Faculty in the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s departments of dairy science and animal sciences are preparing a proposal to merge, a move that aims to reorganize and revitalize the university’s historic and internationally known research divisions.
UW-Madison temporarily evacuated several campus buildings, including Ogg Residence Hall, Newell Smith Hall, LaBahn Arena and the Nicholas Recreation Center, according to spokeswoman Meredith McGlone. There were also some temporary road closures on Park and Dayton Streets.
Noted: According to Jessica Cederquist, the administrator for the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s dairy herd, dairy farmers plan well in advance for extreme weather conditions.
The city held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to honor the legendary musician and former UW-Madison professor. Davis’ colleagues spoke about his successful career and his work toward ending racism in the community.
Davis was a jazz professor at UW-Madison for nearly 40 years. He retired in 2016.
Richard Davis Lane is off of Darbo Drive in downtown Madison and runs one block near the Salvation Army of Dane County.
A brand new city street has been named in honor of legendary bassist, jazz master and retired UW-Madison music professor Richard Davis.
Former University of Wisconsin soccer player and coach Nick Pasquarello is the new executive director of the W Club and will direct strategic partnerships for the UW Athletic Department.
Football coaches self-scout after every season, whether their team wins a championship or plummets into last place.
To my mind Nails’ Tales failed because it portrayed Badgers football Saturdays as comically grotesque masculinity rather than what it is at its heart: a celebration of community.
A few years ago, Melissa Skala and Joe Carroll didn’t know one another. In fact, their areas of expertise as researchers didn’t seem to intersect — at least, not directly. Today, UW-Madison professor Skala and Medical College of Wisconsin professor Carroll are co-investigators on a project with the promise of helping millions of people who are blind or otherwise visually impaired.
Quoted: Barry Burden, a political science professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said a number of factors including Gallagher’s unconventional path to politics could be at play.
“Gallagher’s uncommon response among Republicans could reflect both his personal path into politics and the nature of his district,” Burden said. “Having only a limited history within Republican Party politics in the past several years probably makes him less compelled to keep close to party leaders in every instance.”
In 1966, Mike joined the University of Wisconsin Madison History Department, and joined the Classics department in 1968 and so remained until retirement in 2000.
To help women learn to love their voices, and learn to love using them, Rueckert (a national media relations specialist for the University of Wisconsin-Madison) has written her first book, “Outspoken: Why Women’s Voices Get Silenced and How to Set Them Free.”
Hollywood producers were in town last week — not to shoot a movie, but to litigate over one that never got made, despite a $1.3 million investment from the late Milwaukee philanthropist Albert “Ab” Nicholas.
