The University of Wisconsin is naming its football field at Camp Randall Stadium after former football coach and athletic director Barry Alvarez.
UW to name field at Camp Randall after Barry Alvarez
Wisconsin State Journal
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UW-Madison unveils Bakke Recreation & Wellbeing Center
WKOW-TV 27
The university held a ceremonial groundbreaking Thursday, even though construction actually started in the spring. The facility is named after Jim and Sue Bakke. They gave $20 million for the $113 million project.
A new name for UW-Madison’s natatorium and a $20 million donation to help build it
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Madison students on the west side of campus wanting a workout can head to the Bakke Center in a few years. The new fitness facility on the site of the former natatorium, 2000 Observatory Drive, will bear the name of the Bakke family, who are contributing $20 million to the $113.2 million project expected to open in 2023.
UW-Madison sees record freshman enrollment
Wisconsin State Journal
Freshman enrollment at UW-Madison is up nearly 16% this year compared with last fall, according to numbers released Tuesday. A record 8,465 freshman began studying at the university this fall, compared with 7,306 last fall.
University of Wisconsin schools post 1% enrollment decline, driven by decline in returning students
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Enrollment at University of Wisconsin campuses dropped 1% overall this fall, according to preliminary data released Wednesday.
All but 1 UW campus met goal to offer 75% of classes in person this fall
Wisconsin State Journal
All but one University of Wisconsin System campus met a goal set earlier this year to offer at least 75% of classes in person this fall, UW System officials announced Tuesday.
UW-Madison announces $175 million in support for a new computer, data and information sciences building
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The University of Wisconsin-Madison announced plans to build a new, $225 million academic building for its new School of Computer, Data and Information Sciences, one it plans to fund entirely through donor and private support.
Major donation launches new building for UW-Madison school on computer and data sciences
Wisconsin State Journal
The recently launched School of Computer, Data and Information Sciences will have a new home at the corner of Orchard Street and University Avenue, officials announced Friday. UW-Madison will demolish two service buildings currently located there to make way for the 300,000-square-foot, seven-story building. The estimated price tag is $225 million, all of which will be privately funded.
What is the student vaccination rate at your UW System campus?
Wisconsin State Journal
Student vaccination rates at Wisconsin’s public universities range widely from 91% at UW-Madison to 38% at UW-Parkside, according to figures released Friday.
Graduation Take Two: UW-Madison Class of 2020 gets grad fanfare at Camp Randall at last
Wisconsin State Journal
Around 2,700 graduates attended the ceremony, about a third of the 8,000 students who actually graduated last year. Many wore street clothes with their black graduation caps, but the regalia of commencement was still all around. A high-profile speaker was also brought in to give the keynote: Milwaukee Bucks shooting guard Pat Connaughton. While he psyched up the crowd by bringing out the Bucks’ NBA Finals trophy, Connaughton’s speech touched on the classic graduation theme of overcoming hardship and striving to achieve one’s dreams.
UW-Madison announces $175M investment for computer, data sciences building
WISC-TV 3
Chancellor Rebecca Blank and other university leaders announced Friday a $175 million investment paired with an effort to raise $50 million more to put toward a brand new facility for the university’s School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences.
UW-Madison’s Class of 2020 finally gets Camp Randall celebration
WKOW-TV 27
“It feels like a very big closure moment that I’m here,” CJ Zabat, the Class of 2020 alumni speaker, said.
UW-Madison’s Class of 2020 celebrate commencement
NBC-15
A celebration at Camp Randall for virtual graduates.
UW-Madison celebrates Class of 2020 inside Camp Randall
WISC-TV 3
The University of Wisconsin-Madison finally celebrated the Class of 2020 on Saturday in an in-person celebration at Camp Randall.
In-person classes at UW-Madison come back in full force. Will they last?
Wisconsin State Journal
Tuesday marked the fifth day of classes at UW-Madison, a major turning point at the time last school year when university leaders moved all classes online and quarantined its two largest dorms in response to more than a thousand COVID-19 cases.
The Godmother of the Digital Image
The New York Times
In mathematical terms, as in common parlance, a signal is something that conveys information. Jordan Ellenberg, a mathematician at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who first met Daubechies in 1998 when they were colleagues at Princeton, points out that signal processing “makes up a huge proportion of applied math now, since so much of applied math is about the geometry of information as opposed to the geometry of motion and force” — that is, it’s more about the warp and weft of information than physical problems in, say, fluid dynamics or celestial mechanics.
International students return to UW-Madison after a year of virtual learning overseas
The Capital Times
Although Olivia Guo is starting her second year at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, she had never set foot on campus until two weeks ago. Following her first in-person class on Wednesday, she admired the view of Lake Mendota from her seat at the Terrace, hoping for a better, more interactive school year. Or, at least one that wouldn’t leave her so tired.
UW-Madison announces 90% of campus fully vaccinated despite lack of mandate
Badger Herald
UW exceeds vaccination rates of some Big Ten institutions with vaccination mandates.
UW-Madison students cautiously optimistic as another pandemic semester starts
Wisconsin State Journal
Excitement was the prevailing theme for Hall and the nearly 8,500 other students moving into UW-Madison dorms this week. Nerves were also on hand, but more often because of typical college concerns — grades, classes and finding one’s way around campus, for example — than reasons related to COVID-19.
UW-Madison reports 90% of campus fully vaccinated even without vaccine mandate
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Madison reported on Thursday that nine out of every 10 members of the campus community are fully vaccinated — even without mandating students and employees to get the shot. “I’m proud of our students and employees for taking this important step to protect themselves and others,” Chancellor Rebecca Blank said in an announcement. “And I’m grateful to our staff, who worked tirelessly to achieve these results.”
UW reports sky-high vaccination rates
NBC-15
The University of Wisconsin is celebrating meeting or exceeding its COVID-19 vaccination goals among students and staff heading into the fall semester. According to numbers released Thursday, nine in ten people in the Madison campus community are fully vaccinated.
UW-Madison will review handling of online teaching requests from vulnerable instructors
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Madison leaders on Monday pledged to review the university’s handling of requests from instructors with a disability or medical condition who asked to teach online this fall.
College guide ranks UW-Madison as highest national public university
NBC-15
According to Washington Monthly, the guide ranks four-year schools based on their contribution to the public good in three categories: social mobility, research and providing opportunities for public service.
What accountability will look like this fall at UW-Madison
The Capital Times
The University of Wisconsin-Madison will not limit access to campus buildings for students who fail to meet testing requirements this fall, instead relying on disciplinary measures that will be enacted on a “case-by-case” basis.
UW-Madison faculty want answers on remote teaching requests for vulnerable instructors
Wisconsin State Journal
Three UW-Madison instructors with a medical condition or disability who wanted to teach online this fall said they were told the university is denying nearly all requests regardless of one’s health circumstances because of a need to offer as many in-person classes as possible.
UW-Madison clears nearly $2 million in student bills using COVID-19 relief money
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Madison became the latest college in Wisconsin leveraging federal COVID-19 relief money to erase debt owed to the university, a move that will help students who financially struggled during the pandemic.
UW System asserts its authority to set COVID-19 policies, pushing back against GOP
Wisconsin State Journal
The University of Wisconsin System will not cooperate with legislative efforts to control campuses’ COVID-19 policies, interim System President Tommy Thompson said Tuesday in his strongest rebuke of Republicans to date.
UW System Refuses To Submit COVID-19 Safety Restrictions For Republican Approval
Wisconsin Public Radio
University of Wisconsin System interim President Tommy Thompson says he will not comply with an order from Republican state lawmakers to submit COVID-19 safety restrictions and requirements for their approval. Thompson said he doesn’t think the state Legislature will sue over the matter but said if it goes to court he’s confident the UW will win.
UW-Madison will require weekly COVID-19 testing for unvaccinated students, employees
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The University of Wisconsin-Madison announced a weekly COVID-19 testing requirement Wednesday for all students and employees who do not show proof of vaccination against COVID-19.
UW-Madison mandates tests for unvaccinated staff, students
Wisconsin State Journal
University of Wisconsin-Madison students and staff who can’t or won’t show proof of vaccination will have to undergo weekly COVID-19 testing, the school announced Wednesday.
Bucks guard Pat Connaughton will speak at University of Wisconsin celebration for 2020 graduates
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The University of Wisconsin is tapping into the state’s sports scene for its keynote speaker at a celebration in September.
Pat Connaughton, a key contributor to the Milwaukee Bucks’ NBA championship run that wrapped in July, will speak at an event at Camp Randall Stadium on Sept. 18 that will acknowledge 2020 graduates.
A look into UW-Madison’s COVID-19 response this fall
The Daily Cardinal
With the fall semester fast approaching and in-person classes set to begin on Wednesday, Sept. 8, UW-Madison’s COVID-19 protocol has become central to the campus-wide discourse.
Bucks’ Pat Connaughton to speak at delayed UW-Madison 2020 graduation celebration
Wisconsin State Journal
Milwaukee Bucks guard Pat Connaughton will deliver the keynote address at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s celebration for 2020 graduates next month, the school announced Tuesday.
‘Overwhelming interest’: UW Health pediatric COVID-19 vaccine trial fills up in days
Wisconsin State Journal
As COVID-19 cases continue to surge, UW Health said Monday its clinical trial of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine in children under 12 — the only age group not yet eligible for vaccination in the United States — has already filled up after enrollment opened three days ago.
All UW Campuses Enact Mask Requirements, Expectations Amid Rise In COVID-19 Cases
Wisconsin Public Radio
Every University of Wisconsin System campus in the state has instituted mask requirements or expectations for individuals regardless of their vaccination status as the number of new coronavirus cases rises. The measures come amid an effort by Republican lawmakers to block COVID-19 restrictions at universities.
Warts and all: UW-Madison seeks to shine light on its past acts of discrimination
Wisconsin State Journal
AUW-Madison student evicted from university housing for dating a Black man. Others expelled amid an administrative campaign to systematically seek out and remove homosexual male students from campus. Abusive conduct by a UW-Madison police officer who led the department for decades with impunity.
A UW-Madison alum’s name was removed from Union space. Some historians call it a mistake
Wisconsin State Journal
The Wisconsin Union stripped the name of a prominent alumnus — who as a student in the late 1910s belonged to a campus group called “Ku Klux Klan” — from a theater space in Memorial Union three years ago this month.
Moderna COVID-19 vaccine study for children under 12 starting at UW Health
Wisconsin State Journal
Aclinical trial of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine in children under 12 will start enrolling participants at UW Health Friday, as researchers and regulators move closer to potentially authorizing shots for the only age group not yet eligible in the United States.
UW Madison chosen to host pediatric clinical trial for Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
Channel 3000
The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health has been picked as a site for a phase three clinical trial meant to test the safety and efficacy of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for children.
UW School of Medicine to begin enrolling children ages 6 months to 11 years for Moderna COVID-19 vaccine trial
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Vaccinating children as young as 6 months of age against COVID-19 may become the new front in the global pandemic fight, if the vaccines prove to be safe and effective.
One such trial by the American pharmaceutical company Moderna will begin enrolling children 6 months through 11 years old on Friday at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. UW will be one of 75 to 100 sites in the U.S. and Canada for the trial, which has been named the KidCOVE study.
Moderna COVID-19 vaccine study for children under 12 starting at UW Health
Wisconsin State Journal
Aclinical trial of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine in children under 12 will start enrolling participants at UW Health Friday, as researchers and regulators move closer to potentially authorizing shots for the only age group not yet eligible in the United States.
Chamberlin Rock removed from University of Wisconsin campus over racist symbolism
CNN
The University of Wisconsin removed a 42-ton boulder from its Madison campus Friday after complaints from students of color who called the rock a symbol of racism.
Watch now: Boulder that provoked controversy removed from UW-Madison campus
Wisconsin State Journal
Under dappled sunlight filtering through the trees of Observatory Hill Friday morning, workers using a crane removed a large boulder from the UW-Madison campus that had become for many a painful symbol of the university’s racist past.
Mandate or incentives? Wisconsin colleges try various strategies to drive up vaccination rates
Wisconsin State Journal
But the System has so far resisted those calls, taking the same position that the majority of other colleges have in strongly encouraging but stopping short of requiring that students get the shots. Many UW campuses are instead offering incentives such as laptops, gift cards and tickets to sporting events.
State employees in Wisconsin will be required to wear masks starting Thursday
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
State employees will have to wear face masks starting Thursday because of a surge in coronavirus cases, Wisconsin officials announced Wednesday.
The move came shortly after the two largest University of Wisconsin schools, in Madison and Milwaukee, put in place their own mask requirements. The policies are being enacted as the delta variant of COVID springs up around the world, including among those who have been fully vaccinated.
Republican-led committee votes to block UW campuses’ COVID-19 requirements; UW-Madison immediately issues mask mandate
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
University of Wisconsin officials who want to ward off a rising COVID-19 caseload now must get permission from the Legislature to implement masking, testing or vaccination requirements, according to a plan Republicans adopted Tuesday.
UW-Madison moves to require masks indoors effective Thursday despite Republican plan to block mandates
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The University of Wisconsin-Madison announced it would require students, employees and visitors wear masks indoors regardless of vaccination status starting Thursday, as COVID-19 cases surge and political pressure mounts.
GOP-led committee votes to block UW campuses from vaccination rules, mandatory virus testing
Wisconsin State Journal
ARepublican-controlled legislative committee will require University of Wisconsin System campuses to first get the committee’s approval before imposing mandatory masking, COVID-19 testing and vaccination policies.
UW-Madison will require masks indoors regardless of vaccination status
Wisconsin State Journal
The mask mandate could mark the first major change in UW-Madison’s fall plans. The university previously allowed vaccinated people to forgo a face covering, a policy that began in early June, but a concerning increase in COVID-19 cases in recent weeks that experts attribute to the delta variant of the coronavirus caused campus officials to reassess.
New Division of the Arts director Chris Walker plans to support art and student activism
The Capital Times
Newly-appointed director of the Division of the Arts Chris Walker will introduce a multitude of new grants and programming that center on art and activism and broadening cultural horizons.
UW-Madison considering campuswide mask mandate, expanded testing requirements
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Madison is considering a campuswide mask mandate and will announce its decision by the middle of this week, Chancellor Rebecca Blank said on Monday. The university is also weighing whether to expand testing requirements for unvaccinated members of the campus community.
As UW-Madison classes near, some employees worry about lack of vaccine or mask mandate
Wisconsin State Journal
Worries are rising among some UW-Madison employees as the school year approaches, the delta variant of the coronavirus sweeps across unvaccinated pockets of the U.S. and university leaders plan to reopen without a mask mandate or vaccine requirement.
LGBTQ patients face bias at the doctor’s office. Here’s how a first-of-its-kind fellowship at UW medical school aims to change that.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health will be the first site to host a new national fellowship that aims to make the doctor’s office more supportive of LGBTQ patients.
UW-Madison collects relics from COVID-19 to document the pandemic on campus
Wisconsin State Journal
Katie Nash, the head archivist at UW-Madison, read aloud snippets from pandemic-era headlines torn from newspapers. The clippings were cut out and pasted onto a collage designed by a retired UW-Madison professor to depict the heart-wrenching sentiments and uncertainty surrounding COVID-19.
UW Regents OK budget with no tuition increase for in-state undergrads
Wisconsin State Journal
On the same day Gov. Tony Evers gave the board overseeing Wisconsin’s public universities something it had long wished for — the power to increase in-state undergraduate tuition — the UW Board of Regents decided not to use it.
The Delta Variant and Pandemic Prevention
PBS Wisconsin
Scientists and public health officials are using genomic sequencing to plan for future pandemics and to detect variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, such as the more contagious Delta variant. UW-Madison virology professors and researchers Tom Friedrich and Dave O’Connor explain.
UW System proposes no tuition increase for in-state students despite freeze set to be lifted
Wisconsin State Journal
Tuition for in-state undergraduates enrolled at a University of Wisconsin System campus will remain flat over the next school year under a plan put forth by System officials.
Ticks are active in Wisconsin. How to protect yourself in the outdoors
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
While it may seem there are more of the pesky biters this year, it’s not clear if the number of ticks is higher this year than other years, said PJ Leisch, director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison insect diagnostic lab.
Assembly Approves 2-Year State Budget That Spends Billions Less Than Governor’s Proposal
Wisconsin Public Radio
Wisconsin Assembly lawmakers voted Tuesday night to approve a two-year state budget that looks very different from the spending plan proposed by Gov. Tony Evers earlier this year.
Wisconsin legislators pass state budget that would cut taxes and end UW’s tuition freeze
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Assembly Republicans approved a state budget late Tuesday that would cut taxes by more than $3 billion over two years, clear the way for an expansion of I-94 in Milwaukee and end the 8-year-old freeze on in-state tuition at University of Wisconsin schools.