As workforce needs continue to be flux, losing talent would mean “falling behind,” according to Cross.
Workforce talent maintenance fuels increase in faculty, staff salaries
Daily Cardinal
Author: gbump
Five Badgers make American Volleyball Coaches Association All-Northeast region team
Wisconsin State Journal
Sophomores Dana Rettke and Sydney Hilley and redshirt junior Madison Duello were named to the all-region team, while junior Tiffany Clark and senior Tionna Williams received honorable mention.
Michael W. Wagner: It’s up to the people to save democracy in Wisconsin
Wisconsin State Journal
Column by Wagner, associate professor and Louis A. Maier Faculty Development Fellow in the University of Wisconsin Madison’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
Senate confirms Walker’s picks for UW regents
Walker selected Scott Beightol to serve until May 2023. He replaces Republican Bryan Steil, who resigned last week to focus on his first term in Congress.
UW-Madison proposes two-year tuition raises for nonresident undergrads, professional programs
Wisconsin State Journal
The plan to raise nonresident and international undergraduate tuition by $810 and $828 over the next two academic years would generate about $16 million based on current enrollment. The raise does not apply to Minnesota students.
Woman killed while helping panhandler was known for kindness
The Washington Post
Quoted: Jane Piliavin, a professor emeritus of sociology at the University of Wisconsin who authored a book on emergency intervention, said women are more likely to respond to a child in trouble than are men.
How might recent confrontations with Hamas influence Israeli elections?
The Washington Post
Sending troops into Gaza probably weakens support for the party in office (Netanyahu’s Likud), providing the more hawkish coalition members an advantage in future elections by further polarizing the Israeli electorate.
–Chagai M. Weiss is a PhD candidate in the political science department at the University of Wisconsin at Madison.
Wisconsin Republicans are trying to subvert the will of the voters. They’re part of a larger trend.
The Washington Post
Wisconsin Republicans endured a tough election last month, losing all major statewide offices. In response, the lame-duck legislators are calling a so-called extraordinary session. Their agenda? To make it harder for citizens to vote and to strip away powers from newly elected Democratic officials.
–Donald P. Moynihan is the McCourt chair at the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University. He served as a professor of public affairs at the University of Wisconsin at Madison from 2005 to 2018.
The Daily 202: Lame-duck power grab in Wisconsin showcases the GOP’s embrace of zero-sum politics
The Washington Post
Quoted: Moynihan, who taught at the University of Wisconsin at Madison from 2005 until earlier this year, notes that Evers would also lose power historically reserved by Wisconsin governors to seek waivers from federal programs under the GOP proposal, something Republicans have long claimed is essential for federalism to flourish.
Ryan J. Owens: Wisconsin’s leaders should work together on three issues
WisPolitics
Tommy Thompson used to say: “Good policy makes for good politics.” How right he was. He worked to generate common sense reforms, and he produced results for Wisconsin.
Republicans Brazenly Gut Voting Rights in Lame Duck Before They Lose Power
Mother Jones
A study by the University of Wisconsin-Madison found that the ID requirement kept as many as 23,000 people from voting in two of the state’s most Democratic counties, Milwaukee County and Madison’s Dane County, with African Americans more than three times as likely as whites to be deterred from voting.
How to Accept a Compliment — Even if It’s From Yourself
The New York Times
Dr. Chris Cascio, an assistant professor at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, found that when participants were subconsciously primed to think about things they cared about, and then shown messages encouraging new exercise habits, the areas in their brain associated with reward and positive self-valuation lit up.
Republicans’ attempts at a lame-duck power grab in Wisconsin and Michigan, explained
Vox
Quoted: “This is just the legislature, after losing the election somewhat surprisingly, deciding they don’t they want an attorney general from the opposing party,” says Barry Burden, a political scientist from the University of Wisconsin Madison.
Dr. Dipesh Navsaria: Gun violence is in my lane — and in yours too
The Capital Times
Column by Dr. Dipesh Navsaria, an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
What public universities must do to regain public support
The Capital Times
Column by Stephen M Gavazzi of Ohio State University.
Gov. Walker appoints two people to UW System Board of Regents
Wisconsin State Journal
Gov. Scott Walker appointed two people to the governing board overseeing Wisconsin’s public universities, pending state Senate approval Tuesday.
UW leader seeks 6 percent bump for all system employees over 2 years
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Citing a need to better compete for talent, especially top faculty, University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross announced Monday he would seek a pay plan giving 3 percent raises to all UW System employees each of the next two fiscal years, starting July 1.
UW System requests 3 percent raise for all employees in each of next two years
Wisconsin State Journal
Thousands of University of Wisconsin System employees would receive 3 percent annual raises over each of the next two years if lawmakers and the System’s governing board approve a plan officials released Monday.
Lane, street closures set around UW Chemistry Building construction site
Wisconsin State Journal
Madison streets around the construction site for the UW-Madison Chemistry Building project are in lane closure and street closing mode, and some will be until spring.
UW Health reflects on Mike McCarthy’s work with American Family Childrens Hospital
WKOW-TV 27
Alongside his work with the Green Bay Packers, former head coach Mike McCarthy spent the past eight years giving back to American Family Children’s Hospital.
UW-Madison Chemistry Building construction to impact traffic through 2021
WISC-TV 3
Construction on the University of Wisconsin Madison’s Chemistry Building will continue through 2021, causing various types of lane closures throughout the project, according to city officials.
UW System requests pay increase for employees for next two years
Badger Herald
Pay plan requests a 3 percent wage increase for all UW System employees.
SSFC approves budgets of WABM, Sex Out Loud
Badger Herald
The Student Services Finance Committee approved the budgets of Wisconsin Association of Black Men and Sex Out Loud Monday evening.
Access, achievement equity shape new initiative with UW-Madison
Daily Cardinal
UW-Madison will work to boost accessibility and eliminate the achievement gap — which are often attributed to race and socioeconomic status — in a new initiative led by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities.
McBurney Center partners with Division of Student Life to increase food pantry donations
Daily Cardinal
They challenged the nine departments within the Division of Student Life to a friendly competition aimed at increasing donations to the Open Seat Food Pantry.
Badgers volleyball to face San Diego in NCAA regional
Wisconsin State Journal
The University of Wisconsin volleyball team will face its second consecutive West Coast Conference opponent when NCAA tournament regional play begins Friday.
Steil resigns as regent after congressional win
Bryan Steil is resigning as a University of Wisconsin System regent to focus on his first congressional term.
Video: UW-Madison’s Lowell Center unveils the permanent home of ‘Ringo’ Bucky
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Madison’s Lowell Center purchased the “Ringo” Bucky statue by Kari Fisher from this summer’s Bucky on Parade event and held a location unveiling event Friday with its namesake, former Badgers men’s hockey player Rob Andringa. Lance Baldus and Matt Vieth from the Lowell Center and Andringa speak.
Madison College to implement new textbook rental program, slashing costs for students
When Madison College was considering a new textbook rental program that would significantly lower book costs for students, Tina Marshalek talked to her fellow students about what saving money on textbooks would mean to them.
Don’t hype stem-cell discoveries — Eric A. Johnson
Wisconsin State Journal
Letter to the editor: The State Journal recently published several articles and an editorial asserting that UW-Madison is the epicenter of the discovery of stem cells and their utility in medicine. This representation is far from the truth, and several laboratories worldwide have been active in stem-cell research for many years prior to UW-Madison’s culture of embryonic stem cells in 1998.
UW-Madison Joining Massive National Effort to Increase College Access and Equity
Madison365
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is going to be part of a massive new effort in which 130 public universities and systems will work together to increase college access, close the achievement gap, and award hundreds of thousands more degrees by 2025.
Cross wrong to reprimand chancellor — Michael Collins
Wisconsin State Journal
Letter to the editor: University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross is reprimanding UW-La Crosse Chancellor Joe Gow for retaining an adult film actress as a campus speaker. President Cross may feel like he has punched his politically correct dance card, but reality speaks otherwise.
Badgers headed to Pinstripe Bowl for rematch with Miami
Wisconsin State Journal
The University of Wisconsin football team will once again end its season against Miami.
Former UW Student shares Anchorage earthquake experience
WKOW-TV 27
Jeremy LaGoo studied atmospheric science at UW Madison, from where he graduated in 2010. He now works at the KTVA-TV in Anchorage, which suffered widespread damage from an earthquake.
Balancing your child’s holiday gifts
WISC-TV 3
Noted: Dr. Marcia Slattery, from UW Health, talks about how to balance out your child’s holiday gifts.
UW Medical Orchestra provides outlet for faculty, staff, students
WISC-TV 3
An orchestra comprised of University of Wisconsin Madison School of Medicine and Public Health faculty, staff and students performed their inaugural concert Sunday evening.
UW-Madison’s patent-licensing arm ordered to pay $31.6 million to St. Louis university
Wisconsin State Journal
A federal district court this week ordered UW-Madison’s patent-licensing arm, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), to pay another university $31.6 million for breach of contract.
Know Your Madisonian: Easy on the (road) salt, UW-Madison expert urges
Wisconsin State Journal
Hilary Dugan is researching rising salt levels that are showing up in water across much of the U.S.
Proposed UW System ‘productivity policy’ draws concern from Wisconsin college faculty
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Stout’s science education program has tried to fill a persistent science teacher shortage across the state, particularly in mostly rural northwest Wisconsin. But under a proposed revision to a University of Wisconsin System policy, the program would be eliminated because it produces too few graduates — about three graduates each of the past five years, according to UW-Stout Science Education program director Kevin Mason.
Theta Chi Fraternity no longer affiliated with UW following misconduct investigations
Daily Cardinal
The Psi chapter of Theta Chi Fraternity has ended its participation as a UW-Madison registered student organization after the university’s investigation into misconduct resulted in unsubstantiated findings.
Badger football bowl predictions
WKOW-TV 27
Sunday we will know in which bowl game the Wisconsin Badger football team will play.
Column: UW students deserve a week off for Thanksgiving break
Badger Herald
Limiting Thanksgiving break inconveniences staff, students, while adding little of value.
Column: Funding of UW-La Crosse pornography lecture matter of addiction, not free speech
Badger Herald
Though free expression argument is superficially compelling, context must be taken into account.
New UW scholarship program in name of prominent educator Mercile Lee
NBC-15
The Mercile J. Lee Scholars Program will now oversee the two scholarship programs Lee founded over 30 years ago: Chancellor’s and Powers-Knapp scholarship programs.
UW Marching Band seamstress plans to retire with Mike Leckrone
NBC-15
After 50 years, UW Marching Band Director Mike Leckrone led the band for the last time at Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday. As he prepares to retire, so does the band’s seamstress. Lois Levenhagen has kept the band looking sharp since 1991.
Theta Chi Fraternity cuts ties with UW- Madison
NBC-15
According to the release, this move comes after the Wisconsin Division of Student Life conducted investigations over several months into various allegation which resulted in numerous unsubstantiated findings against the Fraternity.
New bandage technology could advance healing process
Daily Cardinal
A team at UW-Madison has recently developed a wound-dressing that could speed up the healing process of injuries, both temporary and chronic.
Students gather to discuss health disparities across campus
Daily Cardinal
Keynote speaker Dr. Jennifer Edgoose, an associate professor at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, discussed the topic of moving beyond health disparities and race to reach health equity for minorities.
Concerns for free speech contradict UW System President’s reprimand letter
Daily Cardinal
Despite the backlash, Gow told reporters from The Seattle Times that he was trying to advocate for the freedom of expression. “She seemed like a person who had a life experience dramatically different than the rest of us,” Gow said.
The Spider That Makes Milk and Cares for Its Young
The Atlantic
Quoted: “It would be really interesting to dissect the spiders [to see if there] was some kind of identifiable gland or something like that,” says Laura Hernandez of the University of Wisconsin at Madison, who studies lactation
Wisconsin Experts Expect Increase In Farm Bankruptcies To Continue Into 2019
Wisconsin Public Radio
Paul Mitchell, director of the Renk Agribusiness Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said he thinks that number will be even higher in 2019.
State Rep. Dale Kooyenga close on ranking but falters on ‘everyone’ has health care claim
Politifact Wisconsin
Vander Wiele also cited a Nov. 1, 2017, news item issued by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Medicine: “Wisconsin has best health care quality in the nation, federal agency says.”
After The Death Of A Student Or Staff Member, Milwaukee Sends In Crisis Response Team
Wisconsin Public Radio
Quoted: Pamela McGranahan, director of UW-Madison’s Doctor of Nursing Practice program, studies the impacts of childhood trauma. She said children are vicarious learners and they’re watching what’s going on around them at all times — even if it’s just something they hear on the news.
Head Smart: Wisconsin Researchers Make Concussions a Priority
Shepherd Express
Quoted: “Wisconsin is known for collaborative, interprofessional concussion research,” says Traci Snedden, assistant professor and pediatric nurse practitioner at the UW-Madison School of Nursing.
Badgers’ bowl possibilities still up in the air entering Sunday’s selection
Wisconsin State Journal
As one would expect after a 14-point comeback in the fourth quarter, the University of Wisconsin football team’s triple-overtime victory at Purdue on Nov. 17 sent its locker room into a rambunctious celebration.
Two UW professors elected to prestigious science association
Wisconsin State Journal
Two UW-Madison professors have been elected as fellows to the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Man arrested for lewd behavior again, Madison police say
Wisconsin State Journal
A man who’s been arrested for lewd and lascivious behavior in the past was arrested once again for allegedly masturbating in front of two people in a UW-Madison campus area apartment building.
Paul Fanlund: UW-Madison’s Kathy Cramer turns the page on the ‘politics of resentment’
A political scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Cramer was among the conference speakers, having gained regional and then national acclaim for her work listening to people in cafes and gas stations in rural Wisconsin, starting in 2007. She chronicled their resentment of public workers, liberal elites and people of color in Madison and Milwaukee.
UW-Stevens Point faculty call for removal of university’s leadership
Wisconsin State Journal
More than 100 current and retired UW-Stevens Point faculty and staff called Thursday for the removal of the university’s top leadership in the wake of a proposal that would eliminate six academic majors and lay off faculty to reduce the university’s roughly $8 million deficit.
St. Mary’s has Legionnaires’ case; UW finds a fifth and a previous UW patient dies
Wisconsin State Journal
St. Mary’s Hospital has a case of Legionnaires’ disease, a state official said Thursday, joining four cases reported by UW Hospital Wednesday.