New in-state University of Wisconsin-Madison students will get free tuition if they come from families making $56,000 or less.
UW-Madison: Free tuition for families making less than $56K
WISC-TV 3
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Olympic Uniforms made of ‘smart’ textiles
NBC-15
Noted: According to UW Madison Assistant Professor of Textile and Apparel Design Marianne Fairbanks, many athlete’s uniforms are ’smart’ textiles- meaning the uniform is actually a piece of technology that can aid the athlete in competition.
UHS prepares for May expansion to accommodate more space for mental health services
Daily Cardinal
Students who go to University Health Services to visit mental health providers and participate in group therapy sessions can look forward to an increase in rooms.
UW-Madison to cover tuition and segregated fees for low-income Wisconsin students
Daily Cardinal
Wisconsin students who want to attend UW-Madison and have a family income of $56,000 or less are now eligible to have four years of tuition and segregated fees covered by the university, Chancellor Rebecca Blank announced Thursday.
Wisconsin athletic department hires all-time leading men’s basketball scorer Alando Tucker
Wisconsin State Journal
University of Wisconsin all-time leading men’s basketball scorer Alando Tucker has been hired as the athletic department’s director of student-athlete engagement.
UW System, campuses spend thousands of dollars hosting the Board of Regents
Capital Times
A handful of UW System Regents circulated through the bright new MakerSpace on the UW-Madison campus, marveling at the high-tech equipment and talking with students about the devices they had designed.
UW-Madison alleges former employee stole more than $100,000 from University Housing
Wisconsin State Journal
A former UW-Madison employee stole more than $100,000 from the Division of University Housing, UW officials said Thursday.
Regents chide UW-Madison for $115,000 in fraud by former housing division employee
Capital Times
The UW System Regents took UW-Madison administrators to task Thursday for a lack of controls that allowed a former Division of University Housing employee to allegedly defraud the university of an estimated $115,000 in property and cash.
UW-Madison to cover tuition, fees for in-state students from families below median income
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Madison officials say the university will cover tuition and fee costs for Wisconsin students from families with incomes below the state median, a move they say shows all state residents that an education at the state’s flagship campus is within reach.
UW-Madison Chancellor: Foxconn interested in our research on AI, automated vehicles
Wisconsin State Journal
Wisconsin company gains federal approval to make a medical isotope that hasn’t been produced in US in 30 years
Wisconsin State Journal
SHINE, an offshoot of UW-Madison research, recently completed the first of several buildings and moved its equipment in last week.
UW Regents approve new contracts for Paul Chryst, Joe Rudolph, Jim Leonhard
Wisconsin State Journal
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents has approved new contracts for coach Paul Chryst and two top assistants following a school-record 13-win season.
Vintage 70s Selfies Show an Artist Discovering Her Sexuality
Vice
Meisler got her first camera in second grade, but it wasn’t until she enrolled at the University of Wisconsin in Madison during the mid-1970s that she became serious about the form while pursuing an MFA in illustration. During school breaks, she returned to her childhood home, where she staged a series of self-portraits that examined her past, present, and future.
UW Health Program Lowers Opioid Prescribing With Coaching
UW News & World Report
University of Wisconsin researchers are hoping to expand a program that involves coaching primary care doctors to follow opioid prescribing guidelines as part of the fight against the state’s opioid epidemic.
Supreme Court’s conservatives appear set to strike down union fees on free-speech grounds
Los Angeles Times
The Supreme Court upheld mandatory bar dues for lawyers in 1990, relying on the Abood decision. And in 2000, the court rejected a free-speech challenge to the required student fees at state universities. Conservative students at the University of Wisconsin had sued, contending they should not be forced to subsidize left-leaning speakers and student groups.
US science agency will require universities to report sexual harassment
Nature
“It’s a big step in the right direction,” says Erika Marín-Spiotta, a biogeochemist at the University of Wisconsin–Madison who is co-leading a US$1.1-million initiative funded by the NSF to combat sexual and other harassment in the sciences. But Marín-Spiotta says that agencies must do more to develop truly protective policies. Among other things, the NSF policy does not address what happens if an institution never completes an investigation.
Universities should stick to the job of teaching
USA Today
(Goldrick-Rab recently moved to Temple from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she once said the number of similarities between Republican Gov. Scott Walker and Adolf Hitler were “terrifying.” Presumably, her contract with her new employer provides her with a daily plate of spaghetti and meatballs to prevent her from saying such uninformed things.)
Why hiring the ‘best’ people produces the least creative results
Quartz
While in graduate school in mathematics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, I took a logic course from David Griffeath. The class was fun. Griffeath brought a playfulness and openness to problems. Much to my delight, about a decade later, I ran into him at a conference on traffic models. During a presentation on computational models of traffic jams, his hand went up. I wondered what Griffeath—a mathematical logician—would have to say about traffic jams. He did not disappoint. Without even a hint of excitement in his voice, he said: ‘If you are modeling a traffic jam, you should just keep track of the non-cars.’
“Lift As You Climb”: Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Jacqueline “Jackie” DeWalt
Madison365
DeWalt led the nationally-known Precollege Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence (PEOPLE) talent development program for 15 years as its director.
Madison’s Board of Public Works approves amendment for East Campus Mall modifications
Badger Herald
UW to maintain new bike racks, masonry towers.
Badger Market in Union South to accept SNAP benefits
Daily Cardinal
The Wisconsin Union announced Wednesday that they will soon accept food stamps at Badger Market in Union South.
In an effort to boost students’ career prospects, UW-Madison opens new career center for College of Letters & Science
Daily Cardinal
n an attempt to counter perceptions that its majors are unemployable, UW-Madison’s College of Letters and Science celebrated the grand opening of its new career center, SuccessWorks, Wednesday evening.
UW-Madison saw a record number of applications with its second year using the common application — a 20 percent increase from last year
Daily Cardinal
The Common Application is a win for both the University of Wisconsin-Madison and prospective college students, according to UW-Madison officials, as it increases the number of applications received while decreasing the amount of time spent applying.
As UW Regents meet to discuss merger, Ray Cross under fire from faculty
Wisconsin State Journal
As University of Wisconsin System Regents meet to discuss the merger of the System’s two- and four-year campuses, President Ray Cross faces new push-back from faculty for his handling of the merger — and what critics call his disdain for input from faculty, staff and students.
UW voting drive part of Big Ten Voting Challenge
Wisconsin State Journal
Getting the vote out will be paramount on the UW-Madison campus this year, as the state’s flagship university goes for the Big Ten voting trophy.
UW panel: Free speech debate should include ethics as well as laws
Capital Times
It may be legal to shout insults or slurs at someone, but that doesn’t mean you should. That goes for college campuses, social media or anywhere else, said participants in “Ideas on Trial: Free Speech on College Campuses,” a panel discussion held Tuesday at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Why fewer UWEC students receiving flu shots is concerning to school
WKOW-TV 27
UW-Eau Claire officials are trying to figure out why fewer students got the flu shot this year.
New conference engages marginalized moms
WISC-TV 3
As a single mother of six and a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Wisconsin–Madison studying mothers and feminism, Levingston said, “I know firsthand the ways in which mothers from the margins are often spoken for, spoken to, spoken at, but rarely invited to speak.”
ASM hosts UW police chief to discuss recent sexual assault alerts
Badger Herald
Representative for Sen. Tammy Baldwin also attended Tuesday meeting.
UW students may see gap in aid after the demise of a popular student loan program
Daily Cardinal
The Perkins Loan Program, which provided $25.4 million in low-interest loans to UW System students, has expired, with seemingly little hope of congressional renewal in sight.
Tony Granato says he won’t micromanage Wisconsin Badgers from afar during Olympics
Wisconsin State Journal
The Badgers coach, who’s scheduled to leave Wednesday to be head coach of the U.S. Olympic men’s hockey team, said he’s going to try to keep tabs on the UW games.
Wisconsin AD Barry Alvarez certain Badgers coach Greg Gard will ‘right the ship’
Wisconsin State Journal
The worst season in 20 years for the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team has put some fans on edge. Some people are even wondering about the direction of the program under coach Greg Gard.
Audit: UW System failed to develop ‘comprehensive IT security program’
Wisconsin State Journal
Security weaknesses in the University of Wisconsin System’s IT infrastructure increase the risk it could be subject to a cyberattack or that student data could be exposed, a new state audit has found.
Coaching reduces opioid prescribing at UW Health clinics
Wisconsin State Journal
Opioid doses dropped 11 percent at UW Health clinics that paid special attention to urine drug testing and other monitoring of patients, while doses went up 8 percent at other UW clinics, a new study found.
UW System pressed to fix long-identified weaknesses in IT security
Capital Times
University of Wisconsin System officials are being admonished to make progress on long-identified weaknesses in the university’s information technology security, as recommended in a report by the Legislative Audit Bureau.
UW-Madison professors rip Ray Cross over system reorganization plan
Capital Times
A group of University of Wisconsin-Madison professors is criticizing UW System President Ray Cross for his deliberate refusal to consult with faculty groups in devising a plan to merge the system’s two-year colleges with four-year institutions, and his “shocking” allegiance to the agenda of Republican legislators.
Locked out: How sweeping changes to Wisconsin landlord-tenant laws affect vulnerable populations
Capital Times
Mitch, an associate professor at UW-Madison and director of the Neighborhood Law Clinic who goes by just that name, compared (Matthew Desmond’s book, “Evicted”) to “The Jungle,” the Upton Sinclair novel that portrayed harsh working conditions faced by immigrants in the early 1900s.
Paul Chryst and both coordinators in line for pay raises
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Wisconsin head football coach Paul Chryst and his top two assistants are in line for pay raises.
MPD officers prevent potential suicide at University Avenue apartment building
Badger Herald
In a Saturday morning incident, Madison Police Department officers pulled a man to safety from a sixth floor balcony they believed he was prepared to jump from.
UW Regents To Vote On Proposal To Raise Tuition At 3 Schools
AP
University of Wisconsin System regents are considering raising tuition for nonresident and graduate students at three institutions next year.
UHS ‘happy’ to discuss offering subsidized emergency contraception
Badger Herald
Associated Students of Madison Student Services Finance Committee met on Monday for a budget decision on Child Care Tuition Assistance Program and a budget hearing of University Health Services.
AI embodies stereotypes with real consequences, UW professor says
Badger Herald
Leslie Bow, a professor of Asian-American studies at the University of Wisconsin, spends her time conducting research within the uncanny valley. Bow is discovering how artificial intelligence has begun to embody stereotypes of Asian women seen in popular culture.
UW professor hopes to provide aid to Africa with development of new tuberculosis test
Badger Herald
University of Wisconsin biomedical engineering professor David Beebe is working to bring a new type of tuberculosis test to places in Africa that experience high rates of the disease.
Part spider, part scorpion creature captured in amber
Science Magazine
The discovery, “could help close major gaps in our understanding of spider evolution,” says Prashant Sharma, an evolutionary developmental biologist at the University of Wisconsin in Madison who was not involved in the work.
UHS asks smaller budget increase, still working to increase mental health services
Daily Cardinal
Two years ago University Health Services got a 17.5 percent increase to their budget — a massive jump from their average yearly increase of two to four percent — in order to expand their mental health services.
Alumni, students celebrate UW-Madison’s 169th year in Founders’ Day celebrations
Daily Cardinal
Exactly 169 years ago today, a group of Badgers attended UW-Madison’s first classes. Now, Feb. 5 — Founders’ Day — is celebrated by students and alumni around the world.
UW System president takes heat for ‘divisive’ comments about shared governance committees
Badger Herald
An email exchange obtained by Wisconsin Public Radio revealed Thursday that University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross did not include shared governance committees of students and faculty in his decision to restructure the UW System.
JFC Harrison obituary
The Guardian
During its writing he had enjoyed a year as a visiting fellow at the School for Workers run by the University of Wisconsin (Madison) and in 1961 he returned there to a professorship in the department of history. Many friends thought he might settle in the US for good, but his former Leeds colleague Asa Briggs lured him back to the UK and the chair of social history at the University of Sussex in 1970.
A UW Law School diploma for the ages
Madison Magazine
It will come as no surprise to friends of Pete Christianson that the recently retired Madison attorney gets news alerts about the University of Wisconsin sent to his phone.
Fahien, Dr. Leonard A. “Mike”
Madison.com
After serving in the U.S. Public Health Service at N.I.H., he became a professor and associate dean of the U.W. Medical School. His prolific research made significant improvements on enzyme purification methods, which he called “new tricks.”
UW Regents to consider raising tuition at three schools
Wisconsin State Journal
University of Wisconsin System regents are considering raising tuition for nonresident and graduate students at three institutions next year.
Zero-deforestation pledges need help, support to meet targets, new study finds
Monga Bay
“These companies stand poised to break the link between commodity production and deforestation,” co-author and environmental scientist Holly Gibbs of the University of Wisconsin-Madison said in a statement. “To do that, more immediate action is needed to demonstrate commitment to change and to clear the haze surrounding these efforts.”
Trump era throws wrench into grad students’ hopes for unions
AP
Graduate teaching assistants at private universities had high hopes 18 months ago when a federal labor board ruled that they had a right to collective bargaining, but after the election of President Donald Trump, some schools are taking another shot at halting the burgeoning unionization movement.
Black Panther: does the Marvel epic solve Hollywood’s Africa problem?
The Guardian
Murphy was apparently saddened at criticisms that Coming to America stereotyped Africans, says Tejumola Olaniyan, professor of African diaspora cultural studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who has written on how the movie “others” Africa. “It was actually meant to be a positive portrayal of Africa: they are rich Africans, not poor. They are noble, they are humble. He wanted to overturn Hollywood’s images. It was still a kind of romanticisation but the movie only happened at all because of Murphy’s power in Hollywood.”
Swonigan, Dr. Howard F.
Madison.com
Howard was not only an alumnus of the University of Wisconsin, he also taught at UW and worked for the UW Extension program, focused on the education of youth.
Siedband, Dr. Melvin P.
Madison.com
Mel was a longtime University of Wisconsin medical physics professor. He joined the faculty in 1973 after serving as engineering manager with Westinghouse in Baltimore and previously held positions with CGR and Martin Marietta.
Bill promises Wisconsin foster children free college tuition
Wisconsin State Journal
A bipartisan group of Wisconsin legislators has proposed waiving tuition and fees for foster children attending University of Wisconsin schools and state technical colleges, saying the children lack a permanent family when they age out of the foster system and need help to succeed.
‘We feel like this is our home’: American family struggles to stay in Halifax
CBC
Les Johnson, who is working remotely for the University of Wisconsin and teaching a gender and women’s studies class at Dalhousie University, said he remains hopeful.
Emerging Cancer Therapies Rely On Patient’s Immune System
Wisconsin Public Radio
University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison has treated two children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia using the recently approved therapy KYMRIAH. One child is very early in the process and another is in remission, said Dr. Mark Juckett, chief of bone marrow transplant at UW Carbone Cancer Center in Madison.
Olson, James Richard “Jim”
Madison.com
He then worked for UW-Madison in the genetics department as a medical photographer with disabled children, and always had the ability to make them smile.