Wisconsin teammates Nigel Hayes and Bronson Koenig met earlier this year for a frank discussion that had nothing to do with basketball.
Nigel Hayes, Bronson Koenig lead off the court
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Sensitivity to bias incidents rising at UW-Madison
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Shortly after Lori Berquam became dean of students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison some 20 years ago, she encountered a female student on a moped covered with stickers.
Uncovering the Secrets of Mammoth Island
Discover Magazine
Noted: Each meter of cored sediment reaches further back in time. As team member Jack Williams of the University of Wisconsin-Madison guides the sixth segment into a tube, he notices the mud changes from a warm brown with a pudding-like texture to a blacker, firmer consistency. The team estimates it corresponds to deposits from roughly 6,000 to 8,000 years ago, spanning the period when Graham’s mammoth died in the cave. That means this segment could include the period of extinction, if mammoth DNA is present in its lower, older layers but absent from the top. “There’s mammoth in there,” Williams predicts.
UW-Madison study first to assess teacher pay post-Act 10
Daily Cardinal
The first critical assessment of changes in teacher compensation published in Wisconsin since Act 10 was released this fall in a study by the Wisconsin Center for Education Research.
New UW bias reporting policy earns ‘green light’ from free speech group
Badger Herald
A national free speech organization has given the University of Wisconsin’s newly updated bias reporting policy a “green light.”
UW student challenges ‘quiet’ conversations about racism
WKOW-TV 27
A UW-Madison student says he’s received death threats in reaction to his movement to end racism on campus.
Most students not immunized for meningitis type found in sickened UW students, University Health Service says
WISC-TV 3
-Two University of Wisconsin-Madison students were hospitalized with meningitis this week, the university said Friday.
2 UW students with meningococcal disease had rarely vaccinated form, officials say
Wisconsin State Journal
Two students at UW-Madison who were hospitalized last week have both been confirmed to have meningococcal disease B, a form of the bacterial disease few students are vaccinated against, according to a statement from university officials.
Don’t limit stem cell research
Wisconsin State Journal
Noted: Writer Ian D. Duncan is a professor of medical science at UW-Madison
American Family Insurance reaching out to 3.7 million policyholders to approve structure change
Wisconsin State Journal
Quoted: Long term, the new structure would make it easier for American Family to expand into other states, said Peter Carstensen, a professor of law at UW-Madison.
Badgers men’s basketball: Nigel Hayes named Big Ten’s preseason player of year
Wisconsin State Journal
For the second time in three seasons, a member of the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team is the Big Ten Conference preseason player of the year.
The last 100 days: Obama still has lengthy to-do list
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Quoted: “Presidents actually have a lot of things that they can do,” said Kenneth Mayer, who studies executive orders at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “What was once considered to be a low point of presidential activity actually has high levels of presidential activity.”
Nigel Hayes named Big Ten’s preseason POY
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
With every significant contributor back from the team that reached the NCAA Sweet 16 last season, Wisconsin coach Greg Gard understands the lofty expectations his team will face in 2016-’17.
UW-Madison confirms both students have same type meningitis
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
No new cases of meningococcal disease have been reported at the University of Wisconsin-Madison since last week, when two students were hospitalized with the rare, potentially deadly bacterial illness.
Panel highlights effects of UW system budget cuts
Daily Cardinal
After $250 million in funding was cut from the UW System in the state’s last biennial budget, many different members of the campus community condemned the effect the cuts would have on universities. At a panel in Union South Monday, faculty, staff and students came together to discuss the ways in which the cuts are proving harmful.
Wunk Sheek, supporters promote Indigenous People’s Day with ‘die-in’ on Bascom
Daily Cardinal
For many students, meeting the statue of Abraham Lincoln after a trek up Bascom Hill is part of a normal day at UW-Madison. However, some students of indigenous descent view Lincoln’s post overlooking campus as a reminder of the suffering of their ancestors at his command.
Men’s basketball team, students aim to shoot down cancer
Daily Cardinal
Hundreds of students stepped onto the Kohl Center floor for the fifth annual “Shooting Down Cancer” Monday in an event that brought together the Wisconsin basketball program and its student body.
Blank looks to increase out-of-state tuition to help fund faculty
Badger Herald
Chancellor Rebecca Blank’s request to increase tuition for out-of-state and professional students has been met with mixed reviews.
$8.6 million awarded to team working with UW scientists to treat heart disease
Badger Herald
Stem cell research might be the key to treating heart disease.Researchers at University of Wisconsin, University of Alabama at Birmingham and Duke University are developing “heart patches” — collections of fabricated heart cells — that will be used to mend unhealthy hearts.
Soglin plans to reintroduce ordinance to limit downtown sleeping hours
Badger Herald
Quoted: Peter Miller, a professor in educational leadership and policy analysis at the University of Wisconsin, said it can be difficult to treat all people with respect while developing public policy that is appealing to the broader public.
UW regent defends Trump after lewd remarks
Badger Herald
House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, condemned the recent comments of presidential candidate Donald Trump, but many Wisconsin Republicans have not followed suit.
UW advocates hold “teach-in” to bring light to implications of budget cuts
Badger Herald
Addressing how cuts to education affect students, Rep. Chris Taylor, D-Madison, said everyone has to come together to address systemic funding problems at “Fund the Freeze” “teach-in” Monday at Union South.
New website looks to connect UW System Graduates with Wisconsin jobs
Badger Herald
Last month, the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents unveiled a new initiative to help businesses around the state tap into the talent of UW System graduates.
UW music professor finds keys to success through new invention
Badger Herald
Adding to his catalogue of achievements, Christopher Taylor can now call himself an inventor of an instrument that is the only one of its kind: the hyper piano.
ASM grants funding to Working Class Student Union, chicano student group
Badger Herald
The Student Services Finance Committee approved the eligibility of two student organizations — Working Class Student Union and Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán — to get funding from student segregated fee.
#DecolonizeOurCampus campaign looks to give Native American students a voice
Badger Herald
Kicking off its #DecolonizeOurCampus campaign, student organization Wunk Sheek held a die-in protest at the top of Bascom Hill to promote the rights of indigenous people and condemn Columbus Day Monday.
UW student receives death threats after debuting new clothing line
Badger Herald
University of Wisconsin sophomore and First Wave scholar Eneale Pickett is no longer saying, whispering or asking “Can I please be given access to this space?”
Two Wisconsin residents cover Bascom Hill in anti-Trump art
Badger Herald
On most crisp, fall days in Madison, students and families spend their afternoons enjoying a walk along Lake Mendota, or a Spotted Cow on the Terrace at Memorial Union.
How the University of Wisconsin investigates sexual assaults
Badger Herald
The headline of the email reads “UW-Madison Crime Warning,” but it is the subhead that details the crime itself — sexual assault.
Woman arrested after attacking 26-year old near UW-Madison campus
NBC-15
A Madison woman was arrested on Sunday for attacking a 26-year old victim near the UW- Madison campus.
Badgers lead poll for first time in program history
NBC-15
For the first time in program history, the Wisconsin volleyball program is ranked first in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Top 25 Coaches’ poll, the association announced Monday.
Shooting Down Cancer strong as ever
NBC-15
The hosts of the event may have changed, but Greg and Michelle Gard picked up right where things left off hosting the fifth-annual “Shooting Down Cancer” event with the Wisconsin men’s basketball program at the Kohl Center on Monday.
Year-round book fest reaches pinnacle
Wisconsin State Journal
Noted: One thread surrounds Shakespeare, which coincides with the Year of Shakespeare in Wisconsin to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the Bard’s death and the arrival of a First Folio at UW-Madison in November. Some Shakespeare-centric books highlighted include Andrea Mays’ book “The Millionaire and the Bard,” “Performing New Lives” by Jonathan Shailor, and “Much Ado” by Michael Lenehan, about a summer with American Players Theatre.
School Spotlight: Food pantry opens to help families at Falk Elementary
Wisconsin State Journal
Noted: Peter Miller, an educational leadership and policy analysis professor at UW-Madison, is providing funds connected to his research project that looks at how organizations work together to support children.
Paul Ryan coming to Madison for UW College Republicans event
Wisconsin State Journal
House Speaker Paul Ryan will be in Downtown Madison on Friday for a speech and conversation with UW-Madison’s College Republicans, the group announced Monday.
Photos: A look back at ESPN College GameDay’s previous trips to Madison
Wisconsin State Journal
ESPN’s College GameDay pregame show will come to Madison for the sixth time in the show’s history when the Badgers host Ohio State on Saturday. Here’s a look at each of the previous five times GameDay visited UW.
Badgers football: UW moves up to No. 8 in AP poll following bye week
Wisconsin State Journal
The University of Wisconsin moved back into the top 10 after its bye week.
Backwards letters in Camp Randall Stadium end zones fixed
Wisconsin State Journal
As Madison gears up for the biggest University of Wisconsin home football game in years, Badgers fans will be glad to learn that their team has taken care of one of its biggest on-field problems.
Badgers men’s hockey: Rally provides historical breakthroughs for program
Wisconsin State Journal
The first victory of the season for the University of Wisconsin men’s hockey team provided rare feats in a pair of historical terms.
Badgers women’s hockey: Despite tie, UW stays atop national poll
Wisconsin State Journal
A tie didn’t cost the University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team the top spot in the USCHO.com Division I women’s poll.
Badgers volleyball: Program ranked No. 1 for first time in history
Wisconsin State Journal
The University of Wisconsin volleyball team accomplished a first for the program Monday, earning the No. 1 ranking in this week’s American Volleyball Coaches Association poll.
In pursuit of historic art, one post office at a time
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Noted: The man who painted “Lumberjack Fight on the Flambeau River,” James Watrous, also painted the Paul Bunyan mural in the University of Wisconsin Memorial Student Union in Madison.
Milwaukee man exonerated by DNA after 24 years in prison
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Quoted: “It’s another example of the way in which the criminal justice system, as a human system, can produce errors,” Keith Findley,co-director of the Wisconsin Innocence Project, said in a phone interview.
Promentis raises $8.7 million
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Noted: HealthMyne — which lists among its co-founders Rock Mackie, the University of Wisconsin-Madison medical physicist who developed the technology behind TomoTherapy Inc. — said in late September that it had raised $6.9 million.
UW business programs become first in country to receive STEM designation
Badger Herald
Two University of Wisconsin Masters in Business Administration courses became the first to receive a STEM designation in the country Thursday, which could make the degree more valuable to students and employers.
UW System aims to connect state universities to Wisconsin businesses
Badger Herald
President Ray Cross announced the formation of a new council aimed at fulfilling initiatives from the 2020FWD strategic framework plan.
College Gameday coming to Madison for Wisconsin-OSU game
WKOW-TV 27
College Gameday is coming to Madison as the Badgers take on the Buckeyes in a night game at Camp Randall Stadium.
2 Wisconsin-Madison students recovering from meningitis
NBC-15
Two University of Wisconsin-Madison students are recovering from meningitis.
Regents OK tuition increase plan
NBC-15
-University of Wisconsin System regents have approved raising in-state undergraduate tuition in the 2018-19 school year if Republicans lift their tuition freeze.
Dorothy Jutton Pringle
WISC-TV 3
Dorothy Jutton Pringle, a University of Wisconsin-Madison nutritional sciences professor and a pioneer of independent dietetic practice, died on Monday, Oct. 3 at Oakwood Village University Woods. She was 97 years old.
‘Mad for the Cure’ supports area women with breast cancer
WISC-TV 3
Noted: “Seventy-five percent of it stays right here in south central Wisconsin,” Heitzinger said. “The remaining 25 percent funds national breast cancer research, including breast cancer research at the UW-Madison.”
Regents OK tuition increase plan
WISC-TV 3
University of Wisconsin System regents have approved raising in-state undergraduate tuition in the 2018-19 school year if Republicans lift their tuition freeze.
UW-Madison students hospitalized with meningitis
WISC-TV 3
Two University of Wisconsin-Madison students were hospitalized with meningitis this week, the university said Friday.
Michael Patchin
WISC-TV 3
Noted: He was born on Sept. 4, 1951, in Madison, the son of Norman and Faye (Pease) Patchin. He met his soulmate, Tess in 1984 and they spent the next 28 years together. Mike worked for the UW-Madison in maintenance for over 30 years, retiring in 2013.
Expert: Chemical to kill zebra mussels wouldn’t work in Madison lakes
WISC-TV 3
An expert with UW-Madison’s Center for Limnology said a chemical used to eliminate invasive zebra mussel populations in Minnesota wouldn’t work in major Madison lakes infested by the mollusc.
Blue Sky Science: Why do butterflies stay in a cocoon and for how long?
Wisconsin State Journal
Noted: Jeremy Hemberger is a graduate student with the department of entomology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a volunteer with the campus Insect Ambassadors organization.
Donald Trump will join Paul Ryan, Scott Walker, Ron Johnson at Elkhorn festival
Wisconsin State Journal
Quoted: UW-Madison political science professor Barry Burden said it remains “quite difficult” for Trump to win the state. Burden said over the past two weeks, polling shows the state moving from a situation where Trump was in striking distance to a more lopsided race where Clinton has a wider lead.
2 UW students recovering from meningococcal disease, officials say
Wisconsin State Journal
Two UW-Madison students are recovering from the disease that can cause meningitis as officials try to determine if the two cases are related.
GOP Assembly lawmaker campaigns against Scott Walker
Wisconsin State Journal
Noted: Bernier did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the mailer, but Bernier issued a statement in July 2015 objecting to the state budget and cuts proposed by Walker to the University of Wisconsin System.
Regents approve plan to raise UW in-state tuition in 2018-19 school year
Wisconsin State Journal
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents sought Friday to reassert its role in determining tuition by approving a plan that would end a freeze on in-state tuition imposed by the state Legislature with a small increase in those costs for the 2018-19 school year.