For 16 years, I had the honor of representing western Wisconsin in Congress. But in so many ways, that experience was a prelude to current times.
Gunderson: Hold all colleges in Wisconsin to same standards
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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GERY WOELFEL: Andersen making all the right moves
Racine Journal Times
We have discovered over the years that major college football coaches aren?t always the most warm and fuzzy, honest and ethical people.
Authorities’ new advice to schools: Confront shooter
USA Today
Quoted: “These incidents are becoming a fact of life,?? University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Chief Susan Riseling told a meeting of law enforcement colleagues gathered here. “If there is no other option, take the shooter out.??
Outdoor element adds to aura at Soldier Field
Fox Sports North
CHICAGO ? The late Bob Johnson said it best many years ago, and it still rang true Sunday. “It was a great day for hockey,” said Notre Dame coach Jeff Jackson, borrowing the legendary Wisconsin coach?s famous motto.
Is this Madison’s coolest bathroom?
Madison.com
It all started with a crushed orange velvet couch.?This lovely down-filled couch showed up in the bathroom,? said Linda Zwicker, an assistant dean at the School of Human Ecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. ?And it?s always been a puzzle ? how the hell did it get in there?
James Cromwell protests for cats
Headline News
Hollywood star James Cromwell, from the Academy Award winning film “Babe” joins Jane Velez-Mitchell to discuss his latest role: Loud protester at a university board hearing.
How you can help a MN native go to space
KARE-TV, Minneapolis
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. – A student from Mahtomedi is trying to get his chance to fly into space, and you can help.Jake Rohrig went to the University of Wisconsin, Madison to pursue a degree in its Astronautical Engineering program.
New process give flexibility to strained silicon
The Engineer
A new process being pioneered in the US could lead to greater integration of strained silicon in flexible electronics.
Eric Sandgren: Cat research, after all the drama
Wisconsin State Journal
Eric Sandgren, director of the Research Animal Resource Center, writes about allegations by PETA in a guest column in the Wisconsin State Journal.
Eric Sandgren: Cat research, after all the drama
Wisconsin State Journal
Now that People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has had its moment of theatrics in front of the UW Board of Regents, let?s look at some pertinent facts about their campaign against UW-Madison research on sound localization.
Distinguished economist, professor Don Nichols dies
Madison.com
Donald Nichols, whose tenure leading the UW-Madison?s acclaimed graduate school of public policy helped shape economic development in the state, and who served as an economic adviser to two governors and a president, died Friday at age 72.
Paul Fanlund: David Ward on what confronts the next UW chancellor
Capital Times
David McDonald, the Russian history professor who chairs the search committee to find the University of Wisconsin-Madison?s next chancellor, says he?s happy to be handing off the top five names to a committee of the UW Board of Regents this week.
Violent Television Affects Children?s Behavior, Study Says
New York Times
Quoted: Children watch a mix of ?prosocial but also antisocial media,? said Marie-Louise Mares, an associate professor of communications at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. ?Merely being exposed to prosocial media doesn?t mean that kids take it that way.?
Underwood: Let’s invest in education
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The upcoming release of Gov. Scott Walker?s proposed state budget draws our attention to the future and, in particular, to Wisconsin?s children.
Gov. Scott Walker proposes money for cancer center
Fox 11, Green Bay
GREEN BAY – Gov. Scott Walker wants to include $3.75 million for the University of Wisconsin?s Carbone Cancer Center.
The ?Die Hard? Quandary
New York Times
Quoted: This is, quite simply, untrue. ?There is tons of research on this,? says Joanne Cantor, professor emerita of communications at the University of Wisconsin, and an expert on the effect of violent movies and video games. ?Watching violence makes kids feel they can use violence to solve a problem. It brings increased feelings of hostility. It increases desensitization.? Every parent understands this instinctively, of course, but those instincts are backed by decades of solid research.
Ian Duncan interview
NBC-15
Ian Duncan was interviewed on NBC15.
Exercising your brain may improve your life
LiveScience
Noted: “We now have evidence that engaging in pure mental training can induce changes not just in the function of the brain, but in the brain?s structure itself,” Richard Davidson, a neuroscientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, told an audience at the New York Academy of Sciences on Thursday (Feb. 6) evening.
Parents not sleep deprived? We beg to differzzzz
Today.com
A new study in the American Journal of Epidemiology has some eye-opening findings for tired parents: We?re not actually as sleep deprived as we think. The study, conducted by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, looked at parents of kids ages 0 to 18 and evaluated how much sleep they were losing at different stages. It?s no big shock that the younger the kids were, the more sleep deprivation parents experienced.
Wisconsin scientists help search for alien life
AP
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are helping search for evidence of alien life not by looking into outer space, but by studying some rocks right here on Earth.
Report Faults Priorities in Breast Cancer Research
New York Times
Quoted: ?We know things like radiation might cause breast cancer, but we don?t know much that we can say specifically causes breast cancer in terms of chemicals,? said Michael Gould, a professor of oncology at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and a co-chairman of the 23-member committee that prepared the report.
UW pediatrician promotes early reading emphasis
Appleton Post-Crescent
Sharing books with children at an early age is important for their long-term learning and well-being, says Dipesh Navsaria, one of the two lecturers chosen for the Appleton Education Foundation?s 2013 Community Education Program.
Andy Baggot: UW owes much to supporters like Bob and Mary Lunda
Madison.com
When Barry Alvarez opened his mail one day last July, the University of Wisconsin athletic director came across a love letter.
Tom Still: Waisman Center’s four decades of research changes lives
Wisconsin State Journal
The telegram from President John F. Kennedy to University of Wisconsin President Fred Harrington was both eerie and visionary. Eerie because it was delivered Nov. 20, 1963 ? just two days before Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas ? and visionary because it seemed to anticipate the challenges confronting science in its quest to explore the human brain.
Rob Nixon: ?Harvest,? by Jim Crace
New York Times
Reviewed: Jim Crace grew up along London?s northern perimeter in a housing estate that felt, he has said, like the last building before the countryside began. In one direction stretched an interminably rural England, in the other an interminable metropolis. Through this accident of childhood, Crace developed an edgeland imagination that has powered his writing ever since, attracting him to dramatic showdowns between clashing values. His characters typically face some encroaching, inhospitable new order, as in ?Harvest,? his glorious new novel, where they must scramble to adapt or be mowed down.
Retraining the brain: Army joins forces with celebrity, university for research
The Frederick, Md. News-Post
The Army hopes a small plastic mouthpiece developed by the University of Wisconsin — Madison might help treat injured soldiers, including those who have suffered traumatic brain injuries.
Building Momentum for Little Free Libraries
Publishers Weekly
It?s been four years since international business consultant Todd Bol constructed a wooden replica of a one-room schoolhouse, filled it with books, and mounted it on a post in his front yard in a suburb of metropolitan Minneapolis, Hudson, Wis., in tribute to his late mother. A sign urged passersby to take free books or else leave books. Today, Bol and Rick Brooks, an instructor at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, head up the nonprofit organization Little Free Library, which promotes literacy through both sales and donations.
Waisman Center still at forefront of brain research
BizTimes.com
The telegram from President John F. Kennedy to University of Wisconsin President Fred Harrington was both eerie and visionary. Eerie because it was delivered Nov. 20, 1963 ? just two days before Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas ? and visionary because it seemed to anticipate the challenges confronting science in its quest to explore the human brain.
UW vet school employee facing animal abuse charges
WISC-TV 3
A University of Wisconsin school of veterinary medicine employee is facing felony charges and a potential $10,000 fine after reportedly abandoning her pets after being evicted, according to a criminal complaint.
How Planck space telescope might help us grasp reality
NBCNews.com
Noted: Planck data may hold evidence for what members of the physics community, like Peter Timbie from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, commonly refer to as inflation?s smoking gun: a massive collection of propagating bends and kinks in space itself, called gravitational waves.
East grad takes a zig-zag course in pursuing political dream
Wausau Daily Herald
MADISON ? Scott Resnick always wanted to be involved in politics, but there is some irony at work as the 26-year-old begins a campaign to keep his seat on the Madison City Council.
Mike Nichols: The effects of wearing a mask
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Noted: We know that anonymity makes a huge difference in how we interact with each other, says University of Wisconsin-Madison communications professor Dietram Scheufele. People say different things when they are wearing a mask, or at least say it in a different way.
James Cromwell Arrested for Protesting Cat Torture at UW-Madison
TMZ.com
73-year-old Oscar-nominated actor James Cromwell was arrested this morning at the University of Wisconsin — after bursting into a board meeting … claiming the school tortures cats in the name of science.
Actor James Cromwell arrested during protest at UW Regents meeting
WISC-TV 3
Hollywood actor James Cromwell was arrested Thursday morning after interrupting a University of Wisconsin Board of Regents meeting to demand an end to experiments on cats at UW-Madison.
James Cromwell Follows Up Gruesome ‘American Horror Story’ Run With Cat-Testing Protest
Yahoo! Movies
As the evil Dr. Arden on the recently wrapped “American Horror Story: Asylum,” James Cromwell committed any number of atrocities, including the double amputation of the asylum?s resident nymphomaniac, Shelley.
University Research Leaders Urge Congress to Head Off Automatic Cuts
Chronicle of Higher Education
Leaders of academic research institutions across the nation urged Congress on Tuesday to take action to head off automatic spending cuts that are scheduled to take effect next month.
Beheaded Cat, Maimed Goat Spark Scrutiny of Research Labs
Businessweek
When animal researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (85084MF) dodged federal penalties for decapitating a cat named Double Trouble, their troubles weren?t over.
Thomas Nagel Is Praised by Creationists
New York Times
Quoted: ?I wouldn?t criticize him for not knowing a lot of details about evolutionary biology,? said Elliott Sober, a philosopher of biology at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, who was highly critical of ?Mind and Cosmos? in Boston Review. But Mr. Nagel?s arguments, he continued, are marred by flawed reasoning about probability: ?He sees the origins of life and consciousness as remarkable facts which had to have had a high probability of happening. I don?t buy that.?
Michael Apted, director of the “Up” series, on his latest installment
Minnesota Public Radio News
The latest installment in director Michael Apted?s “Up” series opens in Minneapolis later this week. “56 Up” continues what started as a television special looking into the British class system in the mid-1960s.
Wisconsin considers tighter for-profit rules as campuses close in Milwaukee
Inside Higher Education
Wisconsin is shaping up to be an important front in the battle over for-profit higher education, with a likely crackdown in Milwaukee and a brewing debate over tighter regulations at the state level.
University ranked in top five for Peace Corps involvement
The Michigan Daily
Among large universities ? those with more than 15,000 students ? the University trails the University of Washington, Seattle; the University of Florida; and the University of Wisconsin, Madison, which all have more than 100 volunteers serving.
Kareem Abdul Jabbar’s rookie ‘Alcindor’ jersey expected to bring $100,000+ at auction
Art Daily
A remarkable, and valuable, trio of basketball artifacts ? Lew Alcindor?s 1969-1971 game worn Milwaukee Bucks jersey (his last before becoming Kareem Abdul-Jabbar), Oscar Robertson?s 1970-?71 NBA Championship Season game worn Milwaukee Bucks jersey and Kareem?s first set of game worn goggles, from 1974 ? are expected to bring more than $150,000 altogether at auction on Feb. 23 in New York as part of Heritage Auctions? Platinum Night Sports event. The pieces have been consigned by Dr. Patrick McBride, Dean of Students of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical Schools, who also holds the distinction ? which stands to this day ? of having been named the youngest Equipment Manager in the history of professional sports. McBride has kept the pieces in his closet for the last 40 years.
Preserving Science News In An Online World
NPR
How can journalists and bloggers avoid some of the pitfalls of communicating science in an online world? Should a website?s comments section be moderated, or removed altogether? How has social media changed the blogosphere? A panel of experts joins Ira Flatow to discuss. Dominique Brossard is lead author of the Science paper, which was titled “Science, New Media and the Public.” She is a professor at the Department of Life Science Communication at the University of Madison – University of Wisconsin in Madison, and she joins us from Madison. Welcome to the program.
Condition rare in young people, says medical school professor
Juneau County Star-Times
Any kind of blood clot in a young, healthy person is rare, a University of Wisconsin professor said Friday. ?Clots happen for different reasons,? said James Runo, assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison. ?A family history, smoking, birth control pills, in older people, trauma in the legs, if they are bedbound or have had surgery.?
Facebook photo helps dust off old Maine dialect recording
The Morning Sentinel, Waterville, ME
Noted: Clark thought of her friend Bob Tucker?s son, Will, who was attending the University of Wisconsin. He was able to put Clark in touch with DARE, the Dictionary of American Regional English, a massive project coordinated by the university.
The Best Scientific Visualizations of 2012
Gizmodo
Every year, the International Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge seeks to find the most visually striking scientific art and design. It?s just announced the 2012 winners?and there are some amazing sights to be seen.
Best Science Pictures of 2012 Announced
National Geographic
A micrograph, or microphotograph, of a sea urchin?s crystalline tooth won first place and people?s choice for photography in the 2012 International Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge.
Seeing Darwin Through Christians? Eyes
New York Times
Quoted: Ronald L. Numbers, a science historian at the University of Wisconsin, said that many evangelical Protestants were once willing to accept the theory, as long as it was applied only to animals, not to humans.
Slight increase in norovirus cases among UW-Madison students
WKOW-TV 27
Experts see a slight increase in norovirus cases among University of Wisconsin-Madison students. Norovirus can make people sick all year round, but the peak is late fall into winter months like February and March.
Russell Wilson to appear in American Family ad this Sunday
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Russell Wilson, the former University of Wisconsin star now playing quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks, will appear in an American Family Insurance ad on Super Bowl Sunday.
Laughables | ‘heh’ | ‘hah’ | ‘huh’ | An In-depth Examination
Science20.com
Could there be other laughing-related modes of behaviour? Perhaps suggesting the necessity for a broader definition? Researchers professor Cecilia E. Ford, of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, US, and professor Barbara A. Fox, from the University of Colorado-Boulder, US, hint that there may be in their essay ?Multiple practices for constructing laughables?
Chuck Darrow: Former ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ star shows stage-acting chops
Philadelphia Inquirer
To a certain segment of the population, Tom Wopat will forever be “Luke Duke,” one of the lead characters on the 1980s TV series, “The Dukes of Hazzard,” which focused on the comical misadventures of a couple of reformed redneck moonshiners. But Wopat?s greatest triumphs have occurred about as far – philosophically and artistically – as you can get from formulaic weekly television.
Immigration: Mexico Stays Out of Debate
Fox News Latino
Quoted: Remittances from the family member in the U.S make up a huge amount of many Mexicans incomes and comprehensive immigration reform could ostensibly make cross-border travel for work much easier, said Petra Guerra, the associate director of the Chicano and Latino Studies program at the University of Wisconsin.
It says ‘Badgers coach’ on my resume…
Walworth County Today
LAKE GENEVA ? When the position of head coach for the University of Wisconsin Badgers football team was vacant last month, the school posted the job on its human resources website like any other opening.
AASAS an important resource for students
The Madison Times
The African American Student Academic Services (AASAS) is an essential campus agency that provides support services to African and African American undergraduate students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Karla Foster is the coordinator for AASAS, which is housed under the Center for Academic Excellence (CAE) in the College of Letters and Sciences.
Getting an online degree just got easier | AirTalk | 89.3 KPCC
Southern California Public Radio
Starting next fall, the University of Wisconsin system is offering the first competency-based online degree program in the nation. This program, called the ?UW Flexible Option,? will allow adult students to earn a bachelor?s by passing a series of assessments that determine competency in a field of study.
The UW Flexible Option and the UW Inflexible Option
National Review Online
By now, you may well have read Wall Street Journal report Caroline Porter?s article on the University of Wisconsin?s new Flexible Option, a competency-based credentialing initiative that will allow students to gain credit for what they know rather than how long they?ve sat in a classroom.
Tolzien could be 49ers backup next season
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
New Orleans – Scott Tolzien is trying to soak up as much knowledge as he can from QB Alex Smith because there?s a pretty good chance Sunday will be Smith?s last game with the 49ers.
A Special Tribute to the Unsung Athletics Directors of College Sports
Diverse Issues in Higher Education
In the second installment of a four-part series, the Diverse editors sought to recognize those current and former athletics directors across the country who have blazed the trails and opened doors for minorities in sports. Included: Sean Frazier. Promoted to deputy athletic director in 2011, Sean T. Frazier also served as senior associate athletic director for operations at the University of Wisconsin. Frazier came to Wisconsin in 2007 after serving as director of athletics at Merrimack College in North Andover, Mass.
Flooding damages basements in Madison area
WISC-TV 3
Quoted: “Certainly, it?s unusual, but it?s not breaking the mold,” said Jonathan Martin, a meteorologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.