Quoted: There already are some rules that should have prevented what He says he did, said Alta Charo, a University of Wisconsin lawyer and bioethicist and a conference organizer.
China Halts Work by Team on Gene-Edited Babies
AP
Author: gbump
Are We Ready to Listen to Sexual Assault Survivors Yet?
Progressive.org
Quoted: According to Cecelia Klingele, a University of Wisconsin-Madison law professor, sexual violence reports that are only given to university officials—and not law enforcement—can only lead to suspensions and expulsions.
Wisconsin Democrats fear GOP redistricting end-around
AP
Quoted: Removing the governor from redistricting would “fly in the face of the entire history of our state,” University of Wisconsin-Madison political scientist David Canon said.
UW Madison to Pay $32 Million Over Patent Contract
Inside Higher Ed
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), the patent-licensing organization for the University of Wisconsin at Madison, was ordered to pay $32 million to Washington University in St. Louis after a judge ruled that UW Madison violated a royalties contract between the two universities, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.
Failed tax-cut experiment in Kansas should guide national leaders
The Hill
Quoted: Analysis by Menzie Chinn, a professor of public affairs and economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, found that after the enactment of the tax cuts, economic growth in Kansas fell well below its pre-Brownback trend and, by the spring of 2017, the rate of job growth in Kansas was not only lower than the rates in most of its neighboring states but less than half of the national average.
Scientists call for a halt to genetically editing embryos, rebuke Chinese researcher
The Washington Post
“Having listened to Dr. He, I can only conclude that this was misguided, premature, unnecessary and largely useless,” said R. Alta Charo, a bioethicist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
UW Hospital changes plans to end Legionnaires’ Disease outbreak
WKOW-TV 27
Wednesday night staff flushed and disinfected the water treatment system to make sure no new infections pop up. Hospital staff says the situation should be fixed Thursday.
UW Hospital hot water system may put patients at risk for type of pneumonia, officials say
WISC-TV 3
The University of Wisconsin Hospital said Wednesday afternoon that it’s taking measures to address a suspected risk to patients associated with the hospital’s hot water system.
Governor-elect Tony Evers Announces Health Policy Advisory Council
Madison365
Dr. Dipesh Navsaria of UW Health is among the members.
First Wave scholar announced as student speaker for winter commencement ceremony
Badger Herald
Senior Jamie Dawson was selected by senior class officers.
Badgers running back Jonathan Taylor, left guard Michael Deiter win Big Ten awards
Wisconsin State Journal
Two University of Wisconsin offensive players were named the best in the Big Ten at their position Wednesday.
‘I Am Here’ project brings together Hmong students to discuss community challenges
Badger Herald
Students conversed about issues of identity, tradition, mental health
In efforts to unify campus, ‘I am UW’ campaign aims to create feelings of inclusivity across UW
Badger Herald
Diversity, inclusion strategy was created in response to 2016 campus climate survey.
Students engage in discussion at rape culture workshop
Daily Cardinal
Students escaped the cold, snowy night and gathered in the Multicultural Student Center Lounge Wednesday to engage in a Deconstructing Rape Culture workshop, a collaboration between PAVE and Lambda Theta Phi Latin Fraternity.
Wisconsin’s Dana Rettke, Sydney Hilley and Madison Duello earn All-Big Ten honors
Wisconsin State Journal
Three members of the University of Wisconsin volleyball team were named Wednesday to the All-Big Ten Conference first team.
Wisconsin Democrats fear GOP redistricting end-around
Wisconsin State Journal
Quoted: Removing the governor from redistricting would “fly in the face of the entire history of our state,” UW-Madison political scientist David Canon said.
UW System begins to finalize new hiring process to stop ‘passing the harasser’
Daily Cardinal
As their December deadline nears, the UW System is putting the final touches on a new process that would make it more difficult for known harassers to get hired.
UW System strives for solidarity as cuts plague future of faculty, humanities
Daily Cardinal
But for many educators, this is only the beginning.“Hold on tight, there will be a fight,” said Noel Radomski, director and associate researcher at the Wisconsin Center for the Advancement of Postsecondary Education.
Band Director Mike Leckrone takes his final bow, bringing the stadium to tears
Daily Cardinal
Few band directors get the chance to teach the children of former students. Even fewer directors have conducted their students’ grandchildren, maintaining leadership long enough to influence decades of performers.UW-Madison’s Director of Bands Mike Leckrone, a career of 50 years under his belt, has done both.
Four UW Hospital patients develop Legionnaires’ disease
Wisconsin State Journal
Four UW Hospital patients have developed Legionnaires’ disease, an unusual cluster of the potentially fatal bacterial infection likely caused by a recent move to reduce water flow when demand is low, a hospital official said Wednesday.
Evers should restore UW Extension — Bob Hunt
Wisconsin State Journal
Another priority of Gov.-elect Tony Evers should be to restore funding for UW Extension, which was cut by Gov. Scott Walker. The UW Extension is the most visible means of the Wisconsin Idea being put to work.
UW System president chides UW-La Crosse chancellor who invited former porn star to campus
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-La Crosse Chancellor Joe Gow received a reprimand from his boss, University of Wisconsin System president Ray Cross, for inviting a former porn star to speak to students on campus earlier this semester.
Chinese Scientist He Jiankui Rebuked By Colleagues Over Gene Experiments : Shots – Health News
NPR
Quoted: University of Wisconsin bioethicist Alta Charo, who helped organize the summit, issued an even harsher critique of He’s work, calling it “misguided, premature, unnecessary and largely useless.”
The Google Effect on Memory: Is It a Form of Brain Damage?
Interesting Engineering
Betsy Sparrow of Columbia University along with Jenny Liu at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Daniel Wegner of Harvard University set out to find what having constant access to information did to our capacity to retain information.
Incoming Mexican Leader to Name Close Aide to Central Bank
Wall Street Journal
Mr. Esquivel had initially been tapped to be a deputy finance minister, one of a roster of high-ranking economic officials that also includes Carlos Urzúa, an economics professor with a doctorate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, as finance minister.
The University of Wisconsin System’s proposal to cut programs that confer few degrees is wrongheaded (opinion)
Inside Higher Ed
The elimination of majors in Spanish, Chinese, Arabic and Japanese at some University of Wisconsin System campuses, a step not hard to imagine given recent announcements from UW Stevens Point, would deprive Wisconsin businesses of a supply of intercultural experts to help inform the shaping of trade relations.
Rogue Scientist Says Another Crispr Pregnancy Is Under Way
Wired
Other members of the organizing committee were similarly skeptical. ”Having listened to Dr. He, I can only conclude that this was misguided, premature, unnecessary and largely useless,” Alta Charo, a bioethicist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison wrote in an email to WIRED.
Are digital technologies hurting our brain health? We asked 11 experts.
Vox
Quoted: “We’re all pawns in a grand experiment to be manipulated by digital stimuli to which no one has given explicit consent,” Richard Davidson, a neuroscientist at the University of Wisconsin, told us. But what are the results of the experiment?
Badgers inside linebacker T.J. Edwards earns first-team All-Big Ten honor
Wisconsin State Journal
University of Wisconsin inside linebacker T.J. Edwards earned first-team All-Big Ten honors when the conference’s defensive teams were announced Tuesday on BTN Live.
Foxconn’s ‘smart cities’ competition drew 325 submissions from Wisconsin colleges
Wisconsin State Journal
Foxconn Technology Group received 325 submissions from students, faculty and staff from Wisconsin colleges and universities for the first round of its “Smart Cities-Smart Futures” competition, according to a company announcement.
Bucky’s Tuition Promise makes college more affordable
NBC-15
Almost 800 students started school at UW-Madison in Sep. 2018 without having to worry about tuition. These students are covered by Bucky’s Tuition Promise, a program the university announced in February.
Indigenous students celebrate Native November while navigating through struggles on campus
Badger Herald
UW spokesperson Meredith McGlone said the university is taking steps to improve campus climate for Native students and other underrepresented groups. Recently, the university launched the Elders-in-Residence program, which brings Native community leaders to campus.
Bucky’s Tuition Promise fills monetary gap for low-income students in first year
Badger Herald
The Bucky’s Tuition Promise program has impacted the lives of 796 University of Wisconsin students during its inaugural year, according to UW. That’s roughly one in five students from the class that began at UW this fall.
Migrant caravan violence leads call to arms throughout Madison community
Daily Cardinal
Empowered voices and heavy hearts carried on the chant, “no one is illegal, refugees are people,” while standing on the edge of State Street Tuesday evening.
Milwaukee, Racine Ranked 2nd And 3rd Worst Cities In America For Black People
Wisconsin Public Radio
Milwaukee’s discriminatory housing policies from the 1940 through the 1970s are still largely defining residential patterns in the city, according to the report, which used research from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Climate Report Warns Of Declining Agricultural Production, Biodiversity
Wisconsin Public Radio
Chris Kucharik, agronomy professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said frequent, heavy rains will make it more difficult for farmers to control runoff.
UW-Madison All Ways Forward campaign gets $10M gift from John and Anne Oros
Wisconsin State Journal
The All Ways Forward fundraising campaign at UW-Madison received a significant boost Monday, with alumni John and Anne Oros committing $10 million.
Campus Groups Rally for Migrant Caravan
Madison365
A coalition of University of Wisconsin campus organizations will hold a rally to show solidarity with and raise money for asylum seekers at the southern border, some of whom were assaulted with tear gas by border patrol officers Sunday.
Graduation rates low in WI high schools, UW system could see negative effects
Badger Herald
UW-Madison enrollment rates are higher than ever while UW schools see decrease
Chancellor Blank pens letter to DeVos amid campus concerns over new gender definitions
Badger Herald
UW professor Finn Enke, who specializes in the history of gender and sexuality, believes the effects of the memo can already be observed.
QuickStart program sparks initial interest for incoming freshmen
Badger Herald
With QuickStart beginning its first trial run, it received almost nothing but positive feedback.
Peace Corps director recognizes UW-Madison’s volunteer contribution
Daily Cardinal
Peace Corps Director Jody Olsen will visit UW-Madison this week to recognize the university’s No. 1-ranking campus program.
SSFC may consider dipping into multi-million dollar reserve fund
Daily Cardinal
When student organizations underspend their yearly budgets, those extra funds wind up in SSFC’s reserve. Over the years, the reserve has grown substantially. “The reserve funds are excessive,” SSFC Chair Jeremy Swanson said.
Universities work to mitigate local issues in system merger
Daily Cardinal
As two- and four-year colleges across the UW System navigate a transitional year of restructuring and mergers, UW-Milwaukee and UW-Platteville are attempting to streamline tuition, courses and employment resources at their transformed universities.
Professor’s research strives to improve MS patients’ lives
Daily Cardinal
The team’s research, led by professor Ian Duncan, which has been ongoing for nearly eight years, aims to repair the central nervous system in people with myelin disorders, particularly targeting MS.
Wisconsin roots of the man behind ‘Manitowoc Minute’
WISC-TV 3
UW-Madison Journalism School graduate explains the success of “Manitowoc Minute.”
UW professor: Oxford prison where ex-Trump campaign adviser serves is ‘slightly more secure dorm’
WISC-TV 3
Quoted: Adam Stevenson, a clinical associate professor from University of Wisconsin-Madison, said CEOs and government officials have served at the federal prison camp. “You’re typically thinking of things like white-collar crime, low-level or older drug offenders, individuals who don’t have lengthy criminal histories or if they do, they’ve reached an age where the Bureau of Prisons feels they’re no longer a risk,” Stevenson said.
Mike Leckrone: UW marching band leader directs last Camp Randall show
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Over the years, over the decades, Mike Leckrone has said he would know when it was time to retire.
They served their country. Why aren’t elite colleges serving them better?
The Washington Post
This recent push for more veterans at some of America’s elite schools can be traced to James Wright, a former Marine who served as president of Dartmouth from 1998 to 2009. The son of a bartender who fought in World War II, Wright joined the Marines after high school, later earned a PhD in history at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, and started teaching at Dartmouth in 1969.
College town hotels: Best lodging for visiting students and alumni
USA Today
This twin-tower lakefront hotel, located just blocks from the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, beams with Badger pride. The inn has its own ice rink, marina and offers game day extras, like stadium shuttles, tailgate fare and post-game broadcasts.
Behind an Effort to Fact-Check Live News With Speed and Accuracy
Wall Street Journal
Quoted: Given the nuanced nature of fact-checking, identifying both the questionable statement and the context in which it was made, as Voyc is aiming to do, is key when verifying claims made on live news, says Dr. Lucas Graves, an associate professor at the University of Wisconsin Madison’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
Video: Mike Leckrone retiring after 50 years at the helm of UW bands
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Mike Leckrone reflects on his 50 years as the director of the UW bands.
4 Ways to Stay Motivated When You’re in a Rut
The New York Times
Quoted: Self-criticism “can lead to ruminative thoughts that interfere with our productivity, and it can impact our bodies by stimulating inflammatory mechanisms that lead to chronic illness and accelerate aging,” Dr. Richard Davidson, founder and director of the Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, told The Times earlier this year.
CWD Spreads On Deer And Elk Farms As Wisconsin’s Control Efforts Stumble
Wisconsin Public Radio
Quoted: “We don’t know how the CWD prion proteins might change over time to influence both the infection and mortality of different genotypes and deer populations,” according to an article co-written in June by Michael Samuel, an emeritus professor of wildlife ecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
American Nazis and Nazi Sympathizers Have Been Around Since the 1930’s
Teen Vogue
Updated: “There were a shockingly high number of Americans who were not Nazis but felt sympathetic,” said Michels, a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor and author of Jewish Radicals.
Lee, Mercile J., Ph .D.
It was Mercile’s visionary leadership that led her to establish The Chancellor’s Scholars Program and The Powers-Knapp Scholars Program at UW-Madison.
Baker, Frank B.
In 1962, he joined the UW-Madison faculty in the Department of Educational Psychology, retiring in 1998.
Anderson, Professor Laurens
Laurens joined the UW-Madison Biochemistry faculty, where he remained until his retirement in October 1986.
A Sister Bay youth who lost her father to cancer gets a needed scholarship
Door County Daily News
A new tuition program at U-W Madison is keeping Mackenzie Straub’s dreams of becoming a teacher alive. Paying for college seemed to be out of reach when her father died from cancer and the family’s menswear store closed. Now, Straub’s dream is getting a big boost from Bucky’s Tuition Promise a program that provides free tuition to qualifying students.
Madison community members discuss impacts of ICE arrests on local families
Daily Cardinal
More than 100 people from the Madison community gathered at the Pyle Center to discuss impacts of Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests that occurred across Wisconsin in late September.