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$1.7 Billion Federal Job Training Program Is ‘Failing the Students’

The New York Times

Quoted: Jeff Smith, a University of Wisconsin professor who studies job programs, said a major quandary is that worthwhile training programs for the poor seldom yield stunningly positive results. “Work force development is very hard, and the results you see aren’t always great,” he said. “If these populations were easily employable, they would already have jobs.”

Foxconn, UW-Madison Leaders To Make Announcement

AP

Leaders of Foxconn Technology Group and the University of Wisconsin-Madison are planning to make what they call a “major announcement” on campus Monday.Foxconn’s CEO Terry Gou was to join with UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank for the announcement at the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery.

Police, Students Clashed on the “Day of Dow”

Madison365

Opposition to the Vietnam War had been escalating on college campuses across the nation and tensions were particularly high at UW-Madison. In an effort to recruit and hire students, Dow Chemical —  a company that made napalm used in the war — was set to arrive at the university on Oct. 18, 1967.

UW-Eau Claire seeks new $256M science hall

WKOW-TV 27

A proposed project would mean the end for the current science building, Phillips Hall, which is more than 50 years old. Assistant Chancellor for Facilities Mike Rindo told News 18 a study was done that showed it wasn’t feasible functionally or structurally to renovate the current Phillips Hall.

Board approves transgender surgery coverage for state workers

Wisconsin State Journal

“I’ve been waiting so long,” said Rowan Calyx, 46, a transgender man who works at UW-Madison and has an appointment with a UW doctor soon to discuss surgery. “Now that this is actually approved, I can go ahead and feel like this is going to go somewhere, instead of continuing to get disappointed over and over.”

SNIPP Proteins May Point to Why We Get Sleepy

Quanta Magazine

Quoted: Some studies suggest that sleep primes synapses for greater activity during wakefulness. Chiara Cirelli, a professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and the Wisconsin Institute for Sleep and Consciousness, who is one of the synaptic homeostasis hypothesis’s originators, said of the new paper, “It is strong evidence that sleep need is related to synaptic activity.”

Top 25 Public Colleges 2018

Forbes

While the top private schools list is dominated by northeast schools, the top public schools come from all different regions: eight from the South, eight from the West, four from the Midwest and five from the Northeast. Hailing from the South is the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (No. 9), the University of Florida (No. 13), the University of Texas, Austin (No.16), Georgia Institute of Technology (No. 20), and the University of Georgia (No. 23). The Midwest is represented by the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (No. 11) and the University of Wisconsin, Madison (No. 17).

Cephus suspended from for sexual assault charges

Daily Cardinal

Junior receiver Quintez Cephus, who announced he is taking an indefinite leave of absence from the Badgers football team Saturday, has now been formally suspended from the team for a violation of the Student-Athlete Discipline Policy, according to a Monday afternoon statement from UW Athletic Director Barry Alvarez.

UW System’s proposed operating budget mirrors GOP state lawmakers’ agenda

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

The request the UW System will put forward for $107.5 million in new state funding over the next two years — $82.5 million in “outcomes-based” funding and $25 million to expand programs mostly in STEM and high-demand fields — is framed around “university and statutorily required goals.”

Wisconsin receiver Quintez Cephus charged with sex assaults of two women

Wisconsin State Journal

University of Wisconsin wide receiver Quintez Cephus was charged Monday with second- and third-degree sexual assault of two intoxicated women who said he sexually assaulted both of them, and said that Cephus and his roommate, teammate Danny Davis, laughed and took photos of the women, according to a criminal complaint.

UW System’s budget proposal tailored to Republicans’ demand for campus accountability

Wisconsin State Journal

The University of Wisconsin System is asking for $107 million more in state money, three-quarters of which would be outcome-based, rewarding or punishing campuses based on how well they meet performance metrics such as student access, progress toward degree completion, “workforce contributions” and operating efficiencies.

How To Catch A Neutrino

To the Best of Our Knowledge, Public Radio International

The neutrino was detected by the IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole. This observatory is the brainchild of Francis Halzen, a physicist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who’s known as the “Godfather of IceCube.” He first dreamed of building the South Pole observatory thirty years ago. He talked with Anne Strainchamps about this discovery.

War of the Past, War of the Future: Netflix Tries Both

The New York Times

I have no doubt it’ll be an interesting picture, as Mr. Chazelle is an interesting and energetic filmmaker (although his work isn’t always entirely compatible with my taste). FilmStruck’s Criterion Channel is now showing a chat with Mr. Chazelle, conducted at the University of Wisconsin, as part of its “Masterclass” series of film supplements. The movie he lauds therein is “Chronicle of a Summer,” the 1961 French documentary directed by Jean Rouch and Edgar Morin.

Analysis: Bills Moved Faster in Wisconsin Capitol Under GOP

Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism

Quoted: “I think it’s a symptom of the legislative process becoming less participatory,” said Barry Burden, a professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and director of the Elections Research Center. “We see more examples . of bills being sprung very quickly without members knowing they’re coming, without the public knowing, and hearings being announced very quickly without lots of notice.”

Bone marrow transplants trace roots to UW-Madison 50 years ago

Wisconsin State Journal

Bone marrow transplants, used routinely for leukemia and other diseases, worked only in identical twins until the first successful transplants involving other siblings as donors took place 50 years ago in Madison and Minneapolis.Dr. Fritz Bach, a UW-Madison geneticist, developed a lab test to see if donor and recipient cells matched. The test allowed Bach and Dr. Robert Good of the University of Minnesota to give two young boys who had serious blood disorders healthy immune systems from their sisters in August and September 1968.

Wisconsin governor’s race viewed as highly competitive

Wisconsin State Journal

Quoted: The ad suggests Republicans are trying to redefine Evers’ “kind demeanor and strong policy background on education,” said Mike Wagner, a UW-Madison journalism professor who studies political messaging. “Many voters don’t know much about Evers and the ad serves to try and build negative imagery in voters’ minds when they think of Evers and his greatest strength: education.”