Category State & Global
Survey: Many still find it hard to stay home during pandemic, worry about mental health during isolation
Most people are motivated to physically separate themselves from others to help stop the spread of coronavirus, a UW survey shows, but obligations to work and family and mental health concerns make staying apart a challenge.
Taking survey can help thwart COVID-19, spread Wisconsin Idea
Based on your responses, a UW–Madison team will design a social media campaign to successfully encourage healthy behavior.
How to keep young children learning on the home front
UW–Madison educator and family engagement researcher Lorena Mancilla has some advice on how to create spaces and establish routines for learning and working effectively from home.
Professors prepare carefully to offer alternative education starting March 23
UW–Madison has provided faculty and instructors with tools to prepare to teach their classes using alternative methods, many involving online instruction.
Six possible impacts of COVID-19 on farming
Only time will reveal the severity of the impacts on agriculture from the novel coronavirus. Here is what farmers, farming families, ag employers and ag employees need to be aware of and plan for.
Managing finances in tough times
The COVID-19 pandemic has us all thinking about how to keep our loved ones and ourselves healthy and safe. Added to this stress is the uncertainly about economic conditions and how this may affect our personal finances, says financial capability specialist Peggy Olive.
How new data can make ecological forecasts as good as weather forecasts
Just as recurring changes in climate have predictable consequences for humans thanks to decades of weather data, they also have predictable effects on plants and animals.
‘Often our communities feel invisible’: Q&A with leaders of UW’s Indigenous Law Students Association
On March 6-7, the student association will present a conference on federal Indian law, which overlaps with the Law School’s hosting of the “Our Shared Future” heritage marker.
V. Craig Jordan, Michael G. Moore to receive honorary degrees from UW–Madison
Jordan, a groundbreaking cancer researcher, and Moore, a pioneer in the field of contemporary distance education, will be awarded honorary doctoral degrees during the winter 2020 commencement ceremonies in December.
UW–Madison ranked 1st in producing Peace Corps volunteers
For the fourth year in a row, the University of Wisconsin–Madison is No. 1 on the agency’s list of top volunteer-producing colleges and universities. There are 79 Badgers currently volunteering around the world.
School’s first La Follette Forum will be devoted to health policy
The president of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation will give the opening keynote address March 2 at the forum, which is expected to draw nearly 400 policymakers, community leaders, and researchers from across the state.
New UW–Madison Odyssey Project program offers college credit — and hope — to people in prison
In Odyssey Beyond Bars, 15 men gathered in a classroom at Oakhill Correctional Institution for an English 100 course to read essays and create their own.
Baldwin, nominated by UW–Madison and Marquette, wins ‘Champion of Science’ award
The award honors members of Congress whose actions and votes consistently reflect their commitment to fundamental science through funding investment for federal research agencies.
New engineering professor outsmarted doubters, and Twitter loves it
Steffi Diem's viral tweet has been liked by nearly 50,000 people and retweeted more than 2,000 times, and hundreds are sharing their own stories of succeeding despite the doubts of others — and themselves.
UW–Madison shares support for the Hmong community
UW–Madison is expressing support and sharing resources for Hmong community members following news reports that the federal government has opened negotiations that would allow the U.S. to deport certain Hmong residents to Laos.
UW–Madison researchers lead efforts to understand, thwart new coronavirus
Within the next few weeks, an interdisciplinary team of UW scientists hopes to begin studies of 2019-nCoV to "erect more barriers to prevent this sort of thing from happening in the future.”
New battleground poll to help bring swing states into focus for election 2020
The first polls, directed by the Elections Research Center at UW–Madison, will be conducted in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania immediately after the New Hampshire primary.
Chancellor Blank speaks to regents about navigating the changing world of higher ed
In a presentation to the UW System Board of Regents, Chancellor Rebecca Blank discussed a changing revenue picture, increasing competition from peer institutions, and changing public views of higher education.
Governor issues proclamation in honor of the Nelson Institute’s 50th anniversary
The institute, named for former governor, senator and Earth Day founder Gaylord Nelson, has worked to provide scientifically sound research on environmental challenges since 1970.
Mellon Foundation approves $2.8 million grant to UW–based humanities consortium
The Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes, a global network of over 250 humanities centers, institutes, research libraries and related organizations, will use the grant to expand and diversify, nationally and internationally.