The first six women to receive diplomas from UW were some of the first in the country. That same cutting edge mantra has continued with Badger women ever since.
UW celebrates 150 years of female graduates
NBC-15
July 17, 2019
Top Stories
Celebrating 150 years of women at UW-Madison
WISC-TV 3
One hundred and fifty years ago was a monumental milestone for UW-Madison: that’s when the first women graduated from the university.
Research
UW-Madison scientists expand effort to solve mysteries of universe inside South Pole ice
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
IceCube, the University of Wisconsin-maintained observatory that uses sensors more than a mile beneath the South Pole ice to detect ghostly high-energy particles and shed light on some of the most violent features of our universe, will receive a $37 million upgrade.
IceCube Neutrino: Observatory That Hunts Most Elusive Particle in the Universe Set for $37 Million Upgrade
Newsweek
The IceCube Neutrino Observatory is a unique detector buried deep within ice at the South Pole that’s designed to observe some of the strangest particles in the universe. Now, the facility is set to receive a $37 million upgrade in order to enhance its capabilities, with the intention of providing fascinating new insights into the nature of the cosmos.
Northern Wisconsin ‘CHEESEHEAD’ Study Covers A Lot Of Ground And Air
Wisconsin Public Radio
Anyone looking skyward near Park Falls in far northern Wisconsin recently may have noticed a mix of drones, other aircraft and towers popping up — not to mention the 10-ton laser.
IceCube: Antarctic neutrino detector to get $37M upgrade
NBC-15
IceCube, the Antarctic neutrino detector that in July of 2018 helped unravel one of the oldest riddles in physics and astronomy — the origin of high-energy neutrinos and cosmic rays — is getting an upgrade.
Higher Education/System
UW Tuition Fund Balances Down By More Than Half Since Tuition Freeze
Wisconsin Public Radio
Tuition fund balances at University of Wisconsin System campuses have been reduced by an average of 53 percent since 2013, when some lawmakers condemned the accounts as “slush funds.” For UW-Stevens Point the tuition balance has decreased enough to trigger a financial recovery plan recently approved by UW System President Ray Cross.
UW-Eau Claire Program Focuses On Supporting Students Who Were Homeless, In Foster Care
Wisconsin Public Radio
Leaving home for the freshman year of college in a dorm can be daunting.
Andrew S. Petersen: UW System promotes student success, drives Wisconsin economy
The Capital Times
The UW System is Wisconsin’s economic driver, and the best investment our taxpayers can make. We are returning $23 for every dollar invested in us.
Campus life
Badgers club fishing team hopes to reel in a spot at Nationals
WKOW-TV 27
While most teams on the campus of the University of Wisconsin are in summer break mode, one team is in the thick of their season. The UW Fishing Team will compete in a tournament later this week in Wabesha, MN for a chance to qualify for the National Championship.
Brenda González To Be UW-Madison’s New Director of Community Relations
Madison365
González will serve as a primary point of contact with local community and nonprofit organizations and will be responsible for developing strategies to ensure the university is engaged with these organizations and the broader community.
Longtime local liaison Brenda Gonzalez new UW director of community relations
Wisconsin State Journal
Brenda Gonzalez, the current diversity manager at Agrace Hospice and Palliative Care, will begin her new job Aug. 5, taking over for Leslie Orrantia, who became deputy mayor of Madison.
Community
Paul Fanlund: Cap Times Idea Fest is back with another outstanding lineup
The Capital Times
Leading UW-Madison researchers will speak to the future of fighting Alzheimer’s disease in a panel organized and presented by the Wisconsin Alumni Association … UW-Madison Professor Armando Ibarra, a dynamic speaker from UW’s School for Workers, has organized a panel on Latinos in Wisconsin.
Arts & Humanities
Rising stardom
Isthmus
The native of Gadsden, Alabama, completed her master’s degree in piano performance at UW-Madison’s Mead Witter School of Music in May 2018. She has been accepted to the school’s doctoral program in musical composition, which she will begin this fall.
Health
Madison’s medical interpreters set standard for patient care
WISC-TV 3
Norberta Garcia is increasingly familiar with the oncology department waiting room at UW Hospital. The terminology used once she’s in the doctor’s office is still a little foreign. Dannika Lewis reports.
Medical director remembers ‘calmness’ of explosion response
WISC-TV 3
As the section chief for EMS for the University of Wisconsin Department of Emergency Medicine, part of Lohmeier’s responsibilities include responding to major emergencies or disasters.
UW doctor sued for sexual exploitation, medical malpractice
Badger Herald
Maganti, a UW professor, neurologist has been sued by a former patient for medical malpractice and inappropriate behavior
Patient sues UW doctor for negligence, sexual exploitation
Wisconsin State Journal
A Reedsburg woman has sued a UW-Madison doctor, accusing him of medical negligence in treating her epilepsy and of sexual exploitation, including kissing her and calling her “hot” and “baby doll” in texts and Facebook messages.
Opinion
How Montgomery County gets young people excited about voting
The Washington Post
“Young people haven’t established a voting habit yet,” noted University of Wisconsin at Madison political scientist Barry Burden in the July 12 front-page article.
Andrew S. Petersen: UW System promotes student success, drives Wisconsin economy
As the newly elected president of the Board of Regents, here’s my pledge: I will continue to be a tenacious advocate for the University of Wisconsin System.
Business/Technology
DirectHERy connects consumers to women-owned businesses
Madison Magazine
Heaney and Galle recently completed UpStart, a 10-week entrepreneurial education program for women and people of color supported by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, or WARF.
UW Experts in the News
Wisconsin gearing up for flood of presidential campaign visits in 2020
Appleton Post-Crescent
Noted: Barry Burden, a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor, said a city like Wausau may be a strong attraction for the president’s reelection campaign, given his strong base of support in the area — and officials say they’re open for visits.
One Hundred Years Ago, a Four-Day Race Riot Engulfed Washington D.C.
Smithsonian
Noted: “There were two major problems for soldiers returning after World War I,” says John M. Cooper Jr., professor emeritus in the history department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the author of Woodrow Wilson: A Biography.
Wisconsin’s Minimum Wage Workers Locked Out Of Affordable Housing
Wisconsin Public Radio
Noted: Kurt Paulson, associate professor of planning and landscape architecture at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said it’s not just about housing costs because an employee can cut down on expenses by living farther away or sharing rent with several people.
UW-Madison Related
Author pays it forward for minority students
Madison Magazine
He was a shy young man at Franklin Elementary and Central High School before graduating in 1961 from the University of Wisconsin–Madison with a Bachelor of Science degree. He returned to UW–Madison to earn a doctorate in educational administration.