Madison Vaccines, meanwhile, will have one of its prostate cancer vaccines involved in a clinical trial at UW-Madison as a result of a $1.5 million grant to Dr. Douglas McNeel, UW associate professor of medicine in hematology/oncology.
He was employed at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research and later for the UW-Madison Department of Physics.
Tom Mulhern UW football beat writer for the State Journal, has been diagnosed with Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. A scholarship has been set up at the UW?Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication in his honor.
Soloway is the subject of an extensive profile in this Sunday?s New York Times magazine. In it, she talks about her own father telling her he was transgender, as well as how the trans community is reacting to the show. She also recounts a pivotal moment that occurred when she was an undergraduate at the UW.
She attended UW-Madison and received bachelor?s degrees in genetics and bacteriology. Tiffany continued her education at UW-Madison, earning a master?s degree in bacteriology. During her graduate studies, Tiffany developed a bacteria growth gel, that she named “Tif agar” that is still used at the UW today. Tiffany continued her work as a research assistant and specialist at the UW until 1994.
Steve Carpenter, director of UW-Madison?s renowned Center for Limnology, took his first water sample from Lake Mendota in 1974.
It took seven years but the national labor market is finally back to pre-recession employment levels of 2007, a UW-Madison nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank says. Wisconsin, though, has not kept up, says the UW-Madison Center on Wisconsin Strategy (COWS).
Of the 32 citations, 29 of them were issued to UW-Madison students, mostly for underage alcohol violations.
Still, ?it?s a no-brainer? that smokers who switch to e-cigarettes are reducing harm, said Doug Jorenby, clinical services director at UW-Madison?s Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention. ?Based on what we know at the moment, it?s almost beyond debate,? he said … The state of Wisconsin and UW Health are among Madison-area employers that have added e-cigarettes to their smoking bans, spokespeople said. The Madison School District plans to add them to its policy this year. UW-Madison allows e-cigarettes but plans to re-evaluate the issue this year.
Dean of Students Troy Seppelt tells Stevens Point Journal Media (http://spjour.nl/1u3pR9u ) that he wants each of the 9,457 students who started classes this week to know what will happen if they violate the university?s policies on drinking and drug use.
Care to shoot some questions to University of Wisconsin System president Ray Cross? You?ll get your chance when he appears on a live call-in show on C-SPAN in two weeks.
Better training and more accountability are needed to improve the educational opportunities for black men and boys from pre-K through college, says an emerging coalition of education research centers, including the Wisconsin Equity and Inclusion Laboratory.
This guide will give you a place to start if you?re heading to your first Badgers game Saturday, or ? if you?re an experienced veteran who?s been here longer than Barry Alvarez ? remind you what makes football Saturdays in Madison so great.
He taught marketing at UW-Madison from 1963 until 1979, and was associate dean for external relations from April, 1983, until his retirement.
University of Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez acknowledged Wednesday that his football coach made some mistakes in his handling of the Joel Stave saga, but Alvarez ultimately defended Gary Andersen.
?We have to make sure new researchers are not leaving the field,? Pocan said Wednesday at UW-Madison?s Waisman Center as he announced the introduction of the Next Generation Research Act.
The Ironman triathlon and the Wisconsin Badgers football game will have big impacts on traffic both in and out of Madison this weekend.
Should teachers be allowed to wade into controversy when teaching civics? Absolutely, says Diana Hess, a professor of curriculum and instruction at the UW-Madison School of Education and nationally recognized civics education expert.
The practice of playing FCS opponents is being phased out at UW and the rest of the Big Ten Conference, all in the name of scheduling equity.
Always skilled with his hands he became a Steamfitter for the University of Wisconsin in 1948. He was in charge of refrigeration for the University and worked in labs such as zoology and microbiology. Jack was ahead of his time; he was the driver of a University car pool in the 60?s, leaving the house at 7:26 a.m. exactly, Monday through Friday. After 36 years at UW he retired in 1984.
After initially being denied, the University of Wisconsin has gotten approval for federal financial aid to some students in its new ?show what you know? flexible option degree program.
If the University of Wisconsin football team uses a second quarterback on Saturday vs. Western Illinois, it won?t be junior Joel Stave. That much is clear. The reason why changed during a bizarre news cycle that ended with Stave doing his best to explain a difficult situation.
A short Vine loop that features a headline about sophomore Keven Stonewall in the New York Daily News received more than a half-million views last week. But the microbiology student?s research on a colon cancer vaccine has been attracting media attention for a while.
UW-Madison Police issued a new warning to students about the dangers of excessive drinking after finding a 25-year-old with a dangerously high blood alcohol content.
The quality of life is better in Madison than in every other large American city. That?s according to a study of the 100 largest U.S. cities by personal finance site NerdWallet.
He later worked for UW-Madison Center for Dairy Profitability on a financial study, tracking dairy farms across the Midwest for nine years.
After two decades of sustained success, the University of Wisconsin has become a household name in the world of college football. But is UW also seen as a program that can beat the very best teams from the Deep South and Far West? The answer is no.
She most recently worked at UWHC Fiscal Affairs, where she cherished her co-workers.
She worked at UW Hospitals as a staff nurse on the surgical medical floor from 1953 to 1989.
There?s a good chance that many of the suddenly trendy vegetables that foodies latch on to in the next decade will benefit from research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Stories in the news lately include the sexual assault of a 21-year-old woman near the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, the investigation of two (maybe three) Brown University football players for sex assault, and the sentencing of a former UW football recruit for sex assault while he was visiting the Madison campus. As the fall semester gets underway, it?s a good time to call attention to this ongoing problem.
The free UW Cinematheque series raised over $35,000 through its fundraising campaign, enough to pay for improvements to its screening room at Vilas Hall. Chief among them was the purchase of a digital film projector, where the movies come not on a 35mm reel but a hard drive.
Donna Katen-Bahensky, former president and CEO of UW Hospital, will get at least $1.3 million in severance pay, according to an exit letter released by the hospital Friday.
During the Vietnam era, Ann worked at home for the University of Wisconsin Extension, grading English papers for servicemen and women. Subsequently, she joined the staff of the UW Office of the Registrar.
Biographies, mysteries, field guides and another entry from Jerry Apps grace the University of Wisconsin Press fall catalog.
Following a 2-0 start, the University of Wisconsin volleyball team moved up two spots to fourth in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Top 25 poll released Monday. Taylor Morey … was named the Big Ten Conference Defensive Player of the Week, the conference announced.
Wisconsin consumer protection officials are advising college students to be especially vigilant about protecting their private identity information.
Among his many achievements, Sopa was the first Tibetan to be tenured at an American university. That was in 1985 at UW-Madison, where he taught for 30 years.
Wisconsin tax collections for the past year came in 2 percent short of estimates, the state Department of Revenue reported Thursday, news that won?t require immediate emergency action by the Legislature but that puts the state?s budget on track to be out of balance next year.
Dave McDonald, a professor of Russian history at the UW-Madison, said he?s not sure that American military equipment will help the Ukrainian fighters all that much.
MGE Energy has entered into a joint venture with Wisconsin Energy, Milwaukee, to consider bidding on power plant assets owned by the state. That could include the UW-Madison?s West Campus cogeneration plant, on Walnut Street, according to a document filed by the Madison utility company with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
?Most economists who study this believe the subsidies have a very limited role? in economic development, said Stephen Malpezzi, a UW-Madison business professor, adding that factors like ?infrastructure and workforce, proximity to clients and regulatory atmosphere … matter much more.?
The Wall Street Journal has introduced a new element to college football?s nascent playoff system: Barry Alvarez?s poolside cabana.
University of Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez will play a major role in determining the next national football champion.
With thousands of students moving into dorm rooms on the UW-Madison campus this week, construction workers are scrambling to finish projects sprucing up the surroundings.
Former UW players now making a living in the pros return to Madison every offseason to train with Jim Snider, the highly regarded strength and conditioning coach for the Badgers.
Photo gallery of construction.
The University of Wisconsin System?s Board of Regents has approved asking Gov. Scott Walker for $95 million in additional tax dollars in the next state budget.
A sexual assault on Madison?s Near West Side has prompted police to warn UW-Madison students of the dangers of walking alone late at night.
Grigsby earned degrees from Howard University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The University of Wisconsin System?s Board of Regents has approved asking Gov. Scott Walker for $95 million in additional tax dollars in the next state budget.
The University of Wisconsin women?s basketball team will play host to both of the newcomers to the Big Ten Conference, Maryland and Rutgers, as the conference announced its expanded 2014-15 schedule Thursday.
The University of Wisconsin men?s basketball team will begin its quest to end a Big Ten Conference title drought with a game against Penn State on New Year?s Eve at the Kohl Center.
The University of Wisconsin football team had a home-and-home series with Washington scheduled for 2018 and 2021, but those plans have changed.
UW-Madison Police Chief Sue Riseling joked that she?s spent 23 years recruiting the newest member of her force. But she wasn?t really joking.Riseling on Thursday swore in Ryan Bridges as a full-time UW police officer.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) ? The University of Wisconsin System?s regents on Thursday approved asking Gov. Scott Walker for $95 million in additional tax dollars in the state?s next two-year budget after system President Ray Cross assured them the money would help boost the state?s economy.
Physicians Plus has withdrawn a complaint with the state alleging that Unity Health Plans and UW Health illegally restrained competition for health insurance in south-central Wisconsin.
Dear Editor: Why would the state of Wisconsin consider selling some or all of the state?s boiler plants? Would you sell your heating and cooling system for your apartment house or office building to a private party who would operate it and charge you for the heating and cooling provided?
New University of Wisconsin System president Ray Cross plans to ask lawmakers for a $95 million funding increase in the next two-year budget cycle to pay for some new initiatives and continue others that he said will help power up the statewide system?s economic development engine.
Thanks to Dr. Murry J. Cohen for speaking out against UW-Madison?s planned monkey research in last Thursday?s guest column, “UW-Madison?s monkey experiments are doomed to fail.”
