UW Health inserted 404 intrauterine devices last month, 47% more than average and the most of any month on record, spokesperson Sara Benzel said.
Madison clinics see high demand for long-term birth control
Wisconsin State Journal
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UW-Madison to study ketamine for teens with PTSD
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Madison researchers evaluating the potential of psychedelic drugs to ease mental health conditions plan to launch a new kind of study: examining the potential for ketamine to treat teens with post-traumatic stress disorder.
UW system president wants more authority to pick top leaders
Wisconsin State Journal
The new language also would eliminate the limit of three years for which a person can serve in an interim capacity for UW system senior leadership. The changes essentially would formalize what already has been happening in practice.
5 things to watch with Universities of Wisconsin in 2025
Wisconsin State Journal
A new (odd-numbered) year brings a new state budget.
Universities of Wisconsin reviews guaranteed transfer policy
Isthmus
There appears to be new eligibility requirements for transferring now listed on UW-Madison’s transfer agreement page
UW-Madison research is $1.7B operation ready to grow, new leader says
Capital Times
Dorota Grejner-Brzezinska wasn’t looking for a new job when a search firm asked if she’d be interested in leading research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Grejner-Brzezinska had spent about 28 years at Ohio State University, studying GPS uses and directing the school’s Office of Knowledge Enterprise, among other roles. She was tempted, though, by UW-Madison’s national reputation as a research powerhouse.
How Madison’s economy could change in 2025
The Capital Times
The nearly 150,000-square-foot Element Labs opened at University Research Park in March 2024, with space for up to 20 bioscience companies. A similar-size project, called Velocity Station, is slated to replace the former Clock Tower office park at 6411 Odana Road, but no timeline has been announced.
12 UW-Madison inventions that changed the world
Wisconsin State Journal
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, known for helping UW-Madison commercialize discoveries such as vitamin D enrichment, a blood thinning drug and stem cells, may seem like a solid presence on campus whose existence was never in doubt.
But WARF, the nation’s first university technology transfer office, had to fight for survival from its founding in 1925 until at least 1980, when the federal Bayh-Dole Act said universities could retain patent rights on federally funded research.
This unsung team’s ‘thankless job’ is crucial to Wisconsin football
Wisconsin State Journal
Head football equipment manager Jeremy Amundson and assistant equipment manager Sam Wrobel led a team of 14 student managers this season. This equipment staff collaborates with not just players and coaches but other Wisconsin departments to help provide the resources and assistance needed for the Badgers to perform at their best.
UW system has added 34 new programs since fall 2023; here’s what you can study now
Wisconsin State Journal
Universities of Wisconsin campuses have approved dozens of new programs in the past year, with expanded science or more-advanced degrees taking precedence.
New Year’s Eve fire displaces handful of residents from apartment near campus
Wisconsin State Journal
Asmall number of residents has been displaced from a fire Tuesday night at an apartment complex near the UW-Madison campus.
UW-Madison employees call for separate, paid bereavement leave
The Capital Times
Under UW-Madison’s current policy, employees can use accrued sick leave, vacation days, banked leave or personal holidays after a family member dies. A new proposal encourages the university to add a separate, paid bereavement leave category for all employees, including faculty, staff, graduate student employees, postdoctoral fellows and others.
Most Dane County districts don’t weigh class rigor in ranking students for guaranteed UW admission
Wisconsin State Journal
With a law guaranteeing top-ranked students admission to state universities set to take effect next school year, 15 of Dane County’s 16 school districts have opted for class-ranking systems that don’t take into account the difficulty of the classes students take.
UW-Madison launches program for Native American students
Spectrum News Wisconsin
’I feel like I got the best of both worlds’: UW-Madison launches tuition program for Native American students.
‘Don’t look for just one magic cure’ to your seasonal depression
Wisconsin Public Radio
Dr. Ellen Marks is the interim director of Mental Health Services at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She, too, said SAD derives from a range of factors and should be approached holistically.
Marks said SAD exists on a spectrum and can affect people with varying levels of severity. She encourages the normalization of SAD through education and discussion.
Wisconsin leaders honor Jimmy Carter, state to lower flags
The Capital Times
Photo caption: Former President Carter talks about his anti-poverty program, the Atlanta Project, in Madison in 1994. More than 1,000 people came to hear Carter at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Union Theater.
Madison changed in 2024, with new leaders, BRT and a shocking tragedy
The Capital Times
UW-Madison started offering six weeks of paid time off to eligible employees in July, after the birth or adoption of a child. Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin celebrated the move. “The truth is that this isn’t going to be terribly expensive to implement,” Mnookin said in April, when the policy was announced.
The university community said farewell to a long-standing fixture on campus when “the Shell” was torn down this fall. UW-Madison’s athletics department plans to build a new indoor football practice facility next to Camp Randall stadium. The $285 million project is needed to remain competitive with peer institutions, especially at a top-tier football program in a northern climate, athletics department officials said.
Guest column: In crowded dorms, overpriced apartments, freshmen lose out most
Badger Herald
Dorm life is unforgettable, unfortunately so is rest of housing process for freshmen.
Wisconsin’s 40 Most Influential Black Leaders, Part 5
Madison365
Dr. Torsheika Maddox is senior operations officer and chief of staff for the UW-Madison Division of Diversity, Equity, and Educational Achievement (DDEEA). She has worked for the university for over 18 years in a number of roles supporting contributions towards efforts to improve access, empower inclusive community, and enhance diversity, belonging, and equity for the university and greater Madison community.
UW-Madison winter class of 2024 embraces plurality during commencement
Daily Cardinal
Speakers included University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin, Top Chef runner-up Dan Jacobs and student speaker Sawyer Getschman.
10 in-state Badgers who have made significant impact on Wisconsin football since 2015
Wisconsin State Journal
Many players from within state borders have excelled on the University of Wisconsin football team over the past decade, and keeping the top talent within Wisconsin has been a priority for multiple Badgers staffs since Barry Alvarez took over the program in 1990.
How Madison failed to count nearly 200 absentee ballots
The Capital Times
The 193 absentee ballots were left uncounted across three wards on the west side of Madison, near the isthmus and in the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus area.
Opinion | GOP takes another kick at the University of Wisconsin
The Capital Times
Despite losing 14 seats in the fall election, GOP legislators still feel empowered to hold the state’s largest economic engine hostage to the whims of its most petty members. Republicans on the state Building Commission ganged up on UW-Madison last week and threw another obstacle in the path of the long-awaited and already-approved new engineering building.
UW med school dean reflects on abortion training, faculty diversity
The Capital Times
As he first announced nearly a year ago, Robert Golden will soon step down as dean of the School of Medicine and Public Health. He’s held that role since 2006, overseeing more than 5,400 faculty and staff, nearly 2,400 students and postgraduate trainees, and over $640 million in research grants.
One-on-one with Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman
WMTV - Channel 15
Jay Rothman, the president of the Universities of Wisconsin, was thrust into the spotlight this year, from pro-Palestinian protests breaking out on his campuses across the state to his controversial ask for an increase of $855 million in funding.
Guest column: UW methamphetamine study demands balance between science, society
Badger Herald
UW scientists study how methamphetamine affects body, probe legal, medical, societal implications of drug.
Wisconsin volleyball home crowds smaller after record-setting season
Wisconsin State Journal
There was an average of 6,083 tickets scanned for Badgers home matches this season, down 2.8% from the high-water mark of 6,261 in 2023 but still the second-highest figure on record.
How Trump got more Madison college student votes than ever
The Capital Times
Thomas Pyle wants to build on the momentum College Republicans drummed up at the University of Wisconsin-Madison this semester.
UW system’s tuition waivers have helped first-generation college students the most
Wisconsin State Journal
Just more than half of the Universities of Wisconsin freshman students who benefitted from a system-funded tuition-waiver scholarship program for low-income families in 2023 were the first in their families to attend college. That’s about twice the percentage of first-generation students in the freshman class last year.
Could UW Health nurses unionize in 2025? Maybe, and here’s why
The Capital Times
A union representing hundreds of UW Health nurses hopes a recent court decision overturning limits on collective bargaining will pave the way for success in their own push for recognition, which is set to go before the Wisconsin Supreme Court next year.
Coyotes, red foxes ‘coexist peacefully’ in Madison, researchers say
The Capital Times
David Drake leads the Urban Canid Project at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Since 2014, researchers with the project have studied where coyotes and red foxes live in the Madison area, when they are active and how they interact with each other, in addition to humans and pets. University students help Drake set up traps around the city from November to March, so they can put radio collars on animals and track them.
“We’ve gotten some really good data,” said Drake, a professor and Extension wildlife specialist at UW-Madison’s Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology.
William Lawrence Church
Wisconsin State Journal
He retired as Volkman-Bascom Distinguished Teaching Professor of Law after teaching for 50 years at the University of Wisconsin Law School. He received numerous awards for excellence in teaching.
Revered Wisconsin volleyball star to start professional career in Madison
Wisconsin State Journal
Sarah Franklin isn’t ready to put Madison in her rearview mirror just yet.
How much Wisconsin will get in rental fees for 2025 Coldplay concert at Camp Randall
Wisconsin State Journal
Wisconsin will receive $520,000 to host the Coldplay concert at the stadium on July 19, according to the university. The base rental fee is $200,000 and the other $320,000 is to cover expenses like staffing and security.
A scammer stole expense money from ex-Wisconsin athletes. Here’s where the funds came from
Wisconsin State Journal
Aformer University of Wisconsin athlete said she had thousands of dollars remaining in a debit account funded by the athletic department when she finished her college career.
Michael J. “Mike” Collins
Wisconsin State Journal
He was an Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin.
UW-Madison to offer online plant course open to public starting February
Channel 3000
It will run from Feb. 1 to April 30, 2025. The course will go over the plant diagnostic process and finding resources to use for diagnostics.
Armed robbery reported in Memorial Union
Badger Herald
Suspect threatened victim with knife, neither affiliated with UW.
Robber pulls knife on victim at Memorial Union
Daily Cardinal
The suspect, who is known by the victim, displayed their knife before fleeing the scene Wednesday night. University of Wisconsin-Madison police are investigating this case.
UW Health psychologist offers advice for talking to your kids about school shootings
WKOW – Channel 27
UW Health Distinguished Psychologist Dr. Shilagh Mirgain has advice for talking to your kids about school shootings. She says if they are old enough to hear about it from friends at school, that’s an appropriate age and time to sit them down and talk it through.
Battle over more state funding imperils future of UW-Madison engineering building
Wisconsin State Journal
The future of UW-Madison’s new engineering building, as well as other Universities of Wisconsin building priorities, is again in limbo after Republicans on the state’s Building Commission refused to reallocate nearly $70 million in state funds.
Robin Vos wants to mirror Elon Musk’s DOGE committee in Wisconsin
The Capital Times
Q: Would you support a change in the university’s governance structure or spinning off the University of Wisconsin-Madison from the rest of the Universities of Wisconsin?
A: I supported those ideas in the past, so I’m certainly open to having discussions, but our caucus has had no discussion about any of those kinds of things.
Fate of UW-Madison’s new engineering building up in the air after vote
The Capital Times
Plans for a new, long-awaited engineering building at the University of Wisconsin-Madison face another obstacle after the State Building Commission denied a request Wednesday to adjust funding and approve construction.
1,000 patients a day: New UW Health clinic hits the ground running
The Capital Times
UW Health’s new Eastpark Medical Center has seen an average of 1,000 patients a day in the month since it opened, an immediate wave of demand that reinforces the clinic’s goal of addressing a regional need, a top official says.
Building Commission turns down UW request to use unspent money on engineering building
WISC — CBS Channel 3
The request came after bids for projects in Eau Claire came in well under budget. However, the commission shot down the request due to what Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu called a lack of transparency.
AbbVie Acquires Madison-Based Nimble Therapeutics for $200 Million
WISC — CBS Channel 3
Nimble’s roots trace back to 1999, when it was founded as NimbleGen in Madison, through research conducted at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Female school shooters like the one in Madison are extremely rare, data shows
Wisconsin State Journal
Janet Hyde, UW-Madison professor emerita of psychology and gender and women’s studies, believes socialization explains the gender gap. Hyde is an expert in both the psychology of gun violence and women.
“Of course, we don’t know the details about the motives in this particular one, but in general, women are socialized, girls are socialized, to care for others,” Hyde said. “This is such a violation of what girls are socialized to do — they’re socialized to play with baby dolls, and they’re socialized to become nurses. It’s great to be a caring person, but that’s why we see so few female shooters, because it violates the socialization.”
Wisconsin football’s 2024 season produced a rarity in home attendance
Wisconsin State Journal
The Sept. 14 game against Alabama had 66,679 tickets scanned, higher than for night games against No. 1 Oregon on Nov. 16 (64,642) and No. 3 Penn State on Oct. 26 (66,319).
Abundant Life school shooting prompts calls for support, action
The Capital Times
One resource people can turn to for their own healing is the Healthy Minds Program, Davidson said. The free, evidence-based app was created by Healthy Minds Innovation, a nonprofit affiliated with UW-Madison’s center.
Wisconsin scientists seek to explain strange headaches at US embassies
The Capital Times
Christian Franck, a mechanical engineering professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, leads PANTHER, an multi-institution research hub based at UW-Madison, focused on understanding, detecting and preventing traumatic brain injuries. The hub brings together experts from different disciplines.
PANTHER has received over $50 million from the U.S. Office of Naval Research since 2017, including an additional $10 million recently to investigate how pulsed microwaves might injure the brain.
Madison school shooter was 15-year-old girl, police say
The Capital Times
Fifteen ambulances responded to the shooting. Four victims were transported to St. Mary’s and three to University of Wisconsin-Madison hospitals, Madison Fire Chief Chris Carbon said.
Officers from the Madison Police Department, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department, Wisconsin State Patrol and Dane County Sheriff’s Department were on site. Barnes said he also had been in contact with the FBI and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.
Why totals of arrests, citations at Camp Randall in 2024 were surprising, expected
Wisconsin State Journal
The first year of expanded alcohol sales for University of Wisconsin football home games brought decreases in the number of arrests and citations issued. A 19% drop in both categories for the 2024 season compared to figures from 2023 was both expected and surprising, a UW-Madison Police official said.
Volleyball gets more exposure, and Nebraska makes a statement
The Capital Times
In a most convincing and dominating fashion, the Huskers swept the Badgers, 24-26, 17-25, 21-25. It was their 26th consecutive home victory in the NCAA tournament, a school record.
UW-Madison police use drone in hit-and-run arrest
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Madison Police were dispatched to a single-vehicle crash on on Arboretum Drive near Mills Street at 11:15 p.m. A totaled black truck sat abandoned, having gone off the road and hit a tree, according to police spokesperson Marc Lovicott.
UW-Madison expands engineering project to put businesses right on campus
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Madison is adding a business partnership floor to its upcoming engineering building, aimed at opening a direct pipeline between students and the kinds of businesses that may one day employee them.
Mary Teresa Zellmer
Wisconsin State Journal
For several years, Mary worked with the Theater Department at UW-Madison, a highlight of which was traveling throughout the U.S. with performing theater students.
UW-Madison Pharmacy School joins new efforts to stop overdose deaths
The Capital Times
A new University of Wisconsin project aims to train pharmacists on responding to overdose deaths that, despite recent declines, continue to be seen as a public health issue in Wisconsin.
Over 2,000 students secure their degrees at UW-Madison’s 2024 Winter Commencement
WKOW – Channel 27
“Working in a restaurant is, I think, some of the best ways to learn some really cool life traits,” Jacobs said. “Whether it’s just about organization, cleanliness, empathy, or having to deal with people that sometimes you don’t want to deal with. It’s kind of a great way to learn.”
UW Health study reveals why surgeons face more pregnancy complications and suggests changes
WMTV - Channel 15
Dr. Tiffany Glazer spoke with WMTV Friday about the risks present for pregnant surgeons. Dr. Glazer is an ear, nose and throat surgeon at UW-Health, and led a review of this literature published in the journal of American Medical Association.
After a lifetime battling autoimmune diseases, UW graduate now dedicated to finding a cure
WMTV - Channel 15
Diagnosed with two severe autoimmune diseases at the age of five, a recent graduate of UW-Madison has relentlessly pursued a cure since starting at the university. On Sunday morning, over 1,000 undergraduate, master’s, and PhD students crossed the stage at the Kohl Center to receive their diplomas.