The UW-Madison will raise the minimum wage to $15 for the university’s hourly employees, according to a release Friday. The raise will be effective in the spring of 2020.
UW-Madison to raise minimum wage for workers to $15 an hour
NBC-15
November 11, 2019
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First class of UW Health’s medical assistant registered apprenticeship program
NBC-15
A monumental feat for 19 brand new graduates at UW Health.
UW-Madison announces $15 minimum wage for hourly employees
WISC-TV 3
The announcement follows a proposal released Friday by Gov. Tony Evers to raise state employees’ minimum wage to $15.
UW to increase minimum wage to $15 an hour
Badger Herald
Increase to affect workers in custodial, food service, animal care, not student workers.
State of Wisconsin, UW-Madison to raise minimum hourly wage for employees to $15
Wisconsin State Journal
The state of Wisconsin, including UW-Madison, intends to increase the minimum wage for its hourly employees to $15 an hour, according to statements issued Friday by the university and Gov. Tony Evers.
Research
The right balance
Isthmus
Espionage, corruption and deceit. We don’t typically associate these words with science, but their use is becoming more common as policymakers and scientists debate how to best protect taxpayer-funded research from foreign influence. The heart of this discussion lies in finding the balance between defending science and preserving international collaboration.
Earth May Have Just Seen Its 8th Strongest Tropical Cyclone on Record
Scientific American Blog Network
To avoid the problems associated with subjective human application of the Dvorak technique, a computer-automated version of the method calibrated using hurricane hunter data, called the Advanced Dvorak method, was developed beginning in 1998 by a team of scientists led by Chris Velden and Timothy Olander of the University of Wisconsin Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS).
The Scientific Frontier Of Vaccinating Bats Against A Deadly Fungus
WisContext
One of those researchers is Bruce Klein, a physician and professor in the Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology and chief of the pediatric infectious disease division at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. Klein’s research includes identifying the molecules within various fungi that elicit an immune response.
Aide To US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi: Americans Avoiding Medications Due To Cost
Wisconsin Public Radio
“Between 2008 and 2015, the prices for the most commonly used drugs increased 164 percent,” he said during a talk Friday at University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Institute for Research on Poverty. “I think this leads to unsustainable spending.”
Higher Education/System
Include faculty in president search — Kathy Brady
Wisconsin State Journal
Letter to the editor: Faculty in the University of Wisconsin System are many things — underpaid, undervalued, and working under former Gov. Scott Walker-era policies that continue to wreak havoc on universities across the state.
Campus life
Mary Louise Defender Wilson to be UW-Madison’s Elder-in-Residence
Daily Cardinal
Dakotah/Hidatsa elder, storyteller and traditionalist Mary Louise Defender Wilson will be the Elder-in-Residence at UW-Madison the week of Nov. 18.
Sharing, studying and reflecting on indigenous culture
Wisconsin State Journal
An exhibition that Mace co-curated, titled “Intersections: Indigenous Textiles of the Americas,” is on view through Dec. 6 at the Lynn Mecklenburg Textile Gallery in the UW-Madison School of Human Ecology building.
Arts & Humanities
Even after a big change, UW’s drum major never misses a beat
NBC-15
For three years, senior Justine Spore spent her time in the trumpet section of the University of Wisconsin marching band, but this year she is trying her hand at something new.
Artful Women exhibit empowers women, gives them a voice
WISC-TV 3
In an effort to empower women, artists raised funds through the Artful Women exhibit. Their artwork is displayed at University of Wisconsin Health.
Making art with insects
Wisconsin State Journal
Jennifer Angus, a professor in the Design Studies department at UW-Madison, has had a busy autumn.
Health
UW Health graduates first class from Medical Assistant Apprenticeship Program
WKOW-TV 27
It’s one of the most understaffed positions across the country: the medical assistant. They are the first people patients see when they come to a clinic for treatment.
Students graduate from new UW Health program
WISC-TV 3
Students in Wisconsin’s first and only Medical Assistant Registered Apprenticeship program graduated Friday at University of Wisconsin Health in Madison.
Athletics
UW Marching Band honors veterans during halftime show
NBC-15
he UW Marching Band paid tribute to the United States Armed Forces.The band formed an anchor, plane, ship and eagle, according to UW Madison’s Instagram page.
UW Experts in the News
CRISPR: the movie
Nature
Quoted: Alta Charo, a bioethicist at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, also dismisses certain fears, pointing out, for example, that characteristics such as intelligence are controlled by multiple genes and by the environment. But she concedes that there is a risk to editing, and therefore it shouldn’t be used frivolously.
In looking to eliminate racial slur, Madison schools chart uncertain path
Wisconsin State Journal
Quoted: UW-Madison education professor Julie Mead, who studies legal issues in the schools, said she was “not aware of research on zero tolerance policies regarding employees or the effectiveness or such policies.” Jirs Meuris, a UW-Madison professor of management and human resources, said “there’s not much research on zero tolerance in workplaces that I know of beyond some work on drug policies,” and “in that case, frequent testing and harsh penalties do deter it.”
Madison’s WISC TV took in nearly $50 million to change broadcast frequency
The Capital Times
“These frequencies are really public resources,” said Barry Orton, a University of Wisconsin-Madison emeritus professor of telecommunications. “So when television stations get paid, or radio stations get paid, to rejigger their frequencies, and then cell phone companies or whoever else gets to pay to use it, there’s a complicated auction system involved, and the public gets some kind of reimbursement.”