Allee Willis, the songwriter behind hits like Earth, Wind & Fire’s “September” and the “Friends” theme song, joins Mark and Charlotte to talk about her career.
From UW student to world-class songwriter
WISC-TV 3
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New book “The Carmen Porco Story, Journey Toward Justice” tells remarkable story
WISC-TV 3
Rev. Carmen Porco, the subject of this new book, and the author UW-Madison Professor Dr. Chuck Taylor both sit down with Neil Heinen to share a preview of the remarkable life and journey of the man recognized as one of the leading experts on fair housing in the world.
Community reacts to police Chief Mike Koval’s retirement
WISC-TV 3
The UW-Madison Police Department is wishing Koval the best, writing in a Facebook post, “Thank you for your tireless work to keep our community safe, and for your great partnership with UWPD.?”
Wisconsin native World War II soldier buried in Monona
WISC-TV 3
But he is not the only World War II soldier coming home after decades, as researchers at the University of Wisconsin have a list of Wisconsin natives they are trying to identify and bring home.
Connecting fractured habitats has long-lasting ecological benefits, study in Science finds
The Washington Post
Few plants grow beneath the timber trees’ dense canopy. Spongy mats of pine needles, up to a foot thick, cover the forest floor. “I might see zero species in the understory,” said study author Ellen Damschen, an ecosystem ecologist at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. “Maybe one or two.
Flash drought declared in Washington due to abnormally hot and dry weather
The Washington Post
Quoted: Jason Otkin, a meteorologist at the University of Wisconsin who published a study on the characteristics of flash droughts, wrote in an email that the D.C. area “is on the northern edge of large region centered on the southern Appalachians” that has seen sudden drought onset due “to a prolonged period of much drier and warmer than normal conditions.”
Rudy Giuliani’s role in Ukraine’s investigation of Joe Biden
Politifact Wisconsin
Quoted: Soliciting help or anything of value from foreign officials in an election is unusual and could be illegal, said Yoshiko Herrera, professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. It’s also uncommon for a president’s personal attorney to communicate with foreign officials on matters that could influence White House policy, she said.
At Yale’s Singapore college, a canceled course on dissent triggers censorship claims
The Washington Post
Quoted: Most U.S. universities that pursue such growth “recognize that their assumptions about academic freedom will need to be adjusted,” said Kris Olds, an expert on the globalization of public education, at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. “How far will they bend, though?”
Youth Climate Strike: Some say climate justice is a missing message in Gen Z’s environmental activism
The Washington Post
For these climate activists, the issue can be personal. Vic Barrett, 20, and a student at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, said that his interest in activism started with the Black Lives Matter movement. While that movement focused on sudden violence against Americans of color, Barrett began thinking about the “slow violence” of climate change.
Rates of Autism and ADHD Are Increasing Significantly for U.S. Kids
24/7 Wall St
Quoted: It isn’t clear whether the greater prevalence of reported ADHD and ASD cases is necessarily a bad thing. According to Maureen Durkin, a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, in an editorial appearing accompanying the study in Pediatrics, greater awareness of the disorders and better diagnosis might be largely responsible for the higher numbers.
Flexible Wearable Reverses Baldness With Gentle Electric Pulses IEEE Spectrum
IEEE Spectrum
Why waste the energy used to tilt one’s head or digest food? University of Wisconsin-Madison engineer Xudong Wang is an expert at harvesting the body’s mechanical energy to power devices, such as an electric bandage that accelerates healing and a stomach implant that subdues hunger.
Derogatory message against President Donald Trump makes appearance at UW-Madison
WISC-TV 3
UW-Madison’s Director of News and Media Relations Meredith McGlone said the message violated the use of the message board’s system.
Alder Avra Reddy plans to resign by end of month
Badger Herald
Reddy, a student at the University of Wisconsin, wanted to bring student voices to the city council table as the alder for a district that covers most of UW’s campus.
Drew Petersen and Rebecca Blank: Statistics show UW-Madison’s strong commitment to in-state students
Wisconsin State Journal
In response to the story in Wednesday’s State Journal “Wisconsin students make up smallest share of UW-Madison freshman class in at least 25 years,” we want to challenge the focus of the article and reiterate that our commitment to Wisconsin students and families has never been stronger. Moreover, we believe the coverage should have reflected that this class is actually a winner for the university, the state and its economy.
SSFC denies F.H. King budget proposal, denies WBSU eligibility
Badger Herald
Committee also hears presentation from Student Veterans Association.
Public History Project Comes to UW-Madison
WORT FM
A new public history project at UW-Madison aims to uncover the histories of those at the university who were marginalized and discriminated against. Chali Pittman sat down with the project’s director, Kacie Lucchini Butcher.
UW Madison’s Public History Project hires new director
Badger Herald
Director aims to tell stories of past oppression on campus instead of hiding them.
Harry Potter’s Broadway Box Office Tactic Cloaks Drop in Demand
Forbes
Quoted: “When supply is fixed (as in this case), a decrease in demand requires a decrease in price to clear the market,” stated University of Wisconsin-Madison professor Alan Sorensen.
Climate change: Landmark UN report warns sea levels will rise faster than projected by 2100
CNN
Quoted: “It drives home the message that policies that curb greenhouse gas emissions can have a strong effect on future sea level rise,” said Andrea Dutton, an associate professor in the Department of Geoscience at the University of Wisconsin Madison. “What we do today can decide which of those pathways we’re on.”
The Incredible Shrinking Semester: Paying More And Getting Less
Forbes
Students were elated when the University of Wisconsin announced in 2017 that it was going to reduce the spring semester by four to five days, extending the winter break to January 23.
MacArthur Foundation announces genius grant recipients
Gazette Net
University of Wisconsin-Madison geochemist and paleoclimatologist Andrea Dutton told The Associated Press that she was stunned when she learned earlier this month that she had been selected.
Academics Dominate 2019 MacArthur Grant Winners
Inside Higher Ed
Lynda Barry, associate professor of interdisciplinary creativity, University of Wisconsin at Madison
2 from Bard College among MacArthur Foundation ‘genius grant’ winners
Daily Freeman
Andrea Dutton, 46, geochemist and paleoclimatologist, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
2019 MacArthur Foundation ‘genius grant’ winners
Detroit News
Lynda Barry, 63: graphic novelist, cartoonist and education, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Sheila Terman Cohen | WisContext
Wiscontext
Before studying journalism at the University of Wisconsin, Cohen taught English as a Second Language in the Madison schools
Lynda Barry is a Macarthur “genius”
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She is also a talented teacher: we both taught the same Clarion class a few years back and the profound effect she had on our students shone through in their work. In early November, Drawn and Quarterly will publish Making Comics, which anthologizes her teaching exercises and her pedagogical method, honed in her years as an associate professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison art department and at the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery (it’s a companion volume to her 2014 book Syllabus).
New Series Of Bills Aims To Combat Suicide In Wisconsin
Wisconsin Public Radio
Another proposal focuses on guns. A study from University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers found suicides made up almost three quarters of all gun deaths in the state from 2000 to 2014.
Higher Education’s MacArthur Fellows: The 2019 Class
Forbes
Lynda Barry is associate professor in the Department of Art at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. She is a cartoonist and graphic novelist.
2 UW-Madison Professors Among ‘Genius’ Grant Winners
Wisconsin Public Radio
Where some may see obstacles and controversy when it comes to climate change and art education, two University of Wisconsin-Madison professors and 2019 MacArthur Genius Grant winners see opportunity.
How To Help Save Our Oceans If The New UN Climate Report Scares You
Bustle
Quoted: “It drives home the message that policies that curb greenhouse gas emissions can have a strong effect on future sea level rise,” Andrea Dutton, associate professor in the Department of Geoscience at the University of Wisconsin Madison, said to CNN.
Apparent new rise in autism may not reflect true prevalence
Spectrum News
Diagnoses of those two conditions increase with maternal education, points out Maureen Durkin, professor of population health sciences and pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Durkin was not involved in the study but wrote an editorial accompanying the work3.
Can you teach kids kindness? New curriculum hopes to reverse trend of bullying in schools
abc7
Now, a team of psychologists at the University of Wisconsin think they have a way to help reverse the trend.
MacArthur Foundation announces $625K genius grant recipients
PBS News Hour
University of Wisconsin-Madison geochemist and paleoclimatologist Andrea Dutton told The Associated Press that she was stunned when she learned earlier this month that she had been selected.
Big Question About Primes Proved in Small Number Systems
Quanta Magazine
The new proof, by Will Sawin of Columbia University and Mark Shusterman of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, solves the twin primes conjecture in a smaller but still salient mathematical world.
Wisconsin’s Tess Hackworthy shares Big Ten Conference Women’s Golfer of the Week honor
Wisconsin State Journal
University of Wisconsin senior Tess Hackworthy was named Big Ten Co-Golfer of the Week, the conference announced Wednesday.
Stoffels, Jason N.
Wisconsin State Journal
He worked for the University of Wisconsin Madison for over 20 years, in the maintenance dept.
Madison City Council member representing UW-Madison campus resigns
Wisconsin State Journal
After serving six months on Madison’s City Council, Ald. Avra Reddy, 8th District, submitted her letter of resignation from the council Wednesday because of an ongoing illness in her family.
Community discusses pros, cons in vaccination debate at State Capitol
NBC-15
Quoted: “People that have a medical reason they can’t be immunized, they may have a religious reason they can’t be immunized or they may just choose not to be vaccinated, They benefit solely because there are firewalls around them of people who are immunized,” said Dr. James Conway, a UW Health immunization specialist.
Task Force proposes gun dealers step up to prevent suicides
WKOW-TV 27
Another proposal would require public schools, the University of Wisconsin System, technical colleges and private colleges to include the number for a suicide prevention hotline on student ID cards.
Jason N. Stoffels, 44
WISC-TV 3
He worked for the University of Wisconsin Madison for over 20 years in the maintenance dept.
Column: Take a walk on the wild side…of campus
Badger Herald
Despite distance from center of campus, living in Lakeshore offers many benefits that Southeast residents don’t have.
UW class of 2023 upholds promise to Wisconsin residents
Badger Herald
UW released statistics about the class of 2023, which enrolled 7,550 freshmen this year. The university committed to enrolling at least 3,600 Wisconsin residents every year in 2015, and this year 3,797 students, or 50.3% of the class came from Wisconsin.
Expert panel discusses ethics of immigration reporting
Badger Herald
Varied group of experts agreed on importance of ethical language in immigration reporting.
UW Madison kicks off public history project to uncover racism
NBC-15
Kacie Lucchini Butcher, UW public history project director, said it’s important to recognize those difficult histories on campus.
UW expert explains implications in impeachment inquiry
WKOW-TV 27
Interviewed: According to David Canon, a political science professor at UW-Madison, after President Donald Trump’s comments confirming he did discuss Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden with the Ukranian president, the speaker felt there was enough evidence to change her stance.
Lawmakers recommend funding for suicide prevention director, grants, state hotline
Wisconsin State Journal
Proposed bills in the report include: Require state educational entities, including public and private schools and the University of Wisconsin System, to include suicide prevention information on student identification cards.
Doctor shares healthy, effective ways to grieve
WISC-TV 3
UW Health Psychologist Shilagh Mirgain shares healthy and effective ways to grieve, whether it’s the loss of a job, a loved one or dealing with a serious illness.
Report: Voting on UW-Madison campus up in 2018
WISC-TV 3
UW-Madison found student voting on campus during last year’s election rose more than 17% compared to four years ago.
Find a way: The story behind the saying on the Wisconsin Badgers women’s hockey NCAA championship rings
Wisconsin State Journal
The unveiling was part of a weekend that marked the dividing line between the celebration of last season’s success and the opening of a new campaign. The 2019-20 NCAA women’s hockey calendar officially opened last Saturday, and the top-ranked Badgers play their first game Friday at Lindenwood.
Buy a backpack, feed students in need: UW Bookstore selling new bags to help the hungry
WISC-TV 3
For UW students, those meals come in the form of “meal swipes,” so food-insecure students are able to eat at the dining halls on campus.
Two Madison professors named 2019 MacArthur Fellows
WISC-TV 3
Lynda Barry, a graphic novelist, cartoonist and educator, and Andrea Dutton, a paleoclimatologist, were chosen as 2019 MacArthur Fellows.
Researchers find new ways to improve moods in dementia patients, caregivers
Badger Herald
Researchers within UW’s School of Pharmacy, in association with Generation Connect, found that music, videos and photos on tablets improved the mood of dementia patients and their caregivers.
Political, civic engagement in higher education important part of Wisconsin Idea, speaker says
Badger Herald
Diana Hess, Dean of the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin spoke on the importance of political and civic engagement in higher education as a part of the Wisconsin Idea lecture series Wednesday night.
In their hands: Wisconsin’s teacher shortage addressed at UW
Badger Herald
The School of Education serves as Wisconsin’s epicenter for educational research and teacher education, as well as hosting regarded programs in health and arts-related fields.
Enrollment numbers up at UW System schools
Daily Cardinal
At UW-Madison, 7,550 freshmen are enrolled, up 10 percent from last year’s total of 6,862 students. The university selected these students out of a record-setting 43,921 applicants, 3 percent more than last year.
Why Vaping Became A Public Health Priority In Wisconsin, The US
Wiscontext
“In Wisconsin today, 19 individuals will die of a disease directly caused by smoking cigarettes,” said Dr. Michael Fiore, who directs the University of Wisconsin Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention, in a Sept. 17, 2019 interview on Wisconsin Public Radio’s Central Time.
Who Are 2019’s MacArthur ‘Genius’ Grant Winners? Here’s The Full List Of Fellows
NPR
Andrea Dutton, 46, geochemist and paleoclimatologist. “Furthering current understanding of sea level dynamics by reconstructing the extent and rate of sea level rise in the ancient past.”
MacArthur ‘Genius’ Grant Winners for 2019: The Full List
The New York Times
The MacArthur fellowships are awarded annually for exceptional “originality, insight and potential.”
Here are 2019?s MacArthur ‘genius grant’ winners, including cartoonist Lynda Barry and Chicago urban designer Emmanuel Pratt
Chicago Tribune
On the art faculty at University of Wisconsin, she teaches students how to conceive and draw comics and does research on the deeper language of imagery and on helping people defeat the voice in their head telling them they can’t draw.
MacArthur genius grants 2019: ‘Now I feel like I’m working with a face’
The Washington Post
Andrea Dutton, 46, a geochemist and paleoclimatologist at the University of Wisconsin at Madison.