Independent scientific analysis conducted by George Kraft, a University of Wisconsin scientist working with the Environmental Working Group (EWG), confirms that RDO’s latest proposed irrigated potato site would increase local groundwater and drinking water contamination to double or quadruple the legal limit under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act.
In a 2019 paper, Cyber Risk and Security Implications in Smart Agriculture and Food Systems (PDF), experts from Jahn Research Group at the University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Agriculture and Life Sciences argue that that the growing interconnectedness of the U.S. agriculture sector and the “increasing application of smart technology and devices” mean the risk of U.S. agriculture being “negatively impacted by a service interruption caused by a cyber attack or accidents…is rapidly growing
The HEERF III funding preliminary statement and the legislation regarding relief to Perkins borrowers were both unanimously passed during the meeting.
Psychoactive Pharmaceutical Investigation program is a cutting-edge, first-of-its-kind program, beginning fall 2021.
The Associated Students of Madison advocated for better implementation of student aid efforts and clarified their bylaws regarding student government positions at their Tuesday night meeting.
The student organization Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment (PAVE) is working to inform and empower the campus community to stand up against sexual assault during Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
“We have no words for what happened in Minnesota,” read a statement from the UW-Madison BIPOC Coalition on Tuesday. “We wish that we did, but there are no words to describe the despair and seemingly endless frustration that we feel.”
Instead, the commission asked the Central Business Improvement District, or the BID, and city staff to come back with a more detailed proposal, and what the impacts could be, of a temporary pedestrian mall on the three blocks closest to the UW-Madison campus.
The new funds will support organizations that are working to address inequities in Madison, according to a news release, and are in addition to the more than $3 million UW Health has committed every year to support organizations making a difference in our community.
Noted: The PGA Tour Champions and American Family Insurance have developed a safety plan approved by UW-Madison, which runs University Ridge.
The ability to pivot at particular points during the 2020-21 season has given the University of Wisconsin women’s soccer team the capability to adapt through the COVID-19 pandemic.
As we approach the end of this semester, many students are left burned out, exhausted and overwhelmed with the seemingly endless demands of college. Coupled with the increasingly demanding academics, the COVID-19 pandemic has only exacerbated students’ existing feelings of continuous stress. In fact, 71% of college students have indicated increased anxiety due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, more than ever, it is essential for students to find ways of dealing with these demanding stressors. This is where meditation comes into play!
Steven Wright, an associate professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School, said second-degree manslaughter is a charge for offenses that are not planned — one example in the statute specifically addresses hunting accidents, not uncommon in Minnesota.
“From a social science perspective, the decision from the governor to not go towards a lockdown I think is a sensible one,” said Dominique Brossard, chair of the Department of Life Sciences Communication at the University of Wisconsin. “You need to work with what you have as far as people’s psychological state.”
Joe Biden’s election gave some a glimmer of hope that the current $1.8 trillion mountain of student debt might finally be eliminated. Pressure from social movement groups, including the Movement for Black Lives and the Debt Collective, alongside progressive politicians such as Senator Bernie Sanders and Representatives Pramila Jayapal, Jamaal Bowman, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, have made the once-utopian demand for full student debt cancellation into a distinct political possibility.
