The Chocolate Shoppe can make about 11 ice cream flavors at any time, but Babcock Dairy Hall can make as many as 26.
Babcock Dairy Hall to put some ice cream flavors on hold during renovations
WISC-TV 3
Author: gbump
UW-Madison students try to stay warm as near-record arctic temperatures hit
WKOW-TV 27
“(I’m) not prepared for it this early, honestly,” said student Jerrod Gotchy. “Way too soon!”
Former UW fullback, Wisconsin native scores first NFL touchdown
NBC-15
Alec Ingold scored his first NFL touchdown Thursday night for the Oakland Raiders.
UW Odyssey Project Fundraiser Sets Record, Raising More Than $200,000
Madison365
The award-winning UW–Madison Odyssey Project can claim another accolade. They set a fundraising record at the Madison Club’s annual Charity Gala, raising more than $200,000 to provide educational access to adults living at the poverty level and wraparound services to empower them and their families to transform their lives.
Our Shared Future: New Plaque on Campus Acknowledges Ho-Chunk Sovereignty
Madison365
Aaron Bird Bear says the new Our Shared Future heritage marker on Bascom Hill helps recognize the inherent sovereignty of indigenous nations, what he calls “the big fundamental.”
Center Stage: Is free speech on the UW-Madison campus in danger?
Wisconsin State Journal
On this week’s “Center Stage” political podcast Milfred and Hands play audio from and comment on the recent debate between President Donald Trump booster Stephen Moore and never-Trumper Max Boot on the UW-Madison campus.
Wisconsin Badgers will honor Howard Moore before Friday night’s game
Wisconsin State Journal
University of Wisconsin men’s basketball fans are encouraged to be in their seats 15 minutes early for the home opener against Eastern Illinois on Friday night.
Breaking precedent, UW System presidential search panel has no faculty, academic staff
Wisconsin State Journal
The head of the UW Board of Regents has broken decades of precedent by appointing a search committee for the next University of Wisconsin System president that does not include any faculty members or academic staff.
Wisconsin School Settles Windsurfer Death Lawsuit for $850K
AP
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has settled a lawsuit by the family of a windsurfer killed in a collision with a university boat.
Did apes first walk upright on two legs in Europe, not Africa?
New Scientist
Quoted: Others are more positive. “This is really cool,” says John Hawks at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He notes that D. guggenmosi’s shin bone looks a lot like that of a hominin. But he is unconvinced that bipedality, or hominins, began in Europe. He says that, around 11 million years ago, apes were expanding and diversifying, so finding a fossil in one place isn’t proof that it originated there.
Another Round Of Snow Blankets Wisconsin
Wisconsin Public Radio
Quoted: Jordan Gerth, a meteorologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said some parts of the state have already seen 20 percent of their normal annual snowfall, which is unusual when compared to a normal November.
Wait a Minute. How Can They Afford That When I Can’t?
The New York Times
Quoted: And theoretically, there’s a correlation between getting more because you work harder, said Evan Polman, a professor of marketing at the University of Wisconsin at Madison School of Business. “Inheritance is a violation of that correlation.”
Howard Moore to be recognized Friday before UW basketball home opener
WKOW-TV 27
Prior to Friday night’s home opener, the UW basketball team will recognize assistant coach Howard Moore, whose family was involved in a tragic auto accident that claimed the lives of Moore’s wife, Jen, and 9-year-old daughter, Jaidyn.
UW to pay $850K to family of windsurfer killed on Lake Mendota
WISC-TV 3
Yu Chen, 43, of Madison, died on May 31 when he was struck by a UW Lifesaving Station boat while he was windsurfing.
Howard Moore to be Recognized Friday Before UW Basketball Home Opener
Madison365
Moore’s family was involved in a tragic auto accident that claimed the lives of Moore’s wife, Jen, and 9-year-old daughter, Jaidyn. Moore is currently on medical leave.
Where winter coats and income inequality intersect
Badger Herald
As colder months approach, we must deconstruct narratives surrounding stereotypes related to clothing purchases.
Engineering graduate students push for departmental reform after student’s suicide
Badger Herald
Graduate students release letter detailing hopes for change.
New PEOPLE program director emphasizes access, diversity as paramount
Badger Herald
Program helps support necessity for diversity across UW, says new program director.
Time-to-degree rate falls below four calendar years for first time since 1980s
Badger Herald
“When students have good post-graduation options, they are more likely to stay focused and excited about completing their degrees,” Provost John Karl Scholz said in the release.
Average UW-Madison graduation time dipped under four years for first time with 2018-’19 class
Daily Cardinal
“This is excellent news for Wisconsin families concerned about the cost of higher education,” Blank said in the release. “We know that students who take longer than four years often accrue additional debt.”
The Wisconsin School of Business Must Address Growing Societal Challenges
Daily Cardinal
WSB does not require sustainability business classes within its curriculum, meaning an overwhelming majority of graduates are unaware of the business implications and solutions to climate change.
Babcock Hall renovations mean 2 years without some ice cream flavors
Wisconsin State Journal
But while Babcock Hall at UW-Madison is undergoing renovations, Babcock ice cream is being made by the Chocolate Shoppe, and flavors have been scaled back.
UW pays $850,000 to family of windsurfer killed in collision with UW rescue boat
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Madison has paid $850,000 to the family of a windsurfer killed in 2017 in a collision with a UW Lake Safety lifesaving boat, settling a wrongful death lawsuit the family filed earlier this year against the UW Lifesaving Station and four of its employees.
UW welcomes new robot overlords, err, delivery service to campus
The Capital Times
At a school populated by more than 66,000 humans, 30 robots should be an insignificant minority. But, within days of arriving on campus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Starship Robots have created significant distractions and built up an online presence far greater than their small, six-wheeled frames.
Planned Kohl Center addition focuses mostly on space for athlete services
Wisconsin State Journal
Included in plans for a 42,000 square foot, three-story addition to be built over the southwest corner loading dock are expanded facilities for academics, sports medicine and strength and conditioning.
In wake of ‘toxic’ lab story, UW-Madison plans to start centrally tracking bullying complaints
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Madison plans to start centrally tracking complaints of hostile and intimidating behavior to better identify patterns of bullying, such as the “abusive” conduct graduate students experienced in an engineering professor‘s lab.
Lynda Barry’s “Making Comics” is one of the best, most practical books ever written about creativity
Boing Boing
For many years, Barry has served as an associate professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison art department and at the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, using her method to teach both adults and children to get in touch with a creative impulse that is simultaneously deep, mysterious and irrational and trainable, biddable and reliable (with practice).
Fact-checking Pete Buttigieg on the success of Democratic presidential nominees in last 50 years
PolitiFact
Quoted: “Setting aside instances where an incumbent president is running for re-election, Democrats in the modern era have fared better when nominating new faces rather than Washington insiders,” said Barry Burden, a political science professor and director of the Elections Research Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Starship Technologies to deploy 30 delivery robots on UW-Madison campus
FreightWaves
Robotic delivery company Starship Technologies is deploying 30 robots at the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, giving more than 66,000 students, staff and faculty access to autonomous food delivery.
Giving your time to help others, rather than your money, may help you live longer
MarketWatch
They followed members of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Wisconsin Longitudinal Study, a periodic survey of a sample of the state’s high school graduates that began in 1957. From 2004, the survey included data on whether participants had given money to charity or others, volunteered, cared for someone other than a spouse or given substantial time and energy in support of family or friends.
‘Who built this beautiful place?’ Despite Trump’s visits to his properties, some of his businesses show new signs of financial decline.
The Washington Post
Quoted: “A night or two? Not so much,” said Mark Eppli, a University of Wisconsin business professor who reviewed financial data on Trump’s hotel in Chicago at the request of The Post. “It’s one night out of 365.”
Badgers’ Mick Byrne named Big Ten men’s cross country Coach of the Year again
Wisconsin State Journal
University of Wisconsin director of track and field and cross country Mick Byrne was named the Big Ten Conference’s men’s cross country Coach of the Year for the second year in a row, the league announced Tuesday.
Column: Board of Regents’ ‘protection’ of free speech actually does exact opposite
Badger Herald
Disruption is a form of protest and banning it is undemocratic.
Berghahn, Klaus L.
Wisconsin State Journal
Klaus retired in 2007 as the Weinstein-Bascom Professor of German and Jewish studies, having been awarded prizes, including an Integrated Liberal Arts Teaching Award, the Hilldale Award for Excellence in Research and Teaching at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Opinion researcher encourages listening to individuals from different backgrounds
Badger Herald
University of Wisconsin political science professor Katherine Cramer gave a talk on community-driven listening and democracy as a part of the Wisconsin Idea lecture series, Tuesday night.
UW Diversity Forum marks 20th year with best attendance
The Capital Times
University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank welcomed attendees at the school’s 20th annual Diversity Forum on Tuesday by encouraging them to leave with “a new sense of the role you can play in making the University of Wisconsin a more diverse and a more inclusive place.”
Hoekstra, Dr. William G. “Bill”
Wisconsin State Journal
Professionally, Dr. Hoekstra was on faculty in the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison from 1954 until his retirement in 1990.
UW grad student Sally Rohrer appointed to open seat on Madison City Council
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Madison graduate student Sally Rohrer was appointed Tuesday to an open seat on Madison’s City Council.
What Would You Do?: Diversity Forum keynote speaker John Quiñones advocates for empathy even when no one’s watching
Daily Cardinal
“[Character is] not what we do when everyone’s watching — that’s easy,” he said. “It’s what we do even when no one is watching. It’s all about — as Spike Lee would say — doing the right thing.”
ABC News Host John Quiñones Favors Bridges Over Walls in Diversity Forum Keynote
Madison365
“Hate crimes in this country are up by 20% over the last two years,” he said. “Politicians keep talking about building higher and higher walls around this country, when in my humble opinion, we should be building stronger and stronger bridges between the beautiful mosaic of people in this country.”
Business selling punny, plush organs up for Amazon award
WISC-TV 3
Mehta has a lot of heart, which she pours into her day job as a physician at UW-Health.
How to avoid the ‘6th grade slump’
WISC-TV 3
Quoted: University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher Geoffrey Borman
Robots deliver food to UW-Madison students
NBC-15
The university is the fourth, and largest, college campus to introduce the robots.
Starship Robots Roll Out to University of Wisconsin-Madison, Can They Survive the Winter?
The Spoon
This type of inclement weather was actually the first thing I thought about when Starship sent me a press release today announcing that its robots are now rolling around the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-M), delivering food.
Reengineering Infrastructure For A Wetter Wisconsin
WisContext
Quoted: Daniel Wright is an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His areas of research include extreme rainfall and its effects on flooding, modeling the potential effects of heavy precipitation in different landscapes, and projecting the role of climate change in these risks.
Study: Despite Reductions In Mercury Emissions, Concentrations In Lake Trout Persist
Wisconsin Public Radio
Newly published data from University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers show that despite reductions in mercury emissions in the United States, levels of the toxin found in Great Lakes trout have not declined at the same rate.
All eyes are on Wisconsin, the state that’s gearing up to define the presidential election
The Washington Post
A University of Wisconsin instructor in Madison, who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of backlash for speaking about politics as a public employee, said that recent political squabbles have damaged the state’s conviviality. “There is fatigue from all the chaos. Norms have been broken. Families are not speaking to each other. Friends are not speaking to each other.”
Badgers’ Dana Rettke, Sydney Hilley and Tiffany Clark win Big Ten honors
Wisconsin State Journal
After sweeping two opponents, the University of Wisconsin volleyball team nearly swept the Big Ten Conference weekly honors.
Badgers see benefits in pay for name, image, likeness law
Wisconsin State Journal
The NCAA’s Board of Governors last week directed its three divisions to draft new rules on student-athletes benefiting from their names, images and likenesses, and to have those rules enacted by January 2021.
Badgers director of basketball operations dissects many variables when picking Wisconsin’s opponents
Wisconsin State Journal
Marc VandeWettering’s colleagues on the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball staff get a kick out of it when he goes into nerd mode.
Leuenberger, Lucille M.
Wisconsin State Journal
At UW Lucy first worked with the department of Landscape Architecture and then the Army Math Research Center at Sterling Hall.
UW-Madison undergrads taking less time to complete degrees
NBC-15
New numbers released Monday from the university’s Office of Academic Planning and Institutional Research shows the average time to receive a bachelor’s degree was 3.96 calendar years. It set a record on measuring student success at UW-Madison.
The Bucky on Parade documentary: behind the scenes
NBC-15
It was a summer-long tribute to the beloved UW mascot, and right now, a special documentary looks at what it took to pull off Bucky on Parade. NBC15s Leigh Mills was live at union south, where that doc is premiering at the Marquee Cinema. She discusses the documentary with Sara Schauf, whose late husband was involved in founding Bucky on Parade.
Delivery robots hit UW-Madison’s campus
WKOW-TV 27
Starting Monday, students and staff at The University of Wisconsin-Madison are getting a taste of the future.
UW-Madison housing launches robot delivery service
WISC-TV 3
The University Housing Dining & Culinary Services at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is launching a new delivery service with robots that can autonomously deliver food.
Student Leadership Program requests exact budget amount as last year
Badger Herald
Yi said there were no proposed increases or decreases to their budget requests for supplies, printing, advertising, computer software and hardware, equipment rental, postage and total programming.
UW Launches robotic food delivery service
Badger Herald
Students simply download the app, place their order as they would from any other app, pay the $1.99 delivery fee and drop a pin for their pick up location.
UW-Madison Housing and Dining Services implement food delivery robots
Daily Cardinal
Over the summer, the university partnered with Starship Technologies, gaining access to a fleet of 30 robots that will deliver food directly to students, faculty and staff.
Finalists for UW-Stout chancellor announced
Daily Cardinal
The 10-member search and screen committee recommended the following candidates: Valparaiso University Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Mark Biermann; Central Washington University Vice President of Academic Innovation and professor of English Katherine Frank; Pacific Northwest College of Art Interim President Christopher Grant Maples; Potomac State College of West Virginia University Campus President Jennifer Orlikoff.
Students discuss campus speech following student council vote
Daily Cardinal
The conversation comes after an October Board of Regents announcement that there would be a vote on proposed punishments for students found to be disrupting free speech of peers or invited speakers.