Few, if any, American math curricula can compete with the math curricula of Asian countries, an emeritus professor of mathematics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison told parents Thursday.
Author: jplucas
Feminism can�t solve all, Muslim speaker advises (The Stanford Daily)
University of Wisconsin- Madison Law Prof. Asifa Quraishi spoke in the Psychology building last night about western women’s advocacy for Islamic women. She said that well-intentioned feminists in the West can only make matters worse for Muslim women.
Our view: UW System is right to seek more diverse enrollment
La Crosse Tribune
An effort to make University of Wisconsin System campuses more accessible to low-income and minority students is in danger of becoming a political campaign issue.
How Intuit competes with Microsoft, IRS
Wisconsin Technology Network
Quoted: Mark Schar, who serves on the board of the Center for Brand and Product Management at the University of Wisconsin School of Business.
Wis. governor tells bishops he won’t rethink stem cell support (AP)
Duluth News
MADISON, Wis. – Gov. Jim Doyle broke with Wisconsin’s two most prominent Catholic bishops on Wednesday, bluntly telling them he would not rethink his strong support of embryonic stem cell research.
UW plays down changes to admissions policies (AP)
Duluth News
MADISON – Facing a backlash from parents and lawmakers, University of Wisconsin System leaders on Thursday downplayed their plans to change admissions policies to give greater weight to nonacademic factors such as race and income.
High School Students React to New UW Admissions Policy (WSAW-TV, Wausau)
The UW System’s goal is to increase diversity on their campuses by looking at non-academic factors like extra-curricular activities, economic background and race on a student’s application — not just grades and test scores
Healing the wounds of war
WKOW-TV 27
Quoted: UW-Madison professor Kathryn Jeffers.
Wisconsin Idea Seminar includes Phillips (Phillips Bee)
More than three dozen new UW-Madison faculty were in Phillips May 16 for tours of MarquipWardUnited and Wisconsin Concrete Park. Their scheduled visit was included in the itinerary for a a five-day Wisconsin Idea Seminar
Many In Study Quit Smoking
Wisconsin State Journal
More than 60 percent of initial participants in a UW-Madison smoking cessation study had quit smoking at the end of eight weeks of treatment, study coordinators announced Tuesday.
About 800 people have been enrolled in the study, which is comparing five methods of treatment: a nicotine patch and the drug Zyban, each with and without a nicotine lozenge, and the lozenge alone.
The study is recruiting more than 1,500 participants from Madison and Milwaukee. For more information, call 877-363-2447 or visit www.endcigs.com.
Lampert Smith: Why all the aching heads in Madison?
Wisconsin State Journal
Madison headache expert Dr. Allan Rifkin said that changes in barometric pressure trigger headaches. Another part of our lifestyle is certainly a factor: widespread use and misuse of alcohol.
Rifkin, who treats UW-Madison students at University Health Services, said the typical college student’s lifestyle fuels our massive municipal migraine. Long nights of studying and stress, followed by exercise and alcohol can be tough on even the hardiest of youth.
UW System to alter admissions criteria
Wisconsin State Journal
New University of Wisconsin System campus admissions policies will put more emphasis on applicants’ personal essays as a way to give more weight to nonacademic factors such as race and life experience, admissions directors said Wednesday.
The Safety of Tasers Is Questioned Again
New York Times
The safety of Tasers, the electric pistols that are widely used by police, is under new scrutiny after a study by a Wisconsin scientist showed that shocks from the guns cause the hearts of healthy pigs to stop beating.
Crane handlers commandeer wayward birds
La Crosse Tribune
Quoted: Stanley Temple, a wildlife ecologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The Technology Mosaic (Inside Higher Ed)
Inside Higher Education
Quoted: Paul S. Peercy, dean of engineering at the University of Wisconsin and chair of the Engineering Dean�s Council at the American Society for Engineering
UW admissions to give more weight to race, personal qualities (AP)
Duluth News
MADISON, Wis. – New University of Wisconsin campus admissions policies will put more emphasis on applicants’ personal essays as a way to give more weight to nonacademic factors such as race and life experience, admissions directors said Wednesday.
Research Shows Tasers Can Kill Pigs and Humans.
NBC-15
Madison: New research shows it is possible for a Taser to kill a pig. Therefore, in rare cases a taser could kill a human.
UW Research Study Finds Tasers Can Be Lethal
WKOW-TV 27
Stunning findings in a UW Research study show tasers can kill pigs.
Making A Difference: Dr. Ben Marcus
WKOW-TV 27
Mitch Weber met a doctor at UW Hospital who traveled to China to perform surgeries for free on children who either can’t go to school or get jobs because of a facial deformity.
Doctor Ben Marcus chose medicine as a career to change peoples’ lives. So when he was recruited to join the Smile China Project. He couldn’t pass up the offer to travel thousands of miles away to literally change the lives of children physically, mentally and socially.
Research shows Tasers can kill pigs
Wisconsin State Journal
A controversial research project conducted by a UW- Madison professor showed that Tasers can kill pigs.
John Webster, a professor of biomedical engineering at UW- Madison, recently discovered that it’s possible for a Taser to cause ventricular fibrillation in pigs – a heart condition that will lead to death if not treated with electric defibrillation.
UW-L�s Guthrie takes impressive track coaching resume to UW
La Crosse Tribune
Mark Guthrie, the king of NCAA Division III track and field, is moving to a new, bigger and higher profile kingdom.
In a move that seemed to catch many by surprise, UW-La Crosse�s Guthrie is leaving his position as head Eagles track and field coach after 19 years and 21 national championships to become an assistant on University of Wisconsin coach Ed Nuttycombe�s staff.
Drops May Be The Allergy Treatment Of The Future (WBBM-TV, Chicago)
Quoted: University of Wisconsin Hospital’s Dr. Robert Bush.
Lion Killings Spur Fears of Regional Extinction in Kenya (National Geographic)
National Geographic
Quoted: Leela Hazzah, a researcher at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
News 3 Investigates Increasing Violence At Bar Time
WISC-TV 3
MADISON, Wis. — For years, the city has said there is a problem with violence and alcohol in downtown Madison.
In fact, violence at bar time has increased 24 percent since 1995, WISC-TV reported.
News 3 took an in depth look at the problem with a special team of police who are on the front lines every night.
Conflicts Of Interest Affect Your Care
Wisconsin State Journal
People who hold a position of public trust are expected to consistently act in the best interests of those they serve. If caught and prosecuted, violators pay a price.
The cornerstone of professionalism is the honoring of that public trust.
David Wahlberg’s report in the May 7 Wisconsin State Journal on the financial relationship between physicians and manufacturers of prescribed drugs and devices raised questions about public trust.
Anti-plagiarism programs look over students’ work
USA Today
Digital plagiarizing calls for digital policing. Such is the philosophy behind a wave of anti-plagiarism digital software that colleges are using to deal with the widespread use of essay-writing websites and online databases of pre-written papers, and to uncover writing copied from other students’ work.
Uw Active In Growing Cable Channel On Research
Wisconsin State Journal
Starting next month, Madison-area residents with a digital cable box can get a front-row seat to the research discoveries, panel discussions, plays, documentaries and other offerings that their tax dollars help support at UW-Madison and 70 other academic institutions across the country.
Ryan Soaks Up All Aspects Of College Life
Wisconsin State Journal
Spending time with friends before a night of studying for finals allowed UW-Madison freshman Ryan Huibregtse to reflect on his first completed year of college.
“It’s been crazy,” Ryan said, “but things are turning out better than expected, to be honest.”
Tracing The Soundtrack Of Vietnam
Wisconsin State Journal
When Madison’s Doug Bradley hears the Animals’ vintage hit “We Gotta Get Out of This Place,” he’s back in Vietnam, reliving his war experiences.
For many Vietnam veterans, rock music links seamlessly to their wartime memories.
Deer tick spreading in Wisconsin
Wisconsin State Journal
“It would not surprise me a bit to set a new record this year,” said Phil Pellitteri, a UW- Madison entomologist.
Study: Listening To Mp3 Player Could Damage Hearing
WISC-TV 3
Quoted: UW Medical School audiologist Richard Sauer
Experts: May be worst season for Lyme disease yet (AP)
Duluth News
MADISON, Wis. – A leading entomologist in Wisconsin says there could be a record number of cases of Lyme disease this year after a high of 1,441 were reported last season.
“It would not surprise me a bit to set a new record this year,” said Phil Pellitteri, a University of Wisconsin-Madison entomologist.
WARF awarded $1 million in licensing case
Capital Times
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation announced that a jury has awarded it $1 million in its case against Xenon Pharmaceuticals, a Canadian biotech company that had licensed technology discovered at UW-Madison via WARF.
California group says ruling weakens WARF’s stem cell patent
Wisconsin Technology Network
Madison, Wis. – A California taxpayer and consumer rights group believes the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent eBay ruling weakens the position of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation regarding its stem cell patent, but a spokesman for the Wisconsin foundation said its recent $1 million jury reward in the Xenon Pharmaceuticals case demonstrates its ability to defend patents.
Some Bars Using ID Scanners
WISC-TV 3
MADISON, Wis. — Local authorities are getting high tech to catch underage drinkers before they make it to a bar.
Madison’s new bar czar has been working for months to develop a comprehensive plan to deal with the violence and alcohol problems that happen.
His first target is underage drinkers.
UW: New ticket policy worries students
Wisconsin State Journal
When the University of Wisconsin Athletic Board approved a plan to revoke the season tickets of unruly patrons, among the five voting against it earlier this month were its student members.
Religion on the Brain
Chronicle of Higher Education
Quoted: Richard J. Davidson, a professor of psychology and psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin at Madison.
Federal Government Names 72 Colleges Among 1,500 ‘Best Workplaces for Commuters’
Chronicle of Higher Education
Seventy-two colleges — including UW-Madison — have been recognized as the Best Workplaces for Commuters.
Editorial: Don’t make students pay for tuition waiver for state’s veterans (The Sheboygan Press)
Gov. Jim Doyle is expected to sign a bill that would make Wisconsin military veterans eligible for free tuition at University of Wisconsin campuses and the state’s technical colleges.
Obituaries: McCamy, Colin J.
Madison.com
Everyone who knew Colin recognized his powerful creative gifts as a writer, musician, storyteller, and, in his earliest postgraduate years, filmmaker. One of his first UW Film Program short features, “Tilt,” won high honors at the Montreal Film Festival. He held a coveted position in New York with the Maysles Brothers Studios, and later, was invited back to Madison to appear as a panelist at a UW Symposium on film where he shared the stage with such international film legends as Hitchcock, Cacoyannis, and Pasolini.
Curbing auto lawsuits (Newsday)
Newsday
Quoted: Marc Galanter, a University of Wisconsin professor who studied the shrinking number of trials for the American Bar Association.
The person you called is switched off (Sydney Morning Herald)
Sydney Morning Herald
Quoted: American researcher Noelle Chesley, from the University of Wisconsin.
Chancellor Wiley’s cat cushion hat (The Racine Journal Times)
Racine Journal Times
When I graduated from high school, the official choreography of the event required everyone in my class to line up in height-order lines by gender. After that the two lines were placed side by side, so that we would process in and out of commencement next to a person of the opposite gender who was the exact same rank, height-wise, as we were.
The View from Here (Tallahassee Democrat)
Tallahassee Democrat
Quoted: Deborah Blum, a University of Wisconsin journalism professor.
Uw Scientist Wins Award
Wisconsin State Journal
Ase em Ansari, an assistant professor of biochemistry and genetics at UW-Madison, is one of two recipients of the 2006 Shaw Scientist Award.
100 Years in the Back Door, Out the Front
New York Times
Quoted: Camille GuÃ?©rin-Gonzales, a professor of history at the University of Wisconsin and the author of “Mexican Workers and American Dreams.
Jefferson Woman Named Alice
Wisconsin State Journal
Nicole Belinda Franzen Reese, 23, of Jefferson, was chosen late Friday as the state’s 59th Alice in Dairyland. The program was held at the Country Inn & Suites.
Reese, who was raised on a mid-size dairy farm in her native Sheboygan Falls, graduated last weekend from UW-Madison with a bachelor’s degree in agricultural education.
Recent Wet Weather Encourages Growth Of Mushrooms
WISC-TV 3
Quoted: UW-Madison assistant botany professor Andrea Gargas.
Minimum wage hike may create ‘ripple effect (Portage Daily Register)
Quoted: Laura Dresser, associate director for the Center On Wisconsin Strategy at UW-Madison
Admissions Officials Lament Practice of Signing On With More Than One College
New York Times
The envelope arrived at Allegheny College the first week of May. Inside was a form signed by a high school senior accepting admission. Inside, too, was a $500 check ââ?¬â? made out to St. Lawrence University.
It turned out, said Scott Friedhoff, who oversees admissions at Allegheny, that the student had accepted admission offers from both colleges, and made deposits to each.
With $4 Billion, Columbia Raises Fund-Drive Ante
New York Times
The University of Virginia will announce a $3 billion fund-raising drive in the fall. New York University is in the middle of a $2.5 billion campaign. And officials at Columbia University say they are moving ahead with plans for the largest university campaign so far, a push to raise $4 billion over seven years.
Last-minute tips for landing first job
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s School of Business reports a 14.2% jump in companies interviewing on campus and a 6.2% raise in average salary for graduates – $47,021.
Verdict’s in: We love to laugh at lawyers (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
ATLANTA ââ?¬â? Didja hear the one about the lawyer?
Chances are you’ve heard more than one.
Barrister-bashing is a favorite American form of humor. Marc Galanter, author of “Lowering the Bar ââ?¬â? Lawyer Jokes and Legal Culture,” estimates that there are some 500 lawyer jokes floating around at any time. Lawyers are portrayed as greedy, sneaky and deceptive. They’re compared to creatures from sharks to snakes.
Judge says Ronson suit can go on (Newark Star-Ledger)
Quoted: Kenneth Davis, dean of the University of Wisconsin School of Law.
RFID is revolutionizing many business sectors
A “new” technology that has actually been around for 60 years is being used for applications from airline baggage checks to food products to consumer goods and even human beings.
Student Casualties of Iraq (Inside Higher Ed)
Inside Higher Education
David Veverka had been on track to receive a bachelor�s degree in wildlife ecology this month at the University of Maine.
Researcher urges stem cell activity
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Wisconsinites need to get as engaged as Californians about the importance of embryonic stem cell research to secure the state’s leadership role in this field, a University of Wisconsin-Madison scientist said Thursday.
Finding Common Ground in the U.S. Math Wars (Science)
Quoted: Richard Askey, a professor emeritus of mathematics at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
UW’s Reilly is hopeful shake-up will improve communication (AP)
Duluth News
WAUSAU, Wis. – University of Wisconsin System President Kevin Reilly said Thursday that a personnel shake-up, including the replacement of his top lobbyist at the Capitol, was needed to improve communications with the Legislature and taxpayers.
‘Safe Campus’ Notions Gunned Down (Inside Higher Ed)
Inside Higher Education
While the most recent statistics compiled by the U.S. Department of Education indicate that on-campus robberies nationwide
slightly decreased from 2001 through 2003, many campus safety officials and others have reason to believe that the numbers may currently be on the rise, especially those involving weapons.