Category: UW-Madison Related

Fifteen years ago, in the basement of the George L. Mosse Humanities Building, I stood in the hallway outside the stage doors to Morphy Recital Hall. I held my trumpet in my hands, nervously pressing the piston valves up and down, going over and over a difficult passage. I was about to perform in my junior recital.

Two Indian American University of Wisconsin–Madison professors — Rishabh Kirpalani and Tulika Bose — are among 42 faculty awarded prestigious fellowships from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (OVCR) for 2026-2027 for people who drive discovery with bold ideas.

“These prestigious honors provide researchers with the recognition, flexibility, and support needed to pursue bold ideas, advance groundbreaking scholarship and address society’s most pressing challenges,” says Dorota Brzezinska, vice chancellor for research.

In the latest roll out of its 2027-29 budget priorities, the Universities of Wisconsin unveiled two plans it says would affect career training, skill building and business formation.

The programs are Tech for Tomorrow to advance new technologies from universities to the world of commerce, and Accelerate Wisconsin to assist entrepreneurs and aid product development.

According to a report in the Wisconsin State Journal, the UW System says the initiatives would train 300,000 workers for careers and create 2,500 new businesses.

Young America’s Foundation, in conjunction with the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, recently filed a lawsuit against the University of Wisconsin–Madison, challenging at least 20 taxpayer-funded scholarships and grants that contain race-based criteria.

One such scholarship is the Lawton Undergraduate Minority Retention Grant Program, which seeks “to provide financial assistance to statutorily designated minority undergraduate students,” according to the UW System website.

Wisconsin is in need of statewide legislation that ensures large-scale AI data centers in the state all have to follow the same rules and pay for their energy infrastructure, according to a new report.

“America will not outbuild China by copying its model,” the report from the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Center for Research on the Wisconsin Economy concludes. “It can compete through private capital, abundant energy, enforceable contracts, and faster construction. Wisconsin has the manufacturers, workforce, land, and industrial experience to compete on those terms.”

The national wave of democratic socialism has made its way to swing states, wreaking havoc for established Democrats in Wisconsin’s primary and raising questions about electability.

But young voters, whom democratic socialist gubernatorial frontrunner Francesca Hong has polled highest among in the Democratic primary, seem to be leaning into it.

A University of Wisconsin-Madison investigation into Registered Student Organization (RSO) Animal Advocacy concluded July 7, finding the organization not responsible for soliciting burglary at Ridglan Farms but responsible for improper postings promoting a speaking event.

Sam Dean is often spotted juggling while running on trails around town. He is chasing the title of world’s fastest known “joggler.”

Dean is a teacher at Madison Country Day School in Waunakee and a runner, who learned how to run and juggle when he was a member of the UW-Madison marching band, playing trumpet. The assistant director of bands at the time, Alexander Gonzalez, inspired Dean to try running and juggling at the same time.

All University of Wisconsin-Madison buildings that fully or partially closed because of major cooling issues will reopen on Aug. 10, UW officials said.

Robert Cramer, the Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration, made the announcement Thursday.

Parts of the campus have been closed since June 29, when the air conditioning stopped working in buildings after a chilled water line broke.

Irving and Dorothy Levy Hall will welcome students this fall, Associate Dean of Arts and Humanities Grant Nelsestuen told The Daily Cardinal.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison announced the construction of the Irving and Dorothy Levy Hall in May 2024. The building will be home to eight Humanities departments,: African American Studies, American Indian & Indigenous Studies, Asian American Studies, Chicanx/e & Latinx/e Studies, Gender & Women’s Studies, History, Jewish Studies and Religious Studies.

The UW-Madison Arboretum is another similar organization. While the arboretum has never received funding from the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Fund, it’s another conservation effort that provides educational support around land management and use.

The Dane County Board of Supervisors signed a resolution on June 8 condemning UW Health and Children’s Wisconsin for pausing gender-affirming care for minor patients after federal funding threats back in December 2025.

A law firm filed suit against the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Waukesha County Circuit Court on July 27, claiming the university is unlawfully administering scholarships and grants that consider race.

Acton said part of the problem is that contracts with groups such as the Madison School District, UW-Madison and others do not cover the full cost of bus service and need to be addressed.

From the outside, Henry Dunn’s favorite gym looks like any other brick building on East Lincoln Avenue in Milwaukee. A small, shield-like logo in the window that reads “Wisconsin Medieval Combat Center“ is the only external clue that there might be more here than meets the eye.