Miss Wisconsin Grace Stanke, a nuclear engineering student from the University of Wisconsin, was crowned Miss America 2023 on Thursday at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.
Miss Wisconsin Grace Stanke Wins Miss America 2023
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Miss America 2023 crown goes to Miss Wisconsin Grace Stanke
USA Today
Wausau native Grace Stanke, a 20-year-old nuclear engineering student at UW-Madison, was crowned the winner of the Miss America competition on Thursday at the Mohegan Sun casino in Uncasville, Conn., becoming the pageant’s 95th winner. She is the third woman from Wisconsin to win the title.
Subnivium: The secret ecosystem hidden beneath the snow | New Scientist
New Scientist
ECOLOGIST Jonathan Pauli used to spend a lot of time keeping track of animals over winter – often across cold, harsh landscapes that seemed inhospitable to life. It always surprised him that as soon as the weather got warmer in early spring, insects would pop up. “Snow fleas would emerge from underneath the snow,” Pauli recalls. Where, he wondered, had they been hiding? Eventually, he discovered some old scientific papers from the 1940s and 1960s. They revealed a secret world that Pauli, a researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been studying ever since: a hidden ecosystem under the snow.
Canadian university says economics professor position only open to applicants who ‘self-identify as Black’
Fox News
Left-wing college students rip up Bible, eat it in protest of Matt Walsh event
University of Wisconsin-Madison student Harrison Wells joined ’Fox & Friends Weekend’ to discuss the incident and the school’s response to the protests
The best big cities to live in in America, according to data—and no, #1 isn’t New York or LA
Stacker
The University of Wisconsin is based in Madison, and Camp Randall Stadium is one of college sports’ loudest venues. Frank Lloyd Wright created several notable buildings throughout the city, and several large lakes provide numerous recreational opportunities. Madison has won awards for its parks, water quality, and amenities for veterans.
Nominations for annual Go Big Read book selection open through Jan. 6
Wisconsin State Journal
Go Big Read, an initiative of the Chancellor’s Office, selects a book annually that explores issues of contemporary society. UW-Madison features the book selection during Go Big Read events for the 2023-24 academic year and hands copies of the title out to first-year students at convocation.
Town of Middleton adds electronic poll books, voting site after Election Day struggles
Wisconsin State Journal
To prevent similar problems in future elections, the Town Board sought advice from Dane County elections officials and UW-Madison elections expert Kenneth Mayer, who recommended adding a polling site and using Badger Books, which are electronic versions of poll books.
‘We were blindsided’: UW-Richland community says campus closure is about more than low enrollment
Channel 27
Students and faculty point to other issues that they say started soon after regionalization and restructuring; this is when UW-Platteville acquired the campus in 2018 and several administration positions at UW-Richland were either eliminated or outsourced. It’s also the same time period that enrollment began to decline.
Gertrude “Trudy” Freeman
Wisconsin State Journal
She was a professor of physical therapy at the University of Wisconsin (Madison), and the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB Galveston).
From GED to Ph.D.: UW commencement speaker Kirstan Gimse achieves dreams of being a scientist
Wisconsin State Journal
Gimse, who will be the student commencement speaker at UW-Madison’s winter commencement ceremony Sunday, has beat the odds to become the person she thought she’d never be. Nearly two decades after she dropped out of high school, she’s graduating with a Ph.D. in cellular and molecular pathology. Her research centers on Alzheimer’s research and gene therapies.
StudentPrint celebrates 50th year with documentary
The Badger Herald
Student-run print shop founded to create flyers, posters, brochures during civil rights movement.
Campus Study Day offers resources for students studying
The Badger Herald
Chazen Museum of Art hosts Study Day events, free food.
SSFC approves Wisconsin Union budget, Student Affairs Assessment Fee legislation
The Badger Herald
SSFC recommends Wisconsin Union does not add Registered Student Organization advisor.
Moda Magazine addresses controversial ‘Vicious’ issue at town hall meeting, promises structural changes
The Badger Herald
Readers raised alarms when Moda posted on Instagram about its fashion editorial photoshoot called “A Girl is a Gun,” which showed models posing with a prop gun. Dozens of comments called the use of the prop tone deaf and insensitive. Moda then deleted the Instagram post and removed the photoshoot from the issue online.
Madison restorative justice programs connect victims and offenders through empathy
The Capital Times
“The people who do it find it life-changing,” said Jonathan Scharrer, the director of the restorative justice program at UW and a clinical assistant professor. “We’re able to reduce the distance between people and pull back from the othering of individuals, and put a human face on both sides.”
Richland campus is a community asset — Barbara Voyce
Wisconsin State Journal
University of Wisconsin System President Jay Rothman recently contributed to the coming demise of Richland Center. He has effectively closed a two-year campus that has been in Richland Center for over 50 years. It has been a cultural hub, a financial asset and a source of great pride.
Dale E. Treleven
Wisconsin State Journal
He was a research associate for the UW-Madison Department of Family Medicine and Practice from 1971 to 1974, then was coordinator of the statewide oral history program at the State Historical Society until December 1982.
Gerald Matthew “Jerry” Smith
Wisconsin State Journal
In 1958 he joined the UW Extension Program as Waukesha County Recreation Agent, rising to the position of District Director for the Southern District and Full Professor in the Department of Community Development. Upon his retirement, he was named Professor Emeritus by the UW Board of Regents and commended for Outstanding Service by the governor and legislature of the state of Wisconsin.
‘A perfect storm’: Flu, respiratory viruses put strain on Madison hospitals
The Capital Times
“We assumed that once we got through these rushes of COVID patients that things would improve relatively quickly, and that really hasn’t been the case,” said Jeff Pothof, chief quality officer and emergency medicine physician at UW Health.
‘Turbulent’ years on campus haven’t altered students’ perceptions of UW-Madison
Wisconsin State Journal
Results from UW-Madison’s most recent campuswide survey, conducted in fall 2021 and published in November, reveal that while most students say the campus’ climate is positive, students in marginalized groups are more likely to feel excluded from campus life and witness harassing or hostile behavior.
Is TikTok a National Security Risk?
Wall Street Journal
Love it or hate it, Meta has created an alternative to TikTok that scratches the same itch, without being subject to Chinese oversight. The American government should back an American business, over which it has some oversight, instead of a Chinese business over which it has little to none.—Devin Bresser, University of Wisconsin-Madison, electrical engineering
Why Nuclear Fusion Could Be A Clean-Energy Breakthrough
HuffPost Impact
It takes more than extreme heat and pressure. It also takes precision. The energy from the lasers must be applied precisely to counteract the outward force of the fusion fuel, according to Stephanie Diem, an engineering physics professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Two Cheers for the Tyrant in the Corner Office
Bloomberg
A host of studies show that even in regular people power produces over-confidence, risk-taking, insensitivity, intolerance and a higher likelihood of treating other people as means rather than ends. The so-called “cookie monster study,” conducted by psychologists at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, shows that randomly assigned “powerful people” are more likely to help themselves to second cookies, eat with their mouths open and get crumbs on their faces.
Marjorie Taylor Greene Reaches for Trump Playbook to Cover January 6 Remark
Newsweek
Speaking to Newsweek, Ion Meyn, an assistant law professor at the University of Wisconsin, said Greene’s comments would fall under “protected speech,” meaning she is unlikely to face any police action in response.
Why vegetable prices are so high in the US
Popular Science
Additionally, University of Wisconsin, Madison agriculture and applied economics professor Paul Mitchell told USA Today, “crops are more resilient to dry weather than they were 20 years ago.” He added that as these extreme events devastating crops happen more and more frequently, the crops won’t be able to adapt quickly enough.
UW spinoff company’s landmine detection technology interest Ukraine officials
Channel 27
The chief executive officer of a UW-Madison spinoff start-up company says Ukraine officials are interested in the firm’s landmine detection technology.
UW System chancellors receive 2% salary increase
The Badger Herald
Chancellor Mnookin’s pay raised to $765,000.
On-campus PCR testing to end after fall semester
The Badger Herald
UW phases out PCR testing on campus amid lessening demand.
Letter | Campus closing a blow to Richland Center
The Capital Times
Dear Editor: Jay Rothman, president of the UW Board of Regents, recently contributed to the coming demise of Richland Center. How? He has effectively closed a two-year campus that has been a mainstay in Richland Center for over 50 years. It has been a cultural hub, a financial asset, a source of great pride.
Here’s how much Wisconsin paid for the search for its new football coach
Wisconsin State Journal
UW paid the company $50,000 for a search involving a head football coach, and would pay the same rate for a head men’s basketball coaching search. That’s on top of the $48,000 annual retainer covering three to five openings for coaches or administrators.
Madison health systems: Stay home or use online visits for colds, flu unless otherwise ill
Wisconsin State Journal
Access Community Health Centers, Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin, SSM Health, UnityPoint Health—Meriter and UW Health said in a statement Monday that wait times at ERs and urgent care clinics can be long because people with the most serious symptoms must be seen first.
When to begin gender treatments and how far to go an individual decision
Wisconsin State Journal
Of roughly 315 patients at UW Health’s pediatric and adolescent transgender health, or PATH clinic, about 40% are on puberty blockers, estrogen or testosterone. The others haven’t started the treatments or have decided they don’t want them, said Dr. Jennifer Rehm, co-medical director of the clinic.
Parking, buses and housing: $140 million State Street mega-development moves forward
Wisconsin State Journal
A mega-development that would erect a $140 million housing project, parking garage and bus terminal on State Street inched closer to final approval on Monday with the blessing of the city’s Plan Commission.
UW women athletes make state proud — Daniel Grant
Wisconsin State Journal
Letter to the editor: I want to applaud the UW-Madison’s women athletes for a phenomenal 2022. While concurrently celebrating the 50th anniversary of Title IX, UW women athletes continue to make strides in a number of sports.
DOJ Will ‘Have to Act’ Against Trump After 1/6 Criminal Referral: Kirschner
Newsweek
While speaking with Newsweek earlier this week, Ion Meyn, an assistant law professor at the University of Wisconsin, explained that the criminal referral “is more than symbolic.”
Wisconsin’s abortion law has some parents rethinking having more children : Shots
NPR
In the meantime, doctors have stopped providing abortions in the state. Dr. Abigail Cutler, an OB-GYN and professor at the University of Wisconsin’s medical school says the legal uncertainty with the abortion ban has affected all pregnancy care in Wisconsin.
ABIGAIL CUTLER: We’re seeing it happen. I mean, there are delays in care because providers, physicians are hesitating, thinking twice, calling legal counsel, you know, conferring to make sure that – where the direction from a medical perspective seems very clear, but, you know, is it legal?
15 Great Places to Retire Where Health Care Is Good
Money Talks News
Madison is a college town (University of Wisconsin-Madison) with a reputation for fun. For two years in a row, Madison has taken the top spot in one national survey for livability.
Dog Flu Outbreaks Hit Shelters, Clinics Across North Texas
NBC Dallas
Upper respiratory infection and canine influenza have recently plagued pet shelters across North Texas, including at DAS. Toward the end of November, the government-operated shelter began working with professors from the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine to come up with a plan to stop the spread and potentially save lives.
The Elon Musk Neuralink animal cruelty allegations, explained
Vox
Wayne State University in Michigan has induced heart failure in dogs, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison deafened two cats with an antibiotic to study hearing implants, and the Department of Veterans Affairs implanted devices into cats’ skulls to study sleep disorders (one employee said it gave them nightmares). Last year, Vice reported on the mental health crisis among those who kill animals for science.
Gene expression data point to exercise as the most effective treatment for Alzheimer’s disease
PsyPost
“Alzheimer’s disease is a devastating disease for individuals, but also negatively impacts family members. We were interested in exploring the basis of the disease and possible treatments,” said Stephen C. Gammie, a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the corresponding author of the new study.
New AI security screening technology tested at UW Field House
Channel 3000
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Police Department tested new AI security screening technology on campus on Sunday, using products created by Liberty Defense.
‘This is not normal’: Wisconsin’s Assembly maps are more skewed than ever
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Madison political science professor Ken Mayer examined the geographic phenomenon and found the bunching of Democrats in cities accounted for a 2- to 3-point Republican advantage, nowhere near the current split.
“There will be people who deny it to you with a straight face, but there is no empirical doubt that this remains the most gerrymandered state in the country,” Mayer told Wisconsin Watch.
Carl Eric “Kidd” Wogsland
Wisconsin State Journal
Carl worked for the University of Wisconsin in various business office roles and in several departments over his career, finishing as a payroll financial specialist at the Nelson Institute.
Students express concerns to ASM about Levy Hall, potential demolition of nearby communal spaces
Daily Cardinal
Students expressed concerns to ASM on Wednesday about the potential negative impact of the construction of Levy Hall on nearby communal spaces.
Residents of Waters Residence Hall evacuate overnight after power outage
The Daily Cardinal
A blown transformer forced approximately 500 UW Housing residents to vacate by 1 a.m. on Saturday.
Richard “Dick” Vilstrup
Wisconsin State Journal
Dick served several years as the State Extension Program Leader in Wisconsin Agricultural Extension and received the Award for Superior Service from the United States Department of Agriculture. He served as a professor at UW Madison in agriculture and marketing for thirty years, specializing in research and also teaching agribusiness and marketing.
Jim Polzin: Wisconsin volleyball put on a great show to the very end
Wisconsin State Journal
As his players gathered in front of the student section to sing “Varsity” one last time this season, University of Wisconsin volleyball coach Kelly Sheffield stood by his team’s bench late Saturday night, watching with his arms behind his back.
He broke that gaze to take one last look up at the giant video board at the UW Field House, perhaps just to make sure he could believe what he was seeing. Yep, the bad news was still there: Pittsburgh in five sets, 23-25, 25-21, 25-21, 19-25, 15-13. The thinnest of margins, and so it’s the Panthers off to the Final Four while the defending champion Badgers come to grips with their hopes of a repeat dashed.
Dean William Olsen
Wisconsin State Journal
While at UW, Dean founded and developed LifeMapping, an interactive virtual cartography tool for chronicling one’s personal life journey. At the time of his death, Dean continued his work with LifeMapping and was a UW-Madison Police Department Security Officer.
Letter | Put Amtrak near UW
The Capital Times
Letter to the editor: I would suggest that the new train station be built near the UW campus, as many college students do not have cars, rely on public transportation and the university is centrally located in the city.
UW needs more dorms for students — Bill Owen
Wisconsin State Journal
Letter to the editor: We have a granddaughter who is a freshman at UW-Madison this year.
Within the last month or so, she was told she would have little chance of getting a dorm room for the 2023-2024 academic year. Dorm rooms are apparently needed for an ever-increasing number of incoming freshmen.
Badgers volleyball is on a roll, and fans are thrilled to be on the ride
Wisconsin State Journal
The volleyball team has been on an amazing roll the past several years, notably including last year’s national championship. And the fanbase has grown along the way: The team’s Sept. 16 game, attended by 16,833, broke the NCAA regular-season attendance record.
‘A done deal’: Despite petition, UW System President says in-person instruction will be ending at Richland Center campus
Wisconsin State Journal
Students at UW-Platteville’s Richland Center campus and community leaders on Thursday petitioned University of Wisconsin System President Jay Rothman to reverse his decision to end in-person instruction at the campus.
Good vibes: UW-Madison hip-hop class builds bridges through dance
Wisconsin State Journal
Taught by Ariel (AJ) Juarez, the class allows students to work on the building blocks of the dance style, such as house — a freestyle dance method that evolved from the underground music scenes in Chicago and New York City — and popping, which involves creating a jerking effect by contracting and relaxing one’s muscles.
At Board of Regents, UW-Richland students deliver petition to save campus
The Capital Times
Ahead of a Thursday Board of Regents meeting at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, 11 students from UW-Platteville Richland Center handed a petition to UW System President Jay Rothman in an effort to save their campus.
Jim Polzin: Wisconsin volleyball’s run is nothing short of remarkable
Wisconsin State Journal
The University of Wisconsin volleyball team has arrived at crunch time of its 2022 season with a resume that in some ways is better than the one the program had at the same point a year ago.
Leonhard leaving marks a new era of Badger football. For now.
Channel 3000
If Badgers fans bleed red, it’s because Jim Leonhard has their heart. He always has.His departure from the program leaves an open wound that marks the end of an era.
GAC discusses travel grants for IISE, Polo Club
The Badger Herald
Chair Gracie Nelson announces resignation.
NBC correspondent Pete Williams discusses time covering Supreme Court
The Badger Herald
Center for Journalism Ethics hosts Williams at Memorial Union.
UW plans to enroll 500 fewer freshmen this fall, cites concerns over housing
The Badger Herald
Decision comes amid lack of available student housing.
Carolee Dodge Francis becomes first Native woman department chair
The Daily Cardinal
This role is not something she initially sought out, but she followed a calling which eventually led her to this position.