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Jennifer Gottwald: Don’t jeopardize UW patents
Wisconsin State Journal
May 1, 2023
Research
Higher Education/System
Washington County votes to create community college program in effort to stave off possible demise
Wisconsin State Journal
If a divorce is in the cards for UW-Milwaukee’s Washington County campus and the University of Wisconsin System, County Executive Josh Schoemann hopes it’s amicable.
Campus life
UW–Madison launches Chicano/a and Latino/a major program
Madison365
Starting the fall semester, students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will have the opportunity to pursue a major in the Chican@ & Latin@ Studies program. Up until now, only a certificate has been achievable in the program, as Chicana/o and Latina/o studies has been present at the university since 1988 in the College of Letters & Science.
Crime and safety
UW football player tentatively facing weapons charge
WKOW-TV 27
On Monday, a Dane County Sheriff’s Office official told 27 News Allen is facing a tentative charge of intoxicated use of a firearm. Allen is no longer in police custody and has not yet officially been charged.
Wisconsin football receiver arrested at Mifflin Street Block Party
Wisconsin State Journal
The sophomore from Dayton, Ohio, was arrested during the Mifflin Street Block Party and brought into custody at the Dane County jail at 4:48 p.m. Saturday and released on bail at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, according to a sheriff’s office spokesperson.
Mifflin Street tally: One stolen gun recovered, three people jailed, 44 alcohol citations
Wisconsin State Journal
Madison Police have released a preliminary accounting of the Mifflin Street Block Party, an annual event of often-drunken revelry that college students hold to celebrate the end of the academic year.
After balcony collapse last year, 2023 Mifflin Street Block Party goers wary
WISC-TV 3
“I don’t think I’m gonna be going on balconies just because I’m a little nervous about it,” said party-goer Ella Hersch. “I think last year really solidified that for me, and I’m just gonna stay off of them. But I can have fun elsewhere.”
Over 10,000 people attended Mifflin Street Block Party, 44 people arrested
WISC-TV 3
Madison police said most arrests were for alcohol related offenses, and more arrests are possible. Three people were taken to the Dane County Jail, including one man who police said had a stolen gun in his backpack.
UW Athletics ‘gathering information’ on alleged incident involving football player
WISC-TV 3
The University of Wisconsin Athletic Department says it is in the process of gathering information after authorities say Badgers wide receiver Markus Allen was arrested during the Mifflin Street Block Party over the weekend.
MPD: 44 arrested during Mifflin St. Block Party, stolen gun recovered
NBC-15
The Madison Police Department said this year’s celebration was busy, with over 10,000 attendees and 44 arrests made by 6 p.m. A stolen handgun was recovered during one of the arrests.
Wisconsin Athletics investigating football player’s arrest during Mifflin Street Block Party
NBC-15
Wisconsin Badgers wide receiver Markus Allen was arrested Saturday, according to the Dane County Sheriff’s Office.
Badger wide receiver arrested during Mifflin Street Block Party
Daily Cardinal
Wisconsin football player Markus Allen was detained during the annual block party in Madison, according to a report from the Dane County Sheriff’s Office.
Community
Wisconsin EcoLatinos director wants clean energy economy for Latinos
The Capital Times
The organization’s partners include UW-Madison.
Madison’s new Native Art Market aims to support Indigenous artists
The Capital Times
The Native Art Market, by contrast, has provided support in the form of stipends (an assist from UW-Madison) and free or reduced housing for participants.
Athletics
Chilly weather doesn’t put damper on 41st Crazylegs Classic
WISC-TV 3
Gloomy weather didn’t stop thousands of athletes from getting out for the 41st annual Crazylegs Classic.
Opinion
Get serious about improving literacy — Dr. Judith E. FitzGerald
Wisconsin State Journal
In Wisconsin, an independent consultant (TPI-US) has been awarded a contract to conduct a statewide literacy “landscape analysis” in which all 13 of the University of Wisconsin educator preparation programs could voluntarily opt-in for a comprehensive review of early literacy instructional practices. Each institution would receive a “confidential no-cost assessment of reading coursework quality and how well course instructors model evidence-based early reading instructional practices” and “where appropriate, institutional reports will offer specific recommendations for improvement.”
UW Experts in the News
Zoonomia Project: Genetic research reveals insights into what we share with animals
The Associated Press
David O’Connor, who studies primate genetics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said the studies tackle deep questions.
“It’s just the wonder of biology, how we are so similar and dissimilar to all the things around us,” said O’Connor, who wasn’t involved in the research. “It’s the sort of thing that reminds me why it’s cool to be a biologist.”
How Construction Tax Subsidies For Amazon Increase Employment (Hint, Not Much)
Forbes
That is the background. Researchers Ike Brannon at the Jack Kemp Foundation and Russell Kashian and Matthew Winden, both professors of economics at the University of Wisconsin, said that ultimately subsidies didn’t seem to deliver what they promised.
Biden courts son of Philippine dictator he once opposed
The Washington Post
According to Alfred McCoy, a historian and Philippine political expert at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, neither the United States nor the Philippines “has reason to recall the troubled chapters in this century-long relationship.”
Can advanced nuclear power help us solve climate change?
Vox
“A lot of learning has to do with how many you build,” said Gregory Nemet, a professor at the University of Wisconsin Madison and author of How Solar Energy Became Cheap.
Obituaries
Edward Corcoran
Wisconsin State Journal
In 1997, Ed retired from his position as Employment Relations Manager at UW-Madison.
Dolores Mae Sirek
Wisconsin State Journal
Dolores held a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from UW-Eau Claire and a Master’s degree in Educational Technology from UW-Madison, where she worked for the Division of Continuing Studies as a Teaching and Learning Technology Consultant.
UW-Madison Related
PBS Wisconsin project shares stories of state’s Muslim community
The Capital Times
The Wisconsin Muslim Project is part of a larger collaboration between PBS Wisconsin, We Are Many – United Against Hate and the Milwaukee Muslim Women’s Coalition. It aims to connect both Muslim and non-Muslim communities, encouraging audiences to better understand the experiences of Wisconsin’s Muslim population through storytelling.
UW-Madison senior documents global solo rowboat trek in new film
The Capital Times
The early bird gets the worm, as the old saying goes. To which University of Wisconsin-Madison senior Hernán Ballard might add another corollary — the early filmmaker gets the documentary.
The 15 Happiest Places in America
WalletHub
Midwestern Madison is not only Wisconsin’s capital city, but it is also a charming college town, home to the flagship University of Wisconsin campus. But those college-aged Badgers aren’t the only generation enjoying Madison. The city is also considered one of the most beautiful places to retire in America, as well as one of 15 places to retire where health care is good.
The big idea: what if censoring books only makes them more popular?
The Guardian
Purity in Print: Book Censorship in America from the Gilded Age to the Computer Age by Paul S Boyer (University of Wisconsin, £20.50)