It was 17 years ago that a 43-year-old assistant coach at Notre Dame blew into town. Barry Alvarez turned a dismal football program into a national force.
Barry Alvarez’s impact at UW
WISC-TV 3
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UW Health, Wisconsin Latino Chamber of Commerce partner for vaccine clinic
WKOW-TV 27
Latinx-owned businesses, like restaurants and markets, were able to get their workers vaccinated at a clinic on Monday. Nearly 200 people got their shots.
Madison must reject Hub II proposal to prevent further housing inequity near campus
Badger Herald
Hub II proposal will inflate already high rental costs in Madison, which majority of students cannot afford.
‘Wiscard Lady’ retires after almost 20 years
Daily Cardinal
Each year, before classes begin, newly admitted students to the University of Wisconsin-Madison are welcomed to campus to receive their very own Wiscard — the “key to campus life” carried by every student. The beloved “Wiscard Lady” Almaz Yimam, cup of black coffee in hand, has long been the first face that greets them.
Alvarez announces plan to retire as Wisconsin athletic director
NBC-15
Barry Alvarez will step down as the University of Wisconsin athletic director later this year, the legendary AD and patriarch of Badger athletics announced today.
Barry Alvarez announces retirement from Badger athletics
WKOW-TV 27
“After 32 years of leadership and excellence, Barry Alvarez is announcing his retirement,” the Badgers announced on Twitter. “Thanks for everything, Coach!”
UW officially announces retirement of Barry Alvarez as athletic director
WISC-TV 3
The College Football Hall of Famer arrived in Madison in 1990 as the team’s new football coach and transformed a struggling program into an annual contender in the Big Ten, winning multiple Rose Bowls. Alvarez retired from coaching after the 2005 season, after serving in the dual roles of football coach and athletic director in 2004 and 2005.
Nathaniel Mackey’s Long Song
The New Yorker
At Stanford, Mackey began dating Gloria Jean Watkins, who later wrote as bell hooks. After finishing his Ph.D., Mackey taught briefly at the University of Wisconsin and the University of Southern California before taking a job in the literature department at the University of California, Santa Cruz, in 1979. During this time, Watkins pursued graduate work and worked on what would become her first book, “Ain’t I a Woman?” They broke up in the mid-eighties. (hooks has alluded to their relationship in her own writing, in which she describes a “quiet and still” lover she met at Stanford.)
Go Back In Time To The Last Appearance Of The Brood X Cicadas
NPR
E BRESLOW: And I’m Eden Breslow. I’m also 21 years old. I go to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and I’m a junior studying strategic communication.
Proctoring Tool Failed to Recognize Dark Skin, Students Say
Inside Higher Ed
The University of Wisconsin at Madison has changed how it uses exam proctoring software Honorlock in response to complaints that the software failed to recognize the faces of students with darker skin tones, the Wisconsin State Journal reported.
A Lush Lawn Without Pesticides
Consumer Reports
Still, many American homeowners strive for a perfectly uniform, bright green lawn. And according to research by Paul Robbins, PhD, professor and dean at the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, many do this in spite of misgivings about the sometimes mysterious chemical inputs involved.
How Video Evidence in the George Floyd Case is Traumatic for Trial Watchers
PBS Wisconsin
Bailey is a licensed psychologist at the Family Therapy Center of Madison. She is also a college instructor, and clinical consultant at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Psychology. Dr. Bailey recommends people balance being informed with making sure to not be overwhelmed.
Large Concrete Slab Falls Off UW-Madison Building As UW System Grapples With Aging Facilities
Wisconsin Public Radio
A large slab of concrete fell off an aging building at the University of Wisconsin-Madison over the weekend, smashing steps away from an entrance to the highly-trafficked academic and administration hub. The incident highlights a major challenge for state universities across Wisconsin: how to balance limited budget resources with a growing number of buildings that have fallen into disrepair.
Pandemic food benefit expands for qualifying children
Marketeplace
“Even in the communities that do the best job of this, those summer meals are only reaching a fraction of the kids who normally get fed during the school year,” said Judi Bartfeld, a food security research and policy specialist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Some Are Hesitant To Get The COVID-19 Vaccine. Health Officials Hope Education Can Be Persuasive. | Wisconsin Public Radio
WPR
The vaccines have been tested on tens of thousands of people in clinical trials, millions have been inoculated across the globe and complications have been rare. Still, there are those who are taking a wait-and-see approach, said Patrick Remington, former epidemiologist for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Preventive Medicine Residency program.
6 potential candidates to replace Barry Alvarez as Wisconsin’s athletic director
Wisconsin State Journal
Replacing Barry Alvarez as the University of Wisconsin’s athletic director will be both a tremendous opportunity and challenge. UW is looking for Alvarez’s successor after he announced Tuesday he was retiring after 17-plus years at the helm of the athletic department. With sweeping changes coming to the way college sports are run, UW’s next leader needs to be capable of leading the Badgers into a new era.
Concrete slab falls from third-floor patio of Van Hise Hall on UW-Madison campus
Wisconsin State Journal
Aconcrete slab broke off the side of Van Hise Hall on Sunday afternoon, landing almost directly in front of an entrance to one of the most highly trafficked buildings on UW-Madison’s campus.
Barry Alvarez says he’ll retire after a 31-year tenure with the Badgers as football coach, athletic director
Wisconsin State Journal
Alvarez, 74, said Tuesday that he’ll finish his term leading the UW athletic program on June 30 after a 17-year stretch in the seat during which the department’s budget nearly doubled.
UW re-adopts flexible grading policy for spring semester
The Capital Times
The University of Wisconsin-Madison will implement a more flexible grading policy this semester and retroactively adjust student transcripts from throughout the pandemic in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, administrators announced Monday.
Tinglum, Trina Janet
Wisconsin State Journal
In 2012, she joined the faculty of the Legal Research and Writing Program at the UW Law School. Trina adored her students and dedicated herself to their professional development and their personal well-being.
UW faculty to vote on excused election day absences next month
The Capital Times
Faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison may vote next month to codify excused absences for students who choose to work at the polls on election days.
UW UHS busy vaccinating students, staff with new eligibility
WISC-TV 3
University of Wisconsin Health Services vaccine appointments opened up to all students and employees Monday after Wisconsin expanded eligibility to everyone 16 and older.
UW-Madison professor discusses ‘Reginald Sutcliffe and the Invention of Modern Weather Systems Science’
WISC-TV 3
UW-Madison Professor Jonathan Martin answers that question in his new book “Reginald Sutcliffe and the Invention of Modern Weather Systems Science.”
None injured after concrete slab falls on UW campus
WKOW-TV 27
A concrete slab fell to the ground from the third floor of Van Hise Hall on the UW-Madison campus, causing no injuries but shutting down one entrance to the building.
Eligible for COVID-19 vaccine? Here’s how to get it at UW
Badger Herald
Comprehensive guide on how to get COVID-19 vaccine on, off campus.
UW disables feature in Honorlock in response to complaints from students
Badger Herald
Students complained due to Honorlock’s inability to recognize when those with darker skin tones looked up at their screens.
UW organizations respond to Atlanta shootings, provide support to the APIDA community
Badger Herald
’Some of the statements [UW] released were tone deaf at best and just didn’t really cover what I hoped the university would cover,’ UW student says.
History in its entirety: How whitewashed history education leave much of history, students out
Badger Herald
UW professor Frank Tuerkheimer noticed the lack of diversity in education, specifically around the Holocaust. He decided to leave his career as a federal prosecutor and become a teacher in order to increase Holocaust awareness. Tuerkheimer teaches a course on the post-Holocaust prosecution of those who contributed to the death of Jewish people.
UW-Madison to disable Honorlock feature
Daily Cardinal
UW-Madison disabled the pause feature on its Honorlock software on March 11 after students stated that it failed to recognize their darker skin tone.
UW to offer disruption grading options for spring 2021 semester
Daily Cardinal
This grading option, similar to the accommodations made in Spring 2020, allows students to choose to replace the grade they receive in any eligible course with one of the following alternative grades: SD (Satisfactory-Disruption) or UD (University Disruption-No Credit). Disruption grading was not offered for the Fall 2020 semester.
Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines Are 90% Effective in Real World
Healthline
Dr. James H. Conway, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said what we really care about is a vaccine’s effectiveness — its real-world potential.
Coronavirus News Roundup, March 27–April 2
Scientific American
Testing will remain crucial to this effort, and screening programs are starting to ramp up at re-opening schools and offices, the story states. Testing also will be important to determining how well the COVID-19 vaccines protect against variants of SARS-CoV-2, according to a University of Wisconsin, Madison, virologist quoted in the piece.
How Wisconsin turned around its lagging vaccination program — and buoyed a Biden health pick
Washington Post
These factors make Wisconsin well-prepared for the next phase of its immunization campaign, as the challenge of insufficient supply gives way to issues of access and vaccine hesitancy, said Jonathan Temte, associate dean for public health and community engagement at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. That’s because a robust network of small and midsized providers allows tailored outreach to vulnerable or resistant groups.
Maine eggs, Easter services, St. Elmo Steak House: News from around our 50 states
USA Today
A masked pedestrian walks near Camp Randall Stadium on the campus of UW-Madison on Thursday. The university is one of multiple Wisconsin universities that took dramatic steps to ward off or curb the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Pandemic Helps Stir Interest in Teaching Financial Literacy
New York Times
A study released in March by researchers at the University of Wisconsin and Montana State University found significant increases in teacher participation in professional development.
Swelling Anti-Asian Violence: Who Is Being Attacked Where
The New York Times
“It’s from China #chinesevirus” was written on a sidewalk of a University of Wisconsin campus.
Vapor condenser copies beetle trick to harvest water
Futurity
“Water sustainability is a global issue,” says Zongfu Yu, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, another leading corresponding author. “You can’t set out to solve the water problem without addressing energy.”
New Dietary Guidelines Focus On ‘Making Every Bite Count’
Wisconsin Public Radio
Beth Olson, an associate professor and extension specialist in the nutritional sciences department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said another emphasis of the guidelines that were released in December is choosing nutrient-dense food to ensure we’re getting what we need and trimming off excess.
Weekend Roundup: Amazon Apologizes To Pocan For ‘Own-Goal’ Tweet
Wisconsin Public Radio
Jumping worms were first found in Wisconsin at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum in 2013. Now in 2021, they have been reported all across the state.
Why Being ‘Anti-Media’ Is Now Part Of The GOP Identity
FiveThirtyEight
Take, for instance, a recent study of tweets mentioning “fake news.” Over the course of 15 months, study authors Jianing Li and Min-Hsin Su of the University of Wisconsin-Madison found an uptick in the number of tweets that used the words “we” or “our” and “they” or “their” in conjunction with the phrase “fake news.” Essentially, the researchers concluded that online discussions about “fake news” were a way for conservatives to create a sense of group belonging (“This is the worst kind of fake news possible.
States requiring personal finance classes need to train teachers too
CNBC
Research out of the University of Wisconsin-Madison suggests that training educators helps improve whether they feel well-qualified to teach personal finance. Among a 2020 survey of teachers — mostly instructors likely to teach such a course — those who said they would feel very confident teaching it reached 70%, up from 9% in 2009.
Parents’ hesitancy could impede efforts to vaccinate school kids
The Capital Times
UW epidemiologist Ajay Sethi calls the potential eligibility of 12- to 15-year-olds “a very important step to increase immunity to the virus in our community.” But he said it may take time to get some parents on board. Some, he said, will probably wait and see if the virus is under control in terms of infection rates before making a decision, and some may decide to vaccinate their children after more is known about the disease.
3 UW-Madison students say online exam software didn’t detect their darker skin
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Madison has disabled a feature on its digital proctoring software after receiving reports that the technology failed to recognize several students’ darker skin tones during online exams, university officials said.
Tom Still: Power of undergraduate research being felt in Wisconsin economy
Wisconsin State Journal
Created in 1925, WARF handles patent and license issues for the UW-Madison, returning money to the campus research cycle and often making it possible for young companies to get a start. WiSys is doing much the same for four-year UW campuses outside Madison and Milwaukee while engaging students in research and entrepreneurism.
Former convict’s estate funds first-of-its-kind UW-Madison scholarship for ex-offenders
Wisconsin State Journal
Roger Bruesewitz, who died in 2019 at 82, spent much of his early life in and out of jail after robbing businesses, running “a dirty bookstore” and dealing with a heroin addiction. But he’s leaving behind a very different legacy.
What is the ‘Day of the Badger’? UW-Madison fundraiser returns with new focus on student equity, diversity
WISC-TV 3
To help address the greatest needs on the UW–Madison campus, the Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association is holding its second-ever ‘Day of the Badger’ fundraising event. The virtual fundraiser will bring alumni and friends of UW–Madison together to help the university during one of its greatest times of need.
UW leaders: IT system needs upgrade after campus research targeted by hackers
WKOW-TV 27
The head of the University of Wisconsin System is asking state lawmakers to help protect the system from hackers. Interim President Tommy Thompson went before state senators this week, telling them the system has been targeted.
UW students work to develop technology to find diabetic foot ulcers sooner
Badger Herald
Students developing mobile application provides ease for patients, medical professionals.
Despite expanded eligibility, UW receives few vaccines, encourages off-campus appointments
The Capital Times
All University of Wisconsin-Madison employees became eligible for vaccine appointments at University Health Services this week, but with a continued shortage of doses, the university is also pointing people toward various off-campus locations.
Wisconsin Republicans seek to prohibit so-called ‘vaccine passports’
The Capital Times
Specifically, the language would prevent any mandates that individuals seeking state or governmental services, looking to gain access to a building, or aiming to participate in any government function show that they have been vaccinated against the coronavirus. It appears the language would apply to schools, the University of Wisconsin System and government-run nursing homes, to name a few.
UW announces second round of $500 tuition credits for student vaccination volunteers
The Capital Times
The University of Wisconsin System will continue offering $500 tuition credits for nursing and pharmacy students who work at COVID-19 vaccination sites through May.
Badgers volleyball team repeats as Big Ten champions
Wisconsin State Journal
The Big Ten Conference didn’t get around to sending its 2021 volleyball championship trophy to the UW Field House on Thursday. No problem. The University of Wisconsin just got its trophy from last year out and deputy athletic director Chris McIntosh presented it to the team for the celebration following the Badgers’ title-clinching sweep of Michigan.
UW Madison students can get COVID-19 vaccine next week
NBC-15
University of Wisconsin-Madison’s health system will be able to start vaccinating all students on Monday as eligibility expands to everyone 16 and older in the state.
Foundation for Black Women’s Wellness supports Black women during pandemic
Badger Herald
University of Wisconsin School of Nursing Associate Professor Pamela McGranahan saw this crisis firsthand through working in the field. “We don’t talk enough about Black moms doing as well either,” McGranahan said in reference to Black women’s experience with pregnancy. “But at one point, Black women had four times more poor outcomes than white women.”
District 8 Alder candidates conflict over statement denying sexual assault survivorship
Badger Herald
Alder candidate Juliana Bennett says candidate Ayomi Obuseh’s claims were about her, while Obuseh says her post was not directed at Bennett.
UW students petition for wellness days after spring break cancellation
Badger Herald
’They completely overlooked how much students need that break from school,’ UW student says.
UW System extends tuition credits for nursing, pharmacy students who help administer COVID-19 vaccine
Badger Herald
Students can receive a $500 tuition credit for working at least 16 hours at a vaccination site.
See Where UW-Madison Stands in the 2022 U.S. News & World Report Graduate School Rankings
Daily Cardinal
U.S. News & World Report released their 2022 rankings of graduate schools Tuesday, with UW-Madison ranked fourth in the country.
ASM unanimously passes four pieces of legislation
Daily Cardinal
The Associated Students of Madison passed legislation in support of transgender women in sports, revisions to their COVID-19 Student Relief Fund and the implementation of a Tribal Affairs position for their organization on Tuesday.
Family, friends remember couple murdered at UW Arboretum one year ago
WISC-TV 3
Two teens, including one that had dated the couple’s daughter, face charges in the case. A Dane County judge ordered separate trials for 19-year-olds Khari Sanford and Ali’ja Larrue. Both have motion hearings in their cases next week.