Whether the pause will affect employment in the area isn’t clear either. Microsoft did say that goodwill projects in the area, like the “AI Co-Innovation Lab” the tech giant is building with the University of Wisconsin, will continue.
Category: UW-Madison Related
Why you shouldn’t ‘heat up’ your car’s engine in cold weather
In 2016, Business Insider spoke with former drag racer Stephen Ciatti to get to the bottom of this widespread myth. Ciatti has a doctorate in mechanical engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and has worked on combustion engines for nearly 30 years, so he knows a thing or two about how to best treat your car. According to Ciatti, idling your machine in the cold only leads to a shorter lifespan for your engine.
They’re Adorable. And endangered. Meet the world’s smallest monkey: the Pygmy Marmoset
When de la Torre began her doctoral work in the mid-1990s, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison under the renowned primatologist Charles Snowdon, she thought she would study how tamarin habitats affect their vocalizations, but she soon switched to pygmy marmosets. Their smaller home ranges—often less than 2.5 acres—made it easier to collect data.
UW-Madison employees call for separate, paid bereavement leave
Under UW-Madison’s current policy, employees can use accrued sick leave, vacation days, banked leave or personal holidays after a family member dies. A new proposal encourages the university to add a separate, paid bereavement leave category for all employees, including faculty, staff, graduate student employees, postdoctoral fellows and others.
Wisconsin leaders honor Jimmy Carter, state to lower flags
Photo caption: Former President Carter talks about his anti-poverty program, the Atlanta Project, in Madison in 1994. More than 1,000 people came to hear Carter at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Union Theater.
From Google to Stablecoins – How this founder left his cushy job to pursue entrepreneurship
Siva’s journey into entrepreneurship reads like a Silicon Valley dream turned into crypto reality. After earning his Master’s in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Siva began his tech career at Oracle in India, later interning at Amazon during his graduate studies. His pivotal role at Google Cloud’s Sunnyvale office marked the start of a promising corporate career.
Wisconsin’s 40 Most Influential Black Leaders, Part 5
Dr. Torsheika Maddox is senior operations officer and chief of staff for the UW-Madison Division of Diversity, Equity, and Educational Achievement (DDEEA). She has worked for the university for over 18 years in a number of roles supporting contributions towards efforts to improve access, empower inclusive community, and enhance diversity, belonging, and equity for the university and greater Madison community.
How Madison failed to count nearly 200 absentee ballots
The 193 absentee ballots were left uncounted across three wards on the west side of Madison, near the isthmus and in the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus area.
What a college admissions deferral really means and what to do next
Colleges are deferring more students than ever before, partly due to record application numbers and changing admissions policies. Schools like Clemson University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison have deferred tens of thousands of early applicants in past years, reflecting a competitive and ever-evolving admissions landscape. A deferral doesn’t mean your student wasn’t good enough—it means they’re still in the running. And with the right approach, they can turn that “maybe” into a “yes.”
Childcare survey, Sobriety influencer, Joyce Carol Oates
Joyce Carol Oates is one of the most prolific and eclectic authors in the US book world, and she spent some of her formative years as a master’s student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. We talk to Oates about her new book, and about how her time in Wisconsin influenced her life and career.
Who is Rebecca Grill? Get to know Oshkosh’s new city manager.
Grill is also a Credentialed Manager and University of Wisconsin-Madison Certified Public Manager with a Master of Business Administration in Finance from Concordia University.
The most Wisconsin movie moments of 2024, from ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ to ‘Wicked’
Carrie Coon, who studied acting at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and cut her acting teeth in Madison’s theater scene, stars in this acclaimed drama on Netflix about three sisters (with Elizabeth Olsen and Natasha Lyonne) brought together in close quarters to take care of their dying father.
Column: After an oil spill, he took a vow of silence. Today he preaches kindness
During his years of not speaking, Francis earned a PhD at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he studied oil spills. Then in 1989, after the Exxon Valdez tanker ran aground in Alaska’s Prince William Sound, spilling nearly 11 million gallons of crude oil, the U.S. Coast Guard asked him to help write new pollution regulations.
This Hanukkah and Christmas, remember it takes all of us to stand up to hate
At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a Muslim student collaborated with Jewish Social Services, the Alpha Lambda Rho Muslim interest sorority and campus student services offices to pack essential items for newly arrived refugees.
Madison mayor pleads to reporters: ‘None of y’all’s business who was harmed’ in shooting
Before being elected mayor, Rhodes-Conway was a senior associate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Center on Wisconsin Strategy — a progressive think tank — and was the managing director of the university’s Mayors Innovation Project. She was also treasurer of her neighborhood association and sat on numerous city committees addressing transportation and the environment.
Abundant Life school shooting prompts calls for support, action
One resource people can turn to for their own healing is the Healthy Minds Program, Davidson said. The free, evidence-based app was created by Healthy Minds Innovation, a nonprofit affiliated with UW-Madison’s center.
Anti-slavery movement charts its path forward
For his part, after helping to pass Colorado’s Amendment A, Allen decided to enroll in law school. He’s now in his final year at the University of Wisconsin Madison.
“Part of my reason for coming here was to answer some of the legal questions we had about our campaign,” he said. “In hindsight, I see how misinformed people are … One of the things we made very clear in the 2018 campaign is that our biggest opposition is a lack of clarity.”
Wisconsin native Tom Hamilton named Ford C. Frick Award winner, will be immortalized by Hall of Fame
Hamilton was born in Waterloo to a family of dairy farmers in 1954 and grew up listening to Earl Gillespie call Milwaukee Braves games in the 1960s. He later worked alongside Gillespie calling University of Wisconsin football games. Hamilton is a seven-time Ohio Sportscaster of the Year.
Temu’s billionaire founder lost his title as China’s richest person just 20 days after winning it
Huang earned his master’s in computer science from the University of Wisconsin and interned at Microsoft in both Beijing and Seattle before beginning his career at Google in the U.S. in 2004. This was when Google really started taking off.
UW-Madison professor calls incoming U.S. health secretary RFK Jr. ‘moron’ during lecture
A University of Wisconsin-Madison professor called incoming U.S. Health and Human Services secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. a “moron” during a recent lecture to students.
App designed to help reduce food waste expands in Wisconsin
The app was created by Eddy Connors and Briana Boehmer while in college in Colorado. However, Boehmer is a University of Wisconsin-Madison grad and said she knew their team wanted to expand into the Badger State.
Can ‘America’s Dairyland’ become the future hotbed for fusion energy?
Fusion energy’s potential to produce abundant, clean energy to fuel industry and power advancements in artificial intelligence is no longer a matter of if, but when.
UW-Madison student sole survivor of Tesla Cybertruck crash in California that killed 3
AUW-Madison student was the only survivor in a single-vehicle crash of a Tesla Cybertruck that killed three college students in Northern California last week.
From Pabst to Liberace, Milwaukee exhibit showcases best of Wisconsin pop culture
It’s been 50 years since Jerry Ringlien, an Eau Claire native and UW-Madison graduate, wrote what would become one of the best known jingles in advertising history.
The commercial was for Madison-based Oscar Mayer, where Ringlien was the company’s vice president of marketing, and featured 4-year-old Andy Lambros who, while sitting on a boat dock, taught the world how to properly spell B-O-L-O-G-N-A.
Survivor, 3 victims killed in Northern California Cybertruck crash identified by family
During a Friday interview with CBS News Bay Area reporter Da Lin, the mother of the sole survivor of the terrible collision identified her son and the three victims who died in the crash.
The mother, Samantha Miller, said that her son Jordan Miller was back in surgery late Friday morning. She confirmed that he is a 20-year-old sophomore at University of Wisconsin.
‘Monkey noises’ harassment case shakes UW’s communities of color
On the crisp afternoon of Oct. 22, Shanglin Yang walked down State Street, a route he had taken countless times since beginning his computer science studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
‘He was the guy’: How Rudy Martzke invented the sports media beat
Born and raised in Milwaukee, Martzke graduated from the University of Wisconsin and worked for a few newspapers and ABA teams. (He liked to tell people he helped hire Bob Costas at the Spirits of St. Louis.) Eventually, he ended up at the Democrat and Chronicle in Rochester, New York, before moving to the D.C. area to help launch USA Today.
‘Airplane!’ filmmaker Jim Abrahams, a Shorewood High School alum, has died
While students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Abrahams and his friends Jerry and David Zucker and Dick Chudnow started the comedy group Kentucky Fried Theater, which combined video satires of TV commercials and a stage show.
It’s almost time to predict when Lake Mendota will freeze over
To be considered frozen over, lakes Wingra and Monona must have at least half ice cover. Mendota, the largest of Madison’s lakes, is subject to another rule developed by limnologists Edward Birge and Chancey Juday in the early 1900s because of its odd shape: The lake is considered frozen when you can’t row a boat between Picnic Point on UW-Madison’s northeast side to Maple Bluff.
Behind the scenes of a ‘special tradition’ on a game day with Wisconsin’s marching band
The University of Wisconsin marching band already was in game mode despite more than 10 hours remaining before kickoff of the Badgers’ football game against No. 1 Oregon.
The government wants to develop this battery type
LENS will collaborate with eight universities, including Virginia Tech, University of Wisconsin–Madison, University of Maryland, University of Rhode Island, and a few others.
Wisconsin’s next elections are in February and April. Here’s what’s on the 2025 ballot.
Jill Underly, the incumbent who has been in the position since 2021, is running for a second term. She was previously the superintendent of the Pecatonica School District and has held roles as a principal, teacher and academic advisor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Babcock Dairy of UW-Madison expands recall on Orange Custard Chocolate Chip ice cream
Babcock Dairy, an ice cream and cheese plant housed within UW–Madison’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences in Madison, is voluntarily expanding its recall on Orange Custard Chocolate Chip ice cream that may be labeled as Chocolate Peanut Butter.
Babock Dairy expands recall on Orange Custard Chocolate Chip ice cream
UW-Madison’ Babcock Dairy is expanding its recall on Orange Custard Chocolate Chip ice cream that may be labeled as Chocolate Peanut Butter, the dairy said Tuesday.
For decades, installing E.V. chargers didn’t pay off for retailers. Now it does.
Now, new studies say retailers’ charging efforts may well be paying off: One peer-reviewed study by researchers at Boston University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison published this year looked at the impact of nearly 1,600 Tesla Supercharger stations in more than 800 U.S. counties and found a 4 percent increase in monthly visits for retailers within 200 meters of chargers after they were installed. The effects were most pronounced for retailers within 150 meters. The researchers also found a 5 percent increase in spending.
UW survey made correct call on all three Madison referenda
A University of Wisconsin Survey Center poll conducted in the weeks before the Nov. 5 election correctly projected the outcomes of a city of Madison referendum and two Madison school district ballot measures — from the narrowest margin of victory to the widest.
65-year-old cold case of dead child found on side of Wisconsin road is solved with DNA
A DNA profile was completed in May, but it did not match any profiles in the national Combined DNA Index System, or CODIS. Additional skeletal remains in the possession of the University of Wisconsin were found to match the skull, however, leading to more evidence.
Will More States Try to Protect Marriage Equality With Trump Back in Office?
But many of those who could be affected by the overturning of Obergefell say a ballot proposal is a worthy endeavor. Acadia Bradley, a junior at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, found Trump’s win devastating, especially given the hope she had felt for the election over recent weeks. During Trump’s presidency from 2016–20, Bradley felt homophobia was emboldened—as if Trump “almost [gave] them a free pass, or a little bit more courage to act on their hatred towards us.”
How Charlie Kirk’s ‘Brainwashed’ Tour Helped Reelect Trump
Originally scheduled as a four-stop jaunt, Kirk’s tour ultimately swelled to 25 colleges, including the University of Wisconsin, Kansas State University and the University of Georgia, where he engaged undergraduates on topics ranging from the economy to immigration to liberal bias in academia.
How higher ed can inspire belonging in student veterans
University of Wisconsin–MadisonIn June, the Universities of Wisconsin system Board of Regents approved a proposal to expand and establish greater supports for student veterans on campus. The university will allocate funds for a University Veteran Services staff member to lead student success initiatives for military-affiliated learners and will form a task force on student veterans’ financial support.
Trump gained ground in battle for Wisconsin college voters, even flipping one UW campus ward
Tuesday’s election was a fight for votes across battleground Wisconsin, including college campuses scattered across the state.
The Stunning Geography of Trump’s Victory
As for the University of Wisconsin’s politically super-charged Dane County, naturally it produced more Democratic votes. But it was modest by its standards — just 7,200 votes more than in 2020.
Gen Z Voters React With Fear, Anger, and Resolve After Trump Wins the 2024 Election
Charlene Huynh (she/any), 20, senior studying sociology and communication arts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
“One of the main reasons [Harris] lost is because she really abandoned the left.”
Honor Durham (she/her), 21, senior studying political science at UW-Madison
“The only thing that the Democrats could have done differently is to actually have Joe Biden step aside earlier.”
UW-Madison student turn out to the polls in higher numbers than in years past
The UW-Madison student body makes up close to 18% of the population of Madison, a key part of Wisconsin’s electorate.
Babcock Dairy recalling some ice cream products
“People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to eggs or Yellow #5 run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reactions if they consume these products,” the press release said.
Babcock Dairy issues recall for mislabeled ice cream
Babcock said in a statement Orange Custard Chocolate Chip and Chocolate Peanut Butter were recalled for people who who have an allergy to eggs and run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products.
Babcock Dairy recalls ice cream due to labeling error, risk of allergic reactions
The Babcock Dairy Store at the University of Wisconsin has voluntarily recalled approximately 41 half-gallon cases of ice cream, according to a statement released by the company. Mistakenly labeled as chocolate peanut butter, the cases actually contain orange custard chocolate chip ice cream.
UW-Madison’s history, campus police subject of new podcast
The creators of a new podcast want to tell the history of the University of Wisconsin-Madison that people won’t hear on a campus welcome tour.
How Donald Trump flipped Wisconsin back to red
Trump performed the best he ever has among student voters at UW-Madison, according to an analysis of vote totals from the 12 Madison precincts containing the majority of on- and off-campus housing for UW-Madison students, while Harris performed than worse recent Democratic candidates among the same group.
Babcock Dairy recalling Orange Custard Chocolate Chip and Chocolate Peanut Butter ice cream
Babcock Dairy said Tuesday it is voluntarily recalling Orange Custard Chocolate Chip and Chocolate Peanut Butter ice cream due to mislabeling and an allergy risk.
Tammy Baldwin wins third term in Senate, defeating Eric Hovde in Wisconsin
“I’m supposedly the jerk from California. Yet, I’m born and raised here in this state, spent my last 12 years living where you grew up,” Hovde said. “I’m a [University of Wisconsin] grad, you’re not.” Baldwin responded that she was. “Law school, not undergrad,” Hovde shot back.
UW-Madison students make their voices heard as most vote for the first time
Students made their way to Memorial Union, Lowell Hall and other campus polling locations between classes to cast their vote.
With record early turnout, more than 10,000 early vote at UW-Madison locations
Ballots cast at University of Wisconsin-Madison early voting locations including Memorial Union, Union South and Health Sciences Learning Center comprised nearly one out of every five in-person votes from Oct. 22 to Nov. 1 amid record citywide early vote turnout.
Video: Wisconsin’s importance in the 2024 election
ABC News’ Deb Roberts reports from the University of Wisconsin campus where she’s been speaking with young voters.
Students in Wisconsin sing happy birthday to Gov. Evers on Election Day
While visiting a poll location at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Gov. Tony Evers was serenaded by students wishing him a happy birthday on Election Day.
Harris Allies Attempt 3-Pointer in Final Second Against Trump
The committee is eager to turn out young voters and Black voters across the battlegrounds. It is putting up 300 digital kiosks across college campuses that include the University of North Carolina and its affiliated campuses, Michigan State University, Temple University, Marquette University, and the University of Wisconsin.
Erin Warner is on a mission to find UW-Madison students off-campus homes
Erin Warner is a Badger mom who learned the hard way how difficult the housing market can be to navigate.
Years ago, before Warner became the off-campus housing specialist for UW-Madison’s University Housing Division, her own daughter found herself accidentally locked into two different off-campus housing leases. It took months to resolve.
UW-Madison seeks help with conference bookings after pandemic decline
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is hiring a consultant to help boost bookings at the school’s event, lodging and conference spaces after experiencing a decline in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
How Mutual Aid Helped People Survive Everything from COVID-19 to Hurricane Helene
The University of Wisconsin–Madison encampment organizers created a “People’s Kitchen” open to everyone, supplied by donations from local restaurants, community members, organizations and supportive UW faculty.
Harris hails first-time and gen Z voters at Wisconsin rally: ‘I’m so proud of you’
The campaign has invested in youth organizing in Wisconsin, hiring seven full-time campus organizers and a youth organizing coordinator. To broad applause, Ty Schanhofer, a first-time voter and student at the University of Wisconsin, introduced Harris and encouraged students to vote early.