Student protesters chanted “We all you love you ECE, we stand in solidarity,” as they marched up to Bascom Hall. Among them was Marcel, a graduate student at UW-Madison, one of many protesting today against the return of researcher and professor Dr. Akbar Sayeed to UW-Madison. “We are protesting because professor Sayeed drove his grad […]
Dr. Christy Remucal on PFAS Chemicals
Environmental chemists at UW-Madison are investigating how PFAS and other “forever” chemicals move throughout the environment. Their unique molecular structures makes them appealing for industrial use, but they also provide a challenge to researchers who want to predict their spread throughout an ecosystem. WORT producer Shaun Soman spoke with UW professor Dr. Christy Remucal about […]
UW-Madison Reinstates Multicultural Learning Community House Fellow
Over forty UW-Madison students gathered at Slichter’s Housing Office yesterday afternoon to protest University Housing’s move to put house fellow Chuefang Yang on paid administrative leave last Tuesday. Yang allegedly told students to limit the number of white people they invite to a learning community dedicated to students of color on campus, and according to […]
UWPD Seeks to Create Off-Campus Officer
Many UW students live off campus and, because of this, the UW Police Department had already been working to create an off campus officer position; however, when the Madison Police Department announced it would be eliminating its Langdon community officer position, the UWPD decided they needed to act. Marc Lovicott, the UW Police Department’s Director […]
UW-Madison Creates New Office of Tribal Relations Director
The University of Wisconsin-Madison announced this morning that it has chosen someone to fill a new office dedicated to facilitating relationships with Native American tribes in Wisconsin. Their choice, Aaron Bird Bear, is currently the School of Education’s assistant dean for student diversity programs. He’s also a graduate of the university. The new office of […]
New Study on Sexual Assault on UW Madison Campus
Over a quarter of undergrad women on the UW-Madison campus experienced sexual assault during their time at school. That’s according to a survey released this spring, as part of a 33 college study by the Association of American Universities. The findings have just been released this week. The survey shows that compared to four years […]
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