The regent Business and Finance Committee voted unanimously Thursday to set the minimum salary at $489,334 and the maximum salary at $734,000. The current minimum salary is $399,000 and the maximum is $598,500.
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Mike Leckrone goes over the top and out
Varsity Band Concert is Leckrone’s last big show.
Inclusivity campaign asks students to share ‘I am UW’ stories
“It’s really meant to show that every person in Madison has different stories and they come from different backgrounds,” the Associated Students of Madison Vice Chair Yogev Ben-Yitschak said. “But in Madison … we’re all the one identity of being UW students, even though we all have our own stories and experiences of how we got to where we are.”
People Living With Incurable Cancers Urge More Research
Several studies are examining “what allows some people to live a very long time with incurable cancer,” said Dr. Mark Burkard, who is leading one at the University of Wisconsin in Madison for breast cancer.
Charles Sanna, Inventor of Swiss Miss Hot Cocoa, Dies at 101
Born in 1917 to Italian immigrants in Philadelphia, Sanna studied mechanical engineering at the University of Wisconsin–Madison before briefly working in the steel industry and serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Joint Custody Isn’t the Norm. But It’s Become More of an Option
According to a 2014 study by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison found in a review of Wisconsin divorce records that mothers were granted sole custody 80 percent of the time in 1980; by 2008, that rate had dropped to 42 percent.
Long travel to work during pregnancy may harm baby
“These results suggest a self-reinforcing mechanism. Those who are in greater need of prenatal care because of the potential adverse effects of stress, triggered by long commutes, are under-using prenatal care, which could lead to even worse birth outcomes,” said Yang Wang, Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the US.
13th Annual Line Breaks Festival Starts Today
Line Breaks utilizes the power of the arts to open and channel voices on various themes.
Panel of diverse political perspectives discuss Green New Deal, issue of climate change
Members of student political organizations debated most effective means to combatting climate change.
Brian Hagedorn declares victory: What that means for the Wisconsin Supreme Court and its next election
Quoted: And mobilizing those voters is always key, said Ryan Owens, a professor of political science at UW-Madison and director of the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership on campus. “Whoever mobilizes is going to be able to get there, get the victory. That shouldn’t be a huge shock. I think every election is like that,” he said.
Column: UW should support efforts to include substance-free students on campus
We must shift our social expectations and spaces to be more conducive to a substance-free lifestyle, which will be far more accommodating and comfortable for both students in recovery, and those who simply choose not to drink, alike.
Divided opinion on state capital budget puts into question value of Wisconsin Idea, higher education
When the State Building Commission did not recommend a single project of the 80 outlined in Gov. Tony Evers’ budget, the public asked what the future of education would look like.
Seven former Wisconsin Badgers players on rosters for IIHF Women’s World Championship
The International Ice Hockey Federation Women’s World Championship opens Thursday, and it’ll have a strong University of Wisconsin flavor.
OMAI’s 2019 Annual Line Break Festival: Everything you need to know
The festival showcases various interdisciplinary works and performances from current and former First Wave scholars, community and campus partners.
Learfield Levy adds catering, team meals to concessions operations for Wisconsin Athletics
The UW Board of Regents executive committee last week approved a five-year contract with the Chicago-based company to continue managing concessions operations for Badgers sports facilities and add responsibilities for catering and team meals.
Rhodes-Conway ousts longtime Madison Mayor Soglin
Rhodes-Conway is managing director of the Mayors Innovation Project at University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Center on Wisconsin Strategy. She promoted change such as using an affordable housing fund to fix up existing housing stock along with several green initiatives
How these scam ads promoting fake tax breaks prospered on Facebook
Quoted: “This is definitely concerning — definitely, it’s misinformation,” said Young Mie Kim, a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor who studied 5 million Facebook ads during the 2016 elections. “I keep telling people: We don’t have any basis to regulate such a thing.”
Charles Sanna, Man Behind Swiss Miss Cocoa, Dies at 101
After graduating with a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1939, Charles began his career working for a United States Steel subsidiary in Gary, Ind.
How to cut child poverty in half
Other countries have demonstrated that where there is a will, there is a way to accomplish this goal. Without strong action by policymakers, poverty and its inevitable consequences will continue to impose great costs on children, families, and the nation.
–Ron Haskins is the Cabot Family chair and a senior fellow in economics at the Brookings Institution. Timothy Smeeding is the Lee Rainwater professor of public affairs and economics at the University of Wisconsin in Madison.
Ice out! Madison lakes deemed open by State Climatology Office
The Wisconsin State Climatology Office on the UW-Madison campus said Lakes Mendota and Monona opened on Sunday and Lake Wingra opened on Thursday.
Melder, June M.
June worked at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for over 40 years and was awarded Emeritus status upon leaving.
UW Arboretum ranks as a national ‘historic place’
Anyone who has hiked, biked or skied through the University of Wisconsin Arboretum will register memories, whether they are of the fragrant explosion of lilac blossoms in spring, the brilliant crimsons and ambers of autumn leaves or the hardy conifers, heavy with snow.
Column: Perfect is not the enemy of good: UW must do better to improve sexual assault reporting
Rejection of Callisto software on basis of imperfection jeopardizes students, ignores the software’s many benefits.
Meteotsunami forecasting efforts underway in light of recent research
A meteotsunami, generated by a 15-minute storm, caused the deaths of seven people at Lake Michigan in 2003, the Sea Grant Institute at the University of Wisconsin reported.
Burglary reported at Sellery Hall, UWPD currently investigating
Suspect may have entered additional rooms Friday beyond those reported, police say.
Column: Hate speech is free speech — it’s time that changes
President Donald Trump’s recent executive order prompts discussion on free expression vs. diversity on campus.
Panel of diverse political perspectives discuss Green New Deal, issue of climate change
Members of student political organizations debated most effective means to combatting climate change.
UW professor of Norwegian details country’s food culture, high standard of living
Peggy Hager discusses Norway’s food, history in relation to prosperous country.
Without recommendations from Evers’ budget, future of UW System renovations remains uncertainty
Major UW System projects include a new UW-Milwaukee chemistry building, phase two of a construction project on a UW-La Crosse science center and System-wide renovations and technology upgrades as well as utility improvements.
Kremlin Clamps Down on Internet
Quoted: “My feeling is this is the next step in an evolution in [which] Cold War cyber capabilities have grown to such an extent that they are only short of nuclear capabilities,” said Paul Barford, professor of computer science at the University of Wisconsin.
We may have bred with Denisovans much more recently than we thought
Quoted: “This study is giving us insight into the real pattern of human diversity,” says John Hawks of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “It opens a window to the fact that there was once a population that was as rich and diverse as modern humans that’s now gone.”
Why an ageing China will never overtake the US as the world’s biggest economy
Assuming that China and the US will have GDP growth rates of 6.3 per cent and 3 per cent in 2019, and then fall to 2.2 per cent in 2033, the size of China’s GDP, which was 66 per cent of the US GDP in 2018, will peak at 84 per cent in 2033.
Long work commutes of pregnant women linked to low birth weights
For the study, Yang and his co-author, Yang Wang, an assistant professor of public affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, used birth-record data collected by the New Jersey Department of Health for 2014 and 2015
UW Hospital among top 100 hospitals in the world, Newsweek says
UW is one of only 25 U.S. hospitals named to Newsweek’s Top 100 Global list, which includes hospitals from 11 countries.
UW regents to vote on new salary range for system president
System officials are proposing setting the minimum salary at $489,334 and the maximum salary at $734,000. The current minimum salary is $399,000 and the maximum is $598,500.
UW System board president says Regents appointed during lame-duck fight still board members
Two members serving on the board overseeing University of Wisconsin campuses, along with 13 others, are caught in legal limbo, as Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and Republican lawmakers remain locked in a political battle over recent appointments to public boards.
For first time in 38 years, Crazylegs Classic won’t start on Capitol Square
For the first time, the Crazylegs Classic race won’t start with a throng of runners circling Capitol Square and its sea of bobbing heads flowing down State Street toward UW-Madison.
Smith, Pamela F.
Pam was employed at Northwestern Mutual Insurance for nine years and the UW Health Sciences Library for 24 years.
Mauritz, Susan C. (Rhyner)
Sue retired from the UW Memorial Library after 34 years.
Bounce houses, peer outreach help boost Wisconsin youth vote
One reason is people tend to care more about politics after finishing their education, getting a job and starting a family, said Connie Flanagan, associate dean of the UW-Madison School of Human Ecology and an expert on youth and politics — milestones that millennials and Gen Zers are hitting at later ages than previous generations.
State will implement Medicaid work requirements until told otherwise
Noted: Donna Friedsam, health policy programs director of UW-Madison’s Population Health Institute, said Boasberg’s criticism of work requirements could be applied in other cases that challenge such rules. She said the threat of litigation could also persuade some states to think twice before implementing their requirements.
What makes Wisconsin swing?
A few months after majorities of Wisconsin voters re-elected Democrat Tammy Baldwin to the US Senate with a 10-point cushion but only sent Republican Governor Scott Walker packing by a razor-thin margin, the Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez announced that the city of Milwaukee will host the 2020 Democratic National Convention.
With vaccine misinformation, libraries walk a fine line
Quoted: There’s this underlying recognition,” said Bob Drechsel, an expert in media law at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, “that it’s extraordinarily important and unavoidable that librarians have a great deal of discretion to make decisions about what they think is in the best interest of their collections and their patrons.”
Bucky Badger goes to the Big Dance
MPR News Reflections and observations on the newsHealth · SportsBucky Badger goes to the Big DanceBob Collins April 1, 2019, 8:14 AM 0 CommentsHere’s your daily dose of sweetness:Dolly Bauer still has good memories of watching her daughter, Amy, play basketball for the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s women’s basketball team, the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram says.
Dangerous Illusions – Read This, Save Time
Bio: Karen L. Garst, PhD, is the editor of Women Beyond Belief: Discovering Life without Religion and Women v. Religion: The Case Against Faith… and for Freedom. She has a blog at www.faithlessfeminist.com and is on YouTube as the Faithless Feminist. Dr. Garst received a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. She served as the Executive Director of the Oregon State Bar prior to retiring in 2008.
Luening, Robert Adami
Bob was associated with the University of Wisconsin Agricultural & Applied Economics Department with major responsibilities in farm management, as well as teaching in the Farm and Industry Short Course program. He retired from the University in 1988.
Bachhuber, Joan Clara (Young)
She worked at the UW Hospital, retiring after 25 years of service.
Cellectar cancer drug to be studied at UW American Family Children’s Hospital
An experimental cancer drug developed by Cellectar Biosciences, which has operations in Middleton and in New Jersey, will be studied on children and adolescents with a variety of solid tumors at UW Health’s American Family Children’s Hospital.
Madison alder wants to see Mifflin Street party safe again this year, public meeting Thursday
The Fourth District council member is having a neighborhood meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Madison Senior Center, 330 W. Mifflin St., to discuss ways to keep the April 27 party a safe success.
Student demand for computer science straining UW-Madison department resources
UW-Madison students are signing up in record numbers to study computer science, elevating the program to be the most popular undergraduate major on campus in each of the last two years.
UW grad Phil Johnston talks Ozu and ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ at Wisconsin Film Festival
UW-Madison graduate Phil Johnston will be back in town at the 2019 Wisconsin Film Festival Friday to present two films, his own Disney animated hit “Ralph Breaks the Internet” and the classic Yasurijo Ozu film “Good Morning.”
40 years ago, UW Hospital moved to its current home
It was 40 years ago on Monday that UW Hospital moved from its old building at 1300 University Ave. to its current facility at 600 Highland Ave. The operation was carefully choreographed and involved moving 199 patients.
UW training future physicians in older patient care to meet growing demand
“When we deliver care to older adults, there’s nuanced ways that we have to kind of think about things,” said Dr. Steve Barczi, professor of medicine in the geriatrics division.
‘He wants to sparkle in some way’: UW marching band seamstress designs final costume for Leckrone
University of Wisconsin, Madison, Marching Band Director Mike Leckrone’s illustrious 50-year career is coming to an end, culminating with his final spring concert series in April.
UW-Madison joins research fight to help ‘All of Us’
The All of Us research program has a goal of recruiting one million participants over the next five years, and 100,000 of them will come from Wisconsin.
New solar panels on Gordon could save school money, reduce carbon emissions
Students from Helios, a student organization that aims to create renewable energy sources on campus, along with university officials from the Office of Sustainability, University Housing and Facilities Planning and Management have worked for over a year to create, test and implement solar panels on the roof of Gordon.
Students encourage ASM, UWPD to discuss new safety initiatives
While UW-Madison administrators continue to seek ways to ensure campus is as safe as possible, a violent assault that occurred on Langdon St. last month inspired students to demand new and improved safety measures on campus.
UW denies implementation of Callisto sexual assault reporting services, students demand answers
UW says software does not fit need of university, cites concerns over implementing third-party software.
ASM votes in support of medical leaves of absence which don’t require student withdrawal
“I think it’s possible for students to have significant life events and still stay in school. I don’t know why this is not a possibility,” Pechous said.
Video: UW-Madison rejects fully funded sexual assault reporting app on campus
University of Wisconsin-Madison Dean of Students denied students’ request to implement a sexual assault reporting app on campus.