A program started last year to bring free feminine hygiene products to UW Campus bathrooms is expanding.
UW’s free menstrual product program expands
WKOW-TV 27
Author: gbump
Miss Major Griffin Gracy speaks at LGBTQ+ Campus Center 25th anniversary celebration
Badger Herald
Activist explained importance of teaching young people to accept, be understanding of everyone.
ASM unanimously approves 2019 internal budget, down $70,000 from 2018
Badger Herald
ASM budget totals $1,384,236.95, deductions took into account staff working hours.
New disposal initiative at Union South puts waste on display
Daily Cardinal
What began as a research project for Bret Shaw’s Life Sciences Communications class transformed into an art display poised to change how UW-Madison students throw away trash.
Free menstrual products to be offered at the SAC
Daily Cardinal
Restrooms in the Student Activity Center will likely have free menstrual products at the start of next week, according to Governing Board Chair Nick Hall.
Blank elected onto Association of American Universities’ Board of Directors
Daily Cardinal
Chancellor Rebecca Blank will now serve on the board of directors for the Association of American Universities, an organization that influences policy for higher education.
With a boozy Taco Bell on the way, State Street could be ready to live más
Daily Cardinal
A Taco Bell that also serves margaritas is slated to open in the campus area this winter.
Robinson, Barbara A.
Madison.com
arbara worked as a serials acquisition librarian at the UW Memorial Library from 1950-1956.
UW looking for new health services officer to succeed the departed Sarah Van Orman
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Madison has started its search process for the next executive director of University Health Services, following the departure of Sarah Van Orman in June.
Wisconsin anti-abortion groups urge legislative action on aborted fetal tissue research ban
Capital Times
Wisconsin lawmakers backing a set of bills that would ban research on aborted fetal tissue and regulate the disposition of fetal remains say they have the votes to pass them in the Assembly and they’re close in the Senate.
Former Sen. Russ Feingold to teach class at UW-Madison
Wisconsin State Journal
Former U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold will teach a class at UW-Madison next year about diplomacy in Africa.
Redrawing UW: With a reorganization plan in the works, faculty, staff and students have questions
Capital Times
Cathy Sandeen wasn’t given much notice that her job is about to change significantly, and might be eliminated outright.
Badgerloop team excited about prospect of Hyperloop tunnel
WKOW-TV 27
27 News spoke with a member of the Badgerloop team at UW about the innovative project. The team is made up mainly of UW undergraduate engineering student.
Screen time is one factor in rise of teen suicide
WISC-TV 3
Quoted: “Screens have changed bullying and I think in one way they changed is through a broader audience,” said Dr. Megan Moreno, division chief for general pediatrics and adolescent medicine for UW Health.
Russ Feingold set to teach international studies class in fall 2018
Badger Herald
Former state and U.S. Senator Russ Feingold will return to the University of Wisconsin campus as a distinguished visiting lecturer in fall 2018.
UW campus buildings free from unsafe lead contamination levels
Badger Herald
Students, faculty return to Bascom, Agricultural Hall after lead paint contamination.
Police deploy pepper spray before arresting three men in University Avenue disturbance
Daily Cardinal
Madison police used pepper spray this weekend to break up a fight before arresting three men outside a popular strip of downtown bars this weekend.
Madison schools, UW strive to close disparities among student demographics
Daily Cardinal
Using UW-Madison’s resources, community programs are working to close those opportunity gaps, preparing students for success in college from a young age and supporting teachers.
SoHE class aims to give Kenyan women entrepreneur opportunities
Daily Cardinal
What started as a design assignment in a class in the School of Human Ecology has transformed into a non-profit organization that helps empower women in Kenya.
Petition circulates after proposed elimination of business school full-time MBA
Daily Cardinal
A petition is circulating after a proposal that would suspend admissions to the full-time Master of Business Administration Program degree for one year surfaced last week.
Melee breaks out on University Avenue, 3 arrested, Madison police say
Wisconsin State Journal
Madison police needed to use pepper spray on the crowd to break up the large disturbance that started around 1:20 a.m. in the 600 block of the main thoroughfare through the UW-Madison campus, which has about a half-dozen bars very popular among students.
Blood tests show no risk to health in lead contamination scare at UW-Madison, officials say
Wisconsin State Journal
A lead contamination scare on the UW-Madison campus is over.
Mary Conroy: Oppose bill that hamstrings UW Med School
Capital Times
Letter to the editor: I oppose the misguided bill that would prohibit employees of the UW Medical School or University of Wisconsin System from performing or assisting with abortions within the scope of their employment.
University of Wisconsin proposal: Suspend full-time MBA during review of programs
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Madison faculty are reviewing a proposal that calls for the Wisconsin School of Business to suspend admissions into its full-time Master of Business Administration program for one year while leaders undertake a long-term review of program offerings, officials said Monday.
Cartoon was violent, not funny — Gail Price
Wisconsin State Journal
I found the cartoon of Bucky Badger on the front page of Saturday’s paper to be horrifying, not funny. It depicted UW-Madison’s mascot in his Bucky Wagon driving over a Maryland terrapin.
Lightfoot, Edwin Niblock Jr.
Madison.com
He began his teaching career at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1953, where he was a distinguished member of the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering for over 50 years. His research interests were in separation processes and controlling the dynamics of biological systems.
Thompson, Elaine Teisberg
Madison.com
Elaine worked … as a librarian for the U.W. Center System Library and the U.S. Forest Products Laboratory.
Replace studious Bucky Badger statue — John Newman
Wisconsin State Journal
Send the nerdy “well red” Bucky statue to one of the sub-basements in the Memorial Library, and replace it with a totem we members of the Badgers clan can worship with pride.
UW-Madison looks back at Dow Chemical protests
Wisconsin Gazette
Differing opinions and lessons learned from 1967.
Wisconsin School of Business considering closing MBA program
Wisconsin State Journal
The Wisconsin School of Business is considering shutting down its full-time Master of Business Administration program, officials say, in a move that would make UW-Madison the latest university to stop offering a traditional MBA.
Skolaski, Robert J.
Madison.com
He worked at the UW in the Carpenter Shop.
Ryan Owens: Tommy G. Thompson Center will search for common ground
Wisconsin State Journal
Our mission at the Thompson Center, on the UW-Madison campus, is to understand public leadership and apply leadership to contemporary problems. We will provide an environment to study, discuss and improve leadership objectively and professionally.
Tom Still: UW-Madison’s thousands of lost engineering students are a lost opportunity
Wisconsin State Journal
The main barrier to taking more is a lack of faculty to educate more students without diminishing the quality of the experience for all. Private gifts help, but the core funding for faculty hires comes from state government support and student tuition. Neither source has grown much for years.
Ted and Mary Kellner commit $25 million gift to UW-Madison
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
On Saturday, the Kellners added to their legacy of giving at UW-Madison, committing $25 million as part of the university’s $3.2 billion All Ways Forward comprehensive campaign.
UW-Madison receives $25 million donation on Homecoming weekend
Wisconsin State Journal
As a special Homecoming weekend gift, two UW-Madison alumni donated $25 million to the school’s fundraising campaign, the university announced Saturday.
Latest actions deepen divide between UW System leaders and many faculty, students
Wisconsin State Journal
Over the last three weeks, the University of Wisconsin System’s leaders have adopted new policies to curb disruptive protests, largely mirroring a controversial Republican bill. They have given members of the Board of Regents more power in picking campus leaders.
Dedicated runners brave the wind and rain for heart health aware
WKOW-TV 27
Hundreds of runners braved the cold and rain at the Howard Temin Lakeshore Path in Madison Sunday morning for the second annual Red Tutu Trot.
Homecoming week ends in victorious celebration for Wisconsin football team
Badger Herald
Wisconsin obliterated Maryland in a very one-sided game.
Wisconsin Association of Black Men wins lawsuit against finance committee
Daily Cardinal
The Wisconsin Association of Black Men won their case against the Student Services Finance Committee Thursday, granting them the opportunity to make their case for student funding.
Homecoming Week capped with $25 million gift
Daily Cardinal
Some Badgers welcomed homecoming weekend with a beer at a tailgate. Others donned red-and-white overalls and sang “Build Me Up Buttercup” in the stands of Camp Randall. For Ted and Mary Kellner, homecoming marked a time to give back to their alma mater.
Business school may eliminate full-time MBA
Daily Cardinal
In a change sure to send shockwaves through the college, the Wisconsin School of Business may eliminate its full-time Master of Business Administration program if a proposal from its administration is accepted.
50 Years After The 1967 Dow Chemical Protest
Wisconsin Public Radio
A look back.
University of Wisconsin students protested the school’s Abraham Lincoln statue with a ‘die-in’
Washington Examiner
Students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison sought to reignite conflict over the school’s famed statue of Abraham Lincoln this month.
Animal defense group wins court fight for UW research records
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
University of Wisconsin-Madison documents about primate research are public records and should be turned over to Animal Legal Defense Fund, the Court of Appeals ruled Thursday.
$5.4M in questionable UW transactions
Greater Milwaukee Today
University of Wisconsin System schools conducted about $5.4 million in questionable transactions with their private foundations between 2010 and 2017, according to a system report released Wednesday. None of the transactions were apparently illegal but they didn’t always follow best practices, the report said.
Badgers men’s basketball: Greg Gard calls federal probe ‘first step’ in cleaning up the college game’s problems
Wisconsin State Journal
University of Wisconsin men’s basketball coach Greg Gard said he wasn’t shocked when news broke last month that 10 people, including four assistant coaches from around the country, had been arrested by the FBI as part of a corruption scheme.
Letter: Despite opposition, Muslim Student Association fully deserves funding
Badger Herald
MSA clearly demonstrates commitment to focusing on core programs, expanding campus presence.
CBS Entertainment exec recalls time at UW-Madison in festive homecoming week speech
Daily Cardinal
Kahl, now the president of CBS Entertainment, gave this year’s Red Talk, a homecoming week tradition.
Flannery, Nataliya O., 39
Madison.com
Nataliya was an interpreter for UW Hospital.
Badgers football: Camp Randall traditions are foundation of stadium’s electric atmosphere
Wisconsin State Journal
Wisconsin State Journal reporter Todd D. Milewski takes a look at a few of the stadium’s traditions:
New group aims to make UW-Madison safer and more inclusive to all
WKOW-TV 27
The new program, called the Center for Religion and Global Citizenry, will have tough conversations once a week about religion. They’re conversations both students say are needed on campus.
On 50th anniversary, UW gathers stories from Dow Protest
NBC-15
UW Madison’s Oral History Program is gathering stories from those who experienced the Dow demonstrations through recording sessions at Madison Public Library.
9 titans in the Madison health care industry
Madison Magazine
A professor of medical physics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Thomas “Rock” Mackie co-invented TomoTherapy (now owned by California-based company Accuray), a radiation therapy system that introduced and enabled daily imaging capabilities for cancer treatments.
On-campus incidents have UW SAFEwalk calls skyrocketing
WISC-TV 3
Walking companion service sees calls nearly triple
KIINCE retrains the brain for stroke victims
Madison Magazine
KIINCE—shorthand for Kinetic Immersive Interfaces for Neuromuscular Coordination Enhancement—is a Madison-based corporation that has emerged from the research of Kreg Gruben, associate professor of the University of Wisconsin–Madison department of kinesiology.
SSFC members reconcile after accusations of discrimination against Muslim Student Association
Badger Herald
Apology comes after Monday’s heated SSFC meeting.
Professor discusses impact of slavery on current racial discrimination
Badger Herald
At a lecture Thursday, an English professor sought to bring inspiration to black women scholars in a world with near minuscule black and female representation.
UW joins hundreds of other universities in defending Dreamers
Daily Cardinal
UW-Madison joined 800 other universities Thursday in a letter calling upon key congressmen to advance legislation to protect Dreamers.
Accusations of personal biases shake SSFC
Daily Cardinal
Two finance committee representatives accused each other of bringing personal politics into a decision on funding for the Muslim Student Association this week.
Court: UW must turn over notes to animal rights group
WISC-TV 3
A state appeals court says an animal rights group is entitled a University of Wisconsin System animal experimentation oversight committee’s meeting notes.