He received his Ph.D. from Cornell University and spent the better part of his career at the University of Wisconsin-Madison conducting dairy related research and outreach.
Brian Gould Obituary (1954 – 2022)
madison.com
Author: gbump
Robert West Obituary (1928 – 2022)
madison.com
Bob pursued his PhD in chemistry at Harvard University before igniting a highly successful career at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he became the Eugene G. Rochow Professor of Chemistry and Director of the Organosilicon Research Center.
Norris Tibbetts Obituary (1921 – 2022)
madison.com
From 1954 to 1983, Norris was an instructor with the University of Wisconsin School for Workers.
Here’s How You Would Die on Each Planet of the Solar System
Newsweek
As an added bonus, humans would also die on all the moons of the Solar System. Betül Kaçar, a professor and lead scientist at the NASA Center for Early Life and Evolution at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, told Newsweek that, aside from not being able to breathe, people could experience being “bathed in irradiation as you pass through Jupiter’s magnetic field lines” on Europa, being “flash-frozen in a lake of methane and ethane” on Titan, or being “blasted out into space in an icy geyser” on Enceladus.
Everything you need to know about the Supreme Court affirmative action cases
Vox
At the University of Wisconsin Madison, where the acceptance rate is about 60 percent, the admissions website states that the school’s holistic application process is designed to help identify “remarkable students” and “diversity in personal background and experience” and does not use “formulas or charts.”
The flaw in ranked-choice voting: rewarding extremists
The Hill
When there are more than two candidates, it is not just about counting votes accurately. How you determine a winner from the tallied votes matters too. Given our current polarized political environment, Alaska and the other states that have adopted ranked-choice voting are doing it wrong.
-Nathan Atkinson is an assistant professor at University of Wisconsin Law School. Scott C. Ganz is an associate teaching professor at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business and a research fellow in economic policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute.
Elections officials expecting surge of poll observers trained by secretive but public conservative attorneys
Wisconsin State Journal
“There is a nationwide movement this year among conservative election skeptics and (Donald) Trump supporters to recruit election observers and aggressively challenge proceedings,” Barry Burden, director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Elections Research Center, said in a phone interview Thursday. He fears those challenges will disrupt election proceedings and slow down the process, but doubts they will lead to any significant changes to the results of the crucial midterms, for which early voting is already underway.
Anti-LGBTQ rhetoric roils Wisconsin, and provides political fuel for the right
Wisconsin State Journal
Finn Enke, a professor studying the history of gender and sexuality in the 19th and 20th centuries at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, says historically, anti-LGBTQ movements rise and fall with electoral cycles. “It’s organized by people who are funding specific politicians and a specific political agenda,” Enke says. “It really is about political power and not about gender and not about sexuality.”
Shania Twain coming to Madison next year
NBC-15
Twain will be playing at the Kohl Center on May 16, 2023, promoters said.
14 years after Brittany Zimmermann’s murder, David Kahl pleads guilty
WISC-TV 3
The man who killed UW-Madison student Brittany Zimmermann inside her downtown Madison apartment has admitted his guilt more than 14 years after the murder.
ASM discusses backlash from Matt Walsh event, UHS campaign
Badger Herald
In an open forum, ASM representatives expressed their disapproval of right-wing and anti-trans political commentator Matt Walsh, who recently spoke on campus. ASM discussed how students felt betrayed by the committee for providing the funding for Walsh’s presence on campus. Rep. Emmett Lockwood said the committee has work to do to build back the trust of transgender students.
Tim Michels, Eric Toney speak with College Republicans about campaign goals
Badger Herald
Michels’ policy goals include tax reform, lowering crime in Wisconsin, protecting free market economy.
Campus Vote Project begins student registration, early voting for midterm election on campus
Badger Herald
UW students can register, vote early in midterm until Nov. 4 at Memorial Union, Union South.
UW works to increase diversity within faculty
Badger Herald
The fall 2022 University of Wisconsin staff is the most diverse in its history. Over the past year, 49 people of color joined the faculty in an effort to create a more diverse community for students and staff.
Column: It’s not that hard to ride the bus, right?
Daily Cardinal
It’s 8 a.m. and you’re waiting for the 80 outside Dejope to take you to class. Boom. It’s there on time. You’re in class by 8:25 a.m., and all is as it should be. But come 10 a.m., 11 a.m., the bustling University of Wisconsin-Madison student body and our haphazard walking has disrupted our beloved buses entirely off their scheduled rhythm.
After sharing a long-held secret, David Kahl pleads guilty to killing Brittany Zimmermann
Wisconsin State Journal
The 14½-year mystery about the killer of UW-Madison student Brittany Zimmermann ended Thursday when David Kahl, who had been running a door-to-door scam in Zimmermann’s neighborhood the day she died, pleaded guilty to first-degree intentional homicide.
Man pleads guilty to killing UW-Madison student in 2008
AP
David Kahl was charged more than two years ago with killing Brittany Zimmermann. His trial was set to begin in January.
Leaked photos of Wisconsin women’s volleyball team originated from player’s phone
Fox News
The University of Wisconsin released a statement on Oct. 19 confirming that “private photos” of the Badgers’ women’s volleyball team had been circulating online “without consent,” prompting an investigation by the UW-Madison Police Department into “multiple crimes.”
Can A Reddit Post Impact The Darrell Brooks Case?
Newsweek
Keith Findley, a professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School told Newsweek that it is unlikely the post will have any impact on the case.Even if the poster was determined to have been a member of the jury, Findley said it means that person acted in violation of the judge’s instructions, but it does not mean it invalidates the jury’s verdict.
‘Sifting and Reckoning’ exhibit shows extensive interest
Daily Cardinal
Morgan Brooks, a UW-Madison senior, came to the exhibit to bring back ideas to the diversity and inclusion committee of her sorority, Gamma Phi Beta. Brooks explained she was shocked by the volume of history and background covered, especially on the first-hand accounts and oral histories of discrimination within Greek life.
Like he never left: Mike Leckrone returns to showbiz with ‘Moments of Happiness’
Daily Cardinal
Legendary showman takes center stage in new Overture production.
Students flock to polling booths for early absentee voting
Daily Cardinal
Early absentee voting for the 2022 midterm elections is in full swing at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and voting stations have been buzzing with students and poll workers.
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren visits UW campus for early voting rally
Badger Herald
“This is a monumental fight for the future of Wisconsin and the future of our nation,” Senator Warren says
State courts are fielding sky-high numbers of lawsuits ahead of the midterms – including challenges to voting restrictions and to how elections are run
The Conversation
The run-up to Election Day is often a contentious time.In recent years, it has also become a litigious time – parties increasingly turn to courts to resolve disputes about the rules for voting.
Why Healthcare Costs Are Set to Increase, Making It More Expensive
BusinessInsider
Becky Schachter, a nurse with University of Wisconsin Health, has been in the field for 25 years. She said that experienced nurses just keep leaving and that she’s never seen this many vacancies.
‘Sins of Our Mother’: Expert Says Lori Vallow’s Signs of ‘Classic Psychotic Beliefs’ Should’ve Been Caught ‘Much Sooner’
Showiz CheatSheet
Spiritual psychosis expert Ari Brouwer discussed Lori Vallow’s possible religious psychosis. According to Religion News Service, Brouwer is a Ph.D. student from the University of Wisconsin. He studies the similarities between spirituality, psychosis, and psychedelics and says Vallow displayed warning signs.
Tell YerFolks…
The 715 Newsroom
Winter graduates at UW-Madison will get some final words from the host of the Manitowoc Minute. Charlie Berens will be the winter commencement speaker this year.
Charlie Berens selected as winter commencement speaker
Daily Cardinal
Berens is a New York Times best-selling author, an Emmy-winning journalist, a popular podcast host and the creator of “Manitowoc Minute.” He earned a bachelor’s degree in 2009 from UW-Madison in journalism and geography.
Some liberal organizers fear messaging, turnout shortcomings in Wisconsin U.S. Senate race
Wisconsin State Journal
“There’s been a lack of a proactive message from the Barnes campaign top to bottom,” said Barry Burden, a political science professor at UW-Madison, who added that Barnes’ messaging around the economy was more effective in the summer and that he’s had a focus on defending himself since.
The difference in football at UCLA and Madison stood out to UW’s new chancellor
Wisconsin State Journal
“I’ve got to say football here is not like football at my prior institution,” Mnookin said in her first appearance before the UW Athletic Board on Wednesday. “They are joining the Big Ten — we think — but at UCLA the stadium was on the other side of town. It was a 45-minute drive in the worst traffic.
UW-Madison alum Charlie Berens named 2022 winter commencement speaker
Wisconsin State Journal
In a video posted by UW-Madison’s Twitter account, Berens thanked students for selecting him as the commencement speaker, coming to them “live from his garage.” Senior class officers choose the speakers each year in conjunction with the chancellor’s office.
Wisconsin football’s home schedule includes Ohio State in 2023
Fans disappointed in the Badgers home football schedule in 2022 got a bit of good news regarding the 2023 slate at Camp Randall Stadium.
Off-campus housing search reaches a frenzy for UW-Madison students
Wisconsin State Journal
Record enrollment, both for the freshman class and overall, at UW-Madison for the past two years has exacerbated Madison’s well-documented housing shortage.
UWPD releases photos of campus graffiti suspects
NBC-15
The UW-Madison Police Department released several photos of the two suspects. Police explained that while the suspects were “well-covered and masked,” officers hope that the community may have more information on the pair and the incident itself.
UW reveals 2023 football schedule
NBC-15
Next year’s lineup features the same matchups against UW’s Big Ten west rivals, only they trade home fields. Of the three opponents from the other half of the conference, only one is a holdover from this year – and it’s Ohio State (on Oct. 28). Otherwise, the Badgers will swap Maryland and Purdue for Indiana (Nov. 4) and Rutgers (Oct. 7).
UW-Madison announces Charlie Berens as winter commencement speaker
NBC-15
“As someone new to Wisconsin, I’ve learned a lot from Charlie, like the importance of getting the buttered rye bread with the Friday night fish fry and of watching out for deer on the roads,” Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin said. “He’s a great comedian, but much more — an entrepreneur, a business owner, a skilled interviewer, a proud Badger. I’m delighted he will be offering his wisdom to our graduates.”
Charlie Berens to be UW-Madison’s winter commencement speaker
WISC-TV 3
“Charlie Berens is a Wisconsin cultural ambassador for all corners of the state,” senior class president Liam McLean said in a news release. “It is fitting to have him speak to our winter commencement graduates as his reach and our university grow in scope and status.”
Warren campaigns with Wisconsin Democrats at UW-Madison
WISC-TV 3
Other high-profile Democrats, Republicans to visit Wisconsin before Nov. 8 election.
Madison apartment building takes new approach to student off-campus housing shortage
WISC-TV 3
Pres House Apartments leased 60% of its building in October, holding spaces for a second round of leasing to take place in November, and several more to be made available in February 2023.
FiveThirtyEight founder Nate Silver speaks at UW about key issues ahead of election
WISC-TV 3
During the roughly hour-long talk at Memorial Union, Nate Silver also explained how polling data helps provide insight into policy discussions.
UWPD releases photos of Memorial Union, Alumni Park graffiti suspects
WISC-TV 3
Campus police say the two were captured on surveillance video spray painting multiple walls, signs, boats, displays, memorials, and pieces of art in the Memorial Union and Alumni Park area. An estimated $30,000 in damage was done, according to police.
Progressive Democrats retract Biden Ukraine letter after furious debate
The Guardian
Russia specialists warned that the intervention could embolden Putin and loosen US commitment to lead the international coalition in support of Ukraine. Yoshiko Herrera, a political science professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said, “The biggest problem in the letter is that it may weaken US support for Ukraine by fostering the appearance of divisions among those who support Ukraine.”
Are Electric Cars Actually the Future?
WSJ
Electric vehicles are becoming popular because our engineers have finally created a battery that can store energy almost as efficiently as million-year-old dead plants can. And by 2035 it’s reasonable to expect this battery technology will even be superior to gasoline, which would make electric cars the financially obvious choice to the ordinary Californian.
—Walker Bigelow, University of Wisconsin, finance and data science
World-renowned Hmong shaman is preserving his culture through a masters degree at BYU
Deseret News
Vang eventually completed a degree in anthropology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, got married, started a family and moved to Minnesota to teach Hmong classes for five years.
Trans community day held at Union South in response to Matt Walsh event
Badger Herald
GSCC director hopes to cultivate belonging for transgender students.
Matt Walsh visit to UW campus elicits protest, contention
Badger Herald
’You spineless, gutless clowns owe me an apology,’ Walsh says of UW.
SSFC discusses budgets for Sex Out Loud, Mecha De UW-Madison
Badger Herald
Committee also approves funding for Badger Catholic, discusses other budgets.
Damage to Memorial Union, Alumni Park ‘extensive’ from graffiti over speaker’s visit
Wisconsin State Journal
Overnight vandals did “extensive damage” to the Memorial Union and Alumni Park on the UW-Madison campus, in protest of conservative provocateur Matt Walsh’s planned visit to campus, university officials said Monday.
Protesters gather on UW campus for Matt Walsh speaking event
NBC-15
On Monday, protesters demonstrated outside Memorial Union on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus ahead of an event featuring conservative commentator Matt Walsh.
Graffiti, rally criticize conservative commentator invited to UW Madison’s campus to speak
WKOW-TV 27
Opposition to conservative commentator Matt Walsh’s visit to UW Madison could be seen and heard throughout the day Monday.
Protesters decry film by Matt Walsh screened at UW as transphobic; conservative commentator takes aim at campus leadership
WISC-TV 3
“UW-Madison, by telling a bunch of delusional psychos who are already defacing property that my perspective is harmful — the university, one could argue, is inciting violence against me,” Walsh said.
Transitions: U. of North Carolina at Asheville Chancellor to Step Down; MacArthur Fellows Announced
Chronicle of Higher Ed
Monica Kim, an associate professor of history at the University of Wisconsin at Madison
Midterm elections 2022: 3 factors driving the return of ticket-splitting
Vox
“It reached its height in the mid to late ’80s, especially at the federal level, [with] people voting [differently] for president and Congress,” Barry C. Burden, a professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, told Vox. But as political polarization, the decline of local news, and the nationalization of local politics have increased in the past two decades, split-ticket voting has been dying a slow death.
Transgender rights supporters protest ahead of Matt Walsh event at Memorial Union
Daily Cardinal
A crowd of about 250 people gathered outside Memorial Union Monday night to protest the Matt Walsh event hosted at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, demonstrating support of transgender rights.
The Jan. 6 committee is fueling unwarranted distrust of the Fifth Amendment
The Hill
But the committee gains nothing by highlighting the advisors’ decision to plead the Fifth, and it risks further eroding one of the most important rights in the American criminal justice system.
-Steven Wright teaches criminal constitutional law at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School. He is also the former co-director of the Wisconsin Innocence Project.
Ancient DNA Reveals the First Known Neanderthal Family
Smithsonian Magazine
Studying Neanderthals is like “putting together a puzzle where we have many, many missing pieces,” John Hawks, an anthropologist at the University of Wisconsin not involved in the study, tells the Associated Press’ Maddie Burakoff. And now, the new study means “somebody’s dumped a bunch more pieces on the table.”
Helium shortage: Doctors are worried that running out of the element could threaten MRIs
NBC News
“You get these sharp images, and you can distinguish soft tissues,” said Dr. Scott Reeder, chief of MRI at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. “It’s central to many things we do in modern medicine.” MRIs help doctors diagnose brain tumors, strokes, spinal cord injuries, liver diseases and cancer. The 3D images, experts say, are irreplaceable.
Wisconsin women’s volleyball takes court, wins for first time since leaked photos scandal
Fox News
For the first time since “private photos and video” were shared online of the University of Wisconsin women’s volleyball team, the team took to the court.
15 Plants With Red Leaves Perfect For Your Indoor Space
House Digest
The angel wings, also known as (Caladium ’Red flash’) is a tropical plant that is purposely grown for its large and showy foliage. The surface of the leaves features a combination of green shade, red veins, and pink dots that are extremely eye-catching. This pot plant doesn’t have stems; the leaves grow directly on petioles that emerge from the tuber underground (via the University of Wisconsin-Madison).
The most beautiful college campus in every state
Epresso
The University of Wisconsin–Madison lies on an isthmus between Lake Mendota and Lake Monona and boasts some stellar lakeshore trails, along with some notable historic buildings such as the Neo-Renaissance–style Memorial Union and the castle-like Red Gym.