To investigate this phenomenon, psychologists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison used mathematical and computational tools (including ChatGPT) to study word embeddings, which are mathematical models that capture how words are used together in large collections of words, like books, news articles, and transcripts of speech.
Wisconsin joined over 20 states in a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s $400 million cuts for AmeriCorps, a federal volunteer program that assists communities with literacy, conservation, homelessness and health care, Gov. Tony Evers announced Tuesday.
Three of the country’s 25 nuclear fusion companies are located in Wisconsin, with ties to the top-ranked nuclear engineering program at UW-Madison. A package of bills in the state Legislature would pave the way for these companies and others to eventually build fusion reactors in the state.
Two UW System regents are reaching the end of their terms next month. Governor Tony Evers is tasked with appointing their replacements.
The American Federation of Teachers-Wisconsin is waging a public campaign to urge Gov. Tony Evers to appoint two pro-labor representatives to the UW Board of Regents. It’s a first for the teachers’ union, but a necessary move given the danger President Donald Trump poses to higher education, says one union official.
Skala, who is attending the University of Wisconsin-Madison and plans to study kinesiology, says things worked out in the end.
“Sometimes admission processes are just a gamble, and your self worth shouldn’t be defined by a school or a decision,” Skala says. “Having other people relate to it makes it easier.”
Steve Deller, a professor of agricultural and applied economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said the seasonality of Wisconsin’s housing market helped insulate the state from similar month-to-month declines.
“I’m not going to rush my purchasing of a house because I think tariffs are going to hit,” Deller said. “I’m going to rush my purchasing of, say, a washer and dryer or refrigerator or a car because I think tariffs are going to cause prices to go up and I want to get them now. The housing market isn’t going to be hit by tariffs the same way.”
UW-Madison has one of the few artistic woodworking programs in the country. The program’s leader, Katie Hudnall uses reclaimed wood to craft pieces that tell a story. Hudnall talks about the program and the “language of woodworking.”
“I was completely blindsided,” Parker Kuehni told the Wisconsin Examiner on Tuesday. The University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate with a degree in global health was in his second year with AmeriCorps, working at a Madison free health clinic and preparing to start medical school in June when he learned Monday morning that the program was canceled.
“You could have sent a letter to all these universities and said, ‘Those people have come up on a hit, you may want to check them out,’” the judge said. Even after the hearing, it remained unclear how deeply DHS officials examined the reasons students had “hits” in the federal criminal justice database run by the National Crime Information Center, or NCIC. The University of Wisconsin student who brought the suit that led to Tuesday’s hearing, Akshar Patel, had faced a reckless driving charge but it was ultimately dismissed.
The arrival of drug treatment has made people living with Alzheimer’s more optimistic, says Dr. Nathaniel Chin, a geriatrician at the University of Wisconsin who was not involved in the survey.
“Even if it doesn’t stop the disease in its tracks, it tells people that we’re making progress,” he says. “They want to know if they potentially could have this therapy or maybe the next therapy or two therapies down the road.”
“There are many kids with autism that have IQ scores that would define them as having intellectual disability, but their adaptive scores are higher,” said a co-author of the research, Maureen Durkin, a professor of population health sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Richard Frohling, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, oversees the federal team. He has spent much of his career as a prosecutor. After graduating from the University of Wisconsin Law School and working as a law clerk and in private practice, Frohling joined the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Milwaukee in 2000. He was named first assistant in 2015. He has twice been the Acting U.S. Attorney and briefly served as U.S. attorney in 2022.
International students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are scared to leave their apartments in case they could be detained by federal immigration agents. They have struggled to sleep. And one student has suffered from headaches and hives due to intense stress.
Rather than laying off staff or admitting fewer graduate students, one place the school (and the UW System more broadly) could look to save hundreds of millions of dollars is to cut its exorbitant spending on out-of-state business consultants and costly technology purchases. Additionally, in this time of attacks on faculty research, now UW System’s adoption of Workday further threatens researchers’ ability to do their work.
All of the 27 students and alumni whose visas were terminated earlier this month at the University of Wisconsin-Madison had their status restored as of Saturday night, university leadership announced Monday.
Barry Burden, a political science professor at University of Wisconsin-Madison and director of the university’s Elections Research Center, said while there is no silver bullet to inject harmony into the state’s politics, “allowing fusion to be used once again in the state has the potential to at least begin moving politics in a healthier direction without any negative side-effects.”
More than two dozen students at Wisconsin schools saw their legal statuses restored after the Trump administration terminated their records from a government database.
The gradual retreat from telework “presents a valuable opportunity for companies that continue to offer remote work to differentiate themselves from the competition,” said Anyi Ma, an assistant professor of management at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “These companies now have the chance to attract and hire the most talented employees who prefer remote work.”
Outside of specific genetic diseases, scientists have identified more than 250 genes that are associated with a higher likelihood of ASD. As Maureen Durkin, a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, explained to me, some of these genes are also associated with beneficial traits. “It’s not as simple as ‘these are causes of autism, and you’d want to edit them out of the genome,’” she said.
Belleville Area EMS is fully staffed — which is increasingly rare in Wisconsin — but a drop in volunteers has forced the service to rely on student recruits from the University of Wisconsin-Madison more than on local residents. Belleville also is among a growing number of EMS services shifting from an all-volunteer model to one that leans on some paid staff.
Advocates for faculty and staff at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are pushing for collective organizing against federal attacks on higher education.
To learn more about the jobs Wisconsin will most need to fill in the coming years, we spoke to Matt Kures, who researches state labor and demographic trends as a community development specialist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Division of Extension.
The final day of the draft will offer a family-friendly day of activities to celebrate Wisconsin’s culture and community, including a musical performance by the University of Wisconsin Marching Band.
“Influenza infection can become severe in anyone, in particular older adults,” said Ajay Sethi, associate professor of population health sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “One of the reasons it can become severe is due to the damage that influenza does to the lungs.”
The University of Wisconsin is looking for a new swimming and diving coach.
Yuri Suguiyama is leaving the Badgers after seven seasons to become the senior director and coach for the USA Swimming national team.
Prioritizing location, especially one near family, rather than salary explains Hali Jama’s post-college plans “bar for bar,” she tells CNBC Make It. The 22-year-old will graduate from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in May and move to Chicago for an analyst job.
For the first time this year, Camp Randall Stadium opened its doors to the public on Saturday, providing a glimpse into what football could look like for the Wisconsin Badgers in 2025.
On Wednesday, UW Health physicians reflected on Med Flight 40 years after its first ever dispatch.
Most doctors are used to staying indoors whether it be a hospital or clinic, but 21 UW Health physicians prefer a different method, where they take to the sky to meet those in need.
Four UW-Madison faculty members have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
First established as a national holiday in 1970, Earth Day offers a moment to reflect on the health and beauty of the natural world. It is an excellent reason for millions of Americans to step outside and breathe in the fresh air. For University of Wisconsin students, it can be much more. This week heralds UW’s second annual Earth Fest, a week-long celebration of the Earth.
If you don’t have any plans for this Friday, check out the spring showcase for the UW-Madison A Cappella group, Fundamentally Sound.
The audits released by the nonpartisan Legislative Audit Bureau showed the Universities of Wisconsin and state agencies have failed to track millions of dollars spent on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.
“It has been many years since new nuclear power plants have been considered in the state of Wisconsin, and in that time there have been many substantial changes in the technology of nuclear energy,” said Paul Wilson, a nuclear engineering professor at UW-Madison, at the hearing.
Following a postdoctoral fellowship in plant physiological ecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Volin taught at Florida Atlantic University and served as director of the environmental sciences graduate program. Volin joined the University of Connecticut in 2007 to head the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, advancing to serve as vice provost of academic affairs.
Meanwhile, colleges that provide lower access but higher earnings contain all eight universities that make up the Ivy League, as well as other prestigious colleges, such as Stanford University. This group also included state flagships such as the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Florida.
The policy also gives immunity to someone who’s a victim of a crime, such as sexual assault or violence.
There’s already a similar policy in place at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Aquaponics is a system in which the waste of fish provides nutrients for plants which purify the water. To learn more, we talk to Johanna Oosterwyk, instructional manager of the D.C. Smith Greenhouse on the UW-Madison campus.
The day-long event featured presentations from renowned scholars including Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings, professor emerita at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Dr. Fred Bonner II of Prairie View A&M University.
Three innovators were awarded the 2025 Chancellor’s Entrepreneurial Achievement Award. Established in 2011, the achievement award recognizes UW-Madison innovators and alumni who have contributed to economic growth and the social good.
Professor Line Roald wanted to make a difference when she joined the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE). Now, she uses mathematical methods like risk assessment and optimization to further the development of America’s electric grid.
Lining up on the grid for the Indy NXT Milwaukee Mile in 2024, Yuven Sundaramoorthy’s red and white racing helmet stood out to the Wisconsin crowd. The helmet was emblazoned with a large red W, an homage to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, his alma mater.
The Department of Theatre and Drama at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is performing the Broadway smash “Spring Awakening” through April 27 at the Mitchell Theatre, highlighting intimacy and sexuality in the face of social taboos.
Seeking to help more low-income adults earn college degrees, a longtime academic program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison wants to expand into housing services.
President of the Dane County NAACP chapter Greg Jones was the only member of the public to testify at a Joint Audit Committee hearing Tuesday on two recent audits into the diversity, equity and inclusion practices of state agencies and the Universities of Wisconsin. His message to lawmakers was simple: listen to individuals’ stories about the impact of diversity, equity and inclusion programs and stay away from politicized attacks on DEI.
A second University of Wisconsin-Madison student from overseas who had their visa revoked by the Trump administration has won a victory in the courts.
Elliot Novak is about to graduate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in art education, but it’s a hard time to start as a teacher. President Donald Trump issued an executive order to close the Department of Education, and there have been mass layoffs within the department.
Having millions of songs at our disposal through mobile devices propelled the initial decline in vinyl records and then CDs. However, UW-Madison students are part of a larger resurgence in physical media use among younger audiences. As early as 2007, global vinyl record sales started increasing every year. In the U.S., more than 43 million vinyl records were sold in 2024.
As Trump administration withholds research funds, targets international students, faculty, Big Ten should push for united response against unconstitutional actions.
Armenta came to Madison from Santa Cruz, California, in 2019 to pursue a master of fine art degree in printmaking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Finding studio space has been a challenge from the beginning of his art career, he said.
For the last five years, the federal government has not penalized borrowers for not making student loan payments. But the U.S. Education Department announced Monday it would begin collections May 5 on student loans that are in default.
In Wisconsin, this could affect the 725,000 borrowers who have outstanding payments totaling $23.6 billion in federal student loan payments.
A 2020 report from the Global Health Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Madison found the number of days hotter than 90 degrees is likely to triple in Wisconsin by mid-century, and Milwaukee could see three times as many days with a heat index above 105 degrees by 2050.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin signed an open letter Tuesday condemning the Trump administration’s “unprecedented political interference” in public research funding, joining over 220 other higher education leaders.
The film about UW-Madison alum and former professor John Francis was shortlisted at this year’s Oscars.
Taylor Odle, who studies education policy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said a lot of uncertainty remains on how closing or gutting the U.S. Department of Education would specifically affect students and schools. But the effects would be widespread.
“I think it would be very hard to say that there’s going to be some area of Wisconsin that isn’t impacted by these changes,” said Odle, who clarified he wasn’t speaking on behalf of UW-Madison. Wisconsin and other states are “not well-equipped to take over (the agency’s) functions,” he added.
Turning Point USA’s chapter map also shows chapters at many Wisconsin colleges and universities, including at most University of Wisconsin campuses.
Dugan, 65, graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1987. Since then, she spent a large swath of her career working for the poor and vulnerable, first with legal aid organizations and then as executive director of Catholic Charities.
Two college leaders in Wisconsin signed a letter criticizing the Trump administration’s efforts to control universities and punish those that do not bend to his will.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin and Beloit College Eric Boynton were among 200 college leaders nationally who signed the April 22 letter condemning government overreach.
Andrea Dutton, a University of Wisconsin-Madison geologist, recalled researchers cataloging fossil corals in Papua New Guinea, only to find their study site uplifted by a sudden earthquake, which jumbled the geological record of historic sea levels. Aside from shifting coastlines, gravitational forces can distribute water unequally across the planet.
“That’s why it’s so important to look at many sites,” Dutton said. “They all have different stories, yet clearly one thing must have happened in terms of global sea level.”
The University Committee — the elected shared governance body for University of Wisconsin faculty — met with Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin, Graduate School Dean Bill Karpus and other university and student leaders to discuss student SEVIS record terminations.
