In 2015, Wisconsin’s Republican Gov. Scott Walker stumbled gracelessly into this debate when he tried to alter the mission statement of the University of Wisconsin by deleting the words that called on the university to “search for truth” and “improve the human condition.” In their place he wanted to substitute words calling on the university to “meet the state’s workforce needs
This realization is not an entirely new one: A 1987 study by researchers at the University of Wisconsin found that a group of men playing poker with “soggy,” rhinovirus-contaminated cards were not infected, while a group playing with other sick players were.
The findings, published in the journal Science, by researchers from the University of Hawaii and the University of Wisconsin-Madison may strengthen support for a target, agreed by more than 100 countries, to protect 30% of the world’s oceans by 2030.“This research is important because it helps us understand that a large, carefully placed no-fishing zone can create benefits for these large iconic species,” said Jennifer Raynor, an environmental economist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and one of the paper’s three co-authors.
Both the size of the no-fishing zone (about four times the size of California) and apparent homing behaviors of some tuna species possibly played a role in these positive effects. The Hawaiian islands appear to be a nursery for baby yellowfin tuna and many of the fish stay in the region, according to study co-author Jennifer Raynor, a professor in the Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Dr Megan Moreno, professor of pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin who researches how technology can affect the health of adolescents, warned that the trend could potentially encourage young people to drink.
The UW-Madison Homecoming Committe continued its Homecoming week festivities Thursday by making a cupcake mural in the Sun Garden at Union South.
Pink flamingos can be seen on Bascom Hill on UW-Madison’s campus Friday morning.
The annual event is a fundraising initiative for the university. For each gift given during Fill the Hill, a flamingo appears.
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the event. In that time, more than $2,040,000 has been raised.
University Health Services hosted an event in recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month at the Eagle Heights Community Center on Wednesday in partnership with University Housing.
Inspiring atmospheric scientist, co-founder of Earth Women’s Science Network and University of Wisconsin professor, Tracey Holloway was recently elected a member of the National Academy of Medicine Oct. 17.
Marcel Schreir, the Richard H. Soit Assistant Professor in chemical and biological engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, was named a Packard Fellow for Science and Engineering on Tuesday. The Packard Fellowship, funded by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, is given to early-career scientists and engineers pursuing innovative high risk, high reward research.
University of Wisconsin-Madison political science professor Nils Ringe joins Live at Four to talk about U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss’ resignation following her short but rocky tenure.
Depending on the investigation, UW Madison School of Computer, Data and Information Sciences expert Dorothea Salo said criminal charges or school disciplinary actions could be filed against whoever shared the photos without the subjects’ consent.
”We do have a state statute about this and it is within the realm of possibility, or at least it seems so to me, that some or all of what happened could be covered under this statute,” Salo said.
Staff and volunteers at Union South built a cupcake mural of Bucky Badger Thursday to celebrate UW-Madison’s homecoming!
The mural depicts Bucky and is made of 1,200 cupcakes.
What started as an epic prank is now a tradition unlike any other on the UW Madison campus. Plastic flamingos are invading Bascom Hill once again on Friday.
When it comes to fighting wildfires, every minute matters. This year, a team at the University of Wisconsin-Madison launched a system that can help detect them and alert NASA in just a matter of seconds.
UW-Madison officials were saying little Thursday about their investigation into the online circulation of “private photos and videos” of Badgers volleyball players, which the athletic department said Wednesday included images taken inside the team’s locker room.
University of Wisconsin anthropologist John Hawks, who was not involved in the study, said the research was an exciting application of ancient DNA evidence, even as many questions remain about Neanderthal social structures and lifestyles.
The Outreach Team, a consulting firm for campaigns, falsely registered University of Wisconsin-Madison students to vote by using Wiscards as proof of residence, according to the City Clerk’s office.
University of Wisconsin anthropologist John Hawks, who was not involved in the study, said the research was an exciting application of ancient DNA evidence, even as many questions remain about Neanderthal social structures and lifestyles.
Neuroscientist Julie Stamm, a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Kinesiology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, told CNN it can typically take 10 to 14 days after a concussion for the brain to get back to its baseline condition.
If you think being thrifty is the opposite of fun, you’re not alone, according to Christine Whelan, professor of consumer science at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
“When you say ‘thrift,’ people think of thrift stores right away,” she said, “and after that, it’s things that are old or broken, or maybe people who are stingy. But this is not about hoarding or buying only cheap things. It’s about being conscious of how you spend your resources and whether that’s in keeping with your values.”
The Maine Monitor (Maine) — Rose LundyLundy is a health reporter with the Monitor, a nonprofit, online investigative news outlet that informs Mainers about the issues impacting their state. Before joining the Monitor, Lundy covered local government for The Daily News, a newspaper in Washington state. She has written award-winning stories about price-gouging in mobile home parks, heat and food insecurity, achievement gaps during the COVID-19 pandemic and nursing home closures. Lundy earned a degree in journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In 2020, she moved to Portland, Maine, to cover the pandemic as a member of Report for America. The Monitor was also a member of the Local Reporting Network in 2020; the reporting project, “Defenseless,” investigated how Maine handles legal services for the poor.
The UW-Madison Police Department (UWPD) is investigating after private videos and photos of some student-athletes are being shared, according to a statement from UW Athletics.
A pair of studies out of UW-Madison’s School of Medicine and Public Health have found that when the Affordable Care Act Navigator program has more funding, more people sign up for health insurance.
The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) once again argued President Joe Biden does not have the authority to enact a policy that could cost as much as $1 trillion without Congressional authorization.
UW-Madison Police Department is investigating after photos and video were shared of Badgers volleyball athletes without their consent, university officials stated Wednesday.
UW researcher co-authors book on prison system’s ties to mental health.
2022 UWPD Annual Fire & Safety Report finds, discusses violence on campus.
University Health Services’ Survivor Services tripled in size to address growing demand for more student survivor resources.
Explicit photos and video of the Wisconsin volleyball team circulated online this week, prompting university response.
According to data from the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s SSTAR Lab (Student Success Through Applied Research), more than 715,000 Wisconsin residents owe an average of $32,230 in federal student loan debt.
LaBahn Arena has been home for the University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team for a decade. That has been more than enough time for coach Mark Johnson to find his comfortable spots.
University of Wisconsin-Madison police are investigating the circulation of “private photos and video” of Badgers volleyball players, including from inside the team’s locker room.
With less than three weeks before the Nov. 8 election, University of Wisconsin-Madison professor Mike Wagner joins Live at Four to talk about political advertising.
UW-Madison announced that this year’s freshman class is the largest in the university’s history, with a record-breaking 8,600 students. But increases in enrollment have made housing on and around campus more competitive than ever.
“The unauthorized sharing is a significant and wrongful invasion of the student-athletes’ privacy, including potential violations of university policies and criminal statutes,” the statement from the athletic department said.
Put on your Badger red, it’s homecoming week at UW-Madison and the University is offering many different ways to show your pride.
Michelle Kullmann says her story along with others has helped to bring these emergency kits to campus. Her son passed almost a year ago.
University of Wisconsin-Madison professor Monica Kim has received a major award, being named one of 25 2022 MacArthur Fellows. The award, also known as the “Genius Grant,” includes $800,000 of no-strings-attached grant money.
Sexual assaults harder for police to prevent since officers ’can’t necessarily pinpoint when or where they’ll occur’
Celebrate campus traditions new and old in Madison this week.
Madison’s last student housing cooperative secures new home after uncertain year following displacement by Levy Humanities Building.
Celebration includes concert at Shannon Hall, parade, multicultural homecoming events.
Student groups propose new budgets to address specific needs within organizations.
Carl Gulbrandsen, a key player in advancing research at UW-Madison who advocated for stronger ties between universities and private companies, died Monday at the age of 75.
In 1997, Carl became Director of Patents and Licensing at WARF, a foundation formed to patent and commercialize inventions developed at the University of Wisconsin and to use the revenue derived from those inventions to fund research and further the University of Wisconsin’s mission. He became Managing Director in 2000, retiring in 2016. During his tenure, the WARF endowment grew significantly, allowing WARF to give hundreds of millions of dollars to the UW. Carl strongly believed that WARF should fund and support developing technologies and startup companies.
For a group of UW-Madison engineering students, their latest prototype is personal.
A dozen students with the Society of Women Engineers have created a remote-controlled ramp to allow those with mobility limitations to more safely get on and off small boats such as pontoons.
Ironically enough, self-care through consumption and particular marketed activities can exacerbate stress. If we don’t reach our inner Zen, we blame ourselves. “[That] you need to improve the ways in which you care for yourself can play into people’s really deep insecurities,” says Christine Whelan, a clinical professor of consumer science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. You might think, “I didn’t relax right or I didn’t spend enough time on it.
By Joshua Davies Professor, Sciences de la Terre et de l’atmosphère, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) and Margriet Lantink Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin-Madison
“If China’s economy is compared with a plane, the 1979 policy of reform and opening up ignited the fuel—the young workers—that drove the economy to grow by an average of 10% annually from 1979 to 2011,” said Yi Fuxian, a senior scientist in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the author of “Big Country with an Empty Nest.”
“If the U.S. was spending money on a drug trial and they kept finding it wasn’t working and it wasn’t working, and actually had bad side effects, then we would have stopped funding that drug trial ages ago,” said Ben Fisher, associate professor of civil society and community studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and lead author of the WestEd study, citing an analogy used by the sociologist Aaron Kupchik. Instead of continuing to throw money at an ineffective security strategy with unintended consequences, schools should instead be investing in proven strategies, like counseling, Fisher said.
Jorell Meléndez-Badillo, an assistant professor of Latin American and Caribbean history at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, said he is glad Bad Bunny has taken a stand on a range of social issues. “But I think that we cannot expect him to lead any sort of movement. He is, like us, a person that learns new things every day.”
There’s nothing inherent about the Amazon that makes it a good place to raise cows, though it’s an easy way to make money, said Amintas Brandão Jr., a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Wisconsin Madison. Often, farmers or companies will first cut down high-value trees and sell them as timber and then clear the remaining vegetation with fire. Then, they bring cattle in and sell the property, or raise the cows for slaughter.
The location of the bumps on your face can also help you figure out whether they’re the result of rosacea. “Hormonal acne or other forms of adult acne tend to involve more of the lower face, whereas with rosacea we see the involvement of the nose, the central part of the cheeks and the center of the forehead,” said Dr. Apple Bodemer, a board-certified dermatologist and associate professor of dermatology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
“I came to UW because of the strength of the Gender and Women’s Studies Department, and because they already had folks working in disability studies,” she said. “That was really exciting for me, as a disability studies scholar, to know that I would be able to come here, and teach classes in disability studies.”
When asked if she saw any potential benefits to universal school choice, UW-Madison education and law professor Julie Underwood, a public school advocate, was direct: “No.”
“My ideology is that public schools train people for democracy,” she said. “You have to have an educated public in order to have a democracy, and I would like everybody to equally have a chance to have a good education, and that’s not the way the private sector is set up.”
The American Red Cross and UW-Madison are teaming up for a Homecoming Blood Drive. It starts on Tuesday and goes until Thursday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at The Nick on West Dayton Street.
In May, Gov. Tony Evers awarded the System a $5 million grant from federal stimulus dollars to partner with telehealth company Mantra to provide virtual counseling and psychiatry appointments, a crisis helpline and a platform where students can do self-assessments, System Director of Student Behavioral Health John Achter said.
At 12:01 a.m. — the exact time Aberdeen Apartments opened for leases Oct. 6 — property manager Kelly Whitkins saw 162 applications flood in.
The level of interest was something Whitkins has never seen before in the 18 years she’s worked at the building, which is predominantly leased by students and located near the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
Of the 112 Homecoming buttons or pins made, Pete Christianson has collected 102.
