Wisconsin Democrats Focus On Dane County For Victory Wisconsin Democrats focus on Dane County for victory, highlighting organizing efforts and staffing advantage over Trump. VP Harris rally planned. Top News · Sep 20, 2024
Supermassive black hole winds blowing at 36 million miles per hour can sculpt entire galaxies Astronomers have measured supermassive black hole winds that existed when the universe was less than a billion years old, showing how these cosmic titans shape galaxies. Space · Jun 24, 2024
Pro-Palestinian Protests Disrupt U.S. University Commencements Protests over Israel-Hamas conflict impact U.S. university commencements, leading to disruptions and demonstrations. Top News · May 13, 2024
Feds arrest man at Detroit airport after threats targeting Wisconsin university DETROIT — Federal agents arrested a former University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate student at Detroit Metropolitan Airport who flew to America from Copenhagen on Friday after threatening students, faculty and staff members at his alma mater and vowing to hide the flesh of their children in hamburger meat, according to federal… Tribune News Service · Mar 13, 2023
Rebecca Blank dies at 67; renowned economist led the University of Wisconsin Rebecca Blank was president-elect of Northwestern University last year when a cancer diagnosis led her to step down. She was an advisor to three U.S. presidents. Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 20, 2023
Remembering Yi-Fu Tuan: The most influential scholar you've never heard of Yi-Fu Tuan, who died in Madison, Wis. on Aug. 10, 2022, was known as the most influential academic you never knew. Referred to as the father of humanistic geography, his most influential works dealt with the concepts of space, place and sense of place. The Conversation · Nov 14, 2022
If your mother was pregnant during the Great Depression, years might have been taken off your life by the economy, study says The study bolsters the case that “disparities in individuals begin to develop before we’re even born, before we can choose what to eat, before we can choose to exercise,” one of its authors told Fortune. Fortune · Nov 10, 2022
Courts bombarded with election lawsuits Parties are increasingly turning to courts to resolve disputes about the rules for voting Salon · Oct 27, 2022
World’s largest ocean reserve off Hawaii has spillover benefits nearby, study finds Yellowfin and bigeye tuna catches rise outside 1.5m sq km marine protected area, proving value of no-catch zone, researchers say The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2022
Eliminating fossil fuel air pollution would save about 50,000 lives, study finds Burning oil, coal and other fossil fuels releases plumes of tiny, dangerous particles. A new study estimates that eliminating that pollution would save about 50,000 lives in the U.S. each year. WEKU · May 17, 2022