University of Wisconsin football coach Gary Andersen didn?t just inherit a quality program on the field. He apparently got a smart one off of it, too.
Badgers sports: Football team sets program record for academics
Madison.com
Author: gbump
Books :: Cold War University: Madison and the New Left in the Sixties
In Cold War University, Matthew Levin details how the expansion of our eminent Cold War university created a student body of such diversity and vitality that the institution?s very integrity was shaken by its own growth.
Sounds of summer: Jazz at Five returns for its 20th season
Wisconsin State Journal
This year?s Jazz at Five lineup features some familiar faces, like violinist Randy Sabien, who last appeared at the event in 2011, and UW-Madison jazz professor Johannes Wallmann?s quintet.
Experts seeing sharp increase in ticks
Madison.com
University of Wisconsin-Madison entomologist Susan Paskewitz has researched ticks since the early 1990s. Paskewitz measures tick density out in the field. She says ticks are ten times higher than she?s used to seeing.
Credit Kevin Reilly for leadership
Wisconsin State Journal
University of Wisconsin System President Kevin Reilly prioritized and boosted the number of college graduates across Wisconsin.
Stratatech lands a major government contract worth up to $47 million
Wisconsin State Journal
Allen-Hoffmann, who founded Stratatech in 2000 based on research in her UW-Madison lab, said it could take two years to begin the next phase of clinical trials. When that happens, StrataGraft also will be tested on pediatric burn patients.
Andy Baggot: With Ed O’Bannon lawsuit looming, movement toward monumental NCAA change readily apparent
Madison.com
When Chris Borland spoke to the masses last week in Chicago, the senior linebacker for the University of Wisconsin football team apologized for not being totally up to speed on the curious case of Ed O?Bannon.
Testing of new Camp Randall sound system draws complaints
Madison.com
Testing the new sound system at Camp Randall Stadium is testing the patience of Near West Side residents.
Bill Lueders: Out-of-state donors buoy Walker
Capital Times
Among some true believers, Scott Walker is not just governor of Wisconsin. He is America?s governor. (Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism article.)
Taffora named to lead UW-Madison legal team
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Madison has selected Raymond Taffora, former chief deputy attorney general at the state Department of Justice, as the new vice chancellor for legal affairs.
Cellular Dynamics International closes IPO as stock rebounds
Wisconsin State Journal
Cellular Dynamics International, the Madison stem cell company based on the research of UW-Madison stem cell pioneer James Thomson, said Tuesday it has closed its initial public stock offering.
New Philadelphia Fed report shows Wisconsin economy strengthening
Capital Times
UW-Madison economist Menzie Chinn has been tracking a lot of the data on his ?Econobrowser? blog. He noted recently that the state Department of Revenue in its latest Economic Outlook predicts Wisconsin will fall about 81,000 jobs short of hitting Walker?s 250,000 jobs target by January 2015.
UW System President Kevin Reilly announces departure
Wisconsin State Journal
University of Wisconsin System President Kevin Reilly is leaving his job after nine years defined by soaring enrollment gains, steep cuts in state funding, large tuition hikes and fierce political battles. He?ll leave at the end of the year to advise the American Council on Education and return to teaching.
Paul Fanlund: Kevin Reilly?s exit unrelated to phantom UW ‘scandal’
Capital Times
Five weeks ago, I groused in a column that Kevin Reilly, president of the UW System, had failed to stand tall against overblown attacks by Republicans who control Wisconsin?s government.
Doug Moe: The scientist and the ladder
Wisconsin State Journal
Two months later, however ? shortly after the kidnapped infant was found dead ? investigators did reach out to the U.S. Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) (on the UW campus) in Madison, where Arthur Koehler, a bald, studious looking man who in fact loved the outdoors, worked as a scientist.
Bike City: Madison’s efforts to become a top bicycling community show no signs of slowing
Capital Times
Klein is also taking on the UW biking culture, notorious for jamming downtown traffic between class periods with many bikers displaying complete disregard for any rules of the road.?It?s a tough crowd,? says Klein. ?It is amazing just how little folks do know about the rules.?
UW President Kevin Reilly expected to announce departure soon
Wisconsin State Journal
University of Wisconsin System President Kevin Reilly will announce his departure from the job this week, an announcement that could occur as soon as Tuesday afternoon, according to multiple sources with direct knowledge of the situation.
On Campus: UW a behemoth in getting federal money, a relative pipsqueak in paying for it
Wisconsin State Journal
What is surprising: the University of Wisconsin System?s ranking in both categories. It?s a behemoth in getting money, ranking ninth nationally in 2011 with $594 million in federal money. But it?s a relative pipsqueak in shelling out the cash its peers do to win influence and feed the D.C.-to-Madison pipeline. — Also: With Rebecca Blank starting as UW-Madison chancellor, it?s time to announce awards to her fellow finalists for the job, who made high-profile visits to campus in the spring:
Ferver, Dorothy
Madison.com
Dorothy was a departmental administrator at the UW-Madison Extension Program.
Training grenade causes evacuation of UW-Madison building
Wisconsin State Journal
A UW-Madison building was partially evacuated Monday after a training grenade was found by a staff member while cleaning a desk.
Downtown Madison BID leader pumped about apartment building boom
Capital Times
While UW-Madison students are certainly a piece of the target market, Carbine is most excited over the possibility of young professionals, empty-nesters and even families moving downtown.
Scott Walker’s structural deficit
Capital Times
?A lot of people use the term structural deficit and they define it in different ways,? says Andrew Reschovsky, an economist at UW-Madison?s La Follette School of Public Affairs.
Turner, Samuel B.
Madison.com
After the war, Sam had a successful career with the University of Wisconsin Madison where he was recognized for 30 years of faithful service and also received the Governor?s Special Award from then governor, Tommy Thompson.
Scott Walker, Bobby Jindal call Obamacare a ‘ticking bomb’
Capital Times
Here?s a study in contrasts. I interview Tom Oliver, a UW-Madison expert on health care, two weeks ago and he tells me the Republican position about people not being able to choose their own physician under Obamacare is “just an outright lie.”
MMoCA highlights 35 artists in a showcase of Wisconsin art
Capital Times
This September, the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art spotlights 35 of Wisconsin?s most innovative artists, from established names like Charles Munch to graduate students at UW-Madison.
Niles, Dolores H.
Madison.com
In 1980, she joined the faculty of UW-Madison as an Assistant Professor. In this capacity she served as Program Coordinator, Division of Professional and Human Development; Chair, Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Studies; Associate Dean, Continuing Education Extension Division; and Director, Wisconsin Survey Research Laboratory.
Disability Pride event focuses on possibilities
Wisconsin State Journal
(UW?Madison disability studies professor) Ellen Samuels didn?t choose to be disabled. And when a rare genetic condition began to limit her ability to walk in her early 20s, she did not exactly embrace the experience.
Think big to control the cost of college
Wisconsin State Journal
Interim UW-Madison Chancellor David Ward prioritized this (customized learning via technology) effort. That?s something new Chancellor Rebecca Blank must continue.
Q&A: Andy Wallman taking KW2 ad agency in a new direction
Capital Times
The youngest of five kids, Wallman wasn?t thinking of a career in advertising when he came to UW-Madison in 1983. He was weeks away from graduating with a double major in Communication Arts and Afro-American studies when Knupp caught Wallman?s act at a ComedySportz event and suggested he interview for a job.
Chris Rickert: Solidarity Singers’ song: We’re too special for permits
Wisconsin State Journal
?Once you have more than 20, you can have interference,? said Donald Downs, a UW-Madison political science, law and journalism professor and expert on free speech. ?You?ve got to pick some number.?
Family-owned World of Variety store chain continues to grow
Wisconsin State Journal
?From my experience, this is pretty rare,? said Jerry O?Brien, executive director of the Center for Retailing Excellence at UW-Madison. ?If they can stay unique enough in what they offer … they should be strong.?
Hollywood archives a ‘hidden gem’
Wisconsin State Journal
The Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research (WCFTR), housed in the Wisconsin Historical Society, is a ?hidden gem,? according to Vance Kepley, director of the center and a professor of film at UW-Madison.
In the Spirit: Skeptics question relic’s authenticity
Wisconsin State Journal
Retired UW?Madison bibliographer David Henige, UW?Madison professor emeritus Arthur Eggert weigh in.
Executive Q&A: Espionage agent wannabe Bill Kessler reflects on 35 years running top-ranked Century 21 franchise in Madison
Wisconsin State Journal
?It?s amazing to see how far we?ve come,? said Kessler, who studied Russian history at UW-Madison and originally hoped to become a Cold War spy.
McDonald, Joanne K.
Madison.com
She worked at Pendarvis, Wis., Power & Light, and retired from the UW-Madison Bursar?s office.
Ask the Weather Guys: Did Wisconsin just have a heat wave?
Wisconsin State Journal
Column by Steve Ackerman and Jonathan Martin, professors in the UW-Madison department of atmospheric and oceanic sciences.
Limits on malpractice awards involving UW doctors challenged
Wisconsin State Journal
A Verona woman who won a $1.8 million jury award for her husband?s death in a lawsuit against a UW-Madison doctor is challenging a cap on damages against state-employed doctors, which limits the payment to $250,000.
Police collecting millions of license plate images on Dane County roads
Wisconsin State Journal
Michael Scott, a UW-Madison Law School professor and expert on police practices, said the details of what?s in the photo could make a difference in the public?s perception about whether the technology balances legitimate privacy concerns with what could be an effective tool for law enforcement.
On the BadgerBeat: Badgers football … by the (uniform) numbers
Madison.com
When it comes to University of Wisconsin football, it?s not so much what?s in a name ? although Hugs Etienne has to make even the most cynical of Badgers fans feel good ? but it?s what?s in the number.
Ten years in, a tenure of big changes for Bishop Robert Morlino
Wisconsin State Journal
Construction of a new Catholic student center at UW-Madison, now in the fundraising phase, is his ?most urgent? priority, Morlino said.
Moving Rhythm & Booms might decrease possible health, environmental impacts
Wisconsin State Journal
Noted: Jake Vander Zanden, professor of limnology at UW-Madison, said perchlorate will be in the environment for a bit after a big fireworks show but won?t necessarily cause problems. ?There may be adverse impacts, there may not be,? he said. ?We?re not really sure.?
Bicyclist killed in crash with SUV identified as Madison man
Madison.com
Noted: The bicyclist killed Wednesday in a collision with an SUV on Madison?s East Side has been identified as John Primm, 22, of Madison. Primm was riding his bike on South First Street when he rode into the path of an SUV driven by a UW-Madison student in her early 20s.
Badgers football: Friendship bonds Gary Andersen, Urban Meyer
Madison.com
CHICAGO ? Gary Andersen and Urban Meyer went to lunch here this week, which can only mean one thing.
Know Your Madisonian: Kurt Squire and Constance Steinkuehler
Wisconsin State Journal
Kurt Squire and Constance Steinkuehler don?t have the typical academic offices or lives. The husband-and-wife UW-Madison education professors have built successful careers around the study of video games in promoting learning.
Badgers football: Gary Andersen ‘all good’ in Big Ten media day debut
Madison.com
CHICAGO ? Gary Andersen hasn?t called a play, addressed a loss or said anything remotely controversial since showing up in Madison seven months ago, but already the first-year University of Wisconsin football coach is taking a bit of heat.
Spencer Black: Obama should create more national monuments
Capital Times
Question: How do you get something done in Washington when the Congress seems bound and determined to do nothing? (Black is a adjunct professor of urban and regional planning at UW-Madison.)
‘Lone star’ ticks have increased presence in Wis.
Madison.com
An aggressive tick that can trigger a disease causing fever and fatigue has an increased presence in Wisconsin, bug experts say.
Plain Talk: Again legislators cave to special interests
Capital Times
Here?s yet another example of why we?d all be a lot safer if state legislators stayed home, which if we didn?t pay them so much they would have to do. (Commentary on WiscNet issue.)
Badgers hockey: Former player Tony Granato named 2014 Olympic assistant coach
Madison.com
Tony Granato was fresh off an iconic career with the University of Wisconsin men?s hockey team when he got his first taste of the Olympics.
Badgers football: LB Chris Borland leads UW’s senior trio at Big Ten media days
Madison.com
Picking the University of Wisconsin football team?s three representatives for the Big Ten Conference media days in Chicago is more challenging some years than others.
Suspect ordered to stand trial for Montee Ball attack
Wisconsin State Journal
A man accused of kicking the head of former UW running back Montee Ball last year was ordered to stand trial Tuesday after a brief preliminary hearing.
Odd Wisconsin: Vets in tents swarmed UW
Wisconsin State Journal
After the GI Bill passed in 1944, so many WWII veterans flocked to the University of Wisconsin that they had no place to sleep. Each year from 1946 to 1949, more than 10,000 enrolled, accounting for nearly two-thirds of all students.