John received his Bachelor of Science and Arts degree at UW-Madison in Economics in 1961. He worked for IBM for two years, UW-Madison for 24 years and retired as a self-employed consultant after 10 years.
Hadsell, John T.
Madison.com
Author: gbump
Madison’s first Asian-American film festival kicks off with sci-fi and thrillers
Capital Times
UW assistant professor Lori Kido Lopez has started “Asian-American Media Spotlight,” a mini-film festival of five movies playing for free on the UW-Madison campus this weekend.
Local bus service adds routes to and from Chicago
Wisconsin State Journal
Two new daily routes (departing campus at 4 a.m. and 8:30 a.m.) and a Friday-only route (departing at 11:30 a.m., and 1 and 4:30 p.m.) are now offered.
Tech and Biotech: UW alums strut their business success; Cellectar pulls in funding
Wisconsin State Journal
More than 500 students packed an auditorium at Gordon Commons on Thursday night — not just to scarf down the free hors d’oeuvres but to hear the stories of four UW-Madison alums who started companies that soared.The Wisconsin Entrepreneurship Showcase was just that — a demonstration of what entrepreneurs can accomplish with a good idea, hard work and maybe a little luck.
Fetal tissue bills like Wisconsin’s are targeting research in at least five states
Capital Times
UW-Madison isn’t the only university to find the fetal tissue research battle on its doorstep as legislators seek to prohibit the use of tissue from aborted fetuses for research in light of the fallout from the Planned Parenthood sting videos. Since the release of the videos this summer, five states – including Wisconsin – have introduced legislation around fetal tissue donation and research, Elizabeth Nash of the Guttmacher Institute, a reproductive health advocacy group, told ThinkProgress. Arizona is looking at an administrative rules approach.
30 plates that define Madison: Babcock ice cream
Wisconsin State Journal
The Babcock Hall’s famous frozen treat takes a turn in the spotlight of this ongoing series. “Why it defines Madison: The ice cream can’t be beat, whether you are a fan of the orange custard chocolate chip, a devotee of the mocha macchiato or a chocolate peanut butter enthusiast.”
‘Black, White, and Color’
Wisconsin State Journal
Preview of “Black, White, and Color” exhibit that opens Monday in the Commons Gallery on the first floor of the Old Education Building on the UW-Madison campus. An opening reception will be held from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
The artful balance of feng shui
Wisconsin State Journal
Preview of the “Harmonious Spaces: Wei Dong and Feng Shui Culture” exhibition at the Ruth Davis Design Gallery on the UW-Madison campus through Nov. 15. Wei Dong is a professor of interior architecture at UW-Madison.
Susan Fischer looks back at career of helping UW-Madison students pay for college
Capital Times
Q&A with Susan Fischer, who retired last week as director of the office of student financial aid.
Former Badgers football player Chris Borland to get award for raising concussion awareness
Capital Times
Former Wisconsin and NFL player Chris Borland, who weighed the potential for brain trauma in deciding to retire from football after one pro season, will receive an award from a leading concussion research advocacy group.
UW regents to consider waiving out-of-state student limits
Madison.com
Associated Press report on the proposal to lift the school’s cap on out-of-state students.
Untested players, Bo Ryan’s future top storylines heading into first practice
Wisconsin State Journal
There are many questions surrounding the Badgers as they begin practice today, not the least of which is whether this will be Ryan’s final season at UW.
UW-Madison seeks to lift cap on out-of-state students
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Madison wants to lift the cap on the number of students from outside of Wisconsin who can enroll at the university, though officials said Thursday they will make sure the state’s flagship campus stays accessible to its residents.
Photos: The legacy of Madison prankster Leon Varjian
Photo gallery of Leon Varjian, former UW–Madison student and prankster, who was found dead Tuesday at his residence in Wood-Ridge, New Jersey.
Martinez, Barbara Jean
Madison.com
She retired from UW-Madison Housing in 2003 where she worked for 16+ years. Barbara loved the students she worked with in Ogg Hall and enjoyed telling stories of her experiences.
Relative: Leon Varjian, known UW prankster, dies at 64
Madison.com
Leon Varjian, who came to the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the 1970s to study in “the graduate school of fun” and ended up masterminding such famous pranks as the 1,000 plastic pink flamingoes on Bascom Hill and the Statue of Liberty head on frozen Lake Mendota, has died at age 64, a relative said.
Bucks: Training camp ‘really feels like home’ for ex-Badger Marcus Landry
Wisconsin State Journal
Landry, who first rose to prominence as a mainstay for the University of Wisconsin from 2005-09, was back on the practice floor this week in the Nicholas-Johnson Pavilion wearing the uniform of his favorite childhood team, the Milwaukee Bucks.
Rep. Chris Taylor: The real miracle at the UW-Madison
Capital Times
We all thought it was a miracle when the Badgers beat Kentucky in the Final Four. Legislators — both Republicans and Democrats — couldn’t wait to honor the University of Wisconsin basketball team. But the real miracles are happening in the labs at UW, at the Waisman Center, at Research Park, and across Wisconsin.
Increased demand packing UW-Madison computer science classes
Capital Times
A growing appreciation for the value of learning how to code has led to skyrocketing enrollments in computer science courses at UW-Madison that are stretching resources, says department chairman Mark Hill.
Appeals court rules NCAA in violation of antitrust laws
NBC-15
A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling against the NCAA saying its use of college athletes’ names, images and likenesses violated antitrust laws but struck down a plan allowing schools to pay athletes up to $5,000.
Listening session held on tenure changes at UW-Madison
WKOW-TV 27
The first of three listening sessions on the faculty layoff protection proposals was held on Tuesday at the Health Sciences Learning Center near UW Hospital. The Faculty Senate approved on the new report earlier this month.
UW-Madison Chancellor debuts first issue of ‘Wisconsin Ideas’
Daily Cardinal
UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank launched the first issue of a new e-newsletter Tuesday that focuses on the university’s research projects that have a positive impact on Wisconsin communities, according to Blank’s blog, Blank’s Slate.
Wisconsin senator questions administration’s fetal tissue policy
Daily Cardinal
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., joined three other members of Congress Tuesday in a letter questioning the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ policies regarding the sale of fetal tissue.
Director of financial aid to retire after more than 30 years
Daily Cardinal
After spending decades helping many UW-Madison students pay for a college education, director of the Office of Financial Aid Susan Fischer will retire this week, ending a career that started by chance in 1979.
Former UW-Madison chancellor Shalala suffers stroke
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
According to reporting by The New York Times, Donna Shalala, 74, who is also a former cabinet secretary under President Bill Clinton, fell ill after closing ceremonies of the Clinton Global Initiative’s fall meeting in Manhattan.
Mary Carbine leaving Madison Central BID to take the lead on UW Alumni Park
Capital Times
Mary Carbine is leaving her job as director of Madison’s Central Business Improvement District to become managing director of the Wisconsin Alumni Association’s Alumni Park.
Comedian Kevin Hart to play Kohl Center show next Tuesday
Capital Times
Kevin Hart, one of the biggest comedians in the world (if in stature if not in height), will play the Kohl Center next Tuesday, Oct. 6.
Blue on Red: A Badgers game day through the eyes of UW and Madison police officers
Capital Times
Account of a football game (Badgers vs. Troy) at Camp Randall through the law enforcement prism.
Former UW chancellor, Clinton cabinet secretary Donna Shalala suffers stroke
Wisconsin State Journal
Donna Shalala, a former UW-Madison chancellor and a cabinet secretary under President Bill Clinton, has suffered a stroke. Clinton and his daughter Chelsea Clinton issued a statement saying the 74-year-old Shalala was stricken Tuesday evening following a meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative, the foundation’s spinoff organization which seeks solutions to international problems. Its 2015 meeting began Saturday in New York.
Former UW student charged with LSD delivery related to Thai student’s death
Wisconsin State Journal
A former UW-Madison student was charged Tuesday with giving another student the hallucinogenic drug LSD in June, before the man fell or jumped from the third floor of the Downtown apartment building where he lived.
On Campus: Outage brings down UW services, faculty to discuss layoff protections
Wisconsin State Journal
A Madison Gas and Electric outage at 11:15 a.m. knocked out power to several UW buildings, including the one that houses its primary data center, said Brian Rust, spokesman for the university’s Division of Information Technology. The outage was resolved in less than an hour, but the headaches for DoIT and others on and off campus lasted much longer. Also: UW-Madison faculty who want to weigh in on new layoff protections for tenured professors will have the opportunity to do so at three public meetings about the proposal this week.
Mark Pocan pushing for extension of federal Perkins Loan financial aid program
Capital Times
A bill co-sponsored by U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, a Madison-area Democrat, would extend funding for the need-based Perkins Loan Program for one year that is expected to be approved by the House, but it is uncertain whether the Senate would advance it, the Chronicle of Higher Education reports.
Chris Rickert: Progressives oppose progress, conservatives consolidate on civil service
Wisconsin State Journal
Noted: comment from Charlie Trevor, a professor of management and human resources at UW-Madison.
Bucks: Rebuilding plan ahead of schedule as training camp opens Tuesday at UW
Wisconsin State Journal
The Milwaukee NBA team’s training camp kicks off today University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Nicholas-Johnson Pavilion.
Badgers men’s hockey: UW picked for last in Big Ten in preseason coaches’ poll
Wisconsin State Journal
The University of Wisconsin men’s hockey team was picked to finish last in the 2015-16 Big Ten men’s hockey preseason coaches’ poll released on Monday.
Graduation gap for low-income students at UW-Madison larger than average
Capital Times
The gap in graduation rates between Pell grant recipients — students from low-income families — at UW-Madison and students not receiving the grant is 11 percent, significantly larger than the average gap at 1,149 colleges, according to a report by The Education Trust.
An ‘all star’ Cuban legend brings his music to Madison | Music | host.madison.com
Wisconsin State Journal
Feature on Juan de Marcos Gonzalez, the UW Arts Institute’s interdisciplinary artist in residence for fall 2015.
On Retail: Grant program to aid retail progressing; support urged for grocery store
Wisconsin State Journal
Efforts to retain and improve retail space along the State Street corridor, around the Capitol Square and on King Street could soon get a boost from the city.
Flee, Helen E.
Madison.com
After raising their three children, Helen returned to the work force at the Wisconsin Department of Revenue, and later worked in the Registrar’s Office at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
UW: Fetal cell line research key to biomedicine advances
Madison.com
Research using fetal cell lines has been going on since the 1940s. The cell lines — samples of cells from fetal tissues that can reproduce themselves in labs, making them essentially immortal — are essential to research toward medical treatments, said Dr. Bob Golden, UW-Madison’s vice chancellor of medical affairs.
Dinga, Fern V. (Dulin)
Madison.com
She worked in the food service department at UW Hospital for 26 years, retiring in 1988.
Chazens pledge another $28 million for art on UW-Madison campus
Wisconsin State Journal
New York art collectors Jerome and Simona Chazen, both of whom attended UW-Madison in the 1940s, have made a “firm commitment” to donate 30 major artworks by contemporary and modern masters, museum director Russell Panczenko said. Many of those artworks were on display in Madison in the museum’s 2005 exhibition “Dual Vision: The Simona and Jerome Chazen Collection.”
Elizabeth Warren, Russ Feingold talk student debt at UW-Madison
Capital Times
Recap of college affordability talk Saturday with U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts and former Sen. Russ Feingold.
Q&A: Jackie Davenport dreams of a Badgers Give Back day for community service
Capital Times
Q&A with Jackie Davenport, the University of Wisconsin-Madison athletic department’s new community relations director, meaning she’s responsible for coordinating service activities for the hundreds of Badger student-athletes.
Koch Industries running commercials during Badgers games as part of rebranding effort
Capital Times
UW-Madison is one of 15 universities that Koch Industries, led by conservative billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch, has signed with as part of an image rebuilding and employee recruitment program, according to news reports.
Milwaukee School of Engineering grads get top starting $ among state schools
Capital Times
With an average starting salary of $59,600, graduates of the Milwaukee School of Engineering earned the most among alums from 10 Wisconsin schools in a ranking by SmartAsset, a New York financial asset company. University of Wisconsin-Platteville, also known for its engineering program, ranked second with an average salary of $48,800; Viterbo University, a private Catholic school in LaCrosse with a strong nursing program, was third at $47,400; and UW-Madison came in fourth at $46,400.
Online course brings UW’s legendary George Mosse to a new audience
Capital Times
“What History Tells” plans to recreate the experience of sitting in the iconic Mosse’s classroom, according to UW-Madison News. Participants will listen to recordings of his lectures from 1969 and 1982 on European cultural history, and read works by Mosse and others.
Jim DeVita takes Madison author’s novel from page to stage
Capital Times
The theatrical version of “Learning to Stay” is set to have its first staged reading on Saturday, Oct. 3, in the Fredric March Play Circle in the Memorial Union. (The author, Erin Celello, is a assistant professor at UW–Whitewater and is married to Aaron Olver, managing director at University Research Park.
Badgers men’s hockey: Big Ten Network to broadcast 5 UW games
Madison.com
ive of the University of Wisconsin men’s hockey team’s regular-season games will be broadcast on the Big Ten Network, beginning with a game at Penn State on Jan. 16.
Badgers football: Hawaii native Micah Kapoi excited to play against Rainbow Warriors
Wisconsin State Journal
Kapoi, who made his first career start last week during UW’s 28-3 victory over Troy, orally committed to Hawaii before changing his mind and choosing the Badgers. Aloha Stadium, where the Rainbow Warriors play their home games, is about a 20-minute drive from where Kapoi played high school football in Kapolei, Hawaii.
Things to know about Wisconsin GOP’s fetal tissue ban bill
Madison.com
Associated Press synopsis of the bill forwarded by Wisconsin Republicans that would outlaw research on tissue from aborted fetuses. A public hearing on the measure was held Tuesday.
Wisconsin needs bridges, not more walls
Wisconsin State Journal
He can start by rejecting an unnecessary and purely ideological attack on UW-Madison research that Chancellor Rebecca Blank warns would be a “direct hit” to her institution’s reputation — much worse than the $250 million the governor and Republican-run Legislature cut from the Madison campus and other University of Wisconsin System schools this summer.
WARF opposes fetal tissue ban as Senate committee hears testimony on bill
Capital Times
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation added its voice Tuesday to those opposing legislation that would criminalize the use of fetal tissue in biomedical research.
Free online UW-Madison course to focus on forests and humans
Wisconsin State Journal
The free course, from Sept. 30 to Oct. 28, is open to the public and entitled “Forests and Humans: From the Midwest to Madagascar.” The course will focus on an exploration of forest ecosystems from the Midwest to Ecuador and Madagascar. Participants will learn about the ecology, geography and economic significance of the world’s forests, and how humans interact with these environments on a daily basis, according to a description from the university.
UW grad’s film ‘The Russian Woodpecker’ gets worldwide distribution
Capital Times
The film, directed by UW graduate Chad Garcia, won the Documentary Grand Jury Prize at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. It follows an eccentric Ukrainian artist named Fedor Alexandrovich who is investigating a conspiracy surrounding the Chernobyl disaster. Alexandrovich’s exploration of Soviet-era secrets and brutality mirrors the present day strife in his own country, as Russian Premier Vladimir Putin threatens Ukraine’s sovereignty. Indie film distributor FilmBuff has bought the rights.
Survey: One in four women at UW-Madison experience sexual assault
Wisconsin State Journal
A survey of thousands of UW-Madison students found more than 25 percent of undergraduate women at the university say they have experienced some form of sexual assault, a slightly higher rate than female college students nationwide reported.
UW service workers deserve recognition — Dan Schroeder
Wisconsin State Journal
Service workers are proud to work at UW and strive to do excellent work, but are easily forgotten. They, too, would like to receive some acknowledgement and reward for their work.
Justice Crooks dies at State Capitol
WISC-TV 3
University of Wisconsin law professor Howard Schweber said in an email to News 3, “By any reasonable standard, Justice Crooks must certainly be remembered as a conservative judge. But unlike some of the more recent generation of conservatives he was eminently capable of forming coalitions with his more liberal colleagues on issues where they found points of agreement. Whether one is a conservative or a liberal, we should mourn the loss of a jurist who was capable of having strong beliefs without being narrowly partisan.”
UW Health rehab hospital to open
Madison.com
The $22 million, 50-bed rehab hospital will replace a 21-bed inpatient rehab unit at UW Hospital. It’s a joint venture between UW Health and Kindred Healthcare, based in Nashville, Tennessee.
UW-Madison study: “Tissue chips” could screen drugs, chemicals
Madison.com
Three-dimensional “tissue chips,” grown from stem cells on tiny scaffolds, could become a new way to screen drugs and chemicals for toxicity, UW-Madison researchers said Monday.