Over past summer, MPD has seen spike in the number of fights near campus, leading to higher police presence
Police heighten presence in response to violence increase on 600 University Ave. block
Badger Herald
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Column: While in ‘Red Zone,’ UW needs to reexamine their sexual assault prevention education
Badger Herald
The beginning of a new semester marks the commencement of another “Red Zone”: The term some people use to refer to the first few weeks of school each year during which more cases of sexual assault are reported than any other period of the year.
Following sexual assault allegations against UW football player, public response mirrors a troubling trend
Badger Herald
From limited institutional response to rapid defenses, cases of sexual assault involving athletes leave much to be desired.
Badgers wide receiver Danny Davis set to return from suspension against BYU
Wisconsin State Journal
Sophomore wide receiver Danny Davis makes his return this week after a two-game suspension for his involvement in an alleged sexual assault that occurred in April.
After the flood: The sun shines, water recedes and algae blooms
Wisconsin State Journal
Richard Lathrop, a UW-Madison expert on freshwater lakes, said it will be months before analysis is completed to determine how much phosphorus the August storm washed into the water.
The reason behind Bucky on Parade
NBC-15
Bucky on Parade ends on Wednesday, September 12th. After that, the statues will be auctioned off at a grand finale party. The money raised will go towards local non-profits. One of those non-profits is Garding Against Cancer. It’s a non-profit, started by UW Men’s Basketball coach Greg Gard. The organization supports cancer research.
Can video games be good for your child?
WISC-TV 3
Kids and teens spend plenty of time playing video games, but new evidence from the University of Wisconsin-Madison study suggests certain games may be good for their brains.
Video: Wisconsin Athletics Hall of Fame inductee Donna Shalala on her time at UW
Wisconsin State Journal
Donna Shalala, one of 11 inductees into the University of Wisconsin Athletics Hall of Fame in 2018, discusses how the athletic department transformed during her years as chancellor.
Video: Alando Tucker honored to enter Wisconsin Athletics Hall of Fame
Wisconsin State Journal
Alando Tucker, the all-time leading point scorer in University of Wisconsin men’s basketball history, discusses his induction into the UW Athletics Hall of Fame as part of the 2018 class.
Video: Jolene Anderson talks about induction to the Wisconsin Athletics Hall of Fame
Wisconsin State Journal
University of Wisconsin women’s basketball’s all-time leading scorer, Jolene Anderson, speaks to reporters before the 2018 induction ceremony for the UW Athletics Hall of Fame.
Video: Ed Nuttycombe reflects on his years at Wisconsin before Hall of Fame induction
Wisconsin State Journal
Former University of Wisconsin men’s track and field and cross country coach Ed Nuttycombe discusses his career with the Badgers before his induction into the UW Athletics Hall of Fame as part of the 2018 class.
Wisconsin professor cycles around the Midwest for solar
On Jim Tinjum’s #bikethewind tour last year, he often saw the installations he visited for miles in advance — turbines towering gracefully in the distance. On his recent #bikethesun tour, covering about 1,200 miles (2,000 kilometers) of the Upper Midwest, he often had to pedal around in search of his solar destinations.”Some of the sites were nestled in to the landscape pretty well,” said Tinjum, an associate professor of engineering with a specialty in renewable energy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
UW Gets $10 Million Grant to Diversify STEM Faculty
Madison365
To broaden participation in STEM programs and fields, the National Science Foundation has awarded a five-year, $10 million INCLUDES Alliance grant to be co-led by UW-Madison’s Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL) and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities.
At first meeting of fall semester, SSFC hears Wunk Sheek eligibility proposal
Badger Herald
The Wunk Sheek student representatives stressed the importance of the organization, as UW falls on indigenous Ho-Chunk land. The decision on Wunk Sheek’s eligibility, which would determine whether the group can receive funding from the committee, will be decided at the next SSFC meeting on Monday, Sept. 10.
STEM faculty receive $10 million grant to advocate inclusivity and opportunity for undergraduates
Daily Cardinal
The National Science Foundation revealed a $10 million award to boost involvement in STEM programs at UW-Madison. This will also prove as an opportunity to provide underrepresented students with the chance to thrive in the program.
McConnell, Frederick W. “Fred”
Fred worked for UW-Madison at the physical plant as a concrete worker, retiring in 1989.
UW-Stevens Point enrollment dwindles seven percent in new term
Daily Cardinal
UW-Stevens Point does not believe low enrollment is a result of the proposal to cut 13 humanities majors, including English and Philosophy. For months, students have fought against the cuts as a last hope before the proposal is passed.
UW-Madison ranked 15th best public university, drops slightly from last year, report says
Wisconsin State Journal
Wisconsin’s flagship university remains one of the top public higher education institutions in the United States despite a slight drop compared to last year, according to a report released Monday.
Booming mosquito population expected to disappear soon
Wisconsin State Journal
The number of mosquitoes caught in traps in three different locations in the area is expected to surpass the record of 500 collected in 2016, according to Susan Paskewitz, a UW-Madison entomology professor.
UW-Madison alumni at the heart of the new Gold Rush in documentaries
The Capital Times
Geist and two other UW-Madison alumni, all key players in American documentary production and distribution, were back on campus this week as part of the Department of Communication Arts’ “Spotlight on Documentary” event, screening some of their films and talking about their careers with students.
22 arrests made at Badgers football game against New Mexico, police say
Wisconsin State Journal
UW Police issued 24 citations and arrested 22 people at Saturday’s Badgers football game, according to the police department.
Badgers drop one spot to No. 6 in AP poll
Wisconsin State Journal
The University of Wisconsin football team dropped one spot in the AP poll for the second straight week.
$750,000 grant aims to make Wisconsin a ‘center of excellence’ for biomanufacturing
WISC-TV 3
The University of Wisconsin received a $750,000 grant Friday to establish a biomanufacturing initiative, which officials say will encourage growth in the Wisconsin industry.
More men are opting for plastic surgery
WISC-TV 3
Quoted: “I think both men and women are now more accepting and open about having cosmetic procedures. They’re not so secretive about it anymore,” said Dr. Ahmed Afifi of UW’s Transformations Clinic.
‘Infamous Mothers’ goes from dissertation to book and now stage play
Madison Magazine
She is homeschooling her six children while pursuing an advanced degree at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Pups to the Polls: Liberal group rolls out safe-space tactics for campus voter drives
Washington Examiner
Students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison were first to see the dogs on campus, but the pups will be making their way to multiple campuses across the country before the midterm elections. These dogs will have their work cut out for them, as only a little over half of all millennials plan to vote in November.
Start intermittent fasting if you want to live longer, study says
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Researchers from the National Institute on Aging, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Pennington Biomedical Research Center recently conducted a study, published in Cell Metabolism, to determine the link between fasting and mortality.
Key internet connections and locations at risk from rising seas
Times Union via The Conversation
Carol Barford, University of Wisconsin-Madison. (THE CONVERSATION) Despite whimsical ads about computing “in the cloud,” the internet lives on the ground. Data centers are built on land, and most of the physical elements of the internet – such as the cables that connect households to internet services and the fiber optic strands carrying data from one city to another – are buried in plastic conduit under the dirt. That system has worked quite well for many years, but there may be less than a decade to adapt it to the changing global climate.
Discovering the ancient origin of cystic fibrosis, the most common genetic disease in Caucasians
San Francisco Chronicle via The Conversation
Philip Farrell, University of Wisconsin-Madison (THE CONVERSATION) Imagine the thrill of discovery when more than 10 years of research on the origin of a common genetic disease, cystic fibrosis (CF), results in tracing it to a group of distinct but mysterious Europeans who lived about 5,000 years ago.
Letter to the Editor: UW teaches terrorism through racist lens, narrow perspective
Badger Herald
Backlash against syllabus for political science 347 shows need for teaching classes through wider perspective.
UW researcher finds racial segregation increases disparity between black, white homicide rates
Badger Herald
Researcher said that although most segregated cities are most dangerous, whites don’t feel negative effects of living in those areas.
Terrorism class syllabus prompts critiques of bias, racism in UW political science department
Badger Herald
UW student Ali Khan’s critique of class on Facebook quickly tallied more than 300 likes, dozens of comments, shares.
Bucky on Parade: Did you post your selfie with Bucky Badger yet?
Wisconsin State Journal
There’s still time to enter our contest by uploading your selfie for a chance to win a $100 gift card.
Biomanufacturing initiative launched in partnership with UW-Madison
Wisconsin State Journal
Officials with UW-Madison, the biohealth industry and the state’s economic development agency announced the launch of a biomanufacturing initiative Thursday to enhance opportunities for Wisconsin researchers and entrepreneurs.
Meet the 11 members of the UW Athletics Hall of Fame class of 2018
Wisconsin State Journal
The induction of 11 new members of the University of Wisconsin Athletics Hall of Fame on Friday will bring the total honored to 242 since it began in 1991. The class of 2018 includes the all-time leading point-scorers in UW men’s and women’s basketball.
Column: The best way to change future is to understand history
Badger Herald
An American history course requirement could foster a wider understanding of the present day in all its nuance
Today’s top pics: India gay rights victory; Japan earthquake; and more
Fredericksburg.com
As recurring bands of rain showers continue to saturate the upper midwestern United States, a student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison takes cover under an umbrella while making her way past a rain-spattered window on the campus in Madison, Wis. Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018. (John Hart/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)
ASM proposes taking action against gelatin in Babcock ice cream
Badger Herald
Many religious groups are not able to enjoy UW staple because of its ingredients, Rep. Jared Lang says.
ASM unleashes movement to encourage inclusive ice cream options for all
Daily Cardinal
Babcock ice cream contains beef gelatin, which is used as a stabilizing agent. Because of this gelatin, Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, and vegetarian individuals are unable to enjoy it without it being a violation of their beliefs. ASM called it a “gross act of discrimination” for minority students if the ice cream were to remain the same.
Letter to the editor: Your country needs your passion and your vote this November
Daily Cardinal
Fall is here. School is back in session. The election — maybe your first, and maybe the most important of your life so far — is just weeks away. If you care about where your hometown, your state and your country are headed, this is your moment.
RNA Detection Tool Debate Flares Up at ACS Meeting
The Scientist Magazine
Quoted: Weibo Cai, an associate professor in biomedical engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who was present at Mirkin’s presentation, says he didn’t think the heated discussion was a “big deal” and does not recall the name-calling, he writes to The Scientist in an email. “I think they probably have had the debate multiple times before,” he adds.
UHS provides a new way for students to access contraceptives
Daily Cardinal
Telehealth contraception visits, over the phone consultations with a Woman’s Health provider, became available Wednesday.
Finding your place on campus
Daily Cardinal
“Students often have the impression that everyone else is loving college and finding friends, which isn’t always the case,” said Communications Director for the Division of Student Life, Darcy Wittberger. “As with any major life transition, people experience ups and downs.”
Wisconsin’s catastrophic flooding is a glimpse of the Midwest’s drenched future
Grist
Quoted: Madison, home to the state’s flagship university, has seen the brunt of the flooding so far. The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s center that specializes in studying lakes is itself flooded. “This is what climate change looks like,” Adam Hinterthuer, the center’s spokesperson, wrote in a blog post. On Twitter, the center posted maps of recent floods alongside projections for the worst expected floods later this century. They matched remarkably well.For Eric Booth, a climate scientist at the university, the whole thing is almost too much to comprehend.
Editorial: Back to school
WISC-TV 3
The University of Wisconsin-Madison last week sent out contact information for experts on issues related to the annual return to school, and the range of topics covered struck us as such a good checklist we thought we’d share it with you.
Judge grants change of plea for man an accused of attempted abduction, violent assaults
WISC-TV 3
The man accused of assaults of two women and a teen in the downtown Madison campus area last year has changed his plea to not guilty by reason of mental defect Tuesday.
Law enforcement looks to mend relationships with LGBTQ+ community after being uninvited from Pride
Badger Herald
MPD, UWPD and the Sheriff’s Deptartment are all intimately involved in building relationships with the LGBTQ+ community and communities of color, Dane County Sheriff David Mahoney said.
After examining history of intolerance, UW grapples with creating more inclusive future
Badger Herald
Administration, students work to redress university’s oppressive, racist past in light of study group report.
Two new cultural student centers to open this fall
Daily Cardinal
Tsang and members of the APIDA committee were not discouraged when their proposal was initially rejected by the university. They formed a coalition with members of the Latinx, Native American, and African American cultural centers on campus and ultimately negotiated that the mezzanine space in the Red Gym would be used for APIDA and Latinx Cultural Student Centers.
Critics see potential of downfall in Foxconn, UW-Madison partnership
Daily Cardinal
Supporters of the partnership between Foxconn and UW-Madison consider it an opportunity to encourage academic research, while critics question the integrity of private funding and safe workspaces.
How Reddit helped me tackle my biggest insecurity
CNET
Quoted: “It’s empowering to be able to help other people,” says Catalina Toma, an associate professor of communication science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “You’re viewing yourself through other people’s eyes. If you’re the kind of person who helps others and have advice that people can benefit from… That can make people feel better about themselves.”
Ending hunger
The Collegian
The survey from the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Hope Lab called Still Hungry and Homeless in College, included responses from 43,000 students at 66 institutions found. Hungry students tend to have declining academic performances.
Editorial: Back to school
Channel3000.com
The University of Wisconsin-Madison last week sent out contact information for experts on issues related to the annual return to school, and the range of topics covered struck us as such a good checklist we thought we’d share it with you.
Mike McCabe says Minnesota is imprisoning half as many people as Wisconsin, with same crime rates
Politifact Wisconsin
Quoted: The reason Minnesota imprisons fewer people, according to Kenneth Streit, a clinical professor of law emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is because Minnesota saw in the 1970s how its prison population was projected to increase.
Trump Title IX Regs Accused Of ‘Making Campuses Safer’ For Rape
The Federalist
After USDOE indicated last year it would revisit Title IX regulations, several dozen colleges and universities announced they would ignore the department’s changes and continue applying the Obama rules. These “resisters” included Yale and Stanford universities, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the University of Michigan, and Johns Hopkins. A survey from a consultant group found three-quarters of 100 responding university officials saying they would ignore the Trump regulation changes.
If Nike Is Serious About Oppression Against People of Color, They Should Pay Their Own Workers
Paste Magazine
Quoted: “by coining and investing in the Girl Effect, the Nike Foundation, the company’s philanthropic arm, “gave it authority and made it catchy,” says Kathryn Moeller, an assistant professor of gender and women’s studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who is writing a book about the Girl Effect.
UW-Madison announces new cultural centers for Latinx and Asian students
The Capital Times
The University of Wisconsin-Madison will open two new cultural center “startup spaces” to serve students who have Asian and Latinx cultural, ethnic or racial identities, in response to the efforts of student organizers to create such spaces.
CNN said a source declined to comment. Except he actually did. Is that a problem?
The Washington Post
Quoted: “If CNN did tell its readers and viewers that Davis did not comment when he was indeed one of their confidential sources, that breaks a bond of trust with the public,” said Kathleen Culver, director of the Center for Journalism Ethics at the University of Wisconsin. “It’s deceptive and wrong. And if it is the case, CNN needs to be as transparent as possible immediately and develop practices to ensure this never happens again.”
$30 Million Poured Into Effort to Energize Young Voters
AP
Students returning to the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus this summer were greeted by therapy dogs for petting. Those lured by the chance to ruffle a dog’s ears were then asked to register to vote — a “Pups to the Polls” gimmick that was just one of several similar events being staged in 11 battleground states by the liberal group NextGen America.
Are States Trying to Stop Students From Voting?
Sierra Club
I thought about this story recently while talking with Beth Alleman, a nursing student who coordinates student voter outreach for the student government at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The first time Alleman voted, she was an undergraduate in her home state of Illinois. She’d been told—probably inaccurately—that registering to vote at a new location could jeopardize her health insurance, since she was still on her parents’ health-care plan. So on Election Day she took two different trains back to her home district, got someone to pick her up at the station and drive her to her polling place, voted, then drove back and took another two trains to return to Chicago.