Quoted: Some journalism ethics experts were not so forgiving. Kathleen Bartzen Culver, director of the Center for Journalism Ethics at the University of Wisconsin, told Politico that Hannity’s audience deserved to know what connections he has to the newsmakers on which he comments.
Trisha Wagner, agriculture agent for the University of Wisconsin-Extension in Jackson County, said April snow storms aren’t unusual.
Quoted: Kathleen Bartzen Culver, director of the Center for Journalism Ethics at the University of Wisconsin, said you don’t “move out of the realm of ethics when we move into the realm of opinion.” She said commentators should still be expected to maintain independence from subjects they are covering and disclose relevant ties.
But Bryan Steil, Ryan’s former personal driver and a member of the University of Wisconsin board, has started wooing donors and talking to the state’s GOP delegation, according to CNBC. Steil would be a top candidate if he enters the race.
The current proposal would allow true freshmen and other players who haven’t redshirted to participate in any four games during the season and maintain that year of eligibility. It appears unlikely that a final version of the rule would apply retroactively to previous seasons.
Incidents occurred in unlocked classrooms, Capital Cafe.
A UW-Madison senior active in student government and in ways to make the campus more accessible and affordable is a recipient of the 2018 Truman Scholarship.
Barry Burden, a UW-Madison political science professor, said Kleefisch’s district — the 38th, which covers far western Milwaukee suburbs — is a reliably conservative area in a conventional election year and likely will be in November.
One in six of those groups was linked to Russia, according to a University of Wisconsin-Madison study here, and the identities of the rest of the 122 groups that are labeled “suspicious” are still unknown, an indication of the influence of “astroturf” or shell companies in U.S. politics.
Earth Day is celebrated globally on April 22, but UW-Madison’s Office of Sustainability, along with other student groups, is dedicating an entire week to celebrating earth and learning about sustainability.
The Title and Total Compensation Study is a joint project of UW-Madison and the UW System, which are splitting the cost of New York-based consultant Mercer, said UW System spokeswoman Stephanie Marquis.
Viterbo University plans to eliminate 10 major fields of study — including art education, environmental biology, chemistry and history, among others — because of low enrollments, although most of them will remain as minors, officials of the La Crosse school said Thursday.
As a highly respected researcher in neurology, Hanna came to the University of Wisconsin as an associate professor in 1966. She became a full professor in 1979, and was a pioneer in the understanding of growth and development of neurons. During her career, she published many influential discoveries, and was ground breaking as the first woman professor in the Department of Neurology at the UW.
Ryan Wagner was named the University of Wisconsin men’s hockey most valuable player Saturday at the team’s postseason banquet.
Ryan Wagner was named the University of Wisconsin men’s hockey most valuable player Saturday at the team’s postseason banquet.
Andy Richards started April 1 as director of the UW-Madison’s Discovery to Product program, better known as D2P.
Michael Thornton says he got his education in the school of hard knocks (before he got his Ph.D. at University of Michigan.) Growing up in a military family, he had to pull up stakes often, and knows what it’s like to live on the wrong side of the tracks.
Five months after finishing nursing school, Angela Gibson reported to UW Hospital’s burn unit for a night shift that would change her life.
For 70 years a UW-Madison institution has been changing the community for the better. Humorology, the largest student run nonprofit in the state, pits original mini musicals against one another in the spirit of philanthropy.
An exercise class for older women and bringing people of color into research on Alzheimer’s disease. Classes for the Odyssey Project, the successful yearlong program designed as a pathway for low-income people to attend college. Community space for the African American Breastfeeding Alliance of Dane County, Urban League of Greater Madison and Madison Area Technical College. Those are among the offerings of the UW South Madison Partnership, which recently celebrated its third year providing services on Madison’s South Side. The university’s courses, clinics and research programs take place at its facility in Villager Mall, 2312 S. Park St., which also has space available for community groups.
Older adults living in rural communities will benefit from an expansion of health and wellness programs in UW-Madison’s School of Nursing.
In an effort to shed light on the diversity of the Native American students, Madison community members and members of Native communities statewide came together Saturday to celebrate indigenous cultures at the 49th annual Spring Powwow, hosted by UW-Madison student group Wunk Sheek.
For 48 of Camp Randall’s 100 years, the band marching on its field has been led by Mike Leckrone.
The School of Veterinary Medicine said it is still working to fundraise and spread awareness about its Animals Need Heroes Too campaign. Friday’s canceled University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Spring Football game was a fundraiser for the project.
Since 1973, State of Wisconsin and UW employees have donated nearly $77 million to umbrella charity groups and their 520 charities.
Conducted by the University of Kentucky — the creators of the Green Dot bystander intervention program used by UW-Madison — the survey will help universities better understand which programs are most successful.
After struggling with their budget for months, the Student Services Financial Committee passed legislation that will increase a General Student Services pay cap by $10,000 if they present “sufficient information,” Thursday night.
Republicans who may run for Mr. Ryan’s seat include Robin Vos, the Wisconsin state assembly speaker; Bryan Steil, a member of the University of Wisconsin board of regents; and Dave Craig, a state senator from Waukesha County. Former White House chief of staff Reince Priebus also lives in the district.
Other Republicans considering a run in Ryan’s district in addition to Vos include: state Rep. Samantha Kerkman; state Sen. David Craig, a former Ryan aide; and longtime Ryan friend Bryan Steil, an attorney and University of Wisconsin Board of Regents member.
Steil currently is the general counsel and secretary at Charter NEX Films Inc., an independent producer of polyethylene film used for food and consumer packaging. He also is on the University of Wisconsin System’s board of regents.
A number of other Republicans are still considering running for the seat, including University of Wisconsin System Regent Bryan Steil.
University of Wisconsin Regent Bryan Steil and state Sen. David Craig are both considering running, but haven’t yet announced.
Quoted: “Wisconsin’s economy is kind of just slugging along,” said Steven Deller, an economist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “We weren’t hit as badly by the great recession, but our recovery has been painfully slow.”
When ecologist John Orrock of the University of Wisconsin–Madison squirted snail slime—a lubricating mucus the animals ooze as they slide along—into soil, nearby tomato plants appeared to notice.
Featured: House Speaker Paul Ryan is not seeking re-election and will retire from Congress after this year, the Wisconsin Republican announced Wednesday. Jim Bohannon talks with BARRY BURDEN, Ph.D., Professor of Political Science, Director of the Elections Research Center, and the Lyons Family Chair in Electoral Politics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Quoted: “When it was time to stand up and say, ‘Hey we can’t do things that way,’ or ‘This doesn’t make sense’, he never did that,” said Tim Smeeding, a public affairs and economics professor at the University of Wisconsin at Madison.
Among those mentioned by Republicans as possible candidates are Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, attorney and University of Wisconsin Board of Regents member Bryan Steil and state Sen. David Craig.
In Wisconsin, Republicans had no obvious successor in waiting. The most likely GOP candidate for Ryan’s seat is state Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, Republicans in the state said. Another Republican mentioned as a potential candidate is longtime Ryan family friend and backer Bryan Steil, an attorney and member of the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents.
Other Republicans considering a run in Ryan’s district include: Assembly Speaker Robin Vos; state Reps. Tyler August, Samantha Kerkman and Amy Loudenbeck; state Sen. David Craig, a former Ryan aide; and longtime Ryan friend Bryan Steil, an attorney and University of Wisconsin Board of Regents member.
The report cites a 2014 study by researchers at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, that suggested marriage can cause depression. The study looked at couples who had been married for 11 years and measured how often they frowned.
Quoted: “Our history follows us more publicly than it used to,” said Kathleen Bartzen Culver, director of the Center for Journalism Ethics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Culver noted that maybe two decades ago if Reed’s final round had been marred by a scoring discrepancy or lost-ball kerfuffle, the stories of his past might have surfaced briefly and merely as footnotes. But today those stories face boldly forward in the midst of an essentially flawless performance.
Quoted: Some researchers theorize that we can benefit from interacting with this better, shinier self. “Yes, we filter and lie by omission on Facebook,” said University of Wisconsin-Madison professor Catalina Toma. “But we tell the truth, too. A person can’t say they just got engaged if they didn’t just get engaged.” Toma’s research has found that when people spend five minutes viewing their own Facebook profile, their feelings of self-worth are boosted. Like an Oprah-endorsed gratitude journal, Facebook’s pristine rendering of our past can remind us of what’s good in our lives.
“Venus had plenty of time to evolve life on its own,” said lead author Sanjay Limaye, a planetary scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Space Science and Engineering Center, in a press release. In fact, previous research suggests that Venus could have once maintained a habitable climate with liquid water on its surface for as long as 2 billion years. “That’s much longer than is believed to have occurred on Mars,” he said.
Quoted: “Beyond question, patients should be informed that the ‘safety step’ of not undergoing surgery is theirs to choose,” wrote Dr. Kirk Hogan, professor of anesthesiology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, in an article published earlier this year. “Each patient must determine if the proposed benefits of a procedure outweigh the foreseeable and material risks of cognitive decline after surgery.”
Dr. Jo Handelsman is currently the Director of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, as well as a Vilas Research Professor and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor. Previously, she served President Obama for three years as the Associate Director for Science in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). She received her Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Molecular Biology and has served on the faculties of UW-Madison and Yale University. Dr. Handelsman has authored over 100 papers, 30 editorials and 5 books. She is responsible for groundbreaking studies in microbiology and gender in science.
Featured: U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin announced Wednesday that he will not seek re-election at the end of his term saying he wants to spend more time with family. We talk with WPR News’ Capitol Reporter Laurel White for reactions from the speaker’s district, then turn to a political scientist look at the effects on Congress, Wisconsin and on Ryan’s future. (Guest: David Canon)
Noted: UW-Madison professor David Canon tells 27 News he believes Democrats have a 50/50 chance at taking the majority during the November Election. Canon says it could be one of the reasons Ryan is not seeking re-election.
The State Building Commission signed off on plans to overhaul the Center for Dairy Research and the Babcock Hall Dairy Plant at UW-Madison.
The greater Madison community is invited to attend the inspiring and memorable graduation ceremony for students of the UW Odyssey Project class of 2018 on May 2 at the Great Hall of Memorial Union that will feature guest speaker Judge Everett Mitchell.
Activists and recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals discussed immigration policies and the issues facing undocumented students in Madison at a panel hosted by University of Wisconsin’s NextGen chapter Tuesday evening.
UW is making incremental improvements to locally source its food, a continued move in a positive direction.
In a couple of years, students who apply to the agriculture college at UW-Madison may see fewer majors and departments, while students applying to other UW System schools could see new options available to them.
Summers is provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point.
After a brief time at the National Institutes of Health, Austin returned to Madison, initially working as a research associate at the UW Enzyme Institute. He subsequently started an accomplished and highly published career as a biomedical laboratory research investigator and chemist for the VA Hospital from 1961-1986, with affiliated positions as professor at the UW Department of Neurology.
Some 4,500 years ago, the Bell Beakers invaded Britain. Roughly 90% of the genes of later Britons came from this group, named for the distinctive shape of their pottery. Archaeologists long thought that Britain’s early farmers, who built Stonehenge five millennia ago, adopted the pots from continental neighbors. Instead DNA evidence shows that the farmers were nearly annihilated by the Bell Beakers.
Mr. Hawks is a professor of anthropology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Low birth weight is a key factor in infant death, and a new report released in March by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin suggests that the number of low-birth-weight babies born in the United States — also driven by the data for black babies — has inched up for the first time in a decade.
Another Republican mentioned as a potential candidate is longtime Ryan family friend and Ryan backer Bryan Steil, an attorney and member of the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents. Steil did not immediately return an email seeking comment.
Among those mentioned by Republicans as possible candidates are Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, attorney and University of Wisconsin Board of Regents member Bryan Steil and state Sen. David Craig.
Steyer is an environmental activist from California who spent more than $90 million on Democratic and liberal causes in the 2016 campaign. Through his youth organizing group NextGen Rising, Steyer plans to spend $30 million in 10 states, including Wisconsin, to help Democrats win this year. Steyer visited Marquette University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Quoted: Reality: A major study on this question came out in 2011, and Janet Mertz, senior author of the study and a professor of oncology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, concluded, “This is not a matter of biology: None of our findings suggest that an innate biological difference between the sexes is the primary reason for a gender gap in math performance at any level.”
