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A Welcome College Diversity Push

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The New York Times

Eighteen more colleges have joined the initiative, bringing the total to 86. Together, they are pledging to increase the number of lower-income students at top colleges by 50,000 (or more than 10 percent) by 2025.The new members include the University of Delaware, Haverford, Case Western and five University of California campuses. I was pleased to see both the University of Wisconsin (one of the country’s least economically diverse public universities) and Washington & Lee University (one of the least diverse private colleges) on the list. Existing members of the initiative include 12 flagship state universities, the entire Ivy League, Stanford, Caltech and N.Y.U.

Video games improve cognitive health

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Innovators Magazine

A recent study led by the University of Wisconsin-Madison found that youngsters with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experienced improved balance after playing a specially designed video game.

Schools say sale of naming rights helps save taxpayers money

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Madison.com

Noted: “There has always been corporate sponsorship,” said Tom O’Guinn, a marketing professor at UW-Madison. “You see them on Little League uniforms and business names on the boards at hockey rinks. It’s only gotten people’s attention lately, but it is controversial. On the one hand, if you need the money, what’s wrong with a little advertising? But on the other hand, it begs the question, is nothing sacred? Do we have to sell everything?

What’s next after end of decades-long Keillor-MPR relationship?

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Pioneer Press

“ ‘Prairie Home Companion’ became the basis for the catalog,” said Jack Mitchell, a journalism professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who was a longtime executive director of Wisconsin Public Radio.The catalog — in part built on ads Keillor printed on the backs of thank-you posters he sent to listeners — “turned into a goldmine for MPR,” Mitchell added. “That’s where it cleaned up.”

Stressed Out, Anxious or Sad? Try Meditating

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Wall Street Journal

Psychologist and author Daniel Goleman—well-known for his 1995 book “Emotional Intelligence”—spent almost two years combing through more than 6,000 academic studies on meditation with a team of researchers to sort through the hype and discover the real benefits. He wrote about his findings in a new book, “Altered Traits: Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain and Body,” which he co-authored with Richard J. Davidson, a neuroscientist who directs a brain lab at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Welcome Students! Need a Checking Account?

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

In her first weeks of graduate school, Akanksha Sharma had a problem: an ever-growing shopping list. Textbooks for classes, essentials for her new apartment, lab and activity fees, notebooks, folders, pens, graph paper, and so on: If there was any money left, she’d even consider buying something to eat. A paycheck was on the way for Ms. Sharma’s work as a research assistant at the University of Arizona. She just needed a place to deposit it. Fortunately, Wells Fargo Bank had a branch on campus, and various university materials described the company as its “official banking vendor.” It was an easy choice.

Climate Change Causing Higher Temperatures, More Rain In Wisconsin

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Wisconsin Public Radio

Some of the state’s top researchers say climate change isn’t just a possibility for Wisconsin. It’s a reality that’s already happening, in the form of higher temperatures and more rain.”Since 1939 for Madison we’ve been collecting weather observations,” said Michael Notaro. “If you look at the top 20 rainfall events, half of them have occurred since the turn of the (21st) century alone, so, in recent years we’ve had more frequent (precipitation) events of over 3 inches over the last decade than we had in the last six decades combined.”

Look At These Guys, You Can Be Bigger Than Your Job Title

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Forbes

J.J. Watt has built himself into one of the NFL’s best players – already a three-time Defensive Player of the Year award winner – and one of its most marketable stars. He’s the gridiron version of Captain America with an underdog backstory as a non-scholarship walk-on player at the University of Wisconsin. But as  Editor-in-Chief of MMQB Peter King wrote: “Nothing J.J. Watt has achieved in his career, or might still achieve, will measure up to what he did for Houston.”

‘There are people for sale here’: Madison authorities struggle to support victims of sex trafficking

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Capital Times

Since passage of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act and the global Palermo Protocol defined trafficking and set protections for victims in 2000, identifying human trafficking has increased.But University of Wisconsin-Madison assistant professor Lara Gerassi said with the heightened awareness came an “everyone at risk” model, which does not recognize that certain communities are at increased risk and should be targeted for identification, prevention and intervention.

Steven J. Schaefer, 66, of Madison

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WISC-TV 3

In 2001, he established the Camp Randall Rowing Club as a non-profit junior competitive rowing program and commenced the capital campaign to restore the Brittingham Boathouse on Monona Bay.

Community members petition against new dining hall policy

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Daily Cardinal

Co-authored by undergraduate Rena Newman and alumna Brooke Evans, the petition — created last week in collaboration with various student organizers and alumni — expressed concerns and frustration about the discriminatory nature of the dining hall policy for students.

Bram, Lora Lynn

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Madison.com

Throughout her working career, Lora worked for various departments within the University of Wisconsin including Department of Medicine, Oncology, and Surgery for over 35 years.

Judges grant motion to move trials for ex-UW student out of Dane County

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Wisconsin State Journal

Two Dane County judges, deciding together, ruled Friday that former UW-Madison student Alec Cook, who is accused of sexual assault and harassment of female students, will be tried outside of Dane County, citing intense media coverage and publicity that the case has received that would make it too difficult to find impartial jurors in Dane County.