leadership said they were not comfortable with.
The event will transition from the traditional philanthropy boot hockey tournament to a private social event after multiple rounds of negotiations with university officials, Harrison Long, SAE’s philanthropy chair, told The Daily Cardinal. He said the fraternity “doesn’t want to be liable” for issues on the ice.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison hosted a stop on a traveling euchre competition, bringing players together to celebrate the popular Midwest card game.
Campus winners received $1,000 in scholarship funds and will advance to regional competition for a chance to qualify for the 2026 World Euchre Championship in New Glarus, Wisconsin.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is celebrating Badgers competing on the international stage with a Winter Olympics watch event on Tuesday, Feb. 10.
Many people think that the amount they spend on a gift is directly associated with how much the receiver will appreciate it. But as long as it meets reasonable expectations, the people you are gifting are unlikely to care too much about how you spend, said Dr. Evan Polman, professor of marketing at Wisconsin School of Business at University of Wisconsin, Madison. He also focuses on gift-giving decision-making.
The goal of gift giving should be relationship maintenance, especially on a holiday so focused on love, and gifting an activity or experience you and your loved one can do together is a great way to spend quality time together while communicating your level of care, Polman said.
Luke Fickell’s request for “blind faith” from his first offseason as the University of Wisconsin football coach remains partially in effect.
The faith nowadays isn’t as blind as it is forgiving for Fickell and a Badgers staff that haven’t done their jobs at Wisconsin well enough to earn many passes with a 17-21 record and 10-17 mark in Big Ten Conference play. But the person tasked with assessing Fickell’s job with the program, athletic director Chris McIntosh, maintains his trust and belief in Fickell after a transformational offseason that saw nearly half the roster turn over.
The powerhouse Badger program has a knack for churning out Olympic hockey players. Four current and two former Badgers are in Milan representing Team USA in women’s ice hockey. With 23 players on the roster, that means more than one-quarter of the team has played for Madison. Along with Harvey, Simms and McNaughton, forward-turned defender and current Badger Laila Edwards is part of the team. Alumna forward Britta Curl-Salemme and five-time Olympian and forward Hilary Knight round out the Badgers’ representation.
To get a clearer picture of what the Constitution says on this point – and what such a proposal might entail, Decision Points reached out to Barry Burden, a professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and director of the school’s Elections Research Center.
“The U.S. Constitution gives the states the lead role in conducting elections,” Burden said. “Although the document also allows the federal government to set the regulations for administering elections, states are granted a lot of autonomy for running elections, even more if the offices on the ballot are not federal ones.”
Birds have different kinds of feathers, and one type is especially important in cold weather: down feathers. These feathers are very fluffy and grow close to the skin, essentially acting like a thermal base layer. “Of the several types of feathers birds possess, down feathers are excellent at trapping body heat,” says Anna Pidgeon, professor of forest and wildlife ecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
