Quoted: Ken Goldstein, professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin at Madison and seasoned campaign ad analyst.
Democrats’ new ad star: Mr. Bush (Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Tribune
Author: jplucas
Small Steps for Science Education (Inside Higher Ed)
Inside Higher Education
With report after report lamenting the scientific ignorance of many college students, professors gathered this week at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to talk about how to improve science teaching.
ââ?¬Å?I think we do have a crisis,ââ?¬Â said Jo Handelsman, a professor of plant pathology at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, noting that demographics play a role in the lack of interest in science. Handelsman cited statistics from the National Academies, noting that women earn around 50 percent of doctorates in biology but make up only 25 percent of faculty. Why so many female doctorates drop out of academe is unknown, she said.
Burish has come a long way to crack Blackhawksâ��� lineup (Arlington Heights, Il. Daily Herald)
Chicago Daily Herald
Adam Burish is only three games into his NHL career, but already the rookie winger holds a special place in Blackhawks history.Burish was selected 282nd overall in the 2002 draft, and nobody taken that late by the Hawks has ever played a game for them.
Fuson: Badger becomes bully over its scarlet letter (Des Moines Register)
I knew this would happen.
Some of these formerly small towns in Iowa are getting too big for their britches. One day, they’re smaller than the seats on a commuter flight. The next day, they’re larger than the federal deficit.Take Waukee. You’ll find it on the Omaha side of West Des Moines. Or the Minneapolis side of Urbandale. I get so confused.
Bill O’Reilly is giving distorted lessons on higher education (The Southern Illinoisan)
I may be hung out to dry for saying this, but would you believe university professors like Kevin Barrett, the University of Wisconsin instructor currently under fire for his belief the U.S. government orchestrated the 9-11 terrorist attacks, can give college students one of the best higher learning experiences money can buy?
We The People/Wisconsin Series: Will Referendums Affect Election?
WISC-TV 3
Quoted: University of Wisconsin-Madison political science professor Charles Franklin.
Technology changing for better, Coburn says
Wisconsin Technology Network
Madison, Wis. – Pip Coburn offers a different framework for selling products to what he calls, in a tongue-in-cheek manner, “real humans.” And given his forecasting credibility, established largely for predicting the dotcom bust, he’s bound to have the ear of executives attending the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s ninth annual E-Business Institute Conference.
Aliens Teach University Economics Class (NPR)
National Public Radio
Quoted: Kurt Squire, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Kids, technology focus of $50 million grant (CNET News)
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation plans to devote $50 million to study how technology is affecting children and how they learn, in what could be the largest research grant into the topic yet.
Donley resigns as WiCell director
Wisconsin Technology Network
Madison, Wis. – Just six weeks after taking the helm at the WiCell Research Institute, Beth Donley has resigned to pursue opportunities in the private sector, the organization announced.
Editorial: Students can party without mayhem and illegal activity (Fond du Lac Reporter)
Fond Du Lac Reporter
The college-age definition for it is fun. But what happens in Madison on the Saturday night closest to Halloween takes college fun over the line and dangerously close to tragedy.
Thousands of college students ââ?¬â? and, unfortunately, scores of high school students ââ?¬â? converge on State Street for what is loosely described as a party. There are excesses of everything. Much of it is not healthy or legal.
UW-Madison students cast their ballots for a new look on campus
NBC-15
UW-Madison students are casting their ballots and the result may mean an increase in student fees, while at the same time bringing a new look to campus.
Students lined up on Thursday, voting on the Student Union Initiative, which would improve Memorial Union and build a new union South.
AG Race As Good As Tied (WPR)
Wisconsin Public Radio
Quoted: University of Wisconsin-Madison assistant professor of political science Kathy Cramer-Walsh.
Curiosities: Thank the wind for chop on Lake Mendota
Wisconsin State Journal
Q: What causes waves?
A: The energy in waves comes from wind, which gets its power from the sun, says James Kitchell, professor of limnology at UW-Madison. Higher wind speed and a longer “fetch” (distance that the wind blows across the water) increase the energy transfer from air to water.
A Refurbished Camp Randall Stadium Has Been Good To Uw On And Off The Field
Wisconsin State Journal
Perhaps no opposing coach in the Big Ten Conference has a greater appreciation for the improved home-field advantage the University of Wisconsin enjoys at refurbished Camp Randall Stadium than Minnesota’s Glen Mason.
Albright: A perfect college sports weekend (ESPN.com)
ESPN.com
MADISON, Wis. — It’s a scene right out of a college brochure.
A sun-splashed Saturday morning is framed by the autumnal technicolor of green, red, orange and gold leaves.
The primary color in play is the hometown favorite as thousands of cardinal-clad Badgers fans make their way toward historic Camp Randall Stadium.
Rounding up the herd for auction
Wisconsin State Journal
An online auction that begins Nov. 11 will likely raise less money, with bidding on the 39 cows starting at $1,000 apiece.
Sixty percent of the proceeds will go toward construction of the $78 million UW Children’s Hospital. The remaining 40 percent will go to a charity designated by each cow’s sponsor.
Book sale under way at UW
Wisconsin State Journal
Wisconsin’s largest used book sale began Wednesday in UW-Madison’s Memorial Library. The semiannual event offers more than 15,000 books on almost any topic.
Students Decide on Memorial Union’s Make-Over
WKOW-TV 27
The $167-millionÃ? Student Union InitiativeÃ? is almost 60% funded by students. That means students would pay an additional $48 starting next Fall. However, they wouldn’t see any construction begin until a year later.Some students say the investment in the union’s future is worth it, even if they won’t reap the benefits themselves.
Madison’s alcohol policy coordinator says changes need to be made
NBC-15
It’s been a little over a year since Madison hired an Alcohol policy coordinator. Joel Plant was hired to work with businesses that serve alcohol along with the local government.
Book Buyers looking for a Bargain
NBC-15
Book buyers looking for a bargain can expect to find one this weekend at the UW-Madison Memorial Library.
The semi-annual used book sale features more than 15,000 books donated by faculty, staff, students and others in the community.
It’s Your Money: Beginning A Budget
WKOW-TV 27
A budget is lot like a diet; instead of eating less food, you’re spending less money. And like a diet, you can’t let small setbacks derail your long term plan. And, you need realistic goals to be successful.
“If you cut out the foods you love the most you’re usually not going to stick to your diet. So, we try to say that a budget needs to be flexible and realistic,” says Michael Gutter, University of Wisconsin-Extension Financial Specialist.
Will Work for Friends
New York Times
Quoted: Ann Hoyt, a professor of consumer science at the University of Wisconsin at Madison who has studied cooperatives
Barrett won�t require book comparing Bush to Hitler (Oshkosh Northwestern)
MADISON – A university instructor who came under scrutiny for arguing that the U.S. government orchestrated the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks said Wednesday that he wonââ?¬â?¢t require students to buy an essay that likens President Bush to Adolf Hitler.
Number of ACT and SAT test-takers up – students likely taking both (AP)
CNN.com
The SAT and ACT college entrance exams each report the number of students taking their test this month is up sharply from a year ago, a likely sign more students are trying both exams to boost their admission chances.
Lampert Smith: Bucky taking Waukee to task
Wisconsin State Journal
Would you feel bad about Bucky Badger beating up on a little high school?
A school in Iowa?
Didn’t think so.
We want spinach (Metro Times Detroit)
News Hits pretty much gave up watching local TV news long ago. With so much emphasis on mayhem and fluff, tuning in to the nightly broadcasts seemed increasingly pointless.
Turns out we weren�t missing much. Or, put another way, viewers who do rely on the nightly news programs from local stations are missing out on way too much political coverage.
That�s the lesson to be gleaned from a study just conducted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison�s NewsLab, which looked at the nightly news broadcasts of stations located in nine leading Midwestern markets, including Detroit.
Doctors Resign From UW, Plan To Open Fertility Clinic
WISC-TV 3
MADISON, Wis. — After a controversy involving the University of Wisconsin fertility clinic, two of the clinic’s doctors agreed to resign their positions as part of a settlement with the UW.
Dr. David Olive and Dr. Elizabeth Pritts have decided to open a private practice after leaving the UW on Oct. 31.
An interview with environmental scientist and evangelical leader Calvin DeWitt (Grist)
No one has worked longer at the intersection of environmental science, evangelical ethics, and practical activism than Calvin DeWitt.
As Election Day Gets Closer, Attack Ads Become More Frequent
WKOW-TV 27
It’s simple strategy for candidates running the upcoming elections on November 7. For instance, in the Wisconsin governor’s race, Mark Green introduced himself with positive advertisements, showing him playing basketball and cutting his lawn.
Then in the past two weeks, Green and incumbent Jim Doyle began trading barbs at other on issues like immigration.
Some call them attack ads, or negative ads. Joel Rivlin with the University of Wisconsin Advertising Project said whatever you call them, these types of ads benefit democracy. “Negative ads, or those that we say talk about your opponent, are more likely to talk about policy issues,” said Rivlin.
Campus Arrests for Drinking and Other Offenses Jumped Sharply in 2004, Data Show
Chronicle of Higher Education
The number of alcohol arrests on college campuses in 2004 was 10 percent higher than the figure for 2003, according to statistics recently released by the U.S. Department of Education. The numbers of arrests for possession of illegal weapons and for drug-related offenses, meanwhile, were up 12.9 percent and 3 percent, respectively, in the same year.
UW-Madison MBA program ranked among best for investment return
Wisconsin Technology Network
Madison, Wis. – A University of Wisconsin-Madison master’s degree in business administration gives students the fourth-fastest financial return in the nation, according to BusinessWeek’s latest “Best B-Schools” issue.
UW legal scholar Baldwin dies at 77
Wisconsin State Journal
Professor Gordon Baldwin, 77, one of UW-Madison’s best-known legal scholars since he joined the faculty in 1957, died over the weekend in Italy, where he was attending operas with his wife, Helen.
Study suggests compound can treat epilepsy (UPI)
United Press International
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 (UPI) — A new study suggests that a sweet-tasting compound called 2DG has great potential as a treatment for epilepsy.
2DG (2-deoxy-glucose) has long been used in radio labeling, medical scanning and cancer imaging studies in humans. But now researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have found the substance also blocks the onset of epileptic seizures in laboratory rats.
Volunteering Grows in Popularity Among College Students, Study Says
Chronicle of Higher Education
Today’s college students are volunteering in greater numbers than those of just a few years ago, according to a report released on Monday by the Corporation for National and Community Service, the federal agency that oversees AmeriCorps
Time to grade colleges: Fears of proposed database are hypothetical, but need for it is real
USA Today
For parents and students mulling one of the biggest investments of their lives, a college education, comparison shopping is nearly impossible. The most popular college guides tell more about the test scores of incoming students than about how many came out four years later with a degree.
Obituaries: Baron, Alma Fay Spann
Madison.com
Alma Baron helped propel the University of Wisconsin to a leading position in Womens’ Studies among major universities.
Don’t invade student privacy
USA Today
The most difficult choices in public policy mimic the most difficult choices in life. Choosing between good and evil is easy; choosing one good over another is not.This is the real issue behind the intense debate over the Education Department’s proposal to require colleges to report individual student record data rather than aggregated totals, as is now done.
David Shi is president of Furman University and chairman of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities.
Alleged Victim Testifies During Hearing For Men Accused In Gang Rape
WISC-TV 3
MADISON, Wis. — The 23-year-old woman testified on Monday during a preliminary hearing for three men charged with raping and assaulting her near the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus area last month.The suspects — Marcus Bonner, Mario Orlando-Amaya and Anthony Freda — are charged with raping the woman in an alley in the 500 block of University Avenue behind Ian’s Pizza early on Labor Day morning.
Alma Baron
Madison.com
MADISON – Alma Fay Spann Baron was a tireless civic leader and an inspirational teacher who influenced thousands of lives not only in Madison, but worldwide.
3rd fertility clinic is planned
Wisconsin State Journal
Two of the three doctors at UW-Madison’s tension-filled fertility clinic have resigned, and they plan to open their own clinic in Madison early next year.
Editorial: UW System’s sick leave policy needs reworking (Appleton Post-Crescent)
Appleton Post-Crescent
The University of Wisconsin System is going to get some skeptical looks when the next budget gets analyzed.
Over the past year or so, a variety of revelations concerning the governance of the system has hurt its reputation, at least among some state legislators. Backup jobs, criminal employees, pay for dismissed employees ââ?¬â? now, there’s one more thing.
Fighting fibroids, preserving fertility (Newsday)
Newsday
Quoted: Dr. David Olive, now a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine.
Wisconsin yelps; Waukee agrees to remove its flying W (Des Moines Register)
Waukee schools must spend an undetermined amount of money to create a new logo for everything from uniforms to the “W” logo carved out of stone in front of the district administration building if officials wish to avoid a legal battle.Waukee school officials have been told by the University of Wisconsin that the two schools’ W’s look too much alike and that the university owns all rights to a trademarked W logo.
MATC, UW collaborate on biodiesel fuel reactor (Biodiesel Magazine)
An August ribbon cutting ceremony highlighted a year-long Wisconsin project to design, build, operate and study a biodiesel reactor. A collaborative effort between the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UWM) and the Madison Area Technical College (MATC), the project is part of a comprehensive renewable energy technology program at MATC, called the Consortium for Education in Renewable Energy Technologies (CERET).
Protect the UW’s world-class rep (Beloit Daily News)
UNFORTUNATELY, IT has become an all-too-familiar tale in the world of collegiate athletics. Wild misbehavior, often associated with sexual exhibitionism and harassment, suggesting a rules-don’t-apply-to-me elitist mentality.
Audit: 3 UW profs did not return after leaves as law requires (AP)
Racine Journal Times
MADISON, Wis. – Three University of Wisconsin professors who took paid sabbaticals did not return to their schools afterward for the year required under state law, according to a new audit.
The faculty members at UW-Madison, UW-Platteville and UW-Stout should be expected to repay the salary and benefits they received during the sabbaticals, according to the report by the nonpartisan Legislative Audit Bureau.
UW officials seek ways to comply with personnel audit results (Appleton Post-Crescent)
Appleton Post-Crescent
MENASHA ââ?¬â? In keeping with an audit’s recommendations, University of Wisconsin System President Kevin Reilly said Monday the system will take steps to better advise staff members about personnel policies by June.
Student Vote Impact (WPR)
Wisconsin Public Radio
(MADISON) Various organizations are on college campuses in Wisconsin this fall registering students to vote. The main organization that opposes a proposed state constitutional amendment defining marriage hopes young voters can swing the vote in their favor.
Political science professor Barry Burden at UW-Madison studies voter turnout. He agrees the student voice could be a deciding factor in the referendum, partly because people in that age group are more likely than older people to know a gay couple.
Barry is Officially Bronzed at Camp Randall
WKOW-TV 27
The bronze Barry is the second sculpture unveiled in as many years outside Camp Randall, and a lot of people were critical the last time the UW stepped into the art world.� Last year, plenty of people in Madison wanted to see a statue of Barry or Bucky or anyone associated with the football program outside. They finally got it this year.
No Charges Against Badger Football Player
WKOW-TV 27
27 News has uncovered Dane County District Attorney Brian Blanchard has declined to bring any criminal charges against Wisconsin football player Elijah Hodge, despite Hodge’s September, felony arrest.UW-Police officials said Hodge was about to leave an Athletic department parking lot on a stolen moped when he was arrested Sept. 19.
madison.com | archives: Woman Covers Uw Funding Cut
Wisconsin State Journal
A woman who contends the U.S. government orchestrated the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks has raised $8,427 in response to the Ozaukee County Board’s decision to cut that amount from the UW-Extension budget to protest a UW-Madison lecturer.
Uw Professor Baron, 83, Dies
Wisconsin State Journal
Professor Alma Baron, 83, for many years one of UW-Extension’s best-known business professors, died Thursday at the Attic Angel Health Center.
With Rise Of Axe, So Rose Rivalry
Wisconsin State Journal
Ed Bosold hears people discussing the Paul Bunyan Axe and he can’t figure out what the fuss is all about.
A linebacker for the University of Wisconsin from 1971 to ’73, Bosold recalls those Badgers wanting to beat Minnesota because the team was their rival and it was always the last game of the season, not so they could race over and snatch the axe from the Gophers.
Executive Q&A – Dan Olszewski: Teaching tools for successful entrepreneurship
Wisconsin State Journal
After spending less than a school year as a lecturer, Dan Olszewski was named in April as the director of the Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship, part of the UW-Madison School of Business.
Ring of hire: Emergence of high-tech firms nets jobs – and prestige – for Madison
Wisconsin State Journal
They make cutting-edge products, from the hottest video games to potentially life-saving drugs and cancer treatment machines.
They are the Madison area’s technology businesses. Tech hot spots have formed a virtual ring of innovation around Madison, as well as a pocket Downtown.
UW faculty not taking sick leave
Wisconsin State Journal
University of Wisconsin System faculty members report far fewer sick days than other state employees and as a result earn hundreds of thousands of dollars more for health insurance when they retire, according to an audit released Friday.
Capitalize on scientist’s success
Wisconsin State Journal
Wisconsin should put James Thomson on a pedestal.
Again.
Thomson, a UW-Madison professor, is already admired for his scientific achievement. He led the UW-Madison team that in 1998 first isolated embryonic stem cells, opening wondrous opportunities for medical advancements that are today being worked on at UW-Madison and all over the world.
Was stem-cell advance ‘obvious’?
Wisconsin State Journal
A federal review of Wisconsin’s embryonic stem-cell patents won’t question what everyone concedes: that UW-Madison scientist James Thomson was the first to grow a colony of the cells from humans in a lab.
Instead, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s review of three patents held by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation will ask if Thomson’s accomplishment in 1998 was “obvious” because other scientists had done similar work in species such as mice and pigs.
The showdown on gay marriage
Wisconsin State Journal
Quoted: Mary Waitrovich, who coordinates digital media for UW- Madison’s IT division.