University of Wisconsin-Madison

The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public, land-grant institution that offers a complete spectrum of studies through 13 schools and colleges. With more than 49,000 students from every U.S. state and 116 countries, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of Wisconsin’s state university system. UW–Madison is a formidable research engine, ranking eighth among U.S. universities as measured by dollars spent on research. Faculty, staff, and students are motivated by a tradition known as the Wisconsin Idea that the boundaries of the university are the boundaries of the state and beyond.

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Will local Republican Parties again serve as megaphones for election disinformation, as they did in 2020? AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File

Swing‑state GOP leaders amplified election denial in 2020 − and may do so again

In 2020,the #StopTheSteal movement built over months of false claims of fraud, culminating in the violence of Jan. 6, 2021. Is the same foundation being laid by local GOP activists today?
Une enquête universitaire décrypte les relations amoureuses des très jeunes couples. Saydung89

De la domination masculine dans les couples adolescents

Une enquête analyse les mécanismes par lesquels la domination masculine s’impose chez les adolescents et comment certaines jeunes filles entrent dans une relation amoureuse « dévalorisante ».
A pressão exercida por colegas e enraizada na mídia é no sentido de dizer que as meninas devem apreciar meninos com atitudes e perfil agressivos, o que faz com que muitas delas acabem gostando - ou acreditando que gostam - desse tipo de companheiro. Neste processo tóxico, o comportamento violento passa a ser normalizado e aceito, e faz, até mesmo, que as meninas o confundam com amor, levando-as a relacionamentos abusivos. Shutterstock

Amor tóxico: Por que é comum adolescentes se apaixonarem por rapazes que lhes fazem mal?

Como os adolescentes podem se apaixonar por alguém que os trata mal? Mensagens da mídia, pressão dos colegas e amizades falsas se combinam no “flerte desdenhoso”
Jóvenes mirando su móvil en una habitación. Shutterstock

¿Qué puede llevar a una adolescente a ligar con alguien que la trata mal?

¿Cómo es posible que haya adolescentes que se enamoren de alguien que las trata mal? Los mensajes mediáticos, la presión del grupo y las amistades falsas se combinan en los ‘ligues despreciativos’.
Sports betting companies offer wagers on who will clinch a party’s presidential nomination, which candidate will win the election and much more. kmaassrock/E+/Getty Images

Odds are that gambling on the Biden/Trump competition will further reduce the presidential campaign to a horse race

Overseas-based sports betting companies offer wagers in the US on who will clinch a party’s presidential nomination and which candidate will win the election. What does this mean for democracy?
More than 96% of the population of Gaza is experiencing hunger insecurity at various levels of severity. AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi

Gazans’ extreme hunger could leave its mark on subsequent generations

Hunger, stress, trauma, inadequate sanitation and other factors are converging to create a widespread humanitarian disaster with consequences that could last for generations.
Roads divide what once was a larger wetland into four smaller pools in east-central North Dakota. AP Photo/Charlie Riedel

The US is losing wetlands at an accelerating rate − here’s how the private sector can help protect these valuable resources

The Supreme Court drastically reduced federal protection for wetlands in 2023. Two environmental lawyers explain how private businesses and nongovernment organizations can help fill the gap.

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