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Bucky Badger trademark dispute: University of Wisconsin’s legal tussle with a Houston economist

Sports Illustrated

When Ed Hirs, an energy economist at the University of Houston, coined the terms “buckynomics” and “buckymarkets,” he couldn’t have predicted he’d end up in a legal battle with the University of Wisconsin and its iconic mascot, Bucky Badger. But according to a report from the Houston Chronicle that is exactly what is happening.

As health care buckled during pandemic, UW students supplied critical help | Opinion

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

This is the fourth chapter of a 5-part series in which former University of Wisconsin System President Tommy Thompson and Vice President Jim Langdon reflect on their experience guiding the system though the COVID-19 pandemic. As the health care crisis raged, facilities on the front lines began to have severe staffing issues. Drawing inspiration from the foundations of the UW System, they found ways to help students jump from the classroom to the community to assist.

Halloween Culture Wars: Trump Clown, Decapitated Jesus, Nixed Celebrations

Newsweek

For several years now, colleges around the nation have been warning students against costumes that amount to “cultural appropriation.” Last year the University of Wisconsin-Madison unveiled its “Halloween Cultural Awareness” webpage that states it is offensive “when cultural elements are copied from a marginalized culture by members of the dominant culture.” One student complained to Fox News that the standard is applied in a “funny way,” since there’s no objection to appropriating Catholic culture by dressing as Jesus, a nun or a priest.

Zoe Bayliss co-op celebrates new home on Langdon Street

WKOW-TV 27

Angela Maloney, former president and now the co-op’s move in officer, shared why the co-op’s structure is so successful. “We essentially act as their own landlord, so you’re paying the money back to yourself.” she said. “As a community, we decide what we spend our money on, which makes it affordable for people because we’re not making profit.”

Somali Student Association created to foster community

Badger Herald

The Somali Student Association, a new Registered Student Organization partnered with the Multicultural Student Center, was recently formed to create a space for Somali students to have a community and educate others about their culture, according to SOSA President Mohammud Ibrahim.

As our politics get worse, it’s time to reevaluate how we talk to each other

Wisconsin Examiner

Not a moment too soon, the University of Wisconsin-Madison has chosen a paradigm-shifting book on truth, persuasion and social change for its 2023-2024 Go Big Read common reading program.

“How Minds Change: The Surprising Science of Belief, Opinion, and Persuasion” by David McRaney (Penguin Random House 2022) tackles the psychology that drives our bitterly divided, tribal politics, and sheds light on the path to a more civil, democratic and constructive future.

UW launches new program to support first-generation students

Badger Herald

The University of Wisconsin recently announced the launch of the First-Generation Badgers program to help support first-generation students. According to a Sept. 27 news release from UW, the First-Generation Badgers program will bring together existing programs at UW, faculty and students to provide a more cohesive group to enhance these students’ experiences.

2024-25 FAFSA release delayed to December

Badger Herald

In an email statement to The Badger Herald, Office of Student Financial Aid communications manager Karla Weber Wandel said the delay is only for the 2024-25 year and that the FAFSA will resume to an Oct. 1 release date in future years. “FAFSA is getting a makeover, and it’s with the hopes of making it even easier for students and families to submit that application,” Weber Wandel said. “It’s only this year we’re expecting it to be delayed until December.” she said.

How to make the most of your first science festival

Discover

If you’re a science educator, professional development sessions and lectures on timely topics are often included in science festivals to enrich your curriculum. Take the Badger Talks series from University of Wisconsin-Madison for example, where professors will speak on topics like sustainabilitypsychedelics research and weather monitoring.

Rebecca M. Blank Center for Campus History holds inaugural reception

Badger Herald

“We believe that the work we’re doing at this university with the Center for Campus History is wholly unique in higher education,” Director of the CCH Kacie Lucchini Butcher and former head of the Public History Project said. “There is no one else doing it like we are. We want to ensure that other people know that this reckoning work is possible and that it can happen on their campuses too.”

UW-Madison Pharmacy School offering early assurance program to address pharmacist shortage

Spectrum News

Nationwide, big-name retailers and small community pharmacies are struggling to find pharmacists. The challenge to recruit more is magnified in rural areas.

UW-Madison is offering a new program to help build a pharmacy workforce in Wisconsin. It’s called the PharmD Early Assurance Program.

Ben Shapiro to speak at UW-Madison

NBC-15

Young Americans for Freedom at UW-Madison announced the event Wednesday, noting The Daily Wire emeritus editor will appear as part of a lecture series on Nov. 6. The event will begin at 7 p.m. and will be held at Shannon Hall, in Memorial Union.

Looking ahead at this year’s Wisconsin Science Festival

Badger Herald

With sponsors including the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, Morgridge Institute for Research and the University of Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Science Festival is truly a local group effort, Mulrooney said. Bringing people together is always the main goal of the Wisconsin Science Festival team.

UW mobilized to offer free COVID testing in pandemic. It helped keep college campuses open.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Editor’s note: This is the second chapter of a 5-part series in which former University of Wisconsin System President Tommy Thompson and Vice President Jim Langdon reflect on their experience guiding the system though the COVID-19 pandemic. After making a controversial decision to return to in-person classes in the fall of 2020, they discuss the innovative testing program that helped limit the spread of COVID at colleges and the communities they serve.