Community invited to bring out chairs.
Terrace chairs returning Tuesday
WISC-TV 3
Author: gbump
Wisconsin Ideas Conference encourages students to be voices of public change
Daily Cardinal
Students from colleges and universities across the U.S. came together in Madison this weekend to discuss issues of public policy and their research surrounding these topics.
Arguments escalate to violence as police respond to multiple battery incidents over the weekend
Daily Cardinal
A number of physical altercations occurred near campus over the weekend, including a fight at Bassett Street Brunch Club and a substantial battery on N. Lake Street.
Researchers get a re-do on driverless shuttle demonstrations in Madison
Capital Times
“This is a re-do,” said Peter Rafferty, a UW-Madison engineering researcher and head of the Wisconsin Automated Vehicle Proving Grounds project — a federally sanctioned initiative to test and research driverless technology in the state — regarding the shuttle rides scheduled on UW-Madison’s campus on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 24-25.
Tom Barrett’s interest in governor’s race signals weak field, vulnerable incumbent
Wisconsin State Journal
Noted: Barrett would likely enter the Democratic primary with more name recognition than any other candidate, said UW-Madison political science professor Barry Burden.
Shortage of agricultural agents creating void in farm-rich counties
Wisconsin State Journal
Around the state, the service is operating with 15 fewer ag agents than in 2017, according to UW-Extension data.
Married Millennials Are Keeping Separate Bank Accounts
The Atlantic
Quoted: When today’s young adults do decide to get married, many of them are further along in their careers, with a better sense of who they are, and what they contribute to their workplace. One 29-year-old I talked to, a medical resident in San Francisco, told me that for those who believe one’s bank account offers a clear reflection of a person’s work ethic or success, it can be hard to cede control. “It’s about wanting to maintain one’s sense of identity, individuality, and autonomy,” said Fenaba Addo, an assistant professor of consumer science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
UW-Madison Launches Project to Acknowledge Racism
AP
University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank announced a multi-pronged effort Thursday to acknowledge the history of racism on campus, but she put aside a decision on whether the names of students with ties to the Ku Klux Klan a century ago should be removed from campus facilities.
Democrats See Wisconsin as Proving Ground for Party Revival
The New York Times
While Republicans sort out which candidate among the four running will be on the June ballot, Democrats have quickly united behind Ann Groves Lloyd, a University of Wisconsin academic adviser and granddaughter of a former Progressive Party state legislator.
Vel Phillips, Milwaukee Civil Rights Icon, Has Died at 94
Teen Vogue
Phillips spent her life fighting for the freedom of marginalized people in the state of Wisconsin. She was the first black woman to graduate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School in 1951, according to the university. (She even has a building named after her on campus.) After graduating, Phillips won a seat on the Milwaukee Common Council in 1956, another first, both for a woman and an African-American, according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.
State Supreme Court Hears Arguments Over Suspension Of Marquette Professor
Wisconsin Public Radio
Conservative Chief Justice Patience Roggensack and liberal Justice Ann Walsh Bradley, meanwhile, questioned whether McAdams had different First Amendment protections at Marquette than he would at a government campus like the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Tribal Forests More Diverse, Sustainable Than Surrounding Forests
Wisconsin Public Radio
New research shows tribal forests in northern Wisconsin have older trees, and better plant diversity and tree regeneration than surrounding state or national forests. Researchers with Dartmouth College and the University of Wisconsin-Madison published their findings in a recent issue of the journal Ecology and Society.
Great Lakes book next Go Big Read selection at UW
Wisconsin State Journal
A harrowing real-life tale about the demise of the Great Lakes has been chosen as the next book in the Go Big Read series of campus-wide book reading at UW-Madison.
UW-Madison names new director of Morgridge Center for Public Service
Wisconsin State Journal
Earlise Ward is set to take over as director of the center next January. Ward, who has been with the School of Nursing since 2007, will be replacing the former director, Kathy Cramer, after she stepped down to return to a full-time professor position in the Department of Political Science.
Group studying history of KKK at UW-Madison wants action; chancellor commits funds
Capital Times
UW-Madison will spend $1 million to build a history exhibit recognizing those who battled prejudice on campus, following a new report probing the history of Ku Klux Klan groups at the university in the early 20th century.
Report probes history of KKK at UW-Madison; $1M history exhibit planned
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Madison will spend $1 million to build a history exhibit recognizing those who battled prejudice on campus, following a new report probing the history of Ku Klux Klan groups at the university in the early 20th century.
Wisconsin hires Kayla Tetschlag as assistant women’s basketball coach
Wisconsin State Journal
As an All-State player at Sheboygan North, Kayla Tetschlag dreamed of becoming part of the University of Wisconsin women’s basketball program.
Sexual Health Week speaker discusses nuances in sexuality, consent
Badger Herald
Ignacio Rivera leads program aimed at combating sexual assault in children
Report uncovers UW’s history with KKK, recommends improvements for campus climate
Badger Herald
A report detailing the history of the Ku Klux Klan at the University of Wisconsin, what it means for campus today and what the university is doing to confront this history was released Thursday.
KKK study group tells university to focus on struggles of current underrepresented students
Daily Cardinal
After months of speculation, a UW-Madison study group recommended campus should confront its past ties to the Klu Klux Klan by addressing struggles of underrepresented students today.
Earlise Ward Named New Director of Morgridge Center for Public Service
Madison365
Earlise C. Ward, a leader with years of experience in both health care and helping the community, will become the next director of the Morgridge Center for Public Service.
Making a Difference: “Humorology” celebrates 70 years
NBC-15
It’s been a spring tradition on the UW-Madison campus for 70 years–“Humorology”. Students spend much of the year creating and rehearsing mini-musicals, and then compete against each other in the juried show at the Wisconsin Union Theater.
UW Chancellor: “It is a motivation to us today to do better”
NBC-15
A study group at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is not recommending to immediately change the names of buildings honoring former students and faculty, who were once affiliated with white supremacist groups.
Study on the KKK: UW-Madison’s history has ‘pervasive culture of racial and religious bigotry’
WISC-TV 3
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is taking steps to improve inclusively and diversity in response to a new report outlining the Ku Klux Klan’s connection on campus.
Biennial Neon Light Show is back, first time in 4 years this weekend
NBC-15
Thomas Zickuhr, a UW Instructor, spoke with The Morning Show anchors Hannah Anderson and Christine Bellport about bringing back the UW Biennial Light Show for the first time in four years.
UW announces Go Big Read will explore ecological catastrophe in Great Lakes
Badger Herald
’The Life and Death of the Great Lakes’ hits home for 80 percent of incoming freshmen.
Campus group holds open discussion about prevalence of whiteness in LGBTQ+ spaces
Badger Herald
Members discuss oppression, ability to ’erode’ effects.
University announces next year’s Go Big Read selection
Daily Cardinal
UW-Madison selected “The Death of the Great Lakes” as the 2018-’19 Go Big Read, according to a UW-Madison press release.
New course enrollment app to simplify enrollment process
Daily Cardinal
Having trouble registering for classes? There is now an app to help with that.
University grapples with trash disposal as it moves toward zero-waste goal
Daily Cardinal
Every Sunday — after a weekend of campus parties — the UW-Madison student organization Cleaning Up Campus picks up trash on Langdon Street. Each member of the crew usually collects two to three full grocery bags of trash, mostly beer cans.
Hanson, Allan Harry
Madison.com
Upon high school graduation, Allan joined the U.S. Air Force and then became a machinist for the UW until he retired in 1996.
Vel Phillips encountered discrimination at UW that would shape her activism in Milwaukee
Capital Times
Vel Phillips, the Wisconsin civil rights activist who died Tuesday at age 94, was confronted with the kind of housing discrimination she would later fight tenaciously when she moved to Madison to attend law school in the early 1950s.
Lawmakers back UW funding tied to metrics including ‘workforce contributions,’ student access
Wisconsin State Journal
A state legislative panel has approved a plan to divvy up about $26 million to University of Wisconsin System campuses based on metrics for student access, progress toward completion, “workforce contributions” and operating efficiencies.
UW-Madison student group to host Dennis Prager, controversial conservative commentator
Capital Times
A conservative student group responsible for a 2016 lecture that drew a protest which set the stage for new rules that can mean expulsion for students who interrupt such speeches is bringing another controversial speaker to the UW-Madison campus.
Chronic Wasting Disease: Real Risk or Irrational Hype?
Undark Magazine
Quoted: Following basic, required protocols of separating venison from other meat, and removing the central nervous system and disposing of it properly, are the primary way of addressing processing concerns,” says Jeff Sindelar, an associate professor of meat science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Russians are actually getting less xenophobic
The Washington Post
Commentators who believe cosmopolitan Moscow is serving as a bulwark against a nationalist Putin may have things backward. While appeals to xenophobic sentiment have served nationalist leaders in Eastern Europe, data from Russia indicate that autocrats do not necessarily require xenophobic supporters.
Hannah S. Chapman is a PhD candidate in political science at the University of Wisconsin at Madison who specializes in post-Soviet and information politics and comparative political behavior.
Free Food for Thought: Campus Food Pantries Proliferate
AP
A report published this month by a lab at the University of Wisconsin found 36 percent of 43,000 students attending two- and four-year colleges who were surveyed in 20 states had trouble getting enough to eat, threatening the academic success that’s key to overcoming poverty.
Text of 1990 Speech by Barbara Bush
AP
Noted: The speech was ranked No. 47 on a list of the top speeches of the century in 1999. The list, compiled by researchers at the University of Wisconsin and Texas A&M University, was based on a survey of scholars who ranked speeches by social and political impact and rhetorical artistr
Civil Rights Pioneer Vel Phillips Has Died at Age 94
AP
Phillips was the first black woman to graduate from the University of Wisconsin law school.
Free food for thought: Campus food pantries proliferate
Madison.com
A report published this month by a lab at the University of Wisconsin found 36 percent of 43,000 students attending two- and four-year colleges who were surveyed in 20 states had trouble getting enough to eat, threatening the academic success that’s key to overcoming poverty.
Skaar, Jon M.
Madison.com
He was married and raised three children in Madison, while working for the UW Police Department as a detective. His favorite perk of the job was working the sidelines for Badgers football games.
Cal assistant Yuri Suguiyama to be named Wisconsin Badgers swimming and diving coach
Wisconsin State Journal
Yuri Suguiyama, a highly decorated associate head coach at Cal and former mentor of Olympian Katie Ledecky, will be the next University of Wisconsin swimming and diving coach.
UW-Stevens Point students plan to call for solidarity at Madison rally
Capital Times
UW-Madison researcher named to nursing research hall of fame
Wisconsin State Journal
Barbara Bowers, associate dean for research and sponsored programs at the School of Nursing, will be formally inducted into the Sigma Theta Tau International Honors Society Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame at ceremonies in Australia in July.
Man fights with UW police, arrested at Memorial Library
Wisconsin State Journal
A man found sleeping in the UW-Madison Memorial Library early Tuesday morning was arrested after allegedly fighting with police trying to place him under arrest for an outstanding warrant.
UW students named Goldwater scholars
Wisconsin State Journal
Two UW-Madison juniors have been selected as recipients of the prestigious Barry Goldwater scholarship, awarded to students for excellence in the sciences.
Boston Store, Younkers and other Bon-Ton stores to close; big changes could come to East Towne and West Towne malls
Wisconsin State Journal
“They’ve been important to their communities here in the state,” said Jerry O’Brien, executive director of the Kohl’s Center for Retailing Excellence at UW-Madison, said of Bon-Ton stores. “Retail is in a state of disruption right now and the role of the department store has changed.”
Civil rights activist, former Secretary of State Vel Phillips dies
Wisconsin State Journal
Milwaukee native and UW Law School graduate Vel Phillips, who broke racial barriers by becoming the first African-American judge in Milwaukee and the first African-American Secretary of State of Wisconsin, has died. She was 94.
UW-Madison agriculture club wins marketing national championship
Daily Cardinal
If you think UW-Madison’s athletics are the only teams winning championships, you’re wrong.
With “course descriptor” proposal, ASM moves closer to calling for a sustainability requirement on campus
Daily Cardinal
Students hoping to work sustainability into their education at UW-Madison may see relevant classes flagged in the course guide for the fall 2019 semester, as the Associated Students of Madison moves closer to proposing a sustainability requirement for all students on campus.
UW Hospital staff recycle through art
NBC-15
While walking through the halls of UW Hospital, you might notice art unlike anything else. Physicians in the hospital’s anesthesiology department decided to find something useful for used vial caps that were once thrown away.
More snow on the way but there’s hope on the horizon
WKOW-TV 27
Quoted: “I love it! I’m really excited about it because we had a boring winter,” said Jonathan Martin, a professor at UW-Madison in the school’s Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences.
Police pepper-spray man during arrest at Memorial Library
WISC-TV 3
Police used pepper spray to arrest a man with a warrant found sleeping in a library on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
Driverless shuttle to give rides at UW
WISC-TV 3
Community members will have the opportunity to take a ride in an autonomous shuttle next week on campus, according to a release from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Local brewery partners with UW-Madison Arboretum
WISC-TV 3
Something new is brewing from fruit collected at the Longenecker Horticultural Gardens at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum.
UW professor discusses racial disparities in criminal justice system, mass incarceration
Badger Herald
Patti Coffey dissects nationwide racial inequality, focuses on Wisconsin mass incarceration.
UW Sea Grant Institute encourages lake sustainability across Wisconsin
Badger Herald
Sixteen new projects were funded by grants issued in early April.
UW student receives scholarship to study accessibility of farmers’ markets for low-income residents
Badger Herald
Research will be conducted this summer in Madison, Milwaukee, Marathon County.
Another Wisconsin GOP lawmaker declines to run for Ryan seat
ABC News
That leaves University of Wisconsin Regent Bryan Steil (STYLE) as the only other Republican still publicly considering a run in addition to two other announced Republican candidates.
Highlights from new NBC News/WSJ poll
NBC News
Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, state Rep. Samantha Kerkman, and University of Wisconsin System Regent Bryan Steil are among the names being speculated about as potential candidates.