Office of Student Assistance and Support to offer food access, housing, financial support.
OSAS Staff and Chancellor Mnookin host Be KIND campaign on Bascom Hill
Badger Herald
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Charlie Kirk debates UW students in ‘You’re Being Brainwashed’ tour
Badger Herald
Kirk engages with students on DEI policy, affirmative action, war in Gaza.
Mnookin talks student protest, housing at ASM meeting
Badger Herald
“We are stronger when we create space to listen to each other across all kinds of differences,” Mnookin said.
Charlie Kirk challenges students to ‘prove me wrong’ in provocative UW-Madison visit
Daily Cardinal
The conservative media personality spotlighted right-wing talking points about abortion, gay marriage and affirmative action at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Thursday.
Bat die-off led to more insecticide use and more infant deaths in US
New Scientist
“This study shows that bats can save human lives just by doing what they do best – eating insects,” says Jennifer Raynor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “Many wild animals are important for human health and well-being, and we are now beginning to understand that technology cannot always replace these benefits when they are lost,” she says.
Here’s how the economy is doing in the handful of counties that could decide the election
NBC News
The area’s labor “shed,” or the areas in which the workforce now lives, “is getting bigger and bigger … and spilling into neighboring communities,” said Steven Deller, distinguished professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s department of agricultural and applied economics.
Wisconsin has more art than you probably know. A fresh collaboration helps you find it
Wisconsin State Journal
Madison’s two major art museums — the Chazen Museum of Art on the UW-Madison campus and the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art on State Street — have joined forces with 14 other institutions statewide in hopes you’ll hit the road this fall and visit their galleries along the way.
Fans angry at Wisconsin’s ‘slap in the face’ choice to remove bricks advertised as permanent
Wisconsin State Journal
University of Wisconsin fans who thought the personalized bricks they bought over the last three decades were going to be part of a permanent display have criticized the athletic department for going a different direction.
UW police report second instance of pro-Palestinian graffiti since late August
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Madison Police say they are investigating after pro-Palestinian graffiti was found on several parts of Library Mall Wednesday morning, including the fountain.
UWPD investigating vandalism of Hagenah Fountain at Library Mall
WKOW – Channel 27
Several parts of Library Mall, including the Hagenah Fountain, were vandalized with paint. Crews from Facilities Planning & Management worked quickly to remove the graffiti.
“Permanent” memorial bricks to be removed from Camp Randall
WMTV - Channel 15
The Hall of Fame Brick Walk is being removed to make way for the $285 million practice field project. People paid hundreds of dollars for what they thought would be a permanent little piece of space on campus. The news of the change has some brick owner surprised and frustrated.
UWPD investigating Library Mall graffiti, possibly related to Aug. 27 Witte Hall vandalism
WISC — CBS Channel 3
Police said the incident occurred at around 3 a.m. Hagenah Fountain and other parts of Library Mall were graffitied. Facilities Planning and Management crews removed the paint.
UWPD: Investigation underway after Library Mall was vandalized with pro-Palestine remarks
WMTV - Channel 15
UW-Madison Police Department Executive Director of Communications Marc Lovicott told WMTV the vandalism was “pro-Palestine in nature.” Lovicott said there were statements in the vandalism like “divest now”, “we will not rest”, and “free Palestine.” He also said there were a few vulgar words.
Students return to UW-Madison for start of fall semester
WKOW – Channel 27
Thousands of students are flooding the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus Wednesday for the first day of the fall semester, marking the beginning of a new academic year. University officials say they are welcoming 10,000 new and transfer students this year, continuing a trend of growing enrollment.
Parent speaks out after UW announces removal of “Brick Walk of Fame”
WISC — CBS Channel 3
Brad Wendlandt is a Wisconsin alumni who lost his daughter, Candice, after she graduated from UW.Candice was in Wisconsin’s band for five years and went on to be a teacher in the Madison Metropolitan School District. Her bandmates purchased a brick in honor of her life.
UW-Madison officials tout stepping outside comfort zones, making new connections at convocation
Daily Cardinal
Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin and other speakers spoke to the importance of taking on new challenges and making new connections Tuesday.
UWPD investigating pro-Palestine paint on Library Mall
Daily Cardinal
The University of Wisconsin Police Department is investigating pro-Palestine paint left on Library Mall around 3 a.m. on Wednesday, according to a UWPD statement.
UW police investigating report of person being groped by 5 or 6 people during Badgers game
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Madison police said Wednesday that they are investigating a report of a person being groped by five or six people during Friday night’s Badgers football game at Camp Randall Stadium.
Why is dental care so hard to get in Wisconsin?
The Capital Times
The share of Wisconsin dentists serving Medicaid patients is lower than the national average. In 21 counties, fewer than four out of every 10 dentists filed Medicaid claims in 2021 — and in seven counties, not one dentist did, according to the UW-Madison La Follette School analysis. The numbers were similar in Dane County, where about six out of 10 dentists filed no Medicaid claims that year and less than one-third of Medicaid patients received dental care.
Fix coming for info missing from Camp Randall’s new video board at Wisconsin opener
Wisconsin State Journal
The down and distance to gain were displayed, but there was no indication of what yard line the ball was on. That’ll change for Week 2 when the Badgers host South Dakota on Saturday, a Wisconsin official said.
Hearing set on revoking tenure of former UW-La Crosse chancellor who made porn
Wisconsin State Journal
Former UW-La Crosse Chancellor Joe Gow will have one last chance to keep his teaching job when the UW Board of Regents meets later this month to decide whether to revoke his tenure over pornographic films he produced with his wife.
FAFSA fiasco, Supreme Court ruling on race may affect UW enrollment
The Capital Times
UW-Madison will conduct its official student census on the tenth day of classes. Roughly 8,400 first-year students and another 1,400 transfer students are expected to enroll this fall, the university estimated in late August. Over 70,000 applicants sought a spot in the incoming class.
A probiotic called Akkermansia claims to boost health. Does it work?
The Washington Post
While there’s a “much larger body of evidence” suggesting beneficial metabolic effects of akkermansia, the studies pointing to potential downsides should not be ignored, said Federico Rey, a microbiologist at the University of Wisconsin at Madison who studies the relationship between the gut microbiome and cardiometabolic disease. “The overwhelming data suggests that akkermansia is good for your metabolic health, but there’s also data suggesting that it might not be good for other conditions,” he added. “There’s a lot of moving parts we still have to understand before making general recommendations.”
A Democracy With Everything but a Choice
The New York Times
“The distribution of offices does not align with the distribution of voters,” said Barry C. Burden, who heads the Election Research Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Students return to UW-Madison for start of fall semester
WKOW – Channel 27
Mark Charter was live on campus during Wake Up Wisconsin learning more about the upcoming opportunities for students.
UW-Madison welcomes new students at convocation
WKOW – Channel 27
“The plurality that makes UW-Madison special includes you. Emphatically,” Mnookin told the gathered students. “You create the tapestry that makes us who we are.”
Sexual assault reported at UW residence hall
Badger Herald
Incident occurred at west campus residence hall early Sunday morning, victim and offender allegedly know each other.
Sexual assault reported in west campus residence hall
Daily Cardinal
The incident occurred at 1:00 a.m. Sunday morning and the individual did not report it to UWPD, according to an email UW-Madison sent to students Tuesday.
UW Madison educates freshmen, transfers on campus land history
WMTV - Channel 15
Before freshmen hit the classrooms, the university educated students on the land they will be walking on for the next four years. Students watched a video highlighting areas of significance during the 2024 Student Convocation on Tuesday afternoon.
Liberal education is the best vocational training in Wisconsin — Donna Silver
Wisconsin State Journal
Letter to the editor: Roughly 20 years ago I was very active in a Universities of Wisconsin System committee that advocated for liberal education at all System campuses. The initiative was wildly successful, but its success was short-lived.
Wisconsin football’s beloved tradition still a hit with Badgers fans
Wisconsin State Journal
Paul Soltwedel and Shawn Theesfeld remember well the beginning of the University of Wisconsin’s “Jump Around” tradition.
Both were members of Wisconsin Marching Band when the tradition began during the Badgers’ 1998 football game against Purdue.
A look inside the first night of beer sales for Wisconsin football at Camp Randall
Wisconsin State Journal
The line at a drinks-only concession stand outside Section I at Camp Randall Stadium in the second quarter Friday night stretched nearly to the other side of the concourse.
This Labor Day, Wisconsin wages are up, unemployment is down
Wisconsin State Journal
Wisconsin’s workers saw record-matching wage growth last year and sustained low unemployment through 2024, according to an annual labor report from a think tank at UW-Madison, though many inequalities within the labor market remain.
27 ejected, 10 arrested during Badgers season opener Friday night, UW police say
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Madison police reported that 27 people were ejected from Camp Randall Stadium and 10 people were arrested during Friday night’s season-opening football game between the Badgers and Western Michigan.
Dr. Gary Philip Williams
Wisconsin State Journal
He moved to Madison, Wisconsin and did a two-year pediatric residency at the University of Wisconsin. Gary then began working at the General Pediatric and Adolescent Clinic of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and was Associate Professor of Pediatrics with expertise in pediatric dermatology.
UW-Whitewater gymnast killed Friday remembered as ‘the light in everyone’s dark days’
Wisconsin State Journal
Astandout gymnast going into her senior year at UW-Whitewater who was shot to death Friday is remembered by friends, mentors and fellow gymnasts as a sunny, bubbly presence who took her athletic passion to heart.
Madison considers allowing taller buildings to expand student housing
The Capital Times
At its Aug. 26 meeting, the commission also reviewed a new study on student housing in Madison, which surveyed 46,000 undergraduate students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and found many students struggle to afford rents.
Badger Challenge funds local cancer research
WKOW – Channel 27
The Badger Challenge is coming up in September. The event raises money for cancer research at the UW Carbone Cancer Center.
UWPD arrests and citations following the Badger’s football home opener
WMTV - Channel 15
Two of the citations issued at the Friday night game were because of students attempting to use fake IDs to purchase alcohol, UWPD said.
More than two dozen ejected from first UW home football game of season
WKOW – Channel 27
According to statistics released by the UW-Madison Police Department Saturday, 27 people were ejected from the stadium during Friday’s game against Western Michigan. The total includes 11 who were identified as UW students.
UWPD investigating reported sexual assault at Camp Randall
WMTV - Channel 15
UWPD is searching for any suspects and asks anyone with information to call 608-264-2677.
New Madison housing group takes up study recommendations addressing high student rents
Isthmus
UW-Madison has among the highest rents of any Big Ten university, according to a study released on Aug. 26. The study’s release is welcomed by a group of developers, alders and university officials recently formed to tackle Madison’s student housing problem.
Rents near UW-Madison are among the steepest in Big 10 conference, study finds
WPR
Among the 18 schools in the Big 10 conference, only Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois ($1,482) and New Jersey’s Rutgers University ($1,353) had higher average per-bedroom rents for off-campus housing, according to the study.
UW updates expressive activity policies
Badger Herald
UW will also continue to hold Badger Dialogues, an educational series of discussions that gives students of different backgrounds the opportunity to connect, according to UW News. Further, UW has created a Free Expression Canvas Module — required for incoming freshmen and transfer students — that provides materials to help students further understand their First Amendment rights, according to UW News.
Sexual assualt reported at UW football game
Badger Herald
Crime warning emailed to students, UWPD investigating incident.
Sexual assault reported at UW-Madison football game
Daily Cardinal
The victim reported being groped by five or six different people during the football game at Camp Randall, according to a university crime alert sent Friday.
America Must Free Itself from the Tyranny of the Penny
The New York Times
Sarah Halpern-Meekin, a sociologist at the Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, told me that “the majority” of people with low incomes make cashless transactions — on apps like Cash App, for instance.
Packers WR Christian Watson is injury-free and ‘right where he wants to be’ entering Year 3
USA Today
So, this offseason Watson went to the University of Wisconsin’s School of Medicine and Public Health to find them. After eight hours of testing, it was learned that Watson was experiencing asymmetry in the level of strength in each of his legs. In other words, right hamstring was weaker than his left.
Notes App Lists You Should Keep In Your Phone To Be Happier
HuffPost Life
“We have little insights and micro-epiphanies all the time, but we usually forget about them a few moments later,” Dahl, who is also a research scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Center for Healthy Minds, told HuffPost. “Taking a few moments to step back and make note of the ways we are learning and growing is a great way to build some muscle memory around self-discovery.”
Wisconsin Union and Karben4 roll out another drink collaboration
Madison Magazine
The Sunburst Sparkler caffeinated, sparkling water beverage will be available in four flavors at all Wisconsin Union dining locations.
Wisconsin Union and Karben4 team up for a new beverage collaboration
WKOW – Channel 27
The drinks have been deemed Sunburst Sparklers. They are caffeinated, sparkling waters that come in a variety of flavors.
Red Cross UW-Madison to hold blood drive
WISC — CBS Channel 3
The American Red Cross, the University of Wisconsin Red Cross Club, and the University of Wisconsin Recreation and Wellbeing Club announced Thursday the UW-Madison Kick-Off Blood Drive, in order to address the ongoing need for blood products.
Former croplands could be ‘sweet spot’ for renewable-energy production
Public News Service
Tyler Lark, research scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and one of the report’s co-authors, said some lands have been restored to natural ecosystems. Others, those perhaps currently populated by invasive species, could be the answer to big questions the country is facing about where to house increasing renewable-energy development.
“We ideally want to avoid our best and most productive ag lands but we also don’t want to encroach on pristine or native ecosystems,” Lark explained. “Formerly cropped lands might hit that sweet spot in the middle.”
Let’s go Bucky! Here’s News 3 Now’s guide for Badger Game Day at Camp Randall
WISC — CBS Channel 3
Badger fans will notice some changes at Camp Randall this fall. A new videoboard is the Badgers’ first scoreboard upgrade in ten seasons. Officials say this one will be better in all lighting conditions. Extra ribbon board panels were also installed on both sides of the stadium.
UW alum Sundaramoorthy pays homage to alma mater with Milwaukee 100 helmet
WISC — CBS Channel 3
The Wisconsin football team will begin its season on Friday, and UW alum Yuven Sundaramoorthy will race for the Milwaukee 100 in the INDY NXT Series at the Milwaukee Mile. Sundaramoorthy, who races for Abel Motorsports, is paying homage to the Badgers with a special helmet for the weekend that resembles the football team’s iconic helmet.
UW law professor: Chrystul Kizer verdict exposes immense pressure to plead guilty
Wisconsin State Journal
Column by John Gross, a clinical associate professor of law at the UW-Madison Law School and director of the Public Defender Project.
Wisconsin sees record pay growth, especially for Black, Hispanic women
The Capital Times
As inflation calmed last year, Wisconsin workers’ buying power grew at a record rate, according to a new report from the High Road Strategy Center, a University of Wisconsin-Madison think tank.
The center’s annual “State of Working Wisconsin” report shows what’s changed for workers of different races and genders in the last year.
Complete Cap Times Idea Fest program has something for everyone
The Capital Times
We will be using seven separate venues this year, though most of our big national speakers will appear as usual in Shannon Hall, the largest theater space in the Memorial Union on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
New protest rules at UW-Madison: Keep it quiet, and don’t block commencement photos
Wisconsin State Journal
Just days before the start of a new school year — and with it the likely resumption of pro-Palestinian protests on campus — UW-Madison has revised its rules on student protests, including several new restrictions on where and how loud demonstrations can be.
New UW-Madison protest policy ‘clearly unconstitutional,’ free speech expert says
Daily Cardinal
Schweber said the university limiting “expressive activity” within 25 feet of building entrances is “extremely problematic, clearly unconstitutional” and “begging to invite some judge to strike them down.”