Sixty-five years ago, with Jesse Owens and Connie Mack in attendance, the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame held its inaugural induction ceremony.
Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame set for relaunch
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Ex-UW star Chris Solinsky retires
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Former University of Wisconsin distance runner Chris Solinsky, the first man to break 27 minutes for 10,000 meters, has announced his retirement.
Zika: Another warning flag of health threats due to climate change?
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Noted: Author Jonathan Patz, M.D., M.P.H., is director of the Global Health Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
UW student sues after adviser conceals texts with drunken driver
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
University of Wisconsin-Madison student Megan Mengelt thought it was a compassionate gesture when College of Letters and Science assistant dean Tori Richardson reached out to her after Mengelt’s mother was killed by a driver who was drunk and texting.
Wisconsin researchers land NIH dementia grant
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin and the University of Wisconsin- Madison have received a four-year, $5.5 million grant to better understand how communication between parts of the brain changes as the result of normal aging or of dementia.
Wisconsin researchers land NIH dementia grant
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin and the University of Wisconsin- Madison have received a four-year, $5.5 million grant to better understand how communication between parts of the brain changes as the result of normal aging or of dementia.
Wisconsin Microfinance program offers hope amid devastation
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Noted: Soon after that, with support from fellow students and colleagues at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Polynice created an initiative that still is helping families become self-sufficient in Haiti more than six years later.
MFD: Crews respond to garbage truck fire
NBC-15
Firefighters respond to a garbage truck fire on Lake Street Monday morning.
Madison police increase forces for Mifflin St. Block Party
NBC-15
Since 1969, students have taken to the streets for the biggest block party of the year. This year, police have a plan to keep everyone safe this year on Mifflin Street.
Madison Police Chief calling for end to Mifflin Street Block Party
WKOW-TV 27
Madison’s police chief says he wants the annual Mifflin Street Block Party to be a thing of the past.
UW-Madison student support services adds hours for listening sessions
WKOW-TV 27
UW-Madison’s student affairs professionals will have extended hours between April 25 and April 28.
Madison community leaders share ideas and criticism during UW-Madison racial climate meeting
WKOW-TV 27
UW-Madison leaders met with community members Monday night at the Urban League of Greater Madison on Park Street. The goal of this community Q&A session was to address recent hate and bias incidents at UW-Madison and to also come up with ways to improve the racial climate on campus.
Crews fight large trash fire dumped out of garbage truck into parking lot
WISC-TV 3
Firefighters put out a large trash fire after a garbage truck driver dumped trash that had caught fire in the back of his truck in a parking lot in downtown Madison Monday, according to a release.
Community, UW campus leaders meet to discuss racial climate
WISC-TV 3
University of Wisconsin-Madison campus leaders responded to community concerns at a forum Monday night following incidents of racial discrimination culminating in campus protests over the past few months.
Innovative collaborations for equity; UW and the community
WISC-TV 3
It seems to be happening more and more lately: we put an issue on our editorial agenda for the year and the issue takes an unexpected turn before the year is half over.
UW faculty preps no-confidence vote in Cross, regents
WISC-TV 3
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Faculty Senate is preparing to take a no-confidence vote on UW System President Ray Cross and the Board of Regents for changing the school’s tenure policy.
Collaboration, communication key in redefining #TheRealUW
Daily Cardinal
UW-Madison students, alumni and campus community members are sharing their stories of discrimination and bias with the hashtag #TheRealUW, illuminating how for some students, feeling safe, accepted and respected on this campus is not a given.
Wollersheim Winery, UW students collaborate to release new Red Fusion wine
WISC-TV 3
Wollersheim Winery will be releasing a new wine Wednesday in collaboration with the University of Wisconsin-Madison fermentation sciences program, according to a release.
Blank agrees to cultural competency training for UW administration
Badger Herald
After a push from Associate Students of Madison leaders to increase administration cultural competency, Chancellor Rebecca Blank agreed to begin administration training which will address unconscious biases.
UW-Madison startup company invents safer electrolyte for batteries
Daily Cardinal
UW-Madison startup company Silatronix recently invented a safer electrolyte that will be used for phone, laptop and tablet batteries. Silatronix is planning on moving into pilot production with a major Japanese battery manufacturer, which still has not been identified.
Madison police chief worries this Mifflin bash will be a bad one
Wisconsin State Journal
Madison Police Chief Mike Koval is worried that this year’s Mifflin Street block party may be a bad one.
Former UW star Devin Harris behind company that racked up nearly $200,000 in building code violations
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Former University of Wisconsin basketball great and NBA all-star Devin Harris is a secret owner of a company that owns more than 60 Milwaukee rental properties that racked up $193,636 in fines for building code violations from 2012 to 2014, according to sources and records obtained by the Journal Sentinel.
Wisconsin’s secret Legislature: Dane Circuit Court
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
In the lead-up to the Wisconsin presidential primary last week, Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton stopped by the University of Wisconsin-Madison to give what was billed as a “sober, serious” policy speech about the U.S. Supreme Court. It was a wise move for Clinton to wrap herself in the cloak of gravitas, given that she could not have matched opponent Bernie Sanders’ wild, crowded rallies in Madison.
What Investors Really Want From the Fiduciary Rule
U.S. News and World Report
Quoted: “It’s clear that investors want their managers to produce good performance,” says Brian A. Hellmer, director of the Hawk Center for Applied Security Analysis at the Wisconsin School of Business. Citing figures from a CFA Institute study, he says that underperformance, more than anything else, would make investors leave their current firm or advisor (53 percent of retail investors, 60 percent of institutional investors).
Former UW star running backs, Brent Moss and Montee Ball, arrested again
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Two former Wisconsin star running backs are in trouble with the law again.
Incentives offered to charge up sales of electric vehicles
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Noted: Other workplace charging challenge partners in Wisconsin include University of Wisconsin campuses in Madison, Whitewater and Oshkosh, ABB Inc. in Wauwatosa, Evolution Marketing in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin Public Service Corp. of Green Bay, Xcel Energy Inc. of Minnesota (the parent company of Northern States Power), GE Healthcare and Organic Valley Cooperative in Lafarge.
From larger classes to fewer campus jobs, UW outlines cuts
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Larger class sizes, fewer course offerings, cuts to academic advising, potentially increasing how long it takes to finish a degree, loss of student jobs on campus, inability to grow high-demand programs, and outdated academic facilities that aren’t being maintained.
As expected, UW football assistants see bump in pay
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Paul Chryst’s 2016 coaching staff will be paid $258,600 more than the ’15 staff was, according to contract information from Wisconsin.
Al Johnson returning to UW football program
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Paul Chryst continues to bring familiar faces back to the Wisconsin football program
Broan NuTone invents new mosquito barriers for decks
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Quoted: “Impossible to tell this early because so much depends on upcoming precipitation patterns,” Susan Paskewitz, University of Wisconsin-Madison entomology professor and mosquito expert, said in an email. “Except in the driest of years, mosquitoes are always bad somewhere in Wisconsin at some point in the season, but we can’t pinpoint those locations with much precision. There will probably be an initial peak in June of snowmelt species, again in July as the floodwater species get going and then things may settle down … or not.”
Registering to vote holds challenges for college students
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Long lines at polling places on several college campuses during last week’s primary election had at least one thing in common: students who waited until the last minute to register to vote.
Shakespeare collection from 1623 to make stop in Madison
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A nearly 400-year-old collection of William Shakespeare’s plays will be on display this fall in Madison.
UW-Madison Chancellor Blank seeks to reassure faculty over new campus-specific rules on tenure
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank in a blog post Friday addressed new campus-specific policy written by faculty but edited by the Board of Regents, saying it is “workable, consistent with our peers, and provides tenure protections that should reassure our faculty.”
UW-Madison to award posthumous degree to student who died in October
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Officials at the University of Wisconsin-Madison plan to award a graduate student who died last year a rare posthumous degree.
Woman reports rape by three men with knife on UW-Madison campus
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A woman reported that she was raped at knifepoint outside the Memorial Union between at the University of Wisconsin-Madison between 10 p.m. and 10:40 p.m. Friday, police said.
UW-Madison hosts information session on reporting incidents of hate and bias
Daily Cardinal
UW-Madison hosted an informational session Thursday at Gordon Dining and Event Center to explain both the classification of incidents of hate and bias and the process of reporting them.
Tick-borne disease rising across state, experts say
WISC-TV 3
Quoted: “In our first couple of surveys we did already identify adult deer ticks were active,” said Dr. Susan Paskewitz, an entomologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who has been studying deer ticks for more than 20 years.
Regents committee approves UW-Madison tenure plan
WISC-TV 3
A University of Wisconsin System regents committee has approved UW-Madison’s new tenure policy
UPDATE: Regents committee signs off on tuition increases
NBC-15
A University of Wisconsin System regents committee has approved a plan to raise nonresident and graduate tuition at five campuses.
UPDATE: Regents committee approves UW-Madison tenure plan
NBC-15
A University of Wisconsin System regents committee has approved UW-Madison’s new tenure policy.
FBI warns of phone scam targeting college students in Wisconsin
WKOW-TV 27
The FBI Milwaukee Division issued a consumer warning Thursday for a phone scam that primarily targets college students using the FBI’s phone number on caller ID.
UW starting the conversation on hate & bias with info session
WKOW-TV 27
UW-Madison officials are hoping by talking about issues of hate and bias on campus, they’ll bring students together in a difficult climate right now.
Badgers men’s swimming: Matt Hutchins earns spot on New Zealand’s Olympic team
Wisconsin State Journal
With a pair of All-America accolades, a Big Ten Conference Swimmer of the Year honor and three school records under his belt this season, UW junior Matt Hutchins secured a spot on the New Zealand national team on Thursday.
Badgers men’s hockey: UW serves as host school for 2016 Frozen Four in Tampa
Wisconsin State Journal
While the University of Wisconsin men’s hockey team will not be participating in this weekend’s Frozen Four, the Badgers will still have a presence at the annual season-ending tournament. UW is the host school for the 2016 Frozen Four, which takes place in Tampa, Florida.
Tom Oates: Nigel Hayes is correct to seek an NBA evaluation
Wisconsin State Journal
We’ve been through this before.Not often, mind you, but the University of Wisconsin has had non-seniors test the NBA draft waters over the years. It even had a few — Wes Matthews, Cory Blackwell, Rashard Griffith, Devin Harris and Sam Dekker — leave to pursue their NBA dreams before their eligibility ran out.
Regents committee passes new UW-Madison tenure policy, with changes
Wisconsin State Journal
A new UW-Madison tenure policy written by faculty members is poised to pass the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents after a series of changes that make it compatible with a System policy governing all state campuses.
5 UW campuses seek tuition increases for nonresident and grad students
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Chancellors of five University of Wisconsin System campuses are seeking permission from the UW Board of Regents to raise tuition for nonresident and graduate students in select programs effective this fall.
Democratic lawmakers call for legislative hearing for UW chancellors to lay out budget cuts
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Two Democratic lawmakers are calling for a public hearing before the Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities for chancellors in the University of Wisconsin System to describe how their campuses are absorbing their share of a $250 million biennial budget cut.
UW-Madison initiative chooses 14 research projects to fund
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
University of Wisconsin-Madison officials have chosen 14 research projects to receive an average of about $300,000 each over the next two years as part of its UW2020: WARF Discovery Initiative.
Regents panel approves new UW-Madison tenure policies
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
After nearly a year of turmoil over weakening faculty tenure protections, it took nine minutes for a committee of the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents to give preliminary approval Thursday to the first campus-specific policies that will put changes into place.
Boys to men: How mentoring programs for middle school boys get to the ‘soul of how things really work’
Capital Times
Noted: He attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison on a football scholarship and graduated with a nonprofit leadership degree in 2014. He returned to Vera Court as a volunteer and helped expand Life as a Boy to include middle school boys before moving on to Kennedy Heights last June.
Fresh burrows await badgers at Vilas Zoo as a new exhibit is planned
Wisconsin State Journal
Badgers, which have long been as synonymous with Wisconsin as cheese, will soon be burrowing into a new home at Vilas Zoo.Zoo, Dane County and UW-Madison officials announced plans Wednesday for a larger exhibit to house the zoo’s two current badgers, with a tentative goal of opening in time for the fall football season. Fundraising efforts are underway for the Wisconsin Heritage Exhibit, with $350,000 of the required $650,000 already collected.
Chris Rickert: Skunk of a budget sent packing from Regents’ garden party
Wisconsin State Journal
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents knows that the first of two academic years under deep state budget cuts is drawing to a close.
With Rebecca Bradley, conservatives increase their majority on the Supreme Court
Wisconsin State Journal
Quoted: Ryan Owens, a political science professor at UW-Madison who studies the Supreme Court and judicial issues, said with a 5-2 conservative majority, justices may feel less fearful of splitting off from the “coalition” at the risk of diluting the opinion.
Know Your Madisonian: Former competitor and coach turns PGA tournament coordinator
Wisconsin State Journal
Noted: That would lead her to UW-Madison, where she compiled the second best scoring average for her career (77.13) and led the Badgers in scoring average her last three seasons.
Concern about UW’s next budget played part in decision not to hear about cuts’ impacts
Wisconsin State Journal
Concerned about a “two-hour drumbeat” from chancellors over $250 million in budget cuts, University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross scrapped a plan for campus leaders to tell Regents this week about the cuts’ impacts, Cross said.
Former chancellor Donna Shalala to address women’s summit at UW
Wisconsin State Journal
Former UW-Madison chancellor Donna Shalala will be keynote speaker at a global summit for women at the university.
Five gBETA companies to make their debut
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Noted: The gBETA program provides free coaching and connections to selected start-ups with ties to any Wisconsin college or university. It is run by gener8tor, which operates start-up accelerators in Madison and Milwaukee, and is supported by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and American Family Insurance
Wisconsin turnout highest in presidential primary since 1972
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Quoted: “I thought it was an astounding number,” said Barry Burden of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
5 UW campuses seek tuition hikes for nonresident and grad students
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Chancellors of five University of Wisconsin System campuses are seeking permission from the UW Board of Regents to raise tuition for nonresident and graduate students in select programs effective this fall.