Quoted: University of Wisconsin professor Kevin Knapp, who runs the state’s Deer-Vehicle Crash Information Clearinghouse.
Author: jplucas
State is at critical juncture on UW stem cell support (Racine Journal Times)
Racine Journal Times
Arthur Caplan, the head of the medical ethics department at the University of Pennsylvania, put it bluntly enough in a recent news story: “Wisconsin’s leadership ended Nov. 2.”
Wisconsin Governor Announces $750-Million Plan for Biotechnology and Stem-Cell Research
Chronicle of Higher Education
Wisconsin’s governor, Jim Doyle, announced a plan on Wednesday to spend nearly $750-million over several years on biotechnology and stem-cell research at the University of Wisconsin and several hospitals in the state.
A Big Boost For Biotechnology Research At The UW
WIBA Newsradio
In a public-private partnership…Governor Doyle says biotechnology research in the state…including stem cell research…will get a nearly $750 million boost. Standing alongside UW scientists…Doyle unveiled plans for a $375 millionÃ? facility on the UW campus.
Camp Randall Renovation Underway Again
UWBadgers.com
MADISON, Wis. – It didnââ?¬â?¢t take long for the bulldozers to begin Phase 2 of the Camp Randall Stadium renovation. Within an hour after the final football game Nov. 6, Breese Terrace was closed to two-way traffic, and the west and east side stadium construction started promptly on Monday. (Athletic Communications)
UC Regents Reject Race Box on Application (AP)
Yahoo! News
LOS ANGELES – University of California regents Wednesday rejected a proposal to add a “multiracial” box to application forms. Critics complained the plan would make it harder to collect data on minorities.
Wisconsin governor calls for $750 million investment in life sciences (Wisc. Technology Network)
Wisconsin Technology Network
Madison, Wis. ââ?¬â? Wisconsin should hold on to its advantage in health and life-science research by drawing together $375 million in public and private funding for a new research center on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, Governor Jim Doyle said on Wednesday.
UW-Madison puts heart and mind into stem cells (Wisc. Technology Network)
Wisconsin Technology Network
Madison, Wis. ââ?¬â? The answer to reversing the deterioration caused by acute diseases of the brain and heart may lie in stem-cell treatment, according to the ongoing research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Gov. Doyle Makes Major Commitment To Stem Cell Research
WISC-TV 3
MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Jim Doyle announced Wednesday that he wants to direct nearly $750 million to scientific research on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
Wis. governor plans stem cell spending
USA Today
Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle announced plans Wednesday to invest nearly $750 million to support human embryonic stem cell research and other medical experiments.
More traffic, animals drive up collisions and costs
USA Today
Dangerous crashes involving vehicles and wildlife are on the rise and so too are human fatalities, a new insurance industry study says.
Quoted: Kevin Knapp of the Deer-Vehicle Crash Information Clearinghouse.
Estuary expert returns with insight (San Diego Union-Tribune)
San Diego Union-Tribune
NANCEE E. LEWIS / Union-Tribune
Volunteers canoe through the Tijuana Estuary in 1999, part of an effort to count numbers of local clapper rail, an endangered bird.
Rain forests are often said to be the planet’s lungs. If that’s so, then wetlands are Earth’s kidneys, and Joy Zedler is the doctor on call.
These days, it’s a long-distance call.
Tom Still: UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Santiago determined to build on research base (wisbusiness.com)
www.wisbusiness.com
MILWAUKEE ââ?¬â?? At the State University of New York in Albany, Carlos Santiago helped forge a partnership between IBM and the campus that led to the creation of a $1.5 billion “center of excellence.”
Now that he’s taken up residence in Wisconsin, Santiago sees no reason why UW-Milwaukee can’t aspire to do the same.
Big Announcement On Wisconsin Stem Cell Research Coming
WISC-TV 3
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s stem cell research is taking a big step forward. News 3 has learned Gov. Jim Doyle will announce Wednesday a plan to construct a research facility for stem cell work on the UW campus, geared toward keeping medical researchers in the Badger state.
Science Braces for Second Term (Wired News)
Wired.com
Quoted: R. Alta Charo, professor of law and bioethics at the University of Wisconsin Law and Medical Schools
Gauging, and Improving, How Colleges Teach (Wash. Post)
Washington Post
A few dozen researchers housed in a tall limestone building at Indiana University have been sifting data for five years, trying to determine how much teaching and learning is going on between parties and football games at the nation’s colleges and universities.
Wisconsin safety Leonhard continues to come up big — 5-8 senior from tiny town sets sights on NFL career
USA Today
There isn’t much about Jim Leonhard that can be described as big. He stands only 5-8. His hometown of Tony, Wis., has a population of 105.
Job prospects looking brighter for college seniors (AP)
CNN.com
BOSTON, Massachusetts (AP) — The recovering economy and looming retirement of the baby boomers are making this a very good year to be a college senior looking for a job after graduation. Recruiters, career counselors and students say the fall recruiting season has been the most active since the dot.com boom
UW plans entrepreneurship program to link campus resources (Wisc. Technology Network)
Wisconsin Technology Network
Entrepreneurs on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus will have a new resource to help them navigate the process of starting a company and the many related centers on campus.
The Office of Corporate Relations is heading the New Business Start-Up Initiative, which is to include events, publications and both one-ond-one and class-based training. This assistance will be available to UW=-Madison faculty, staff and students.
Stem-cell patent holder�s view of the California challenge (Wisc. Technology Network)
Wisconsin Technology Network
Will all human embryonic stem (hES) cell research move to California in light of the recent passage of a $3 billion bond initiative that is intended to make California the leader in a technology discovered by UW-Madison researcher Dr. James Thomson?
U hires new vice president of research (Minnesota Daily)
The six-month-long search for a new University vice president for research has ended.
R. Timothy Mulcahy, an associate dean for biological sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate school, will move to Minnesota to take the position Feb. 1. He will replace interim vice president for research David Hamilton, who plans to return to teaching.
Do you tend to undercode? (American Medical News)
The coding study, by researchers at the University of Wisconsin Medical School, found that family doctors manage an average of 3.05 problems per patient visit.
Venture conference showcases state’s medical start-ups
www.wisbusiness.com
MADISON ââ?¬â?? This week’s Wisconsin Life Sciences and Venture Conference will highlight the state’s emergence as a center for drug therapy start-ups.
Doyle hopes Wisconsin stays leader in stem cell research (AP)
Duluth News
MADISON – Gov. Jim Doyle is expected to soon announce a strategy to keep Wisconsin at the forefront of stem cell research, despite a California vote to spend billions in public money on the effort.
Teaching policy unclear (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Quoted: Don Waller, a UW-Madison botany professor and former editor of Evolution. (Login required.)
It’s Lucrative at the Top
Chronicle of Higher Education
Compensation at public research universities is stagnant these days for just about everyone, except for the person in the presidency.
The compensation of public-university presidents has soared, in a year of continuing financial strains –Ã? tight state budgets for public higher education, hefty tuition increases, and paltry or nonexistent raises for faculty and staff members. (Subscription required.)
Undergraduates Study Half as Much as Professors Expect, Survey of Student ‘Engagement’ Says
Chronicle of Higher Education
Only about 11 percent of full-time students say they spend more than 25 hours per week preparing for their classes — the amount of time that faculty members say is necessary to succeed in college. Forty-four percent spend 10 hours or less studying.
Yet students’ grades do not suggest that they are unprepared for their academic work: About 40 percent of students say they earn mostly A’s, with 41 percent reporting that they earn mostly B’s.
Enrollment of Foreign Students Drops in U.S.
Chronicle of Higher Education
The number of foreign students on American campuses declined last year by 2.4 percent –Ã? the first drop in enrollments of students from abroad since the 1971-72 academic year. The figures, which confirm widespread predictions, appear in the latest edition of “Open Doors,” an annual report on academic mobility. The decline came after a year of almost no growth. (Subscription required.)
UWM nursing students being trained on high-tech virtual patients (Milwaukee Business Journal)
Milwaukee Business Journal
Nursing students in the Milwaukee area no longer have to settle for inanimate mannequins to serve as “practice patients” during lab sessions.
The College of Nursing at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee started using high-tech virtual patients this fall, allowing students to learn by treating simulated medical conditions.
Today’s collegians light on discussion, studying
USA Today
Students in Karla McDermid’s popular biology classes at the University of Hawaii don’t just listen to her lecture about the structure of DNA ââ?¬â? they get up and perform a dance about it.
SAT, finances: From point A to B
USA Today
The new SAT doesn’t arrive until March and won’t affect this year’s seniors, but it’s on the minds of readers who queried USA TODAY.
Studying abroad hasn’t lost its appeal
USA Today
More U.S. college students are studying abroad, but for shorter periods than in the past, says a report out today.
U. of I. considering tuition hike (Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Tribune
A tentative 9 percent tuition increase for incoming freshmen next fall at the Chicago and Urbana-Champaign campuses of the University of Illinois was proposed Thursday by university officials. (Login required.)
UW services available to those who are stressed and depressed
Daily Cardinal
Mental health problems are a widespread concern in today’s stressful society. However, at UW-Madison, officials work hard to minimize occurrences of more serious mental health-related incidents. Prescription drugs, counseling and administrative actions are the three primary methods the university uses to actively engage students who are experiencing one or more of a myriad of challenges to mental he
Badger Spirit Impresses Visitors
UWBadgers.com
MADISON, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s “Rolling Out the Red Carpet” community-wide campaign to build new, welcoming traditions for all sports fans is paying dividends. Lost amid Wisconsin’s perfect home football record in splashy, renovated Camp Randall Stadium is what can be summed up as a game-day atmosphere that is the envy of many others. (Athletic Communications)
Wisconsin Crew House Now Weeks Away
UWBadgers.com
MADISON, Wis. – Looking at the outside of the new UW Crew House, one cannot tell all that is going on inside as the end of construction draws ever nearer and the fall racing season wraps up
Proposition 71 Will Lure Top Scientists to California, Experts Predict (Newhouse News Service)
The new mantra among the nation’s rising medical researchers may sound like this: Go west, young scientist. Or, more to the point: Follow the money.
Hypertension Control Can Save a Diabetic’s Sight
Forbes
Quoted: Dr. Ronald Klein of the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Pessimists will have to wait, as housing boom rolls on (csmonitor.com)
Christian Science Monitor
Quoted: Timothy Riddiough, director of the Center for Real Estate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
New UW chief calls access key (Stevens Point Journal)
In times of tight budgets and an increasing need to keep quality instructors from leaving for better paying institutions, Kevin Reilly has a daunting task in front of him as the new president of the University of Wisconsin System. Since taking office in September, Reilly said he’s already working on ideas to address such issues.
Extinction in ocean�s mud presages key ecological changes (Innovations Report)
The loss of seemingly inconsequential animal species in the marine benthos – the top 6 inches or so of mud and sediment on the floors of the worldââ?¬â?¢s oceans – is giving scientists a new look ahead at the consequences of the steady decline of the worldââ?¬â?¢s biological diversity.
This is one of the first stabs at trying to see what will happen in ocean ecosystems as species go extinct,” says Bradley Cardinale, a University of Wisconsin-Madison postdoctoral fellow in zoology and a co-author of the paper.
Students attempt to juggle school and political office
Daily Cardinal
After years of arduous studying and seemingly infinite exams and term papers, young politicians leave college with a diploma that says they are ready for their civic duty.
Stop the War organizes Veterans’ Day protest
Daily Cardinal
Stop the War, a student organization opposed to the war in Iraq, held a protest march yesterday afternoon for Veteran’s Day. The demonstration began on Library Mall and included approximately 50 peace activists who marched down University Avenue and Johnson Street in the middle of rush hour, stopping traffic on both thoroughfares.
Ryan’s recruiting class signed
Daily Cardinal
The good news just keeps coming for Wisconsin basketball fans. Following an impressive exhibition victory on Wednesday night, Head Coach Bo Ryan announced Thursday that he has secured three top players for the 2006 recruiting class.
MPD receives grant to fight gun violence
Badger Herald
The Madison Police Department will receive $117,000 from the federal government to help combat gun-related violence in the city.
Students critical of popular PowerPoint technology
Badger Herald
Since the advent of the computer age, college campuses nationwide have upgraded classrooms to keep up with technology savvy students. Despite the efforts to stay modern, some students complain technology can get in the way of teaching.
MadHatters serenade sold-out Overture Center crowd
Badger Herald
The MadHatters, a University of Wisconsin men�s a cappella group, turned a dream into a reality Wednesday night, singing for a sold-out audience at the Overture Center�s Grand Overture Hall.
Is Veteran’s Day The Right Time To Question The War?
WIBA Newsradio
Madison police say there were some “tense moments” during an anti-war demonstration that blocked west-bound traffic on University Avenue during rush hour yesterday. An estimated 40 protesters disrupted things for about an hour…and blocked all three lanes at one point. No injuries were reported and no one was arrested. (Final item.)
UW Stem Cell Researchers May Be Heading West
WISC-TV 3
MADISON, Wis. — A California referendum that passed last week will pump $3 billion into that state’s stem cell research, while tough federal restrictions imposed by President George W. Bush remain firm
Defibrillator Recall Affects U.W. Police
NBC-15
(MADISON)Ã? About four months ago, UW police purchased 24 Automatic External Defibrillators, or A.E.D’s. Now they’ve been recalled, and sit in a UW Police storage room, after being taken off the street.
UW starts program to boost university-related start-ups (WisBusiness.com)
www.wisbusiness.com
MADISON ââ?¬â?? Faculty, staff and students at UW-Madison who want to start their own companies will soon have more help, thanks to a new program being unveiled today
Bo Ryan Badger Men Sign Three
UWBadgers.com
MADISON, Wis. – Head menââ?¬â?¢s basketball coach Bo Ryan announced Thursday that high school seniors Joe Krabbenhoft, Marcus Landry and Phillip ââ?¬Å?Mickeyââ?¬Â Perry have signed national letters of intent to attend the University of Wisconsin and play basketball for the Badgers beginning in the fall of 2005. (Athletic Communications)
The ABCs of student IOUs
USA Today
For years, the federal student loan program has helped millions of college students finance their education with low-interest, low-cost loans. But, increasingly, students are discovering that federal loans won’t cover their college costs. In today’s Managing Your Money, we look at the pros and cons of private student loan.
On mostly white UW campus, minorities face higher isolation
Daily Cardinal
Being a minority student on the UW-Madison campus-one that is primarily white and heterosexual-can take a toll on the mental health of these students, often creating feelings of isolation, according to UW-Madison Assistant Dean of Students Suzanne Jones.
ASM takes on tuition hikes, education dean appointment
Daily Cardinal
The Associated Students of Madison held its 2004 Town Hall meeting Wednesday at Gordon Commons. Students in attendance discussed issues under current debate within the organization, including potential tuition hikes and controversy involving the selection of a new School of Education dean.
ASM accuses UW of ââ?¬Ë?side-steppingââ?¬â?¢
Badger Herald
The Associated Students of Madison is taking issue with University of Wisconsin administrators because of alleged ââ?¬Å?side-steppingââ?¬Â in the student appointment for the search-and-screen committee for the new dean of the School of Education. This conflict could result in a claim brought to the Student Judiciary by ASM.
Crime fizzles out in recent weeks
Badger Herald
After a string of downtown assaults, robberies and purse thefts earlier in the semester, the city has remained free of high-profile crimes during the last few weeks.
California Dreamin�
Badger Herald
Almost five years to the day after University of Wisconsin biologist James Thompson reported the first-ever isolation and culturing of human embryonic stem cells, the state of California passed Proposition 71.
Misinformed dolts ruin my game day
Badger Herald
Saturday was my last Badger football game as a student. Noting the occasion, I took a little extra time to walk around Camp Randall and the surrounding neighborhoods to take my last glimpse of the notorious pre-game revelry.
Bush�s stem cell funding limits to continue
Badger Herald
Although a number of national policies are set to go under the Bush administration�s microscope during his second term, one initiative is likely to remain untouched for the next four years: regulations and limitations over the federal funding of embryonic stem-cell research.