According to UW-Madison, Scholz will return to faculty by the end of the academic year in the Department of Economics, where he has taught for over three decades. The university is launching a search to hire his successor, who will begin the role this summer.
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UW-Madison sports nets $757M per year to state economy, up from 2019
That figure is about $150 million more than in 2019, the last time a similar study was conducted. In 2011, UW-Madison athletics’ annual economic impact was $970 million, or over $1.2 billion when adjusted for today’s inflation.
Wisconsin women’s basketball team sets school record
The Badgers set their single-game field goal percentage mark in a 103-49 non-conference victory over Bradley at the Kohl Center.
Wisconsin athletics’ economic impact on the state climbs in latest report
Badgers sports have a $757 million annual economic impact on Wisconsin, a 24% increase from 2019. That was one of the results of an economic impact study produced by Philadelphia consulting firm Econsult Solutions Inc., and released by UW on Wednesday.
Madison hopes to retain much needed nursing students with transfer agreements
As Madison Area Technical College nursing school graduates pursue bachelor’s degrees, many opt for online and out-of-state schools.
But with new transfer agreements with UW-Madison and Edgewood College, MATC hopes to retain those graduates through advanced degrees.
Jay Rothman: How UW System is encouraging civil dialogue
“It’s Just Coffee” was the brainchild of a UW-Madison student who recognized that amid the political polarization in our country and on our campuses, students of differing backgrounds could discuss difficult topics — politics, religion, economics — in a respectful, civil way if they have a low-key, non-threatening environment for doing so. The program showed that students aren’t just willing but are eager to have meaningful, one-on-one conversations with people with whom they might disagree.
UW-Madison provost, a finalist for chancellor, will rejoin faculty ranks
UW-Madison is in need of a new top academic administrator, as Provost John Karl Scholz plans to step back into the role of a faculty member.
UW Health celebrates 12,000th kidney transplant
“There may not be more than one other center that has done more, and as I like to say we kind of punch above our weight,” Dr. Kaufman said. “Madison is not the largest city in the country and the other centers that do a lot are in California and big cities so, we have pulled together a wonderful team for many many years and have kind of been leaders in the field and we feel so good that we’re able to help so many people.”
UW study finds rapid weight cutting in wrestling leads to higher risk of injury
Cutting weight quickly can be a common practice in amateur wrestling, but local health experts are warning young athletes that it can come with a cost — including a higher risk of injury.
UW Health marks milestone kidney transplant
The UW Health Transplant Center says it recently reached a milestone few transplant centers in the country have reached, transplanting its 12,000th kidney.
Fact-checking 19 claims from Trump’s speech announcing his 2024 run
Trump is exaggerating how many people illegally cross the border. Moreover, most independent research contradicts the idea that illegal immigrants bring more crime. A 2018 study published in the peer-reviewed journal Criminology, led by Michael Light, a criminologist at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, examined whether places with higher percentages of undocumented immigrants have higher rates of violent crime such as murder or rape. The answer: States with larger shares of undocumented immigrants tended to have lower crime rates than states with smaller shares in the years 1990 through 2014.
FTX’s Bankruptcy Will Take Lawyers Down a Crypto Rabbit Hole
“The value of crypto assets varies so much, day to day,” says University of Wisconsin law professor Megan McDermott. “How you value them—and at what point in time—will really affect what customers and creditors can recover.”
CBS shake-up: Network has a new boss as cuts loom
A graduate of the University of Wisconsin and USC’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, Kahl got his break in television as an intern at Lorimar, the production company best known for the hit series “Dallas” and “Knot’s Landing.”
Slain football players remembered as funny, sweet, ambitious
Jim Leonhard, the University of Wisconsin’s interim head football coach, tweeted that Chandler’s personality “was infectious and he was a joy to be around.”
Tyson Says Its Nurses Help Workers. Critics Charge They Stymie OSHA.
Alexia Kulwiec, associate professor of law at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, teaches labor and employment law and is an expert in national labor policy and workers’ compensation. She said of the on-site health clinics at Tyson, “Their whole goal is not to find serious health problems and to keep costs down. . . . It is really circumventing the whole purpose of worker’s compensation to start with.”
I Went From Security Guard to Landing a Development Deal at Lionsgate
In 1996, I took one University of Wisconsin screenwriting class, and that was the extent of my screenwriting education. Beyond that, I’m self-taught.
Missile not likely Poland assault, Twitter worker deadline: 5 Things podcast
Doug, what is the cause of the frequency of the storms increasing?Doug Caruso:That’s climate change related. This data came from the University of Wisconsin, and calculates the change since 1995 in the frequency of these storms. And then predicts that those increases in frequency are going to continue to rise as the climate warms.
Microcredentials Could Help Fill the Skills Gap
But this is not just about one post-secondary system. Microcredentials are growing in other public higher education systems as well. The University of Wisconsin, Kansas State, and the University of Texas are but a few examples of other public systems where microcredentials are rapidly growing. This work is moving rapidly in the private higher-education space as well.
Grant Allocation Committee discusses event, travel grants for student organizations
GAC accepts event grant proposals for India Students Associate and Persian Student Society.
Indigenous Student Center hosts Native November event series ‘Beyond an Acknowledgement’
Some indigenous students hope a commitment to Native activism extends throughout the year, not just during the month of November.
Q&A: Charlie Berens discusses comedy, Midwest culture
Comedian, journalist and Wisconsin native Charlie Berens was announced as this year’s winter commencement speaker. Berens graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2009 and is best known as the creator of the Manitowoc Minute.
How Wisconsin football players remember fallen friend, former receiver Devin Chandler
Every University of Wisconsin football player who spoke with State Journal reporters Tuesday at the McClain Center mentioned the look that was always on Devin Chandler’s face when he was a member of the Badgers’ program. They spoke of his bright personality and willingness to express himself, how he injected energy into every situation he found himself in, and was the first to jump up and start dancing when a song he enjoyed came through the locker room speakers.
Few improvements to UW-Madison climate since 2016, survey finds
While most students feel the University of Wisconsin-Madison is a safe and welcoming place where they belong, concerning disparities persist among students with historically underrepresented identities.
University of Virginia alleged shooter Christopher Darnell Jones faced hazing probe as football player
Fact check: False claim that John Fetterman’s lawsuit is proof of cheating in Pennsylvania election
Barry Burden, an American politics professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, agreed. “It is not ’cheating and stealing’ but rather a request to reverse the Supreme Court decision on the grounds that it violates federal civil rights law,” Burden said in an email to USA TODAY.
Virginia remembers: ‘Life of the party’ … ‘Lights up the room’ … ‘Most interesting person on the team’
Then there was Devin Chandler, who had come back to his state school after initially heading to the University of Wisconsin. Even as a newcomer, he instantly found a way to make everyone smile. “He was everything you’d want [competitively] out of a person at this level but he was a big kid. Loved to dance, loved to sing … Life of the party.”
Slain Football Players Remembered As Funny, Sweet, Ambitious
Jim Leonhard, the University of Wisconsin’s interim head football coach, tweeted Monday that Chandler “had a lasting impact on his teammates, even after he left UW, which is a testament to the type of person he was.”
Prehistoric silver jewelry in Oman tomb evidence of early regional trade
Similar rings have been dated to later periods according to Jonathan Mark Kenoyer, professor of anthropology and archaeology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA.
A gifted football player who was always trying to make people around him happy died in the UVA shooting. These are the victims
Chandler, a junior, played as a wide receiver and kick returner for UVA and had transferred this offseason from the University of Wisconsin.
Rising food costs take a bite out of Thanksgiving dinner
The good news? Not every item on holiday shopping lists is significantly more expensive. Cranberries had a good harvest and prices were up less than 5% between the end of September and the beginning of November, said Paul Mitchell, an agricultural economist and professor at the University of Wisconsin. Green beans cost just 2 cents more per pound in the second week of November, according to the USDA.
UW Health urgent care, ER wait times growing amid influx of patients with respiratory illnesses
Officials with UW Health said Tuesday that while they’re able to meet the community’s needs, but want to make sure each patient is being seen at the proper time.
Free speech survey promotes conservative policies in UW System
Potential misuse of results, source of funding poses risk of political influence on universities.
UW schools, Wisconsin DOJ create female centered criminal justice mentorship program
Program aims to boost confidence in women in male-dominated careers.
WUD Distinguished Lecture Series welcome Lyla June
June shares research findings on Indigenous land management in hopes of preventing heritage erasure.
University of Wisconsin holds 2022 diversity forum
Forum features panel discussions, breakout sessions, guest speakers.
Scholar, and Speaker Lyla June uses storytelling, research to reframe narrative on Indigenous people
Indigenous agricultural practices center around harmony with nature, and could solve natural disasters and other global issues in modern society.
How the global donkey skin trade risks spreading deadly diseases
“The report draws attention to a form of international trade and movement that most people don’t know about,” says Tony Goldberg, an epidemiologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who was not involved in the research. “It’s becoming increasingly apparent that globalization is not only a problem for human diseases but also animal diseases.”
Brains of Black Americans age faster, study finds
“It’s an exemplar,” said Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi, an Alzheimer’s researcher and associate professor of emergency medicine at the University of Wisconsin who was not involved with the study. “These are populations we need to be studying.”
UVA shooting: Victims, what we know on University of Virginia incident
A 6-foot wide receiver and kick returner from Huntersville, North Carolina, Chandler transferred to Virginia this season from the University of Wisconsin.
How Democrats were able to perform better than expected in midterm elections
And when looking at a couple of key counties where young voters make up a big percentage – say, Dane County in Wisconsin, where the University of Wisconsin is, and Center County in Pennsylvania, where Penn State is – those counties went for Democrats, actually, by smaller margins than they did in 2018.
University of Virginia alleged shooter Christopher Darnell Jones faced hazing probe as football player
Perry was a linebacker, while Chandler, a transfer student from the University of Wisconsin, and Davis were wide receivers. The motive for the shooting remains unclear, according to UVA officials.
Coach: Slain Virginia football players ‘were all good kids’
“Once a badger, always a badger,” Jim Leonhard, the University of Wisconsin’s interim head football coach, tweeted Monday.
3 UVa football players killed in shooting are remembered as role models with ‘lasting impact’
Chandler came to Virginia’s program after having transferred from the University of Wisconsin.“It is heartbreaking and tragic that Devin’s young life was cut short by violence,” Wisconsin athletic director Chris McIntosh said in a statement.
U-Va. gunman opened fire on a bus. His motive is unknown, police say
Devin Chandler played on the University of Wisconsin at Madison football team as a freshman, before transferring to U-Va. Alvis Whitted, a coach for Wisconsin, remembered Chandler as not just an “exceptional” wide receiver, but also as an “all-around good gu
3 University of Virginia football players killed in shooting; hundreds mourn on campus Monday night
All three victims were members of the University of Virginia football team. Perry was a 6-foot-3 junior linebacker from Miami. Davis was a 6-foot-7 junior wide receiver from Dorchester, South Carolina. Chandler was a 6-foot junior wide receiver from Huntersville, North Carolina, who transferred this season from the University of Wisconsin.
UVA shooting: Campus mourns for 3 slain football players
Chandler, a junior wide receiver and kick returner, had recently transferred to UVA this offseason from the University of Wisconsin, where the football program said it was “deeply saddened” by the tragic deaths.
Why you shouldn’t ‘set and forget’ your retirement accounts
“I think there’s a fair bit of lack of knowledge around required minimum distributions and retirement account rollovers, both of which contribute to our measured abandonment,” Anita Mukherjee, an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s School of Business and co-author of the paper, wrote in an email.
Teammates, Badgers family react to death of Brent Moss
Brent Moss might just be one of the most important players to wear Badger red. While he trails names like Ron Dayne and Jonathan Taylor on the Badgers’ all-time rushing list, the 1993 Rose Bowl MVP revived the program.
UW athletic director mourns loss of former running back Brent Moss
In a statement posted on Twitter, McIntosh described Moss as one of the leaders of the football program’s revival in the early 1990s.
SSFC votes to pay ASM secretary, hears proposed budget for SACGB
Paid secretary role will increase accessibility of ASM positions for potential members, committee says.
Former Badger killed in UVA shooting
Former Badger Devin Chandler was killed at the University of Virginia overnight, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported. Chandler was one of three Cavalier players shot and killed Sunday.
Former UW football player identified as victim in University of Virginia shooting
University of Virginia President Jim Ryan announced Devin Chandler, a former UW wide receiver, was one of the victims in a press conference Monday morning.
Former Badgers running back Brent Moss dead at 50
Moss made headlines even before donning a Badger jersey. In 1988 he helped Racine Park High School win a State Championship, rushing for 202 yards and 3 touchdowns in the final game.
Former Badger Devin Chandler killed in University of Virginia shooting
Former Badgers wide receiver Devin Chandler was one of three people fatally shot on the campus of the University of Virginia Sunday night.
UW System to launch student free speech survey on Monday after delay
A random sample of students in the UW System will be asked to complete the survey, which includes questions about students’ attitudes toward free speech, viewpoint diversity, and self-censorship on campus.
UW-Madison program helps veterans transition to civilian life
Odyssey literacy instructor Erin Celello and Odyssey alum and army veteran Dominique Christian joined Leigh Mills in the studio to talk about the program.
Former UW player dies in Virgina triple killing
A former University of Wisconsin wide receiver was among one of the victims killed in a Sunday night shooting in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Dr. Marla Delgado-Guerrero returns to UW-Madison to lead Posse program
Dr. Marla Delgado-Guerrero describes herself as a product of mentorship, and with her new role as the head of the UW-Madison Posse program, she aims to allow more students to have access to the support that she did.
Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin shares opinions, approaches to key student issues
Mnookin meets with student journalists on 99th day as chancellor, discusses time in position.
Supreme Court potentially ending affirmative action poses threats to diversity at UW-Madison, universities across the nation
UW-Madison upholds the consideration of race among many other factors in admissions.