Author Natasha Bowens travelled across the country meeting with farmers of color.
Food justice activist places communities of color at center of agriculture narrative
Badger Herald
Author: gbump
After vandalism near a Madison synagogue, campus reacts
Daily Cardinal
After swastikas were found spray-painted on a historical marker near a synagogue at James Madison Park early Wednesday morning, UW-Madison leaders and student organizations were quick to denounce the vandalism.
State senator fires back at UW student clothing line
Daily Cardinal
State Sen. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater, called for local law enforcement to take action against UW-Madison student Eneale Pickett, who released a video earlier this week promoting his clothing line that Nass says is racist and anti-police.
UW provisions among Walker’s vetoes
Daily Cardinal
Gov. Scott Walker issued 99 partial vetoes of the state’s two-year budget on Wednesday, rejecting several highly-anticipated additions to the bill, which was written by the Republican-held Wisconsin Legislature.
Invisible illnesses burden more students than meets the eye
Daily Cardinal
Invisible disorders are seen on campus more often than students may realize, according to Lisa Webne-Behrman, a psychologist at University Health Services.
UW student creates controversial clothing line
NBC-15
A UW junior says the clothing line is meant to start conversations about social justice, but many are calling messages on the clothing offensive, especially to law enforcement.
Study shows large preparation gap in Wisconsin kindergartners
WISC-TV 3
UW–Madison: Kindergartners starting school this year across the state enter the educational system with widely different preparation levels.
ASM passes legislation encouraging widespread e-textbook usage
Badger Herald
Student government hopes to reduce cost of classroom materials for students.
UW student prepares to release latest clothing line confronting police brutality, racism
Badger Herald
Known for controversial ’All White People Are Racist’ apparel, Eneale Pickett plans to address racism within law enforcement in upcoming line.
New textbook affordability pilot could launch in spring
Daily Cardinal
Students could pay a lower price for books next semester after the Associated Students of Madison adopted legislation Tuesday that launches a new textbook affordability pilot on campus.
Vice provost for UW-Madison libraries to retire
Daily Cardinal
Edward Van Gemert, vice provost for libraries and a university librarian, will retire in May 2018, the university announced Tuesday.
Ravnan, Marcus Ingvald
Madison.com
Marcus excelled in his profession as a Cardiovascular Perfusionist for 27 years in the UW-Madison Hospital’s Department of Cardiac Surgery.
Editorial: Workforce challenge is job No. 1
Wisconsin State Journal
Universities including UW-Madison are stressing entrepreneurial skills across campus, which will help young people move promising ideas into the marketplace. Technical colleges are partnering with employers on internships and incentives for targeted fields, and trying to eliminate waiting lists for popular programs. The University of Wisconsin System must redouble its efforts to connect graduates with businesses here. And the Legislature should consider financial incentives for students who stay.
Specializing in one sport leads to more stress, study finds
WISC-TV 3
Focusing on one sport rather than participating in multiple different sports could lead to more stress for young athletes, one study found.
Campus Wi-Fi connectivity issues likely caused by increase in volume
Daily Cardinal
Still having Wi-Fi troubles? Check again, it may work this time.
Holmes, Jessica M.
Madison.com
In addition, she taught the Instructional Materials Production Course for the University of Wisconsin Library School for 12 years.
Chris Rickert: Piqued GOP blind to differences among UW faculty
Wisconsin State Journal
In their latest attack on the eggheads, Wisconsin Republicans have revived Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to force the University of Wisconsin System to keep track of the time professors spend teaching and to reward those “who teach more than a standard academic load.”
Pets and pests in infancy can lower asthma risk, UW-Madison study says
Wisconsin State Journal
Cockroaches, mice, cats and dogs can make asthma worse, but exposure to the pests and pets during infancy can lower the risk of developing the breathing disease, according to a national study led by a UW-Madison doctor.
UW student men’s basketball tickets sell out in minutes
NBC-15
According to University of Wisconsin Athletic Department, tickets went on sale at 7 a.m. and all 2,100 tickets were gone by 7:12 a.m.
Carbone Cancer Center raises $240,000 during “The Ride”
WKOW-TV 27
More than 1,300 people pedaled through Sun Prairie Sunday as they took part in the second annual Carbone Cancer Center fundraiser known as “The Ride.”
MPD: Shots fired near UW-Arboretum
WISC-TV 3
Madison police are investigating a shots fired incident near the UW-Arboretum Sunday.
UW-Madison’s Go Big Read book proves controversial
Daily Cardinal
J.D. Vance’s epic memoir, chosen as UW-Madison’s Go Big Read for this year, details his struggles growing up in poverty in Appalachian Ohio. Although published before the election, the book seemed to answer the question that many city-dwellers asked after Donald Trump’s shocking rise to the presidency: “How did this happen?”
Former UW student gets 18 months prison for dorm sex assault incident
Wisconsin State Journal
Calling sexual assault on college campuses “not a junior crime” but a “serious, big-league crime,” a Dane County judge sentenced a former UW-Madison student to 1½ years in prison Friday for an incident in November in which he sexually assaulted and choked a friend in his dorm room while high on a hallucinogenic drug.
Editorial: Republicans backtrack on commitment to clean state budget
Wisconsin State Journal
Among the non-fiscal items the finance committee added to the budget are: Looser qualifications for UW System leaders; A mandate for UW to report and reward the time professors spend teaching.
Business School renovation signals broader changes for UW-Madison libraries
Wisconsin State Journal
Endless stacks of reference materials are on their way out at UW-Madison libraries. So are study halls with long tables of silent, solitary students, and self-contained libraries for individual departments.
Cap Times Idea Fest: ‘Formidable women’ share stories of fear and failure
Capital Times
One in a series of stories from this weekend’s Cap Times Idea Fest at Gordon Commons.
‘I’m comfortable defending my vote’; Three GOP senators say they won’t vote for state budget
WISC-TV 3
Nass, Stroebel and Kapenga have given Fitzgerald a list of amendments they want, including expanding the state’s voucher school program, blocking the University of Wisconsin System from spending $4 million on diversity training and moving up repeal of prevailing wage laws from September 2018 to January.
UW clinic helps DACA recipients meet October deadline
WISC-TV 3
Oct. 5 is approaching fast, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School’s Immigrant Justice Clinic wants to help Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients meet their renewal deadline.
UW Hospital pilots program to prevent hair loss during chemo
WISC-TV 3
Two-time breast cancer survivor Cissy Gerrigan is working on a “cooling cap” for people to combat hair loss during chemotherapy.
Memorial Union’s upper floors set to reopen as renovation wraps up
Wisconsin State Journal
Five years, two shortened Terrace seasons and over $100 million later, crews are putting the final touches on the renovation project that has reshaped UW-Madison’s Memorial Union.
State Debate: UW professor warns of ‘Koch Machine’s’ crony capitalism
Capital Times
Noted: In a column that appears on WisOpinion, Professor Emeritus Jacob Stampen of UW-Madison writes about the crony capitalism represented by what he calls the KM — the “Koch Machine.”
Panel discusses how history of racism, white supremacy played role in Charlottesville
Badger Herald
Objects such as confederate flags, swastikas, monuments were symbols used to further white supremacy in Charlottesville.
Little time behind bars for UW students guilty of sexual assault
Daily Cardinal
National data show sentences are typically more severe.
Segregated Fees Committee strives for uniformity across UW System
Daily Cardinal
Students are making their voices heard about the future of their dollars after the Joint Finance Committee handed down an order to UW System schools in May, requiring them to have a uniform system of distributing segregated fees.
After over a semester as UWPD chief, Roman revisits her goals
Daily Cardinal
When Kristen Roman was sworn in as the new UW-Madison police chief last spring, she stepped into the role with lofty ambitions. However, her first meeting with the Associated Students of Madison last February revealed some doubts students had about her intentions.
Letter: LGBT center on campus lacks inclusivity, does not support LGBT community
Daily Cardinal
Let’s talk about the lack of inclusivity in a space that is supposed to be diverse and serve as a resource to those who need it: The (outdated and non-inclusive in naming, although that is a whole other issue) LGBT Campus Center.
FAU football team hopes to return home Wednesday
WISC-TV 3
Florida Atlantic is targeting a Wednesday return to its campus in Boca Raton, and is still hoping to play its scheduled home game Saturday against Bethune-Cookman.
Bentley, Charles R.
Madison.com
At the time of his death, Professor Bentley was A.P Crary Professor Emeritus of Geophysics at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
UW-Madison drops out of top ten among public schools in U.S. News ranking
Daily Cardinal
UW-Madison is among the top public universities in the nation, according to new rankings from U.S. News and World Report, but it dropped two spots from last year.
Letter to the Editor: DACA’s demise a win for real American values
Badger Herald
Nation’s core principles mean respect for the Constitution and rule of law, and should not be compromised.
The bashing of academics must stop
Wisconsin State Journal
The bashing of academics because they are believed to be underachieving and lazy must stop.
UW’s Davidson teams with famed science writer to dive deep into the science of meditation
Wisconsin State Journal
Renowned scientist Richard Davidson and science writer Daniel Goleman collaborated on a new book that explores a simple, yet transformational, idea: Good mental hygiene.
New urgency for hunters to test deer for CWD, lab says
Wisconsin State Journal
The UW-Madison lab that checks deer carcasses for a deadly brain disease said Monday there may be increased urgency for hunters to test for chronic wasting disease this year based on new scientific research.
Badger Catholic, VETS introduce eligibility requirements during SSFC hearings
Badger Herald
VETS program will also include educational initiatives for 2017.
Amid controversy over “free speech” bill, UW-Madison event highlights contemporary challenges
Daily Cardinal
Following controversy over the state Assembly’s recent passage of the “Campus Free Speech Act,” professor Howard Schweber, a First Amendment expert, led a discussion on the future of free speech on college campuses put on by the Political Science Department.
With Foxconn arrival, state universities try to build the bridge between engineering and business
Daily Cardinal
It’s no secret that engineering has been touted as one of the most in-demand fields. Now, engineering schools throughout the UW System have another reason to expand their programs—Foxconn.
“It was the scariest thing:” Student walking on State Street nearly stabbed
NBC-15
A 23-year-old student was nearly stabbed in the 700 block of State Street early Monday around 12:35 a.m.
UW Vet School helps Dane County shelter dogs
WISC-TV 3
A contagious disease was found in many dogs at the Dane County Humane Society this week, but the University of Wisconsin Shelter Medicine Program is working to diagnose and stop its spread, officials said.
UW-Madison animal science professor Mark Cook dies at 61
WISC-TV 3
Mark Cook, an animal science professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, died at home this week from cancer complications.
UW researchers have key role in tracking Hurricane Irma
WISC-TV 3
nside the “cave,” Sarah Griffin looked over a rainbow of satellite data showing Hurricane Irma passing over Cuba Saturday afternoon.
UW-Madison Student Council adopts anti-Semitism resolution, code of conduct
Capital Times
The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s student council has adopted an anti-Semitism resolution and a code of conduct following a conflict that emerged last spring over divestment legislation.
‘It’s devastating for us’: immigration advocates point to negative consequences of ending DACA
Capital Times
Minero, a Ph.D. candidate at UW-Madison, said she would lose her status if DACA ends before Congress can reach a solution.
UW-Madison moving forward with free tuition program for first-generation transfer students
Wisconsin State Journal
About 150 students at two-year colleges around Wisconsin are expected to enroll in a new UW-Madison program giving first-generation college students a year or more of free tuition when they transfer to the state’s flagship public university, officials said.
Wisconsin businesses grapple with a growing worker shortage
Wisconsin State Journal
Quoted: “Having people moving into the state or even moving out or back in, it really energizes the economy,” said UW-Madison economist Steven Deller. “Wisconsin doesn’t seem to be doing a good job bringing people into the state.”
Electro-acoustic music now part of UW’s EARS
Wisconsin State Journal
When Daniel Grabois opens EARS to the public Friday night, there could be a line out the door.
From the desk of the editor: Continuing The Badger Herald ‘experiment’ through Snapchat
Badger Herald
The Badger Herald will be launching its own Discover Channel this fall.
Football: Wisconsin starts game strong, fails to continue momentum
Badger Herald
Badgers manage to pull out 31-14 win against Owls.
Madison community rallies in support of DACA recipients
Badger Herald
Several DACA recipients shared their experiences growing up as undocumented immigrants.
First Wave Program to take a year off to reevaluate structure
Daily Cardinal
UW-Madison’s First Wave program, a four-year, full tuition hip-hop scholarship, will not be accepting applications for the 2018-’19 academic year.
New program promises qualifying Badgers year of free tuition
Daily Cardinal
The new program, Badger Promise, seeks to give first-generation in-state college students who transfer to UW-Madison a year of free tuition.