No gold medal was at stake, but the sunshine was golden Sunday as hockey players competed on Lake Mendota during the final day of Hoofers? weeklong Winter Carnival.
Around Town: UW students work hard to have fun on the ice
Wisconsin State Journal
Author: gbump
Doug Moe: Boxing makes boisterous return to UW
Wisconsin State Journal
Last week was really something for UW-Madison sophomore Chandler Davis, who picked the sport of boxing off the mat and got it going again on campus, to the delight of some and dismay of others
On Campus: New officials named at UW Colleges and UW-Extension
Wisconsin State Journal
With Ray Cross soon leaving the top job at UW Colleges and UW-Extension, two administrators have been promoted to fill vacancies.
Beran, Don G.
Madison.com
The family settled in Madison and Don worked for a number of years in journalism and public relations for UW-Madison and CUNA
WARF sues Apple over alleged patent infringement
Wisconsin State Journal
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation sued Apple on Monday, claiming that the gadget giant infringed on one of WARF?s computer technology patents.
Speaking up: Madison’s education academics get involved in the argument over education reform
Capital Times
Both Apple and Julie Underwood, dean of the School of Education at UW-Madison, share Slekar?s concern over the systematic privatization of education and recognize a role for scholars in the public debate about it.
Andy Baggot: It would be foolish for NCAA to dismiss unionization efforts by football players
Madison.com
Look, an organized attempt by student-athletes to unionize appears flawed and a major long shot for implementation. There?s a strong argument to be made they aren?t employees ? they receive grants in aid ? and their status at a school, both as a student and as an athlete, is voluntary. But the College Athletes Players Association, introduced last week by former Northwestern quarterback Kain Colter and lauded by his athletic director, James Phillips, raises a lot of issues that need to be explored.
Morgridge Institute’s SWAMP project launches to root out software vulnerabilities
Wisconsin State Journal
A new project based in Madison aims to root out software vulnerabilities that can leave the door open for viruses, website hacking or other forms of cybercrime, estimated as a $100 billion industry. The SWAMP, or the Software Assurance Marketplace, is a collaboration of the private, nonprofit Morgridge Institute for Research along with UW-Madison, Indiana University and the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana.
No advantage to single-sex schooling, UW study shows
Madison.com
Even though thousands of schools have adopted single-sex classrooms, there is little evidence of any benefit to the practice, according to a study done at UW-Madison.
Hauser, Taissa S. “Tess”
Madison.com
Tess Hauser was a senior scientist at the UW-Madison until her retirement in 2009. She played key roles for 40 years in the design, operation, and management of the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study, which has followed the life course of more than 10,000 members of the Wisconsin high school graduating class of 1957.
Bill would protect underage drinkers who call 911
Wisconsin State Journal
Supporters, including UW-Madison students who have long pushed for the ?good Samaritan? legislation, say it will make young people more likely to call 911 for someone who needs medical care, rather than avoiding authorities because they fear costly underage drinking tickets.
New plan urges three-story height limits along Old University Avenue
Capital Times
After seeing several large development projects in the area ? including a six-story apartment from the Mullins Group on the 2500 block next to Lombardino?s, a four-story apartment on the 2300 block at the former site of the Ivy Inn and the UW-Madisons massive new $100 million Wisconsin Energy Institute ? the neighborhood initiated a planning process to offer its own vision for the area.
Q-and-A: UW professor, ‘Poisoner’s Handbook’ author Deborah Blum writes killer nonfiction
Capital Times
Deborah Blum has a piece of jewelry to die for. The UW professor and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author shows off a turquoise ring. Twist it, and a secret compartment reveals itself, perfect for concealing a cyanide capsule or other poison.
Your Right to Know: OpenBook offers new peek at state spending
Capital Times
In January, the state of Wisconsin launched a new website with a searchable database that lets the public see what state government spends on goods, services and other operating costs.
More states grant in-state tuition to immigrants
Madison.com
Giancarlo Tello paid $14,000 more than other New Jersey high school graduates to attend Rutgers University, the state?s flagship public college. Why the difference? Tello spent much of his childhood in the U.S. without legal permission after his parents moved from Peru when he was 6.
UW film students hit Sundance Film Festival with help from alum
Capital Times
For several years now, UW students from the Wisconsin Union Directorate?s Film Committee have been heading to Sundance to see the latest movies. And they?ve had a place to stay, thanks to an alumna of the university and WUD.
Judges orders Wis. couple in prayer-death to jail
Madison.com
At Thursday?s hearing, Byron Lichstein, a law professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and co-director of the Wisconsin Innocence Project, asked Huber to throw out the couple?s jail sentence. The judge denied the motion.
Sweet, Sue (Sylvia) C.
Madison.com
Sue?s life achievements include serving as a member of the Mayor?s Commission on Human Rights in the 1950?s; taking flying lessons; being an active leader of several Madison Jewish women?s organizations; working for a number of years as a staff member of Beth El Temple before going to work for the billing department of the UW Hospital Department of Surgery for 26 years.
Three weeks later, UW releases two other finalist names in president search
Wisconsin State Journal
Three weeks after picking a new president, the University of Wisconsin System on Thursday evening released the names of two other leading candidates for the job: former top UW administrator David Wilson and former Republican Congressman Mark Green.
Film director Oliver Stone headlines Distinguished Lecture Series at UW
Madison.com
Academy Award-winning film director Oliver Stone headlines a stellar group of speakers this spring in the Distinguished Lecture Series on the UW-Madison campus.
Tech and Biotech: Two teams from UW-Madison to compete for Hult Prize
Wisconsin State Journal
Swedenborg and Ronning are members of two teams from UW-Madison that have been chosen to make presentations in regional competitions in March for the Hult Prize, a contest that draws more than 10,000 applicants from over 150 countries.
Winners all around at Habitat for Humanity’s Souper Bowl XVIII
Wisconsin State Journal
It?s not like Cynthia Snyder needed another ceramic bowl. By her count, she and her husband already have 20 bowls from their previous trips to the annual Souper Bowl. But that didn?t deter them from coming again to Souper Bowl XVIII ? that?s 18 for the Roman numeral challenged ? the annual fundraiser for the UW-Madison chapter of Habitat for Humanity held Saturday at Madison West High School.
New investments have a Madison battery company all charged up
Wisconsin State Journal
Silatronix got its start when two University of Wisconsin professors, both considered experts in their fields, happened to run into each other one day in 2007.
UW student-athlete center committed to academic mission — Norman Fost
Wisconsin State Journal
I disagree with the Jan. 27 letter to the editor objecting to the UW-Madison Student-Athlete Performance Center.
Kudos to design and building professionals — Martinko and Babcock
Wisconsin State Journal
We enjoyed the Jan. 26 State Journal article describing the Memorial Union?s current renovation. The Union, as the article states, is an iconic campus landmark. It has been the second living room and favorite playground to generations of students, graduates and Madisonians.
Wisconsin a best value university again
Madison.com
UW-Madison has been named one of the best values in higher education for the second time in three months.
Wisconsin’s ‘Higher Ed, Lower Debt’ student loan bill set for Wednesday hearing
Capital Times
Wisconsin is inching forward to provide a unique solution to its roughly 753,000 graduates who come out of college with a degree and thousands of dollars in student loan debt.
Alert sent to UW students after armed robbery near campus
Madison.com
A home invasion Downtown Sunday night prompted UW-Madison police to issue an alert to students living in the area, but no one was injured and the alert was lifted later.
Students call for low-cost textbook alternatives
Capital Times
Student members of the Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group (WISPIRG) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are urging universities to provide low-cost “open” alternatives to textbooks, citing the high cost of current options.
Leland Pan: Tasers OK’d for MATC cops ? is that a good idea?
Capital Times
At its Jan. 8 meeting the Madison Area Technical College District Board, the governing body connecting the college with the community, decided to arm its campus officers with tasers. This is a serious matter that should be discussed more broadly in the community.
Nick Bezier: Tuition freeze puts UW’s future at risk
Last year, when the tuition freeze was announced by Gov. Scott Walker in La Crosse, like most students, I was excited. … But diving deeper into the numbers, students have to take this freeze with a grain of salt.
School Spotlight: McFarland launches ‘Life of a Spartan’ with Rhodes Scholar’s help
Wisconsin State Journal
McFarland High School honored Rhodes Scholar Drew Birrenkott and kicked off its new ?Life of a Spartan? club in a combined ceremony, hoping he would inspire current students … Birrenkott plans to graduate from UW-Madison in May and then spend at least two years studying at Oxford University in England. The scholarship ? he?s the first McFarland graduate to win one ? is valued at about $50,000 a year.
On Campus: Humanities in ‘the real world’ program to expand
Wisconsin State Journal
For Anna Zeide, graduate school doesn?t happen only on UW-Madison?s campus. A part-time job brings her to the Madison Children?s Museum on the Capitol Square, and projects there take her to neighborhoods in other parts of the city in what is known as ?the real world,? a place the university is encouraging more scholars in the humanities to explore.
UW researcher: Good chance for less snow but more rain in winter later this century
Madison.com
Do less snow, warmer temperatures and more rain in winter sound pretty good right now?That?s the possible weather scenario Wisconsin and the Great Lakes states could see in the latter part of the 21st century, according to researcher Michael Notaro at UW-Madison.
State senator proposes doubling reach of Capitol height limit
Wisconsin State Journal
Three existing UW-Madison buildings that would violate height restrictions in the expanded zone ? Van Hise Hall, the Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Science Building, and the Engineering Research Building ? would be grandfathered under the proposal.
Major changes to school report card proposed, including closing poorly performing schools
Wisconsin State Journal
The new formula still uses the achievement and achievement gap score categories. But it would use a method of calculating student growth developed at UW-Madison, known as ?value-added,? which seeks to evaluate school performance while accounting for student demographics.
Pearson becomes Master Meat Crafter
Ashland?s Andrew Pearson, from Sixth Street Market, was among 21 people who were awarded the distinction of a Master Meat Crafter on Jan. 17 at UW-Madison.
Oshkosh chancellor will retire
Madison.com
The chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh is bringing his 40-year career in higher education to an end.
Badgers sports: Gary Andersen, 3 other UW coaches get contract extensions
Madison.com
The University of Wisconsin Athletic Board on Friday approved contract extensions for the fall sports coaches.
Scot Ross: Scott Walker missed chance to help with student loan debt
Capital Times
The annual State of the State address delivered by Gov. Scott Walker was given amid news that the Wisconsin state budget, like those in many other states, is projected to run a surplus. But for too many hardworking Wisconsin family budgets, there?s not the same good news ? and the $1.2 trillion student loan debt crisis is the reason for hundreds of thousands of us.
Lake Superior St. confirms Wis. official as leader
Madison.com
Lake Superior State University?s Board of Trustees has confirmed University of Wisconsin official Thomas Pleger as the northern Michigan school?s next president. Pleger is campus executive officer and dean of the University of Wisconsin-Baraboo/Sauk County.
The new face of food stamps: working-age Americans
Madison.com
“A low-wage job supplemented with food stamps is becoming more common for the working poor,” said Timothy Smeeding, an economics professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who specializes in income inequality. “Many of the U.S. jobs now being created are low- or minimum-wage _ part-time or in areas such as retail or fast food _ which means food stamp use will stay high for some time, even after unemployment improves.”
UW-Madison research and grad school leader stepping down
Madison.com
An educator instrumental in widening the scope and success of research and graduate programs at UW-Madison is returning to the classroom.
On a Big Ten campus, Twitter campaign leads to meeting on diversity demands
Capital Times
A social media campaign aimed at sharing the realities of the minority experience on a Big Ten campus is attracting national attention, and has spurred the University of Michigan administration to act.
Wisconsin biotech draws a national eye
Wisconsin State Journal
Jadin said the UW-Madison is driving much of the local life sciences sector?s advance. He said the university is No. 4 nationwide in federal research funds.
Chris Rickert: Deficits and politicians are a threat to Medicaid — but not to tax cuts
Wisconsin State Journal
?Research suggests that supply-side economics ? where a tax cut actually generates more revenue ? doesn?t really hold true,? said UW-Madison political science professor Barry Burden.
New transgender research filling in gaps
Wisconsin State Journal
Groundbreaking local research is providing new insights into being young and transgender.
Boldt Co. adding sustainable elements to $52 million Memorial Union renovation
Wisconsin State Journal
About three-quarters of the way through a$52 million renovation of UW-Madison?s Memorial Union, green construction practices and attention to historic detail are contributing to a sustainable restoration that could preserve the iconic campus landmark for another 100 years, university and project leaders said.
With death of transgender student, a community mourns and redoubles its efforts
Wisconsin State Journal
Mindy?s death comes as initiatives across the community ? from new policies at Madison schools to groundbreaking research at UW-Madison ? are rapidly improving the landscape for transgender youth.
Music: The fast-moving hands of Clocks in Motion
Wisconsin State Journal
The UW-Madison-based percussion ensemble is breaking ground by reviving rarely performed works, commissioning new music and even inventing its own instruments.
Cors, Wayne E.
Madison.com
He worked for the UW for 17 years and then went to work for UW Hospital for 14 years, and retired in February, 2000.
Wis. farms see near-record $3.75B profit in 2013
Madison.com
Wisconsin farmers earned an estimated $3.75 billion last year, their second most profitable ever, thanks in large part to strong dairy and livestock sales, University of Wisconsin economists reported Wednesday.
Record milk sales boosted Wisconsin farm income, report says
Madison.com
The report is a key ingredient to the Wisconsin Agricultural Outlook Forum on Wednesday at UW-Madison.
Madison B-cycle shared bike rides increased 29 percent in 2013
Madison.com
That drop in annual memberships came in spite of a $45 discount offered to UW-Madison students, staff and faculty. The docking stations on the UW campus are the busiest in the city, Madison B-cycle said.
Dovenbarger, Betty Ann (Lowe)
Madison.com
She was assistant to the Director of Clinical Affairs (at UW Hospital) and in that capacity coordinated house staff affairs and credentialing and organizational affairs of the medical staff.
Roettiger, Leta M. (Pinch)
Madison.com
. Leta spent many years working as a secretary for the University of Wisconsin, most recently in the Chemistry Department.
Badgers women’s hockey: Goalie Alex Rigsby gets school-record 92nd victory in sweep of Bemidji State
Madison.com
When Jessie Vetter left the University of Wisconsin women?s hockey program in 2009, it looked as though the standout goaltender?s record for career victories may stand for a long time to come.
Badgers men’s hockey: Mike Eaves shows soft side at preschool visit
Madison.com
The sight of Mike Eaves changing a diaper, rubbing the back of a sleepy toddler and dancing with preschoolers might shock those who don?t really know the University of Wisconsin men?s hockey coach.
Report: Wis. hospitals improve quality, save money
Madison.com
For example, the University of Wisconsin Health Partners medical center in Watertown has implemented a health transition program. Patients are seen by transitions staff while still in the hospital, and receive follow-up calls or visits after they?re released. The report said that the hospital saw its readmission rate drop by 7 percent.
Dixon, Edith M.
Madison.com
Edie moved to Madison and began working at the Memorial Library in 1987, where she was a senior academic librarian with the library technology group at the Memorial Library, University of Wisconsin-Madison.