MADISON, Wis. — “Fahrenheit 9/11” director Michael Moore will be on the University of Wisconsin campus Saturday night.
Michael Moore Coming To Madison
WISC-TV 3
Author: jplucas
University Cancels Michael Moore Appearance
WISC-TV 3
RICHMOND, Va. — George Mason University has withdrawn an invitation to filmmaker Michael Moore to speak at the Virginia campus five days before the election.
Madison To Purchase More Wind Power
WKOW-TV 27
…[includes:] intiative to transform East Washington Avenue into a ”Solar Mile” that would teach the community about energy from the sun. That would include installing solar panels along the street just east of the Capitol.
Mayor Wants Madison To Use 20% Wind Power By 2010
NBC-15
Madison:Ã? More conservation and more renewable energy- that’s the edict from Madison ‘s Energy Task Force.
Guess Who’s Running For President?
WISC-TV 3
MADISON, Wis. — Bucky is running a campaign for president on the University of Wisconsin campus, but you won’t find him on your ballot
Good sports (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Like any good island parents, Tony and Wendy Raiola occasionally travel to the mainland to see their two expatriate sons.
It makes sense, since their oldest, Dominic, and his wife have a 3-year-old, Taylor, and they dote on their granddaughter whenever they get out to the Detroit suburb of Northville.
In math dept., tenure an elusive achievement (The Daily Princetonian)
Quoted: Assistant professor Jordan Ellenberg, who is leaving at the end of the year for a post at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
U’s bioscience incubator moving closer to reality (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
Star Tribune
After a year and a half of planning and fundraising, the University of Minnesota is moving forward with its plan to open a bioscience research incubator in St. Paul’s Midway area.
Flawed candidates change few minds (AP)
Quoted: Charles Franklin, political science professor at the University of Wisconsin,
Students, colleges hit by book costs (Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter)
MANITOWOC ââ?¬â? Travis Ouradnik elected to attend the University of Wisconsin-Manitowoc to save money on tuition and room and board
Cancer treatment advances as trials show no harm to mice )Wisconsin Technology Network)
Wisconsin Technology Network
Quintessence Biosciences, Inc., has been tested on lab mice with no apparent harm, company Vice President Laura Strong said at a recent conference. Information supporting this conclusion was presented on October 7 at BioContact Quebec 2004.
Doyle�s Japan trip opens doors and minds for Wisconsin (Wisconsin Technology Network)
Wisconsin Technology Network
The greatest benefit that came up in the talks was the discussion of the relationship between the UW system and the state�s research efforts.
A Debatable Return: Colleges spend millions on playing host to presidential debates. What do they get out of it?
Chronicle of Higher Education
Four hours or so before the first presidential debate gets under way here at the University of Miami, Donna Shalala flits among the 135 students gathered in the lobby outside her second-floor office. Sporting a Miami-green jacket, the university’s president works the crowd –Ã? the lucky few chosen to attend tonight’s 90-minute debate.
Study: Many Students Don’t Apply for Aid
Yahoo! News
A new study says hundreds of thousands of college students who may be eligible for federal financial aid don’t get it for a simple reason ââ?¬â? they don’t apply.
Big schools pitch cozy ‘honors colleges’ (AP)
CNN.com
Bronwyn Stippa had all but made up her mind to attend new York University. A campus visit to the University of Vermont, where she’d been accepted to a new honors college, was just a favor to her parents. ” I came up and it was just mind-blowing,” she said. Vermont promised Stippa access to top professors and special courses, and a financial aid package that dwarfed NYU’s. In an effort to lure students like Stippa, public universities are developing honors colleges that advertise the cozt qualities of a liberal arts college within the walls of a university.
Wisconsin Delegates Leave for Germany
WKOW-TV 27
Leaders in Germany will teach a Wisconsin group next week how to build a house, a highway, and a printer…all to help the environment.
Among those taking notes will be UW Political Science Professor Graham Wilson., one of 30 from the state who flew to Bavaria this weekend.
Doctors Calm Fears of Link Between Antidepressants and Suicide
NBC-15
Quoted: UW psychiatry professor Dr. Hugh Johnson.
Nader Running Mate To Speak About ‘Dark Secret’ In Madison
WISC-TV 3
MADISON, Wis. — Ralph Nader’s running mate Peter Miguel Camejo will be on the University of Wisconsin campus today.
Polls of battleground states show gap narrowing
USA Today
Quoted: University of Wisconsin political scientist Charles Franklin, noting Kerry’s post-debate gains in national polls, said Wisconsin reflects the same trends.
Republicans rally behind DeLay after ethics panel rebuke
BY WILLIAM NEIKIRK
Chicago Tribune
WASHINGTON – (KRT) – House Majority Leader Tom DeLay has long been known as “The Hammer” for his hard-nosed partisanship and controversial fund-raising tactics.
The Texas Republican has provoked Democrats into such helpless anger that they once sued his office, claiming that it was a “criminal enterprise” because of his tough approach to fund raising.
Charles Jones, a political science professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin, said DeLay represents a new kind of congressional leader who not only works to pass legislation but also raises money and pushes hard to keep a majority.
Commentary: Johnson’s legacy still growing
Wisconsin State Journal
Andy Baggot Wisconsin State Journal
Before Mark Johnson can completely focus on the task at hand, he has to mount another podium, give another speech and accept another distinguished honor.
It never gets old.
Johnson will be behind the bench tonight when the third-ranked University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team begins a highly anticipated season by playing host to Wayne State at the Kohl Center.
But first Johnson had to stand before family, friends and associates and be inducted in the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Thursday night in St. Paul, Minn.
Today: Nader Running Mate To Speak About ‘Dark Secret’ In Madison
Ralph Nader’s running mate Peter Miguel Camejo will be on the University of Wisconsin campus today.
Camejo is expected to speak about about the war in Iraq and the exclusion of the Nader/Camejo ticket from the presidential debates.
ââ?¬Å?As more young people hear about our issues, we expect support for the Nader/Camejo ticket to grow,ââ?¬Â Camejo said. ââ?¬Å?That is why the major parties wonââ?¬â?¢t let us into the debates. The Democrats’ fear of Ralph Nader is rooted in the programmatic conflict between their Party’s stance on the issues and their supporterââ?¬â?¢s beliefs. This is never written about in the media – it is America’s dark secret.ââ?¬Â
Camejo will be at the Humanities building at at 2:30 p.m.
New AFT Report Calls for Better Treatment of University Graduate and Research Assistants Across the Country
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 8 /U.S. Newswire/ — The American Federation of Teachers today released a report, Recognition and Respect: Standards of Good Practice in the Employment of Graduate Employees, which outlines a coordinated program to improve the financial and professional circumstances of graduate employees. The report, available at http://www.aft.org/pubs- reports/higher_ed/grad_employee_standards.pdf , offers suggestions on issues such as setting standards for compensation, establishing fair employment practices, promoting standards of professional responsibility and ensuring full rights for graduate employees in their union.
“Universities treat graduate employees like teachers and researchers when there is work to be done and as second-class citizens when it comes to compensation and fair treatment,” said AFT’s director of Higher Education Lawrence Gold. The AFT represents more college and university faculty than any other union, and was the first to organize graduate employees.
Glass ceiling really exists, women told
Wisconsin State Journal
by James Edward Mills
Nancy Chen began her remarks to more than 140 female executives Thursday with information that was news to no one. “I am here to confirm what we have been talking about all day,” she said. “There is a glass ceiling and we need to take steps to get beyond it.”
Chen is the regional administrator of the Women’s Bureau, an agency designated by Congress to address the needs of working women through the U.S. Department of Labor. As one of several speakers at the second annual Women’s Executive Leadership Summit at the Fluno Center on the UW- Madison campus, Chen provided statistical and historical information on the state of working women in America. The people at the conference represented companies and institutions from across the state.
Cram Around The Clock
Wisconsin State Journal
by Elizabeth Wachowski
UW-Madison students Stefanie Resnick and Diane Ganev were already 12 hours into an all-night cram session at 3 a.m. Thursday.
Armed with laptop computers, a mass of papers and bags of snacks, they didn’t plan to leave College Library until morning classes.
The Journal Times Online
Racine Journal Times
Kevin Granger sees a challenge not only from the Lou Gehrig’s disease that is slowly eroding his muscular control, but also from his government.
Like some of the people at a recent benefit for him, he questions why the United States government is not solidly behind embryonic stem cell research because of the hope it offers to people like himself.
Border Battle Cup Competition Starts Friday
UWBadgers.com
MADISON, Wis. – The Border Battle Cup inaugural competition begins in earnest this week as the Wisconsin and Minnesota womenââ?¬â?¢s soccer and volleyball teams meet this Friday. Sponsored by the telecommunications company, TDS, the winner of an 11-sport competition between UW and UM will capture the Border Battle Cup for display on its campus.
Atkins label to drop term ‘net carbs’ (Wall Street Journal)
Quoted: Dale Schoeller, professor of nutritional sciences at the University of Wisconsin, Madison
Deadly Spanish Flu Remains a Puzzle (NPR’s All Things Considered)
National Public Radio
Quoted: Dr. Yoshihiro Kawaoka of the University of Wisconsin. (Audio.)
SpaceShipOne May ‘Fly-In’ To EAA
WISC-TV 3
Quoted: UW mechanics engineering professor Dan Kammer.
Presidential Candidates Are Urged to Heed Concerns of Higher Education
Chronicle of Higher Education
Days before the two presidential debates that are expected to focus on domestic policy, six major higher-education associations have sent a joint letter to the campaigns of President Bush and Sen. John Kerry, urging them to speak about key areas where the federal government could play a role in strengthening the nation’s colleges.
Madison’s Halloween Plan Set
NBC-15
(Madison) The countdown is on to Halloween and it looks like the plans are finally set and for the most part everyone’s happy.
Self-Proclaimed Anarchists Arrested
NBC-15
(Madison) Two teens call themselves selfââ?¬â??proclaimed anarchists.Ã? Police call them criminals following their arrest afterÃ? a vandalism spree on the UW campus.Ã?Â
A Locksmith Chimes In On The Debate Over Mandatory Locks On Apartment Buildings
WIBA Newsradio
A proposal that would require landlords in Madison to install locks on common-entry entrances….could cost those property owners plenty of money….depending on what would be needed. That’s what Steve Beckmann from J&K Lock and Security told the city’s housing committee last night.Ã? He says the actual situation with the locking is not the huge deal it’s basically the electronics as the doorbells and the intercoms…andÃ? then it gets a little pricier for the landlords and he thinks that’s where the big issue is coming in.Ã? Ã? Beckmann addsÃ? it would cost on average…$500-dollars to make the security upgrades for a four-unit building. In addition Beckmann says a 60-day deadline for having the locks installed is impossible to meet and says it may take up to a year to have them in place at every building. The city’s housing committee is still considering the proposal.
Stem cell research hits home — Paralyzed Stettin man looks ahead to promising developments
Wausau Daily Herald
Years or decades from now Wayne Geurink, who was paralyzed from the shoulders down in a car crash, might benefit from the work of pioneering stem cell researchers like professor Ian Duncan of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. On Tuesday night, Geurink, of the town of Stettin, had to settle for a front row seat in the theater at the University of Wisconsin Marathon County as Duncan talked about the reality versus the promise of stem cell research. But for Geurink, the potential benefits are what make stem cell research so important.
Five binge-drinking deaths ââ?¬Ë?just the tip of the iceberg’ — Tragedies reignite debate on campus
USA Today
This month has been deadly for binge-drinking college students. Five underclassmen in four states appear to have drunk themselves to death, police say, after friends sent their pals to bed assuming that they would ââ?¬Å?sleep it off.”
Al Franken Broadcasts Live From Madison Today
WISC-TV 3
MADISON, Wis. — Al Franken is bringing his radio show to Madison today.
“The Al Franken Show” is making stops in eight cities as it hits the campaign trail
Parkinson’s trial halted (Nature.com)
Nature
Quoted: Clive Svendsen of the University of Wisconsin, Madison
Why Do Fall Leaves Change Color? (National Geographic)
National Geographic
Quoted: William Hoch, University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher
Putting side effects in perspective (AP)
San Francisco Chronicle
Quoted: Richard Roberts, professor of family medicine at the University of Wisconsin Medical School
Deer in the headlights (Wisconsin Natural Resources magazine)
Wisconsin Natural Resources Magazine
Quoted: Deer-Vehicle Crash Information Clearinghouse (DVCIC) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Breaking Their Silence (Los Angeles Times)
Los Angeles Times
Quoted: Jeremi Suri, a University of Wisconsin history professor who is an expert on antiwar movements. (Login required)
Scientists resurrect genes from 1918 flu pandemic (Mail & Guardian, South Africa)
Mail and Guardian (South Africa)
Quoted: Yoshihiro Kawaoka of the University of Wisconsin at Madison
Rivals hold their own in a bare-knuckle bout (AP)
Buffalo News
Quoted: Charles Franklin, political science professor at the University of Wisconsin
UW-Madison remembers Rodney Dangerfield
WIBA Newsradio
He may be gone…but not forgotten. One of the credits to Rodney Dangerfield…is putting UW-Madison on the big screen. In the movie Back to School…Dangerfield plays the character of the world’s oldest, and richest, living freshman to the hilt. In the 1986 movie…the Madison campus is highlighted scene after scene…despite the fact that Dangerfield is supposedly attending Grand Lakes University. Some call the film his biggest achievement on the movie screen.
Wanted: Foreign Students
Chronicle of Higher Education
Colleges have started the fall term amid widely shared concerns that more-restrictive visa policies, adopted in the wake of the 2001 terrorist attacks, may be dissuading talented foreign students from applying to study in the United States. (Subscription required.)
Fixing the Visa Quagmire
Chronicle of Higher Education
When Elena Casacuberta returned to Spain last Christmas, she planned on staying for just a few weeks. A postdoctoral associate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, she had renewed her work visa three times since coming to the United States in 2000, and assumed she would have no problems the fourth time around. (Subscription required.)
Updates on Billion-Dollar Campaigns at 23 Universities
Chronicle of Higher Education
The University of Wisconsin at Madison, $1.244-billion as of August 31 (increase of $13.6-million in the last month); the goal is $1.5-billion by 2007
Tom Still: Academic R&D helps bring federal bucks back to Wisconsin
www.wisbusiness.com
In one important category, however, Wisconsin brings home its share of the bacon. When it comes to merit-based competition for academic research and development dollars, Wisconsin moves much closer to the head of the class.
Completion in Sight for UW Crew House
UWBadgers.com
MADISON, Wis. – If one didnââ?¬â?¢t know any better as one cruised Lake Mendota, past the construction sight of the new UW Crew House, one might think Wisconsin rowing could move in tomorrow. While that reality is still a few months away, the structure at 680 Babcock Drive now shows the makings of a remarkable building. (Athletic Communications)
Wisconsin’s top-ranked defense dazzles Tresse
USA Today
Ohio State’s offense has struggled at times this season, especially on the ground, and could find the going tough Saturday against a Wisconsin team that leads the nation in scoring defense and total defense.
Davis’ return boosts Wisconsin’s hopes
USA Today
As far as comebacks go, Anthony Davis has just about written the book. His latest chapter might have been his best.
Fate spared kamikaze survivors (Seattle Times)
Seattle Times
Quoted: Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney of the University of Wisconsin, an anthropologist
Small Dams Crumbling into History (abcnews.com)
ABCNEWS.com
Emily Stanley, a University of Wisconsin-Madison geochemist
In Evolution, a Taste for Beauty Has a Purpose (NPR’s Morning Edition)
National Public Radio
Quoted: Geographer and philosopher Yi-Fu Tuan from the University of Wisconsin. (Text and audio.)
Turkey, as ever, at a crossroads (Newark Star-Ledger)
Quoted: Kemal Karpat of the University of Wisconsin.
Dickey Around With Stem Cells (Wired News)
Wired.com
Quoted: R. Alta Charo, professor of law and bioethics at the University of Wisconsin Law School.
Evoking national tragedy (Baltimore Sun)
Quoted: Ken Goldstein, a political scientist at the University of Wisconsin who studies campaign advertising. (login required.)
Cheney, Edwards Debate May Attract More TV Viewers
Bloomberg News
Quoted: Charles Franklin, a University of Wisconsin political scientist.
Economic report raises red flags on Wisconsin’s future (Wisconsin Technology Network)
Wisconsin Technology Network
Madison, Wis. ââ?¬â? Wisconsin could lose its carefully established position as a nexus for research and development in the Midwest if more money is not channeled into academic and other research institutions, according to a new report.