Hearing the words “you have cancer” can be life changing and earth shattering, especially when you’re just a few months away from saying “I do.”
Battling Breast Cancer: UW Health clinical trial provides hope for Appleton bride
NBC-15
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In the 608: Fill the Hill! It’s Homecoming Weekend at UW
WISC-TV 3
Homecoming has arrived at UW-Madison. That means it’s also time for an annual tradition at Wisconsin.
Caribbean Student Association will connect existing community
Badger Herald
CSA will provide cultural home for Caribbean students currently spread throughout other campus organizations, board member says.
UW launches first postdoctoral fellowship for arts
Badger Herald
Created by the Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives in partnership with the Division of Arts, the fellowship program’s goal is to recruit diverse and accomplished artists from many different disciplines, giving them an opportunity to further their creative work.
Students for sustainable agriculture group rebrands as ‘The People’s Farm’
Badger Herald
F.H. King Students for Sustainable Agriculture announced via Instagram that they will now be named ‘The People’s Farm’ Oct. 1.
MS Swaminathan, ‘visionary’ father of India’s green revolution, dies at 98
The Guardian
After earning degrees from the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Wageningen Agricultural University’s institute of genetics, and the University of Cambridge, he turned down a faculty position at the University of Wisconsin.
Workers Exposed to Extreme Heat Have Few Protections
The New York Times
“When you have hot conditions, there’s increased demand on the heart to pump more blood to the largest organ in our body, which is our skin,” said Dr. Jonathan Patz, a scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who has studied the environmental health effects of climate change.
Book bans on rise: How Moms for Liberty rating system helps drive them
USA Today
Rating books according to one person, or a group’s subjective moral guidelines, is not how professional librarians assess whether books are suitable for libraries, said Megan Schliesman of the Cooperative Children’s Book Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s School of Education.
Anti-transgender rights bills draw heat at Wisconsin Capitol
The Capital Times
There has been at least one openly gender nonbinary athlete who competed in the Big Ten, University of Michigan swimmer G Ryan, but there are no known instances of any playing for a Wisconsin school at the NCAA level.
Despite veto promise, Wisconsin Republicans bring bills targeting trans athletes, gender-affirming care
Wisconsin State Journal
Assembly Bill 378 would implement similar rules for the University of Wisconsin System and the state’s technical colleges. The measure would require the designation of intercollegiate, intramural or club athletic teams or sports as being for men, women or both.
Wisconsin games on Peacock are a ‘big pain’ and costly for local businesses, fans
Wisconsin State Journal
Bars and restaurants that show sports on their TVs are supposed to go through a licensing process to ensure the broadcasters get their share.
Madison College President Jack Daniels to retire next year after a decade
Wisconsin State Journal
Daniels made the announcement at Madison College’s District Board meeting Wednesday. He’s led MATC, also known as Madison College, since 2013, when he succeeded Bettsey Barhorst. Daniels came to Wisconsin at a time when four other prominent higher education roles, including UW-Madison’s chancellor and the Wisconsin Technical College System president, were also amid turnover, prompting concerns about the stability of the state’s higher education systems.
People with IBD asked to join UW Health COVID-19 vaccine study
WKOW-TV 27
UW Health is calling for people with irritable bowel disease to participate in a COVID-19 vaccine study.
‘You never know’: UW-Madison students respond to Baltimore shooting, UWPD recaps protocol
WKOW-TV 27
Students say they know UWPD has certain protocols in place but it’s overwhelming to think officers can’t be all over campus at once. “Especially here on this campus it’s just so big,” student Lavneet Chawla said. “You never know who could have a firearm on them.”
UW researchers look to study updated COVID vaccine effectiveness in IBD patients
WISC-TV 3
IBD is a blanket term for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. The drugs used to treat those two conditions can leave patients immunosuppressed, which raised concerns about the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines for those patients. “Our goal is to, as new vaccines come out or new recommendations, to keep doing this type of research that will help patients inform whether they need a different vaccine schedule,” gastroenterologist Dr. Freddy Caldera said.
UW-Madison holds Homecoming blood drive amid national shortage
WISC-TV 3
The UW Homecoming Committee partnered with the American Red Cross to organize the blood drive, which comes amid a national blood shortage. Starting in August, the American Red Cross saw blood collections drop by 25%, Kyle Kriegl, the executive director of the southwest Wisconsin chapter of the American Red Cross, said.
Madison College President Dr. Jack E Daniels III announces retirement
Madison365
Daniels made the announcement at the Madison College District Board of Trustees meeting at the Goodman South Campus, perhaps the crowning achievement of his 10-year tenure. He said he informed the board of the decision a month ago.
Reported rapes on UW campus increase, UWPD finds
Badger Herald
The report, released Friday, Sept. 29, showed 25 reported on-campus rapes in 2022, with 16 in student housing. There were 19 reported on-campus rapes in 2021 and nine in 2020.
UW Glass Lab celebrates sixth decade of art education
Badger Herald
UW associate professor of glassworking Helen Lee discussed the Glass Lab’s celebration of this milestone throughout the 2023-24 academic year. Events will include open houses where the Glass Lab will provide demonstrations, as well as interactive events where individuals can create their own glass artworks with assistance from the lab’s staff.
Africa at Noon guest speaker discusses infectious disease crisis in Africa, access to healthcare
Badger Herald
“WHO stands for White Health Organization — not World [Health Organization],” scientist and past president of the Nigerian Academy of Science Oyewale Tomori said at the weekly event Africa at Noon Oct. 4.
Madison College president announces plan to retire
NBC-15
Daniels is in his eleventh year of the position, and his service will end in June of 2024.
UW-Madison launches new pilot program to benefit first-generation students
Daily Cardinal
The University of Wisconsin-Madison announced the launch of its First Generation Badgers pilot program last week. The experimental program is designed to better support first-generation students by building community and providing more resources, one-on-one mentorship and various events throughout the year.
Harmonizing progress: Q&A with Dr. Corey Pompey on guiding UW Marching Band through evolution and tradition
Daily Cardinal
Dr. Pompey, UW-Madison Marching Band director, reflects on the band’s resilience and the enduring Wisconsin tradition amidst a transforming sports landscape.
Highlights from Chazen’s “Insistent Presence” exhibition
Daily Cardinal
“Insistent Presence: Contemporary African Art from the Chazen Collection” is a collection of many stories told through three fascinating lenses.
UW-Madison students give back during Homecoming Blood Drive
NBC-15
Students participating in the blood drive make a life-saving contribution to those in need. One hundred and twenty appointments were booked Tuesday, and the university has a goal of getting 123 people to donate per day.
GOP playing power politics with UW System
The Capital Times
Letter to the editor: Power politics has become the norm in Madison and has pushed good governing aside. Rather than employing the power of his office by denying pay increases to UW’s employees Vos should take his case to the UW Board of Regents as they are the governing body for the UW System.
UW System faculty fear for the future of Wisconsin higher ed
The Capital Times
Other employees across the System’s 13 four-year and 12 two-year branch campuses are feeling the same concerns. They’ve seen colleagues furloughed, class offerings dwindle, department budgets slashed, new buildings denied funding and college become increasingly more expensive for students.
‘How can we grow?’ No. 1 Wisconsin volleyball challenges itself in dominant stretch
Wisconsin State Journal
Every University of Wisconsin volleyball setter’s film session typically looks the same.
Fans will need a subscription to watch 5 Wisconsin men’s basketball games in 2023-24
Wisconsin State Journal
The Big Ten conference released its 2023-24 men’s basketball tip times and network schedules, and the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team is set to appear multiple times on Peacock.
Few Americans say conservatives can speak freely on college campuses, an AP-NORC/UChicago poll shows
The Associated Press
Americans view college campuses as far friendlier to liberals than to conservatives when it comes to free speech, with adults across the political spectrum seeing less tolerance for those on the right, according to a new poll.
Multicultural Homecoming Tailgate and Watch Party “a special tradition” for this Saturday’s Badger Homecoming game
Madison365
This year’s Multicultural Homecoming Tailgate and Watch Party on Saturday, Oct. 7, at the Pyle Center in the heart of the UW-Madison campus will be a chance to connect with alumni, students, staff and faculty at a fun-filled tailgate party before the Badger Homecoming game against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.
High schoolers trying to get into UW-Madison frat parties leads to fight, arrest, man unconscious, police say
Wisconsin State Journal
Officers responded to the area of Langdon and Carroll streets about 12:10 a.m. Sunday on a report of an unconscious man in the road after a fight. Police found the man, who in and out of consciousness with substantial injuries, officer Ryan Kimberley said in a statement.
UW-Madison conference interrupted by profanity, people exposing themselves
Wisconsin State Journal
Put on by the university’s Center for the Study of Liberal Democracy, the conference broadcast from the Fluno Center featured a panel of Black intellectuals and activists including Bob Woodson, founder and president of the Woodson Center and Voices of Black Mothers United, and Wilfred Reilly, assistant professor of political science at Kentucky State University.
‘This is a shared fight:’ Faculty, staff across UW System protest UW-Oshkosh’s layoff plans
Wisconsin State Journal
About 150 people at UW-Oshkosh and a few dozen elsewhere across the University of Wisconsin System participated in walkouts Tuesday in protest of the university’s layoff plans, which staff there say have been developed with minimal academic staff input and risk damaging the educational experience.
FFA Day brings youth to World Dairy Expo, but cows still steal the show
Wisconsin State Journal
Some of the early results over the weekend included the Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest won by the University of Minnesota, with three Wisconsin schools, UW-Platteville, UW-Madison and UW-River Falls, finishing fifth, seventh and eighth, respectively.
Pink flamingos or ‘175 S’more Years’? Vote for UW-Madison’s next ice cream flavor
Wisconsin State Journal
The university’s 175th anniversary year, which kicked off in July, brings the next specialty flavor. The university has put up a public survey online for ice cream aficionados to choose a winning flavor from the four options vying for the coveted spot.
O.J. Simpson was acquitted on this day in history. Here’s why this case captivated the nation
Desert News
“It stood in, in a lot of ways, for race relations in America,” UW-Madison professor Hemant Shah told, Spectrum News 1. “Black man on trial for the murder of a white woman.”
What Kind of Year Has It Been for Gardeners? An Aggravating One.
The New York Times
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison determined that heating compost or soil to at least 104 degrees for three days will kill the cocoons, but solarizing isn’t an option in a bed containing plants.
What Colors Do Dogs See?
Scientific American
But unlike humans, who see very poorly in low light, canines have evolved to see well in both daytime and nighttime conditions, explains Paul Miller, a veterinary ophthalmologist at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
UW-Madison hosts carillon concert in remembrance of Chancellor Emerita Becky Blank
Daily Cardinal
Attendants spoke of an accomplished, fun-loving leader who served the university for nine years.
UW-Madison sets campus enrollment record as university remains invested in Wisconsin residents
Daily Cardinal
The total UW-Madison enrollment broke 50,000 for the first time in school history, and the new freshman class includes the second-highest number of Wisconsin residents.
Jumping into the history of ‘Jump Around,’ other Badger songs
Daily Cardinal
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has many gameday traditions. Fans sing along to “Build Me Up Buttercup,” sway arm-in-arm to “Varsity” and jump up and down to “Jump Around.” Although all of these traditions are loved by the masses, many people don’t actually know how they started.
UW’s cherished postgame tradition: Fifth Quarter
Daily Cardinal
I had the pleasure of interviewing UW-Madison associate marching band director Dr. Corey Pompey about his initial take on Fifth Quarter when he started as director several years ago. After experiencing his first Fifth Quarter, Pompey felt he had “never seen anyone or any organization do a post game performance like this one.”
UW-Madison to absorb $7M in budget cuts without furloughs, layoffs
Daily Cardinal
The University of Wisconsin-Madison will “absorb” $7 million in budget cuts with no faculty layoffs and furloughs, Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin announced Monday. Mnookin made her announcement during the chancellor’s annual State of the University address to UW-Madison’s Faculty Senate.
Korea evolves from a beneficiary country to a global pivotal country
Voice of America Korea
[David Fields] “I think it’s very important to understand that this alliance did not start out that way. That was his price for abiding by the armistice. And so no one was happy. No Americans were happy about this alliance at first. It’s only when Korea started to democratize in the late 1980s and 1990s this alliance for the first time became something that Americans could actually be proud of. And I think as Korea has become a more vibrant democracy, this alliance has really become more of a partnership and more of an alliance that’s focused on shared values and a shared view of the world rather than out of just the security necessities of the ROK. ROK is no longer a liability to the United States, it’s now an asset.”
Loneliness could increase chance of Parkinson’s disease, study indicates
UPI News
Shannon is a professor and chair in the department of neurology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison.
These are the newly arriving invasive species Minnesota’s agriculture dept. is worried about
CBS Minnesota
She turned to the internet for help. After a little detective work, she sent off her sample to the University of Wisconsin-Madison. It was soon confirmed she had a case of Asiatic garden beetle in her midst, the first ever seen in Minnesota.
‘There’s my rant’: Wisconsin volleyball coach wants greater access to players
Wisconsin State Journal
University of Wisconsin volleyball coach Kelly Sheffield had something on his mind entering his news conference Monday.
Amid protests, Madison officials promise to remove fewer trees for Bus Rapid Transit
Wisconsin State Journal
Michael Notaro, who lives in the area and is director of the Nelson Institute Center for Climatic Research at UW-Madison, said it’s important to protect the city’s urban tree cover.
“My general recommendation for city decision-making is to preserve and expand urban tree cover in Madison,” he said. “Anytime planning can be performed with minimal tree loss is a good thing.”
Vice President Kamala Harris’ visit to UW-Madison to be rescheduled
Wisconsin State Journal
Vice President Kamala Harris will not visit UW-Madison this week as originally planned, as she will instead travel to her home state of California for funeral services for Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who died last week.
UW-Madison enrollment cracks 50,000 for the first time; applications are up 11.4%
Wisconsin State Journal
The official count, based on enrollment on the 10th day of classes, puts UW-Madison at 50,662, a few hundred more than the University of Wisconsin System projected a few weeks ago. Of those, nearly 9,100 are new to campus as freshman or transfer students and just under half are Wisconsin residents.
UW-Madison bucks System’s enrollment declines, tops 50K students
The Capital Times
Even with a reduced freshman class this year, total campus enrollment at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is now the largest in the campus’ history.
UW-Madison enrollment breaks 50,000, sets new record
WKOW-TV 27
There 9,095 freshman and transfer students on campus this fall, and nearly half of them are Wisconsin residents.
Enrollment at UW-Madison surpasses 50,000 for first time ever, university says
WISC-TV 3
Of the first-year students on campus, 3,813 are from the Badger State, meaning this year’s freshman class has the second-highest number of Wisconsin residents in the university’s history.
UW students top 50,000 for the first time, highest enrollment in history
NBC-15
UW Madison has surpassed a personal record and now has the highest number of students enrolled – for the first time, the number exceeds 50,000.
‘The culture is not for us’: Black students share experiences at Blk Pwr Coalition town hall
Daily Cardinal
One student said it’s “outrageous” that out of the six or seven classes she’s taken toward her African Cultural Studies certificate, she’s only had one Black professor. “I feel like it’s so important that when you walk into a class, you’re getting taught by someone who understands your experiences and understands what it’s like,” she said.
Thermal modeling allows researchers to study physiology of Triassic period animals
Badger Herald
Teaching faculty in the University of Wisconsin Integrative Biology Department Scott Hartman spoke on how thermal modeling is an effective tool for predicting the End-Triassic Extinction period Sept. 28 at Birge Hall.
Guest column: UW program for first-generation students long overdue
Badger Herald
This program certainly has the potential to be helpful to incoming first-generation students, but it is long overdue and needs much more development to truly support first-generation Badgers.
The 10 most neighborly cities in the U.S.—3 are in Utah
CNBC
As of 2021, Madison is the fastest-growing city in Wisconsin, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The city is home to and in close proximity to major employers like the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Lands’ End, Spectrum Brands, American Girl and more.
UW-Madison employees plan walkout in show of support for UW-Oshkosh workers
WKOW-TV 27
The demonstration will begin at Union South and end outside Bascom Hall. The staff who participate will hand out fliers in an effort to gather signatures for a petition to be delivered to to UW-Oshkosh Chancellor Andrew Leavitt.