Quoted: ?Some of the committee?s proposed changes will take the Managed Forest Law program in new directions,? says committee member Mark Rickenbach, a University of Wisconsin-Extension forest policy and management specialist and associate professor in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology. ?The question we asked ourselves was ?How can we make this program good for the next 25 years???
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Wis. Dems unveil job plan (AP)
Chicago Tribune
Noted: They also want to create a venture capital investment fund, provide the University of Wisconsin-Madison?s Institutes for Discovery with 15 health and bioscience positions and fund 20 positions at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee?s School of Freshwater Science and School of Public Health.
Wisconsin Capitol security costs dwarf damage costs
Isthmus
Noted: The new, much lower, estimate is based on a report (PDF) prepared by Charles Quagliana, a historic preservation architect who works for the UW-Madison. Quagliana conducted an “initial walk-through” of the building on March 10, just after the last of the major protests, and subsequently returned to verify his findings.
Letter: Make UW-Madison a separate entity (Herald Times Reporter)
Increasingly, government entities are required to run more like businesses. UW-Madison is no exception. To that end, the university seeks a New Badger Partnership with the state that allows it to search out efficiencies, recruit top talent and set priorities like any private company does. As Wisconsin?s major research university, UW-Madison requires a different way of doing business and should be established as a public authority.
Morgridges Challenge 2011 Graduates To Give
WISC-TV 3
If you find yourself constantly checking over your shoulder this weekend, it could be from empathizing too much with those paranoid “Survivor” castaways. Or, it could be the fact that there are now roughly 6,000 new college graduates from the University of Wisconsin-Madison who are looking for a job and the job they?re looking for may be yours.
A Wisconsin Campus Goes Global, One Step at a Time
Chronicle of Higher Education
For the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse, the route to campus internationalization has been less like a highway and more like a series of small, winding paths.
UWGB faculty forms union (AP)
WKOW-TV 27
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay faculty members have voted overwhelmingly to form a union through the American Federation of Teachers-Wisconsin.
A home for Braveheart
WKOW-TV 27
Good news for the dog whose outlook was very bleak just a couple months ago. Braveheart was found near death and sickly in a Kentucky dumpster when a Columbus rescue took him in, then brought him to the UW Vet Hospital for treatment. Now Braveheart?s health is at almost 100%, and the family that is fostering him has decided to keep him.
Brec Cooke: Washington Post, New York Times Fail on FOIA
Huffington Post
A somewhat ugly and unfortunate debate has occurred in the national press in recent weeks over the use of freedom of information laws. The controversy began when the Wisconsin Republican Party asked the University of Wisconsin for e-mails of William Cronon, a history professor at Madison, whose records, as a state employee, are subject to Wisconsin?s open records law.
Apps make college easier to access
USA Today
A small but growing cadre of online universities is developing mobile apps to help students pursue their studies whenever and wherever they want.
Census shows big jump in women-led families in Wisconsin
Wisconsin State Journal
Quoted: Katherine Curtis, demographic specialist at UW-Madison.
Stoughton struggles to keep Norwegian heritage alive
Wisconsin State Journal
Quoted: Dan Veroff, director of the UW-Madison Applied Population Laboratory, and Jim Leary, who teaches folklore and Scandinavian studies at UW-Madison.
UW football: Badgers land four prime-time games
Madison.com
The University of Wisconsin football team will play four games under the lights this fall, the networks announced Thursday, matching the most ever for the Badgers. UW drew the prime time slot for home games against UNLV (Sept. 1) and Nebraska (Oct. 1), as well as road dates at Legends Division rivals Michigan State (Oct. 22) and Ohio State (Oct. 29).
Property Trax: Obama assistant Elizabeth Warren invited to keynote UW-Madison conference on housing, economy in June
Wisconsin State Journal
Elizabeth Warren, the creator and presumptive head of President Barack Obama?s controversial new consumer finance protection agency, has been invited to headline UW-Madison?s annual spring conference on housing and the economy.
Older residents in Wisconsin account for most growth
Wisconsin State Journal
Quoted: Katherine Curtis, demographic specialist with the Applied Population Laboratory at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Sharps containers, notification of accessibility issues are positive steps toward inclusivity (The Daily Iowan)
Quoted: The UI is not alone among public universities in offering real-time notification of obstruction or closings. Cathy Trueba, the University of Wisconsin-Madison assistant dean for Student Services and the McBurney Disability Resource Center director, told the DI Editorial Board Wednesday that Madison has had a similar system for the five years she?s held her position.
Planning Moves Forward For Far East Madison Clinic, Hospital
WISC-TV 3
MADISON, Wis. — After an eight-year journey, University of Wisconsin Health has taken a step forward in its push to building a new clinic and hospital at the American Center property on Madison?s far east side.
Chequamegon-Nicolet Sequesters Carbon, Researchers Say (Ashland Current)
Two University of Wisconsin ? Madison researchers, Scott Peckham and Stith Tom Gower, have been combing data to figure out the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest?s role in the carbon cycle.
UW-Madison Chancellor, campuses should be exempt for concealed weapons (WTAQ-AM, Sheboygan)
UW-Madison chancellor Biddy Martin says any law that allows concealed weapons in Wisconsin should exempt university property.
Oh, the Humanities Building!
Isthmus
The UW-Madison?s Mosse Humanities Building is slated for demolition. Long live the Humanities Building!
Gail MarksJarvis column on children’s financial literacy
Chicago Tribune
Quoted: University of Wisconsin-Madison professor emeritus Karen Holden, who advised “Sesame Street,” notes that preschool is an ideal time to lay the groundwork about personal finance because it is about making choices, suppressing immediate urges, assessing opportunity costs, budgeting resources over time and accepting financial risk.
Gun advocates in Wisconsin make case for concealed carry (AP)
MADISON ? The time has finally come to let Wisconsin citizens carry concealed weapons, gun advocates told state lawmakers Thursday.
Battle over UW-system continues
Wisconsin Radio Network
The battle over the future of the University of Wisconsin System continues. UW-System leaders Wednesday sent an open letter to all state legislators calling for new leadership flexibility, as contained in their Wisconsin Idea Partnership.
Concealed carry bill gets a hearing
Wisconsin Radio Network
Concealed carry legislation was the subject of a public hearing at the Capitol on Thursday.
Now and Then: Social Media and Relationships
WKOW-TV 27
Quoted: Joanne Cantor, is a Professor emerita at the University of Wisconsin in the Communication Arts Department. She says social media can become too much. For example, “It?s sort of like if you keep eating and eating and never stop, when are you going to digest your food?”
Concealed carry supporters turn out for public hearings
WKOW-TV 27
MADISON (WKOW) ? There are three proposals to allow people to carry a concealed weapon but even more opinions on how it should be done. That is why lawmakers held a public hearing on the topic Thursday.
UW Chancellor Urges Concealed Carry Exemption For Campus Property
WISC-TV 3
MADISON, Wis. — University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin is urging state lawmakers to exempt university property from any legislation allowing state residents to legally carry concealed weapons.
Badgers To Play 4 Regular Season Night Games
WISC-TV 3
MADISON, Wis. — The national spotlight will be shining brightly along with the lights at Camp Randall Stadium following the Wisconsin Badgers football team?s Big Ten Championship and Rose Bowl appearance.
Hearing On Concealed Carry Gets Large Turnout
WISC-TV 3
MADISON, Wis. — At a packed public hearing at the state Capitol on Thursday, supporters and opponents weighed in on a bill all that would allow residents to carry concealed weapons.
Badger Dairy Club Members Honored for Achievements (Wisconsin Ag Connection)
Wisconsin Ag Connection
One of the largest student organizations at the University of Wisconsin-Madison recognized many of its members for their various accomplishments this past school year. During the Badger Dairy Club end-of-year banquet, freshman Cara Biely, sophomore Mitch Kappelman, junior Curtis Horsens, and seniors Dana Mohn and Bob Heintz were named Outstanding Class Members for 2010-11.
UW-Madison wrong to call for system split
Wisconsin?s state universities need a new business model. It is mistaken to see the best first step as allowing UW-Madison to go it alone. [Letter to the editor from Robert L. Burns].
Census shows big jump in women-led families in Wisconsin
Wisconsin State Journal
Quoted: Katherine Curtis, demographic specialist at UW-Madison.
GOP: $636M boost to Wis. Budget won’t help unions
Madison.com
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker refused Wednesday to back down from his plan to take away nearly all collective bargaining rights from most public workers and force them to pay more for benefits, despite news that the state?s budget is in better shape than previously expected. Walker pushed for the collective bargaining concessions as a way to help address the state?s projected $3.6 billion budget shortfall. But on Wednesday, a new economic forecast said the state will receive $636 million more in tax collections than expected when Walker unveiled his plan _ almost double what would be saved through forcing workers to pay more for health and insurance benefits. No matter the spin, the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau?s more positive economic forecast will almost certainly increase the pressure on Walker and the Legislature to rethink some of the most dramatic cuts in the governor?s budget. Those include $1 billion in cuts to schools and local governments, a $250 million cut to the University of Wisconsin System, and changes to the popular SeniorCare prescription drug program.
Wis. Assembly passes voter ID bill
Madison.com
The Wisconsin state Assembly passed a bill Wednesday requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls, a longtime priority of Republicans who finally have the power to enact the law this year. The Assembly passed the bill 60-35, despite objections from Democrats who argued the new photo ID requirement, along with other changes affecting voter registration and qualifications to vote, will create chaos and confusion at the polls. One addition allows students to use college IDs. At one point, the bill would have required the student?s address and date of birth to be on the cards. Those requirements were taken off after security concerns were raised by UW-Madison, because the cards also provide access to residence halls. Under the version passed Wednesday, the ID cards must include the student?s signature and expiration date no farther out than two years after the card was issued. University of Wisconsin IDs currently do not meet that criteria, meaning they would have to be redone to be used by students to vote.
UW athletics: LaBahn Arena donations show dedication
Madison.com
Chuck and Mary Ann LaBahn wrote a check worth $5 million for the $34.09 million hockey and swimming facility ? hence their name on the facility that ceremoniously broke ground Wednesday ? but $10,000 gifts such as the one from former Badger Sharon Cole send a powerful message of their own.
Know Your Madisonian: UW student helping change the world
Wisconsin State Journal
Some students may talk a good game about changing the world but Steven Olikara is following through.The UW-Madison junior from Brookfield is active in the university?s sustainability initiative and is helping to create a study abroad program in China focused on sustainability issues. Olikara, 21, was recently elected senior class president for the 2011-12 school year, has spoken at two rallies for Barack Obama, one since Obama became president, and serves on the program committee of pop artist Usher?s New Look youth empowerment organization. Olikara, who plays guitar, bass and drums, just received a $30,000 Truman Scholarship for graduate study and a $5,000 Udall Scholarship for his senior year.
Business leaders share pitfalls and positives of working in China (WisBusiness.com)
www.wisbusiness.com
Noted: In a separate session, Gilles Bousquet, dean of International Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison , said if he has his way, more American students will learn multiple languages and enhance their global preparedness. He is working to grow the university?s China Initiative, founded in 2007, which encourages students from a variety of majors, including engineering, law and foreign affairs, to study Chinese language and culture.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker stands firm on unions despite $636M tax revenue increase (AP)
Green Bay Press-Gazette
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker refused Wednesday to back down from his plan to take away nearly all collective bargaining rights from most public workers and force them to pay more for benefits, despite news that the state?s budget is in better shape than previously expected.
Number of older residents in Wisconsin jumps sharply in past decade (AP)
Appleton Post-Crescent
Quoted: Those kinds of decreases in the younger population contribute to a higher median age, said Katherine Curtis, demographic specialist with the Applied Population Laboratory at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
College football: Bielema notes success of local athletes at Wisconsin
Wausau Daily Herald
WESTON — The University of Wisconsin football team is coming off its second consecutive double-digit victory season, a Big Ten championship and a berth in the Rose Bowl.
‘Value added’ plan dividing schools, teachers across Texas (Houston Chronicle)
Quoted: “Reasonable people can disagree on how much high stakes should be placed on the information,” said Rob Meyer, director of the Value-Added Research Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Voter ID bill far from perfect (Herald Times Reporter)
A bill that requires Wisconsin voters to produce photo identification at the polls is almost certain to pass the Legislature.
UW-Madison could become independent school (WFRV-TV, Green Bay)
The battle over the future of UW-Madison continues. In his two year budget proposal, Gov. Scott Walker suggested breaking the university off from the current UW-System.
Assembly approves voter ID bill
Wisconsin Radio Network
After nearly seven hours of debate, the state Assembly on Wednesday night passed a controversial bill requiring voters to show a photo ID at the polls. State Representative Jeff Stone (R-Greendale) says it will help prevent fraud at the ballot box, and sets a hurdle 95-percent of voters can already overcome.
$636 million windfall could help state budget
Wisconsin Radio Network
Wisconsin will get more revenue than previously estimated.
Walker responds to revenue projections
Wisconsin Radio Network
Governor Scott Walker says encouraging new state revenue projections don?t change the need for changes to collective bargaining. The state is projected to collect some $636 million dollars over the next two years, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau and state Revenue Department.
Voter ID bill passes Assembly; headed to Senate
WKOW-TV 27
After more than six hours of debate, the Wisconsin State Assembly passed a bill Wednesday requiring people to show certain forms of identification before voting. The bill will be brought up in the Senate next week.
New tax collection projection shows $636 million boost for Wis.
WKOW-TV 27
MADISON (WKOW) — New income projections released by the non-partisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau show the state should collect $636 million in tax revenue by the end of 2013.
State Budget Gets $636 Million Boost
WISC-TV 3
Wisconsin?s budget has gotten a $636 million boost over three years thanks to a new, improved tax collection projection.
Assembly Passes Voter ID Bill
WISC-TV 3
Republicans who control the Wisconsin state Assembly have passed a bill that will require voters show photo identification at the polls.
Revenue forecast improves; GOP says concessions still needed (AP)
Republican legislative leaders sought to dampen enthusiasm over an improved budget forecast Wednesday, saying the $636 million in additional tax revenue shouldn?t be used for new spending or to replace savings that would come from forced benefit concessions from state workers.
9 Cities Bucking the Grim National Housing Value Trend – US News and World Report
U.S. News and World Report
Quoted: Morris Davis, academic director at the James A. Graaskamp Center for Real Estate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Let brainy foreign grads stay
Wisconsin State Journal
Few issues are more divisive or difficult to tackle than immigration reform. But a key point from President Barack Obama?s speech on the touchy topic Tuesday in El Paso, Texas, deserves wide support and quick action in Congress. Obama called for allowing more of the brainy and creative foreign students studying at American universities to stay in the United States after graduation. UW-Madison alone had more than 4,000 international students on campus during the last school year. And more than half of those students are earning advanced degrees.
Doug Moe: Next-generation travel books keep John Bradley on the go
Wisconsin State Journal
John Bradley gets around. Bradley, a UW-Madison graduate, is researching what will be the second in a series of next-generation travel books published by Madison-based Modern Overland, a company founded by Bradley in 2009. Bradley decided to turn his passion for travel into a business, and Modern Overland?s first title, “South Africa, Lesotho & Swaziland,” has just been published.
On Campus: University of Wisconsin-Madison chancellor reaches out to 130,000 alumni by phone
Wisconsin State Journal
About 130,000 UW-Madison alumni in the state of Wisconsin got a recorded message from Chancellor Biddy Martin last night, inviting them to take part in a Tele-Town Hall. Paid for by the Wisconsin Alumni Association, alumni who stayed on the line could take part in a one-hour conversation with Martin about the budget proposal for public authority status for UW-Madison, known as the New Badger Partnership.
Iowa player sought Johanns for W.H. run
Politico.com
Quoted: Barry Burden, a University of Wisconsin political science professor said more candidates are unlikely to change the dynamics of the race against President Obama.
UW Law School narrows dean search to 3 candidates (Wisconsin Law Journal)
The University of Wisconsin Law School is down to three candidates to succeed Dean Ken Davis this fall.
Robert L. Burns: UW-Madison wrong to call for system split (LaCrosse Tribune)
Attempts to break the University of Wisconsin-Madison from the UW-System are wrong in their central view. Wisconsin?s state universities need a new business model. It is mistaken to see the best first step as allowing UW-Madison to go it alone.
Voter ID rules would impact July 12 recall elections (AP)
Fond Du Lac Reporter
The latest version of a bill requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls cleared the Legislature?s budget-writing committee after undergoing more changes that Democrats said will only lead to chaos and confusion.
Assembly to take up Voter ID Wednesday
WKOW-TV 27
Wednesday, the Assembly will take up the controversial Voter ID bill.