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Students, faculty gather for international meat competition

By Jenna Walters | Jan. 22, 2019

Members of the German Butchers’ Association (DFV, short for “Deutscher Fleischer-Verband”) are judging hundreds of meats from across North America at an international competition being held this week on the UW-Madison campus. The DFV and the American Association of Meat Processors have partnered to bring the 2019 Competition for Sausage and Ham to UW-Madison. Communication Manager for AAMP Diana Dietz said the meat is judged by German Master Craft Butchers based on its aroma, taste, texture and defects.

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Shutdown Stories: Post-grad plans put on hold until federal budget passes

By Sydney Widell and Grace Wallner | Jan. 22, 2019

Halle Lambeau checks the USAJobs website daily. But the government shutdown is making her job search difficult.

UWPD investigates Engineering Centers after smoke, alarms

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UWPD investigates unknown smoke, alarms

By Jenna Walters | Jan. 22, 2019

A WiscAlert sent to students and faculty Monday said there is no active fire at the Engineering Centers after an earlier alert warned of smoke and alarms with an unknown cause at campus Engineering Centers.

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WARF appeals court-ordered payment

By Jenna Walters | Dec. 30, 2018

Attorneys for the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation recently appealed a court ruling that said the organization owed Washington University $32 million.

Many students who receive services from the McBurney Disability Resource Center require the use of laptops in class, which can lead to a lack of privacy in a class that does not allow the use of technology.

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McBurney Center partners with Division of Student Life to increase food pantry donations

By Ethan Feller | Dec. 3, 2018

As the holiday season continues, the reality of food insecurity in Madison is more prevalent than ever.

Washington University sues WARF over kidney drug patents

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WARF forced to pay $31.6 million after royalties breach

By Sydney Widell | Dec. 3, 2018

A federal district court has mandated that the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, the university’s licensing and patenting arm, pay Washington University in St. Louis $31.6 million dollars for breaching a royalties contract related to selling a kidney disease drug.

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Theta Chi Fraternity no longer affiliated with UW following misconduct investigations

By Jenna Walters | Dec. 2, 2018

On Friday, the chapter renounced their student organization status in a letter to Chancellor Rebecca Blank. This comes after nearly a year of investigation into the fraternity following multiple allegations of misconduct.

New bandage technology could be a faster, cost-efficient way to heal injuries.

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New bandage technology could advance healing process

By Jenna Walters | Nov. 29, 2018

A team at UW-Madison has recently developed a wound-dressing that could speed up the healing process of injuries, both temporary and chronic. The bandage was created by UW-Madison materials science and engineering professor Xudong Wang along with his team of researchers.

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Porchlight director discusses shelter’s impact on homelessness solutions

By Sarah Jensen | Nov. 28, 2018

In response to the prevalence of homelessness in the Madison community, Porchlight Executive Director Karla Thennes visited UW-Madison to discuss her work in homelessness prevention.

Various Madison organizations gathered with the public for an emergency rally that was held in support of the migrant caravan along the El Chaparral border Tuesday.

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Migrant caravan violence leads call to arms throughout Madison community

By Robyn Cawley and Lauren Souza | Nov. 28, 2018

Empowered voices and heavy hearts carried on the chant, “no one is illegal, refugees are people,” while standing on the edge of State Street Tuesday evening. Community members gathered for a rally supporting the Central American migrant caravan of those who are seeking asylum in the U.S.

UW-Madison ranks top on the Peace Corps’ Top Volunteer-Producing Colleges and Universities list.

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Peace Corps director recognizes UW-Madison’s volunteer contribution

By Molly Davis | Nov. 26, 2018

Peace Corps Director Jody Olsen will visit UW-Madison this week to recognize the university’s No. 1-ranking campus program.

Bucky’s Tuition Promise underwrote college expenses for more than 18 percent of UW-Madison freshmen and transfer students this fall.

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Bucky’s Tuition Promise delivers free tuition to one-fifth of incoming students in first year

By Sydney Widell | Nov. 25, 2018

The grant program, which was announced last February, is designed to cover remaining UW-Madison tuition costs should other forms of financial aid fall short. Families who make less than $56,000 a year are eligible to apply for the scholarship, which is completely supported through private gifts to the university.

Four panelists discussed the work they do to alleviate burdens communities face in regards to the ICE arrests and raids.

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Madison community members discuss impacts of ICE arrests on local families

By Alyssa Hui | Nov. 22, 2018

More than 100 people from the Madison community gathered at the Pyle Center to discuss impacts of Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests that occurred across Wisconsin in late September. UW-Madison’s Asian American Studies Program hosted an event called “Four Days of Terror, Four Days of Hope” Tuesday to spread awareness about the recent ICE arrests and bring hope as well as action to the community. From Sept. 21-24, ICE deportation officers arrested 83 immigrants throughout Wisconsin, and 20 of those were residents of the Dane County area. “Today is a very special opportunity for us to learn about parts of our community that are unseen,” said Armando Ibarra, director of the Chican@ and Latin@ Studies program at UW-Madison. “This is a place of learning and a place of respect.”

Associated Students of Madison host distinguished campus organizations to talk about diversity on campus.

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Professor retires amid sexual misconduct allegations

By Sydney Widell | Nov. 18, 2018

Harvey Jacobs, a professor in the department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, retired last May, amid reports that he had touched students and coworkers inappropriately and made sexual remarks to them.

Recent months have seen an explosion in antisemitic incidents, with the latest happening in Newport Beach, California. In order to prevent these horrible acts from happening, students must be taught cultural sensitivity along with history.

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Artist wants us to remember that we’ve all been ‘strangers in a strange land’

By Sydney Widell | Nov. 16, 2018

In grappling with his own identity and family history, Chimen confronts broader themes of immigration, persecution, memory and belonging. He invites viewers into tent-like spaces that are simultaneously cathedrals and temporary shelters to contemplate their own heritage and the paths that lead them there.

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Newly appointed Mandarin-speaking counselor strives to expand mental health services

By Tiffany Huang | Nov. 8, 2018

Newly appointed UHS counselor Wei-Chiao Hsu looks to provide mental health services to more international students at UW-Madison.

UW-Madison to cover tuition and segregated fees for low-income Wisconsin students

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Blank joins other higher education leadership to oppose transgender memo

By Sydney Widell | Nov. 4, 2018

In a letter addressed to Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, Chancellor Rebecca Blank, along with presidents from Rutgers and Princeton Universities, called on the Department of Education to protect the rights of transgender people in education policy.

Bud Selig, a UW-Madison graduate and longtime Commissioner of Baseball, will give the commencement speech for the university’s winter graduating class of 2018.

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Former major league baseball commissioner to speak at UW winter commencement

By Jon Brockman | Oct. 31, 2018

Former MLB commissioner and Milwaukee Brewers founder Allan “Bud” Selig will give the commencement speech for UW-Madison’s winter graduating class in December. Selig, a Milwaukee native, founded the Milwaukee Brewers in 1970 and served as Commissioner of Baseball from 1992 until his retirement in 2015. He graduated from UW-Madison in 1956 with a bachelor’s degree in American history and political science.

Community members from across Madison came together to mourn those killed in Saturday's mass shooting.

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Campus holds candlelight vigil for those murdered in Pittsburgh

By Sydney Widell | Oct. 30, 2018

Days after a white supremacist murdered 11 people in Pittsburgh, in what is being considered the most deadly act of anti-Semitism on American soil, the UW-Madison campus is still reeling.

UW-Madison Police Department arrested Samuel F. Spencer on Tuesday for reported thefts at the Shell along with other crimes.

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UW Police arrests suspect after armed robbery

By Molly Davis | Oct. 29, 2018

A man who allegedly tried to rob a UW-Madison student on campus Sunday afternoon was arrested later that same day after surveillance footage was used to identify him.