When Wisconsin center Chris Vogt heard news that his hometown had been decimated by a tornado Friday, he knew he had to do something to help out.
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Records show man arrested for alleged UW campus sexual assault has recent history of sexual offenses
Court records show a person with the same name, age and address as Perkins has previously been charged in two other sexual incidents in Dane County in the last four months.
UW Health offers tips to avoid toy related injuries
“Kids love this time of year and they make important childhood memories during the holiday season,” said Rishelle Eithun, the program manager for injury prevention at UW Health Kids. “But we want to offer tips to minimize the risk of injury at home. The last thing a family wants is to spend the holiday in the emergency department because of a toy-related injury.”
Madison man arrested in campus sexual assault
The suspect, Robin Perkins, has since been released from jail and the UW Police Department indicated he likely returned to the Eagle Heights community.
UWPD launches dashboard with focus on racial equity, transparency
UWPD Chief Kristen Roman said the unique tool is the result of collaboration between the community and stakeholders.
Letter: Marginalization of QTPOC needs to end, New UW-Madison student organization is dedicated to queer and trans people of color
“I think there is still a lot to be done in terms of representation and embodying diversity in UW-Madison’s overtly heteronormative environment.” – QTPOC’s founder on the university’s needed effort in creating more spaces for queer and trans students of color.
Viral TikTok provokes concern about mold in UW-Madison residence hall
Some students living on campus had their worst fears confirmed on Tuesday after first-year University of Wisconsin-Madison student Elise Poos posted a viral TikTok of mold growth on a do-it-yourself mold test kit she placed in her Sellery Residence Hall dorm room.
UW updates academic standing policy for student transcripts
Addition of ’Good Academic Standing’ will reduce need for requesting additional documents for scholarship, employment applications, UW says.
ASM discusses raising student employees’ minimum wage, allocates funds to host Association of Big Ten Students
Many representatives feel it is necessary to advocate for increase in student wages to $15 an hour.
UW offers wide variety of free mental health resources to students
Free mental health services from UHS a ‘huge help,’ UW sophomore says.
Man arrested for sexual assault in Eagle Heights community released from jail
UWPD Communications Director Marc Lovicott said the department received a phone call from a victim early Tuesday morning informing them that an assault had occurred.
UW System Regents discuss research initiatives, launch search for new Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Officer
President Thompson announced new private, public funding for projects throughout System, new developments in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion.
UW college admissions to not require standardized testing for next two years, panel decides
Standardized testing raises accessibility, equity concerns.
Regents panel extends test exemption for 2 more years
University of Wisconsin System leaders moved a step closer Thursday to allowing student applicants to forego sending in ACT and SAT test scores for another two years.
Regent panel OKs out-of-state, graduate tuition increase
University of Wisconsin System leaders signed off Thursday on tuition increases for out-of-state undergraduates and graduate students at seven campuses.
Madison man arrested for sexual assault at Eagle Heights apartment, UW-Madison police say
A Madison man was arrested for sexually assaulting a person at an Eagle Heights apartment on Tuesday, UW-Madison police said.
UW Regents weigh salary range increases and other perks for top leaders
Ahead of hiring a new University of Wisconsin System president and UW-Madison chancellor, the UW Board of Regents is weighing whether to increase salary ranges for those positions by between 6% and 10% and whether other perks should be added to compensation packages.
Hoping for a Dog Phone? You May Have a Long Wait.
Dr. McConnell, a retired professor from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Dr. Andrea Y. Tu, a behavior veterinarian who was also not involved with the research, said there was very little research about technology made for dogs.
Wisconsin Republicans Introduce Bill Authorizing Sandhill Crane Hunt
The Wisconsin Corn Growers Association and other farmers have been among the most vocal supporters of the SB-620, arguing that the Sandhill Crane is a pest that damages their crops. But advocates with the DNR and ICF argue that an autumn hunt will not prevent crop damage, which most frequently occurs in the spring. Currently, farmers in Wisconsin can apply for a federal permit that allows them to kill Sandhill Cranes that are destroying crops after nonlethal deterrents have failed. These permits are approved on a limited basis and according to the University of Wisconsin-Extension, there are no data to support that hunting permits are effective in controlling crane damage to corn fields.
Hillary Clinton Reads Discarded Victory Speech for Beating Trump in 2016
PHOTO Hillary Clinton speaks at a campaign rally at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on March 28, 2016 in Madison, Wisconsin. Scott Olson/Getty Images
UW regents to consider out-of-state, grad tuition increase
The Board of Regents finance committee is set to consider a plan Thursday that calls for increases at UW-Madison; UW-Eau Claire; UW-Oshkosh; UW-Platteville; UW-River Falls; UW-Stout; and UW-Whitewater.
UW regents poised to extend SAT, ACT test exemptions
In years past all freshman applicants had to supply their scores to the campus they hoped to attend. The system suspended that requirement for regional campuses in May 2020 and UW-Madison in July 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic worsened.
Badgers volleyball team hosts NCAA regional loaded with All-Americans
The UW Field House will have a constellation of some of the brightest lights in college volleyball on display as the University of Wisconsin plays host to an NCAA tournament regional.
Developer proposes 12-story housing project near Kohl Center
In another sign of Madison’s insatiable housing market, a developer is proposing a 12-story project with 363 apartments and rooftop pool directly across the Southwest Commuter Path and railroad tracks from the Kohl Center.
Slater, John G. “Jack”
He earned BS., MS., and PhD. degrees in Engineering at UW-Madison, and was an instructor in Fluid Mechanics for 3 years at UW-Madison.
Bill prohibiting critical race theory in technical colleges, UW System schools passes Assembly committee
While Assembly Bill 413 does not refer to critical race theory by name, it does prohibit “instruction to students that promotes race or sex stereotyping in any course or as part of any curriculum.”
Letter to the Editor: UW System-wide student governance would address representation issues
ASM Student Council passed legislation this fall in hopes of re-establishing new system-wide student governance body.
UW female students represent future of STEM despite underrepresentation
’I feel like there’s definitely a lack of support for students like me, and I think that has become very deterring,’ UW junior says.
Fact Check-Astroworld deaths not triggered by COVID-19 vaccines
Jung dismissed the conspiracy claims made online about his video and said that his “visualizer is an electromagnet that moves a ferrofluid”, which is a magnetic substance.Ferrofluids, originally discovered in the 1960s at the NASA Research Center, according to the University of Wisconsin Madison ( here ), are a combination of magnetic nanoparticles, most commonly of magnetite, suspended in a carrier liquid. They have “the fluid properties of a liquid and the magnetic properties of a solid.” When in presence of a magnet, its tiny particles are drawn to it, causing an array of spikes.
Ariana Grande ‘Asianfishing’ Controversy Explained
Meanwhile, Leslie Bow, a professor of Asian American studies at the University of Wisconsin, described blackfishing as “a racial masquerade that operates as a form of racial fetishism” to CNN that same month
Wisconsin volleyball player Danielle Hart is inspiration — Daniel Smith
Letter to the editor: Hart responded to a season-ending injury with a team-first attitude, supporting and contributing to her teammates’ success, while accepting that life sometimes doesn’t work out as planned. Isn’t this what athletics are supposed to foster?
6 Wisconsin football players earn AP All-Big Ten honors
The Badgers were fourth in the conference with six players on the first or second teams. Iowa (nine), Ohio State (eight) and Michigan (seven) finished ahead of UW in number of honorees.
Madison City Council OKs Downtown project with some beds for low-income students
The Madison City Council signed off Tuesday on a large luxury student housing project fronting the 300 block of State Street, which would reserve more than 100 beds for low-income UW-Madison students, after a petition that would have made it more difficult to pass failed to gain enough valid signatures.
Constance Ahrons, former UW-Madison prof who studied divorced couples, dies
Constance Ahrons, a prominent psychologist and therapist whose groundbreaking work challenging traditional stereotypes about marriage and divorce began at UW-Madison, died Nov. 29 at her home in San Diego. She was 84.
UW Health’s Dr. Pothof gives latest on Omicron variant, holiday guidance
UW Health’s Dr. Pothof sits down with News 3 Now Live at Four to tell us the latest on the Omicron variant as scientists race to determine what kind of protection vaccines offer.
UW-Madison researchers develop bandage that speeds wound healing
What if you could heal your wounds four times faster than normal with just a bandage? That’s exactly what researchers at UW-Madison are trying to accomplish.
‘Futuristic’ bandage created at UW speeds up healing time, research finds
The bandage uses a tiny generator to catch energy from a person’s natural movement, such as breathing or twitching. It then converts that energy into mild electric pulses that are sent to an electrode in the bandage, creating an electric field around the wound and healing it.
Increasing survivor advocacy at state legislature, UW but expanded services needed
’We have opened up more options for people to get an exam done and have evidence collected,’ associate professor says.
Study abroad programs respond to new Omicron variant
As international protocols change, UW study abroad office prepares to adapt.
SSFC passes ASM internal budget, The Black Voice presents budget fiscal year 2023
SSFC will vote on eligibility of The Black Voice GSSF status this Thursday.
Grades aren’t as important as once thought when determining future success, UW experts say
’In general, good grades won’t hurt, but they are far from the only factor,’ UW associate vice provost says.
UW Libraries encourage professors to make course materials accessible for all students
Textbooks are expensive, but professors want updated materials, UW professor said.
Wisconsin football to play Arizona State in Las Vegas Bowl
The Badgers’ 20-season bowl game streak will continue against Arizona State in the SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl at 9:30 p.m. Dec. 30 at Allegiant Stadium. The game will be televised on ESPN.
UW-Madison, other UW campuses want test-optional admissions extended 2 more years
System officials are asking the UW Board of Regents this week to extend the current test-optional policy through the 2024-25 school year. The policy was implemented just a few months into the COVID-19 pandemic when many students were unable to take the test because of extremely limited testing site availability.
What students see as cheating and how allegations are handled
Renee Pfeifer-Luckett, director of learning technology development for the University of Wisconsin system’s Office of Learning and Information Technology Services, points out that googling is an important workplace soft skill, particularly because of the need to confirm the accuracy of information. Pfeifer-Luckett, who has presented on learning tech tools used to ensure academic honesty, adds, “That’s a skill I use thousands of times a week.”
Why Are We Still Isolating Vaccinated People for 10 Days?
“It’s clear that vaccination will reduce infectiousness,” Ajay Sethi, an epidemiologist at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, told me. And fully vaccinated folks who repeatedly test negative “are probably not a risk to anybody anymore,” Angela Rasmussen, a virologist at the University of Saskatchewan, told me.
‘Antisemitic’ messages chalked on UW Hillel sidewalk on Hanukkah
Chalkings conflate religion with politics, hold Jewish students accountable for Israel-Palestine conflict, UW Hillel says.
How the change from cardboard cutouts to cheering fans is propelling the Wisconsin men’s basketball team
UW’s freshmen and sophomores never had experienced a normal atmosphere at home or away because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Some venues had limited capacity last season and some fans were allowed to attend the NCAA tournament at neutral sites.
‘Everyone knew!’ Problems with UW-Madison prof who led ‘toxic’ lab persisted for 2 decades
With a six-sentence resignation letter wishing UW-Madison all the best, engineering professor Akbar Sayeed left behind “a career-long string of victims” and a department that failed time and again in responding to his bad behavior, according to a newly released investigative report.
Constance Ahrons, Advocate of ‘Good Divorce,’ Dies at 84
She went on to earn her master’s in social work from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, in 1967 and her doctorate in counseling psychology, also from Wisconsin, in 1973.
America’s 50 Dirtiest Cities
To that score and the ranking of each city of resident satisfaction with city cleanliness, 24/7 Tempo added each municipality’s average daily PM2.5 (the concentration of particulate matter with a diameter of less than 2.5 micrometers) per cubic meter of air, drawn from the County Health Rankings and Roadmaps, a collaboration between the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Woods Johnson Foundation. Total population is from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2019 American Community Survey five-year estimates.
Small Business Grants In Wisconsin
The Entrepreneurial Training Program provides grants of up to $750 to entrepreneurs who complete startup coursework by the Small Business Development Center at the University of Wisconsin. Entrepreneurs must match at least $250, and the coursework must focus on business modeling or business planning.
Waukesha parade suspect’s low bail in prior case is typical practice in Milwaukee
Cash bail is used to ensure a defendant appears in court, but a judge can also consider danger to the community under Wisconsin law, said John Gross, a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School.
UW System developing Bachelors degree program in WI prisons
The University of Wisconsin System is moving forward with plans to give people in state prisons a chance to earn a UW Bachelors degree while incarcerated, after receiving funding to develop a pilot program.
Beyond the Binary: Gender Inclusive Community expands housing options for trans, gender-nonconforming residents
Students within GIC share how gender inclusive housing options brought them new, deeper sense of community.
Virgil Abloh obituary
His parents considered engineering a reliable prospect, and after Boylan Catholic high school, Abloh got his BSc in civil engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and MA in architecture at Illinois Institute of Technology. Though he exploited the skills and tools for making things that were available on the courses – “maker”, not designer, was his preferred way of describing himself – he credited his real education to his first on-campus encounter with an arts library.
Omicron variant could test natural immunity, vaccine protection
“Omicron seems more infectious than delta and increases risks for both vaccine and natural immunity, but those with vaccine or natural immunity who are reinfected have far lower risks of severe infection and even lower risks of death,” Dr. Charles Hennekens of Florida Atlantic University and Dr. Dennis Maki of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health said via email.
UW-Madison students light menorah on Library Mall
Jewish students at UW-Madison lit a menorah on Library Mall Thursday night. Chancellor Rebecca Blank was there for the ceremony.
UW System names committee members tasked with replacing outgoing UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank
The Chancellor Search and Screen Committee, made up of students, professors, regents and community members, will be tasked with determining and interviewing candidates, who will then be forwarded to a special regent committee. In a news release, UW System said the search committee is set to meet in December ahead of a national search for Blank’s replacement beginning in January.
Committee appointed to find next UW-Madison chancellor
“Choosing a chancellor for Wisconsin’s flagship public university is one of the most important decisions anyone can make,” Manydeeds said. “Chancellor Blank has done a tremendous job, and I anticipate her successor will build on her many accomplishments.”