UW students have the opportunity to let themselves go to the dogs to help get through final exams.
UW students let finals go to the dogs
WKOW-TV 27
Author: jplucas
Stephanie Lee Swartz: Splitting off UW would benefit the entire state (LaCrosse Tribune)
Together, Wisconsin?s public universities, two-year colleges, technical schools and private institutions produce a highly educated workforce. The University of Wisconsin-Madison is proud to be a part of this collaboration and shared legacy of excellence.
Amended voter ID bill would take effect before recall elections
Wisconsin State Journal
Voters taking part in the upcoming recall elections would need photo identification, if the latest version of the controversial voter ID bill becomes law. The Legislature?s Joint Finance Committee passed an amended version of the photo ID bill Monday, removing a provision that required student IDs to carry correct addresses and moving up the date of implementation to immediately after the bill passes. The original bill required student IDs to carry a current address, birth date, signature and expiration date. Currently, no college or university ID used in the state, including from UW-Madison, meets those criteria.
Madison looks to expand green initiatives with wide-ranging sustainability plan
Wisconsin State Journal
The city of Madison is considering an ambitious blueprint on how to spread the green movement deeper into the community and broaden its goals.The draft, 73-page Madison Sustainability Plan offers dozens of ideas. They range from the easily-embraced ? implementing clean-up plans to remove all city beaches from the state?s impaired waters list ? to the controversial ? exploring electronically monitored Downtown toll zones with the goal of reducing traffic and emissions. The effort has involved developers, architects, engineers, utilities, the Madison schools, UW-Madison, city officials and others.
John Roberts: UW-Madison is different, not elitist
Wisconsin State Journal
We are competing against research organizations and universities throughout the world for top researchers, students and research dollars. UW-Madison competes for and wins over $1 billion in research funds per year. This reflects the significant difference in the mission of UW-Madison and UW-Oshkosh. This is not elitism. The campuses are not better or worse than the other, just different. These different missions drive the need for a different set of operating rules.
Momentum building for state wolf hunt
Wisconsin State Journal
Quoted: Adrian Treves, a researcher with UW-Madison who surveys public opinion on wolves.
UW women?s tennis: Coach gets Alvarez’s support in face of allegations
Madison.com
University of Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez released a statement Monday night pledging support for women?s tennis coach Brian Fleishman after questions were raised about his treatment of players. Alvarez?s vote of confidence came in the wake of a report in Thursday?s Badger Herald in which four unnamed members of the team alleged Fleishman subjected players to unhealthy eating habits and psychological abuse.
On Campus: Puppies power push through final exams
Wisconsin State Journal
It?s final exams week, and that means it?s time to send in the hounds. UW-Madison students will have a chance to relieve test stress by petting and hugging therapy dogs at Helen C. White Library Tuesday from 3 to 7 p.m. Dogs on Call, Inc. will bring more than 20 pooches into the library – from Shih Tzus to German Shepherds. This is the event?s third year.
Hands on Wisconsin: Badger ball and chain
Wisconsin State Journal
I can?t resist an opportunity to draw Bucky, and I thought the ball and chain was a good metaphor for the relationship between the UW-Madison and the UW-System.
Bill requiring photo ID at polls passes committee
Madison.com
The latest version of a bill requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls cleared the Legislature?s budget-writing committee on Monday after undergoing more changes that Democrats said will only lead to chaos and confusion. The measure could clear the Legislature as soon as Wednesday. The version passed Monday would allow college IDs, but would not require them to include a student?s birth date or address. The expiration date would have to be no more than two years after the date the ID was issued. UW-Madison lobbyist Don Nelson said the latest version was an improvement.
UW School of Nursing gets unexpected $1 million donation in connection with Badgers’ spring game
Wisconsin State Journal
The University of Wisconsin athletic department contributed about $50,000 to the School of Nursing building project with funds generated from ticket sales at the spring football game. School of Nursing dean Katharyn May believes a $1 million donation received about three weeks prior to the spring game probably would not have happened without the affiliation with the football program. Fans were charged $5 for admission to the spring game, which had been free in past years. The official crowd was a disappointing 11,169, though UW athletic director Barry Alvarez remains committed to using the game as a fundraiser for campus projects. Proceeds from next year?s game will go to the Human Ecology department.
On Campus: Graduation season starts this weekend
Wisconsin State Journal
This weekend kicks off the college graduation season. Here?s a round-up of local ceremonies. Alumni John and Tashia Morgridge will deliver the commencement speech at four UW-Madison undergraduate ceremonies on Saturday, May 14 and Sunday, May 15 at the Kohl Center.
Suspect Escapes from Hospital (WIFR-TV, Rockford)
A man facing homicide charges for a fatal car crash that left two people dead, has escaped from the University of Wisconsin Hospital-Madison.
Judge Grants Extension In State Supreme Court Recount
WISC-TV 3
Quoted: “I think we?ll probably call for recounts less often in the future,” said Barry Burden, a political scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “This one looks like it?s going to essentially reinforce the results we already suspected, so that just builds trust in the system, and I think is going to make us as citizens and candidates think less skeptically of how the process works.”
Gov’t finds nursing homes misuse antipsychotics (CBS Evening News)
CBSNews.com
Quoted: “The use of anti-psychotic drugs when they are not necessary is a form of restraint,” said Dr. David Zimmerman, University of Wisconsin. “It?s a form of chemical restraint.”
False-positive screenings scare parents of newborns (NBC Today Show Health)
MSNBC.com
Quoted: ?In my opinion, it?s just tragic that parents have to suffer and think about their child having a chronic illness when the child is perfect healthy,? said Audrey Tluczek, an assistant professor and psychologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing.
Republicans seek Oshkosh professor?s emails (Milwaukee News Buzz)
The state Republican Party is requesting emails from a UW-Oshkosh professor who encouraged students to sign a recall petition seeking to remove State Sen. Randy Hopper (R-Fond du Lac) from office.
Allergens to surge in warmer weather (Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune)
Quoted: “Insects being cold-blooded, they develop like you bake a cake,” Phil Pellitteri, an entomologist with the University of Wisconsin-Extension in Madison, said. “The warmer the oven, the faster things happen.”
State panel approves voter ID bill (AP)
Appleton Post-Crescent
The latest version of a bill requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls cleared the Legislature?s budget-writing committee on Monday after undergoing more changes that Democrats said will only lead to chaos and confusion.
Crain: Separation proposal hurts UW schools
Green Bay Press-Gazette
In this time of intense political discussion in our state, one issue of significant concern is the proposal to separate the University of Wisconsin-Madison from the 25 other campuses in the UW System. As someone who cares deeply about education in our community and our state, I cannot support a plan that I believe positions our flagship university to compete with UW-Green Bay and other UW campuses for scarce resources.
A Dirty Look: A search for household germs
WKOW-TV 27
Quoted: You?d be hard pressed to dig up any dirt in this home but that?s why we brought along an expert: Microbiologist Dr. Robin Kurtz. Her testing plates can pick up microorganisms, including unwanted bacteria.
Changes to voter ID proposal; passes JFC
WKOW-TV 27
The voter ID bill, which would require you to show a photo ID at the polls, passed the final hurdle to reach the full legislature.
Children?s Hospital Warns Of Used, Expired Car Seats
WISC-TV 3
MADISON, Wis. — With a rush of garage sales happening all around town this weekend, one thing shoppers should be aware of is unsafe children?s car seats.
New twists to voter ID bill
Wisconsin Radio Network
The legislature?s Joint Finance Committee has passed an amended version of voter ID legislation. This latest voter ID bill would require individuals to be living at their current address for 28 days before voting.
Job outlook improving for graduating seniors
WKOW-TV 27
The past few years have been very discouraging for graduating seniors. But, for the class of 2011 at UW-Madison, it?s a better story. Across campus, UW career advisors say they?re not surprised and overall more companies are hiring.
UW professor emeritus Jerry Apps discusses Boundary Waters
Wisconsin State Journal
Jerry Apps is professor emeritus at UW?Madison and the author of more than 30 books, mostly about country life and history. His newest, ?Campfires and Loon Calls: Travels in the Boundary Waters? (Fulcrum Publishing, $15.95), springs from journals he kept as he and his son Steve, chief photographer for the Wisconsin State Journal, canoed in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness over the past 25 years.
As voter ID bill heads toward passage, the only certainty is a high price tag
Wisconsin State Journal
This week the state Legislature will debate a controversial measure requiring voters to show a photo identification before they can cast a ballot. The legislation, which proponents say will prevent people from voting illegally, would give Wisconsin arguably the most restrictive voter identification law in the country. Proponents say combating voter fraud, no matter how rare, is a good thing. Critics say the measure is a solution without a problem. They say fears of voter fraud are overblown, and photo ID laws discourage many people from voting, especially college students, seniors, minorities and people with disabilities…Student IDs would be allowed, but would have to include a current address, birthdate, signature and expiration date. Currently no college or university ID used in the state, including UW-Madison, meets those standards.
Ask the Weather Guys: What’s the best way to stay safe from tornadoes?
Wisconsin State Journal
Quoted: Steven A. Ackerman and Jonathan Martin, professors in the UW-Madison department of atmospheric and oceanic sciences.
Curiosities: Why are some crops planted in spring and others in fall?
Wisconsin State Journal
Quoted: UW-Madison horticulture professor Irwin Goldman.
John Folts: Blood alcohol tests had surprising results
Wisconsin State Journal
As an emeritus professor at the UW-Madison Medical School, I have published papers on the potential beneficial effects of moderate alcohol consumption, such as two glasses of red wine, and the harmful effects of excessive consumption. I thought it would be interesting to take my blood alcohol analyzer to the block party. As I tested myself by blowing into it, a group of young people gathered and wanted to be tested, too. So I randomly tested six men and six women, and showed them the results. I was amazed at how eager most of the subjects were to be tested, and they all wanted to have the highest level like it was a contest.
Republicans rush agenda before recalls
Wisconsin State Journal
Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker and GOP leaders have launched a push to ram several years? worth of conservative agenda items through the Legislature this spring before recall elections threaten to end the party?s control of state government. Republicans, in a rapid sequence of votes over the next eight weeks, plan to legalize concealed weapons, deregulate the telephone industry, require voters to show photo identification at the polls, expand school vouchers and undo an early release for prisoners. At the same time lawmakers are pushing through conservative policies, they will be wrestling with Walker?s budget proposal. Walker wants to cut roughly $1 billion from schools and local governments, split the Madison campus from the University of Wisconsin System and slow the growth of Medicaid by $500 million.
Kathy Derene: Don’t discourage state voter turnout
Wisconsin State Journal
When we should be encouraging our citizens to vote, why do some of our legislators want to restrict voting rights?…Assembly Bill 7 requires all voters to present a photo ID card, lengthens the residency requirements and makes it nearly impossible for students to use their university-issued ID cards for identification (which might require the University of Wisconsin to spend dollars it doesn?t have to create new IDs).
Wis. turns to wasps in fight against ash borer (AP)
Madison.com
Noted: University of Wisconsin-Madison entomologist Ken Raffa.
Daniel Bush: Vague argument, elitist attitude hurt UW-Madison autonomy plan
Wisconsin State Journal
I am a proud graduate of UW-Madison. I am also a proud graduate of UW-Oshkosh.These sentiments should not conflict. Yet I feel a wedge has been driven between them by the debate over UW-Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin and Gov. Scott Walker?s New Badger Partnership plan to make UW-Madison a public authority.
False-positive screenings scare parents of newborns (MSNBC.com)
MSNBC.com
Quoted: Philip M. Farrell, a professor of pediatrics and population health sciences at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
Local family celebrates gift of life on Mother?s Day (WEAU-TV, Eau Claire)
WEAU TV (Eau Claire)
Just a few days before Mother?s Day 2001, the mother and daughter endured hours of pioneer surgery at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Hospital.
Wisconsin schools feel pinch of proposed state budget
Quoted: Andrew Reschovsky, a professor of public affairs and applied economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Walker, GOP reversing green initiatives
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Mentions the cancellation of a major state contract to burn homegrown biomass at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Stephanie Lee Swartz: Splitting off UW would benefit the entire state
Together, Wisconsin?s public universities, two-year colleges, technical schools and private institutions produce a highly educated workforce. The University of Wisconsin-Madison is proud to be a part of this collaboration and shared legacy of excellence. [A commentary by Stephanie Lee Swartz, a member of the UW-Madison School of Nursing Board of Visitors and the Wisconsin Alumni Association Board of Directors.]
Laurels and laments
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has a new chancellor – and he?s a good one. The UW Board of Regents confirmed this week the appointment of Michael Lovell, who had been the interim chancellor, to the permanent post. Lovell, who came to UWM as dean of the campus? engineering school in 2008, has a deep background in university research.
Snowe, facing primary fight, shifts to right on votes
Boston Globe
Quoted: Charles Franklin, a political scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. [See page 2]
Does Your Brain Take Naps While You?re Awake?
Researchers led by Giulio Tononi of the University of Wisconsin-Madison measured the electrical activity in the brains of 11 rats, which they kept awake past their bedtimes by continuously introducing new objects into their cages. They found that the activity in some brain areas in the rats showed brief descents into “slow wave” sleep patterns. That?s the type of sleep we experience for 80% of the night, the kind that mostly doesn?t involve dreaming.
Wis. turns to wasps in fight against ash borer
Chicago Tribune
Its plan calls for scientists, led by University of Wisconsin-Madison entomologist Ken Raffa, to release two species of the wasps later this month and a third species by early fall.
PolitiFact: Sen. Herb Kohl says he?s never done any negative campaigning
Quoted: UW-Madison political scientist Ken Goldstein.
Lots of mettle in pedal: UW Cycling Club hosts college championships
Madison.com
The University of Wisconsin cycling team will compete in the USC Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships, hosted for the second consecutive year by the UW Cycling Club.
State to send wasp hit squad after emerald ash borers – JSOnline
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
In Wisconsin, the plan calls for scientists led by entomologist Ken Raffa of the University of Wisconsin-Madison to release two species of the wasps in May and a third species in late summer or early fall.
Cardiac Arrest Less Deadly in Exercise Facilities, Study Finds (HealthDay News)
U.S. News and World Report
Quoted: “Survival from sudden cardiac arrest with prompt resuscitation can really be quite high at exercise facilities,” said lead researcher Dr. Richard L. Page, a cardiac electrophysiologist and chairman of the Department of Medicine at the University of Wisconsin. “That relates to the fact that people are healthier, they?re feeling fit enough to go exercise, and they had a higher likelihood of CPR.”
Lovell in tune with community (The Business Journal of Milwaukee)
When Michael Lovell was named chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee April 14, the loudest cheers came from the business community.
The surge in land deals: When others are grabbing their land (The Economist)
The Economist
Quoted: Then there is corruption. Many of the west African ?land grabbers? described by Ms Hilhorst are local politicians, civil servants and other urban elites who bribe local chiefs with gifts of motorbikes. Madeleine Fairbairn of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, argues that in Mozambique, an informal division of the spoils has emerged. Local bigwigs use their influence to get ?facilitation fees?, while national leaders manipulate the law and promote (or obstruct) projects to their own and their supporters? advantage.
Mills: Understanding (or not) the New Badger Partnership
Isthmus
On Tuesday I finally had a chance to take in some of the new Union South in person and it is, as I?ve been reading for weeks now, quite lovely. The design is sleek and modern without feeling sterile. There are multiple food options encompassing a decent range of health and diet options. Students were seated everywhere, working on laptops or noses buried in books.
Top Walker Cabinet member still optimistic on UW System plan
www.wisbusiness.com
BROOKFIELD — Department of Administration Secretary Mike Huebsch says he and Gov. Scott Walker remain hopeful that the guv?s proposed split of UW-Madison from the rest of the university system will pass.
UW leaders show separation anxiety
Janesville Gazette
JANESVILLE ? Diane Pillard likes the idea of merit pay. But even though she?s the dean and campus executive officer at UW-Rock County, she can?t reward employees who excel. At least not with money.
Emily’s Post: Understanding (or not) the New Badger Partnership
Isthmus
On Tuesday I finally had a chance to take in some of the new Union South in person and it is, as I?ve been reading for weeks now, quite lovely. The design is sleek and modern without feeling sterile. There are multiple food options encompassing a decent range of health and diet options. Students were seated everywhere, working on laptops or noses buried in books.
2011 AIA Wisconsin Design Awards announced
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Transforming the elegant reading room at the state?s historical society, on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, into a 21st-century study center while keeping its turn-of-the-20th-century character was no small feat, and this is precisely what Isthmus Architecture of Madison did for one of the projects that received an Honor Award for overall design excellence.
The renovation and addition to the Education Building at the University of Wisconsin-Madison by HGA Architects and Engineers of Milwaukee, also won an honor Award and a Meriot Award went to the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery & Morgridge Institute for Research in Madison by Ballinger of Philadelphia and Uihlein Wilson Architects, Milwaukee.
Volunteers needed for cycling national championships in Madison
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The University of Wisconsin Madison Cycling Club has volunteer slots left to fill for the USA Cycling Collegiate National Championships Friday through Sunday.
Michael Corradini: Laws of nature limit energy effectiveness
Wisconsin State Journal
Letter by Michael Corradini, professor, UW-Madison.
On Campus: Lovell will earn $330,203 as next UW-Milwaukee chancellor
Wisconsin State Journal
Michael Lovell will earn an annual salary of $330,203 as the next chancellor of UW-Milwaukee. The UW Board of Regents confirmed his appointment at a special meeting Tuesday and set his salary. Lovell, former dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Science, has been serving as interim chancellor since October 2010.
Walker plan could cut $4.3 million from UW-W
Janesville Gazette
WHITEWATER ? Gov. Scott Walker?s proposal to slash funding to state universities could drain as much as $4.3 million from UW-Whitewater?s 2011-12 base budget, college administrators estimate.
UW explains model as crunch time nears
Badger Herald
As public rhetoric surrounding the New Badger Partnership continues to dominate conversations on campus, Chancellor Biddy Martin and other University of Wisconsin officials offered the campus community another chance to voice their concerns with the new model.
Are kids getting too many medical scans?
Boston Globe
Quoted: They should also feel comfortable when their doctor opts to skip a scan, says Dr. Megan A. Moreno, assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, who wrote about the study in an accompanying Archives article. Observing a child with a suspected appendectomy might be just as effective as wheeling them right into the scanning room, she said.