Mary was a librarian at Green Bay Public Library, Durham Public Library in North Carolina, and for 23 years at UW Memorial Library in Madison.
Tipton, Mary Lynn (Giesler)
Madison.com
Author: gbump
Badgers men’s basketball: American awaits in NCAA opener on Thursday in Milwaukee
Madison.com
When the University of Wisconsin men?s basketball team opened the 2004 NCAA tournament in Milwaukee, Josh Gasser was a 12-year-old growing up in Port Washington, wishing he was at the Bradley Center to cheer on the Badgers.
UW-Madison student missing, police say
Wisconsin State Journal
Police are asking for the public?s help in finding a missing UW-Madison student who was last seen Saturday afternoon at Union South.
For ‘Enrique’s Journey’ author, a story that keeps unfolding
Wisconsin State Journal
The book was UW-Madison?s selection that year for its ?Go Big Read? community-reading project. It has only grown in popularity since then.
Francis Klein: The Pirate Party candidate for governor of Wisconsin
Capital Times
[C}andor is not the only characteristic that sets the 20-year-old UW-Madison astrophysics major apart from most politicians. He is a Pirate. Meaning, of course, that he is a member of the Pirate Party.
Local group wants to make Friday fish fry even more Wisconsin-centric
Capital Times
The University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute, an organization dedicated to promoting and preserving the Great Lakes, has launched its “Eat Wisconsin Fish” campaign to capitalize on the seasonal uptick in demand for trout, whitefish and lake perch.
UW-Madison police captain fired
Wisconsin State Journal
A 17-year veteran of the UW-Madison police department was fired Wednesday,the department said.
Apartment burglarized near UW campus; police advise locking doors during spring break
Madison.com
A daytime burglary of an apartment near the UW-Madison campus on Tuesday should serve as a reminder to students heading out on spring break to safeguard their homes and property before leaving.
UW-Madison real estate center gets $2 million gift
Wisconsin State Journal
Milwaukee real estate developer and UW-Madison alumnus Mark Irgens has made a $2 million gift to advance the academic mission of the university?s James A. Graaskamp Center for Real Estate.
Future bleak for influential, UW-based Center for Problem-Oriented Policing
Capital Times
The future of the influential UW-Madison-based Center for Problem-Oriented Policing is in doubt after federal officials pulled funding after 13 years.
Buying a house is riskier now, UW-Madison expert Morris Davis tells Wall Street Journal
Wisconsin State Journal
Morris Davis shares some hard truths about the housing market in this recent story from the Wall Street Journal?s real estate section.
Chris Rickert: Students’ needs a low priority in education bills
Wisconsin State Journal
Carolyn Kelley, a professor of educational leadership and policy analysis at UW-Madison, said she?s not aware of any consensus among researchers on what kind of school calendar best meets children?s educational needs.But she doubted that adding a few minutes to each class period would spur changes in teaching methods enough to cover more content. She also pointed to the well-established finding that ?longer breaks are worse for kids,? especially poor or other ?at-risk? students.
SAT changes ignore bigger picture, UW professor Michael Apple tells WPR
Capital Times
Changes to the SAT college entrance exam announced last week ignore the bigger picture, Michael Apple, a professor of curriculum and instruction and educational policy studies at UW-Madison, told Wisconsin Public Radio.
UW Afro-American studies department eyed for merger with other ethnic studies
Capital Times
The Afro-American Studies department at University of Wisconsin-Madison is being eyed for consolidation with other ethnic studies programs because of diminishing resources, campus newspapers report.
On Campus: Life in full bloom for Japanese student at MATC
Wisconsin State Journal
The 27-year-old will graduate from Madison Area Technical College this spring and will start work on her bachelor?s degree at UW-Madison in the fall. She wants to be a registered dietitian.
Badgers men’s basketball: UW’s Frank Kaminsky earns first-team All-Big Ten honors
Madison.com
Not only was Frank Kaminsky one of the most improved players in the Big Ten Conference this season, the junior center on the University of Wisconsin men?s basketball team did enough to be considered one of the best players in the league.
Badgers men’s basketball: Seniors seek happy finale at Kohl Center
Madison.com
Ben Brust distinctly remembers the don?t-blink-or-you?ll-miss-it warning delivered by his upperclassman teammates on the University of Wisconsin men?s basketball team when he was a freshman.
Athletics says it contributes more than $8.2M a year to the rest of UW-Madison campus
Capital Times
Justin Doherty, associate athletic director at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, says he wants to set the record straight on the question of how much money UW Athletics does ? or does not ? pitch in to support the UW-Madison campus.
Proposed law would bring national security research to UW
Wisconsin State Journal
Classified national security research could be done by University of Wisconsin System professors if a bill currently before the Legislature passes.
Economists Say Paul Ryan Misrepresented Their Research
Barbara Wolfe, a professor at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, said Ryan?s paper simply misstates the findings of one of her papers studying the effect of housing assistance on labor outcomes.
Hit-and-run crash leads to drunken driving arrest
Madison.com
Sean Lee, 44, was arrested while walking on Brooks Street at about 2:30 a.m., UW-Madison police said in a news release.
Boom town: There’s no end in sight to new, upscale apartments downtown, but how much is too much?
Capital Times
When Marcus Higgins relocated from South Carolina to become vice president of sales at EatStreet, the local online restaurant ordering start-up, one of the first challenges was finding housing with his wife and young daughter.
Williams, Linda “Lin” Kathleen
Madison.com
Lin had a long career working in many different departments for the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Madison ranked among ‘Best cities for feminists’
Capital Times
“With plenty of emerging technology, Madison is a great place for women in STEM to make a good living, while also taking advantage of the University of Wisconsin?s many academic forums and opportunities. Wisconsin Women in Government also does great work to advance the number of females serving in political office,” Estately writes.
Strong turnout against bill to roll back living wage ordinances
Capital Times
Instead, Grothman commented on the high-level economic courses Rickman said he had taken while earning a UW-Madison degree by making disparaging comments about the university, which Grothman also attended. ?I took a few classes in economics at UW,? Grothman said. ?And I?d almost consider that a minus.?
Chris Rickert: Weather pain lays (frozen) groundwork for weather pleasure
Wisconsin State Journal
Jonathan Martin ? a professor in the UW-Madison atmospheric and oceanic sciences department and one-half of the ?Weather Guys? who pen a Monday column in this newspaper ? said this most recent December through February period is likely to be the 11th coldest on record.
Larry Henderson, director of troubled UW System payroll, benefits system resigns
Wisconsin State Journal
The man brought in to fix glitches in the deeply flawed payroll and benefits system used by about 75,000 employees in the University of Wisconsin System has stepped down from his job after two years, the UW System announced late Monday night.
Tom Oates: Fans fatigued by TV-driven schedule issues
Madison.com
Ask any major college athletic administrator what his or her greatest long-term concern is and the answer is likely to be attendance at games.
Local Norwegians annoyed by Obama’s pick for ambassador to Norway
Capital Times
Julie Allen, a UW-Madison professor of Scandinavian Studies, noted that standards of ?cultural familiarity? are already low for U.S. ambassadors, but that the case of George Tsunis demonstrates the opportunity that presidents squander by not appointing more knowledgeable diplomats.
Chemical leak forces evacuation of UW Engineering Hall
Madison.com
A small chemical leak at UW-Madison forced the evacuation of Engineering Hall Thursday afternoon, but the “all clear” was given about an hour after the incident.
$50 million UW-Madison accelerator closing in Stoughton
Wisconsin State Journal
A $50 million electron accelerator in Stoughton will make its last loops next Friday after federal funding cuts in 2011 gouged the UW-Madison research center of $5 million a year. The Synchrotron Radiation Center?s already diminished staff, estimated at a dozen, will lose their jobs.
Badgers men’s track and field: Michael Lihrman throws his weight around for an NCAA record
Madison.com
University of Wisconsin junior Michael Lihrman was the NCAA record holder in the weight throw for about 10 minutes before he realized it.
UW-Madison student newspaper zeroes in on diversity for special issue
Capital Times
When the staff of the Daily Cardinal, a student newspaper at University of Wisconsin-Madison, started tossing around ideas for ?unreported stories important to the campus community,? it wasn?t long before they hit on diversity as an issue, says editor Abby Becker.
UW Rec Sports, Chancellor Blank weigh in on costs to upgrade facilities
Capital Times
A campus-wide email blast by the Teaching Assistants? Association calling on the UW Athletic Department to pick up half the cost of a $223 million upgrade to recreational sports facilities was forwarded 600 times on Monday, the first day it was sent out, says the TAA.
Three finalists selected for UW Arboretum director
Madison.com
Three candidates selected as finalists for the UW-Madison Arboretum director post will be meeting with the campus community over the next two weeks.
New technology could make for cheaper, faster oil spill cleanup, UW researchers say
Madison.com
A material developed at UW-Madison could lead the way toward cheaper, faster cleanups of oil spills and other environmental hazards.
Andy Baggot: OK with Badgers football on Friday night?
Madison.com
Would you be OK with the University of Wisconsin football team playing an occasional home game on Friday night?
Important cosmic finding made in Madison by way of Australia
Wisconsin State Journal
From a grain of Australian crystal that measures the width of two human hairs, a UW-Madison researcher has unlocked important discoveries about the Earth?s crust ? namely, that it?s at least 4.4 billion years old, meaning Earth cooled enough to be lived on earlier than previously believed.
Madison women starts drive to send Little Free Library to her native South Sudan
Capital Times
Lorya-Ozulamoi learned about Little Free Libraries while a student in UW-Madison?s Odyssey Project, a humanities program for low-income adults.
COWS report says $10.10 minimum wage would help economy, create jobs
Wisconsin State Journal
More than half a million Wisconsin workers ? or, one of every five in the state ? would get bigger paychecks if Wisconsin increases the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour from the current $7.25 an hour, according to a report released Monday by the UW-Madison?s Center on Wisconsin Strategy (COWS).
Kolman, Emily
Madison.com
Emily and Kenneth found employment at the University of Wisconsin as building maintenance helpers until 1979.
Badgers men’s hockey: Perspective on Mike Eaves’ 250th career win
Madison.com
Mike Eaves reached a nice plateau over the weekend when the University of Wisconsin men?s hockey coach picked up his 250th career victory.
Search begins for new UW-Baraboo/Sauk County dean
A committee to select the next dean and campus executive officer of the University of Wisconsin-Baraboo/Sauk County met for the first time Thursday.
New show of historical maps at the Chazen zooms in on the margins
Capital Times
A new show opening this week at the Chazen Museum of Art focuses on the historical equivalent of doodling in the margins.
Badgers men’s basketball: All signs point to Milwaukee as first stop in NCAA tournament
Madison.com
A path to Milwaukee has been cleared for the Badgers, though they?re understandably leery of any speed traps that could pop up along the way.
Good vibrations: UW researcher says vibration energy could charge smartphones
Madison.com
Some day, putting your smartphone on the car seat next to you while driving could recharge the phone?s battery.
Chris Rickert: Does journalist’s conflict of interest conflict with Assembly interests?
Wisconsin State Journal
Robert Drechsel, the director of the UW-Madison Center for Journalism Ethics, said it?s not as if Novak is covering high school sports.?It just seems to me the kind of conflict that really isn?t the appropriate thing for journalists,? he said of Novak?s second job at city hall.
Two local tech start-ups win grants for super-computer program
Wisconsin State Journal
Qian, 36, an associate professor of statistics at UW-Madison, founded Metamodeling Analytics, a Madison company developing software to speed the process for designing new industrial products.
Walker staff emails map the dangerous intersection of new technology and campaign ethics
Wisconsin State Journal
UW?Madison experts Downs, Drechsel, Mayer comment.
Assembly OKs bill allowing UW schools to perform classified research
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The state Assembly has approved a bill that would allow University of Wisconsin institutions to perform classified national security research.
Assembly to take up UW classified research bill
Madison.com
The state Assembly is set to take up a bill that allow University of Wisconsin institutions to perform classified national security research.
Census data showing fewer farms, less farm land in state is incomplete, analysts say
Wisconsin State Journal
The census? preliminary numbers were in disagreement with annual statistics provided by the USDA that have shown a decline over the past five years of state agricultural land that has been diverted to other uses, according to Bruce Jones, an agricultural economics professor at UW-Madison.
Yo-Yo Ma and Chanticleer return for renovated Union Theater’s first season
Capital Times
The reopening of the Wisconsin Union Theater this fall after two years under construction will feature big classical music names, starting with cellist Yo-Yo Ma on Oct. 18.
UW Rec Sports turns to social media to get out the vote for student referendum
Capital Times
Those following UW Rec Sports on twitter may have noticed, in between notices about spinning classes and Wallyball tournaments, a steady stream of tweets about the March 3-5 referendum to raise student fees by up to $102 a semester ? to $145 ? to help pay for a $223 million upgrade of recreational sports facilities.
Short power outage hits about 3,000 MGE customers
Madison.com
The majority of the outage was on Madison?s East Side, but outages also were reported on the UW-Madison campus, in Fitchburg and at Capital Newspapers on Fish Hatchery Road.
Have Democrats given up on beating Sean Duffy and Reid Ribble?
Capital Times
UW?Madison Poli Sci Prof. Ken Mayer comments.
Richard Harris shares ‘Growing Up Black in South Madison’ story with Downtown Rotary
Capital Times
Harris said he also plans to file a complaint against UW-Madison, to challenge its hiring practices for black faculty and staff.
Cory Jennerjohn: TV is about to make the sports attendance bubble burst
Madison.com
Camp Randall Stadium bucks the trend for young people a little. There were 13,213 seats allocated for students this past season. Eighty percent of those student tickets were used for six of the seven home games. … The only wart for the student section at the University of Wisconsin is tardiness.
UW Synchrotron Center closing reflects trend of U.S. disinvestment in science
Capital Times
A funding shortfall that will force the closing of the University of Wisconsin-Madison?s Synchrotron Radiation Center near Stoughton is an example of how tight federal budgets are causing the United States to fall behind in global scientific research and development to Asian nations, said director Joseph Bisognano, a professor of engineering physics.
UW-Madison needs new budget model, committee says
Madison.com
A new budget model that aligns resources for UW-Madison with its core missions, while also rewarding innovation and giving flexibility for change and growth, is being recommended by a campus committee.