MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 10 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus posted the following news: * * * A threat to research for the public good The following message was shared with all employees, graduate students and postdoctoral researchers on Monday, Feb. 10. Dear members of the UW-Madison community, As you are likely aware, there have been a series of directives coming from the federal government in recent weeks, several that have significant impact on our campus. Last Friday,   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 10 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * FFRF ends preaching to student athletes in Minn. school district Photo by Dave Adamson on Unsplash The Freedom From Religion Foundation has ensured that the Pequot Lakes (Minn.) Public Schools system will be free of outside pastor participation at a student-led club. A concerned district parent informed FFRF that an outside youth minister was leading the Pequot  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 10 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Humanists International global report spotlights pernicious blasphemy laws For more than a dozen years, Humanists International has issued invaluable reports on the state of freethinkers around the world -- and this year's edition continues that laudable tradition. The 13th annual " Freedom of Thought Report " focuses on the harmful blasphemy laws that blight soc  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 10 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus posted the following news: * * * Panel: UW to focus on founders in entrepreneurship push Erik Iverson, CEO of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, speaks during a panel presentation titled "Empowering Innovation and Entrepreneurial Excellence" on Feb. 7. From left to right are Jessica Martin Eckerly, Iverson, Kieran Furlong, Wes Schroll and Jon Eckhardt. Photo: Althea Dotzour At the Universities of Wisconsin Boar  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 10 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus posted the following news: * * * Pop star Bad Bunny needed a Puerto Rican history scholar. UW-Madison had just the one. Bad Bunny (above) vibed with UW-Madison professor Jorell Melendez-Badillo's book on Puerto Rican history -- and then collaborated with him on a new chart-topping album. Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP How would you feel if, out of the blue, Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny called to ask you a favor?   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 10 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Reagan FFRF ad airing on Colbert and Rachel Maddow and 'The Daily Show' Ron Reagan's iconic advertisement for the Freedom From Religion Foundation as an "unabashed atheist, not afraid of burning in hell" will continue to run periodically over the next several weeks on MSNBC. Reagan's commercial will be broadcast on the "Rachel Maddow Show" (9 p.m. and midnight Eas  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 10 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus posted the following news: * * * Winter Carnival: Delighting in the ice and snow UW-Madison's annual Winter Carnival on Feb. 6-9 drew big crowds to frozen Lake Mendota and its shoreline to skate, ice fish, sled play broomball and hockey and enjoy a freestyle snowboard and ski show. Others just came to walk on the ice together and marvel at the replica of the Statue of Liberty's head and torch. The celebration was capped  more