UW’s annual Badger Challenge returned Sunday. The event helps raise money to fight cancer.
Badger Challenge returns to raise money for cancer research
WISC-TV 3
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UW System overall enrollment down but number of new students up
WISC-TV 3
More new people signed up for college in the UW System this fall than in the past three years, but overall enrollment is down.
Advocates push to restore Fredric March’s name to UW-Madison theater
The Capital Times
When March was a senior at the UW, he belonged to an honorary inter-fraternity council called the Ku Klux Klan. There is no evidence that the campus group engaged in racist practices or was affiliated with the national white supremacist group of the same name, but based on this, the Union Council removed March’s name from the theater in December 2018.
One of the most significant Jewish holidays is here. What to know about Rosh Hashanah
USA Today
Rosh Hashanah is often treated as a time to reflect on the previous year and focus on hopes for the coming year, according to Jordan Rosenblum, the Belzer Professor of Classical Judaism and Max and Frieda Weinstein-Bascom Professor of Jewish Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The push to control America’s exploding geese population
ABC Action News
“We have probably 11 million Canada geese in the Eastern half of the United States,” said David Drake, a professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Hurricane Fiona hit Puerto Rico as a Category 1 storm. Flooding still wrought havoc.
The Washington Post
“It’s a double whammy. You have a hurricane with strong gusts and then a tail of intense rain that remained stationary over the south dropping two to three feet of water,” said University of Wisconsin meteorologist Ángel Adames-Corraliza, a native of Puerto Rico. “That’s a nightmare scenario.”
Georgia Ann Zink
Wisconsin State Journal
She worked for Satterfield Electronics for several years and then worked and retired from the University of Wisconsin-Madison after 30 years.
Elizabeth J. “Betty” Sullivan
Wisconsin State Journal
She retired with Emeritus status from the University of Wisconsin Madison Office of Biological Safety.
Love Is Blind: 13 Things Fans Should Know About The Season 2 Cast
Screen Rant
According to The Sun, Shayne is a real estate broker for Chicago’s RNP Group Real Estate. He has a Business Administration and Marketing degree from The University of Wisconsin and then was a personal trainer for a period of three years after getting licensed through the National Academy of Sports Medicine.
Why Wisconsin has seen so little legislative action on climate change : NPR
NPR
ROBERT KRAIG: The climate issue has really advanced as a public issue. I can give you one piece of public polling. UW-Madison, our flagship research university, did a poll last year that showed it was the top concern of Wisconsin voters, and that was not a political poll.
UW-Madison studying ‘magic mushroom’ drug to treat opioid, meth addiction
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Madison researchers are studying psilocybin, the hallucinogenic ingredient in “magic mushrooms,” to treat people with opioid and methamphetamine use disorders, in what they say are the first such clinical trials anywhere.
Tom Still: Japan a proven, reliable economic partner for Wisconsin
Wisconsin State Journal
Among them are leading medical technology firms, such as those featured during the Madison forum, which was held at the science-focused Discovery Building on the UW-Madison campus.
UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin said the university — which has welcomed Japanese students since 1905 — should “open its doors a little wider” to R&D partnerships with companies that do business in Japan or have ownership ties there.
Donna Jane Rush
Wisconsin State Journal
She was employed for 20 years at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, retiring as a financial specialist from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, UW-Madison, in 2006.
Jost Hermand
Wisconsin State Journal
He received his Ph. D. from the University of Marburg in 1955 in German literature, art history, history and philosophy, and joined the Department of German in Madison in 1958, soon helping to put the Department and the UW-Madison on the map nationally and internationally. For decades, he was among a handful of Germanists with world-wide fame, in demand all over the globe as a speaker.
Ho-Chunk Nation flag to fly above Bascom Hall for over six weeks this fall
Badger Herald
’To have that flag in Madison is a symbolic reminder of who we are, what we are and where we’re going,’ public relations officer for Ho-Chunk Nation says.
UW-Madison students connect with job opportunities at career, internship fair
Daily Cardinal
Companies across disciplines set up booths at the Gordon Dining & Event Center this Tuesday, seeking interns and new hires.
Wisconsin continues to experience brain drain of highly-educated
Daily Cardinal
For several decades, Wisconsin and a majority of the Midwest experienced a significant amount of brain drain to other states, depleting the number of highly educated individuals working and living in the state.
UW-Madison Chican@ and Latin@ Studies Program hosts presentation on sustainability and placemaking in Latinx communities
Daily Cardinal
Authors of the new book “Building Sustainable Worlds: Latinx Placemaking in the Midwest” speak about their research on Latinx communities and current projects.
Q&A: Dr. Mitchell Nathan talks about his educational psychology research, embodied learning, study habits
Daily Cardinal
Nathan’s years of research on learning sciences has taught him effective teaching and study techniques.
New UW student enrollment numbers highest since 2018
WISC-TV 3
The University of Wisconsin System is seeing the highest number of new student enrollments since before the COVID-19 pandemic seized the state.
New UW student enrollment numbers highest since 2018
WKOW-TV 27
The University of Wisconsin System is seeing the highest number of new student enrollments since before the COVID-19 pandemic seized the state.
3,000-year-old canoe found in Lake Mendota
WKOW-TV 27
The canoe dates back to 1000 B.C.. It’s the oldest canoe found in the Great Lakes region by a thousand years, and is the earliest evidence that canoe-making and water travel dates back to the Native people’s first arrival into Wisconsin.
UW System sees record levels of new student enrollment
NBC-15
UW System President Jay Rothman believes strategies to increase access and the disappearing effects of the pandemic are reasons for higher enrollment rates. “Our UW universities are the state’s biggest and best attractor of talent, and our application process is easier and more affordable,” Rothman said. “We are turning the corner on the COVID-19 pandemic, as our freshman class is the largest in years.”
College students struggle to find affordable housing amid inflation
Badger Herald
National housing shortage hitting college campuses hard, students fear for future.
UW System first-year enrollment up, total students down from 2021
Capital Times
UW-Madison reported a 5% increase over the past year, with an uptick of 2,177 students.
Mike’s back: Former UW band director Leckrone to perform at Overture
Capital Times
Mike Leckrone, the beloved former director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison marching band, will return to the stage for a one-week show at the Overture Center.
Goofy names, serious detail: Inside packing for a Wisconsin road trip
Wisconsin State Journal
There’s a method to the madness of identifying all of the trunks of equipment, technology and uniforms that the University of Wisconsin football packs for a road game like Saturday’s at No. 3 Ohio State.
Constance Threinen Obituary (1925 – 2022)
Wisconsin State Journal
Connie was a well-known member within the Middleton and Madison communities through her work with University of Wisconsin Extension, progressive political causes, and the Middleton League of Women Voters.
Wisconsin’s French Island faces stark choices as PFAS water crisis lingers
Wisconsin Watch
That contrasts with other states and the federal government, which allow for both the listing of hazardous compounds individually and the designation of hazardous substances through other criteria, said Steph Tai, a University of Wisconsin-Madison law professor.
UW System sees largest new student enrollment numbers since 2018, overall enrollment drop of 1%
Wisconsin State Journal
The University of Wisconsin System has seen its highest new student enrollment since 2018, before the COVID-19 pandemic, at its main campuses this year, but overall enrollment has dropped 1% compared to last year, according to data released Thursday.
Luck strikes twice as another ancient canoe is pulled from Lake Mendota’s depths
Wisconsin State Journal
In a remarkable discovery, archaeologists on Thursday pulled another dugout canoe from Lake Mendota, only this one is much older and in a more fragile state than one found last year.
Students write thank you notes on Thank a Badger Day at UW-Madison
WKOW-TV 27
The Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association (WFAA) hosted ’Thank a Badger Day’ on Wednesday.Students wrote thank you notes to donors who supported the school over the last year.
UW Homecoming kickoff concert to feature indie bands Alvvays, Slow Pulp
WISC-TV 3
Alvvays, a Canadian-based group that fuzes psychedelic sounds with pop-friendly hooks and melodies, will headline the show less than a week after the group releases their third album that’s more than five years in the making.
Bicyclist injured after crash into vehicle near campus
Badger Herald
“It’s up to both bicyclists and motorists to share the road and follow the rules of the road,” Lovicott said in the email statement. “In this particular case, MPD shared that the driver of the vehicle had the right of way.”
Can goats help manage Wisconsin’s invasive species?
Badger Herald
Agronomy Ph.D student partners with American Family Insurance to study best invasive species management methods.
UW-Madison orthopedics chair Dr. Thomas Zdeblick resigns
Daily Cardinal
Dr. Thomas Zdeblick stepped down after 22 years of service as chair of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s department of orthopedics.
Wisconsin football team and researchers partner with the NFL to study concussions
Daily Cardinal
The main goal of the study is to look at the conditions surrounding an injury. Researchers are looking at the conditions on the field that cause sport-related concussions to occur, according to Daniel Cobian, assistant professor of orthopedics and rehabilitation at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health.
Chazen opens new exhibit ‘unlike anything they’ve done before’
Daily Cardinal
Historical artifacts from the UW Archives combine with curator commentaries to detail the history of marginalization on campus. From athletics to admissions, housing and class work, the exhibit spares no details in recounting the school’s exclusionary past.
Opinion | New Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin on her critics and key tasks
The Capital Times
Some were with Republicans who reacted coolly in May to her selection as the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s 30th chancellor. The former UCLA law school dean drew the kind of initial GOP skepticism that met predecessor Rebecca Blank when she arrived as a former President Barack Obama cabinet member in 2013.
New report shows Black-white disparities in Madison-area private-sector employment
Wisconsin State Journal
The report also found that at the state’s flagship public university, UW-Madison, only about 2% of professors and 3% of associate professors are Black, in a state with a Black population of about 6.8%.
A College Film Screening Stirred Michael Mann’s Desire to Make Movies
WSJ
At the University of Wisconsin at Madison, I majored in English literature and was tortured by my inability to decide what to do with my life. In my junior year, I took a film-history course and was entranced by German Expressionist films.
Do College Rankings Serve Applicants Well?
WSJ
The fact that Columbia falsified its data shows that the importance of these rankings is grossly overestimated. The scandal shows that Columbia’s administrators seem to think the school is untouchable, that consequences don’t apply to them. And they are not wrong. Columbia dropped 16 spots once the news of its cheating broke, but that is unlikely to have an impact on its next application pool. Students will still compete to attend the school for its prestigious Ivy League status. Even if Columbia now looks slightly worse in national rankings, its reputation as a top-tier institution will compensate for this blemish on its record.—Jackson Walker, University of Wisconsin-Madison, journalism and English
Water problems in Jackson, Mississippi, go deeper than pipes, experts say
ABC News
“If [we] drink from the same water source, even if [we] don’t like one another, we’re sort of handcuffed, whether we like each other or not, we’re drinking from the same water, so we both have an interest in making sure that it’s good,” Manny Teodoro, an associate professor at the LaFollette School of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, told ABC News.
Virginia’s governor restricted rights for trans students. Is it legal?
The Washington Post
“Freedom of expression under the First Amendment is much different in a college classroom than it is in a K-through-12 classroom,” said Suzanne Eckes, an education law professor at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. While pronouns are a new and “gray area,” she said, “there are plenty of cases that just show that First Amendment rights of teachers are strictly limited.”
Retired NASA astronaut Scott Kelly to speak at UW Memorial Union
Wisconsin State Journal
Scott Kelly, the former NASA astronaut who has orbited the Earth 8,300 times, will give a free talk at 7 p.m. Oct. 4 as part of the Wisconsin Union Directorate’s Distinguished Lecture Series in Madison.
Baldwin introduces legislation to strengthen campus resources for sexual assault survivors
Daily Cardinal
The new bill mandates an independent sexual assault prevention advocate at any higher education institute receiving federal funding.
Legendary UW Marching Band director Mike Leckrone returns to the stage in October
Madison Magazine
Leckrone, who spent a dazzling half century (1969-2019) as director of the University of Wisconsin Marching Band — years filled with fun, hard work, great acclaim and, inevitably, loss — has fashioned a cabaret-style show, “Mike Leckrone: Moments of Happiness,” that will mix music and storytelling across five performances at Overture’s Playhouse theater Oct. 12-16.
Bicyclist injured after crashing into vehicle on UW-Madison campus
WISC-TV 3
Madison police were called to the intersection of West Johnson Street and North Charter Street around 1:20 p.m. after the crash was reported. The bicyclist was taken to a local hospital where she was treated and later released.
Bad Bunny Is A Folk Artist First And A Pop Artist Second
HuffPost Voices
“For those of us in the diaspora, his music is a way to connect to home. It’s comforting to listen to him refer to places I used to go to when I was living on the island,” said Aurora Santiago Ortiz, assistant professor of Latinx studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Scholars and teenage TikTokers alike express a sense of intimacy with the music, which speaks to us as only a local can.
President Joe Biden Declaring Pandemic ‘Over’ Has Experts Reeling
The Daily Beast
“There is simply too much uncertainty about what happens next,” David O’Connor, a professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at the University of Wisconsin, told The Daily Beast. “Will future variants outrun existing vaccines and therapeutics? What will be the impact of long COVID years, and potentially decades, from now? What other challenges can we not foresee three years into COVID-19 that will challenge us collectively in 2025, 2030, 2040 and beyond?”
UW Health: Less than half of Wisconsinites got a flu vaccine last year
WISC-TV 3
Typically about 50-55% of the state will get the vaccine from year to year, and last year’s drop means it’s more important than ever to stay up to date on vaccinations.
SSFC passes legislation UW System suggesting change to deadline for segregated fees
Badger Herald
The UW System tried to release fee totals earlier, without asking ASM.
UW-Madison Police make arrest, reports of assaults on campus
Daily Cardinal
Marc Lovicott, the Executive Director of Communications for the UWPD explained, “… our one report came to us in early September. We made the decision to share photos on social media which we believed would help us identify the suspect. And that’s ultimately how we are able to make an arrest — through community tips”.
Wisconsin volleyball takes down NCAA attendance record
Wisconsin State Journal
The Badgers made history at the Kohl Center Classic, breaking the NCAA’s regular-season attendance record as 16,833 fans gathered Friday. It broke the previous record set nine days ago by Nebraska and Crieghton in Omaha, topping their mark of 15,797. UW dropped the match in five sets, but that did little to dampen the atmosphere.
Forced to speak in a foreign language: A blessing for EU politics
Brussels Times
In a diplomatic context, using a non-native language is an asset, not a handicap. Negotiations conducted in a non-native language display more rationality and are facilitated by greater empathy. But can this be extrapolated to European politics? In The Language(s) of Politics. Multilingual policy-making in the European Union (Ann Arbor, University of Michigan Press, 2022), University of Wisconsin political scientist Nils Ringe presents the results of several years of research on the linguistic dimension of EU-level politics. What are his main findings?
Barbara A. Prescott
Wisconsin State Journal
Barbara worked for the duplicating service within the UW-Madison campus for 30 years before her retirement.
Wisconsin coaches, players reflect on Title IX as Badgers honor women’s athletics
Wisconsin State Journal
When the University of Wisconsin football team took the field for warmups Saturday they wore shirts honoring the 50th anniversary of Title IX.
It was one of many ways the athletic department took the time to honor women’s athletics at Badgers games over the weekend.
Madison cancels Freakfest for third straight year with its future in doubt
Wisconsin State Journal
For the third straight year, Madison is canceling its formal Downtown “Freakfest” Halloween event, this time because of declining attendance, significant public cost, and declining enthusiasm from the promoter.
66 people ejected, 32 arrested during Badgers game, UW police say
Wisconsin State Journal
Of the 66 people ejected, 39 were UW students, and of the 32 arrested, 24 were UW students, police said in a statement detailing the numbers.
‘What a special environment this was’: Wisconsin volleyball sets NCAA attendance record
USA Today Sports
It was a record-setting night for the University of Wisconsin volleyball team, but there was no storybook ending.