Letter to the editor: Gov. Scott Walker and the Legislature need to consider the students as our fuel to build Wisconsin’s economy. The students need a strong, dependable vehicle with a great engine to take them to their destination.
Loether grew up on a dairy farm and is set to graduate from UW-Madison with a degree in animal sciences, focusing on reproductive psychology.
Columnist tries to once and for all settle the debate over whether the magazine printed this statement touting UW–Madison’s party school status: “Of course we did not include Wisconsin in this list because it would be unfair to rank professionals with amateurs.”
The second annual Blake Geoffrion Hockey Classic, featuring alums from the University of Wisconsin men’s hockey program … will be staged at 6:30 p.m. June 26 at LaBahn Arena with proceeds going to the UW Burn Center.
Staff editorial: The Legislature could delay a $5 property tax cut to fund more UW aid. Most people wouldn’t notice the modest change. The Legislature could slow a sweetheart tax cut for manufacturers. It could accept more federal money for Medicaid. What our state leaders shouldn’t do is weaken UW System just as the economy is improving. Doing so will slow our state in the global race for knowledge, entrepreneurs, private investment and good-paying jobs.
“Threads” is an annual event that showcases work from the Textile and Fashion Design Program in the UW-Madison’s School of Human Ecology. It bills itself as an event that encourages involvement from students spanning a plethora of academic disciplines, from sciences to music and design.
Grant Petty, a UW–Madison atmospheric sciences professor and president of PROFS Inc., tells the paper taking away faculty tenure and shared governance is like asking the Green Bay Packers to play without pads … such a move would strip professors and staff of basic tenets of job stability and satisfaction that have made UW a go-to destination and would cause an exodus of top talent … UW System president Ray Cross has vowed to resign if those key policies go away, an expression of his confidence that they won’t.
University of Wisconsin outside hitter Kelli Bates has been named to the Big Ten Volleyball Foreign Tour team that will travel to Slovenia, Croatia and Italy from June 13 to 25.
Youtube video with caption: When a group of freshmen at University of Wisconsin-Madison signed up for an introduction to engineering design class they expected to get a grade, but they got more than that. They got an understanding of life.
The former Green Bay Packer and NFL legend will play at Camp Randall Stadium this summer, the day after his induction ceremony into the Packers Hall of Fame … The all-star flag football game will be held July 19 and will feature several former teammates and other ex-NFL players … No ticket or other information is yet available, according to a statement from the UW Department of Athletics.
Letter to the editor from Goldberg, a professor of Sociology at UW–Madison.
Lihrman will leave UW with a degree in economics and a certificate in entrepreneurship — graduating on May 16 — and one of the most accomplished resumes in the history of its men’s track and field program. He’s a two-time NCAA champion and national collegiate record-holder in the indoor weight throw as well as owner of the school and Big Ten Conference standard in the outdoor hammer throw.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department has already decided it’s moving ahead with the idea and now needs to determine policies … UW-Madison police decided to go forward with the devices after a couple years of considering them and trying one out. The department recently received a grant to purchase 10 more cameras and, if all goes well, it will pursue more. While the department waits for the cameras to arrive, it’s asking for input on how to use them.
ProHealth Care will contract with UW Health to oversee the medical care at its new cancer center scheduled to open this year in Pewaukee. The agreement announced Thursday could lead to more services being available in Waukesha County. It also will enable ProHealth to draw on the expertise of the doctors at the Carbone Cancer Center in Madison and the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
Daniels told the MATC board: “The ’when’ is here for the South Madison community. The most impoverished area of Madison is ripe for our strong intervention. We are in a tremendous position to be the catalyst for change collaborating with our partners in education, training, employability and impacting economic and community development.”
Coach Bo Ryan and sophomore forward Nigel Hayes showed up to the council chambers to accept the honoring resolution and offer a few words of thanks.
He was employed with the University of Wisconsin for over 34 years in the maintenance department.
For the second time in Gov. Scott Walker’s gubernatorial tenure, a proposal to split off the University of Wisconsin System or its flagship UW-Madison from state control has died at the hands of the Republican Legislature, according to a top lawmaker.
Considine and Sen. Jon Erpenbach, D-Middleton, sent a letter to Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel last week on behalf of local contractors who worked on dorms at the University of Wisconsin-Baraboo/Sauk County and the University of Wisconsin-Marshfield/Wood County.
It’ll be Wisconsin Idea Day at the Capitol on Wednesday, with visitors able to meet members of the Final Four-winning Wisconsin Badgers basketball team, and sample delicious ice cream and cheese from the world famous UW-Wisconsin Babcock Hall dairy.
The Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce and The Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce issued a joint statement Tuesday to urge state legislators to look for ways to reduce Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed $300 million cut to the UW System.
The state’s two largest chambers of commerce Tuesday joined forces to warn that Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed $300 million cut to the University of Wisconsin System could hurt the economy.
Second item: Christopher Bradfield, a UW-Madison oncology professor, has been named interim director of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery.
Madison Story Project effort to document social media activity of Madison children is coordinated by Jessica Gross, a public humanities fellow for the UW-Madison Center for the Humanities.
Running unopposed, former Finance Committee Chair Madison Laning, a UW junior, will succeed Genevieve Carter as next year’s Associated Students of Madison chair. She will take on the role as ASM’s leading voice during a time of impending financial hardship for UW.
Two years after the City of Madison stopped sponsoring the 46-year-old University of Wisconsin tradition, Mifflin saw an increased turnout.
The UW-Madison based Dictionary of American Regional English is venturing into new, online friendly projects despite financial setbacks throughout the last several years. DARE is a multi-volume dictionary that defines words and phrases specific to various regions throughout the United States. It was created at UW-Madison nearly 50 years ago. Current Chief Editor of DARE Joan Houston Hall first started with the publication in 1975, when she and other employees were responsible for entering terms into the dictionary.
The Associated Students of Madison started its 22nd session Friday, electing Madison Laning as the new chair.
UW-Madison’s Indian and Nepali student groups came together Saturday to raise money for the victims of the Nepal earthquake.
A study involving the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health says students who post more on social media about drinking before college actually did more binge drinking their freshman year.
Rory Erler Wakemup was selected for the 2015 Chazen prize by this year’s curator of the competition, art critic and writer Lori Waxman, who teaches art history at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Hahn, assistant dean for admissions and academic services of the Graduate School, has served as interim vice provost since June 2013, following the retirement of Joanne Berg.
Noted: Donald Downs, a UW-Madison political science professor and Constitutional scholar, comments.
WISC Partners plans to establish a $25 million fund and use the money to invest in eight to 12 Wisconsin companies, at about $2 million to $3 million each. With its eye out for health care, information technology and the intersection between those two, the group will zero in on companies that are past the starting gate, that already have won over some individual The other thing that’s unique about WISC Partners: It was created by UW-Madison alumni.
Officers from the City of Madison and UW-Madison police departments reported a relatively calm day overall with only a few arrests and citations, mostly for alcohol-related issues.
The American Cancer Society’s 7th annual Coaches vs. Cancer Gala on Saturday brought in more than $1 million to help in the battle against the disease. That tops the record for similar events held around the country of $956,184 that was set here last year, which broke the mark of just over $700,000 that was set the previous year.
University of Wisconsin engineering student Ty Mejeski became the first person to earn 10,000 iRating points on (simulated online racing game) iRacing’s skills-driven rating system — a feat no other racer has accomplished on the site.
For the past 17 years, Bethany United Methodist Church has leased space to UW-Madison for the UW Preschool Lab, bringing the church $90,000 per year. That business relationship will soon end. In January, the university announced it will be consolidating its two preschool sites at its campus location on Linden Drive.
Letter to the editor from Hansen, a professor emeritus in economics.
Column about UW’s budget position with input from Kathy Cramer, director of UW-Madison’s Morgridge Center for Public Service.
UW–Madison junior and reigning Heisman Trophy runner-up Gordon was selected No. 15 overall last night by the San Diego Chargers in the NFL Draft, the only Badger selected in the first round.
Nine students involved in a sit-in on the UW-Madison campus over the issue of sweatshop labor were escorted out of Bascom Hall Thursday by campus police when they refused to leave the building, according to university officials.
Nicholas H. Ralston, 20, of Neenah, was accused by an acquaintance of assaulting her as she slept, according to a criminal complaint filed in Dane County Circuit Court.
Devil’s Lake State Park near Baraboo has been set up with a six-lane, 2,000-meter course to host a regatta on Saturday and more races Sunday, and park officials are expecting hundreds of people to attend.
54 UW-Madison employees this year who have reported to university officials that they’ve been victimized by tax fraud scammers. UW-Madison officials say that’s an uptick from previous years, but they’ve found no data breach on campus to explain the increase.
After a 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Nepal on Saturday, decimating villages, turning houses upside down and triggering an avalanche, Madison residents anxiously awaited news from their loved ones in the devastated country.
The study from the Water Sustainability and Climate Project at the University of Wisconsin-Madison says a 14-year effort to clean up Lake Mendota failed because of changes in farming, land development and climate change.
Letter to the editor from Dane County Board members Leland Pan and Heidi Wegleitner.
UW-Madison student Nicholas H. Ralston was arrested Friday in connection with a campus sexual assault reported April 18.
Members of the Nepal Student Association at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are brainstorming on how to help relatives and friends in the aftermath of the earthquake that has killed 3,700 in their home country.
Coming off a 9-20 season (5-13 in the Big Ten), Kelsey’s five-year contract was not extended last week but was maintained through 2019.
Column about the UW–Madison appearance of “MeatEater” author and TV/podcast host Steven Rinella.
A penguin, a fox and a bear were among the animals that received care that ranged from top-notch to over-the-top Sunday as the UW-Madison’s School of Veterinary Medicine opened its doors to the public.
In an interview broadcast Sunday on WKOW-TV program “Capitol City Sunday,” state Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, indicated that restoring funding to K-12 education and to transportation are also among the top priorities … [W]ith the UW Board of Regents voting to raise tuition on out-of-state and graduate students, Fitzgerald said there “seems to be even less of a commitment to backfill” a $300 million cut to the UW System over the next two years. The way that Fitzgerald described it, there is still some animosity left over from the Legislature’s 2013 dealings with the UW System over the latter’s fund surpluses.
A forum Friday at UW-Madison’s Fluno Center will introduce the Wisconsin Community Health Fund to health care, business and philanthropic leaders. The board of directors includes SElizabeth Feder of the UW Population Health Institute.
Editorial: A public plaza all the way from the UW-Madison campus to the Capitol Square could bring new vitality to the shopping district.
Column by longtime wildlife activist from Portage.
Winspur taught French literature at North Carolina State University, Columbia University, and UW-Madison.
Elvehjem’s career included positions at WARF and the UW.
Zach served as the chief engineer in the Planning and Construction Department at UW-Madison for 31 years.
