For many veterans, higher education can seem out of reach. However, a special program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is helping change that narrative.
Written by Menzie Chinn, a professor of public affairs and economics in UW-Madison’s La Follette School of Public Affairs and Department of Economics, and Mark Copelovitch, a professor in UW-Madison’s La Follette School of Public Affairs and Department of Political Science.
New research has found that communities with more women-owned or -operated farms have higher rates of business creation, lower poverty rates and a longer average life expectancy.
University of Wisconsin-Madison professor Steven Deller is a co-author of the research first published in January. Deller and colleagues argue that the reduction in rural poverty is particularly important.
With early voting underway and only six days until Election Day, on the streets around the State Capitol and on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, we asked people who they want to become the next president of the United States and what are the issues that matter to them.
Milwaukee chef and restaurateur Dan Jacobs will cook up a commencement speech for the University of Wisconsin-Madison this winter.
According to UW Madison Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Department Professor Jonathan Martin, September to October of 2024 is the second warmest it’s been since 1938. Martin studies the world’s air flow and said climate change is partially caused by warm winds eroding ice in the north and causes warmer temperatures in Wisconsin.
”It’s definitely climate change,” Martin said. ”The problem is you don’t want to keep accumulating these winds all in one direction, that is warmer, warmer and causing problems around the globe. I think we’re in that situation.”
UW-Madison officials stated in a message to the campus community Monday that a sexual assault was reported last week.
“Celebrity endorsements are not likely to literally change somebody’s mind, but they are likely to get people to pause and say, ‘should I pay attention to this person?’ ‘Can I trust this person in the way that I trust and or admire the celebrity that I’m thinking about?’ And that just gives people another opportunity to find a way into political participation,” said UW Professor Mike Wagner.
“This is a really interesting phenomenon,” said Barry Burden, director of the Elections Research Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, adding that he had not heard of such initiatives elsewhere. He noted similar confusion among students at UW-Madison, where the early voting site is not always the same as the Election Day polling place.
The University of Wisconsin reported a sexual assault occurring in a Southeast Residence hall Tuesday, Oct. 22, according to a Crime Warning email sent to students Monday afternoon.
Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler held an early vote block party for University of Wisconsin students on Friday afternoon.
The block party took place on Library Mall, where around 20 students and community members tabled to encourage pedestrians to register to vote.
Actor Adam Brody, known for his role as Seth Cohen on the Fox series “The O.C” and most recently as Noah on “Nobody Wants This,” hosted a student meet-and-greet on behalf of the Harris-Walz campaign in Madison on Sunday, where he spoke about Madison’s pivotal role in what he called “a historical election.”
From Netflix’s new comedy series “Nobody Wants This” to Madison, Wisconsin.
Actor Adam Brody, known for his breakout role in “The O.C.,” stopped by the state’s capital over the weekend. And, yes, his visit did have to do with the fast-approaching presidential election.
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s new Center for Equity Practice and Planning Justice wants to “deconstruct and mitigate” the remnants of those policies that still shape and hyper-segregate Milwaukee today.
Singh has a law degree from Georgetown University and a master’s in business administration from University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her resume includes stints as Dohmen Co. Foundation president and Burke Foundation chief executive officer.
Experts at UW Health are recommending parents and caregivers use Halloween as an opportunity to talk with kids about sugar intake, healthy eating habits and good balances.
It is not uncommon for kids to come home with a big bag full of candy. Camila Martin, a clinical pediatric nutritionist with UW Health Kids, says to help kids plan to have some balance when eating candy.
Hundreds of UW-Madison students, alumni and Madison community members flocked to campus to watch the 114th UW Homecoming Parade on Oct. 25.
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation will give nearly $160 million to UW-Madison in grants to support research, with $15 million specifically aimed at further developing the university’s artificial intelligence enterprise.
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, UW-Madison was an international leader in the first renewable energy to produce electricity for the public — hydropower. During some of those years, the Wisconsin River was known as the hardest working river in the world because it produced so much electricity.
A sea of pink flooded Bascom Hill Friday as Badger donors brought in nearly $511,877 during the annual fundraiser paying homage to one of UW-Madison’s most memorable pranks.
The investigation into Truss and her coworkers’ experience took over a year, records show. MATC ultimately gave Busalacchi a three-week suspension.
The college — one of Wisconsin’s most diverse — has faced years of concerns about its racial climate for employees of color.
“If they were registered, Wisconsin would be a no-contest,” said Ben Marquez, a University of Wisconsin-Madison political scientist studying Latino political organization and behavior. “Kamala Harris wouldn’t even have to come here to win. They’d just go out and vote two-to-one for her, and she’d take the state.”
Wisconsin sees dozens of species of small beetles this time of year, including ladybugs, but one is particularly prevalent: the multicolored Asian lady beetle, according to P.J. Liesch, director of the UW-Madison Insect Diagnostic Lab.
“The [Asian lady beetles] are the ones that folks are really seeing a lot of at the moment,” Liesch said. “Those particularly beetles are very active, flying around and coming to structures because they’re looking for sheltered wintering spots.”
Vice President Kamala Harris will return to Wisconsin Wednesday for a Get Out the Vote rally at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, just days before the Nov. 5 election.
Research from the University of Wisconsin showed that the spoils of working longer have accrued to those who need it the least. If you are healthier and wealthier, you are more likely to keep working.
he early vote push continued Wednesday, with rapper and University of Wisconsin-Madison alum Yung Gravy seen leading a crowd of students toward the campus’ Memorial Union to cast in-person absentee ballots in a video posted by Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler.
Jerry Clark, crops educator for the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Division of Extension, said harvest is at least two weeks ahead of schedule in the western Wisconsin counties of Chippewa, Dunn and Eau Claire where he works.
“Since corn silage started to be harvested in the early part of September right through today, it’s been excellent conditions for getting the crop off,” Clark said on Wednesday.
Tom Oliver is a professor of population health sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He said it’s not that health care isn’t important to voters, it just doesn’t always make for the best talking points and political ads.
“There’s a lot of health issues out there, just not the things that grab everybody’s attention and that people want to funnel billions of dollars behind into a whole campaign,” he said.
POLITICO columnist Jonathan Martin talks about the challenges of covering Trump, why bipartisanship could be the winning move for Harris
Without prompt investigation and action, the sender may continue its efforts to frighten eligible young voters into not voting,” they wrote in the Oct. 15 letter.
The letter adds that the sender “targeted young voters aged 18-25,” including young staff members of the League of Women Voters and others who are part of the University of Wisconsin System. At least one Journal Sentinel reporter also received the text.
Anna Jesch, a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said she thinks Obama’s appearance was drawing lots of college students. As a Minnesota native, she was excited to see vice presidential candidate Tim Walz — governor of Minnesota — too.
Jesch, who studies endocrinology and reproductive physiology, will cast her first vote in a presidential election in November. She said she didn’t know what the future of reproductive science would be under the Trump administration.
“I feel like my career, my future, my science kind of depends on this election,” she said.
To get on top of — and feel less toppled by — mood changes, it’s helpful for caregivers to remember that those shifts are caused by changes in the brain, said Dr. Nathaniel Chin, a geriatrician and associate professor in the department of medicine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
“They’re no one’s fault,” he said, and recognizing this can help you “feel less upset at your loved one.”
At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, whose school of education was recently ranked one of the best in the nation, future educators learn the importance of a positive learning environment.
“We definitely focus on relationship building and rapport and creating a positive learning environment,” said Kimber Wilkerson, director of teacher education at the university. “That often makes a difference for kids, whether going to school is another stressor or a place where they don’t feel connected, versus knowing that they have someone.”
Even if local officials in Wisconsin wanted to let non-citizens vote on local races or proposals, it’s not clear whether current state law would allow that change, according to analysis from the State Democracy Research Initiative at the University of Wisconsin Law School.
“Courts in other states have reached divergent conclusions about whether provisions akin to Wisconsin’s current constitutional text allow municipalities to authorize local noncitizen voting,” the analysis noted.
A review from the nonpartisan State Democracy Research Initiative at the University of Wisconsin Law School concluded that the Wisconsin ballot measure “will not have any immediate practical impact on voter eligibility,” since existing law already prohibits noncitizen voting in federal and state elections.
For a good number of people antidepressants have been a blessing, at least at the beginning of treatment, said Dr. Charles Raison, a professor of psychiatry and human ecology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison.
“I always start by saying, ‘Thank God, we have them.’ Many people can say, ‘Wow, I was pulled out of a pretty deep hole,’“ said Raison, who is also the director of the Vail Health Behavioral Health Innovation Center in Colorado where psilocybin is studied.
“We are in a generally heightened state of stress caused by events around the world,” said neuroscientist Dr. Richard Davidson, founder and director of the nonprofit Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where research on Tibetan Buddhist practitioners found that meditation literally changed their brains.
Hip replacement recovery includes regaining strength in in knee and hip muscles, physical therapists Lori Thein Brody and Jill Thein-Nissenbaum tell us. Then, retired orthopedic surgeon John Orwin talks to us as he recovers from knee surgery.
After a nearly yearlong delay, the University of Wisconsin System is inching closer to an updated hiring policy that will minimize the chance of employees who engage in misconduct at one campus from being hired by another.
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has sold it oldest, smallest residence hall as a cost-saving measure.
The 17-unit Purin Hall, 2600 E. Kenwood Blvd., was sold for $2.15 million to three Milwaukee investment groups: 2600 S LLC, 2600 S 1 LLC and 2600 H LLC, according to a deed posted online by the Wisconsin Department of Revenue.
The goal of archaeologists and anthropologists today is, in some way, to bring back Aztalan, and that’s what host Norman Gilliland does during his conversation in University Place Presents Aztalan: A Place of Mystery with guest Sissel Schroeder, a professor of anthropology and archaeology and certificate advisor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Vice President Kamala Harris met with University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee students Thursday during a campaign event at the university that, at the last minute, was closed to the news media.
While most markers of gender equality reached their peak around 2000, they have not budged much since. “The invisible, amorphous cognitive labor that goes on behind the scenes has been especially slow to change,” said Allison Daminger, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin at Madison whose book on the subject will be published next year.
The two met Wednesday on the UW-Madison campus for their first debate, moderated by UW-Madison political science Prof. Barry Burden.
The debate was co-hosted by the Morgridge Center for Public Service, BadgersVote Coalition, Elections Research Center, Associated Students of Madison, College Democrats and College Republicans of UW-Madison.
“It’s an experimental dream,” said Judith Kimble, a nematode researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “The more we do with it, the more of a wonderful dream it becomes.”
Mike Wagner, a journalism and mass communication professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said conservative talk radio remains “the dominant talk format that deals with civic life and politics” in Wisconsin.
Listener feedback has reinforced that locally focused strategy, said Lewis Friedland, a University of Wisconsin-Madison journalism professor emeritus who Weil consulted to research what radio audiences look for in their programming.
“Community radio plays a really important role in creating the range of voices … from minority communities who wouldn’t have any voice in mass media at all otherwise,” said Lewis Friedland, an emeritus professor of journalism and mass communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
A researcher and clinical psychologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has made it his mission to focus on the challenges fathers face and rebuke stereotypes around Black fathers. Event co-chair Alvin Thomas told WPR’s “Wisconsin Today” that it is important to discuss and address the problems fathers face.
“We know that if the parent relationship is not a very strong one or not a very healthy one, that more likely than not, the attachment between the child and the father is going to be compromised,” Thomas said. “Which of course will lead to potential negative outcomes for the child, but also for the dad.”
The former home of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee chancellor recently sold for $1 million, according to state property records.
After earning his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at University of Wisconsin-Madison, Milbourne became a policy advisor to Gov. Pat Lucey − later serving as state budget director.
At the same time, the Universities of Wisconsin system is calling for an $855 million state funding increase in the next two-year budget. And some expect Republicans in the Legislature will push for tax cuts.
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Chancellor Andrew Leavitt announced Wednesday that he will step down next year, becoming the 4th chancellor in the Universities of Wisconsin system to either announce plans to resign or be fired since December 2023.
A previously elusive ambush predator insect is seen frequently in Wisconsin this year, entomologist PJ Liesch tells us.
Dr. Molly Lepic, an OB-GYN with UW Health who teaches medical students, said pain is a varied response. Also, patients who have previously had a vaginal delivery typically feel less pain during IUD insertion because their cervix has dilated before.
“Everybody’s pain tolerance is different,” she added.
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Chancellor Andrew Leavitt is stepping down at the end of the school year to return to teaching after a decade at the helm of the Fox Valley institution.
Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris will be at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on Thursday for a “meet and greet,” according to student media.
Of the 25 companies, none of the CEOs’ actual salaries exceeded $2 million. Most of the time, the salary makes up a very small portion of a CEO’s pay package.
Many companies instead award their CEOs with shares of the company’s stock and other forms of equity to give CEOs “skin in the game,” said Fabio Gaertner, professor of accounting at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an expert on executive compensation.
Although less popular than local television and some other forms of media, local radio generally gains strong trust from those who listen, according to Mike Wagner, a University of Wisconsin-Madison journalism and mass communication researcher and professor. In Wisconsin, during the 2016 election, radio stations were airing around 200 hours of conservative talk every day, according to one UW-Madison study.
Sykes’ WTMJ show was Walker’s primary connection to a statewide audience, according to Lew Friedland, distinguished journalism and mass communication professor emeritus and researcher at UW-Madison. “Without Charlie Sykes, I don’t think there would have been a Scott Walker,” Friedland said, calling Sykes “one of the top three most important political actors” at the time.
Yes, inflation has gone down, says Menzie Chinn, a UW-Madison economics and public affairs professor. But there’s a catch. He said that, though the rate of prices going up has slowed, it doesn’t mean prices are coming down. “Prices are flattening out,” Chinn said. “They are not going up as fast as they were, but they are still going up.”
J. Michael Collins, UW-Madison professor at La Follette School of Public Affairs and School of Human Ecology, said inflation hits people differently across the state, with one in four saying they’ve had trouble meeting expenses, especially rent, which can be a third to half of a person’s income.
