Letter to the editor from Taggert Brooks, a professor of economics, and John Nunley, an associate professor of economics at UW-La Crosse.
UW tenure saves the state money
Wisconsin State Journal
Author: gbump
UW already has a diversity plan
Wisconsin State Journal
Letter to the editor from emeritus professor Lee Hansen: After 50 years of minority student programs at UW-Madison, why has it suddenly become necessary to institute “cultural competency training” for entering students and initiate a “big brother is watching you” system for reporting to campus administrators “hate” or “bias” incidents?
Ann-Renee Desbiens and Zach Ziemek named UW athletes of year
Wisconsin State Journal
The University of Wisconsin on Friday named junior women’s hockey goaltender Ann-Renée Desbiens as the school’s Female Athlete of the Year and senior men’s track and field standout Zach Ziemek as its Male Athlete of the Year.
UW-Madison provost: Cost of keeping profs this year nearing $16 million
Capital Times
The cost in salary and research funding increases this year to keep University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty is nearing $16 million, says provost Sarah Mangelsdorf.
UW-Madison admission policies OK under court ruling, affirmative action still under scrutiny
Capital Times
University of Wisconsin-Madison’s practices are consistent with a Supreme Court ruling Thursday that narrowly upheld the use of race in admissions, campus officials say.
No changes needed to affirmative action policy after Supreme Court decision
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Madison will not have to change its affirmative action policies after the Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a challenge to the use of race in college admissions, officials said.
UW continues to add former players to coaching staff
Wisconsin State Journal
Former Badgers Jeff Duckworth and Pat Muldoon have joined UW as graduate assistants for the 2016 season after former offensive lineman Al Johnson joined the staff in the same capacity this spring.
New UW-Madison Arts Institute director named
Wisconsin State Journal
A visual artist who most recently taught arts education in Scotland has been named director of the Arts Institute at UW-Madison.
UW-Madison scientist to receive prestigious Japan Academy award
Wisconsin State Journal
A UW-Madison virologist whose controversial work has sought to create more effective flu vaccines will receive a prestigious award from Japan’s scientific academy, officials announced Wednesday.
Study credits Middleton pond with diverting large amounts of sediment, phosphorus from Lake Mendota
Wisconsin State Journal
Noted: “There’s no doubt that that pond has produced some demonstrable changes,” said Dick Lathrop, a UW-Madison limnologist. “Pheasant Branch is a major contributor to the lakes.”
Bo Ryan participates in Pro-Am, enjoys retirement by spending time on links
Wisconsin State Journal
Life for Bo Ryan these days consists of a lot of time on the golf course.
Football 101 at Camp Randall
NBC-15
The University of Wisconsin Badger football coaches and players swapped their red and white out for pink on Wednesday. They partnered with the Susan G. Komen Foundation in south central Wisconsin to host the seventh annual Football 101.
UW-Madison projects go before Board of Regents
WKOW-TV 27
UW-Madison hopes to get approval from the Board of Regents on a couple of projects later this week.
Fertility monitoring
Isthmus
UW scientists develop app that could help women get pregnant.
UW women’s basketball coach Tsipis building relationships with local prep programs
Jonathan Tsipis hasn’t been the head coach of the University of Wisconsin women’s basketball program for very long, but he’s made one thing very clear in the time he’s had so far.
UWPD Police Chief Sue Riseling announces August retirement
Daily Cardinal
UW-Madison Police Chief Sue Riseling announced her retirement Wednesday.
Sue Riseling, long-serving UW-Madison police chief, to retire
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
UW-Madison Police Chief Sue Riseling — the first woman and youngest person to lead a Big Ten university police force — will retire Aug. 7 after 25 years at the campus.
UW Police Chief Sue Riseling retiring, will head international campus group
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Madison Police Chief Sue Riseling will retire in August after being on the force for 25 years. Riseling plans to continue working, however, as head of the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators.
Zaremba, Kathleen M. (Smith)
Madison.com
Kathie moved to Madison in 1978, where she began a 32 year career in medical research at the UW Clinical Science Center. She began work as a Research Project Coordinator in the UW Department of Human Oncology, working with breast cancer and pediatric leukemia research groups. In 1992, Kathie joined the Wisconsin Cystic Fibrosis Neonatal Screening Project in Pediatrics, where she worked for 15 years in pre/post-award grant management and cystic fibrosis clinical trials research. During that time she also held a part-time instructor position at Madison Area Technical College, where she taught microbiology and chemistry. From April 2007 until she retired in 2010, Kathie was a research program manager with the Department of Urology.
Downtown Madison needs better bus depot
Wisconsin State Journal
The Chazen Museum of Art on the UW-Madison campus is one of this city’s cultural gems. But it’s a lousy location for a bus depot.
UW administration manipulates regents
Capital Times
Letter to the editor from David W. Cole, professor emeritus, University of Wisconsin Colleges.
Ohio State hires med school dean Dr. Craig Kent from UW-Madison after two-year search
The Business Journal
Dr. Craig Kent, surgery department chairman for eight years at UW-Madison, starts Sept. 6., subject to trustee approval.
Report: Fewer than two-thirds graduate at most Wisconsin private colleges
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Fewer than two-thirds of students graduate within six years from 17 of Wisconsin’s 22 private, nonprofit colleges and universities, a new study says.
Kelsey Card nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year award
Wisconsin State Journal
University of Wisconsin track and field standout Kelsey Card has been nominated for the NCAA Woman of the Year award, the NCAA announced Tuesday.
Asbestos removal creates controversy on UW-Madison campus
WISC-TV 3
A University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate student living in university housing said she was caught off guard when contractors began removing asbestos from the property.
Summer learnin’: The UW is expanding summer school offerings to help students and increase revenue
Capital Times
It’s a college brochure cliché, the image of college student stretched out on the cool green grass of Bascom Hill. And it could be a more popular summertime sight in the future at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Child in UW-Madison apartment had lead poisoning, prompting order for changes
Wisconsin State Journal
Public health officials ordered UW-Madison to address chipping and peeling lead paint at an on-campus apartment complex this spring after they discovered a child living in one of the buildings had suffered lead poisoning.
UW campus Master Plan looks to make campus more eco-friendly
Badger Herald
University of Wisconsin officials presented the final draft of the 2015 UW Campus Master Plan, which aims to reduce UW’s environmental impact, at a public meeting Friday.
Henry Vilas Zoo breaks ground on new exhibit
NBC-15
Barry Alvarez, UW-Madison Athletic Director, said the university has a long history with the zoo and helped make the space possible.
As UW-Madison plans for future, well-known 1960s buildings could face wrecking ball
Wisconsin State Journal
They are some of the most architecturally infamous buildings on the UW-Madison campus.
Report: ESPN to pay $190 million annually for second half of Big Ten media rights package
Wisconsin State Journal
ESPN has agreed to pay the Big Ten $190 million per year for half of conference’s media rights package beginning in 2017, according to a report by the Sports Business Journal. CBS will also renew its basketball-only package for $10 million annually.
For fourth straight year, 95 percent of Badgers football season ticket holders renew
Capital Times
Wisconsin football appears to be settling into a pattern when it comes to season ticket renewals.
Wisconsin approves contract extensions for 7 head coaches
Wisconsin State Journal
The University of Wisconsin Athletic Board approved extensions for seven coaches on Friday.
The governor can’t hurt UW — State Journal editorial from a century ago
Wisconsin State Journal
Again the great state of Wisconsin has mothered a class through her university, and sends it forth to serve. The test of culture is not in how much you may know, but how much you may do with your knowledge.
Research On Prefrontal Cortex Provides New Theory On Addiction
Wisconsin Public Radio
New research from the University of Wisconsin-Madison found opioid addiction is related to the brain’s prefrontal cortex, the part responsible for self-control and planning.
Sex assault investigations now focus on one UW student
WKOW-TV 27
Court records show investigators are now focusing on one UW-Madison student in connection with two, separate sex assaults at his campus apartment.
Chris Rickert: Don’t rule out violence against Donald Trump, says one of UW’s brightest
Wisconsin State Journal
An essay by an incoming UW-Madison doctoral student suggesting that violence might be the proper response to Donald Trump is drawing concern within the university’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
2006 national champions, Mike Eaves, reunite in Madison to celebrate 10-year anniversary of title
Wisconsin State Journal
The team celebrated the 10-year anniversary of its championship in Madison this weekend, highlighted by participating in the Blake Geoffrion Classic.All proceeds from the charity game, now in its third year, benefit the UW Hospital’s Burn Center.
3rd annual Blake Geoffrion Hockey Classic raises money for UW Burn Center
WKOW-TV 27
For the third year in a row, the puck was dropped at LaBahn Arena for the third annual Blake Geoffrion Hockey Classic.
Former UW swimmer Drew teDuits looks forward to U.S. team trials
Wisconsin State Journal
Drew teDuits’ resume is already extensive: two-time All-America swimmer, All-Big Ten Conference selection, NCAA champion and a graduate of the University of Wisconsin.This summer, though, he’s trying something new while looking to add one more bullet point to that resume: Olympian.
American Family wants permission to reorganize as it eyes expanding beyond insurance
Wisconsin State Journal
Noted: One UW-Madison insurance expert was willing to point out positives and negatives of the strategy in general, not specifically to the American Family plan. Peter Carstensen, emeritus professor of law, said forming a holding company makes diversifying the company easier and “allows the mutual to make acquisitions,” he said.
Departing UW regent urges colleagues to transcend politics, though many are reliable donors
Capital Times
Long-time University of Wisconsin System Regent Charles Pruitt’s call to colleagues to set aside political allegiances for the good of the university last week rang with passion, but a look at state campaign finance records shows many of the group’s members are reliable partisan supporters.
Heller selected as UW-Madison vice chancellor for finance and administration
Daily Cardinal
Laurent Heller was announced as UW-Madison’s vice chancellor for finance and administration Tuesday, according to a campus press release.
UW roommates under investigation for separate sex assaults
WKOW-TV 27
Authorities say two UW-Madison roommates are under investigation for separate sex assaults.
Williams, Eugene “Gene”
Madison.com
Gene worked many years on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
Cal financial director named UW finance, administration vice chancellor
Wisconsin State Journal
The head of financial planning and analysis at the University of California-Berkeley has been named the vice chancellor for finance and administration at UW-Madison.
Student alleges UW-Milwaukee violated open meetings law
Madison.com
A University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee student has filed a lawsuit alleging a school committee violated the state’s open meetings law when it closed disciplinary hearings involving him.
Plain Talk: A careful study of UW’s future? Surely you jest
Capital Times
Former Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton tells the story of how she attended a recent gathering at which one of Gov. Scott Walker’s appointees regaled a group of young people about the give and take that is so much the bedrock of American democracy.
Back to class for Ray Cross and the UW Regents
Wisconsin State Journal
Open Government 101 is now in session. UW System officials — including the Board of Regents — please be seated.
Notice of claim filed on behalf of woman connected to Bo Ryan, charge possible for fake Twitter account
Wisconsin State Journal
Madison police are recommending a criminal charge against an unidentified person who allegedly set up a fake Twitter account to defame a woman who was romantically involved with former University of Wisconsin men’s basketball coach Bo Ryan.
UW dairy camp offers surprises
Agri-View
Nearly 120 youth gathered at the recent University of Wisconsin-Madison for Badger Dairy Camp. This year’s camp attendance was an almost 30 percent increase from previous years, which usually totaled 85 to 95 youth.
UW-Madison updates active shooter tactics
WISC-TV 3
University of Wisconsin-Madison officials and police are updating their active shooter tactics in response to the massacre in Orlando over the weekend.
2016 undergraduate student season tickets sell out within 90 minutes
Wisconsin State Journal
The University of Wisconsin announced that 2016 student football season tickets for undergraduates sold out in approximately 90 minutes on Monday.
Game times set for UW home games vs. Akron, Georgia State
Wisconsin State Journal
The Badgers will face Akron at 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 10, and Georgia State at 11 a.m. on Sept. 17 … They complete UW’s non-conference schedule after the Badgers open their season against LSU at 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 3 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay.
Wisconsin’s Joel Stave, Kelsey Card earn Big Ten Medal of Honor
Wisconsin State Journal
University of Wisconsin senior quarterback Joel Stave and senior thrower Kelsey Card were honored on Monday with the Big Ten Conference Medal of Honor, considered the conference’s most prestigious award.
Badgers sports: Wisconsin announces event at Camp Randall to unveil new Under Armour gear
Wisconsin State Journal
The “Night of the New Red Threads” will take place at 10 p.m. at Camp Randall on June 30. Fans will be able to purchase new Under Armour gear, see UW’s football facilities and interact with numerous UW head coaches.
Opinions differ on whether quarry caused property damage in town of Deerfield
Wisconsin State Journal
Noted: Chuck DeMets, a professor of tectonics at UW-Madison, said the effects of blasts are site-specific and can vary widely based on soil composition. Soils heavy in water content especially serve to amplify seismic waves.
Plain Talk: No UW baseball? That’s (still) embarrassing
Capital Times
As former UW Athletic Director Pat Richter well knows, I wrote about the demise of the men’s varsity baseball team until I was blue in the face.
Regents approve UW System budget increasing student fees, spending from reserves
Wisconsin State Journal
The University of Wisconsin System will increase student fees and continue tapping controversial reserve funds under a $6.2 billion operating budget that UW’s governing Board of Regents approved Thursday afternoon.
UW regents relied on private phone, face-to-face conferences for budget briefing
Capital Times
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents approved a $6.2 billion operating budget that hikes student services and housing fees without debate and only a smattering of questions Thursday, thanks to a series of private briefings.