Quoted: As one expert, Aili Mari Tripp of the University of Wisconsin Madison, put it, most Americans “donâ??t seem to realize that weâ??re not part of the discussion at all.”
Anne E. Kornblut: Women Leaders — Anywhere But Here?
Huffington Post
Author: jplucas
Despite Hurdles, UW Converting Coal Plant to Biomass (Environmental Leader)
Proponents of a $250 million project to convert a coal-fired power plant to biomass at the University of Wisconsin-Madison say the project is moving ahead, damn the torpedoes.
Anti-scalping law not really needed
Racine Journal Times
Noted: Perhaps the most damning endorsement of the proposed anti-scalping law came from the lobbyist for the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who said the Badgers havenâ??t had any problems with ticket scalping outside Camp Randall or the Kohl Center, but that UW would support the bill just in case it finds a need for it sometime in the future.
Clickers in the Classroom at U Wisconsin-Madison (Campus Technology)
Jeffrey Henriques initially introduced a classroom response system–a “clicker”–into his courses at the University of Wisconsin-Madison during fall 2004 to encourage students to participate in the questions he would throw at them. The researcher and senior lecturer in the Department of Psychology adopted the technology as an alternative to asking students to raise their hands to answer questions in his classes. He found that a large number of students wouldnâ??t respond.”
Supreme Court Won’t Hear Case Over UW Student’s Death
WISC-TV 3
The Wisconsin Supreme Court wonâ??t intervene in a dispute over whether the fiance of a slain University of Wisconsin-Madison student can recover damages in the death.
Turnout key in Massachusetts
Wisconsin Radio Network
A UW expert says a number of factors led to Tuesdayâ??s stunning election results in Massachusetts. How did Republican Scott Brown pull off his big upset in the Massachusetts Senate race? â??It is a very blue state, especially for presidential voting, but while Democrats outnumber Republicans by three to one, Independents outnumber both of them, and so there was a big group of unaffiliated voters.â? said UW political scientist Charles Franklin. â??The other thing that happened is turnout.â?
Immigration law complex, and good advice out of reach for many
Capital Times
For immigrants and their families who need legal help, finding a lawyer is only half the battle. UW Law School students and faculty are involved in trying to help offer it.
Expectations shift as college coaches’ discredits add up
USA Today
Once upon a time coaches were respected and revered as pillars of their communities. The best of them sported images as never-flinching captains of their ships â?? flinty-eyed eminences who were tough, but fair. You could trust your kids with them. These days too many top coaches carry images as silver-tongued mercenaries who will skip town for money or glamour or when NCAA investigators reach the county line.
U-Ridge lands 2015 Wisconsin State Open
Madison.com
University Ridge Golf Course has been selected as the site of the 2015 Wisconsin State Open, marking the golf tournamentâ??s return to Madison after what will be a 20-year gap. UW associate athletic director John Chadima, who oversees the golf programs and University Ridge, said in a statement that landing the tournament validates the $3.1 million improvements made at the course in 2008.
Politics Blog: Liberal group questions polling by UW
Wisconsin State Journal
A liberal group is raising questions about the polling done by a UW-Madison researcher and paid for by a conservative think tank. One Wisconsin Now said that the think tank changed how the results of the polling on the Milwaukee private school voucher program were presented to the public to make it appear more popular.
UW-Madison student plans return to Haiti as soon as possible
Wisconsin State Journal
Haiti native and UW-Madison graduate student Gergens Polynice will return to Haiti as soon as possible to bring in medical supplies and help his family.
Dairy farmers saw income plunge in 2009; better 2010 foreseen
Wisconsin State Journal
Just about every number was a grim one for Wisconsin farmers in 2009, particularly in dairy.T he just-released â??Status of Wisconsin Agriculture 2010â? reports that farm income plummeted 56 percent to $1.1 billion, the lowest since 2002. â??2009 was a lousy year. 2010 will be better,â? said Ed Jesse, emeritus professor of agricultural and applied economics at UW-Madison and an editor of the report.
Public can skate at Camp Randall
Madison.com
A free public skate will be held at Camp Randall Stadium on Feb. 5, the eve of the outdoor hockey extravaganza hosted by the University of Wisconsin.
UW forecasts higher ticket prices
Madison.com
One or more ticket price hikes will almost certainly be part of the proposed University of Wisconsin Athletic Department operating budget for 2010-11. Still to be determined is which of the prime revenue sports — football, menâ??s basketball and menâ??s hockey — will see increases and how much those bumps will be. “Everything is on the table,” John Jentz, the associate athletic director for business operations, said Tuesday after a meeting of the finance, facilities and operations committee of the UW Athletic Board.
Net farm income drops 56 percent in Wisconsin
Madison.com
A new report says net farm income dropped in Wisconsin by 56 percent in 2009. The report by University of Wisconsin-Madison agricultural economists notes the $1.1 billion in farm income last year was the lowest total since 2002.
Family Celebrate Bonds As Son Donates Kidney For Mother
WISC-TV 3
A Texas familyâ??s life-saving gift highlights not only the ongoing need for organ donation, but the everlasting strength of family. The Blake family has become very familiar with University of Wisconsin Hospitalâ??s transplant clinic. Itâ??s where Bonnie Blake initially received her organ donation 16 years ago from a man who died in a motorcycle accident.
University Ridge gets State Open in 2015
Wisconsin Radio Network
University Ridge Golf Course has been selected as the site of the 2015 Wisconsin Professional Golf Association (WPGA) State Open.Â
First Miracle on Ice, then silver in ’02: Now Ryan Suter part of next generation chasing gold (AP)
Los Angeles Times
When the Suters gather together and talk turns to Olympic hockey, Bob has top bragging rights with his gold medal from the 1980 Miracle on Ice in Lake Placid. Brother Gary antes up with his silver from Salt Lake City in 2002.
Brownâ??s Senate Win Has Democrats Struggling to Save Health Plan
Bloomberg News
Quoted: His victory clouds the billâ??s prospects because it will spark concern among Democratic lawmakers about the November midterm elections, said Charles Jones, professor emeritus of political science at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. â??Here is dramatic evidence that it could have a negative effect on them,â? Jones said.
In Haiti, reporters who double as doctors face a new balancing act
Washington Post
Quoted: “I understand that [offering medical assistance] makes for dramatic scenes, and it does bring a human face to the whole story, but this has to be treated very carefully,” said Stephen J.A. Ward, director of the Center for Journalism Ethics at the University of Wisconsinâ??s journalism school. Ward says such “emotion-based” reporting has its place, but it can become manipulative and obscure the larger picture.
Bmore Publisher Pitched Proposal for Taxpayer Funding (Baltimore City Paper)
Quoted: Experts on journalistic ethics, however, say asking for taxpayer funding presents a bit of a quandary for independent media outlets like Bmore. Stephen J. A. Ward, founding director of the Center for Journalism Ethics at School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, says Bmoreâ??s public-financing request “is a problem if Bmore is pretending to do journalism. Thatâ??s a problem for a media outlet, if your boss is asking for money from people youâ??re covering. And itâ??s a problem for the writersâ??they have to ask themselves â??How independent can we be?â??”
Net farm income drops 56 percent in Wisconsin (AP)
Wausau Daily Herald
A new report says net farm income dropped in Wisconsin by 56 percent in 2009. The report by University of Wisconsin-Madison agricultural economists notes the $1.1 billion in farm income last year was the lowest total since 2002.
Obituary: James Dobrient
Madison.com
James Dobrient, age 65, of Madison, passed away on Friday, Jan. 1, 2010. James retired from the University Hospital where he was a supervisor in the Environmental Services Department.
Obituary: Opal Esther Larson
Madison.com
Opal Esther Larson, age 95, of Red Wing, died Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010. She was employed for many years in the biochemistry department of the University of Wisconsin as a laboratory manager.
Pay raises slow for public university presidents
USA Today
The recession has reached the executive suites of the nationâ??s public universities and colleges, putting a stop to a string of large annual pay increases for school presidents. A survey released Monday by the Chronicle of Higher Education showed compensation packages of chief executives at public schools leveling off in 2008-2009, rising a relatively modest 2.3%. One in 10 saw their pay decline. Some who did get raises or bonuses gave the money back to their schools.
College applications rise, but budget cuts cap enrollment
USA Today
College applicants are facing one of the toughest years ever to gain admission to the nationâ??s public colleges and universities as schools grapple with deep budget cuts and record numbers of applications. As cash-poor state governments slash budgets, colleges are capping or cutting enrollment despite a surge in applications from high school seniors, community college students and unemployed workers returning to school.
Why the Haiti quake killed so many
Quoted: If a similar quake occurred in California, the death toll would almost certainly have been much lower. “Better buildings would have saved lives,” says Chuck DeMets, a tectonic geologist from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Is There A Biological Basis For Race? (NPR Talk of the Nation)
The 2010 census form has a box to check for race, but what do the categories mean? Some scientists say thereâ??s no biological basis for dividing people into races. Others say race can be an important marker for disease. Ira Flatow and guests look at the science of race.
Interviewed: Pilar N. Ossorio, associate professor of law and bioethics, University of Wisconsin, School of Law and School of Medicine, Madison, Wis. (Audio.)
Record numbers applying to U Med School (Minnesota Daily)
Noted: The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health has also seen a record number of applicants for the upcoming year. At about 3,500, their applicant pool has risen by about 400 people from last year.
Olympic reporter ponders the ethics of her decision to carry the torch
Winnipeg Free Press
Quoted: The traditional rules of journalistic ethics are changing for both good and bad reasons, Stephen Ward, a former bureau chief for The Canadian Press who is now the director of the Center for Journalism Ethics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, told me when I wrote seeking his counsel.
Oscar Mayer invests $50 million in new ad blitz
Wisconsin State Journal
Quoted: Deborah Mitchell, senior lecturer in marketing at the UW-Madison School of Business.
Rick Marolt: UW refuses again to take ethics seriously
Wisconsin State Journal
The top animal research oversight committee at UW-Madison concluded recently that experimenting on monkeys is ethical. Hereâ??s what happened: A group of insiders who are constituted by law not to make ethical decisions but to ensure that the care of animals in labs meets a minimum standard, decided that the work that pays their salaries, funds their labs, and gives them a basis for tenure and promotion is ethical.
Eric Sandgren: Inspection of animal labs will make us better
Wisconsin State Journal
If I had seen or read only the news coverage about research animal care at UW-Madison, without knowing the full story, I would have written a letter of complaint to myself. Fortunately, as director of the animal program, I know the full story. Unfortunately, some early news coverage misrepresented it.
‘Plastics One Through Seven’
Wisconsin State Journal
A nine-minute documentary by UW-Madison graduate student Liese Dart about Milly Zantow, “Plastics One Through Seven,” will be shown as part of the free “Making it Home” film festival.
Determined, she helped launch recycling revolution
Wisconsin State Journal
Quoted: Gregg Mitman, interim director of the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at UW-Madison.
Ask Us: How do you stop the spread of invasive species?
Wisconsin State Journal
Quoted: Jake Vander Zanden, an expert on invasive species at the UW-Madison Center for Limnology.
Scrapbook
Wisconsin State Journal
Noted: Cameron R. Currie, an associate professor of bacteriology at UW-Madison, is among the 100 winners of this yearâ??s Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on scientists in the early stages of independent research careers.
UW-Madison team’s collagen find could help treat arthritis
Wisconsin State Journal
A team of UW-Madison scientists manipulating collagenâ??s triple helix â?? the structure that holds our bodies together â?? has created that important protein in â??the strongest form known to science.â? The step takes biochemistry closer to discovering a way to treat such diseases as arthritis, and a way to heal wounds.
On Campus roundup: UW will handle appeal in prayer death case
Also includes mention of UW-Madison/UW-Milwaukee partnership.
Doug Moe: UW journalism prof’s book on forensics gets positive reaction
Wisconsin State Journal
Deborah Blum, who has won a Pulitzer Prize and currently teaches investigative reporting and creative non-fiction at UW-Madison, is awaiting the imminent publication of a new book. â??The Poisonerâ??s Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York,â? due next month, is being heralded as the work of a gifted writer who knows her science.
In March, Blount Street plant to make gas its primary fuel
Wisconsin State Journal
In March, the century-old Blount Street power plant Downtown will make natural gas – not coal – its primary fuel. As new generation has been built in recent years – including the natural gas-fueled power plant on the UW-Madison campus that provides steam and chilled water to heat and cool campus buildings, in addition to generating up to 150 megawatts of electricity – the Blount Street plant has been relegated to secondary status.
Ex-UW football player launches personal Haiti relief effort
Madison.com
Jake Wood, a former Badgers lineman who joined the Marines after graduating from UW, assembled his own team and left Saturday for Port-au-Prince to help the victims of Tuesday’s devastating earthquake.
Doug Moe: Remembering â??Rain Manâ?? inspiration
Wisconsin State Journal
Noted: Alumnus Darold Treffert graduated from the University of Wisconsin Medical School in 1958 and did his residency in psychiatry at University Hospital in Madison.
Wisconsin veterans face maze of education benefits
Madison.com
Wisconsin veterans must navigate a bureaucratic maze this semester to continue receiving state and federal benefits to pay for their college.Campus officials and veterans report confusion and frustration as Wisconsin forces students receiving the state G.I. Bill to use a new federal benefit first if they are eligible. Even those who arenâ??t eligible for the new federal benefit must fill out a form to continue getting their tuition free from the state.
Sierra Club: Wis. DNR dragging feet on complaint
Madison.com
An environmental group says the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources isnâ??t moving fast enough to address charges of clean-air violations. The Wisconsin State Journal reports that the complaints involve four coal-fired plants in the University of Wisconsin System.
Wis. hospital: No new reports of brain disease
Madison.com
It was six months ago that the University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison notified some surgery patients they may have been exposed to contaminated instruments.The exposure left the patients with a low risk of contracting a deadly brain disorder. The hospital says as of mid-December, none of the 53 patients reported any symptoms of the disorder.
UW women’s basketball notes: Badgers know they need to keep momentum
Madison.com
The Badgers are 5-3 in the Big Ten Conference and 15-4 overall, but the team is aware that a similar promising start to last season was derailed about this time.
Bohannon’s brothers follow their leader
Madison.com
The Badgers’ senior guard, who is 15 points shy of 1,000 for his UW career, enjoys keeping up with the exploits of his three younger siblings.
Members of UW engineering group back safe from Haiti
Wisconsin State Journal
A contingent of UW-Madison engineering students on Saturday arrived back home from Haiti, safe but saddened by the devastation they say could take decades to repair. “We all would have loved to stay, to help. But there really isnâ??t a place except for aid workers,” said Randi Schieber, of Portage.
UW-Madison, UW-Milwaukee to collaborate
Wisconsin State Journal
An intercampus program is designed to foster cooperation and attract more grant money. Looking for a bigger piece of the grant pie, UW-Madison and UW-Milwaukee will mingle research ideas that support cooperation and promote partnerships among faculty, chancellors of the stateâ??s two doctoral-research universities announced Saturday.
UW-Madison students home from Haiti
Madison.com
A small group of University of Wisconsin-Madison engineering students who were working in Haiti during Tuesdayâ??s earthquake are now back home safe.
Authorities arrest Kenosha man in fatal crash
Madison.com
Authorities say theyâ??ve arrested a Kenosha man whoâ??s charged with killing Shanica Adkins while fleeing from Milwaukee police.The 21-year-old Adkins was a senior at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her boyfriend suffered head fractures and brain trauma in the crash.
Breaking down Haitiâ??s earthquake
Despite Haiti being on a major fault line seismic activity has not been active there on a mass scale. â??I believe the last major earthquake in Northern Haiti was at least 100 years ago,â? says UW-Madison Geophysics professor Clifford Thurber.
Haitians Studying In Madison Reflect On Quake’s Damage
WISC-TV 3
Two University of Wisconsin-Madison students from Haiti avoided the earthquake but said they are shaken by the images of suffering and devastation in their home country.
Haitians Studying In Madison Reflect On Quake’s Damage
WISC-TV 3
Two University of Wisconsin-Madison students from Haiti avoided the earthquake but said they are shaken by the images of suffering and devastation in their home country. Gergen Polynice, a UW-Madison graduate student, spent the winter break at home in Haiti and has returned to Madison.
Geologists Paying Attention To Haiti Earthquake
WISC-TV 3
While the science behind the earthquake in Haiti is taking a backseat to humanitarian efforts, some geologists are still paying attention, including one at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who has been researching the area for years.
Wisconsin veterans face maze of education benefits (AP)
La Crosse Tribune
Wisconsin veterans must navigate a bureaucratic maze this semester to continue receiving state and federal benefits to pay for their college.
Campus officials and veterans report confusion and frustration as Wisconsin forces students receiving the state G.I. Bill to use a new federal benefit first if they are eligible. Even those who arenâ??t eligible for the new federal benefit must fill out a form to continue getting their tuition free from the state.
UW students happy to be out of Haiti
WKOW-TV 27
UW students in Haiti at the time of the quake arrived back in Madison Friday night. On Saturday, we spoke with three of the five students whom were visibly exhausted. Memories of Tuesdayâ??s earthquake still fresh in their minds.
UW Students Home From Haiti
WISC-TV 3
Several University of Wisconsin-Madison engineering students who were working in Haiti at the time of Tuesdayâ??s devastating earthquake are now back home safe.Students Tyler Lark, Eyleen Chou and Randi Schieber crossed into the Dominican Republic to fly home.
They were with a group of six people from the university working 70 miles north of Port-au-Prince on an assessment and surveying project to repair a bridge, WISC-TV reported.
Man Arrested In Connection With Crash That Killed UW Student
WISC-TV 3
The man accused of being responsible for a New Yearâ??s Eve hit-and-run in Milwaukee that killed a University of Wisconsin-Madison student has turned himself in.