UW-Madison’s 15th annual free scientific open house is taking place Friday through Sunday at 21 locations on the UW-Madison campus.
Scientists give back with University of Wisconsin open house
Wisconsin State Journal
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UW Health nurse works with HIV-positive kids in Africa
WISC-TV 3
For her work, Susan Gold was awarded the first-ever Nelson Mandela Fellowship.
Award-winning religious scholar says fear leads to otherism
Daily Cardinal
At a Distinguished Lecture Series talk Wednesday evening, Reza Aslan told the audience that people are having a hard time defining what it means to be an American, which is leading to a fear of “others.”
ASM legislation to divest from Israeli ties draws debate, condemnation
Daily Cardinal
Controversial Associated Students of Madison legislation that harshly criticizes Israel drew impassioned backlash from Jewish students and other members of the UW-Madison community at a tense and packed ASM open forum Wednesday.
ASM indefinitely postpones divestment resolution after hours of heated debate
Badger Herald
After six hours of heated debate, the University of Wisconsin Associated Students of Madison voted 13-12-1 to postpone a resolution demanding the university divest from corporations complicit in human rights violations both in the U.S. and around the world.
Badgers women’s hockey: WCHA schedule impact unclear after North Dakota drops program
Wisconsin State Journal
The University of Wisconsin and the Western Collegiate Hockey Association were absorbing the news Wednesday that North Dakota is dropping its women’s hockey program.
Badgers football: Applicants for Wisconsin’s defensive coordinator position included Bob Bostad, Greg Hudson
Wisconsin State Journal
Bob Bostad applied for the Badgers’ defensive coordinator position before joining Paul Chryst’s staff as inside linebackers coach, according to a list of applicants obtained by the State Journal through an open records request.
Gov. Scott Walker appoints lawyer and bank executive to UW Board of Regents
Wisconsin State Journal
Gov. Scott Walker announced the appointments of Mike Jones and Bob Atwell to the UW System’s 18-member governing board in a statement Wednesday. Their appointments are subject to confirmation by the state Senate.
UW Russian Folk Orchestra celebrates 20 years
NBC-15
The UW Russian Folk Orchestra is holding a free concert celebrating Russian folk music.
UW Madison Early Morning Fitness Class
NBC-15
One fitness class on UW-Madison’s campus has stood the test of time, lasting more than 30 years.
Al-Abdulla, Professor J.K.
Madison.com
Jaafar was a professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, for 30+ years until his retirement in 1997.
UW-Madison committee recommends expulsion for student accused of sexual assault
Wisconsin State Journal
For the second time this month, a committee at UW-Madison has voted to expel a student charged with sexual assault.
Badgers men’s basketball: Wisconsin’s Ethan Happ named AP Third-Team All-American
Wisconsin State Journal
University of Wisconsin sophomore forward Ethan Happ was named an Associated Press Third-Team All-American on Tuesday. Happ becomes the sixth UW player to be named to the AP’s All-America team since the award was first given out in 1948.
The UW System Student Representatives’ new Director of Sustainability takes office
Daily Cardinal
The group added the Director of Sustainability position and recently appointed Alex Thomas for the role.
Legislature’s budget committee sinks teeth into governor’s budget
Wisconsin State Journal
Walker’s 2017-19 budget proposal includes $650 million more for K-12 schools — some of which is tied to projected savings from self-insuring state employees — $42.5 million for the University of Wisconsin System tied to new performance metrics, $600 million in tax and fee reductions, and $500 million in new borrowing to plug a transportation funding shortfall.
Access to mental health services varies by students’ degree
Daily Cardinal
Most students face cap on sessions and longer wait times, but two schools do not.
Budget committee rips Scott Walker’s self-insurance plan for state workers
Wisconsin State Journal
Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to self-insure state workers came under attack Tuesday from the Legislature’s budget committee, which questioned $60 million in purported savings, whether local governments could still participate and if medical benefits might change.
Local school board candidates pitch their ideas to UW-Madison students
Daily Cardinal
With next week’s municipal election quickly approaching, Board of Education candidates met with UW-Madison students Tuesday to discuss their plans for the Madison Metropolitan School District.
Proposal asks for UW divestment from corporations participating in human rights abuses
Badger Herald
Students for Justice in Palestine has taken the lead on the proposition.
UW researchers study implications of record temperatures in Antarctica
Badger Herald
UW leads half of the 60 weather stations studying Antartica’s extreme temperatures.
Doctoral candidate honored for building bridges between south Madison, UW
Badger Herald
Doctoral candidate Julissa Ventura was one of six women honored March 7 with UW’s Outstanding Women of Color award.
Feelings of displacement among Native Americans extends to campus
Badger Herald
Displacement has characterized the Native American experience for hundreds of years.
Daily Cardinal to mark 125th birthday with alumni talks
Wisconsin State Journal
Alumni of one of the nation’s oldest student newspapers will return to UW-Madison this weekend to celebrate The Daily Cardinal’s 125th birthday.
Journalist, Stoughton native released after arrest at Russian opposition rally
Wisconsin State Journal
A Stoughton native and UW-Madison alumnus working as a journalist in Russia was among hundreds of people arrested during an opposition rally in Moscow on Sunday.
Lawmakers may order audit of UW System foundations
Wisconsin State Journal
State lawmakers may order an audit this week of the relationships between University of Wisconsin System institutions and the private, nonprofit foundations that support them financially.
UW-Madison has new sexual assault policy for Greek community
NBC-15
For the first time in nearly 200 years, UW Madison fraternities and sororities have an anti-sexual assault policy.
New color glasses created at UW-Madison allow us to see more of world
WISC-TV 3
Looking at the same color side by side, it’s typically hard to see any difference. This is because humans are trichromatic, meaning they can only process three color channels, consisting of red, blue and green wavelengths. Mikhail Kats, an assistant professor of Engineering and Computer Sciences at UW-Madison, asked the questions, “Why?” and, “How can we see more?”.
Chief: Police investigate Madison’s 2nd homicide of year
WISC-TV 3
Madison police are investigating Madison’s second homicide of the year, police Chief Mike Koval said Monday night.
Student finance committee ‘wholeheartedly rejects’ parts of Walker’s budget proposal
Badger Herald
The Student Services Finance Committee at UW-Madison met to discuss its first draft of recommendations for Gov. Scott Walker’s biennial budget proposal Monday.
ASM asks for 10-year contract for Spring Powwow
Daily Cardinal
The Associated student of Madison’s Student Council has demanded UW Athletics sign a 10-year contract with Wunk Sheek to host their annual Spring Powwow at UW facilities.
Committee recommends expulsion for Shiva, a student facing sexual assault charge
Daily Cardinal
Alec Shiva—who is currently facing criminal felony counts of false imprisonment, strangulation and second-degree sexual assault—has been found responsible of a crime of violence by a disciplinary hearing that recommended his expulsion from UW-Madison.
Student organization collects menstrual products to donate to Madison community
Daily Cardinal
The student organization Accessible Reproductive Healthcare Initiative is holding a drive through the end of March to collect menstrual products to distribute to low-income people who need them in Madison who could not otherwise afford them.
Legislators poised to order audit of UW foundations
Associated Press
Legislators are poised to order an audit of University of Wisconsin System schools’ relationships with their private foundations.
Muslim in Madison: Fatoumata Ceesay, UW-Madison student
Madison Magazine
Fatoumata is a University of Wisconsin–Madison sophomore studying journalism and sociology.
Finding school-life balance remains vital
Daily Cardinal
One of the biggest things college kids have to adjust to is the need for more effective time management skills.
City council candidates under pressure to tackle sexual assault on campus
Daily Cardinal
In a January city council candidate forum, a UW-Madison student raised her hand to ask a question that seemed to catch both Zach Wood and John Terry Jr.—who are vying for a seat representing campus—off guard: “What would you do to combat sexual assault?”
Harold R. Rueth
Madison.com
Harold was employed at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the Electrical Maintenance Department.
Nancy Cozzens-Ellis
Madison.com
She worked at UW Police and Security for many years and retired in 1998.
Q&A: Leigh Orf creates super-storms from the comfort of his desk
Capital Times
Orf, a University of Wisconsin-Madison scientist with the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies, uses supercomputers to create 3D simulations of weather patterns.
UW: Scott Walker proposal to expand Flexible Option program doesn’t include needed funding
Capital Times
The University of Wisconsin Flexible Option program holds a lot of potential for people unable to attend traditional classes, say UW officials, but meeting Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed timetable for expansion would be challenging.
Nancy E. Fowell
Madison.com
After completing her Ph.D. at UW-Madison, Nancy became a full professor at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, and taught there for 15 years, until her retirement in 1998.
For a stronger economy and national security, don’t cut science
Wisconsin State Journal
With his proposed cuts in federal research and development spending, President Donald Trump risks harming a priority he puts at the top of his own list – national security.
Just Ask Us: Are pets therapeutic for their owners even without training?
Wisconsin State Journal
Quoted: Whether they are trained therapy animals or not, pets can help their owners with physical and psychological conditions, UW-Madison professor Linda Sullivan said.
Ask the Weather Guys: Is springtime pothole season?
Wisconsin State Journal
Steve Ackerman and Jonathan Martin, professors in the UW-Madison department of atmospheric and oceanic sciences, weigh in.
Journalist, UW-Madison graduate released after arrest at Russian opposition rally
Wisconsin State Journal
Alec Luhn, a Stoughton native and UW-Madison alumnus, was among hundreds of people arrested during an opposition rally in Moscow on Sunday.
Wisconsin health care providers, experts ‘uncertain’ about new health care proposal
WISC-TV 3
Noted: Joshua Salazar with UW Hospital has concerns for those he helps get into Medicare. “Not knowing what’s coming can be unsettling, but being prepared for what can happen is always a better position to be in,” Salazar said.
Wausau area shooting victims ID’d as cop, bank workers, lawyer who graduated from UW-Madison
Associated Press
Sara H. Quirt Sann, 43, had been a lawyer since 2011, according to her LinkedIn profile, which also lists that she graduated from UW-Madison with a journalism degree in 1996.
Indiana professor named dean of Wisconsin School of Business
Wisconsin State Journal
An Indiana University professor specializing in information technology has been named the dean of the UW-Madison School of Business.
Rebecca Blank: Money for UW tuition cut better spent on targeted aid
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank is joining several top Republican lawmakers in questioning Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to cut University of Wisconsin System tuition.
Watching Madison’s waste line: Keeping food from the landfill, one leek at a time
Capital Times
Noted: About 15 UW-Madison students participate in a local chapter of the Food Recovery Network, launched more than a year ago after students noticed cafeteria leftovers being shoveled into the trash.
UW-Madison professor in London at time of attacks discusses what he saw and heard
WISC-TV 3
Professor Thomas Rutherford was near the scene Wednesday.
Mike Leckrone, legendary band conductor, back after open-heart surgery
Wisconsin State Journal
Observant Badgers fans may be wondering why legendary UW band director Mike Leckrone has been missing from the NCAA tournament basketball games.
Know Your Madisonian: UW-Madison greenhouses director manages world of plants
Wisconsin State Journal
As director of the UW-Madison botany department’s greenhouses and botanical garden, Mo Fayyaz oversees a world of trees, flowers, crops and other plants on campus.
Badgers volleyball: Lauren Carlini gears up for professional career, U.S. national team
Wisconsin State Journal
Carlini, who completed her storied University of Wisconsin volleyball career in December, still is a regular around the UW Field House. Three days a week she arrives at 6:15 a.m. for workouts with her former teammates.
Impact of UW research, teaching on state’s economy cannot be overstated
WISC-TV 3
Editorial: [T]he impact of UW research and teaching on the state’s economy cannot be overstated. But it all requires resources and investment. Let’s not put UW’s best at unnecessary risk.
Prescribed burns start at UW’s Arboretum, Lakeshore Preserve
Wisconsin State Journal
The seasonal prescribed burns of vegetation at the UW-Madison Arboretum start Tuesday, with the fires set and controlled by crews trained in wildfire management.
Badger men’s basketball: Wisconsin sells out Sweet 16 ticket allotment
Wisconsin State Journal
The University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team has once again sold out its share of tickets to see the Badgers play in the Sweet 16.
Pocan introduces bipartisan student loan refinancing bill
Daily Cardinal
With the cost of college increasing by 300 percent over the past 30 years, students have frequently had to grapple with loan debt. A bill introduced Tuesday would allow students to refinance their federal loans whenever a lower interest rate is available.
Republicans press professors to spend more time teaching
Madison.com
University of Wisconsin chemistry professor Robert Hamers has a jam-packed day ahead: an hourlong lecture, a conference call with colleagues about nanotechnology, meetings and plans to check on students in the lab.
Surveillance image released of suspect, accomplice in Hawthorne Court attack
Wisconsin State Journal
Madison police have released a surveillance video image of two people allegedly involved in an unprovoked attack on a Madison man early Saturday morning near the UW-Madison campus.