Noted: This State Journal editorial ran on Oct. 11, 1916, the day after Bascom Hall, which was then called Main Hall, lost its ornate dome to fire.
Bascom Hall fire stirs strong sentiment
Wisconsin State Journal
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Badgers football: College GameDay headed to Madison for UW-Ohio State game
Wisconsin State Journal
College GameDay will be heading to Madison next week for the first time since 2011.
Science is king on campus during festival
Wisconsin State Journal
The Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery building on the UW-Madison campus will be a hive of activity Oct. 20-23 during the 6th annual Wisconsin Science Festival, where thousands of people will engage in science, often in unique ways.
When it comes to a new job negotiate for what matters to you
Wisconsin State Journal
Noted: Sybil Pressprich is a career and educational counselor for the Division of Continuing Studies at UW-Madison.
Just Ask Us: What is the Electoral College?
Wisconsin State Journal
Quoted: “Each state has a number of (Electoral College) votes, equal to the number of seats it has in the House of Representatives,” said Kenneth Mayer, a professor of political science at UW-Madison. States get two additional Electoral College votes for their U.S. senators.
Amid free speech debate, UW-Madison professors say ‘trigger warnings’ can improve discussions
Wisconsin State Journal
Before she shows social work students a video about post-traumatic stress disorder that includes graphic images, UW-Madison professor Angela Willits warns them about the upsetting scenes.
BMO Harris remains market leader among Madison area banks
Quoted: “I think Madison is a vibrant economic community,” said James Johannes, director of the Puelicher Center for Banking Education at the UW-Madison School of Business. “It has the lowest unemployment rate and the highest population growth in Wisconsin, based on last year’s data.”
Morning briefing: UW student hopes ‘all whites are racist’ hoodies will ‘get this conversation going’
Capital Times
Wisconsin students sell ‘all whites are racist’ hoodies: Blake Neff of the Daily Caller writes: “Several students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are collaborating to sell a line of hoodies carrying provocative messages like, ’All White People Are Racist,’ and another variation that seems to promote anti-cop violence.
Dixon cherishes his savior, faith
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Wisconsin’s D’Cota Dixon has pointed to Ohio State’s visit to Camp Randall Stadium for weeks, though the source of his anticipation isn’t what you suspect.
Borsuk: Too many students unprepared for college
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
About a dozen years ago, Willie Jude, a longtime Milwaukee Public Schools administrator who was principal of Custer High School at the time, told me that many Custer grads who went on to higher education (and there weren’t that many) realized quickly they were way behind many other students when it came to academic preparation.
UW regents extend tuition freeze
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents voted unanimously Friday to extend into a fifth year a tuition freeze for resident undergraduates, but drew the line for the following year, stating its intent to raise tuition for 2018-’19 by up to the rate of inflation.
2UW-Madison students hospitalized with meningitis
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Two University of Wisconsin-Madison students were hospitalized this week with meningococcal disease, and one has been confirmed to have a type of the rare, potentially deadly form that most students have not been immunized against.
Kirgues: Report misfires on recommendations for UW System
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The Wisconsin Policy Research Institute has released a report that may have imagined the most painful college experience in America, and the institute is hoping to bring it to Wisconsin.
PerBlue game acquired for $35 million
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Noted: PerBlue, which has about 40 employees, was founded by Beck and Andrew Hanson in June 2008. They funded it themselves, then raised $72,000 from family and friends in July 2009. Both graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with computer engineering degrees in 2009.
Rewiring the brain
Isthmus
On a snowy Friday morning in 2005, Jeri Lake was riding her bicycle to the clinic where she worked as a nurse and midwife when a car suddenly drove into her path.
Know Your Madisonian: Pro bono program director helps bring legal help to veterans, others
Wisconsin State Journal
When veterans seek out legal help from the University of Wisconsin Law School’s Veterans Law Center, Laura Smythe says they often tell the lawyers and students they’re working with, “I don’t even know what my first step should be.”
Prisons should not be private
The Cavalier Daily
Noted: Research from Anita Mukherjee of the University of Wisconsin, School of Business found no reduction in recidivism rates when using private prisons, indicating that the benefits touted by private prisons, such as higher efficiency and better results is tenuous at best.
Lehigh Valley man caught in Wells Fargo unauthorized accounts case feels vindicated
The Morning Call
Quoted: Cross-selling — in which bankers try to draw customers who had signed up for one account into starting other accounts or products — is part of most banks’ strategies, said Jim Johannes, director of the Puelicher Center for Banking Education at the University of Wisconsin.
Milwaukee man exonerated by DNA after 24 years in prison
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A 48-year-old Milwaukee man exonerated by DNA evidence in a sexual assault case was released from prison on Wednesday after serving 24 years for a crime he did not commit.
UW System fall enrollment down 5,000 students
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Preliminary fall enrollments are in for University of Wisconsin campuses and while many held steady or saw slight gains, the two-year colleges collectively took a 22.3% hit, UW-Stevens Point fell 6.8% and UW-Milwaukee lost 4.7%, compared with final enrollment numbers from last fall.
UW System spending down cash balances
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Controversial tuition money carried over by the University of Wisconsin System and its campuses now would cover about 45 days of instructional expenses in the event of an emergency or other unforeseen circumstance, according to a report the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents will discuss Thursday and Friday at UW-Eau Claire.
Sigma Phi Epsilon terminated for violating student organization policies
Daily Cardinal
The UW-Madison chapter of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity has been terminated due to violations of Student Organization Code of Conduct policies.
Wisconsin residents might see higher tuition prices in the next academic year
Badger Herald
After three years of an in-state tuition freeze, University of Wisconsin System officials are considering lifting the cap after the 2017-18 academic school year.
L&S academic, career services looking to move above University Bookstore
Badger Herald
Pending approval of the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents this Thursday, the College of Letters and Science and Career Initiative and Career Services may take residence above the University Bookstore.
From the Amazon to Madison, new science writer in residence talks power of observation
Badger Herald
It took getting a Ph.D. in genetics for Nadia Drake to realize she was more interested in writing about science than practicing it.
University moves to terminate Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity
Badger Herald
The University of Wisconsin’s Committee on Student Organizations has terminated Sigma Phi Epsilon after receiving evidence the fraternity had violated its suspension.
Badgers Game Day app enhances fan experience
NBC-15
Graham Washburn from AT&T joined NBC15’s Meredith Barack for this week’s Tech Tuesday.Washburn shares a new Badgers Game Day app that gives fans a whole new inside look for Wisconsin sporting events.
Regents to consider asking for 2018-19 tuition increase
NBC-15
– University of Wisconsin System regents are set to consider a resolution this week calling for raising in-state tuition after next year.
UW System balances shrunk in last fiscal year
WKOW-TV 27
A new report shows the University of Wisconsin System’s balances have shrunk.
UW-Madison fraternity chapter terminated
WKOW-TV 27
A fraternity chapter at UW-Madison has been terminated for violating the university’s code of conduct policies.
UW suspends fraternity for code of conduct violations
WISC-TV 3
The Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity chapter at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has been terminated as a student organization for violating student organization code of conduct policies, according to a release.
Tips for canning the fruits of your labor
WISC-TV 3
VIDEO: Dr. Barbara Ingham, a professor of food science at UW-Madison, talks about common mistakes people make when canning the fruits of their labor.
Democrats hope Sanders can shore up Clinton with young voters
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Quoted: “Clinton is trying to shore up her weakness, which is young voters,” said UW-Madison political scientist Barry Burden. “Sanders is the best carrier of that message.”
Kohl Center to have metal detectors
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
University of Wisconsin officials soon will begin using metal detectors for all events at the Kohl Center and plan to expand their use to other campus venues.
UW-Madison faculty hosting election town halls
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty will hit the road over the next few weeks to host town hall meetings about election issues in Appleton, Milwaukee and the Twin Cities.
Investing in change: Diversifying the world of funding startups is a work in progress
Capital Times
Quoted: Would increased diversity among investors result in more parity for women and people of color? In terms of peer reviewed research, there’s not enough robust literature on the subject to really say, said Sarada, a professor with the University of Wisconsin-Madison who goes by one name. In fact, there isn’t even a clear understanding of why certain groups are so underrepresented in the realm of entrepreneurship, let alone private equity.
Veteran Law Center outfits services to extend reach to more veterans in need · The Badger Herald
Badger Herald
Every fourth Thursday of the month, the front corner room of Porchlight Inc. turns into a makeshift law office.
Cullen: An $865 million shift from education to roads
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Gov. Scott Walker refuses to fund road repairs with the revenue sources dedicated for this purpose by law — the gas tax and license fees. This has resulted in a billion deficit in the roads budget.
Thomson, Kauten win achievement awards
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Stem cell pioneer James Thomson and biotech entrepreneur Ralph Kauten received achievement awards at the 2016 Wisconsin BioHealth Summit in Madison on Tuesday.
Report suggests reimagined UW campus
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A Wisconsin think tank that riled up faculty on University of Wisconsin System campuses several months ago with a report deriding tenure protections has issued another report likely to elicit similar reaction.
Search begins for new Lands’ End CEO
WISC-TV 3
News 3 This Morning talks with Dr. Hart Posen of the Wisconsin School of Business about the search for a new CEO at Lands’ End.
gener8tor forges Minnesota partnership
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Noted: The partnership is the first gener8tor has forged with a university outside of Wisconsin. About a year ago, gener8tor partnered with the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, which provided an undisclosed amount of funding for gener8tor to provide coaching and other services to startups.
Bay View grows mushrooms
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Noted: Catlin is a 2011 Marquette University graduate, with a degree in psychology and philosophy. Andersen and Fehrenbach are University of Wisconsin-Madison graduates with degrees in biological systems engineering and geography.
Ticket-splitters will shape Senate race
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Quoted: “There’s no doubt in my mind split-ticket voting will be higher in this election than 2012 and 2008,” says University of Wisconsin-Madison political scientist Dave Canon, who points to the number of voters in both parties who have qualms about their nominees, as well as the potential size of the third party presidential vote for Libertarian Gary Johnson and Green Party candidate Jill Stein.
Weak export values weigh on ag economy
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Quoted: “But it’s always been my opinion that the more we rely on export markets for taking off our excess supply, the more volatile it is because we are dealing in a marketplace we can’t control a lot,” said Brian Gould, professor of agriculture and applied economics at UW-Madison.
Federica Marchionni out as CEO of Lands’ End
Wisconsin State Journal
Quoted: “The task she was undertaking was very difficult and I think at best offered mixed results,” said Hart Posen, associate professor of management and human resources at UW-Madison’s School of Business. “She was asked to help Lands’ End stand out among a crowded field of mid-level fashion retailers where everyone already is having a difficult time succeeding.”
Insights on new African-American History Museum
WISC-TV 3
Dr. Christy Clark-Pujara from the UW-Madison Department of Afro-American Studies talks to News 3 This Morning about what’s to be learned from the new African-American History Museum opening in Washington D.C.
Report: UW System fall enrollment down 5K students
WISC-TV 3
Preliminary figures suggest the University of Wisconsin System could lose about 5,000 students this school year.
Ceremony to honor UW-Madison’s Yiddish roots
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
On Sunday morning a simple ceremony will be held at the Madison gravesite of an obscure man who was a visionary pioneer at the University of Wisconsin.
UW-Madison MBA program goes paperless
Milwaukee Business Journal
The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Executive MBA program is ditching paper and going digital.
GAO finds more gaps in oversight of bioterror germs studied in U.S. labs
USA Today
Government regulators have no idea how often laboratories working with some of the world’s most dangerous viruses and bacteria are failing to fully kill vials of specimens before sending them to other researchers who lack critical gear to protect them against infection, according to a new report by the Government Accountability Office.
Effort fights ‘epidemic’ of deadly elderly falls
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Noted: While studies are underway and advocacy groups and others scramble for better answers, specialists with the University of Wisconsin-Madison have teamed up with their counterparts in Oregon, as well as with the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and health care records software giant Epic Systems, to build a program that helps predict whether an older person will fall. It not only calculates the risk — it steers physicians to preventative treatments.
Badgers men’s hockey: ‘We had a lot of fun,’ Hall of Famer Jeff Sauer says of time at UW
Wisconsin State Journal
Seeing his old players follow in his footsteps has been rewarding for former University of Wisconsin men’s hockey coach Jeff Sauer.
Tech and Biotech: Virent tabs high-level consortium to get its biofuels to market; Cellectar to hold study with UW-Madison
Wisconsin State Journal
Virent — the Madison company with a process to turn sugars from corn stalks into the makings for jet fuel, polyester t-shirts and recyclable plastic bottles — will become part of a consortium of high-level, international companies that will work together to bring Virent’s biofuels and chemicals to market.
Osteopathic medical school still planned in Jefferson
Wisconsin State Journal
Noted: Leaders of the state’s two medical schools, UW School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison and Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, oppose the plan for a third school.
Local orchard owners embracing ‘eat ugly apples’ campaign
Wisconsin State Journal
Quoted: There are plenty of ugly apples in Wisconsin this fall because of the hard frost that struck last May. But, overall, the quality of the apples is excellent across the state and the harvest is on schedule, according to Amaya Atucha, an assistant professor in horticulture for UW-Madison and the state fruit specialist for UW Extension.
On Retail: Some suggest co-op model for Room of One’s Own bookstore
Wisconsin State Journal
Noted: Sandi Torkildson, who helped found A Room of One’s Own in 1975, has invited a representative from the UW-Madison Center for Cooperatives to give an informational presentation Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at the bookstore, located at 315 W. Gorham St. Torkildson, who announced in June that she was putting the store up for sale, said she has had several customers inquire about the feasibility of a co-op, but there was no organized effort. The meeting is simply a way to bring those interested in a co-op model together and to learn about that type of business model.
Ask the Weather Guys: Can Pacific hurricanes influence our weather in North America?
Wisconsin State Journal
Noted: Steve Ackerman and Jonathan Martin, professors in the UW-Madison department of atmospheric and oceanic sciences, are guests on WHA radio (970 AM) at 11:45 a.m. the last Monday of each month.
Art tells a personal story in latest Wisconsin Triennial
Wisconsin State Journal
Noted: One of those is glass artist Helen Lee, for whom the timing of the 2016 Triennial has a lot of significance. It marks three years since Lee moved to the Midwest, after a lifetime on the East and West Coasts, and settled here to become head of the esteemed glass program at UW-Madison.
DOC seeks millions to address medication errors, sex assaults at youth prison
Wisconsin State Journal
Noted: The University of Wisconsin System approved a budget request in August that asks lawmakers for an additional $42.5 million over two years to fund a range of new initiatives, including increased advising services and programs to connect students with state businesses. The System also stands to receive a $50 million increase over its current state funding if lawmakers restore $25 million that was lapsed from UW in the current fiscal year.