UW-Madison remained in the top 10 among U.S. universities in spending on research and development, according to an annual survey from the National Science Foundation.
UW remains sixth in R&D spending, survey shows
Wisconsin State Journal
November 21, 2018
Top Stories
Leckrone prepares to lead UW Marching band in final Camp Randall game
NBC-15
Every band has a leader….but none quite like Mike.
Leckrone reflects on last home game as UW Band director
WKOW-TV 27
Leckrone, 82, says he wanted to make it to 50 years leading the band and leave on a high note. But it was still a tough decision. “To come to the decision, knowing what it meant for me to give up things that I really enjoy doing, that was hard,” he told 27 News.
EatStreet founders receive UW-Madison’s 2018 Entrepreneurial Achievement Award
WISC-TV 3
Matt Howard and Alex Wyler founded the online food ordering company Eat Street in 2010 and it has since grown to serve 15,000 restaurants in 275 cities.
Research
Why do Black Friday shoppers throw punches over bargains? A marketing expert explains ‘psychological ownership’
The Conversation
My colleagues Joann Peck and Scott Swain and I conducted several studies to find out.
Higher Education/System
UW-Platteville sign dedications at branch campuses
NBC-15
The University of Wisconsin-Platteville formally dedicated the exterior signs to its new branch campuses on November 19.
Campus life
Bucky’s Tuition Promise provides free tuition to 796 UW-Madison Freshmen
WISC-TV 3
The program covers four years at UW’s flagship university and is funded through private gifts, not taxpayer dollars.
Health
Med Flight adding helicopter at Portage; third location for the UW Health service
Wisconsin State Journal
Response times to medical emergencies in north-central Wisconsin will be a little quicker next year, thanks to Madison-based Med Flight.
Athletics
Badgers cross country runners Morgan McDonald, Alicia Monson collect honors
Wisconsin State Journal
Three days after becoming the fourth University of Wisconsin athlete to win an NCAA men’s individual cross country title, senior Morgan McDonald was named the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association National Athlete of the Year, the organization announced Tuesday.
Business/Technology
How too much confidence can benefit entrepreneurs
Futurity
Elfenbein and Hart Posen of the University of Wisconsin first struck upon this course of study while together at the Darden-Cambridge Judged Entrepreneurship Conference in London in 2015. Over dinner in Cambridge’s Christ’s College dining hall, they decided to put a team together to emphasize their scholarly strengths.
UW Experts in the News
California isn’t built for 21st century wildfires
Patch
Quoted: “You get this very different fire dynamic once it gets into a heavily populated area,” said Anu Kramer, a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who co-authored the research upon which the estimate is based. “You have cars on fire, propane tanks exploding, and burning houses radiating a lot of heat, which can contribute to neighboring houses igniting. That’s very different from trees and shrubs burning in a forest.”
Butter is back, just in time for the holidays
CNN
Quoted: “We’ve gone up more than a pound per person,” said Robert Crop, Professor Emeritus and Dairy Marketing Specialist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Doctors: Get your flu shot before holiday gatherings
WISC-TV 3
Quoted: Dr. Jeannina Smith is an infectious disease specialist with UW-Health and a mother herself. “I get my children the flu vaccine because I believe it will protect them,” Smith said.
UW-Madison Related
How to influence campaigns: Take inexperienced staffers, stir in a small amount of money, Democrats find
The Washington Post
Two races were targeted. Vaezi, a recent graduate of the University of Wisconsin, focused on Grant’s race in California, and Charlotte Robertson, a recent graduate of Ithaca College, targeted the seat of Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner Jr. in the northern suburbs of Milwaukee
My Life as a Hopeless Romantic
New York Times
Tara Roach, a student at the University of Wisconsin, sent us a problem to figure out:I’m graduating this May and have lived with the same group of friends since my freshman year. We’re going different directions next fall and I’m already preoccupied about how different my life will be without seeing them every day. What’s your advice for appreciating the time we still have together without worrying about the future?
Going Native: Reasons to Be Thankful
Progressive.org
Later, when I was teaching at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, my nephew Nick lived with me while attending high school. Each Thanksgiving, I would invite my brothers for the weekend.
College Advice for Students of Marginalized Identities
Teen Vogue
~Sheltreese McCoy (she, her, hers) Bowling Green State University 04, University of Wisconsin Madison 11 MS 18 PhD”
Try things on. Be prototypical with yourself…if something doesn’t feel like it works or fits, that’s ok…try something new, even if it’s only kinda slightly maybe new. Wear whatever the f*ck you want, including red lipstick and giant earrings. Question all the things, especially the rules if they are hurting you. All the things are for you despite them treating you like they’re not (study abroad, student government, internships, scholarships, student orgs, majors)…ALL. OF. IT!”