Every evening, Marci Kunene shared dinner and a glass of wine with her husband, Daniel Kunene. And every night, for the past three months, he told her, “I love you and thank you for being my wife.”
Most faculty and staff at UW do not have tenure and accordingly can be easily dismissed for unwelcome criticism or imagined “arrogance.”
Area farmers didn’t have to replant corn fields that were touched by frost just after the plants emerged from the soil earlier this month, but their ability to fully recover is dependent on getting timely rain at least through the early summer, a UW-Extension crops and soils specialist said.
Noted: The company already has scored two significant cash awards on the UW-Madison campus. WeightUp won the Perkins Coie Innovative Minds Challenge, with an $11,000 prize, beating out seven contenders.
Almost 35,000 students graduated from college in Wisconsin this month. They and their families were proud of that accomplishment. They believed that their own investment in higher education would pay off in a better life.
Noted: Both Hoffmann and Borowski obtained undergraduate degrees from UW-Milwaukee and law degrees from UW-Madison, Hoffmann in 1991, Borowski in 1990.
Mike Eaveswill be coaching hockey in 2016-’17.Eaves, removed in March as Wisconsin’s head coach after 14 seasons, is taking over the program at Division III St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn.
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Chancellor Joe Gow says personal reasons drove him to consider a job opportunity in South Dakota. He has since withdrawn his name from consideration.
On orders from a judge, Gov. Scott Walker on Friday released emails showing he wanted to simplify guiding principles for state universities last year as part of a sweeping higher education proposal that would have dropped the long-standing Wisconsin Idea from their mission statement.
Quoted: “We see propaganda take on an unprecedented importance and influence in girding public opinion against the chosen enemy of the U.S.,” said John Hall, a U.S. military history professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
A high school student from Fond du Lac and a team of middle school students from Berlin grew the best overall crystals in the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s third annual crystal-growing contest.
Quoted: UW-Madison political science professor Barry Burden said that because Feingold has made it clear he is not taking sides in the nomination contest between Clinton and Sanders, it’s not clear whether the fundraising plea was instigated by the Sanders campaign or the Feingold campaign.
Noted: Laugen’s presentation to the commission showed a clear intent to make Madison’s BCycle program an indispensable part of the city’s transit system. And to do that, the bike share has to expand. Currently anchored by UW-Madison and downtown traffic, BCycle wants to embed itself on the larger community.
Noted: The town of Westport, UW-Madison engineering staff, MG&E and the sewage district collaborated on the project.
Expanding its research collaboration with the University of Wisconsin, Johnson Controls Inc. is funding projects in Madison that will research improving fuel efficiency for both start-stop and battery-electric vehicles.
Noted: Retailers are attempting to reverse the trend of showrooming and brick and mortar companies have fought back by offering to match prices, said Neeraj Arora, a marketing professor at the Wisconsin School of Business at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
If you’ve ever started a sentence with, “If I were you . . . ” or found yourself scratching your head at a colleague’s agony over a decision when the answer is crystal-clear, there’s a scientific reason behind it. Our own decision-making abilities can become depleted over the course of the day causing indecision or poor choices, but choosing on behalf of someone else is an enjoyable task that doesn’t suffer the same pitfalls, according to a study published in Social Psychology and Personality Science.
In March 2013, Rebecca Blank had to know the touchy political terrain onto which she was stepping.
A pre-college program started in the 1990s to improve student diversity primarily at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has seen declining retention and graduation rates, according to an independent evaluation of the program released Thursday.
Participants in one of UW-Madison’s most well-known outreach programs for disadvantaged students of color graduate from the university at lower rates than other low-income and minority students, according to an evaluation that also found the program has been hampered by a lack of data and coordination.
Public labor unions may not have much power in Wisconsin these days, but a local at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has been trying to flex its muscles recently.
A day after announcing his return to the University of Wisconsin, Nigel Hayes is giving back in a big way.
School is almost out for summer, but that’s not stopping a Madison non-profit from raising awareness about wellness in education communities. Breathe for Change started as a passion project for UW Madison Ph.D. student, Ilana Nankin. Now it’s helping educators in Madison and around the world.
Badger head coach Greg Gard met with the media on Wednesday to discuss the return of forward Nigel Hayes. Gard remained mostly hands off in the process, but believes everyone has benefited.
The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire faculty by a split vote this week passed a resolution that included language of no confidence in UW System President Ray Cross and the Board of Regents.
No-confidence votes being taken by faculties across the state were spurred in part by budget cuts the state made to the University of Wisconsin System.
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Chancellor Joe Gow is staying.
Greg Gard appeared refreshed and relaxed.
Wisconsin forward Nigel Hayes has decided to withdraw from the NBA Draft and will return for his senior season with the Badgers.
The land manager at the UW-Madison Arboretum found a tiny painted turtle earlier this week.
NBC15 Sports has confirmed that Badgers Forward Nigel Hayes will be returning for his senior season at the University of Wisconsin.
The Wisconsin men’s basketball team learned Tuesday that it will host Syracuse at the Kohl Center as part of the 2016 ACC/Big Ten Challenge. The Badgers and the Orange are scheduled to square off in Madison on Tuesday, Nov. 29.
Medical science has had difficulty developing flu vaccines that accurately match circulating seasonal influenza strains.
Birds found so far from their native range are considered “vagrants,” according to David Drake, a wildlife biologist at the University of Wisconsin- Madison.
Noted: He also co-founded Sharendipity, a programming environment for non-programmers that failed in the recession in 2009; UltraVisual Medical Systems, a radiology imaging system maker that merged with another start-up and had a $400 million public offering in 2005; and Geometrics, which commercialized radiation treatment planning software Gehring developed at UW-Madison and is now owned by Philips.
Noted: The company is among a growing number of start-ups bringing technological innovations to the grocery industry. Fetch was founded in 2013 by Wes Schroll, who was a University of Wisconsin-Madison student at the time.
Wisconsin coach Greg Gard has reeled in a key recruit for the 2016-’17 season.
Wisconsin fans hoping to see a fresh face in the 2016 Big Ten/ACC Challenge won’t get their wish.UW is scheduled to face Syracuse for the second consecutive season, this time on Nov. 29 at the Kohl Center.
Wisconsin scientists have launched an ambitious new project that uses trail cameras to inventory wildlife and tamp down simmering questions about how many deer really roam the state.
Editor’s note: The Water Sustainability and Climate project at the University of Wisconsin–Madison collaborated with other groups to launch the Our Waters, Our Future Writing Contest in January. The group—including the UW–Madison Center for Limnology, Sustain Dane and the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters—sought short stories reflecting visions for positive futures for the watershed. This is the winning piece. To read the entry chosen as the runner-up, see the June tablet edition of Madison Magazine.
The Bleacher Report put out a list of the top 15 college football towns in the country based on the town’s relationship to its college program, passion in terms of fan support, traditions, culture and entertainment options on football weekends.
I sat proudly in Camp Randall on Saturday watching my oldest son graduate from UW-Madison. As a two-time graduate of UW, I looked out over the field of new graduates and marveled at what UW has meant to so many people.
The University of Wisconsin’s season-opening game against LSU on Sept. 3 will kick off at 2:30 p.m. from Lambeau Field in Green Bay, ESPN announced Tuesday.
Anyone with computer access can now take part in conducting wildlife research in Wisconsin.Snapshot Wisconsin, a collaboration between UW-Madison and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, is recruiting the public to help track the state’s wildlife population.
Wisconsin’s season-opening football game against LSU on Sept. 3 at Lambeau Field is to start at 2:30 p.m. and will be televised by ABC.
Quoted: The cold turned the water in the shoots cells to ice, killing the tissue, said Amaya Atucha, a University of Wisconsin-Madison assistant horticulture professor.
A scientist who is a pioneer in studying how the body regenerates damaged tissue will be joining the UW-Madison faculty this fall.
Due to circumstances beyond their control — meaning it would be crazy to stop now — the Memorial Union Terrace will remain open this week.
The University of Wisconsin women’s rowing team earned its ninth consecutive to the NCAA Championships after being selected for an at-large bid, the NCAA announced on Tuesday.
A week after nearly 300 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee faculty members passed a symbolic “no confidence” vote in UW system leaders, academic staff members followed suit.
UW-Madison has suspended the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and ordered its members to take part in diversity training after an investigation found students in the chapter repeatedly used racist, homophobic and anti-Semitic slurs, then ostracized a black member who told them to stop, officials said Tuesday.
Wisconsin election laws on trial in federal court this week likely violate the federal Voting Rights Act by disproportionately affecting voting by minority, young and low-income voters, a report by a UW-Madison professor concludes.
Author William P. Jones is a professor of history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and recently accepted a position at the University of Minnesota.
Noted: Insulete was founded and is headed by Hans Solinger, a well-known transplant surgeon and University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher who has helped bring pharmaceutical drugs to market. Sollinger and Tausif Alam, Insulete’s chief financial officer, discovered and patented a DNA sequence that is glucose responsive and promotes the activation of the human insulin gene.
Patricia Flatley Brennan, a professor of nursing and industrial engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is the new director of the National Library of Medicine, the world’s largest biomedical library.
Quoted: More striking to Steven Deller, an economist at UW-Madison, was the decline in the threshold for middle-income status.
Just because University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire’s faculty and staff didn’t vote on a resolution to express a lack of confidence in UW System leaders on Tuesday doesn’t mean the vote won’t take place in the fall and pass then, a political science professor said Wednesday.
College is often an exciting four-year adventure for young undergraduates, but sometimes things don’t go according to plan.
Weber-Stephen Products LLC, the suburban Chicago-based grill manufacturer, said Tuesday it is introducing a line of customized Wisconsin Badger grills designed for the tailgating market.
Quoted: “It’s hard to imagine it’s just this particular person that it happened to,” said Kenneth Robbins, a clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “If it happened twice to the same person in such a short time, it makes you wonder if there’s a significant problem in their system.”
