Schools that don’t track suicides include some of the nation’s largest, including Arizona State University and the University of Wisconsin.
Most big public colleges don’t track suicides, AP finds
Madison.com
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Weidanz, William P. “Bill”
Madison.com
In 1990 he accepted a position at the University of Wisconsin-Madison as chair of the Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology. He served as chair from 1990 to 2000 and then returned to his beloved laboratory and continued on as a fully funded professor until his official retirement in 2011 at the age of 76.
Sauer, Carl J.
Madison.com
For 35 years he was employed at the University of Wisconsin, retiring as a supervisor in the Physical Plant Sheet Metal Shop.
Tom Oates: Wisconsin Badgers’ impressive Orange Bowl performance should silence skeptics
Wisconsin State Journal
The victories came easily for the University of Wisconsin football team this season. The respect didn’t.
Moped parking restrictions in Madison take effect Jan. 1
Wisconsin State Journal
Beginning Monday Jan. 1, Madison’s new ordinance banning mopeds from being parked on public sidewalks and terraces takes effect. No respite will be found for moped drivers hoping to continue this practice as a provision in the law allowing property owners to set up designated parking areas on terraces has drawn little interest.
UW professor’s fairytales in clay are from then and now
Wisconsin State Journal
“I gave the (sculptural) piece to a student to fire, because I didn’t even really care” about it, said the German-born Gerit Grimm, who was teaching in California at the time and now heads the ceramics program at UW-Madison.
2017 was a year of big changes for UW System
Capital Times
A controversial speech policy and a sweeping restructuring plan adopted in 2017 by the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents will affect the state’s institutions of higher education for years to come.
UW-Madison team helps find remains of U.S. fighter pilot shot down in France during WWII
Wisconsin State Journal
“This is the culmination of decades of thoughts, wishes to have him have a proper burial,” said Dr. Ryan Wubben, a member of UW-Madison’s Missing in Action Recovery and Identification Project and director of UW Med Flight. “It was an incredibly powerful and meaningful moment.”
UW team finds remains of lost World War II pilot
WISC-TV 3
A team at the University of Wisconsin-Madison found the remains of an American pilot who died when his fighter plane crashed in Europe during World War II.
UW oncologist discusses book, ‘Cancer: What you need to know’
WISC-TV 3
Oncologist at UW-Madison Dr. Stephen Rosenberg is doing something to try to help ease some of the concerns that patients have when they’re diagnosed.
UW wide receiver Quintez Cephus has experienced tragedy and triumph in 2017
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The shooting death of his father, 39-year-old Andre Taylor, was crushing.
Investigation of contractor fraud on UW dorm projects at Baraboo, Marshfield campuses stalled
Madison.com
It’s been more than a year since investigators uncovered what they believe is evidence of contractor fraud involving the construction of dorms at two University of Wisconsin System campuses.
Dane County making progress in ‘workforce,’ affordable housing
Wisconsin State Journal
Quoted: “If you want to live somewhere and work somewhere, it’s difficult at existing wages,” said UW-Madison public affairs and economics professor Tim Smeeding, who studies income inequality. “The bottom end of the of labor market has fallen out” and there’s been a “hollowing out of the middle class.”
Wisconsin starts Healthy Communities designation
Wisconsin State Journal
The Wisconsin Healthy Communities Designation, launched by the UW Population Health Institute, plans to gather letters of interest through the end of January, accept applications in the spring and announce its first designations in the summer.
No proof Zika causes microcephaly, UW-Madison study says
Wisconsin State Journal
There isn’t enough evidence to claim that Zika virus causes abnormally small heads in babies of infected mothers, according to a UW-Madison study that challenges government findings.
Lake Mendota officially freezes over thanks to recent blast of cold air
Wisconsin State Journal
Madison’s largest and deepest lake officially froze over Wednesday, thanks to days of frigid temperatures and low winds.
Madison’s tech economy fares well in nationwide survey
Wisconsin State Journal
Basically, though, keeping the UW-Madison strong is a key element in producing new generations of tech-savvy students and in playing a role in developing new technology, (Jeff) Naughton, the emeritus professor, said.
How the state adopted ‘On, Wisconsin!’ — 50 years after the Badgers did
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
In 1948, in time for Wisconsin’s centennial, Raymond Dvorak, the director of the University of Wisconsin band, composed a theme song for the Century of Progress Cavalcade, a pageant traveling the state. “Forward! One and All!” was adapted from a Haydn melody, The Journal reported on April 16, 1948, with the idea it would become the state song.
Barresi, Anthony Leonard
Madison.com
Tony accepted a professorial position in choral music education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1978. While in that position, Tony served also as the chair of the music education program for seven years, conducted the University Choir, and was the Associate Director of the School of Music for two years prior to his retirement in 2000.
Badgers sports: Kids get an escape from challenges when they Wish Upon a Badger
Wisconsin State Journal
A distraction from the daily worries was a welcome one for the Raven family of Belleville. That’s some of what UW teams hope to provide with their Wish Upon a Badger program, where kids facing life-threatening illnesses or long hospital stays have a chance to interact with athletes.
Badgers football: After 4 straight bowl losses, Wisconsin looking for 4th straight bowl win
Wisconsin State Journal
Like most bowls, UW’s matchup with Miami on Saturday — and the pageantry leading up to it — will be nothing like a typical game week.
Madison man’s death from epilepsy highlights need for research
Wisconsin State Journal
Events, including Lily’s Luaus held each January since 2009, have raised more than $1.2 million. About $450,000 has been given out in grants and fellowships. Another $100,000 grant will be awarded at the next Lily’s Luau, scheduled for Jan. 20 at UW-Madison’s Union South.
New director says UW-Madison Arboretum offers good blend of science and respite
Wisconsin State Journal
As the UW-Madison Arboretum’s eighth director, Karen Oberhauser enjoys the quiet patch of forest and prairie in the midst of the city the way many do, with walks and bike rides to admire its beauty.
The Immortalists Author Chloe Benjamin Interview
Pop Sugar
Then, when I was researching what kind of research is going on at UW Madison, still hoping that I could figure out somebody who was working on some jellyfish, I came across that they had the study going on in primates. When I saw it, I was like, “Oh, my God. That’s it.” And I realized that the kind of fleshiness and humanity of being monkeys was what that section needed instead of this more celestial kind of eerie quality that the jellyfish had.
Oldest fossils ever found suggest life in the universe is common
Astronomy Magazine
“The difference in carbon isotope ratios correlate with their shapes,” said John Valley, professor of geoscience at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and co-author of the study. “Their C-13-to-C-12 ratios are characteristic of biology and metabolic function.”
Gaps, Guardrails And The Fast-Advancing Math Of Partisan Gerrymandering
Wiscontext
Jordan Ellenberg, a University of Wisconsin-Madison math professor, co-organized one of Duchin’s conferences in Madison in October 2017, and has written a New York Times op-edon the science of gerrymandering. He sees a high efficiency gap as a “red flag.” But he doesn’t see the test as a basis for a constitutional standard that guides when courts can send state legislators back to the drawing board.
Single mother graduates college with young daughter
Yahoo News
Lexi Greytak is a former student athlete, an aspiring sports broadcast reporter, and a recent college graduate who just earned her degree after four and a half years of work at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. And she received her diploma while carrying her nearly 2-year-old daughter across the stage.
Life in the Universe Is Common, Oldest Fossils on Earth Suggest
Discover Magazine
“The difference in carbon isotope ratios correlate with their shapes,” said John Valley, professor of geoscience at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and co-author of the study. “Their C-13-to-C-12 ratios are characteristic of biology and metabolic function.”
Former NPR ‘Morning Edition’ executive producer to lead sustainability news collaboration
Arizona State University Now
Wahl was part of a Peabody Award-winning team in 2013 for “The Race Card Project,” an NPR series in which people were encouraged to talk about race by sharing a six-word essay. She also was part of the “Morning Edition” team that received a Murrow Award in 2014 for “Crime in Latin America,” a three-part series from a Venezuelan prison. She holds a master’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Colorado Boulder.
UW starts search for student affairs vice chancellor
Wisconsin State Journal
The search for a new vice chancellor for student affairs at UW-Madison has started, with the 15-member committee utilizing a national search firm to fill the post.
UW-Extension Cow College Program starts Jan. 9
The first two sessions will be held at the FVTC Regional Center on Hwy 22/45 just south of Clintonville directly across the road from Fleet Farm. The final program includes several farm tours.
Treatment of Foxconn and UW is telling — Andrea Thalasinos
Wisconsin State Journal
Letter to the editor: The differences in Gov. Scott Walker and the Republican Legislature’s treatment of universities and Foxconn are revealing.
Badgers volleyball: Dana Rettke draws more national honors
Wisconsin State Journal
University of Wisconsin middle blocker Dana Rettke continues to add to her collection of honors.
In Orange Bowl battle of Badgers and Hurricanes, Donna Shalala knows both campuses well
Wisconsin State Journal
The woman credited with helping to revive University of Wisconsin football says she might still be on its campus, were it not for a call from the 42nd President of the United States.
UW student philanthropists award $50,000 to three programs
Wisconsin State Journal
The Philanthropy Lab at UW-Madison is rewarding three nonprofits with grants totaling $50,000, the culmination of classwork in a unique lab teaching students the hows and whys of giving.
Wisconsin Business School Dean Quits
Inside Higher Education
Anne Massey announced Monday that she would resign — after only one semester in office — as dean of the business school at the University of Wisconsin, The Wisconsin State Journal reported. In an email to faculty members, Massey said that her vision for the business school differed from that of Chancellor Rebecca Blank. In October, news leaked that the university was considering the elimination of its full-time M.B.A. program. But amid criticism of the plan, the university said it was halting discussion of the idea.
The 21st century’s “sexiest” job – here’s what a data scientist actually does
Business Tech
So what does a Data Scientist actually do? According to the University of Wisconsin, “a data scientist’s job is to analyze data for actionable insights”, sounds straightforward enough but this is no small task. The University of Wisconsin goes on to list some of the tasks a Data Scientist is likely to perform in their day-to-day duties.
When Is the Best Age for Americans to Claim Social Security?
Newsweek
Noted: In fact, poverty rates accelerate as people reach their early 80s, says Pamela Herd, Professor of Public Affairs & Sociology at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. “Some of what’s going on is that people are losing other sources of income,” Herd explains. “So when you hit 85, you may have run through private savings at that point. Social Security becomes your financial lifeline.”
UW-Madison Scientists Help Confirm Oldest Fossils
Wisconsin Public Radio
Some scientists have questioned whether the fossils were just minerals. But researchers from UW-Madison and the University of California, Los Angeles have used a hi-tech device called a secondary mass ion spectrometer (SIMS) to determine the fossils are indeed ancient bacteria and microbes.John Valley. Image courtesy of William Graf/University of Wisconsin-MadisonUW-Madison geology professor John Valley co-led the study.
In Delaying Aging, Caloric Restriction Becomes Powerful Research Tool in Human Studies
Lab Manager Magazine
“In keeping with the extraordinary track record of The Journals of Gerontology in multidisciplinary aging studies, the special issue features CR studies ranging from simple unicellular models to human clinical trials,” said Biological Sciences Co-Editor-in-Chief Rozalyn M. Anderson, PhD, FGSA, who leads the Metabolism of Aging Research Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “One of the things that people sometimes miss is the amazing fact that aging can be altered; CR research proves this.”
Graduate Student Protest Stopped the Tax Bill
The Atlantic
At the University of Wisconsin-Madison—where state legislators made national headlines for banning protests that shut down speaking events or presentations—graduate students held a phone bank on the national day of action and later held a rally with other groups in the city. CV Vitolo, a campus activist and Ph.D. candidate in communications, said, “we definitely had concerns about being portrayed as hysterical or irrational … but this is about something much larger than ourselves, and I think most of us here are willing to sacrifice whatever it is that we look like to the public in order to make sure the people are protected.”
The Hyperloop Industry Could Make Boring Old Trains and Planes Faster and Comfier
Wired
Just look at the work done by Badgerloop, a student-run hyperloop team out of the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The group’s maglev design uses Halbach arrays in a novel fashion, says technical director Justin Williams, allowing for passive movement, as opposed to superconducting magnets that require a flow of electricity to work. It could significantly reduce the amount of energy required to propel a levitating train. The team won an innovation award at Elon Musk’s hyperloop competition in January.
ATF agent no longer employed; accused of taking pics in UW women’s restroom
Wisconsin State Journal
An agent of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives no longer works for the bureau after his arrest Tuesday for allegedly trying to take pictures of a woman inside a residence hall bathroom at UW-Madison.
Badgers football: South Florida Badgers fans excited for reinforcements in Orange Bowl
Wisconsin State Journal
Badgers fans living among the University of Miami Hurricanes faithful in south Florida are looking forward to seeing reinforcements arrive soon, dressed in red and ready to cheer on the 12-1 football team as it takes on Miami at home in the Dec. 30 Orange Bowl.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos gives grim assessment for several hot-button bills
Wisconsin State Journal
One bill would ban the use of aborted fetal tissue for research or any other purpose. A coalition supporting that proposal includes the Wisconsin Catholic Conference, Wisconsin Family Action, Wisconsin Right to Life and Pro-Life Wisconsin. UW-Madison has opposed the measure.
Badgers volleyball: After setting record in 2016, ticket usage slips in 2017
Wisconsin State Journal
Ticket usage fell 15 percent in 2017 when compared to the all-time high of the previous year.
Soccer: Area coaching legend Bill Reddan dies
Wisconsin State Journal
Bill Reddan, known as the father of soccer at the University of Wisconsin and in the Madison area, passed away Monday at Oakwood Village University Woods, under the care of Agrace HospiceCare. He was 90.
Federal agent arrested for taking photos in women’s restroom, UW-Madison police say
Wisconsin State Journal
A federal agent was arrested Tuesday for taking pictures in the women’s restroom of a UW-Madison residence hall, the university’s police department said.
UW-Madison School of Business Dean to resign, provost says
Wisconsin State Journal
The dean of the UW-Madison School of Business is resigning after just one semester, which included a proposal — since reversed — to end the school’s Masters of Business Administration program.
Black Power 2017: Wisconsin’s 35 Most Influential Black Leaders, Part 2
Madison365
Dr. Jerlando Jackson of UW–Madison is one of the nation’s foremost authorities on education and educational policy.
Founder of UW men’s soccer program passes away
NBC-15
William “Bill Reddan, known as the founding father of Wisconsin soccer, passed away on Monday at the age of 90.
Man arrested for taking photos in residence hall bathroom
Daily Cardinal
A 27-year-old man was arrested by UW-Madison police Thursday after he allegedly snuck into a university residence hall, entered the women’s restroom and took pictures of a female inside last week.
Scientists Debate If It’s OK To Make Viruses More Dangerous In The Lab
NPR
Virologist Yoshihiro Kawaoka of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, whose lab did one of the flu experiments that caused such controversy, said his work convinced government agencies that they needed to spend the money to replenish the emergency vaccines that have been stockpiled for this particular bird flu virus, because it does indeed seem capable of mutating in ways that could start a pandemic. “This information is important for policymakers,” he said, adding that such experiments allow scientists “to obtain information that we could not obtain by other methods unless it actually occurred in nature.”
Traditional Conservatives Create New Group To Promote Renewable Energy
Clean Technica
Ryan Owens is a political science professor a the University of Wisconsin in Madison. At a news conference announcing the creation of the Wisconsin Conservative Energy Forum, he said he hopes the new group will help bring public and private leaders together to create beneficial bipartisan policies. If so, it will be the first bipartisan initiative Wisconsin has seen this century. “There’s an excellent opportunity for us to bring this conversation back to a common sense position that Wisconsinites can get behind and that will benefit us all,” Owens said.
University of Wisconsin’s ‘Men’s Project’ Suddenly Ends
Accuracy in Academia
Back in January, we reported on the University of Wisconsin-Madison starting a “Men’s Project” six-week project on “toxic masculinity” and trying to analyze masculinity. The project aimed to fight back against alleged harmful effects of masculine paradigms, among other claims.
Stunning Fossil Discovery Proves Life on Earth Began At Least 3.5 Billion Years Ago
Newsweek
“People are really interested in when life on Earth first emerged,” John W. Valley, a professor of geoscience at University of Wisconsin-Madison and author on the study told said in a statement. “This study was 10 times more time-consuming and more difficult than I first imagined, but it came to fruition because of many dedicated people who have been excited about this since day one … I think a lot more microfossil analyses will be made on samples of Earth and possibly from other planetary bodies.”
Politics Moves Fast. Peer Review Moves Slow. What’s A Political Scientist To Do?
FiveThirtyEight
Take that survey on voter suppression in Wisconsin. Kenneth Mayer, professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, was the lead researcher on a project that sent surveys to 2,400 people in two counties who hadn’t voted in the 2016 election, then published the results as a press release. Twelve percent of people replied to the survey, and by extrapolating those 288 responses to all people in those counties who were registered to vote but did not, Mayer’s team estimated that between 11,000 and 23,000 Wisconsinites could have been deterred from voting because of the state’s ID law.
UWPD warns of scams targeting grandparents
WISC-TV 3
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Police Department asks students to talk with family members about scams targeting grandparents during the holiday break.
UW-Madison Faculty Presses University To Take Climate Action
The University Network
UW-Madison Faculty Presses University To Take Climate Action Lauren Flum 11 Mins AgoFaculty members at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are joining the fight to tackle climate change. They have adopted a resolution calling for the university to take action and adopt measures that would ensure an environmentally friendly campus.
Reddan, William G.
Madison.com
He later earned his Ph.D. in Biodynamics at UW in 1965, and was a professor in preventive medicine at Wisconsin until his retirement in 1996.