Written by Sarah Halpern-Meekin, a Professor of Public Affairs with the La Follette School of Public Affairs and the Vaughn Bascom Professor of Women, Family, and Community in the School of Human Ecology.
It’s not a bad way to start a career.
Former Wisconsin Badgers star linebacker Leo Chenal is now 2-for-2 in Super Bowl-title seasons, winning another ring with the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night in the 25-22 victory over San Francisco.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Winter Carnival celebrated its last day of events Saturday. Weather had forced leaders to cancel many of the carnival’s popular outdoor events.
The sounds of summer could be a lot louder this year depending on where you live in Wisconsin.
That’s because for the first time since Thomas Jefferson was president, two rare broods of cicadas will emerge at the same time. PJ Liesch, an extension entomologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said this event only occurs once every 221 years. “It’s something that is really unique and special for us,” Liesch said.
In fact, my great-grandfather’s tenacity for Wisconsin’s youth inspired his daughter, my grandmother, to help set up a research center and scholarship program at UW-Madison to focus on neuroscientific research regarding child development and well-being. The center, named after my great-grandfather Willis Jones, recognizes that “adolescence is a period when the brain is more sensitive” and prepares young people in leadership, including in conflict resolution.
Applying to most state public universities will now be free.
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents approved eliminating application fees to 10 of the 13 UW campuses. UW-Eau Claire, UW-La Crosse and UW-Madison will continue to charge $25, $25 and $70, respectively.
About two dozen University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee students staged a sit-in outside the chancellor’s office Friday, escalating their demands for the Golda Meir library to be renamed and study abroad trips to Israel to end.
A new sports facility at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is one step closer to breaking ground after the Capital Planning and Budget Committee of the UW Board of Regents approved the plans in a unanimous vote.
We speak with Robert Golden, the outgoing dean of the UW School of Medicine and Public Health.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison plans to recruit up to 150 new faculty members over the next three to five years for a research initiative focused on artificial intelligence.
An analysis by the University of Wisconsin-Madison found Wisconsin’s student loan debt is low compared to most other states. Federal student loans still directly affect more than a half-million Wisconsin residents — an estimated 715,800 people — for an average of $32,230 in loans each; that’s nearly one in four people in the labor force, according to 2020 data.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is significantly staffing up.
Under a new hiring initiative, UW-Madison expects to recruit between 120 and 150 new faculty members over the next three to five years, in addition to regular hiring. The university hires an average of 130 new faculty annually.
Whether you love beets or hate them, you probably haven’t given them as much thought as Irwin Goldman.
A professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Goldman is also former chair of the department of horticulture. The Goldman Lab there is even named after him. He and colleague Nick Breitbach spent decades trying to breed a better beet. Now the Badger Flame Beet is getting attention nationwide from growers and chefs as it becomes increasingly available.
Earlier this month, UW-Madison’s Student Success Through Applied Research (SSTAR) Lab released a new report revealing how, in higher education, students and schools with the least financial need often receive the most government funding. We talk to Nick Hillman, a professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis and director of SSTAR, about the causes of funding disparities and how “equity-based” funding models could address them.
State Sen. Kelda Roys, D-Madison, and state Rep. Deb Andraca, D-Whitefish Bay, were approached by a group of University of Wisconsin-Madison professors and asked to strengthen campus firearm laws.
Jack O’Meara represents the Public Representation Organization of the Faculty Senate, or PROFS, a nonprofit advocacy organization of UW-Madison faculty. He said there was increased concern after the Feb. 13, 2023, mass shooting at Michigan State University. In that incident, three students were killed and five others were injured when a gunman entered a building on the East Lansing campus.
Groundhogs, also known as woodchucks, are one of the few true hibernators that reside in Wisconsin. Their heart beats five times per minute while they sleep through the winter months, and their body temperature drops to 37 degrees Fahrenheit. We learn more about the fabled animal, plus cover wildlife news from around the state. Interview with David Drake, extension wildlife specialist and professor in the Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology, and Jamie Nack, extension senior wildlife outreach specialist, both from UW-Madison.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel talked to Marquette University research fellow John Johnson and University of Wisconsin-Madison political science professor Barry Burden about what common redistricting concepts mean and how they apply to the case.
“Wards are usually viewed as the building blocks of districts, so that gets done first,” Burden said. Because there are only 72 counties, “some of them are going to have to be sliced in order to make districts. Especially the more populous ones, like Dane, Milwaukee and Brown are going to have multiple districts in them.”
A University of Wisconsin-Madison student recently tested positive for tuberculosis, prompting campus health officials to notify more than 700 people who may have been exposed to the student.
“I do not think this is about fairness – premiums are set based on accident rates and risks associated with different demographic groups and would be higher if the groups are involved in higher rates of accidents or other damages,” said Nancy Wong, Kohl’s Chair in Retail Innovation, Professor of Consumer Science, Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs, School of Human Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The Universities of Wisconsin want to make it easier for students seeking online degree programs.
And in turn, market those programs to prospective students across the country.
Explore how Wisconsin’s Ho-Chunk people fought back against devastating attacks on their land and culture. Interview with Stephen Kantrowitz, professor of history at UW-Madison.
From the care of Wisconsin researchers to the International Space Station, a group of tomato plants rode on a rocket last week with the goal of brightening astronauts’ days — and their diets. But first the tomatoes are trying to find their own joy.
Growing without gravity is stressful to tomatoes, said Simon Gilroy, a University of Wisconsin-Madison botanist who runs a lab that studies plant development.
Laura Albert, an industrial and systems engineering professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said although the initial response time of four minutes was quick, she questioned why it was labeled a low priority call. “Maybe some information wasn’t really conveyed clearly along the way,” Albert said.
Albert also said it’s common for people not to be found when they call 911, mainly because they leave before an ambulance gets to them. Baker also said false alarms are common, especially at bus stops. He said callers sometimes call for an ambulance at a bus stop and get on a bus if it arrives before the ambulance does.
Founders’ Day celebrates the first day of classes at UW-Madison. On Feb. 5, 1849 twenty students gathered at UW’s temporary quarters near the Wisconsin State Capitol for the university’s first classes.
Now, Wisconsin Alumni Association chapters around the world host special Founders’ Day celebrations every year to commemorate this milestone.
The journalism fellowship program would be administered by the University of Wisconsin System. Under the program, a panel of UW journalism professors and industry experts would choose 25 fellows to match to participating newsrooms for a one-year fellowship.
Participants, who would be required to hold a two- or four-year degree in journalism, media, communications or a similar program, would receive a $40,000 salary.
Candy is a classic gift for your sweetheart on Valentines Day. Making your own can be challenging, but it helps to understand the science behind the process. Richard Harte, a food scientist from UW-Madison, gives us his tips on candy making, just in time for the holiday.
For as long as she can remember, Dr. Lori Kido Lopez has been passionate about media and Asian American social justice. And that’s in part because she sees herself as an activist — someone looking to challenge society’s prevailing injustices.
Wisconsin colleges and universities will play a key part of the housing puzzle this summer when the city hosts thousands of visitors for the Republican National Convention.
University of Wisconsin Law School clinical instructor and immigration attorney Erin Barbato described what she witnessed at the U.S.-Mexico border on a recent fact-finding trip.
We learn about a UW connection to experimenting with growing tomatoes beyond Earth’s atmosphere. Next we talk about the art of doing nothing in particular. Then we hear what to know about the rise of the respiratory virus RSV. And we explore the problems American parents face compared with those in other countries. Interviews with Simon Gilroy and Dr. James Conway.
In the years following World War I, the Catholic Church was intent upon regaining lost ground and entered into a variety of political alliances to do so–some of them with unexpected outcomes. Interview with Giuliana Chamedes, an associate professor of history from UW-Madison.
A lawsuit filed by Gov. Tony Evers against Republican lawmakers who blocked pay raises for university employees and funding for conservation projects has been accepted by the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Jason Lopez’s studies of sports betting throughout history show this: The act of traveling to gamble is about as old as gambling itself.
Lopez, a University of Wisconsin-Madison assistant professor of media and cultural studies, wonders if the recent steps to expand sports betting in Wisconsin’s neighbors could pressure the Badger State to change its laws.
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are one step closer to understanding how and when cleft lip and palates form during pregnancy.
The discovery, recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, could mitigate the risk of the birth defect that affects about 1 in every 1,700 babies born in the United States.
Gov. Tony Evers signed two bills, now 2023 Wisconsin Act 92 and 2023 Wisconsin Act 93, on Friday that will release long-awaited pay raises to employees of the University of Wisconsin System.
Low-wage workers have found it especially hard to afford higher housing costs, even before a spike in prices in 2022, explained Laura Dresser, associate director of the High Road Strategy Center (formerly COWS, a left-leaning think tank) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Dresser’s research has found that increasing the minimum wage to $15 over the next five years would increase wages for one in seven workers in Wisconsin. That includes one of every four Black and Hispanic workers.
At first glance, it looked like Richard Brunson had outrun his past.
The former professor resigned from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Marshfield in 2022 after an investigation found he had sexually harassed students. He landed a new teaching job at a school district less than an hour away and had moved on.
A proposed constitutional amendment limiting diversity, equity and inclusion efforts throughout Wisconsin received a public hearing on Tuesday.
The amendment — AJR 109 — would prohibit governmental entities, including the UW System, technical colleges and governmental offices and agencies, from discriminating against or granting “preferential treatment” to people and groups on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin in public employment, public education, public contracting or public administration.
We examine a new study about the effectiveness of having police officers in schools. Then, two members of UW-Superior’s newest research center explain their efforts to advance community-based projects. Then, a Madison-based attorney offers advice for end-of-life planning. Includes interview with Ben Fisher, associate professor of civil society & community studies at UW-Madison.
We talk about where the most government funding for higher education goes — and why the recipients may not be the most needy. Then we look at what’s happening with a compromise bill that former President Trump could be holding up to energize his 2024 campaign. And we reflect on the demise of a major taste-making music enterprise.
Who decides which words make it into dictionaries and how to define them in non-biased ways? Professor Emeritus Marshall Cook looks behind the scenes at lexicographers such as Kory Stamper (author of Word by Word), and Derrick Allen (graduate of the UW Odyssey Project www.odyssey.wisc.edu) adds readings of “I Love Webster’s” by Tosumba Welch and Malcolm X’s “A Homemade Education” on the life-changing power of dictionaries.
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Anthropology Museum Director and Campus NAGPRA Coordinator Liz Leith: “The university is already in compliance with the recently announced NAGPRA revisions. UW–Madison does not have human remains or cultural items on exhibit, and access to and research on human remains and cultural items is already restricted, pending approval through consultation. My colleagues and I in the Department of Anthropology have been consulting with the Wisconsin Intertribal Repatriation Committee since the mid-2000s. UW-Madison deeply values and prioritizes consultation as a standard practice in relation to human remains and cultural items present on campus. Through these consultations, we have successfully repatriated most of the remains and cultural items that had once been on campus, and we will continue our work to maintain a strong shared future with Wisconsin tribes.”
By the time she graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in English with an emphasis in creative writing from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, she had a book deal for “My Life with the Walter Boys” from Sourcebooks Fire.
The recent death of Herb Kohl concluded our association of 70 years as mutual friends and ideological colleagues. We began to interact as University of Wisconsin-Madison undergraduate fraternity brothers living together at our frat house. We frequently discussed maximizing opportunities to achieve what our democracy provided for us to attain professional prominence as minorities.
In 2022, there were at least 13 lawsuits filed related to election administration, according to a tally from the University of Wisconsin Law School’s State Democracy Research Initiative.
Questions of election administration landing in court isn’t a new phenomenon, said Derek Clinger, a senior staff attorney with the University of Wisconsin Law School’s State Democracy Research Initiative. But there’s been an uptick in such cases since the 2000 presidential election, when a razor-thin margin in Florida “brought attention to the actual defects in how we run our elections.” The U.S. Supreme Court in Bush v. Gore halted a Florida recount because of time constraints, effectively awarding the presidency to George W. Bush.
First we cover news from communities along the Mississippi River. Then, the top weather events from last year, plus the difference between “partly cloudy” and “partly sunny.” Includes interview with Steve Ackerman.
A polling expert explains why elected officials across the political spectrum are seeing low approval ratings. Then, we learn about mental health resources for college students. Plus, a look at why global conflict is on the rise. Includes interview with Andrew Kidd.
Maintaining “truth in maple syrup” would support the Wisconsin maple industry, which is the fourth largest in the country, she argued. Wisconsin produces about 300,000 gallons of syrup a year, according to the University of Wisconsin-Madison Extension.
The team of faculty and students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Madison Technical College each day capture data from a series of weather towers spread across Antarctica, watching for shifts in weather and how it’s impacting the frozen land.
Fiore, a professor of medicine, founder and director of the Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said there are about 650,000 smokers in Wisconsin. If those smokers don’t quit tobacco products, Fiore said about half will die prematurely of a disease caused by smoking.
“There’s nothing a person can do that will improve their current and future health as much as quitting smoking,” he said.
This estimate from the bureau included spending that has passed since June, as well as bills currently working their way through the legislature. That includes $423 million for building projects on University of Wisconsin system campuses and other items.
Republican leaders said the new estimates show there is still enough of a surplus to deliver more tax cuts.
Amid the Israel-Hamas war, misinformation has spread rampantly on college campuses. One particular moment on the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s campus created a social media firestorm after a false claim regarding a pro-Palestinian rally reached over 2.8 million views on Twitter.
The University of Wisconsin athletic board on Friday approved contract extensions for four fall sports coaches: Luke Fickell (football), Kelly Sheffield (volleyball), Paula Wilkins (women’s soccer) and Neil Jones (men’s soccer).
Fickell signed a seven-year contract in November 2022. He receives a $100,000 raise and is due to be paid $7.6 million from April 1 of next year through March 31 of 2025.
The event is hosted by former Marquette University basketball greats Steve Novak and Travis Diener, as well as former University of Wisconsin-Madison football player Travis Beckum and current running back Chez Mellusi.
He also noted state history: a petition by state residents helped lead to a ban of the pesticide DDT. The petition, filed in 1968 with the DNR, requested a “declaratory ruling on whether DDT was an environmental pollutant” within state statutes, according to a University of Wisconsin law review article.
She was accepted into a paid, seven-week research program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she worked with Jason Kawasaki, an associate professor in the Materials Science & Engineering Department, studying the piezoelectric capacities of crystals.
Though the Green Bay Packers were left lamenting a narrow loss to the San Francisco 49ers, perhaps even more so after Detroit suffered an even greater heartbreak in an NFC championship-game loss, there are several Wisconsin connections heading to Super Bowl LVIII in two weeks.
Meet Grace Girard. Maybe you’ve seen her cheering on Wisconsin sports teams, posting up at Wolski’s, dining in the Third Ward — oh, or in previews for the upcoming season of “Farmer Wants a Wife.”
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse officials really don’t want to talk about the scandal that engulfed the campus a month ago. But in their actions, they are being loud and clear.
