Madison residents interested in representing the UW-Madison campus on the City Council have until noon Monday to apply for the position.
Application deadline Monday for City Council seat representing UW-Madison campus
Wisconsin State Journal
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UW-Madison suspends Sigma Chi fraternity over event with alcohol
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Madison suspended Sigma Chi fraternity from all university activities until at least Jan. 21 and is requiring the chapter to elect a new executive board.
Kevin Wymore: UW’s $386M health fund shouldn’t be secret
Wisconsin State Journal
Column: The $386 million Wisconsin Partnership Fund for a Healthy Future shouldn’t be considered secret.
U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear UW-Madison $506 million case against Apple
Wisconsin State Journal
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to take a case requested by UW-Madison’s patent-licensing arm that could have awarded it about $506 million in damages from Apple, effectively ending the case.
The State of Journalism
Wall Street Journal
The Cost of NewsThe Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts a 10% decline in jobs for reporters, correspondents and broadcast news analysts by 2028, and it isn’t hard to guess why. It’s easy to come by free information in the internet age, so why pay? Unfortunately, there’s no reason to believe that free news is better news.
— Clare Stumpf, University of Wisconsin-Madison, actuarial science
The Technology 202: Satya Nadella wants Microsoft to be the tech company the government trusts — and buys from
The Washington Post
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a 2018 decision to throw out more than $500 million in damages owed by Apple to the University of Wisconsin for infringing on one of its patents. The win for Apple comes as it endures heavy scrutiny from federal regulators over its business practices.
Adjustable Desks: Health Benefit Or Hype?
Wisconsin Public Radio
Quoted: University of Wisconsin-Madison engineering professor Robert Radwin studies workplace ergonomics. He was not involved in the University of Pittsburg study but he instructs students on the qualities of sit-stand desks which he feels have gotten a lot of hype. He does not have one.
Baldwin Says New Money For Dairy Innovation Could Help Farmers, Processors Weather Tough Market
Wisconsin Public Radio
Last month, the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Center for Dairy Research and the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association were selected to host one of three initiative sites. The group received $454,392 to provide grants and workshops to producers and processors in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota and Illinois.
Every Single Living Thing Is Part of an Ecosystem. Here’s How They Work
HowStuffWorks
Quoted: “The ecosystem concept ecologists now use has been refined since it was first introduced by Tansley almost a century ago,” says Stephen Carpenter, a scientist in the Center for Limnology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “Ecosystem science studies the interactions of all the living and non-living entities in a specified place. This definition is consistent with modern concepts of energy, nutrient flow and biogeochemistry, which barely existed during Tansley’s career.”
Is a vaping-linked lung illness a public health crisis? That depends on who you ask
PBS News Hour
Quoted: Communication scholar Dietram Scheufele at the University of Wisconsin-Madison said that at any point in time, roughly five issues tend to dominate a person’s memory. A constantly shuffling set of concerns struggle endlessly for one’s attention.
UW Board Of Regents To Vote On Proposed Punishments For Students Disrupting Free Speech
Wisconsin Public Radio
The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents are poised to approve draft rules Friday that would mandate suspension for students who disrupt the free speech rights of students or invited speakers on two occasions. The rule would require expulsion if a student is found to violate the policy on three occasions.
A Note to the Nobel Prize Selection Committee
Scientific American
A professor here at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Howard Temin represented what society expects from us and had the characteristics that make society willing to fund our work. People want scientists who get up every morning committed to finding the truth.
Expert breaks down online dating deception
WKOW-TV 27
Quoted: Catalina Toma is an associate professor at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. She studies how people communicate online, and has recently been investigating self-presentation and deception in online dating profiles.
Column: Education must be priority in UW’s sustainability efforts
Badger Herald
As an institution whose primary focus is on education, lackluster performance in this category is a call to action.
Column: UW Homecoming video emblematic of deep-seeded racial issues at UW
Badger Herald
While diversity training and more extensive critique process are good steps, they fail to address underlying racial issues in Wisconsin.
Hamel Center to open this month, but students cite concerns
Badger Herald
Lack of classrooms, practice rooms in Hamel Center is frustrating students.
UW celebrates Latinx Heritage Month
Badger Herald
Compared to years before, 2019 is likely to see most events, involvement.
Researchers recommend ways farmers can adapt to warming climate, increase profitability
Badger Herald
Dairy farming produces greenhouse gases in various ways, could cut emissions by half.
UW claims Apple violated patent, US Supreme Court declines to hear case
Badger Herald
WARF spokesperson ’disappointed’ in Supreme Court decision.
UW professor discusses importance of understanding diagnosis of autism in higher education
Badger Herald
University of Wisconsin professor of sociology Doug Maynard spoke on the importance of understanding autism spectrum disorder and making spaces more accessible to those with autism as a part of the Wisconsin Idea, Past and Present lecture series Tuesday night.
Supreme Court denies UW-Madison appeal in patent battle with Apple
Daily Cardinal
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal Monday by UW-Madison’s patent licensing arm to reestablish a legal victory against Apple in a dispute over computer processor technology.
School of Business adds analytics graduate program to boost job search
Daily Cardinal
Introduced in Fall 2019, the degree hopes to optimize experiential learning through real-world computing projects and a variety of industry specific analytics courses — a skill many students feel they lack coming out of undergrad.
UW-Madison earns silver in its first sustainability ranking
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Madison scored silver in its first time being rated by a national organization that aims to boost environmental sustainability on campus.
Through depression, Wisconsin Badgers’ Ty Pelton-Byce learns it’s OK to not be OK
Wisconsin State Journal
The day that he felt so distant from the fun everyone else was having around him was the first indication to Ty Pelton-Byce there was something wrong.
UW earns ‘silver’ sustainability rating through national reporting system
The Capital Times
For the past eight months, the University of Wisconsin-Madison has spearheaded efforts to collect data and speak with students, faculty and staff about its sustainability performance. On Monday, the university’s Office of Sustainability announced the fruits of its labor, reporting that it earned a silver rating through the national Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System.
UW regents to take another step on free speech policy
WISC-TV 3
The regents in 2017 adopted a policy declaring students who twice disrupt others’ free speech would be suspended for at least one semester. A third offense would mean expulsion. The policy hasn’t taken effect, however, because the UW System’s administrative rules haven’t been amended to include it.
Editorial: UWPD says most pedestrian, biker related crashes are preventable
WISC-TV 3
Lovicott tells News 3 Now that many Badger students did not grow up in cities as large as Madison so understanding how to navigate campus safely is an adjustment.
UW Homecoming Week works to excite people for upcoming Wisconsin Badgers football game
WISC-TV 3
“The cool thing about [UW Homecoming Week] is that there are a lot of events that make you have spirit throughout the week, not just the weekends,” UW Homecoming Committee member Colleen Muraca said.
New strategies, technology, aim to keep pedestrians, bicyclists safe in high-crash intersections
WISC-TV 3
“(Cars) just barrel on, they don’t stop,” University of Wisconsin-Madison student Samuel Julson said. “It’s crazy.”
Column: The unseen benefits of Greek life
Badger Herald
Fraternities are known for their wild antics, what function do they serve in campus settings?
SSFC holds GSSF eligibility hearing for Badger Catholic
Badger Herald
SSFC also approved GSSF eligibility for Wisconsin Association of Black Men.
UW ranks last out of all Big Ten schools for sustainability, announces sustainability council
Badger Herald
UW had score of 51.72, compared to University of Illinois with score of 72.89.
Dean of UW-Madison Law School stepping down next summer
Wisconsin State Journal
Margaret Raymond has served as dean of the UW Law School since 2011.
Maddie Posick scores her first goal for the Wisconsin Badgers, and her dad makes the TV call
Wisconsin State Journal
Posick, a Badgers junior, scored her first collegiate goal Friday night in top-ranked UW’s 7-0 victory over Penn State … Up in the press box, her dad Brian was wearing a headset and calling play by play on Fox Sports Wisconsin.
Mike Brown: 3 ways lawmakers can rein in Wisconsin’s student loan debt problem
The Capital Times
Student loan debt is a national crisis, but it is also a crisis that hits Wisconsin students and graduates particularly hard. Nationally, student loan debt has ballooned to $1.6 trillion, and borrowers graduate with an average debt of $28,565 — which is up $277 from last year.
Q&A: Andrea Dutton creates climate past to foresee the future
The Capital Times
Andrea Dutton, new to University of Wisconsin-Madison this semester, studies climate change and caught the eye of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. It awarded her one of 26 “genius” grants in 2019.
Iraq War veteran to receive pardon from Tony Evers: ‘That felony is not who I am’
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Madison professor Barry Burden, an expert on American politics, said Walker’s stance on pardons was “exceptional” for Wisconsin, as both Republican and Democrat governors before him exercised their constitutional pardoning power.
UW campuses not spared from e-cigarette trend with some reporting vaping symptoms
Wisconsin State Journal
Most University of Wisconsin System campuses ban e-cigarettes in and near campus buildings, but university officials say enforcement of anti-smoking policies is relatively lax.
‘I don’t really feel like there is a place for us’: UW student reacts following controversial homecoming video
NBC-15
“It’s definitely true. There’s not a lot of diversity here. So in a way that does kind of reflect the school, [whether] that’s good or bad,” Zeid tells NBC15 News.
Wisconsin Alumni Association to make changes after homecoming video backlash
WKOW-TV 27
The alumni association will implement diversity, equity and inclusion training for staff and members of WAA-sponsored student organizations.
UW-Madison, Alumni Association announce changes after criticism from all-white student video
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Madison announced Friday several actions it is taking in response to a student-created video featuring an almost entirely white student body that failed to include a black student group who participated in filming.
Major void to be filled at West Towne Mall with Von Maur
Wisconsin State Journal
Quoted: Jerry O’Brien, director of the Kohl’s Center for Retailing at UW-Madison, calls Von Maur, which is privately held, a “high-service, high-quality, high-touch retailer” that isn’t big into promotions like Kohl’s but is focused more on creating “a great shopping experience with personalized attention.”
UPDATED: UWPD loses power
Badger Herald
911 calls routed to Dane County.
Know Your Madisonian: Medicine remains retired surgeon’s passion
Wisconsin State Journal
The former Dean Clinic cardiothoracic surgeon stopped seeing patients in 2004 but refocused his passion for medicine to teaching ensuing generations of physicians at the UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health.
Wisconsin conservatives getting on board with renewable energy
The Capital Times
The event was organized by the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
Uncertainty growing in Wisconsin’s manufacturing sector as survey finds job cuts
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Madison economics professors Menzie Chinn and Noah Williams weigh in.
Foxconn releases and cancels plans for a giant dome in Wisconsin
The Verge
Attendees report being required to sign nondisclosure agreements, even at an on-campus event at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Latino Leaders In Western Wisconsin See Support Group As Vital For Immigrants
Wisconsin Public Radio
Catherine Emmanuelle is the vice president of the Eau Claire City Council, the area extension director for Chippewa, Eau Claire and Dunn counties and is a member of the University of Wisconsin-Extension’s Latino Task Force.
Trump Asked China to Investigate the Bidens Because It’s Thursday
Vice
Quoted: “Discussion of the Bidens is part of a deflection strategy,” said Yoshiko Herrera, a political science professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and former director of the Center for Russia, East Europe and Central Asia. “It’s like breaking into someone’s house and then saying, ‘That person had bad credit.’”
National Academy of Sciences pulls video on possibility of designer babies
New York Post
Quoted: “I am disappointed by this,” said Alta Charo, a University of Wisconsin, Madison ethicist involved in past academy panels on gene editing. She said the tweet and video could further misunderstanding about editing’s most important uses or wrongly suggest that it’s possible now to bestow traits like intelligence.
Wisconsin manufacturing hub asks, ‘what factory recession?’
Christian Science Monitor
Quoted: “We have pretty much tapped out the labor market,” says Steve Deller, an economist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “We have companies that are saying that that’s causing part of the slowdown. It’s a bottleneck.”
What electronic games can teach us
Knowable Magazine
Quoted: Green, now a cognitive psychologist at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, admits that the benefits of playing hours upon hours of Call of Duty may be limited in real life.
Madison Utility Station Fires Caused By Faulty Part, Company Says
Wisconsin Public Radio
The fires began the morning of July 19, when a transformer — a component that helps distribute electricity from place to place — burst into flames at the Madison Gas and Electric Blount Street substation in Madison. It sparked a second fire at a connected substation near University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Ogg Hall, causing evacuations.
Wisconsin Communities Look To Education To Improve Health
Wisconsin Public Radio
One success story experts highlighted was Algoma, a small city in Kewaunee County. In 2008, the county ranked 24th for overall health according to a University of Wisconsin-Madison Population Health Institute report.
UW Study: Electric Pulses Hidden By Hats Could Help Reverse Balding
Wisconsin Public Radio
Now, a team at the University of Wisconsin-Madison think they have a promising — and discreet — solution. A device, hidden by a hat, that sends low-energy electric pulses to stimulate hair growth.
This Chicago author helped research a book about R. Kelly. Now she’s won a prize for her gritty fiction about 4 strong women.
Chicago Tribune
A native of Boston, Wisel earned her master of fine arts from Columbia College-Chicago and was a creative writing fellow at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Extremely Wet Fall Challenging Farmers Waiting For A Window To Spread Manure
Wisconsin Public Radio
“We’ve not been able to get the corn/sileage off nor the other crops in order to make those applications. A lot of farmers have been waiting for weather conditions to improve so they can get that manure out there,” said Kevin Erb, conservation professional training coordinator with the University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension.
OB-GYN rural residency program expanding
WKOW-TV 27
The only rural OB-GYN residency program in the nation is expanding. The program at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health will add Western Wisconsin Health to the rotation.
Coach Moore on minds of UW Men’s Basketball as preseason begins
WKOW-TV 27
While the preseason gets under way for the Wisconsin men’s basketball team, there is a notable absence.
UW-Madison safety report reveals increased stalking reports, sustained decline in hate crimes
After a sharp decline in 2017, the University of Wisconsin-Madison saw an increase in stalking cases in 2018, according to its annual security report released Sept. 30. Meanwhile, hate crimes, rape and domestic or dating violence statistics remained generally consistent with past years.