The university plans to stay open for business on Friday as well. Employees who do not feel they can safely make it to work are directed to notify their supervisors and take paid time off.
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Madison prepares for holiday blizzard, officials advise staying off the roads
The University of Wisconsin–Madison issued a statement Tuesday that “based on currently available information, the university will be open for normal operations for the conclusion of final exams Thursday, as well as for business on Friday.”
Last minute final exam changes, blizzard force UW students to hustle home for holidays
In a statement to News 3 Now Tuesday, campus officials said “it’s not possible for UW to reschedule or change the Thursday exam period to accommodate travel issues on Friday or beyond,” but students should contact professors directly with concerns.
Incoming snowstorm forces time change for Wisconsin women’s basketball
The Badgers (4-9) and Beacons (2-6) originally were scheduled to start at 4 p.m., but the two teams shifted the start time to try to avoid the forecasted snowstorm beginning Wednesday evening.
Wisconsin’s 52 Most Influential Black Leaders, Part 2
Marcus Sedberry is deputy athletic director at the University of Wisconsin, where he oversees internal operations for the athletic department.
Dr. Brian Burt is director of the Wisconsin Equity and Inclusion Laboratory at UW– Madison.
Gen Z on new college and career plans in post-Roe America
She fell in love with the University of Wisconsin-Madison during her first visit to campus, and started school there in 2019 as a political science major.
Antisemitism Is Rising at Colleges, and Jewish Students Are Facing Growing Hostility
At the beginning of this school year, graffiti on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison listed five Jewish organizations and said that they all “have blood on their hands.”
When Hanukkah and finals collide, UW Hillel offers Jewish students a refuge for the holidays
Of all the Hanukkah events the University of Wisconsin Hillel center hosts for UW-Madison students, the nightly lighting of the candles is what Rabbi Andrea Steinberger looks forward to the most.
Graduating UW-Madison students on the hunt for jobs
Genac is no stranger to adversity. During his sophomore year, he was hospitalized and found out he had an enlarged heart.
UW-Madison student overcomes incredible odds to graduate
“Find your light,” Berens said. “Find what lights you up or lights your soul up and then let that sort of guide your path.”This message hit close to home for Anthony Genac, who graduated from the School of Human Ecology in just three and a half years after undergoing a heart transplant.
UW-Madison graduates celebrate at 2022 winter commencement ceremony
“This is the first adversity I have ever hit in my life,” Genac said. “I left the hospital with a scar on my chest but a deeper appreciation of universal healthcare.”
UW-Madison students spark conversation about written agreements for university marketing campaigns
The university said the campaign ended in 2020 and the poster should have been removed. The university said it’s likely it remained up longer than it should have because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Q&A: Comedian Charlie Berens previews UW commencement address
News 3 Now’s Brady Mallory and Charlotte Deleste caught up with Berens this week to preview his commencement address.
Charlie Berens speaks at UW Winter Commencement
“Yeah, so I’m hoping to go in hot off the punch lines, you know, slip in a little wisdom, close with a nice solid punch line and call it a day,” Berens explained. “Hoping to get these people home in time for a noon Bloody Mary, spicy.”
Wausau native Grace Stanke is crowned Miss America 2023
Miss Wisconsin has won the title of Miss America 2023.
Wausau native Grace Stanke, a 20-year-old nuclear engineering student at UW-Madison, is the third woman from Wisconsin to be crowned as Miss America. The others are Laura Koeppeler of Kenosha, who was Miss America in 2012, and Terry Meeuwsen of De Pere, who was Miss America in 1973.
City breaks ground on east-west bus rapid transit line
The east-west route will run along East Washington Avenue through the city’s center and the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus and end at West Towne Mall. The north-south route is in the request for proposals stage and there is no estimated timeline right now on when it will launch.
Thousands to graduate this week from Madison College, UW-Madison
UW-Madison’s 2022 winter commencement will take place this Sunday from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Kohl Center, where the university will confer degrees to nearly 1,800 doctoral, master’s and bachelor’s students.
Results from 2021 Campus Climate Survey released, evaluated
Results from survey are used to understand how to cater services, classes to student body, lead researcher says.
10 Beautiful Places In Wisconsin That Should Be On Your Bucket List
Allen Centennial Garden is a 2.5-acre botanical garden filled with a wide variety of plants that present different beautiful colors all year round.
Growing number of UW System campuses installing opioid overdose kits
As opioid deaths surge in Wisconsin, a growing number of universities are making the overdose reversal drug naloxone publicly available in dormitories and other campus buildings.
This fall, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, UW-Milwaukee, UW-La Crosse, UW-Eau Claire and UW-Parkside installed opioid overdose rescue kits called “Nalox-ZONE” boxes aimed at preventing opioid overdose deaths. They join UW-Oshkosh, which installed the boxes in late 2021.
Nominations for annual Go Big Read book selection open through Jan. 6
Go Big Read, an initiative of the Chancellor’s Office, selects a book annually that explores issues of contemporary society. UW-Madison features the book selection during Go Big Read events for the 2023-24 academic year and hands copies of the title out to first-year students at convocation.
From GED to Ph.D.: UW commencement speaker Kirstan Gimse achieves dreams of being a scientist
Gimse, who will be the student commencement speaker at UW-Madison’s winter commencement ceremony Sunday, has beat the odds to become the person she thought she’d never be. Nearly two decades after she dropped out of high school, she’s graduating with a Ph.D. in cellular and molecular pathology. Her research centers on Alzheimer’s research and gene therapies.
StudentPrint celebrates 50th year with documentary
Student-run print shop founded to create flyers, posters, brochures during civil rights movement.
Campus Study Day offers resources for students studying
Chazen Museum of Art hosts Study Day events, free food.
SSFC approves Wisconsin Union budget, Student Affairs Assessment Fee legislation
SSFC recommends Wisconsin Union does not add Registered Student Organization advisor.
Moda Magazine addresses controversial ‘Vicious’ issue at town hall meeting, promises structural changes
Readers raised alarms when Moda posted on Instagram about its fashion editorial photoshoot called “A Girl is a Gun,” which showed models posing with a prop gun. Dozens of comments called the use of the prop tone deaf and insensitive. Moda then deleted the Instagram post and removed the photoshoot from the issue online.
‘Turbulent’ years on campus haven’t altered students’ perceptions of UW-Madison
Results from UW-Madison’s most recent campuswide survey, conducted in fall 2021 and published in November, reveal that while most students say the campus’ climate is positive, students in marginalized groups are more likely to feel excluded from campus life and witness harassing or hostile behavior.
Engineer vying for Miss America uses platform to show women can succeed in male-dominated fields
A University of Wisconsin-Madison student from Wausau will be the first nuclear engineer to compete in the Miss America contest Dec. 15. Grace Stanke, who was crowned Miss Wisconsin in June, is using her platform to advocate for nuclear energy while showing women they can succeed in male-dominated industries.
On-campus PCR testing to end after fall semester
UW phases out PCR testing on campus amid lessening demand.
Parking, buses and housing: $140 million State Street mega-development moves forward
A mega-development that would erect a $140 million housing project, parking garage and bus terminal on State Street inched closer to final approval on Monday with the blessing of the city’s Plan Commission.
Students express concerns to ASM about Levy Hall, potential demolition of nearby communal spaces
Students expressed concerns to ASM on Wednesday about the potential negative impact of the construction of Levy Hall on nearby communal spaces.
Despite National Enrollment Slide, Many Universities Are Investing In Major Student Housing Projects
Noted: Just this month, the University of Wisconsin-Madison broke ground on a new on-campus housing facility that will contain 142 units with a total capacity of 536 residents in rooms ranging from one to five beds.
Badgers volleyball is on a roll, and fans are thrilled to be on the ride
The volleyball team has been on an amazing roll the past several years, notably including last year’s national championship. And the fanbase has grown along the way: The team’s Sept. 16 game, attended by 16,833, broke the NCAA regular-season attendance record.
Good vibes: UW-Madison hip-hop class builds bridges through dance
Taught by Ariel (AJ) Juarez, the class allows students to work on the building blocks of the dance style, such as house — a freestyle dance method that evolved from the underground music scenes in Chicago and New York City — and popping, which involves creating a jerking effect by contracting and relaxing one’s muscles.
GAC discusses travel grants for IISE, Polo Club
Chair Gracie Nelson announces resignation.
NBC correspondent Pete Williams discusses time covering Supreme Court
Center for Journalism Ethics hosts Williams at Memorial Union.
UW plans to enroll 500 fewer freshmen this fall, cites concerns over housing
Decision comes amid lack of available student housing.
Carolee Dodge Francis becomes first Native woman department chair
This role is not something she initially sought out, but she followed a calling which eventually led her to this position.
UW graduate teaches English abroad
The International TEFL Academy (ITA) aims to offer a solution to students’ question of what comes next — through the opportunity to teach English abroad.
Divide by design: Gender exclusion at the Nicholas Recreation Center
Women say they feel unwelcome in male-dominated strength training spaces at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s flagship fitness center.
Madison gets first look at 12-story Downtown development with rooftop terrace
Adeveloper that has already left a considerable mark on student housing in Downtown Madison has shared with city staff early plans for a potential 12-story project in the 200 block of Bassett Street that would include 254 units and a rooftop terrace.
Electric Eats campus food truck serves last meal of semester, set to return in spring
100% electric food truck to see third semester of operation in spring.
UHS presents budget to SSFC, committee votes on RecWell budget
UHS reports high student approval of services.
Students speak out on misrepresentation in Summer Term photoshoot
Only two students in photoshoot were UW students, students say.
Just how tight is Madison’s student rental market? Researchers hope to find out.
A new collaboration between the city of Madison, UW-Madison departments and the UniverCity Alliance — a network of local government researchers and experts at UW-Madison — aims to change that.
Electric food truck at UW-Madison wraps up second semester of operations
Electric Eats, an all-electric sustainable food truck on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, has wrapped up its second semester of operations.
Wisconsin Hoofers hold 58th annual ski and snowboard resale
The largest ski swap in the Midwest returned to Union South for a 58th year on Saturday.
Hoofers hosts 58th annual Ski and Snowboard Resale
“It’s an opportunity for people in the UW-Madison community, whether they are students or not, to get good gear at a discounted price,” he said.
‘Woman, life, freedom’: Persian Student Society brings international movement to UW-Madison
University of Wisconsin-Madison students from the Persian Student Society (PSS) and members of the Iranian community gathered Wednesday afternoon to join protests over the Iranian government’s treatment of women. Through the Iranian Scholars for Liberty (ISL), over 100 other campuses worldwide held similar protests to spread awareness of the human rights atrocities in Iran.
SSFC approves GSSF funding for CCTAP, WSUM, hears RecWell budget
Most of RecWell’s budget goes back to students through student wages, RecWell director says.
Center for Financial Security hosts seminar on food spending, insufficiency
UW affiliate group hopes to create database to predict future trends in food insecurity.
‘Some come every single day’: Wisconsin college students’ use of campus food pantries soars this year
A ribbon-cutting event for a former storage room marked a milestone for Milwaukee Area Technical College.
MATC converted the small space at its Walker’s Square campus into a food pantry that opened Tuesday. It’s the last of MATC’s five campuses to open a food pantry for students, all of which launched within the last year.
The pantries couldn’t have come at a better time.
Soaring food costs have college students feeling the pinch. The need is especially great at Walker’s Square, which is on the near south side in the heart of Milwaukee’s Latino community. Many students at the campus are enrolled in the GED or English as a Second Language programs while working minimum wage jobs that don’t provide enough to cover rent, gas, groceries and other expenses.
Artist Quanda Johnson explores Black beingness in new exhibit
The dehumanization of these Black lives drew Quanda Johnson, a doctoral candidate in interdisciplinary theatre studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, to think about the psychological lynching of being subjected to trauma for centuries as a result of American slavery and systemic racism.
Lakeshore Nature Preserve Master Plan update proposes new facilities, studies, continued restoration
The biggest proposition is to create a preserve outreach center that could double as a space to store equipment for volunteers, and as a place to support education and classes held at the preserve.
ASM discusses Continue to Raise Campaign, bylaws
Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway to attend next meeting.
UW holds Campus Rally for Iran as part of international movement
’There’s this ongoing fight for basic human rights and, specifically, women’s rights in Iran,’ UW student says.
Native American Heritage Month keynote speakers talk about Indigenous identities
Amanda Tachinem, Natalie Diaz speak about their love of writing, ethics, beliefs as Native women.
Fans asked to remain in Kohl Center following Badgers game due to police activity outside
Fans were asked to remain inside the Kohl Center following Tuesday night’s Badger men’s basketball game due to police activity outside the center.
UW-Madison issued a statement on Twitter saying towards the end of the game, Madison Police asked UW Athletics officials to keep fans inside as police “dealt with a situation outside.”
Team USA defeats Iran in pivotal match-up to advance in World Cup
Quoted: About 150 people gathered at the Memorial Union on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus to watch the game. Eyes were glued to the projector screen.
“It’s really relieving,” said UW-Madison freshman Owen Weisse, adding that the game marked “the first time in eight years they’ve been in a World Cup.”
“It feels so awesome to actually qualify out of the group stage,” Weisse continued. His father gifted him a USA jersey during the school’s Thanksgiving break.
Wisconsin women’s volleyball team earns top regional seed, No. 3 in NCAA Tournament
The University of Wisconsin women’s volleyball team once again earned a bid to the NCAA tournament for the 10th-straight season.
The team was selected as the top regional seed and No. 3 seed overall.