North Randall Avenue between Campus Drive and West Dayton Street will close starting Monday, the City of Madison said in a statement Wednesday.
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Maternal health care in Wisconsin and the future of Medicaid
PBS Wisconsin
Dr. Ryan Spencer is an OB/GYN at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. He says the state is in a maternal health care crisis, in part due to years without Medicaid expansion.
“I think we’re actually in the long-term impacts of having not addressed those for decades,” he said. “Any expansion to Medicaid is highly likely in any given area or state to improve access that women have to prenatal care, intrapartum care, and postpartum care.”
Young Catholics at UW-Madison share hopes for new Pope as conclave begins
Channel 3000
Black smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney Wednesday, signaling that cardinals failed to elect a new pope in their first round of voting — perhaps reflecting the diverse opinions about who should lead the Catholic Church next.
Wildlife sights and sounds, and a new glacial geology map of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Public Radio
Birders, hikers, anglers and hunters are out and about enjoying nature this spring. Retired wildlife ecologist Scott Craven tells us what they’re encountering. Then, we talk to two UW-Madison Extension geologists about a new map of Wisconsin.
UW-Madison faculty joins Big Ten schools in vote for ‘Mutual Defense Compact’
Wisconsin Public Radio
University of Wisconsin-Madison professors have joined their colleagues at Big Ten schools to formally say they’re frustrated by the Trump administration’s cuts to research funding and efforts to dictate policy on campus.
5 Wisconsin venues to experience vibrant spring flowers
Green Bay Press-Gazette
The ornate Royal Thai Pavilion & Garden was a gift to the University of Wisconsin-Madison from the Thai government. Along with the pavilion, the Thai garden features large leafed shrubs and bamboos, all giving the area a tropical look.
50 companies now hiring remote jobs in 2025
Forbes
48. University of Wisconsin System – UW
How do parents raise all their kids to be successful? New book by Yale professor, ‘The Family Dynamic,’ uncovers clues
Fortune
Now, she says, the two boys could not be more different: One is the social chair of his fraternity at the huge University of Wisconsin, while his other attends a school of 400 where “they basically study ancient Greek and read Aristotle.” And, she adds, “we’ll never know: Were they reacting to each other, or did they just come out that way, and all the parenting in the world wasn’t going to make them more similar?”
How these companies are offering an alternative to screen time
Forbes
A new independent study by the University of Wisconsin found that preschool-aged children who used the Toniebox showed 32% higher emergent literacy scores compared to those who didn’t. The randomized control study focused on kids ages 3–5 and measured literacy gains over time.
A woman who called a Black child a slur has raised a backlash but also thousands of dollars
Associated Press
In the woman’s case, a contingent of supporters just want to fight cancel culture, said Franciska Coleman, an assistant professor of law at University of Wisconsin Law School, who has written about cancel culture and social regulation of speech. For some it can include donating “to everyone who they in quotes try to ‘cancel.’”
Some people are focused on how “it just seems too much that this mother of two young kids is getting death threats and rape threats,” Coleman said.
Big Ten revenue reached more than $928 million for 2024 fiscal year
USA Today
The Big Ten Conference had just over $928 million in total revenue and distributed about $63.2 million to each of its 12 longest-standing schools during its 2024 fiscal year, the conference’s newly released federal tax records show.
How Trump unleashed executive power
Reuters
“It amounts to an extraordinary, unprecedented, dangerous assertion of almost unlimited executive or presidential authority,” said Kenneth Mayer, a professor of American politics at University of Wisconsin-Madison who authored a book on executive orders by U.S. presidents.
Tariffs could churn up trouble for Wisconsin’s dairy industry
The Badger Herald
Tariffs enacted under the Trump administration could have significant impacts on the agriculture industry in the U.S. and particularly on the dairy industry in Wisconsin, according to University of Wisconsin associate professor of agriculture and economics Chuck Nicholson.
“The tariffs have a number of different impacts, whether that be the tariffs we are placing on imports from other countries or the tariffs that other countries will place on us,” Nicholson said.
Madison politics is a ‘one-party game.’ Is it stifling debate?
The Cap Times
Ditto for potential candidates weighing the rigors of a campaign, says Joel Rogers, director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s High Road Strategy Center: “Running for office is a drag for sure, and has become much more dangerous to one’s mental health and a happy family life.”
UW-Madison faculty seek ‘mutual defense compact’ with Big Ten against Trump administration
Wisconsin State Journal
Facing what they called “existential threats,” UW-Madison faculty called on their leaders Monday to defend themselves against President Donald Trump’s administration by joining forces with other Big Ten universities.
UW-Madison should join Big Ten Mutual Defense group
Wisconsin State Journal
Letter to the editor: This attack is nothing more than an attempt to dictate what students should be taught. This is not what colleges and universities are there for. They are there to engage young minds to learn what they feel their future lives should be like.
Class of 2025: Senior standouts leave lasting legacy on Badger athletics
The Badger Herald
As the 2024-2025 athletic season wraps up at the University of Wisconsin, The Badger Herald is highlighting a group of outstanding outgoing seniors who have helped shape the UW Athletics legacy.
Madison’s new generation of leaders faces scrutiny, policy hurdles
The Cap Times
Professionally, Benford works with the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Odyssey Project as its social worker and success coach. He’s also a graduate of the Odyssey Project, which allows adults to pursue higher education without economic barriers, and many of its students are people of color, come from lower-income backgrounds, are incarcerated, or are older.
The Madison-grown Onion: How college newspaper evolved into global satirical empire
The Badger Herald
The Onion calls itself “America’s Finest News Source.” It is a statement that, like most everything else The Onion writes, is satirical. While its content is satirical, its journey from a college alternative-newspaper to a leader in modern news satire has been more serious. University of Wisconsin Grant Editor Christine Wenc recently detailed this journey in her book — “Funny Because It’s True: How The Onion Created Modern American News Satire.”
‘You’re not alone’: Annual Madison walk advocates for suicide prevention
Madison Commons
The April sun shines down on the dark pavement of the Sellery basketball courts on the UW–Madison campus. Chalk scatters the ground, leaving behind hearts, rainbows and pastel words of comfort. Music echoes through the square. Though dozens of people gather in the area, and though the day is bright and warm, laughter is light. People talk and smile — some in a way where it doesn’t reach their eyes.
Seat at the table: MENA students push for physical space on campus
The Badger Herald
At the heart of UW’s campus stands the Gymnasium and Armory, or the Red Gym for short. Home to the Multicultural Student Center, it stands as a physical embodiment of UW’s commitment to diversity and inclusion.
Yet for students of Middle Eastern and North African descent, something crucial is missing — a dedicated space they can call their own.
Senior Class President talks bolstering mental health services, improving transfer student experience
The Badger Herald
Stories of students: Read about students making a difference on campus.
Multicultural Greek life: Finding cultural belonging at UW
The Badger Herald
Marla Delgado-Guerrero came to the University of Wisconsin in 2000 with a goal in mind — to start a Latina-based sorority.
Delgado-Guerrero was familiar with multicultural Greek life because her sisters were both members of a Latin-based sorority at UW-Oshkosh. She was ready to follow along and bring a Latina sorority to Wisconsin’s flagship university.
Back to the office? How proposed Wisconsin bill could reshape Madison’s work culture
The Badger Herald
In a move that could dramatically alter Wisconsin’s work culture, Republican legislators have proposed a bill that would require state employees to return to physical offices, curbing the flexibility that many workers gained during and after the pandemic.
Medicaid cuts would threaten health care for Wisconsin kids
The Cap Times
Written by Dr. Dipesh Navsaria, MPH, MSLIS, MD, FAAP, an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and also holds master’s degrees in public health and children’s librarianship.
WPR and PBS Wisconsin sustain Wisconsin democracy
The Cap Times
Wisconsin Public Radio has, in varying forms, been an essential part of this state’s media landscape for more than a century. PBS Wisconsin, with roots tracing back to the early days of WHA-TV, has been just as essential for the past 70 years.
UW president warns half of students could be affected by federal student loan cuts
Wisconsin Examiner
As Congress is considering remaking the federal financial aid program, Wisconsin higher education leaders are warning that changes could significantly affect access to its campuses.
Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman wrote in a series of posts on social media last week that he is “very disappointed” by the potential cuts that could be made to student aid.
From marijuana legalization to PFAS. Here are items the Republicans aim to remove from Tony Evers’ budget
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The UW System has repeatedly requested the Legislature to fund a program to cover tuition and fees for students whose family incomes fall below a certain threshold. UW-Madison already offers a tuition promise program and funds it without state taxpayer money.
Milwaukee’s RiverWalk is expanding. Could it be more than just a walkway through the city?
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Anna Bierbrauer, an assistant professor of landscape architecture at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said Milwaukee could get more out of its RiverWalk by smoothing out some of that incongruity and making it a more accessible thoroughfare for users year-round. Stairs and elevators like those Milwaukee has are not uncommon to riverwalk systems, but Bierbrauer said they’re “a temporary solution that is not realistic if we want to think about really using the area as a long-term network to move people downtown,” Bierbrauer said.
At some UW schools, online classes come with extra fees even when in-person option isn’t offered
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Across higher education, fees can seem as frequent as Friday night parties. From course registration to placement exams to student-athlete participation, universities are tacking on charges that raise additional revenue in a budget landscape with limited options. But what may seem minor to the bursar’s office can strain students’ budgets.
There’s a cheese festival in Wisconsin with a next-level cheese ball
Forbes
This year, the festival is pulling out all the stops. “To kick things off on Thursday, we’re hosting the inaugural Wisconsin Art of Cheese Open—a golf outing perfect for both cheese connoisseurs and golf lovers,” says Kerr. Also on the docket: a creamery tour and tasting at Crave Brothers Farmstead and a cheese-and-wine excursion that begins with a sensory evaluation course taught by experts from the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Center for Dairy Research.
Average home crowd for Wisconsin women’s basketball drops under 2,000 again
Wisconsin State Journal
he number of fans at the Kohl Center for University of Wisconsin women’s basketball games generally has been on the rise over the last seven seasons of attendance at the Kohl Center.
But the increases have been slight, keeping crowds on the smaller side.
Tom Still: Rural health advances may be jeopardized by federal cuts
Wisconsin State Journal
The National Farm Medicine Center was established in 1981 as a nonprofit entity dedicated to rural health and safety research and service. It partners with Marshfield Clinic Research Institute and the University of Wisconsin Extension on studies that have shown strong results over time.
Crowd sizes fall for Wisconsin men’s basketball home games in 2024-25
Wisconsin State Journal
Badgers games at the Kohl Center in 2024-25 averaged 10,926 fans, according to the number of tickets scanned at arena entrances. That was down 6.6% compared to the previous season.
GDP in decline, Underage vaping trends, Public library documentary
Wisconsin Public Radio
We talk with Steven Deller, an economist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, about what a decline in the country’s gross domestic product means for Wisconsin.
Wisconsin remains the cranberry capital of the U.S. – a title it’s held for 30 straight years
Wisconsin State Examiner
As the 2025 growing season begins, the state’s cranberry industry remains committed to sustainability and innovation. Each year, growers invest more than $300,000 in research initiatives funded through the Wisconsin Cranberry Board in partnership with researchers from University of Wisconsin and United States Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Services to ensure continued success for generations to come.
Republican plan to overhaul the federal student loan system will affect more than half of Wisconsin students
Wisconsin Public Radio
Republican proposals to overhaul how families pay for college could affect nearly half of the students attending the Universities of Wisconsin and about 40 percent of students at the state’s private schools.
Trump team pauses a moonshot push to grow biofuel crops with less fertilizer
The Topeka Capital-Journal
The University of Wisconsin-Madison ($5.5 million) would work on improving the ability of certain bacteria to deliver nitrogen to crops – and on introducing nitrogen-fixing traits into corn and sorghum.
Weather balloon cuts raise forecast accuracy concerns
WISN -- Channel 12 Milwaukee
In a demonstration at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, weather researchers showed WISN 12 News how it works.
“The balloon is launched from the ground and rises up into the atmosphere, can rise up to 50,000, sometimes 60,000 feet or so, and gathers temperature, moisture and wind data as it rises through that column of the atmosphere,” Derrick Herndon said.
Cuts to US science will take a generation to repair — leaders must speak up now
Nature
The United States had a taste of such a gap during the Vietnam War. At the time, academic scientists found themselves caught in the crosshairs of zealous anti-war activists who, despite scant evidence, accused them broadly of collaborating on weapons research in support of the war. In 1970, the situation reached a violent crescendo with the death of Robert Fassnacht, a physicist at the University of Wisconsin–Madison who was working in a building that was bombed by anti-war protesters.
Growing season begins in Wisconsin, winter weather concerns subside as growth returns
WMTV - Channel 15
Daniel Smith with UW Extension’s integrated pest and crop management says that since February, the temperatures have warmed up and had more precipitation.
New UW-Madison exhibit explores caregiving complexities
The Cap Times
Kristin Litzelman deals with data sets and research studies in her work studying caregiving as an associate professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
But she wanted to contribute something artistic for “In Care Of: Postcard-Sized Portrayals of Caregiving in Wisconsin,” a new exhibit she helped put together at UW-Madison’s Nancy Nicholas Hall, 1300 Linden Drive.
Title IX violations: Planned football facility could leave UW athletic funding, opportunities lopsided
The Badger Herald
The University of Wisconsin has potentially violated all three pillars of Title IX, which was signed into law in 1972 seeking to prevent the discrimination of individuals under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance on the basis of sex. The three pillars include accommodating student interests, proportional financial assistance and equal benefits and opportunities.
UHS works to bridge gap between students, mental health services
The Badger Herald
The administration for Mental Health Services at University Health Services is working to connect with the student body at the University of Wisconsin to shut down rumors of inaccessible mental health services that may prevent students from seeking mental health support.
Watch the new season of ‘Why Race Matters’
PBS Wisconsin
Learn how Black communities in the Midwest formed before the Great Migration with University of Wisconsin-Madison historian and professor Christy Clark-Pujara.
How many helicopters to install a light bulb? At Camp Randall, one
The Cap Times
This month, Wisconsin Athletics plans to spend about $1.6 million to replace outdoor lights at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s football stadium, according to Nate Jelinek, a department spokesperson.
UW-Madison student still fighting Trump administration’s student visa cancellation
Wisconsin Examiner
Madison attorney Shabnam Lotfi says her client, Krish Lal Isserdasani, was exceptionally responsible in the way he handled the news that the Trump administration had suddenly taken away his student visa.
‘Hard Decisions’ loom as Michigan State University plans budget cuts
Forbes
In March, the University of Southern California and the University of Wisconsin-Madison both revealed plans to trim their spending, and they called upon department heads to begin planning for budget reductions going forward. The University of Washington, Northwestern University and the University of Nebraska have also taken significant steps in the past two months to control spending.
Hurricane forecasts are more accurate than ever – NOAA funding cuts could change that, with a busy storm season coming
The Conversation
Written by meteorologist and research program manager at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
‘Here & Now’ Highlights: US Rep. Mark Pocan, Howard Schweber
PBS Wisconsin
Democrats in Congress are trying to find a unified message in opposition to President Donald Trump’s agenda, and U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan said the focus should be on the economy. Howard Schweber, a UW-Madison professor emeritus of political science, said the arrest of a Milwaukee County judge was a political message to judges around the nation.
This 22-year-old grad says she’s negotiated every job offer she’s gotten—here’s her best tip for making the ask
CNBC
Jama, 22, is a business and economics student at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and will start an analyst job after graduating in May.
WPR plans layoffs, ‘one team’ structure with PBS Wisconsin
The Cap Times
WPR and PBS Wisconsin are part of the Division of Public Media at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Leaders at Wisconsin Public Media plan to bring the two entities together under one organizational structure, according to another email obtained by the Cap Times that was sent to WPR staff in April.
Smith: Rice Lake provides test for anglers and banana superstition at 2025 Governor’s Fishing Opener
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The Governor’s Fishing Opener was initiated by Knowles, a Wisconsin native, graduate of the University of Wisconsin’s law school, World War II veteran and avid angler.
Trump’s NIH director takes questions at Medical College of Wisconsin amid broad research cuts
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The National Institutes of Health director faced a flurry of questions from Medical College of Wisconsin researchers about the Trump administration’s funding cuts that have caused financial uncertainty across higher education.
The real monster: Hunger in America’s schools
The Fulcrum
Written by Anthony Hernandez, a faculty member in the Department of Educational Policy Studies at the University of Wisconsin—Madison (UW-Madison), who received a research award from the National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation for his study on leadership in higher education. He has been recognized with four teaching awards at UW-Madison. He led the evaluation of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) in Dane County, Wisconsin for two years.
The US government’s war on wildlife, explained in 3 charts
Vox
Niemeyer has described the instinct to blame livestock deaths on coyotes and wolves as “hysteria.” The roots of such hysteria trace back to America’s early European settlers, who believed (wrongly) that the eradication of wolves was necessary for livestock production, according to University of Wisconsin-Madison environmental science professor Adrian Treves.
Young Americans sour on Trump’s China tariffs despite election-year bump
Bloomberg
Benjamin Rothove, a 20-year-old who chairs the College Republicans chapter at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, called Trump’s initial tariff roll-out “shockingly high” and “kind of crazy.”
Lawrence Wong: Who is Singapore’s Prime Minister?
Bloomberg
During his childhood, Wong was once bound up and held at knife-point when his home was ransacked by thieves — a story he later recounted as education minister. Years later, he obtained Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Michigan, respectively. He also received a Master’s in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School.
Trump’s enemies share one thing in common: the type of job they hold
Business Insider
Trump’s base, in particular, feels slighted by institutions. Katherine Cramer, a University of Wisconsin-Madison political science professor and the author of “The Politics of Resentment: Rural Consciousness in Wisconsin and the Rise of Scott Walker,” sums up the prevailing attitude: “It’s this sense that, ‘Hey, wait a minute, things aren’t working out for me the way they should, and it seems like the way everything is set up is not set up for people like me.'” By taking aim at those seen as “elites,” Trump is able to create a clear target for voters angry about what they view as a rigged system.
Trump and many GOP lawmakers want to end all funding for NPR and PBS − unraveling a US public media system that took a century to build
The Conversation
Some of those professors believed so strongly in democratic access to media that they built radio stations with their own hands, including one at the University of Wisconsin. In other cases, professors experimented with performing live drama. Ohio State University broadcast the first educational radio Shakespeare performances in the late 1920s.