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Locals, city planner weigh in on merits, future of State Street experiment

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The Badger Herald

The undergraduate experience comes with many built-in moments that form the basis for a common understanding of life as Badgers know it. Among these — confronting the perils of the University of Wisconsin all-you-can-eat dining hall buffets daily, doing your part to jump around so enthusiastically on game days that Camp Randall literally moves up and down, and, of course, spending time on Madison’s most famous strip of real-estate — State Street.

UW’s administrative restructure could disrupt already successful system

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The Badger Herald

In March 2025, the University of Wisconsin announced that over the summer it would work to move individuals who work in human resources, finance and research administration out of their individual departments. These individuals will be moved into new administrative regional teams which will serve all units within the College of Letters & Science, according to The Cap Times.

Experts: International student visa terminations ‘arbitrary’

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Channel 3000

This is especially challenging when “there are a number of cases around the country which people are being deported who profess to have no idea why,” Howard Schweber said.

Schweber, a constitutional law expert and professor emeritus from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said, “The Trump administration is using laws in ways they’ve never been used before, for purposes which they’ve never been used before.”

‘Challenging times here’: UW-Madison lobbies for research funding in Washington, D.C.

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Spectrum News

Members of the UW-Madison community gathered Wednesday morning in Washington, D.C. ahead of their lobbying day on Capitol Hill.

“The reality is we’re certainly facing some interesting, challenging times here at the federal level,” said Craig Thompson, vice chancellor of university relations at UW-Madison. “There’s obviously potential cuts to research and other programs, and there’s just a great deal of uncertainty on campus.”

Crime-related TV ads consumed $27 million of spending in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race

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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Overall, it may look like Schimel and his conservative allies aired more crime-related TV ads than did Crawford, said University of Wisconsin political science professor Barry Burden. But Burden noted that most of the spending on the left went through Crawford’s campaign. On the right, many conservative groups spent their own cash instead of funneling it through the state Republican Party to Schimel.

“Campaigns who spend directly are guaranteed by law to get lower ad rates, so even equal spending by the two sides means that Schimel was able to purchase less because more of his support came from outside groups,” Burden said.

Gettin’ yippy with it

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Politico

The Center for Journalism Ethics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and UW’s School of Journalism and Mass Communications hosted the 2025 ceremony for the Anthony Shadid Award for Journalism Ethics at the National Press Club last night. This year’s award went to The Seattle Times’ Hannah Furfaro, Lauren Frohne and Ivy Ceballo for their work exposing how medical and social service systems are failing teens in Washington.

Day of the Badger is back April 8-9

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WMTV - Channel 15

The annual Day of the Badger returns to the University of Wisconsin Madison’s campus on April 8 and 9. Day of the Badger serves as the university’s annual online day of giving and a chance for the Badgers community to support UW.

Trump administration cancels visas of 13 UW-Madison international students and alumni

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Wisconsin Examiner

President Donald Trump’s administration canceled the visas of six current University of Wisconsin-Madison students and seven alumni who had employment extensions, the university announced. Universities of Wisconsin spokesperson Mark Pitsch said in an email that there have also been cancellations at other UW campuses and the system is working on gathering more information.

Calling for change in Madison

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Madison Magazine

The way these protests affected and defined Madison proves yet again that the University of Wisconsin–Madison is the most important thing about the city. Of the demonstrations listed in this article, only two — against Gov. Scott Walker’s Act 10 assault on public employees in 2011 and for Black lives in 2020 — weren’t driven by UW–Madison students.

Former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says Trump’s tariffs should end by Labor Day

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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Former Gov. Scott Walker says he’s no fan of tariffs but he’s willing to give President Donald Trump’s gamble on taxing foreign imports a chance.

Walker spoke Monday night to about 100 students and members of the public gathered at UW’s Grainger Hall for an event hosted by Young America’s Foundation, of which Walker is the president.

Wisconsin Book of the Month: ‘Saving Hearts and Killing Rats,’ on scientist behind warfarin

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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

In his new biography “Saving Hearts and Killing Rats: Karl Paul Link and the Discovery of Warfarin” (HenschelHAUS Publishing), veteran Madison journalist and author Doug Moe recounts the steps from hay to medicine while also building up a portrait of Link, a University of Wisconsin-Madison biochemist with a propensity for battling authority.

AI screening tool can streamline care for opioid use disorder, reduce hospital readmissions

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Channel 3000

Doctors and researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health have developed an artificial intelligence tool to ensure some of our most vulnerable patients, those battling opioid use disorder, don’t fall through the cracks.

“The medical chart is full of information and it’s overwhelming, and our human brains just can’t process everything,” Dr. Majid Afshar said.

Faculty Senate condemns police violence against last spring’s encampment, calls for restoration of shared governance involvement

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The Daily Cardinal

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Faculty Senate condemned the police violence against protesters at last May’s pro-Palestine encampment during a packed meeting Monday, with proponents arguing the demonstration was non-violent and the police disproportionately harmed students and faculty of color.

A mother’s love and one family’s journey toward a rare diagnosis, 14 years in the making

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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Doctors theorized Treyson could have cerebral palsy or Angelman syndrome, a rare genetic syndrome that causes intellectual disabilities, difficulty walking and talking and seizures, many of the symptoms he possessed. Genetic testing was done. Nothing matched.

That changed in 2021 when the UW-Madison’s Center for Human Genomics and Precision Medicine began the Undiagnosed Disease Program, making it the second of its kind in the state. Part of the University’s School of Medicine and Public Health, it is often the last stop for patients who are looking for answers.

Deported over a speeding ticket? Dozens of US students’ visas abruptly revoked

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The Guardian

Lisa is an international student at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, just one month away from graduation. She asked to use a pseudonym due to concerns about retaliation and an ongoing legal case. She is one of several students across states who found their legal status revoked by the US government on 4 April, without prior notice or clear explanation. University statements show that at least 39 students have been affected, including UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC San Diego, Stanford, Ohio State, the University of Tennessee, the University of Kentucky, Minnesota State University and the University of Oregon.

How much Robin Pingeton will earn as Wisconsin women’s basketball coach

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Wisconsin State Journal

New University of Wisconsin women’s basketball coach Robin Pingeton is getting a raise over her former job and the same salary that her Badgers predecessor had.

Pingeton will have a $650,000 base salary with Wisconsin, according to a March 25 letter confirming her appointment from the athletic department’s human resources manager. The school produced that document Friday in response to a public records request for Pingeton’s employment agreement.