UW-Madison

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CAMPUS NEWS

Go Big Read sees record-breaking engagement on campus

By Elisa Wiseman | Nov. 1, 2015

Something about this year’s Go Big Read is a little different. What was once an attempt to engage and unite the campus around a common theme has become a powerful conversation among students, faculty and the surrounding Madison community. Dealing with the issue of racial inequity in the criminal justice system, this year’s Go Big Read hits home for those on and off campus.

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Activist promotes creating a welcoming environment for sexual assault victims

By Sammy Gibbons | Oct. 29, 2015

Sandra Kim, founding CEO and co-publisher of the media site “Everyday Feminism,” spoke about building an intersectional and inclusive movement to end sexual assault and domestic violence Wednesday.

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Coordinating Council approves internal budget for fiscal year 2017

By Scott Bembenek | Oct. 29, 2015

The Associated Students of Madison Coordinating Council voted Wednesday to approve ASM’s 2016-’17 internal budget, after making slight adjustments.

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New way to study microbes could solve global problems

By Laura Grulke | Oct. 28, 2015

A UW-Madison bacteriology professor, along with 17 other scientists from around the world, proposed a new way of approaching the study of microbes Wednesday, according to a university press release.

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Latest Campus Master Plan nears final stages

By Katrina Peterson and Peter Coutu | Oct. 27, 2015

The Facilities Planning & Management project team unveiled the newest stage of UW-Madison’s Campus Master Plan during its third public open house Tuesday. The Campus Master Plan is a collective effort between Facilities Planning & Management, planning consultants and the university community to establish a process of orderly growth for the campus.

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2015’s last free online course to focus on climate change policy and health

By Laura Grulke | Oct. 27, 2015

The last of this year’s UW-Madison Massive Open Online Courses will explore how climate change can affect public health and the policy that comes with it, according to a Tuesday university press release.

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Go Big Read author fills Varsity Hall

By Miller Jozwiak | Oct. 26, 2015

Bryan Stevenson, the author of this year’s Go Big Read book, filled Varsity Hall in Union South Monday night during a talk on mass incarceration and race.

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PAVE’s increased budget to bring teaching opportunity

By Ellie Herman and JoEllen Amato | Oct. 26, 2015

Members of the UW-Madison student organization Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment are planning to add speaker events and new programs through funds allocated by the Student Services Finance Committee.

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AHA looks to spread secular awareness

By Jake Skubish | Oct. 25, 2015

The student organization Atheists, Humanists, & Agnostics requested an increase in their budget proposal to the Student Services Finance Committee for the next fiscal year to better campus-wide programs and events.

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UW System institutions share additional budget effects

By Ellie Herman | Oct. 22, 2015

The Wisconsin Center for the Advancement of Postsecondary Education released a report Wednesday detailing additional effects of the Wisconsin state budget throughout the UW System.

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Cardinal View: UW falls short in clarity of sexual assault policy

By Cardinal View | Oct. 21, 2015

We have a sexual assault problem.

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Vice provost shares updated plans for Diversity Framework

By Madeline Heim | Oct. 21, 2015

The Associated Students of Madison Student Council met with UW-Madison Vice Provost and Chief Diversity Officer Patrick Sims during its meeting Wednesday to review advancements in the campus Diversity Framework.

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CAMPUS NEWS

Concealed carry on campus is dangerous

By JoEllen Amato and Samantha Wilcox | Oct. 21, 2015

Campus shootings are a horror that are unfortunately becoming a common occurrence in today’s society. Within 2015 alone, there have been 53 campus shootings across the country, killing 30 and injuring 53 people, according to The Kansas City Star. There are multiple schools of thought on how we can overcome this problem: increased gun control, improved treatment of mental health issues or fighting fire with fire by making it easier to defend oneself with a gun. This is the option that Wisconsin lawmakers want to make a reality on University of Wisconsin campuses, with state Rep. Jesse Kremer,R-Kewaskum, and Sen. Devin LeMahieu, D-Rostburg, proposing a bill to the state Senate that would allow students and faculty to conceal carry weapons on campus.

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Zebra-striped species arrives in Lake Mendota

By Laura Grulke | Oct. 21, 2015

“Wait a minute, I didn’t think these were supposed to be in the lake.”

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UW-Madison raises awareness of nonresident voter ID options

By Laura Grulke | Oct. 21, 2015

Amid changes to Wisconsin’s voter ID provisions, UW-Madison has taken steps to expand the ways in which students who don’t have Wisconsin driver’s licenses or IDs can vote, according to a Wednesday university press release.

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MEChA looks to use budget to forward cultural mission on campus

By Scott Bembenek and Jon Spike | Oct. 20, 2015

Movimiento Estudantil Chican@ de Aztlán, a UW-Madison student organization geared toward helping people identify themselves on campus, is looking to forward their mission throughout the upcoming school year, according to Clara Huerta, the group’s financial specialist.

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First steps in mother-of-pearl genesis discovered

By Bri Maas and Will Hoverman | Oct. 20, 2015

A team of Wisconsin scientists recently came closer to uncovering the elusive process by which nacre, more commonly known as mother-of-pearl, is created in nature.

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Researchers work to get employees with disabilities back to work faster

By Peter Coutu | Oct. 20, 2015

Timothy Tansey and Fong Chan, two researchers from the UW-Madison’s School of Education, are working with agencies across Wisconsin and the nation to help improve the effectiveness of vocational rehabilitation (VR) agencies.

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LGBTQ community members discuss sexual assault survey results

By Bri Maas | Oct. 19, 2015

Earlier this semester, members of the UW-Madison administration revealed the results of a survey taken by students last spring surrounding issues of sexual assault.

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UW-Madison uses new app to help students find housing

By Bri Maas | Oct. 19, 2015

UW-Madison Campus and Visitor Relations recently partnered with Abodo, a startup that helps students navigate off-campus housing options.