Interviewed: UW System chief information security officer Nicholas Davis says many profiles are created overseas and are difficult to prosecute.
Bill would make ‘catfishing’ illegal
WISC-TV 3
Author: gbump
UW-La Crosse student no longer vice chair of Wisconsin campus Dems after deriding ‘white men’
La Crosse Tribune
A UW-La Crosse student whose social media activity has attracted state and national attention is no longer an officer with the College Democrats of Wisconsin.
LGBT Campus Center to adopt more inclusive name
Daily Cardinal
After adding a “T” in the late 1990s, UW-Madison’s LGBT Campus Center plans to evolve again with a fresh name — Gender and Sexuality Spectrum Center.
New social media campaign to promote resilience among students
Daily Cardinal
UW-Madison students will share personal stories of resilience through a new social media campaign that the university’s Division of Student Life will roll out next week.
‘Business as usual’ for UW Extension despite controversial system merger
Daily Cardinal
The Board of Regents’ decision to merge two-year and four-year colleges in a sweeping re-organization has sparked controversy from those worried about its effect on the UW System, but a provision involving UW Extension has been mostly overlooked.
Chancellor Blank speaks about role of Christian morality, ethics in market economics
Badger Herald
Blank, devout Christian, spoke about ways to reconcile Christian morality with amoral nature of market economics.
Legislators, elementary school students lobby to replace ‘Columbus Day’ with ‘Indigenous Peoples Day’
Badger Herald
Sen. Taylor said changing the federal holiday will ‘correct history.’
Peace Corps. entertains with ‘unexpected’ stories at Fourth Annual Story Slam
Badger Herald
UW has highest number of university Peace Corps. volunteers in nation.
Chancellor Blank speaks about role of Christian morality, ethics in market economics
Badger Herald
Blank, devout Christian, spoke about ways to reconcile Christian morality with amoral nature of market economics.
Chancellor Blank speaks about role of Christian morality, ethics in market economics
Badger Herald
Blank, devout Christian, spoke about ways to reconcile Christian morality with amoral nature of market economics.
Go Big Read looking for book suggestions in 10th year of program
Wisconsin State Journal
Do you have a book you can’t put down and would be enjoyed by thousands of others? The UW-Madison Go Big Read program wants to hear from you.
As ethanol cropland grew, carbon releases undercut climate goal, study says
Wisconsin State Journal
Federal ethanol subsidies aimed at slowing climate change instead helped trigger the annual release of 30 million tons of greenhouse gases as farmers cleared land to plant more crops for production of the renewable fuel, UW-Madison researchers said Wednesday.
Witte, Jeanne Marie
Madison.com
As head of Access Services and a member of the Steenbock Planning Group, she contributed to planning and implementing many library improvements, including library remodeling projects and creating staff efficiencies. As operations manager for the UW-Madison/Google Book Initiative Jeanne supervised the scanning of books and research projects into digital media form. She developed and implemented the library’s Information Specialist Internship Program, managed the UW-Madison Shelving Facility, implemented software programs facilitating inter-library loan system and the on-campus document delivery. Her work touched the lives of many, many UW students.
UW students love to study overseas; tops in participation among public schools, report says
Wisconsin State Journal
The university ranks No. 1 among public institutions in the numbers of students going abroad for semester-long study, and ranks No. 14 among all universities and colleges for studying in foreign lands, according to the Open Doors Report, released on Monday as part of International Education Week.
Climate change is here: Wisconsin is seeing earlier springs, later falls, less snow and more floods
Capital Times
Scientists with the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Initiative on Climate Change Impacts — an effort to identify climate change fallout and offer coping strategies — believe that the effects can be mitigated with reduced greenhouse gas emissions. They believe that policy makers and public agencies can take measures to adapt. But those measures are on indefinite hold. “It’s disappointing, particularly with the shutdown of the DNR science bureau that WICCI collaborated with,” said Michael Notaro, a UW-Madison professor on the front lines of climate research.
There is less to implicit bias than we might think
Badger Herald
IAT tests unreliable, produce random answers about test-takers.
UW-Madison ranks high in study abroad participation, report shows
Daily Cardinal
UW-Madison students like to study abroad, a recent report shows.
Late-night attack on campus prompts van service proposal from UW leaders
Daily Cardinal
An after-hours van service might soon be an option for UW-Madison students who study at the library late at night to get home safely.
Michigan game weekend expected to bring Madison’s largest Airbnb surge
WISC-TV 3
The coming weekend’s Wisconsin Badgers vs. Michigan Wolverines football game is expected to bring the largest surge of travelers to Madison in the history of Airbnb’s platform.
UW-Platteville addresses restructuring concerns
WISC-TV 3
It has been less than a week since the UW Board of Regents voted to merge two-year campuses with four-year universities. Now University of Wisconsin-Platteville’s chancellor is contacting the campuses that will now join the university.
UW-Baraboo questions new merger
NBC-15
UW system schools are trying to figure out what the new merger means for them. UW-Baraboo/Sauk County and UW-Richland will merge with UW-Platteville next year.
Federal action halts UW plan to put students in driver-less shut
WKOW-TV 27
Action by federal officials halts UW-Madison plans to offer students first-time, demonstration rides in a driver-less vehicle.
UW Police: no crime referral on campus false threat report
WKOW-TV 27
A UW-Police spokesperson says there will be no crime referral in connection with someone’s false report of a gunman in a campus building earlier this month.
Badgers men’s hockey: Wisconsin, Notre Dame announce plans for games at United Center
Wisconsin State Journal
A deal is in place for the University of Wisconsin and Notre Dame to play a men’s hockey game at the United Center in Chicago in the next two seasons.
Badgers men’s soccer: Wisconsin to host Illinois-Chicago in NCAA tourney
Wisconsin State Journal
Fresh off a championship in the Big Ten tournament, the University of Wisconsin men’s soccer team earned a bid to the 2017 NCAA tournament on Monday.
Rona Lukazewski: Follow UW faculty’s lead on climate change
Capital Times
Dear Editor: Kudos to the University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty members for unanimously passing a resolution to become carbon neutral by 2050 or sooner!
Autonomous shuttle demonstrations at UW-Madison derailed after crash in Las Vegas
Wisconsin State Journal
Self-driving vehicle company Navya was supposed to demonstrate its driverless shuttle in Madison this week. But now passengers in Madison will have to wait until spring, said Peter Rafferty, a researcher in UW-Madison’s Traffic Operations and Safety Laboratory.
SSFC deliberates ASM internal budget for fiscal year 2019
Badger Herald
Committee approves Campus Women’s Center, SFFC budget for fiscal year 2019.
Tommy Thompson Center’s first event could be politically imbalanced, critics argue
Daily Cardinal
UW-Madison’s controversial new policy center, named after one of the state’s leading Republican figures, announced that its first event this month will feature speakers with varying political views.
UHS to provide 24/7 mental health program to campus
Daily Cardinal
About two years after a survey revealed that 22 percent of UW-Madison students had sought mental health counseling in the past year, University Health Services released an online mental health service program for students and faculty.
UW-Stevens Point student government rejects conservative group, College Republicans protest
Daily Cardinal
Controversy arose within UW-Madison’s student government this spring, as a national conservative organization provided campaign materials to candidates vying for spots on the student finance committee. Now, conversations about the group have sparked at another UW System institution—UW-Stevens Point.
Student pay, leadership training questioned as internal budget hits finance committee
Daily Cardinal
he Associated Students of Madison’s internal budget made its appearance at the Student Services Finance Committee meeting Monday night, where members raised questions about the costs for student pay and leadership training — two potential points of contention as the committee will vote on the budget later this week.
Lee, Wai-Ming
Madison.com
He moved to Madison, Wis. in 1985 to study Biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and graduated with a Ph.D. in 1991. He remained at the University of Wisconsin—Madison as a virologist until 2011.
Otto, Wayne R.
Madison.com
Wayne was professor and two-time chairman of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, specializing in reading education. He retired in 1995 as emeritus professor after 30 years at UW-Madison.
Heinritz, Patrick Mark
Madison.com
He was a passionate supporter of the University of Wisconsin and worked there more than 35 years. Pat started as a payroll and benefits assistant, was departmental administrative head of two departments and retired as a valued team member of a large multi-city research consortium studying inner city asthma, for which he was the Director of the Administrative Center.
Wisconsin Union unveils historic place plaque
NBC-15
The Wisconsin Union hosted a ceremony to unveil a historic plaque on Friday morning.The plaque shows that the Memorial Union is listed on both the State and National Registers of Historic Places.
The Champs: Wisconsin claims first Big Ten title in 23 years behind dominant defensive performance
NBC-15
Wisconsin’s magical run in the 2017 Big Ten Men’s Soccer Championship had a storybook ending on Sunday afternoon against No. 2-seeded Indiana as the Badgers claimed their first-ever outright Big Ten tournament title on penalty kicks.
Across Wisconsin, recent rises in hate, bias incidents spark concern
Wisconsin State Journal
At UW-Madison, 11 percent of 8,652 students surveyed in 2016 in the first campuswide climate survey said they have been subjected to hostility, harassment or intimidating behavior.
Editorial: Is there a right drinking age?
WISC-TV 3
It’s hard to make the case for lowering Wisconsin’s drinking age the same week as University of Wisconsin researchers release a study with new evidence of the causal effect of alcohol on a range of cancers.
Q&A: UW professor Jason Fletcher wants you think before giving away your DNA
Capital Times
Jason Fletcher, a professor in the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s La Follette School of Public Affairs, Sociology, Applied Economics and Population Health Sciences, has studied the intersection of genetics and social sciences for years.
UW-Madison faculty ask campus to commit to climate action, carbon neutrality
Capital Times
University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty members have adopted a resolution encouraging campus administrators to implement a plan to become carbon neutral by 2050 or sooner.
UW-Madison officials consider safe van rides for late-night studiers
Capital Times
Dean of Students Lori Berquam and Provost Sarah Mangelsdorf discussed the possibility with members of Associated Students of Madison on Nov. 7.
New interactive display aims to memorialize UW-Madison students and alumni killed in battle
Wisconsin State Journal
On Veterans Day, the Wisconsin Union along with the classes of 1963 and 1967 will unveil a new way to expand and update the memorial with an interactive, digital kiosk that will allow visitors to search through the stories of more than 900 veterans from UW-Madison who died in war.
Bus rapid transit right for Madison — Natalie Spievack
Wisconsin State Journal
As a student at UW-Madison who relies on public transportation to get around, I applaud Madison’s bold, forward-thinking proposal to spend $2 million on evaluating a bus rapid transit system (BRT).
Madison really needs a bus depot — Bob Skloot
Wisconsin State Journal
It’s a disgrace that intercity passengers must wait for their transportation on a congested Downtown street corner next to the UW’s Memorial Library.
Families turn to death midwives for help with final passage
Wisconsin State Journal
Dr. Toby Campbell, chief of UW Health’s palliative care program and a board member of Agrace Hospice and Palliative Care in Fitchburg, said he understands why death midwives are catching on.
Badgers men’s soccer: First NCAA bid since 2013 secured with penalty-kick victory over Indiana in Big Ten final
Wisconsin State Journal
The University of Wisconsin men’s soccer team is headed to the NCAA tournament — as champions.
Uniform segregated fees across UW System approved by Regents
Daily Cardinal
After months of back and forth between campuses, system leaders, and legislators, the regents approved Thursday new rules for allocating student dollars. Now, as mandated by the Joint Finance Committee UW System schools will have uniform categories for fees.
UW-Madison faculty calls for administrative support of a campus-wide climate action plan
Daily Cardinal
UW-Madison faculty members adopted a measure last week calling for campus administrators to take action on climate change and limit the university’s carbon emissions.
Co-op organization’s ability to accommodate marginalized groups questioned
Daily Cardinal
The Audre Lorde Housing Co-op — a tall, pale green house on North Frances Street — stands like a lonely relic of its former self, now home to only one person rather than the 15 members that it holds when at full capacity.
Wisconsin regents approve merging campuses
WISC-TV 3
The University of Wisconsin System regents approved a plan to merge the system’s two-year schools with its four-year campuses.
Board of Regents approves merging two-year colleges with four-year institutions
Badger Herald
The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents passed a resolution Thursday that will merge 13 two-year colleges with four-year institutions.
UW campuses will merge; planning begins
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents by a split vote moved Thursday to merge financially struggling two-year campuses across the state with nearby four-year campuses to avoid forced closures down the road.
University of Wisconsin regents approve merging campuses
Madison.com
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents approved a plan Thursday to merge the system’s two-year schools with its four-year campuses, brushing aside opponents’ complaints that faculty and students weren’t consulted and the proposal is too vague.
NPR’s Eric Deggans says TV isn’t as progressive on race as it thinks
Capital Times
Deggans, an NPR TV critic and the author of the book “Race Baiter,” spoke to University of Wisconsin-Madison students on Thursday evening about the ways that that TV and media represents race, for better or for worse.
Tom Loftus: Trust the Wisconsin Idea while contemplating UW merger
Capital Times
Letter to the editor from former member of the UW Board of Regents and speaker of the Wisconsin Assembly.
UW System two-year, four-year colleges will merge after regents approve controversial plan
Daily Cardinal
The UW System will move forward with its “most significant re-organization” in over 45 years — a sweeping merge of the system’s two-year and four-year colleges — even though many questions remain unanswered.
UW Regents Approve Merging System Campuses
Wisconsin Public Radio
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents has approved a sweeping restructure plan to merge the system’s two-year colleges with its four-year universities and make changes to UW-Extension.
Former ASM chair faced harassment, discrimination after divestment, letter says
Daily Cardinal
A letter sent to Chancellor Rebecca Blank this week alleged that former student government leader Carmen Goséy was the target of intense harassment following her remarks during a tumultuous argument about divesting from Israel.
Distinguished lecturer Bassem Youssef brings Egyptian satire to Madison
Badger Herald
Wednesday night, Youssef spoke to an audience of nearly 1,000 people at Shannon Hall at the University of Wisconsin as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series.