Sen. Howard Marklein and Rep. Travis Tranel are sponsoring a bill that would give the University of Wisconsin System $7.9 million fund annually to create and fund the UW Dairy Innovation Hub at UW-Madison, UW-Platteville and UW-River Falls.
May 1, 2019
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GOP Legislators Propose UW Dairy Hub: Two Republican legislators want to spend nearly $8 million annually to create dairy research programs at three University of Wisconsin System schools.
U.S. News and World Report
Two Republican legislators want to spend nearly $8 million annually to create dairy research programs at three University of Wisconsin System schools.
GOP Legislators Propose UW Dairy Innovation Hub: Proposal Includes Spending Nearly $8M Annually To Create Dairy Research Programs At 3 Campuses
Wisconsin Public Radio
Two Republican legislators want to spend nearly $8 million annually to create dairy research programs at three University of Wisconsin System schools.
These researchers are getting access to Facebook data to study misinformation
Poynter
Quoted: Of the five researchers Poynter reached out to, only one responded saying that fact-checking was in the scope of their project for Social Science One. But for Sebastián Valenzuela, a visiting professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, studying how fact checks affect misinformation on Facebook is still tough even with the data-sharing tools.
“It’s a bit more tricky for our project because the information on whether the shared link on Facebook was sent or not to a third-party fact-checker (which is the easiest way of measuring whether fact checks affected fake news sharing) is not available for Chile,” said Valenzuela, the lead researcher for one of the winning abstracts, in an email to Poynter.
The Most Important Scholar of Buddhism You’ve Never Heard Of
Tricycle
Noted: His death rocked the department that he had started at the University of Wisconsin-Madison—there was no apparent successor—and his students scattered across the globe, carving out niches for themselves in areas of academic scholarship in which they would become experts. Now, 50 years after his death, we’re taking a long-overdue look at Robinson, who mentored some of today’s top Buddhist thinkers and set the groundwork for Buddhist higher learning in the US.
Badgerloop unveils newest hyperloop pod, looks forward to SpaceX competition
Badger Herald
Designing vehicle presents challenges both technical and otherwise.
Higher Education/System
What Doug Ford could learn from Wisconsin about higher education
The Conversation
Written by , PhD Candidate, History, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Decision day: How the region’s students picked their college
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Noted: Cliché as it sounds, I knew I wanted to go to Wisconsin-Madison within about 20 minutes of my being on campus. Prior to visiting, it had checked all of my boxes: it was a big school with great game days and school spirit, it had an extremely impressive dairy science program (arguably the best in the nation), and the location wasn’t too close to home while still having all of the seasons. But my love for the school grew exponentially while I was on campus.
Tony Evers appoints longtime Democratic donors to University of Wisconsin Board of Regents
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Gov. Tony Evers made two appointments to the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents Monday — his first to the university system oversight panel on which he served until his election in November.
Panel picks finalists for UW-Whitewater chancellor post
Madison.com
The system announced Tuesday that a special regent committee has picked Interim UW-Whitewater Chancellor Cheryl Green; Louisiana State University of Alexandria Chancellor Guiyou Huang; Southwest Minnesota State University Provost and Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs Dwight Watson; and Slippery Rock University Provost and Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs Philip Way as finalists.Advertisement (1 of 1): 0:15
Plan would create Dairy Innovation Hub on UW campuses
WKOW-TV 27
“The problem is, for the last five years, our farmers haven’t been able to pay their bills,” said state Rep. Travis Tranel.
Report finds about half of college students struggle with food and shelter
College and university students aim to get educations to improve their lot in life. But a survey released Tuesday found that while they’re enrolled, about half of them have trouble putting food on the table and finding a stable place to live.
GOP legislators propose UW dairy hub
NBC-15
Two Republican legislators want to spend nearly $8 million annually to create dairy research programs at three University of Wisconsin System schools.
Panel picks finalists for UW-Whitewater chancellor
WISC-TV 3
The system announced Tuesday that a special regent committee has picked Interim UW-Whitewater Chancellor Cheryl Green; Louisiana State University of Alexandria Chancellor Guiyou Huang; Southwest Minnesota State University Provost and Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs Dwight Watson; and Slippery Rock University Provost and Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs Philip Way as finalists.
Campus life
How Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Serena Williams Inspired This 19-Year-Old to Run for Office—and Win?
Elle
When you hear the phrase “the future of politics,” they’re talking about people like Avra Reddy. At just 19, this Illinois-native University of Wisconsin-Madison student has become the first woman in 26 years—and the first woman of color—to represent District 8 on Madison’s City Council. And like many women who’ve sought to be the first, she faced sexism and doubt along the way. Here, she talks about the women who helped pull her through and the steps to take to follow in her footsteps.
UW-Madison bookstore shares photo of J.J. Watt’s giant graduation gown
WTMJ
Chances are, if you’re in the NFL, regular graduation gowns aren’t going to cut it.
Former Wisconsin Badgers and current Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt will give UW-Madison’s commencement speech this year.
UW-Madison dean’s handling of sexual harassment case under scrutiny in provost search
Wisconsin State Journal
Two women questioned dean John Karl Scholz at his finalist presentation Tuesday afternoon about how he responded to complaints regarding Harvey Jacobs, a former UW-Madison professor whom students and staff accused of inappropriately touching, staring and commenting as part of a pattern going back years.
University Book Store shares photo of J.J. Watt’s custom graduation gown
WISC-TV 3
The University Book Store shared this photo the other day, showing that Watt’s custom-made commencement gown was ready to go.
Gloria Hawkins Honored With Surprise Reception and Salute at UW-Madison
Madison365
Dr. Gloria Hawkins was honored with a salute and surprise reception for her 41 years of dedicated service to UW-Madison at the Chancellor’s Scholars Spring Reception April 29 at the Varsity Hall of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Union South.
State news
State representatives discuss impacts of Wisconsin budget on UW students
Badger Herald
Chris Taylor, Shelia Stubbs talk transportation, campus renovations, housing, university funding.
Agriculture
7 trends explaining the contours of Wisconsin’s deepening dairy crisis
Wisconsin State Farmer
Noted: The 2015 price plunge can largely be explained by weakening export demand, according to Mark Stephenson, who directs University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Center for Dairy Profitability and chairs a state dairy task force, that seeks to “maintain a viable and profitable dairy industry.”
It’s gardening time
Wisconsin State Farmer
Noted: Jerry Apps, born and raised on a Wisconsin farm, is Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the author of more than 35 books, many of them on rural history and country life. For further information about Jerry’s writing and TV work go to www.jerryapps.com.
USDA reveals new tool for Dairy Margin Coverage program
Ag Daily
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced the availability of a new web-based tool — developed in partnership with the University of Wisconsin — to help dairy producers evaluate various scenarios using different coverage levels through the new Dairy Margin Coverage program.
Community
Back Porch Serenade: Music, Memory And The Shoah
WORT FM
Almost a year ago, a viral photograph of high school students mugging for the camera with a Nazi salute after a prom in Baraboo caused a worldwide scandal. Since then, some prominent Madisonians have joined with residents of the Sauk County town in public education efforts about the grim realities of fascism and the legacy of the Holocaust. Among these is Teryl Dobbs, associate professor and chair of music education at the University of Wisconsin, Madison School of Music. Having long studied the music of Eastern European Jews under Nazi occupation, Professor Dobbs will share her research with the public at the Baraboo First United Methodist Church on Thursday, May 2nd at 6:30 pm.
Arts & Humanities
Six artists considered for new public art at Pinney Library
Noted: Finalists for the interior piece include Maria Amalia Wood, a Honduran-born textile artist and recent master of fine arts graduate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Human Ecology.
Opinion
I was sore about losing to Caster Semenya. But this decision against her is wrong
The Guardian
Noted: Madeleine Pape is a PhD candidate in sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a former athlete
Pete Buttigieg doesn’t speak seven languages. I know, because I do
The Daily Caller
Noted: I discussed the matter with one of the nation’s experts — Dr. Dianna L. Murphy, who directs the Language Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She pointed out that people can have a variety of language strengths and weaknesses; and rather than treating language competency as a “switch yes or no,” learners can tell more of a story about their abilities.
Business/Technology
The White House probably won’t be happy with the Fed’s interest-rate decision
Business Insider
Quoted: “In demanding aggressive cuts in the Fed funds rate, and a resumption in quantitative easing at a time when economic growth remains solid, the administration is only further demonstrating that it has only the political self interest of Mr. Trump at heart,” said Menzie Chinn, an economist at the University of Wisconsin at Madison.
UW Experts in the News
Trump says Wisconsin poverty rate is lowest in 22 years. It’s not.
Politifact Wisconsin
Quoted: “The trouble is if you look at the official poverty measure, it doesn’t cover things like the taxes they pay or the cost of going to work, and it doesn’t include the Earned Income Tax Credit or SNAP (food stamps) and other non-cash benefits,” said Timothy Smeeding, professor of public affairs and economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and former director of the poverty institute.
Supreme upset: Last-ditch Republican effort leaves Wisconsin liberals in the dust — again.
Noted: According to University of Wisconsin-Madison political science professor Howard Schweber, it’s no longer a question. Running as an independent with no political support is a losing strategy.
Local doctors weigh in on measles risk in Wisconsin
NBC-15
Quoted: Dr. Jonathan Temte, a professor of family medicine community health at UW and chair of the Wisconsin Council on Immunization, said it is only a matter of time before Wisconsin could see a case.
How much screen time is too much? Doctors weigh in on how much your kids should be consuming
WISC-TV 3
Quoted: “What it does is push away those all important, loving, nurturing, responsive interactions they should be having with adults in their environment,” said Dr. Dipesh Navsaria, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at UW-Madison. “That’s what drives development, and the research is clear on that.”