Randolph Ashton is using human embryonic stem cells to grow neural tubes, which give rise to the brain and spinal cord.
At UW-Madison, 500 scientists studying stem cells 20 years after discovery
Wisconsin State Journal
November 5, 2018
Top Stories
Research
Missed opportunity? UW’s Waisman Center chose not to participate in developing new autism blood test
Isthmus
What if a simple blood test could determine if your child — as young as 18 months — has the developmental issues associated with autism spectrum disorder? That outcome could both speed up the diagnosis and treatment of an often-devastating childhood disease.
What 7 statistics tell us about immigration and crime
CNN
In a release from the University of Wisconsin-Madison announcing the study’s findings, Light, a sociology professor, said it’s important to look at data as the immigration debate continues.
UW researcher using stem cells to create ‘spare part’ for blindness
Wisconsin State Journal
Scientists in Dr. David Gamm’s lab at UW-Madison can coax stem cells to grow into three-dimensional retinas in a dish and show that the tissue responds to light.
UW-Madison furthers research legacy through investigation of financially vulnerable families
Daily Cardinal
To continue UW-Madison’s long history in research, the Center for Financial Security will participate within a five-year agreement to study the fiscal well-being of those who are most financially vulnerable.
Higher Education/System
Out-of-state college students express concern and confusion about voting
WKOW-TV 27
Some out-of-state students need special ID cards to be eligible to vote in Wisconsin. However, some students feel it’s hard to get those cards and show proof of residency.
UW Chancellor Rebecca Blank writes letter to defend transgender protections
WISC-TV 3
University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank joined the presidents of Rutgers and Princetion universities Thursday in writing an open letter to Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to defend protections for transgender persons.
Blank joins other higher education leadership to oppose transgender memo
Daily Cardinal
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.
Campus life
UW-Madison students organize events to celebrate Native American heritage month
Daily Cardinal
UW-Madison’s Native November Planning Leadership, composed of organizations like American Indian Science and Engineering Society and the Gender and Sexuality Campus Center, has collaborated to organize a series of events to celebrate Native American Heritage Month.
State news
Did Scott Walker and Donald Trump Deal Away the Wisconsin Governor’s Race to Foxconn?
The New Yorker
Noted: In an editorial published on UrbanMilwaukee.com, William Holahan, a professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee business school, and Charles Kroncke, a former professor at the school of business at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, calculated that if Foxconn’s taxpayer subsidies were given to random entrepreneurs, the money would generate more than ninety thousand jobs.
Crime and safety
What could the University of Utah and its police have done for slain student Lauren McCluskey? Experts offer some ideas.
The Salt Lake Tribune
University President Ruth Watkins said Friday that two former commissioners of the Utah Department of Public Safety, John T. Nielsen and Keith Squires, and former University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Chief Sue Riseling will investigate campus police policies and the handling of McCluskey’s case.
Horse kick in the head lands victim in hospital, Madison Fire says
Wisconsin State Journal
A person bending down behind a horse at the UW-Madison Veterinary School was kicked in the head, landing the person in the hospital.
19-year-old kicked by horse, injured at UW Veterinary School, officials say
WISC-TV 3
Paramedics escorted the patient to the ambulance, tended to a wound that resulted from the incident, and transported the patient to the emergency room, officials said.
Community
Lake View Elementary class for whole family aims to stop bullying
Wisconsin State Journal
It is being taught by Rena Kornblum, a dance/movement therapist who … also teaches dance/movement therapy and ballroom dance at UW-Madison.
Arts & Humanities
At 75, jazz great Ben Sidran is looking back and enjoying his ‘third act’
2018 has been a year of looking back and lightening the load for Ben Sidran. He and his wife Judy were the instigators of The Madison Reunion on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, a celebration of the city’s pivotal role in the 1960s culture and social justice movements … He donated his archives to the UW-Madison Libraries, including almost 100 boxes of recordings, letters and photographs.
New biopic will introduce Freddie Mercury’s music to the Spotify generation
CNN
Quoted: Jeff Smith, a film professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison whose research focuses on the use of music in film, predicts that “Bohemian Rhapsody” will give a boost to Queen’s recordings. It wouldn’t even be the first time a film has been a boon for the band.
Warrington Colescott prints on display at Chazen Museum
Wisconsin State Journal
The artist Warrington Colescott came to UW-Madison for a one-year appointment in 1949 — and stayed for 37 years, helping to build one of the nation’s foremost art department printing programs and an international reputation of his own.
Temporary art piece aims to spark public discourse
Daily Cardinal
An art piece installed in front of Memorial Library invites passersby on Library Mall to interact with it. The piece, created by UW-Madison graduate student Matthew Vivirito, was constructed Thursday morning.
Athletics
Family of Capt. Cory Barr to be honored at Badger Football game
NBC-15
The three family members were surprised on the field with a Wisconsin football jersey embroidered with Capt. Cory Barr’s badge number #138 and the Sun Prairie Fire Department patch.
Special Olympics athletes and UW students team up for Unified Sports championship
NBC-15
Unified Sports held its championship flag football game Sunday night at the Near West Fields at UW Madison, bringing together Special Olympics athletes and UW students.
Artists remember star wrestler in Bucky statue
NBC-15
Junior Eli Stickley was excited to find himself alongside Badger icons like Dayne and Kaminsky. Two months later, Eli died in a car accident near the Quad Cities in Illinois. He was 21-year-old.
Opinion
Tom Still: Inside Wisconsin Improving academic research payoff requires people and facilities
Wisconsin State Journal
A few years ago, University of Wisconsin System schools were being “poached” by other universities that tried to take advantage of budget cuts and the perception that UW tenure had been eroded. As UW-Madison Engineering Dean Ian Robertson told members of his advisory boards Oct. 19, the tide has turned. More young professors and researchers are being recruited at his college.
Business/Technology
Food ordering apps like EatStreet are growing. Not everyone in the restaurant industry likes it.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Noted: EatStreet, founded in a University of Wisconsin-Madison dorm room in 2010, is in more than 250 cities nationwide with more than 15,000 restaurant partners.
UW Experts in the News
The surge in early voting, explained
Vox
Quoted: Black churches used Sunday services to push people to the polls in what they called ”souls to the polls” initiatives, Barry Burden, a political scientist with the University of Wisconsin Madison, recalls.
U.S. midterm elections: What they are, how they work and why they matter
Global News
Quoted: Barry Burden, professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin, characterized the rival political parties as “a Democratic Party that’s enthused and active” and a Republican Party “who are playing defense and hoping to hold on to what they have.”
Fully accessible observation tower with ramp planned for Peninsula State Park in first-of-its-kind project
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Noted: William H. Tishler, a professor emeritus of landscape architecture at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is a Door County native and author of a history of the park.
As campaigns enter final stretch, voters in key region lament negativity
Wisconsin State Journal
Quoted: The area is more in play than other traditionally red parts of the state, said David Canon, professor of political science at UW-Madison. “Because politics is so polarized today there just aren’t as many people who are up for grabs in the middle,” Canon said. “The parties are viewing this as a base election.”
What’s on MPR News
Minnesota Public Radio News
Quoted: MPR News with Angela DavisPollsters from around the region, including Brad Coker of Mason Dixon Polling, talk about Minnesota races. Barry Burden from the University of Wisconsin-Madison discusses Gov. Scott Walker’s re-election bid and other races in Wisconsin; and Ann Selzer, who runs her own polling organization in Iowa, called Selzer and Company.
Obituaries
Kuno, Helen Eileene (Farrell)
Eileene worked at Lowell Hall Center, and later as a librarian for the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Martin, Ralph K.
He was employed at the UW Physical Plant for over 30 years.
UW-Madison Related
Campaigns Make Final Push to Galvanize Voters for Midterms
The New York Times
“I want to be changing things day in and day out,” Morgan, a University of Wisconsin freshman, said. “You can’t complain if you don’t contribute.”
Tony Evers’ Family: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
Heavy.com
Evers and his wife also have seven grandchildren. According to his DPI bio, “Born and raised in Plymouth, Wisconsin, Dr. Evers graduated from Plymouth High School and earned his bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degree in educational administration from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Illinois Family Physician of the Year worked in Dane County, attended UW
NBC-15
Dr. Huggett graduated from UW Madison in 1981. He practiced as a Urgent Care Physician with Dean Urgent Care Centers in Madison from 1988-1990.