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University Of Arizona, Penn State Lead Fulbright Scholars List; Georgetown U. First In Fulbright Students
Forbes
Author: gbump
Flagships Across the Country Prosper While Regional Colleges Wither
Chronicle of Higher Ed
But maybe, rather than appealing to the referee, regional universities need to rethink the game. Before coming to the state-colleges group, Teresa Brown served as an administrator in the State University of New York and University of Wisconsin systems and has seen plenty of competition between public colleges. Given shifting demographics, she thinks regional public universities should be thinking hard about who they serve and how. “Do you, as an institution, try to compete with the flagship?” she says. “Or do you do what a lot of institutions are doing, which is to really be clear about what their mission is as a regional public, serving their particular region?”
Wisconsin alum Alicia Monson breaks American track and field record
Wisconsin State Journal
University of Wisconsin graduate Alicia Monson made women’s track and field history during Saturday’s Millrose Games at The Armory in New York City. The 24-year-old set an American record in the 3,000 meters with a time of 8 minutes, 25.05 seconds.
Is what’s happening in Florida unprecedented?
Inside Higher Ed
Many Wisconsinites came to mistrust higher education. Rising mistrust eventually underwrote efforts to remake shared governance and tenure in the University of Wisconsin system—direct forerunners of Florida’s undermining of faculty tenure now.
UW students get young girls interested in engineering at Disney Day
WISC-TV 3
Many members of the UW-Madison Society of Women Engineers said they never had the opportunity to learn about engineering as kids. That’s why they created Disney Day, a way to get kids interested in the field.
UW has some work to do encouraging free speech
Wisconsin State Journal
Editorial: The results were troubling in some ways and reassuring in others. But they were definitely worth collecting in these polarizing times, when social media bubbles separate many people into closed-minded tribes. If our college campuses can’t foster a robust exchange of ideas among our brightest young people, they won’t produce the innovation and creativity our society and democracy need to flourish.
‘Stakes are monstrous’: Wisconsin judicial race is 2023’s key election
Guardian
“The stakes are monstrous,” said Barry Burden, the director of the Elections Research Center at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. “There’s a confluence of factors that have come together, intentionally or not to make this a terribly important race for the future of the state.”
Childbirth Is Deadlier for Black Families Even When They’re Rich, Expansive Study Finds
The New York Times
“It’s not race, it’s racism,” said Tiffany L. Green, an economist focused on public health and obstetrics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “The data are quite clear that this isn’t about biology. This is about the environments where we live, where we work, where we play, where we sleep.”
Kanye West’s Rants Tied to 30 Nationwide Antisemitic Incidents: Anti-Defamation League Report
Billboard
A long string of antisemitic incidents — including vandalism and harassment — at K-12 schools, colleges and universities, Jewish institutions, public areas and commercial locations. A list of a dozen incidents from Oct. 11 to Dec. 23 in Wisconsin, California, Florida, New York, Massachusetts, Illinois, North Carolina and Texas included someone scrawling “Kanye was right” and “Defcon III” on a sidewalk on the University of Wisconsin campus; the phrases “Kanye West is right” and “Kill All Jews” along with a three swastikas written on the wall of a high school bathroom; the phrase “Blacks are the real Jews!” and “Kanye is Right” on the welcome sign at a Bronx Orthodox synagogue; the phrase “I stand with Ye & Kyrie” on a wall of thanks at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport; a swastika and “I love Kanye” drawn in chalk at a high school by a student in West Palm Beach.
Scout, a dog treated at UW-Madison, appears in Super Bowl ad
Wisconsin State Journal
Adog that brought national attention to UW-Madison’s vet school when he was featured in a 2020 Super Bowl ad made an appearance in another ad Sunday night.
Dog who received cancer treatment at UW–Madison to be honored in Super Bowl ad
WMTV - Channel 15
A golden retriever whose story captured the hearts of Super Bowl viewers three years ago will be honored again this Sunday.
UW-Madison students create MadHousing dorm review website
The Capital Times
Ahead of his freshman year at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Pranav Poddutoori scoured Reddit for guidance on which dorms might be best to live in.
Hit with staggering enrollment declines, 2-year UW campuses might have discovered a way to survive
Wisconsin State Journal
The counties, who jointly manage the UW-Oshkosh at Fox Cities campus, are requesting a guarantee that, if they sink millions into renovating the campus’ 60-year-old cafeteria, and then the University of Wisconsin System shuts down the campus within the next five years, the System will pay the counties back for the renovations.
Disability Cultural Center unveils new community space in McBurney Center
The Badger Herald
McBurney Disability Resource Center director Mari Magler said the center was created by a coalition of students last year and while the space is now open for students, the details are still being ironed out.
UW-Madison grad’s Watergate documentary nominated for Oscar
The Capital Times
In the 1990s, Debra McClutchy took her camera into Madison music venues like Club de Wash and O’Cayz Corral, gathering footage for a documentary on women musicians who rocked Madison. Next month, she’ll go to the Academy Awards, nominated for a documentary about a woman who rocked Washington, D.C., during the Watergate scandal.
Associated Students of Madison holds first training in preparation for lobbying day, prioritizes topics concerning mental health, rent control
The Daily Cardinal
Student members of ASM are preparing which topics will be presented to the state legislature on lobbying day to best benefit the UW-Madison student body.
Early literacy in Madison spotlight this week
The Capital Times
“We’re trying to change a system that has been in place and the way it is for a long time,” said University of Wisconsin-Madison professor Mark Seidenberg, whose research has focused on how people learn to read.
Watch as Lady Liberty emerges from Lake Mendota
Wisconsin State Journal
Video: Photographer John Hart captured a time lapse of Lady Liberty, or part of her at least, being inflated.
In dire need of more space, UW-Madison Engineering gets System’s top priority
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Madison will aggressively seek a new College of Engineering building as its top priority in the upcoming state budget cycle as growth stagnates and faculty compete with one another for coveted and increasingly limited lab space.
Mnookin announces tuition promise, asks for increased resources
The Daily Cardinal
Mnookin announced two major initiatives at the meeting — an increase in eligibility for Bucky’s Tuition Promise and the creation of Bucky’s Pell Pathway.
New UW-Madison program will expand access to debt-free education
Spectrum News1
The Bucky’s Pell Pathway program, introduced on Thursday, will meet full financial needs for four years for new first-year Wisconsin residents students who quality for Pell Grants. Transfer students can also take advantage of the program and receive funding for two years if they meet the same criteria.
Ojibwe Winter Games return to Wisconsin after 150 years
The Badger Herald
Resurgence of games serve as key cultural revitalization effort.
Students reflect on Chancellor Mnookin’s first semester at UW
The Badger Herald
In her first semester, Mnookin focused on observing the university’s culture and supporting the Wisconsin Idea. To achieve this, Mnookin met with various student groups, helping her better understand the perspectives of the students she serves.
Madison Association of Turkish Students collects resources for earthquake relief
The Badger Herald
Students can donate money, food, water, clothes and more.
UW-Madison expands tuition promise for low-income students to cover room, board and other college costs
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is expanding its tuition promise program to cover not only tuition for some low-income students, but nearly all other college costs that can derail progress toward a degree, such as room and board.
In ‘No Bears,’ banned director Jafar Panahi won’t stay quiet
The Capital Times
“No Bears,” which had its Madison premiere at 7 p.m. Thursday as part of the UW Cinematheque, is a noticeably bleaker film than its recent predecessors, with Panahi taking a darker look not only at the state of his country but his role documenting it.
UW Health nurses now have a strong union voice to meet health care crisis
The Capital Times
As a bedside nurse, nothing compares to the moment when a patient squeezes your hand, looks you in the eyes and says, “Thank you for saving my life.” Those moments are what get me through the bad days when I think I can no longer persevere in this profession that I love. And over the past few years, there have been a lot of bad days.
Bucky’s Pell Pathway to cover full cost of UW-Madison for Wisconsin Pell students
The Capital Times
The program, which Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin introduced Thursday to the Board of Regents, will meet the full financial need for those who qualify for Pell grants. Those federal dollars are limited to undergraduates with exceptional financial need but often don’t cover the full cost of school, causing many recipients to take out extra loans.
One way Madison may add lower-cost housing downtown: More floors
The Capital Times
“We appreciate Mayor Rhodes-Conway and alders taking this step to help UW-Madison students and the broader community,” Rob Cramer, UW-Madison vice chancellor for finance and administration, said in a statement. “It is our hope that this will increase affordable housing downtown and aligns with our efforts related to affordability and access for our students.”
Hands on Wisconsin: Students should appreciate free speech
Wisconsin State Journal
Editorial cartoon.
UW speech survey isn’t a surprise
Wisconsin State Journal
Letter to the editor: The University of Wisconsin System’s free speech survey results should come as no surprise. The fact students aren’t comfortable speaking candidly is just how the rest of the world operates.
Wisconsin men’s hockey facing lowest attendance ever at Kohl Center
Wisconsin State Journal
The Badgers are on pace for their lowest announced attendance average since they moved to the Kohl Center in 1998. A massive dropoff in season ticket sales after a fourth losing season out of five set up the downturn.
Wisconsin Gov. Evers announces additional spending for veterans’ education, mental health
Fox News
The governor’s office said his budget will include $500,000 to evaluate post-Sept. 11 veterans’ needs; an additional $1 million annually for county and tribal veterans services offices; nearly $3 million to help University of Wisconsin System campuses provide services for veterans and military personnel; and $250,000 to help provide dogs to veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
UW-Madison expands Tuition Promise to pay for housing, fees for some low-income students
Wisconsin State Journal
The goal of the program, called Bucky’s Pell Pathway, is to help alleviate the disadvantages students from low-income families frequently face. The assistance is only available to in-state students, and no state funds are used for either the Pell Pathway or the Tuition Promise program.
FTC cracking down on wellness industry marketing
Marketplace
“It’s very much tapping into our insecurities that we are not well enough. And it taps into our hope that we could be better,” said Christine Whelan, a professor of consumer science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Are coffee pods really eco-friendly? The truth behind the surprising findings
The Guardian
But the results are hardly new: an engineering professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison conducted a similar analysis in 2017, and a team of Swiss researchers published similar results in 2007.
UW-Madison campus roads reopen following slippery conditions that also delayed Metro Transit buses
WISC-TV 3
Authorities shut down several campus arteries, including Observatory Drive and Charter Street, as a precaution.
Former Badger Joe Thomas selected for Pro Football Hall of Fame
WISC-TV 3
After being drafted third overall in 2007, Thomas spent his entire 11-year NFL career with the Cleveland Browns before retiring in 2018. He was a six-time first-team All-Pro and a ten-time Pro Bowler.
Expanded Bucky’s Pell Pathway program covers more costs for lower-income Wisconsin students attending UW-Madison
WISC-TV 3
Hundreds of Wisconsin students from lower-income families are expected to qualify for an expanded program from the University of Wisconsin-Madison that will cover their full financial needs to attend the flagship campus, the university announced Thursday.
World’s Deadliest Mushroom Changed How It Reproduces as It Spreads Across The US
ScienceAlert
As it turns out, death caps don’t need a mating partner to reproduce. A study led by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on A. phalloides in the US has found the mushroom can produce spores using the chromosomes of a single individual.
Why Ben & Jerry’s is chunky, and Häagen-Dazs is smooth : Planet Money
NPR
SMITH: That economist I met at that big conference, the person who first noticed something amiss in the freezer section, is named Christopher Sullivan. He’s a professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Contractors’ Valentine’s Day Fling With ChatGPT: Ben Van Roo
Bloomberg Government
So, enjoy your ChatGPT fling. While it may be somewhat short-lived and ready for a long-term commitment, around the corner a deeper relationship is coming for the public sector, LLMs, and other forms of Generative AI.Subscribers can find related content at Bloomberg Government. –Ben Van Roo is the CEO and co-founder of Yurts Technologies Inc, an enterprise platform for Generative AI models. Ben also sits on the Advisory Council for the Global SOF Foundation, a non-profit organization for the global special operations community. Prior to Yurts, Ben built the National Security teams at Primer Technologies Inc. and was a national security policy researcher at The RAND Corporation. Ben has a PhD in Operations Research from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Gov. Tony Evers calls for increased aid for veterans related to housing, employment, mental health services
Wisconsin State Journal
Proposal includes $2.8 million over the biennium to University of Wisconsin System campuses to provide services tailored to veterans, military personnel and their families.
‘Who are we protected by?’: New art exhibition ‘Protecting the Black Woman’ centers Black women’s experiences
The Daily Cardinal
Alice Traore, one of the artists whose work is showcased, said that to her, the exhibition represents the care and support circles Black women create for themselves. Traore works at the University of Wisconsin-Madison as an equity, diversity and inclusion coordinator for the Center for Teaching, Learning and Mentoring,
UW-Madison’s rock salt use is a balance of safety, environmental protection
The Daily Cardinal
The university’s use of different melting agents combined with salt reuse mitigates environmental harm.
Black History Month at UW-Madison: Events, celebrations during the month of February
The Daily Cardinal
The Black Cultural Center and Black History Month Planning Committee curated a month-long program full of speakers, performances and other events to highlight Black arts and culture.
UW-Madison forms West Campus District Plan, looking for feedback
The Daily Cardinal
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is aiming to finalize the West Campus District Plan by the summer of 2023. Seeking to expand the university’s reach westward, the West Campus District Plan was formed as the 127-meter space did not attract many students and faculty.
UW Carbone Cancer Center conducting breast cancer vaccine clinical trial
WKOW – Channel 27
The center is one of three institutions in the nation participating in the trial, which is testing a vaccine designed to prevent the recurrence of triple-negative breast cancer.
UW Carbone Cancer Center hosts breakthrough breast cancer vaccine trial
WMTV - Channel 15
The trial is testing a vaccine that is designed to prevent the recurrence of triple negative breast cancer. This type of breast cancer has fewer treatment options and accounts for the 10% of breast cancers common in minorities and women under 40.
The Lab Report: How past life could predict otherworldly life
The Badger Herald
Kaçar is an assistant professor of bacteriology at the University of Wisconsin and the director of NASA’s Interdisciplinary Consortium for Astrobiology Research program. Through her work, Kaçar ties together the cosmos and biology to address several questions regarding past life on earth and possible otherworldly life — where did life evolve from? Are humans alone? Are there other forms of life to exist?
UW Law School must explore cohort tuition system to increase transparency about education costs
The Badger Herald
Amid rising education costs, UW Law School must provide students with upfront tuition information.
UW Law School finds U.S. News Rankings at odds with their values, opts out
The Daily Cardinal
The U.S. News rankings’ metrics do not make room for world-class legal education at an affordable price, the UW Law School Dean said.
Enrollment drops, frustration rises at UW-Milwaukee branches in West Bend, Waukesha
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The impending fate of another branch campus has added anxiety to an atmosphere of worry at UW-Washington County. With just 60 degree-seeking students enrolled, UW-Platteville Richland will end in-person classes at the end of this spring semester. While UW System has pledged to maintain some sort of presence at the Richland Center campus, community members see the loss of in-person instruction as effectively closing the campus.
Before Biden, see presidential visits to Madison in photos
The Capital Times
According to an article on the Wisconsin Historical Society website, 13 U.S. presidents have come to Wisconsin’s capital city — though the list was compiled before President Barack Obama visited Madisonians during his tenure. The University of Wisconsin-Madison also compiled a list in 2010 of past, sitting and future presidents who have visited campus.
For soccer-themed play ‘The Wolves’, authenticity is the goooaaalll
The Capital Times
The University of Wisconsin-Madison was closing in on tech rehearsals for “The Wolves” in 2020 when COVID-19 sent everyone home. Director Audrey Lauren Standish knew immediately that they would return to it.
University Theatre presents the play in the Hemsley Theatre Feb. 16-26.
The Leadership Quality That Can Make You Or Break You: Self-Awareness
Forbes
“Experience necessarily involves failures, and you certainly shouldn’t miss the meaning of those,” writes Jeffrey Russell, Vice Provost for Lifelong Learning and Dean of Continuing Studies at University of Wisconsin-Madison. ”Failures can prepare you to be a leader — as long as you take the time to reflect on them. When you’re reflective, you think about outcomes and impact. You develop judgment.”
UW-Madison Vehicle Club designed 3-wheel bike that can handle snow and ice
Wisconsin State Journal
The UW-Madison Human Powered Vehicle Club’s attempt to create a human-powered recumbent bike didn’t quite pan out. But the bike the HPVC ultimately created never fails to turn heads.
Thompson Center to host summit on early literacy
The Daily Cardinal
The Thompson Center is set to host a summit addressing concerns on declining early literacy rates across Wisconsin at the Monona Terrace on Wednesday.
Here’s what to explore during UW’s Winter Carnival this week
The Badger Herald
Ice skating, free hot chocolate, Lady Liberty, other free events last all week.
UW System Board of Regents to present 15th annual Diversity Awards on Feb. 10
Madison365
Another individual recipient of an award is Dr. Lori Kido Lopez, professor of communication arts and director of Asian American Studies Program at UW-Madison, who strives to build diversity, equity, and inclusion across areas of UW-Madison.