Category: UW-Madison Related

Dozens of Palestinians gathered outside of Library Mall on the campus of UW-Madison Tuesday night to express their support for their homeland and their concern for those currently surrounded by the violence.

On Sunday, both the Jewish student organization Hillel, located on the UW-Madison campus, and Temple Beth El, in coordination with Jewish Social Services and the Jewish Federation of Madison, held vigils.

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos is blocking pay raises for University of Wisconsin employees unless the university cuts diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) spending by $32 million. UW Madison student Daniel Wise says getting rid of funding for the program would be a mistake. “As a gay man myself, I just feel that it helped me be accepted at UW Madison,” Wise said.

Trump, praising Jordan’s wrestling record, said that “while attending Graham High School, he won State Championships all four years, a rarity, and compiled an amazing 156-1 record. At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Jim became a two-time NCAA Division l Wrestling Champion.”

As of 2021, Madison is the fastest-growing city in Wisconsin, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The city is home to and in close proximity to major employers like the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Lands’ End, Spectrum Brands, American Girl and more.

2023 Miss Wisconsin USA Alexis Loomans, a Waunakee native, is set to graduate from the University of Wisconsin- Madison with a degree in political science. But, she’s taking home a title from Miss USA first.

The State Journal story, dated Oct. 16, 1945, noted that more than a dozen individuals who either taught or studied at the University of Wisconsin–Madison spent time at Los Alamos. Three of them — Joseph McKibben, Joan Hinton and Hugh Richards — I found particularly compelling.

Carr, a prolific documentary director, has been a fan of the Bling Ring story since her undergraduate days at the University of Wisconsin.

Rerun of a Wisconsin State Journal editorial that first ran on Oct. 1, 1973.

As a young scholar, Dr. Swaminathan specialized in potato breeding, which prompted the University of Wisconsin to invite him to spend time as a postdoctoral fellow.

“The party that puts the first fresh face forward wins this election,” Ryan said at an event on the University of Wisconsin campus organized by the Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs.

Arturo ‘Tito’ Diaz is director of the University of Wisconsin School of Business Multicultural Center, a center he helped launch in the fall of 2021 as an inclusive gathering place for students in Grainger Hall, making Wisconsin one of the first business schools in the nation to offer a dedicated space to support underrepresented students.

On September 21, you’ll likely hear the famous Earth, Wind, and Fire lyrics somewhere. The upbeat tune has become one of the group’s most famous songs at weddings and parties. What makes UW-Madison students and staff, particularly in the journalism program, excited about the song? The lyrics trace back to a Badger.

The same criticism about a lack of meaningful empirical tests could be made about other theories of consciousness, says Erik Hoel, a neuroscientist and writer who lives on Cape Cod, in Massachusetts, and who is a former student of Giulio Tononi, a neuroscientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who is a proponent of IIT. “Everyone who works in the field has to acknowledge that we don’t have perfect brain scans,” he says. “And yet, somehow, IIT is singled out in the letter as this being a problem that’s unique to it.”

One of only four in the world outside of Thailand, the Royal Thai Pavilion arrived in Wisconsin in 2001 as a gift to UW-Madison from the government of Thailand and the Thai Chapter of the Wisconsin Alumni Association.

Later, Jordan graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the University of Wisconsin, where he was a two-time wrestling champion of the National Collegiate Athletic Association or NCAA.

More than 50 years after a bombing at the University of Wisconsin left one student dead, the FBI has released age-progressed photos of the suspect in its quest for more tips from the public.

This weekend the Ironman returns to southern Wisconsin, and among those competing is a University of Wisconsin-Madison student who interns at News 3 Now. Ryan Mares has been training for the Ironman while interning as a newscast producer at the station, and he feels he’s been living a bit of a double life.

Incorporating activity-based zones into workplaces is one cost-effective solution that Hande Burcu Deniz, a design studies doctoral student at UW-Madison, is researching.

“One of the main takeaways from my research is that all people get stressed when they have to perform in places that are less than ideal for them,” Deniz said. “So if the environment is flexible and supportive of what they are doing, they will be less stressed.”

Ms. Lee was studying painting at the University of Wisconsin, her daughter said, when she discovered her love of theater and costume design.

Bucky’s very familiar with jumping around, but now he bobbles around too.

Noted: University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine’s Shelter Medicine Program will help MADACC manage the current population and help transfer healthy animals to other shelters for adoption to make space at the shelter.

From UW-Madison student to CNN chief congressional correspondent, Manu Raju credits persistence and hard work. He’s now covering the likelihood of Republicans triggering a government shutdown and President Joe Biden potentially facing an impeachment inquiry. We discuss national politics.

UW-Madison offers a certificate program in game design, and other colleges such as UW-Stout, UW-Whitewater and Madison Area Technical College have started game design or development programs.

 “Rapid intensification is historically hard to predict and the numerical guidance often struggles to capture it adequately,” Jim Kossin, a hurricane expert at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the nonprofit First Street Foundation, told Axios in an email.

Wisconsin said its final farewells Thursday to Ada Deer, the trailblazing member of the Menominee Tribe who went on to serve as the Assistant Secretary of the Interior.

Among many accomplishments, Deer was the first member of the Menominee Tribe to graduate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, first Native American to receive a master’s in social work from Columbia University, and the first woman to chair the Menominee Tribe in Wisconsin.

What they’re saying: The Washington Post statement was authored by five members of the Little Rock Nine — Carlotta LaNier, Terrence Roberts, Melba Beals, Gloria Karlmark and Ernest Green — along with Ivory Toldson of Howard University and Ashley White with the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

“These kids are extremely hard working,” said Matthew Endres, the band’s percussion coordinator. “But we still do a number of things to make sure students are healthy.”No injuries or instances of heat exhaustion have been reported, Endres said late morning.

“As expected, the dogs testing positive are generally under a year old and have only been in the shelter for a few weeks, meaning they didn’t have time to build up appropriate vaccination immunity before being exposed,” said AAC’s head veterinarian Dr. Debbie Elliott. “We are seeing a range of symptoms, from dogs that aren’t showing any signs to dogs developing seizures. We have been working with experts at the University of Wisconsin Shelter Medicine Program as well as our partners at Austin Pets Alive! to provide treatment and slow the spread of disease through the shelter.”