After attending the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Ben McCready pursued other career options until he decided to take his own advice to “follow your bliss.”
Portrait painter to the stars
Madison Magazine
Author: gbump
Cap Times panel discusses importance of political, racial diversity in news coverage
Capital Times
Noted: A lack of diverse representation in media tends to exacerbate polarization, said Sue Robinson, associate professor in the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
Dairy veteran at UW named head of the university’s agricultural research stations
Wisconsin State Journal
A UW-Madison alum who used to sleep with the cows as an undergraduate has been selected to oversee the university’s 11 agricultural research stations.
Assembly approves GOP legislation requiring discipline for disruptive UW protests
Wisconsin State Journal
The state Assembly approved a Republican-backed bill late Wednesday night that aims to prevent disruptive protests on college campuses by requiring the University of Wisconsin System to suspend and expel students who repeatedly interrupt speakers.
Installation of Jim Dine work at Chazen Museum of Art an effort for the ages
Wisconsin State Journal
It took a transatlantic ship, enormous crates, special gantries, and before all that a high-tech laser scan — but finally Jim Dine’s latest artwork is installed at the Chazen Museum of Art.
Badgers men’s hockey: Names to keep in mind as Wisconsin searches for new assistant coach
Wisconsin State Journal
On Friday, UW posted the job vacancy, with the window for applications closing on June 26.
Badgers men’s hockey: USA Hockey picks 3 from UW for World Juniors evaluation camp
Wisconsin State Journal
Three University of Wisconsin men’s hockey players were among 42 selected for USA Hockey’s evaluation camp for the World Junior Championship.
A look at SCOTUS’s upcoming Wisconsin gerrymandering case
Badger Herald
Quoted: “The best possible outcome of this case, for the Democrats, is that SCOTUS grants review of the case, reverses the lower court’s decision and adopts a different standard by which to monitor the redistricting process within the state for the lower court system to reevaluate,” said Ryan Owens of the University of Wisconsin.
UW-Madison student takes first place in national design competition
WKOW-TV 27
In the Commercial Design competition, University of Wisconsin-Madison student Courtney Christensen earned first place by re-imagining the University of Wisconsin Credit Union’s E-Commerce Center.
UW WLT ROW: Wynne named to 2017 Pocock Lightweight All-America Team
NBC-15
For the 11th consecutive year, the Wisconsin women’s lightweight rowing programs boasts at least one All-American, as junior Brianna Wynne was named to the 2017 Pocock Lightweight All-America Team.
Am Fam Tourney could be one for the ‘ages’
Madison Magazine
UW-Madison was leery because of the cost, but even when private funds were raised, the project kept getting delayed.
Newly crowned Miss Wisconsin is UW-Madison student
WISC-TV 3
McKenna Collins is studying communications and political science.
UW Madison Badgerloop project heads to next phase of SpaceX competition
WKOW-TV 27
Some UW Madison students are taking their design to the next level in a competition for Space X.
UW Athletic Board approves coaches’ contracts
NBC-15
The UW Athletic Board met Friday afternoon and approved many contracts for spring sport head coaches.
UWPD vehicle struck by driver, no serious injuries reported
Badger Herald
No injuries were reported after a University of Wisconsin police vehicle owned by the Dane County Sheriff’s Office was hit while stationed in traffic.
UW Food Shed hopes to bring fresh produce to campus
Daily Cardinal
Dozens of people crowded around a single refrigerator loaded with an assortment of vegetables on the third floor of the Student Activity Center Friday for the grand opening of the UW Food Shed.
Badgers Don Granato accepts job with Chicago Blackhawks
NBC-15
An associate head coach of the Wisconsin Badgers men’s hockey team is leaving for a coaching job with the NHL.
UW study looks at issues with online dating
WISC-TV 3
There’s an online dating site for nearly everybody, but can too many choices be problematic?
Don Granato to depart UW hockey program for coaching position with Chicago Blackhawks
Badger Herald
Only a year after the University of Wisconsin’s men hockey program acquired Don Granato, the former associate head coach announced that he will be taking an assistant head coach position with the Chicago Blackhawks.
Panel votes to end domestic partner registry
Madison.com
The Legislature’s budget committee has voted to eliminate a same-sex domestic partner registry established in 2009.
Walker’s self-insurance plan rejected by budget committee
Madison.com
Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed switch to a self-insurance plan for state workers was rejected Thursday in a rare bipartisan vote by the Wisconsin Legislature’s budget-writing committee, a defeat for the governor who had lobbied hard to make the change.
Badgers men’s hockey: Associate head coach Don Granato set to leave Wisconsin for Chicago Blackhawks
Wisconsin State Journal
It was only a matter of time before interest developed in breaking up the University of Wisconsin men’s hockey coaching “dream team.”
Budget committee approves raises for state employees as stalemate continues
Wisconsin State Journal
Amid an ongoing stalemate over transportation and education funding, the Legislature’s budget committee voted unanimously Thursday to give state employees a 4 percent raise over the next two years.
UW-Madison unveils drone-flying course, new policy for flight on campus
Capital Times
While the inaugural class, which began May 30, has only eight students, interest in drones and learning to use them is high, said instructor Chris Johnson. Johnson, director of the UW Flight Lab in Industrial & Systems Engineering and a program specialist in unmanned aerial systems, developed the new course.
New charge added against former UW student, now accused by 11 women
Wisconsin State Journal
Prosecutors have charged former UW-Madison student Alec Cook with another felony, this one for allegedly cornering a woman in the laundry room of a dormitory in 2014, bringing to 11 the number of women who said that Cook sexually assaulted or harassed them.
UW Lifesaving Station: Tragedy shines light on rescue service
Capital Times
The tragic death of a skilled windsurfer last month in a collision with a rescue boat on Lake Mendota turned a spotlight on the University of Wisconsin Lifesaving Station.
Wisconsin budget panel to vote on Walker’s insurance plan
Madison.com
Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed switch to a self-insurance plan for state workers was expected to be rejected Thursday by the Wisconsin Legislature’s budget-writing committee, a defeat for the governor that would force lawmakers to find $60 million in savings elsewhere.
Alessandra Seiter and Brook Tylka: Unite against far-right hate June 15 on UW campus
Capital Times
[O]n Thursday, June 15, at 7 p.m., the International Socialist Organization will hold a meeting entitled “Unite Against Far-Right Hate!” in Sterling Hall (475 North Sterling Hall, 475 North Charter Street, Room 1313) on the UW-Madison campus.
Badgers football: Camp Randall 100 honorees shaped history on and off field
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Madison is celebrating 100 years of history at Camp Randall Stadium with the Camp Randall 100, a list of the most influential figures in the stadium’s past.
University Health Services director bids farewell after nearly a decade of service
Daily Cardinal
Sarah Van Orman, director of University Health Services, will leave the university this week after 10 years of service, UW-Madison announced Tuesday.
Family of killed windsurfer to file motion to obtain evidence from officials
WISC-TV 3
The attorney for the family of the 43-year-old windsurfer killed on Lake Mendota last month said Tuesday morning he will file a motion this week to receive information related to the investigation into the death, according to a news release.
If the Fed decides to raise interest rates, what does it mean for you?
WISC-TV 3
Video: Dr. Moses Altsech is the president of Moses Altsech Consulting and in the UW Schools of Human Ecology and Business. He talks about what the rate increase might mean
Director leaving University of Wisconsin health office
Wisconsin State Journal
The director of University Health Services at UW-Madison is leaving campus this week for the University of Southern California.
UW-Madison now offers course on drones
WISC-TV 3
The University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering has added a course on drones this summer, according to a release.
New UW-Madison policy allows use of drones for educational and research purposes
Wisconsin State Journal
A new UW-Madison policy allows researchers and instructors to use drones on campus for research or educational purposes.
Despite confusion, student football tickets sell out for 25th consecutive year
Daily Cardinal
After hours of waiting and technical difficulties, UW-Madison announced Monday that undergraduate student football tickets have sold out for the 25th consecutive season.
Family seeking evidence in case of windsurfer killed by UW Lifesaving boat
Daily Cardinal
State, county and university officials will be asked to turn over key evidence in the case of a windsurfer who died when he was struck from behind by a UW-Madison rescue boat May 31 in Lake Mendota.
SERF closing in mid-August, to be demolished in October
Daily Cardinal
The inevitable closure of the Southeast Recreational Facility—commonly known as the SERF—is quickly approaching. The UW-Madison Division of Recreational Sports announced Friday that the popular facility will officially close Aug. 18.
UW-Extension puts the Wisconsin Idea to work by helping small businesses
Daily Cardinal
Outside of the political spotlight, the UW-Extension Division for Business and Entrepreneurship has worked for more than 50 years to bridge that divide and use the resources of the UW System to help Wisconsin businesses grow and flourish.
Wisconsin’s rural high schools continue to battle limited educational mobility
Daily Cardinal
Even as agricultural counties improve programs, students aren’t getting to the flagship university.
Moss, Mary Jaye
Madison.com
She was a faculty member of the UW School of Nursing and an original faculty member of the Nursing Department at Edgewood College, where she helped build and develop the program.
Festge, Frederick F. Jr.
Madison.com
After graduation from UW College of Pharmacy, he worked for over 35 years as a pharmacist at University Hospital.
Scott Walker courts public schools while preparing for re-election
Wisconsin State Journal
Quoted: Barry Burden, a UW-Madison political science professor, said Walker’s approval ratings don’t provide as much of a cushion as he’s had in past election cycles, and visiting schools and providing more money for schools might rebuild public support.
Chris Rickert: God knows there’s room in Christianity for 4.6-billion-year-old earth
Wisconsin State Journal
Noted: Insight from UW’s Tamara Jeppson, Greg Tripoli and Harold Tobin.
Naumann, Joel E.
Madison.com
He came to the UW-Madison in 1980, beginning a 23 year teaching career, retiring in 2003. In addition to teaching in the music composition program from freshman through doctoral students, he taught electronic music, directed the Contemporary Chamber Ensemble, designed and built the school’s analog electronic music studio and its first digital electronic music studio, served as Director of Electronic Music, and chaired the Theory/Composition Area.
UW Health announces breach of patient information
WKOW-TV 27
UW Health says that 2,036 patients had information compromised after an employee’s email account was used by an unauthorized user.
Duesterhoeft, Edward L.
Madison.com
Ed worked at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Library.
Campus Free Speech Act could be implemented in the fall semester
Daily Cardinal
First-year and transfer students may receive First Amendment training during a new freshman orientation that would explain the university’s free expression policies, as part of a bill gaining traction in the state’s Legislature.
Women in tech say: Treat us with respect, too
Wisconsin State Journal
About 600 people attended the two-day Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference at Union South.
Demands to dissolve ASM echo a recent time without student government on campus
Daily Cardinal
After UW-Madison’s student government concluded the spring semester with controversial legislation that angered members of the Jewish community and drew concern from others on campus, UW-Madison’s College Republicans chapter called for the disbandment of The Associated Students of Madison.
University of Wisconsin officials make pitch for employee raises, maintenance funding
Wisconsin State Journal
The chancellors of several UW campuses, along with System President Ray Cross, asked legislators during a meeting of the Board of Regents at UW-Milwaukee to increase funding for building maintenance and construction in the 2017-19 budget, and to provide $78 million to boost compensation for workers.
UW system Board of Regents elect its youngest president
Wisconsin State Journal
The UW Board of Regents chose John Behling to be its new president Friday.
Conservatives among speakers awarded maximum UW student government funding
Capital Times
Among others, Chinese pop singer Jason Chen, American Muslim comedian Azhar Usman, African-American motivational speaker Ty-Ron Douglas, publisher and former Republican presidential candidate Steve Forbes and conservative commentator Ben Shapiro.
Zebra mussels quickly filling Lake Mendota, UW lake researchers say
Capital Times
University of Wisconsin-Madison lake researchers discovered the invasive mussel species in Mendota in 2015 and since then the mussels have spread rapidly.
Health care professionals use improv to better connect with patients
NBC-15
“It doesn’t matter how much you know if it’s not going to be put in service to help somebody, and the only way you can do that is if you communicate it well,” said Dr. Amy Zelenski, Asst. Professor at UW School of Medicine.
New study shows Dane County residents live longer than national average
WISC-TV 3
Quoted: “You’ve got genes and then you’ve got environment and then you’ve got lifestyle and then the interactions between them,” said Dr. Steven Barczi, a geriatric specialist with UW Health.
Wisconsin heads to Virginia in Big Ten/ACC Challenge
WISC-TV 3
The Wisconsin Badgers will travel to Virginia in November to take on the Cavaliers in this year’s Big Ten/ACC Challenge.
Badgers women’s hockey: 2017-18 season opens with Sept. 16 exhibition against South Korea
Wisconsin State Journal
The schedule, announced Thursday, opens with an exhibition game against the South Korean national team at LaBahn Arena on Sept. 16. That’s the first day teams are allowed to practice and play, and it represents the earliest opening to a season in the Badgers’ 19-year program history.
UW medical school joins other schools to transform medical education
Wisconsin State Journal
The UW School of Medicine and Public Health is joining the Medical College of Wisconsin and five other medical schools in a new effort to transform medical education, as health care focuses more on population groups as well as individual patients.
Decision to expel Cook final after two appeals
Badger Herald
UW spokesperson Meredith McGlone said the non-academic misconduct hearing against Cook was complete, and the university’s final decision was still expulsion.