Panel discusses hopes for new stem cell technologies
Twenty years of stem cell research at UW highlights new opportunities, challenges
Badger Herald
November 14, 2018
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UW-Madison study abroad programs ranked high in recent report
Daily Cardinal
The 2018 Open Doors Report showed UW-Madison led U.S. institutions in the number two spot for participation in semester-long study abroad programs, and 16th in the nation for overall study abroad participation.
Research
As epidemic of U.S. mental illness worsens, so does the funding gap to provide care
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Noted: The genesis of the Kubly Foundation, in its current form, began at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the 1950s when four undergrad students began a lifelong friendship — Michael Kubly and his wife-to-be Billie Wenger, and Michael Schmitz and his wife-to-be Jeanne Berry.
New report by UW professor touts benefits of mining in WI, hypothetical mine in Oneida County
Badger Herald
Juli Plant Grainer professor of economics Noah Williams released the report right before the midterm elections when Oneida County was set to vote on a non-binding referendum allowing “the lease of county lands … for the purposes of metallic mineral exploration, prospecting, bulk sampling and mining.”
Higher Education/System
Chancellor sorry for media storm over porn star visit
The La Crosse Tribune reports Gow issued a statement saying he’s sorry for the “sensationalistic media attention” the visit created. He says Hartley’s profession overwhelmed her message and he was naive about that possibility.
UW-Madison professor discusses equity in higher education
Daily Cardinal
A British political philosopher at UW-Madison discussed the aims of higher education and problems of morality and justice early Tuesday evening in Lathrop Hall. Professor Harry Brighouse mainly spoke about equity in education and the impacts of poor teaching on college and graduate students.
Experts weigh in on UW System’s financial struggles
Badger Herald
Despite UW-Madison’s success, other UW System schools challenges with retention rates, lack of funds persist.
Wisconsin universities aim to help environment through variety of projects
Badger Herald
Through use of campus ’green funds,’ Wisconsin universities implement sustainability initiatives.
UW-La Crosse Chancellor apologizes for inviting adult film actress to campus
Ch 13 - Eau Claire
School money was used to pay for her visit, which Gow now says he will personally compensate the university for. Gow says he is also arranging an anti-porn group, Fight the New Drug, to speak on campus later this month.
Student Success is Focus at APLU Convening
Diverse Issues in Higher Education
NEW ORLEANS—Universities can turn challenges into opportunities through resilience. That was the central focus of the annual Association of Public and Land Grant Universities (APLU) meeting that brought senior-level college administrators together to strategize on how best to serve their students.
Chancellor sorry for media storm over porn star visit
The Washington Post
LA CROSSE, Wis. — The chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse is apologizing for the attention he generated by inviting a porn star to speak on campus.
UW-Stevens Point Proposes Humanities Degree Cuts, Aims To Focus On Careers
Wisconsin Public Radio
A proposal from the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point this week would cut six humanities majors and and aims to change the school to one that mixes liberal arts into career-minded majors. Our guest journalist joins us to offer the latest details on the plan and what next steps would look like.
Arts & Humanities
‘Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City’ is the 2019 Fox Cities Reads pick
Appleton Post-Crescent
Noted: Desmond is a professor of sociology at Princeton University. He received his Ph.D. in 2010 from University of Wisconsin-Madison and has studied poverty in America, city life, housing insecurity, public policy, racial inequality and ethnography. (“Evicted” was the 2016-17 Go Big Read selection.)
Wisconsin Singers prepare for “hometown” show
WKOW-TV 27
A group of students from UW-Madison will perform more than 50 musical theatre numbers in their newest show, Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now!
Opinion
UW Regent Bob Atwell: Porn forum at UW-L is a horrible example of free expression
La Crosse Tribune
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Chancellor Joe Gow recently apologized for his naivety about the media coverage of his decision to pay $5,000 of public money to porn star Nina Hartley to give a talk on campus.
Business/Technology
UW dairy researchers partner with Wisconsin cheesemaker to create award-winning cheese
Badger Herald
Roelli Cheese Haus has been keeping up with overwhelming demand of cheese since 2016.
UW Experts in the News
Why It’s Easier to Make Decisions for Someone Else
Harvard Business Review
Evan Polman is an assistant professor of marketing and the Cynthia and Jay Ihlenfeld Professor for Inspired Learning in Business at the Wisconsin School of Business at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Milwaukee again an outlier in Wisconsin where vast majority of schools meet or exceed academic benchmarks
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Quoted: “The consensus seems to be that missing school has adverse consequences, from achievement growth to high school graduation and I’m not sure I totally buy it,” said Eric Grodsky, a UW-Madison professor of sociology and educational policy studies who has been studying absenteeism among Madison students.
Rabbi: It’s possible Baraboo students didn’t understand Hitler salute, Holocaust education lacking
WISC-TV 3
Quoted: “These actions and these expressions which might seem funny or might seem really trivial to them really were part of a system that destroyed families,” said Rabbi Andrea Steinberger from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Hillel.
The Future of Aging Just Might Be in Margaritaville
The New York Times
Noted: Nicole Werner, an industrial and systems engineer at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is preparing to pilot a social platform that would help people caring for a relative at home to organize assistance from a network of friends and relatives without having to ask for it.