Category: UW-Madison Related

In addition to The Bounty, Henley teaches an apparel collection development class at the University of Wisconsin-Madison two days a week.

Jenn Tran is essentially a modern-day Hannah Montana.

The former Wisconsin Badger will be balancing the best of both worlds: Physician assistant school and the life that comes after being a “Bachelor” contestant, “The Bachelorette” and a “Dancing with the Stars” competitor.

He graduated from UW-L in 1969 with a degree in art education. In 1973, he completed his Master of Fine Arts degree in sculpture at UW-Madison through the Ford Foundation Fellowship.

After a brief time at Emporia State University in Kansas, Lowe returned to teach at UW-Madison in 1974. He became a full professor of sculpture in 1989 and served as chairman of the art department from 1992 to 1995.

An earnest social media post about an odd kind of “cleanse” inspired a new short film from three University of Wisconsin-Madison grads now working in Los Angeles.

Verveer faces an opponent in the April 1 race — Eli Tsarovsky, a UW-Madison graduate student and community organizer.

The nominee holds a doctorate in microbiology and immunology from the University of Wisconsin.

In designing the student housing community Chapter Madison, near the University of Wisconsin-Madison, St. Louis-based designer of student and multifamily residential settings CRG focused on the experiences of residents as they interact with spaces.

“With each project we’re becoming more empathetic developers,” says Alison Mills, CRG senior vice president of design and development. “Designing with residents in mind – creating a memorable first impression and a well-designed environment that’s responsive to their needs and enhances their quality of life – is the ultimate goal of every project.”

Voter turnout at the University of Wisconsin has hit a record high following the first day of early voting Tuesday, March 18. On the ballot are important decisions such as the Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates, candidates for the State Superintendent of Public Instruction and the State of Wisconsin referendum question on Voter IDs.

The Associate Students of Madison — the student governing body at the University of Wisconsin — passed a piece of legislation titled “Keep Our Speech Free” during Wednesday evening’s ASM student council meeting, according to a statement from ASM Chair Dominic Zappia.

A new book from a University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate is set to hit the shelves next week. “Funny Because It’s True: How the Onion Created Modern American News Satire” looks to tell the entire history of the satirical news paper that was founded on the UW campus.

Documentary filmmaker Wendy Sachs was with her daughter Lexi at the University of Wisconsin-Madison when she first learned of the October 7, 2023, Hamas terror attack in Israel.

“The images coming out of Israel, babies and children, young people, grandparents being murdered. Their murders were being livestreamed, being put on Facebook. The videos from Telegram of Nova Festival, young people being taken hostage and kidnaped into Gaza,” Sachs said.

Reynolds, who had been hired by the USDA in August, was one of two and a half administrative and support positions at the Soil Health Alliance for Research and Engagement in Madison. The alliance is a cooperative effort between the U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center, UW-Madison, and the Michael Fields Agricultural Institute.

Jorell A. Meléndez-Badillo promised his wife, child and therapist he’d leave his laptop at home.

But when Bad Bunny’s team DMed him on Christmas Eve while Meléndez-Badillo was on vacation in Europe, he had to take the call. The singer’s team wanted this University of Wisconsin-Madison historian and professor of Latin American and Caribbean history to contribute historical narratives to pair with his new album, “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS” (translated to “I should have taken more pictures”).

Deer, who died nearly two years ago, was a member of the state’s Menominee Tribe. She taught classes in social work at UW-Madison and led the American Indian Studies program. Deer also headed the Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Clinton administration.

On Feb. 13, Arther opened an email from human resources telling her she was out of a job, alongside other workers still in their probationary period, which at the Dairy Forage Research Center is three years.

A University of Wisconsin Law School graduate, Haanstad joined the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Wisconsin as an assistant U.S. attorney in 2002.

“Right now she is extremely healthy in comparison to where she was before,” UW Veterinary Care Dr. Vanessa Bruneau said. Dr. Bruneau has been on Poppy’s case from the beginning. “We definitely had some moments where we weren’t sure if she was going to be there for us.”

Across the country, fewer students of all demographics are attending college — in the University of Wisconsin System only UW-Madison and UW-La Crosse did not experience drops in enrollment and end the 2023 fiscal year in a budget deficit. Declining enrollment, years of stagnant tuition and waning state funding has led to system-wide budget cuts and closures of two-year branch campuses.

My favorite bourbon, J. Henry & Sons Patton Road Reserve, comes from a family-run distillery just outside my hometown in Madison, WI. Third-generation farmers, Joe and Liz started distilling bourbon in 2008 and use an heirloom red corn, developed at the University of Wisconsin in 1939.

Atechnical issue caused Wisconsin Public Radio to go off the air in the Madison area from about 5:30 to 9 a.m. Tuesday, network representatives said.

Between now and when the canoes and fragments are removed from the tank, Thomsen, along with Sissel Schroeder, a professor of archaeology in the anthropology department at UW-Madison, will be evangelizing about the canoes. Two of their talks will be during Canoecopia at the Alliant Energy Center, one on March 7 and the other March 9.

The rest of the top ten lobbying spenders in 2024 are rounded out by the Wisconsin Property Taxpayers Association, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, ATC Management Inc. – a transmission lines company, the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Wisconsin Insurance Alliance, according to the report. All of these organizations spent at least $350,000 lobbying state officials in 2024.