Former University of Wisconsin women’s basketball coach Edwina Qualls, the first Black women’s basketball coach in the Big Ten Conference, died earlier this month. She was 76.
Pioneering Wisconsin, Big Ten women’s coach dies
Wisconsin State Journal
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Developer drops 12-story housing project that would have razed popular campus bar
Wisconsin State Journal
The Carey Group, of Madison, had proposed razing Vintage Spirits & Grill and its busy outdoor patio for the narrow tower offering 33 market-rate units and 110 beds, with 1,450 square feet of commercial space and no vehicle parking on a tiny one-tenth-acre site at 529 University Ave.
Diverse businesses have grown in recent decades. But they’re still underrepresented.
Wisconsin Public Radio
UW study: Wisconsin ranked last out of all 50 states for the rate of business ownership among people of color.
Conservative law firm challenges UW race-based programs after Supreme Court ruling
Wisconsin State Journal
Eight months after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the use of race in college admissions, a conservative Wisconsin law firm is drawing attention to what it says are Universities of Wisconsin programs that continue to consider race in other areas, while the state’s flagship university says it’s reviewing programs that might be affected by the court’s ruling.
Wisconsin budget committee releases previously withheld funding for UW system projects
Wisconsin State Journal
The Joint Finance Committee unanimously passed the measure, although Democratic members of the committee criticized their GOP colleagues for holding back the funds in exchange for restructuring the DEI positions.
GOP budget committee releases $32 million previously withheld from UW campuses during diversity dispute
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
One of the last pieces in a sweeping deal between the University of Wisconsin System and the state Legislature was approved Thursday, moving campuses one step closer to the end of an extended and contentious state budget session.
Republicans release $32M for UW as part of deal limiting DEI programs
Wisconsin Public Radio
The Universities of Wisconsin will receive around $32 million in funding withheld for months by Republican lawmakers amid ongoing efforts to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs on campuses.
Differences in free speech for UW-Madison campus members, explained
Daily Cardinal
The boundaries of free speech are an ever-present issue at college campuses, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison is no exception.
UW-Oshkosh proposes academic restructuring plans to confront budget struggles
Daily Cardinal
UW-Oshkosh Provost Edwin Martini released new restructuring plans to reduce the number of colleges in lieu of $18 million budget deficits.
From the cosmos to the high seas: how UW-Madison educators are using game-based learning
Daily Cardinal
University of Wisconsin-Madison educators have designed numerous educational games to aid students in their learning.
Starbucks to give raises, start bargaining with union workers
The Capital Times
Michael Childers, a business and labor education professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said the news may be bigger than the agreement the United Auto Workers reached with major U.S. auto manufacturers late last year, ending a nearly two-month strike that had shut down multiple plants.
“Historically, the service sector has struggled in a huge way to successfully organize and bargain contracts,” Childers said. “This is really exciting news for … workers wanting a voice at work.”
Timeline set to shrink Wisconsin men’s hockey rink at Kohl Center
Wisconsin State Journal
The State Building Commission signed off on plans to build a new football practice facility on the site of the Camp Randall Sports Center and McClain Center, and that project also includes money for the Kohl Center rink project that was estimated to cost about $2.5 million.
A UW-Madison building’s namesake supported eugenics. Campus reckons with legacy of Charles Van Hise
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A history lesson may soon be attached to one of the tallest buildings in Madison.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is moving forward with the installation of a plaque in Van Hise Hall that would explain the legacy of the building’s namesake, Charles Van Hise, and his promotion of eugenics.
My friend’s husband pressured her to give up her job — and ‘lost’ her passport
MarketWatch
Coercive control and financial abuse are often tied together. The vast majority of domestic-abuse cases also involve economic abuse, and finances are one of the main reasons a person stays with or returns to an abusive partner, as noted in a research brief by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Financial Security. The fact that your friend’s husband pushed her to give up her job is a bad sign.
Conservationist Aldo Leopold’s last remaining child dies at 97
ABC News
Estella Leopold graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1948, received her master’s at the University of California Berkeley and earned a doctorate in botany from Yale University in 1955.
The truth about illegal immigration and crime
The Washington Post
“Many politicians, law enforcement personnel and ordinary citizens are nonetheless incensed because this person should not have been in the country and thus capable of committing a crime,” said Michael Light, a sociologist at the University of Wisconsin at Madison who has published several studies showing undocumented immigrants are not more crime-prone than native-born Americans. “This view that the person’s undocumented status is an aggravating factor is also likely a reason why these crimes generate such strong responses.”
UW alumni earns early career award for contributions to Latinx higher education
Badger Herald
UW PhD graduate, now assistant professor at UIC, studies factors in language education in U.S. schools.
UW medical students criticize Senate candidate’s anti-abortion rights stance at news conference
Badger Herald
’If we don’t get trained now, Wisconsin will be left with generations of doctors who do not know how to provide adequate abortion care,’ UW medical student says.
Guest column: Is affordable student housing a myth?
Daily Cardinal
How do students afford housing as new luxury apartment complexes are being built around the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus?
UW-Oshkosh proposes academic restructuring plans to confront budget struggles
Daily Cardinal
UW-Oshkosh Provost Edwin Martini released new restructuring plans to reduce the number of colleges in lieu of $18 million budget deficits.
How much are students eating? Food access, insecurity at UW
Daily Cardinal
Students are struggling to access nutritional, affordable food as demand increases for more resources.
Massage therapist accused of sexually assaulting client had ties to UW Athletics
WKOW – Channel 27
UW-Madison spokesperson John Lucas told 27 News, Reategui had worked with teams in the past. “Once UW Athletics learned of the allegation, it suspended its relationship with him,” Lucas wrote. “UW Athletics has no information to suggest the allegation relates in any way to our student-athletes.”
University Book Store celebrates 130 years of service to students and fans
Madison Magazine
To mark more than a century in business, the Book Store is offering its biggest sale in history.
‘US History in 15 Foods’ author goes deep on green bean casserole
The Capital Times
In her latest book, UW-Madison grad Anna Zeide explores what foods like Jell-O, corn, Big Macs and chicken nuggets mean to people in the U.S.
The amount of frigid winter air is near a record low, and shrinking
The Washington Post
For about a decade, Jonathan Martin, a professor of meteorology at the University of Wisconsin, has analyzed the size of the cold pool at this level — or the area of the hemisphere covered by temperatures at or below 23 degrees (minus-5 Celsius). This winter’s cold pool will finish the winter as the second-smallest on record, Martin said.
Snow and ice are a way of life here. See how a lost winter upended that.
Washington Post
In Madison, Wisconsin’s capital in the southern part of the state, temperatures rise into the triple digits in the summer but have never hit 60 degrees in January, said Steve Vavrus, Wisconsin’s state climatologist.
Study shows warming waters affecting reproduction of walleye in Upper Midwest lakes
Wisconsin State Journal
A study from a UW-Madison researcher published Monday in the journal Limnology and Oceanography Letters contends that walleye, one of Wisconsin’s most sought-after fish and one of its tastiest, are not only struggling to survive in warming waters; their reproduction is also being interfered with and has been “unable to keep up with increasingly early and more variable ice-off dates.”
UW Glass Lab’s Helen Lee wins major art award, has exhibit at Arts + Literature Lab
Wisconsin State Journal
In her 2½-minute video “Amulet,” award-winning artist Helen Lee shows her own image morphing into that of her young daughter Cicada. Both are dressed in black and framed by a black background, reciting Zhuyin Fuhao, a Chinese phonetic alphabet used today, Lee says, only in Taiwan and by the Chinese diaspora.
Lee, an associate professor of art and head of the Glass Lab at UW-Madison, wears a delicate necklace in the video with a small charm made from jade. It’s from her grandmother, and something she wears every day.
Snow and ice are a way of life here. See how a lost winter upended that.
The Washington Post
“Maple sap just does not flow in January in northern Wisconsin, but this year it did,” said Karl Martin, co-owner of Martin and Sons Maple Syrup and dean of extension for the University of Wisconsin at Madison.
‘Out of whack’: Plants and animals react to record February heat, a sign of climate change
WKOW – Channel 27
Daniel Vimont, a UW-Madison professor of atmospheric and oceanic science, has seen a trend in Wisconsin’s climate: it’s getting warmer. Stanley Temple, a UW-Madison professor emeritus of forest and wildlife ecology, sees concerning changes in bird migration patterns.
Macy’s closures part of labor market challenges, changes says UW professor
Channel 3000
University of Wisconsin- Madison professor and Consumer Science department chair, Cliff Robb tells News 3 Now the shift indicates the company is facing a labor market shortage.
CALS Global Day showcases UW’s international impact
Badger Herald
Speakers, panelists encourage student global engagement.
Badger Challenge scholars move cancer research and treatment forward
WKOW – Channel 27
The Badger Challenge surpassed $1 million in 2023 to fund cancer research and treatment right here in Madison. 100% of participant raised funds were awarded to 8 scholars working to move cancer research and patient treatment initiatives forward.
UW students enjoy record-breaking temperatures on campus
WMTV - Channel 15
“It feels pretty incredible,” UW-Madison sophomore Ruben Rodriguez said. “You get to see the nice sun. You get to take in the fresh air. You get to sit on the nice grass, get to see everyone walk to their classes.”
Salaries for 3 new Wisconsin football assistant coaches revealed
Wisconsin State Journal
The University of Wisconsin football program’s new assistants are set to make a bit less than their predecessors.
Too early to tell if a lack of snow will be detrimental to crops
Wisconsin State Journal
Joe Lauer, who studies corn and silage production at UW-Madison’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, said Monday that Wisconsin typically receives most of its precipitation in April, May and June so the lack of snow could have a minimal negative impact on corn and soybeans.
Ticks, fleas and crop pests could be out early and often in Wisconsin this year
Wisconsin State Journal
Wisconsin ticks, which normally become active in April or May, are already on the move because of the unusually mild winter, said PJ Liesch, an entomologist and director of UW-Madison’s Insect Diagnostic Lab.
UW alumna bridges ancient archeology with modern medicine in research
Badger Herald
Andrea Samz-Pustol embodies Wisconsin Idea through impactful research.
96th annual WUD Student Art Show gallery open for viewing until March 15
Badger Herald
Student artwork on display, available for purchase in Memorial Union.
40th annual Eating Disorder Awareness Week targets stigma, empowers recovery
Badger Herald
Health care providers work to help bridge gaps in eating disorder treatment, support.
Construction, critters in Board of Regents-owned house frustrate student tenants
Daily Cardinal
Students living in a Dayton Street house say they face challenges due to a steam utility project amid ongoing maintenance concerns.
Years later, pandemic purchases trigger buyer’s remorse – Marketplace
Marketplace
Shopping is actually a very normal, human response to chaos. It’s what Christine Whelan, a professor of consumer science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, calls credible costly commitments. These are purchases we think may solve our problems.
Philip A. Helmke
Wisconsin State Journal
Phil was a professor in the Department of Soil Science at UW-Madison from 1973 to 2007. He skillfully taught graduate courses in environmental chemistry and trained and inspired many graduate students from around the world to conduct research about the soil-water-plant system.
Homegrown celebrity Bradley Whitford salutes arts educators on UW-Madison professor’s podcast
Wisconsin State Journal
The acclaimed, Madison-raised actor Bradley Whitford is well known for his work in TV’s “The West Wing” and “The Handmaid’s Tale” — and now for the role he played in “Arsenic and Old Lace” as a teenager. It was that early experience on stage, after all, that confirmed Whitford’s love of acting and put him on a career trajectory that would later include three Emmy Awards.
Whitford, who attended East High School in the 1970s, tells that story on “Arts Educators Save the World,” a revealing and entertaining podcast co-created by UW-Madison professor Erica Halverson.
Ronald C. Bornstein
Wisconsin State Journal
His public broadcasting career included posts as Production Manager of the University of Michigan Television Center, assisting in the development of Hawaii Public Television, General Manager of WHA Radio and Television and Director of Telecommunications for the University of Wisconsin-Extension, Vice President for Telecommunications at the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and Acting President of National Public Radio.
Ice fishing obsession faces peril in changing Wisconsin climate
The Capital Times
Olaf Jensen, an associate professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Center for Limnology, studies fish, fishing and fishery management. He said what’s more exciting to him is what lies under the surface.
“It’s a glimpse into that mystery of life under the ice when you go ice fishing,” Jensen said. “You realize that life goes on under the ice. Lakes don’t just go to sleep for the winter and wake up again when the ice comes off.”
Madison students, residents receive information about first-time real estate purchases
Wisconsin State Journal
The event was co-sponsored by UW-Madison’s Students in Free Enterprise and Bank Mutual.
FAFSA delays leave Wisconsin college students in limbo for financial aid
Wisconsin State Journal
But FAFSA data this year has been delayed by nearly six months, wreaking havoc in financial aid departments and leaving students wondering if they’ll be able to afford college.
With focus on personalized medicine, Wisconsin vying to be one of nation’s elite tech hubs
Wisconsin State Journal
The state’s bid — which involves UW-Madison and Madison-area companies such as Accuray, Epic Systems and Exact Sciences — focuses on personalized medicine, or tailoring treatments to a patient’s genetic makeup or other individual characteristics.
Tulsa offered remote workers $10,000 to move there. The results show how the program shook up the local economy — and what the future of smaller cities could look like.
Business Insider
But what happens to the rest of the economy when remote workers come to town? A new paper from Hoyoung Yoo, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, looked at the impacts of the program on local residents.
Is the 100-year old TB vaccine a new weapon against Alzheimer’s?
The Guardian
A pilot study by Coad Thomas Dow of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his colleagues suggests that BCG injections can effectively reduce plasma amyloid levels, particularly among those carrying the gene variants associated with a higher risk of Alzheimer’s. Although the sample size was small – just 49 participants in total – it has bolstered hopes that immune training will be an effective strategy for fighting the disease.
AI Will Shake Up Higher Ed. Are Colleges Ready?
Chronicle of Higher Ed
The University of Wisconsin at Madison plans to hire up to 50 new faculty members in AI as soon as this spring.
Epic’s Antitrust Paradox: Who Should Control The Levers Of Healthcare Innovation?
Forbes
Epic attracts thousands of new employees to the company and area each year, regularly pulling in top tech talent, including the likes of Amazon and Google. The company also has a symbiotic relationship with the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with Epic consistently being a “top employer” of UW grads.
UW-Madison professor coauthors new book on ‘dogonomics’
WMTV - Channel 15
Dogs are our furry friends, but have you ever thought how this relationship connects to economics? UW-Madison Professor Dave Weimer and Simon Fraser University Professor Aidan Vining coined this connection as ‘dogonomics.’ Weimer said dogs are a big part of our finances.
UW Health CEO: Why our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion remains strong
Madison365
There are long-standing health disparities for communities of color and LGBTQIA+ in Wisconsin and Illinois. Many causes exist for these disparities, such as inadequate access to health care, environmental factors, lack of financial resources, historically inequitable approaches to treatment, and racism.
UW Arboretum showcases spider species of Wisconsin
Badger Herald
Professor Michael Draney debunks myths, explores spiders biology.
UW students celebrate heritage with new Mexican folklore dance club
Badger Herald
New organization empowers students to explore, celebrate Mexico’s rich dance heritage.
Men’s Track and Field: Wisconsin secures Big Ten Championship behind standout performances
Badger Herald
Jackson Sharp, Adam Spencer, others emerge victorious in Ohio on Saturday.
UW-Madison extends commitment deadline, citing FAFSA delays
Daily Cardinal
The University of Wisconsin-Madison will give students extra time to consider all offers following the late launch of the 2024 FAFSA form.
Blk Pwr Coalition holds teach-in at UW-Madison
Daily Cardinal
The Blk Pwr Coalition held a Black History Month teach-in centered around “designing the Black Madison of our dreams” Saturday in the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s School of Education building.