Kaminsky added another honor to a remarkable second half of his career with the Badgers on Monday when he was named the Big Ten Conference Player of the Year.
Badgers men’s basketball: Frank Kaminsky named Big Ten Player of the Year
Madison.com
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UW grad David Koepp talks about his ‘Jurassic’ movie career
Capital Times
Noted: Koepp, a Pewaukee native and UW-Madison graduate, has become the go-to writer for a series of wildly successful blockbusters, including “Jurassic Park,” “Mission: Impossible,” “Spider-Man” and the upcoming adaptation of Dan Brown’s “Inferno” starring Tom Hanks.
Helping children thrive outside the school day
Noted: A UW-Madison study identified the problems associated with unsupervised children during after-school hours.
Tony Robinson shooting protest at Capitol draws 1,500, many of them students
Madison.com
Students from throughout Madison left school and took their rage, sorrow and demands to the city’s power centers on Monday, rocking the state Capitol rotunda with chants of “Justice for Tony” then demanding a meeting with Mayor Paul Soglin and Police Chief Mike Koval while massed outside the City-County Building.
UW, high school students fill Capitol rotunda to protest Tony Robinson shooting
Capital Times
Some 1,500 protesters, many of them students from Madison high schools and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, filled the Capitol rotunda Monday to protest the killing of an unarmed black man by a white police officer, sending the iconic chant “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot” echoing through the statehouse.
Mackin, La Vonne E. “Sam”
Madison.com
Sam graduated from Tomah High School in 1967 and worked at UW Hospital as a health unit coordinator and also served as president for the UW Union Local 1942.
Madison court condemned racial discrimination nearly a century ago in city’s first civil rights case
Wisconsin State Journal
William R. Harris, an African-American hotel doorman, sat down for a meal on Feb. 25, 1917, in the newly remodeled Boston Cafe at 207 State St. in Madison.
Doug Moe: Inspiring tale reaches from Liberia to Madison
Wisconsin State Journal
There is much more to the story, but Youlo’s long ago dream has come true. He will finish his medical residency in orthopedic surgery at the UW Hospital and Clinics in June.
Local students planning to walk out of class for Monday rally to protest Tony Robinson shooting
Madison.com
Brandi Grayson, a leader of the Young, Gifted and Black Coalition, told Madison.com about 300 to 400 UW-Madison students are planning to march from campus to the Capitol, and students from all of Madison’s public high schools and Sun Prairie High School are also invited to come down to the Capitol to join in the protest.
Q&A: UW bioethics prof says education is best remedy for anti-vaccine movement
Capital Times
Alta Charo, a professor of law and bioethics at UW-Madison, said the “anti-vaxxer” movement has a long history in the U.S., stretching back 200 years.
W. Lee Hansen: UW students stuck with cost that taxpayers used to cover
Madison.com
Hansen, of Madison, is an emeritus professor of economics at UW-Madison.
Progress seen, but still many barriers for transgender students, UW-Madison study finds
Madison.com
A first-of-its-kind UW-Madison study has dug deep into the lives of transgender high school students in Wisconsin, finding both hopeful signs and dire circumstances.
Report: Donna Shalala to head Clinton Foundation
Capital Times
Former University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Donna Shalala is taking over as the head of the Clinton Foundation just as the charity’s fundraising practices are under the microscope ahead of Hillary Clinton’s likely presidential run.
Student magazine hosts UW Fashion Week
Wisconsin State Journal
Just page through Moda magazine, a rapidly growing student publication that showcases fashion, trends and the arts. This week Moda is going beyond its print and online editions to host “UW Fashion Week” — a series of events meant to get Madison thinking about peeling off the parkas and looking good for spring.
Brightbill, Frederick Stamm
Madison.com
He was a professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Wisconsin in Madison
Career Corner: Parents influential in children’s career choices
Wisconsin State Journal
Career Corner is a monthly column written by staff members of the UW-Madison Division of Continuing Studies.
Fostering entrepreneurship at the UW-Madison: Executive Q&A|John Surdyk
Wisconsin State Journal
When it comes to entrepreneurship at the UW-Madison, John Surdyk is smack-dab in the middle of the action, right where the ideas start.
UW-Madison Police seize hundreds of bikes in theft investigation
Madison.com
UW-Madison police this week seized nearly 600 bicycles — many believed to have been stolen — from four locations around Madison and in Muscoda, the culmination of an investigation that started in May with a letter from a prison inmate, according to search warrants filed in Dane County Circuit Court.
Catching up: Plan to combine UW Hospital, doctor group continues
Madison.com
A committee working on the integration of UW Hospital and UW Medical Foundation plans to release a reorganization proposal by April, with the goal of approving it by July, said David Walsh, chairman of the UW Hospital board.
Regents air grievances over Walker budget proposals
Madison.com
Regents and chancellors in the University of Wisconsin System vowed Thursday to push back against Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed budget cuts to higher education.
Hugh Masekela: Musician by intent, activist by default
Wisconsin State Journal
This regular guy plays a show tonight in Shannon Hall at UW-Madison’s Memorial Union with countryman Vusi Mahlasela. It’s part of a major U.S. tour called “20 Years of Freedom,” referring to the end of apartheid and the establishment of multi-racial democracy in South Africa in 1994.
Hovland, Alvin “Al”
Madison.com
After his college education, he began his career teaching at UW-Madison in the Physical Education Department. From 1957 to 1958, he served as assistant basketball coach under Coach Harold “Bud” Foster. Al directed the required and elective physical education programs for men as coordinator from 1960 to 1980. He retired in 1985 after 37 years in the department.
Wisconsin Brewing Co. to produce UW student-created amber lager
Wisconsin State Journal
An amber lager, created by a trio of UW-Madison students on a pilot brewing system in the Department of Food Science and the Center for Dairy Research, was selected Thursday as the winning brew in a competition to have a beer from the university commercially produced and distributed statewide by Wisconsin Brewing Co. in Verona.
Board of Regents, in raucous meeting, air grievances over Scott Walker budget proposals
Wisconsin State Journal
The funding cuts are too deep. The flexibility is welcome, but the public authority model needs much more study. Shared governance and tenure must be preserved.
Research grants awarded to UW professors
Madison.com
Nine UW-Madison professors have been awarded $50,000 grants for research from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation.
UW-Madison under federal investigation for handling of sexual violence complaints
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Madison is now the second university in the state to be included in a growing probe of possible violations of federal law over the handling of sexual violence and harassment complaints, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
Budget committee demands assurances of no UW tuition surge
Madison.com
Republicans on the Legislature’s finance committee demanded assurances Tuesday from University of Wisconsin System officials that they won’t dramatically increase tuition if they’re uncoupled from state oversight under Gov. Scott Walker’s budget plan.
UW System president Ray Cross asks for smaller cuts, more autonomy
Capital Times
Cross acknowledged the need created by Walker’s proposed budget for all state agencies to make “difficult decisions,” but said the level of the proposed cut is “serious.” UW-Eau Claire Chancellor Jim Schmidt added that a $300 million cut to the system would be “too much and too fast.”
The art of making a living: Creative entrepreneurs turn their passion into careers : Ct
Capital Times
Madison has become a hub for creative entrepreneurs for a variety of reasons, such as a relatively low cost of living compared to big cities; the university, which attracts creative people; and resources for young families. “Artists have always been entrepreneurial in their nature,” agreed Sarah Marty, who teaches an arts entrepreneurship class, launched in 2008, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “It’s very rare that an artist has been able to just exist and someone else takes care of figuring out their audience … who’s going to buy what they’re doing.
UW-Madison faculty seeks voice on Scott Walker’s new model for the university
Madison.com
UW-Madison faculty are struggling to find a way to influence the plan to convert the university from a state agency to an independent public authority, as proposed in Gov. Scott Walker’s budget.
UW head Ray Cross: $300M cut is ‘too much and too fast’
Wisconsin State Journal
University of Wisconsin System president Ray Cross told the Legislature’s budget committee Tuesday that he endorses Gov. Scott Walker’s budget plan to turn the 26-campus system into an independent public authority.But Cross told the committee that the governor’s plan to cut $300 million over two years beginning in July is “too much and too fast.”
Committee starts budget revision process with briefings
Madison.com
The Legislature’s finance committee began on Monday a months-long push to revise Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s budget proposal for the next two fiscal years, grilling a handful of state officials on cuts to the University of Wisconsin System, plans for a new Milwaukee Bucks arena and the manning of prison towers.
Sexual assault reported in UW-Madison dormitory, police say
Madison.com
A sexual assault was reported to UW-Madison officials Sunday, an assault allegedly by an acquaintance of the victim.
UPDATE: Nearly 500 sign letter demanding that Ray Cross oppose Scott Walker’s plan to restructure the university
Capital Times
Five days after an open letter was posted online, the number of people at University of Wisconsin — now including not only faculty, but staff, students and alumi — demanding that UW System president Ray Cross oppose Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to restructure UW in his budget rose to 484. Some 88 of them were at, or graduated from UW-Madison, where faculty were scheduled Monday to vote on a resolution asking Cross to delay restructuring.
Badgers sports: Barry Alvarez not ready to endorse freshman ineligibility but says it’s worth discussing
Madison.com
Barry Alvarez has first hand experience with concept of freshman ineligibility, which is one reason the University of Wisconsin athletic director is looking forward to talks that might resurrect it.
UW study: Manufacturing jobs earn $8,100 less in right-to-work states
Madison.com
A UW-Extension paper estimates that workers in the manufacturing sector earn an average of $8,100 less in states that have right-to-work laws, and that right-to-work states have more poverty and fewer college graduates.
Deischer, Jerry Deane
Madison.com
He worked for 35 years at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for the University Hospitals, the University Physical Plant and the University Division of Information Technology before retiring in 2004.
Badgers football: Report: John Settle hired as UW’s running backs coach
Madison.com
Former University of Wisconsin running backs coach John Settle will be returning to the Badgers for the same position he held from 2006-10, according to 247sports.
Analysis: The impact of Scott Walker’s budget on state agencies
Madison.com
The budget would change the UW System into the new University of Wisconsin System Authority, moving the university’s 34,648.44 full-time-equivalent positions off of the state’s payroll.
Williams, Harry “Willie”
Madison.com
Harry worked for William Powell cleaning, Bob & Gene’s and the UW Hospital Physical Plant. After 29 years at the UW, Harry retired in protest at the age of 55.
Cook, Bernice
Madison.com
Bernice worked for years at the UW Memorial Library in the binding department.
Madison’s university evolves into a leader (fourth in a series of 12)
Wisconsin State Journal
The end of the 19th century and the start of the 20th saw times of transition for the Wisconsin State Journal and the University of Wisconsin.
Tom Oates: Senior Day celebrated in big way for UW men’s basketball team
Madison.com
UW clinched a share of its first Big Ten regular-season title since 2007-08 with a 68-61 victory over Michigan State on Sunday at the Kohl Center.
Woman hit while crossing street in UW-Madison campus area
Madison.com
A 19-year-old Madison woman was injured in a hit-and-run while crossing a street in the UW-Madison campus area early Sunday.
Guérin-Gonzales, Camille
Madison.com
She joined the faculty at UW-Madison in 2001, retiring in 2014. She directed UW’s Chicana/o Studies Program, which became the Chican@ and Latin@ Studies Program under her leadership, and she also served as associate chair and director of Undergraduate Studies in the History Department.
Health Sense: Shoulder surgery done too much, UW doctor says
Wisconsin State Journal
Dr. Geoffrey Baer, a shoulder surgeon at UW Health, sees a problem in Wisconsin: too much shoulder surgery — specifically, a particular kind of shoulder surgery.
Does Scott Walker want colleges to stop reporting sexual assaults? It’s not that simple
Capital Times
According to a report published on Jezebel Friday morning, “Scott Walker Wants Colleges to Stop Reporting Sexual Assaults.” As with most budget items, it’s more complicated than that.
Nonpartisan analysis of Walker budget released
Madison.com
Walker’s budget includes giving the University of Wisconsin System more autonomy while also cutting $300 million from it and freezing tuition … Walker has said he’s open to lowering the cut to UW, as well as putting more money into public education and other changes.
UW Hospital emergency clinic to double in size, thanks to large gifts
Madison.com
The UW Hospital emergency clinic in Madison will double in size to meet patient demand, with the expansion possible thanks to gifts totaling over $13 million from four prominent supporters of UW-Madison.
UW-Madison students targeted by scammers
Madison.com
A phone scam is targeting international students and staff at UW-Madison, with scammers threatening deportation if money isn’t sent.
UW faculty demand that Ray Cross oppose Scott Walker’s plan to restructure the university
Madison.com
Seventy-four University of Wisconsin faculty members from campuses across the state signed an open letter to UW System president Ray Cross, “insisting in the strongest possible terms” that Cross oppose Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to restructure the university as a public authority.
UW professors urge Ray Cross to withdraw support for new UW public authority
Madison.com
A group of professors, staffers and students from University of Wisconsin campuses statewide urged UW System president Ray Cross to withdraw support for sweeping changes to the universities proposed by Gov. Scott Walker, calling for a two-year moratorium.
Start me up: With a new hub for venture funds downtown, investors look to cash in : Ct
Capital Times
The Walker administration has focused more on offering tax cuts and credits to the traditional manufacturing sector. Gov. Scott Walker rarely mentions Epic Systems, the most successful tech firm in Wisconsin history, and its 8,000 employees, when touting the state economy. There are also hurdles due to the type of research being conducted at the UW. Of the roughly $1.1 billion in federal grants coming into the university annually, some $700 million is related to biotechnology or biomedical research – two areas that are expensive to commercialize.
Badgers men’s basketball: Team, staff spends night in Pittsburgh after engine malfunction forces emergency landing
Madison.com
The University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team and staff spent the night in Pittsburgh after they were forced to make an emergency landing there due to an engine malfunction on their charter plane.
Robert Huntington, unique explainer of death, dies at 77
Wisconsin State Journal
For years, as an associate professor of pathology at UW-Madison, the white-bearded no mustache Huntington was the go-to man for autopsies for many counties in Wisconsin, including Dane County, that had elected coroners instead of licensed medical examiners.
On Campus: Students vow fight against public authority, UW budget cuts
Wisconsin State Journal
The proposed budget cuts and move to a public authority for the University of Wisconsin System will hurt low-income students, low-wage workers and low-enrollment campuses most, said a statewide students group that vowed on Monday to fight against the changes.
Audit: UW System generated nearly $5 billion in fiscal year
Madison.com
A new audit shows the University of Wisconsin System generated nearly $5 billion in revenue during the last fiscal year, down slightly from the year before.
Rep. Melissa Sargent: Step up to protect our UW family
Capital Times
The $300 million for UW that Gov. Scott Walker proposed in his state budget would be crippling to UW and our state. And really, this isn’t about partisanship, politics, your side or mine; it is about pride. The gutting of our UW campuses has nothing to do with either party; it has everything to do with protecting a pillar of Wisconsin.
Critics: Scott Walker’s redraft of Wisconsin Idea an intentional play to win conservative support
Capital Times
Edgewood College forum last week was among several venues in which Walker’s attack on the progressive ideals of the Wisconsin Idea was dissected in light of his likely bid for the Republican presidential nomination.
God now working through UW researchers — Terry K. Voice
Wisconsin State Journal
Doug Erickson’s article in the Feb. 15 State Journal about kindergartners and the “kindness curriculum” developed by UW-Madison was great.