MADISON ââ?¬â?? Katharine Lyall’s legacy as president of the University of Wisconsin System can be told, in part, by the numbers.
Tom Still: Lyall’s accomplishments include a UW System more attuned to economic growth
www.wisbusiness.com
Author: jplucas
Virus robs addicts of their high
Nature
Quoted: Arnold Ruoho, a pharmacologist at the University of Wisconsinââ?¬â??Madison
Kerry looks for silver lining as thunder is stolen
Financial Times
Quoted: Charles Jones, a political scientist at the University of Wisconsin.
UW-Madison wins 2004 National Concrete Canoe Competition (Press release)
Aggregate Research Industries
After nearly a year of preparation, and an eight-hundred mile journey to the nation’s capital, students from University of Wisconsin-Madison captured their national title at the 17th annual ASCE/MBT National Concrete Canoe Competition.
A Scenario Where Questions Linger
Washington Post
Quoted: Donald F. Kettl, a political scientist at the University of Wisconsin at Madison.
Review: Blood Done Sign My Name
Africana
An assistant professor of Afro-American Studies at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, Tyson lived four years in Oxford. Tyson, 44, is a white academic who hasn�t given up the two defining Southern obsessions: knowing your kinfolk and knowing how to tell a story.
Stem Cell Research
The Korea Times
This past May, Nancy Reagan said at the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation dinner that “Ronnieââ?¬â?¢s long journey has finally taken him to a distant place where I can no longer reach him. Because of this, Iââ?¬â?¢m determined to do whatever I can to save other families from this pain. I just donââ?¬â?¢t see how we can turn our backs on this.ââ?¬â?¢Ã¢â?¬â?¢ The former First lady was referring to stem cell research.
PDPW Members Host Mexican Interns
Wisconsin Ag Connection
Three producer members of the Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin are adding international flair to their operations this summer by hosting student interns from Monterrey Technical School, Queretaro, Mexico. The student interns are participating in a Mexican-United States Dairyland Partnership between their school and the University of Wisconsin’s Babcock Institute.
Editorial: Keeping UW affordable
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The budget ax has whacked the University of Wisconsin hard. Tuition has soared. Faculty ranks have shrunk. The number of courses has fallen. But the most worrisome consequence of declining state support is a drop in enrollment of students from lower-income families. Policy-makers must focus especially on reversing that trend.
U. of Cambridge to Open $30-Million Center on Stem-Cell Research
Chronicle of Higher Education
The University of Cambridge announced on Monday that it was creating a new $30.3-million center devoted to studies of stem cells. (Subscription required.)
Gender-neutral comes to campus
USA Today
Coming this fall to colleges and universities nationwide: gender-neutral housing, in response to a rise in activism in support of transgender students.
Sidebar: Some thoughts on choosing a school (USA Today)
USA Today
You say you’re starting the college search and you fall under the LGBTQ umbrella? USA TODAY reporter Mary Beth Marklein asked two undergraduate students and a recent graduate for advice on how you should approach the task. Here’s what they said.
Colleges grow gay-friendlier Programs that make campuses more supportive are catching on
USA Today
BOSTON — Times have never been better, it seems, to be young, gay and looking to the future.
True, many gay high school students endure verbal harassment, feelings of isolation or worse. But college representatives gathered here on a recent Saturday morning offer the promise of brighter days ahead.
The Massachusetts Senator: Kerry Vows to Lift Bush Limits on Stem-Cell Research
New York Times
Backed by the unusual endorsement of 48 Nobel laureates, Senator John Kerry on Monday accused the Bush administration of letting ideology trump science, and promised to lift the limits on federal financing of stem-cell research and to build an economy “based on innovation, ingenuity and imagination.”
UW Golfer Finished 31st at U.S. Open
UWBadgers.com
Former Badger golfer David Roesch, who tied for fourth after the first round of the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills in Long Island in New York, finished in a tie for 31st in his first open appearance.
Old Search Engine, the Library, Tries to Fit Into a Google World
New York Times
SAN FRANCISCO, June 20 ââ?¬â? Katarina Maxianova, who received her bachelor’s degree in comparative literature from Columbia University in May, took a seminar last year in which the professor assigned two articles from New Left Review magazine. She found one immediately through Google; for the other, she had to trek to the library stacks.
“Everyone in class tried to get those articles online,” she said, “and some people didn’t even bother to go to the stacks when they couldn’t Google them.”
Kerry Pledges to Invest in Scientific Research (AP)
New York Times
DENVER (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry on Monday criticized President Bush for relying on ideology rather than fact in the pursuit of science and repeated his pledge to overturn the ban on federal funding of research on new stem cell lines.
Historic Madison: Long history of wild Halloween
Capital Times
Halloween vandalism has a tradition that goes much further back than this incident in 2002 on State Street in Madison.” ‘No Shenanigans Tonight’ Warning of Police Chief to Kids for Halloween.”
Matt Pommer: Ellis rattles GOP strategy
Capital Times
Sen. Mike Ellis is threatening to upset the 2004 legislative strategy of many of his fellow Republicans.
Last week Ellis urged an extraordinary session of the Legislature to reduce state spending by $430 million for the new fiscal year that begins July 1. Republican leaders gave the idea the cold shoulder. It was as welcome as a skunk at a church picnic.
Gunderson is candidate for UW System president
Capital Times
Tommy Thompson isn’t the only prominent Republican who has been nominated for University of Wisconsin System president.
Steve Gunderson, 53, the former U.S. congressman from Osseo, has also been nominated and has sparked the interest of some search committee members.
Police recommend quiet, low-key Halloween
Capital Times
Just days after students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison floated a proposal to a city planning committee to organize national musical events at this year’s Halloween celebration, the Madison Police Department issued a report that recommends an opposite approach.
UW tuition hikes hurt, but could be worse
Wausau Daily Herald
It’s hard to know how to feel about the proposed tuition hikes at University of Wisconsin System campuses – unless, of course, you’re a graduating high school senior or the parent of one and the changes are hitting you now.
Some must convince Hispanic families they are college-ready
Green Bay Press-Gazette
Being the first person to do something usually involves a lot of pride and pressure.
No one knows that better than 18-year-old Adrian Perez, a 2004 graduate of Green Bay Notre Dame Academy.
Green Bay claims Authority figures flawed
Green Bay News-Chronicle
Quoted: Prof. Robert Haveman of the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Molly Ivins: Big money’s making a move to get rid of Clean Elections
Salt Lake Tribune, The
No sooner do we win a long struggle to clean up politics and restore democracy in this country than we find the whole thing under attack, and we have to go out and re-fight the same battle all over again. Good thing we’re not easily discouraged.
Quoted: A study done by political scientists at the University of Wisconsin in May of this year
Ag Interns Can Develop Career Skills at PDPW Conference
Wisconsin Ag Connection
Quoted: Robert Shaver, a national business management trainer and faculty associate at the UW-Madison Business School
Look Into Kidnappers Mind
WKOW-TV 27
Quoted: Professor Robert Frykenberg of UW-Madison. (Broadcast story.)
Sink or Canoe
WKOW-TV 27
U.W. Madison Engineering Students didn’t sink this weekend in Washington, D.C. (Broadcast story.)
Doyle lobbies on stem cells
Capital Times
Gov. Jim Doyle is flying to New Mexico today to encourage the Democratic National Committee to give embryonic stem cell research a prominent place in its platform.
Father’s Day Weekend at the Kohl Center
UWBadgers.com
MADISON, Wis. – For the past four years, Fatherââ?¬â?¢s Day weekend has meant one thing around the Kohl Center: the Father-Son Badger Basketball Camp. The 2004 edition just wrapped up on Saturday, as another packed house got to experience the two-day camp, which includes spending a night on campus and various instruction for both fathers and sons. The camp is for boys entering grades 3-8.
Panel tweaks discipline policy
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Madison – The University of Wisconsin athletic board approved minor changes to its student-athletic discipline policy at its year-end meeting Friday at the Wisconsin Alumni Association.
When Students Kill Themselves, Colleges May Get the Blame
Chronicle of Higher Education
Experts estimate that more than a thousand students at American colleges and universities will commit suicide this year. After a death, the grieving family will pack up the victim’s belongings and, within a matter of months, lose touch with the institution. A few families, however, will return with their lawyers to charge that the institution bears legal responsibility. (Subscription required.)
Charitable Giving Rose in 2003, but Gifts to Education Foundered
Chronicle of Higher Education
Americans gave more money to charities in 2003 than they did in 2002, but education –Ã? including higher education –Ã? did not benefit from the increase in generosity, according to the annual “Giving USA” report released this week. (Subscription required.)
System for Monitoring Foreign Students Has Improved, but Problems Remain, Report Says
Chronicle of Higher Education
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has significantly improved the federal database that tracks foreign students, but problems persist with the system, according to a General Accounting Office report that was released on Friday. (Subscription required.)
Reactions to Clinton: Compelling, same old
Wisconsin State Journal
Quoted: Linda Greene, Evjue-Bascom professor of law at UW-Madison.
Obituaries | Daniel H. Neviaser
Madison.com
Obituaries | Paul August Knipping
Madison.com
Green Party to Make Its Presidential Pick (Reuters)
Wired.com
Quoted: Ben Manski, a third-year University of Wisconsin law student and co-chairman of the Green Party of the United States
For patients, dogs ask nothing, yet give everything
Wisconsin State Journal
Quoted: Bob McGrath, director of counseling and consultation for the University Health Service on the UW-Madison campus
‘Financing Wisconsin’ meeting
Capital Times
“Financing Wisconsin’s Future: Politics, the Economy and Public Opinion” is scheduled for Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Memorial Union, 800 Langdon St.
Bill Wineke: UW is forgetting its roots
Wisconsin State Journal
I owe virtually everything successful in my life to my days at the UW-Madison.
When I was a country kid in 1960, a member of a 32-member graduating class from a mediocre high school, with no particular accomplishments in my record, the UW-Madison took me in and taught me about the world.
County wages weed war on lakes
Wisconsin State Journal
Quoted: John Magnuson, professor of limnology at UW-Madison
The Unsilent Spring
Wisconsin State Journal
When New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced two weeks ago that he was launching an attack on noise pollution, ears perked up here.
Rising to the occasion
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
With the NBA draft approaching quickly, life has been a whirlwind for former University of Wisconsin guard Devin Harris.
Organic foods no longer a rarity
Wisconsin State Journal
Quoted: UW-Madison farm financial analyst Tom Kriegl
A Long Way From Home For UW Recruit Jolene Anderson, A Move To Madison Means A New Way Of Life.
Wisconsin State Journal
Jolene Anderson, Associated Press girls basketball state player of the year, begins the adjustment to life at UW-Madison.
UW To Pay Leavitt $55,000 The Ex-UW Men’s Hockey Player Settles His Lawsuit Against Coach Mike Eaves.
Wisconsin State Journal
A lawsuit brought by a former student-athlete against University of Wisconsin men’s hockey coach Mike Eaves has been tentatively settled out of court.
UW Modifies Student Athlete Discipline Policy
Wisconsin State Journal
University of Wisconsin Athletic Department officials readily admit the student-athlete discipline policy introduced 10 months ago is a work in progress.
That was evident Friday, when the UW Athletic Board unanimously approved significant changes to the document that made headlines during the 2003-04 school year. The alterations go into effect for 2004-05.
Andy Baggot: Athletes Should Make Voices Heard
Wisconsin State Journal
There was a time not long ago when a meeting of the University of Wisconsin Athletic Board prompted a sense of heightened anticipation.
You never knew when the 22-person board, as powerful as it is diverse, would pick up the scent of an issue and really get after it.
Biggest campus project also the most contentious
Wisconsin State Journal
The largest construction project started on the UW-Madison campus this past year is also the most controversial.
In September 2003, construction began on a West Campus cogeneration plant located on Walnut Street, across from the WARF building. The steam and chilled water facility will produce heat and air conditioning to serve campus needs.
Pension Contributions Are Hiked Increases Affect 260,000 State, Local Workers
Wisconsin State Journal
The state Employee Trust Funds board Friday raised the contribution rates for most worker pensions by four-tenths of a percentage point — an increase that amounts to tens of millions of dollars for public employers.
UW System pays out $2M over three years for discrimination complaints (Associated Press)
Star Tribune
The state has paid nearly $2 million to resolve age, gender, race and other discrimination claims brought against the University of Wisconsin System over the past three years, according to an Associated Press review of state records. (Reg. required.)
G.O.P. Offensive Puts Small Dent in Kerry’s Image
New York Times
Quoted: Kenneth M. Goldstein, associate professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin said that given such findings, he did not believe Mr. Bush’s strategists achieved their higher aims.
State union chief sees ‘significant layoffs’ ahead
www.wisbusiness.com
Agencies will close and services will be lost. That was the prediction Thursday from the executive director of the Wisconsin State Employees Union, Marty Beil. Beil sees big-time problems surfacing as Gov. Jim Doyle works toward his goal of reducing state government by 10,000 workers in 8 years.