Wisconsin’s homecoming game on Nov. 12 against Illinois is to kick off at 2:30 p.m., Big Ten officials announced Wednesday.
Badgers’ homecoming gave vs. Illinois set for 2:30 p.m. kickoff
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Nigel Hayes preps for finals and the NBA draft combine
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Nigel Hayes’ schedule this week is a bit congested.
UW-Milwaukee faculty unanimously backs protest vote
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Nearly 300 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee faculty members packed a classroom to overflowing Tuesday, and quickly and unanimously passed a symbolic vote of no confidence in UW System leaders when the chancellor suggested moving to a larger room because they were violating fire safety codes.
SmartUQ raises $750,000 of equity funding
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Noted: SmartUQ was founded by Peter Qian, a statistics professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, after he was contacted by several large companies looking for a tool to help them accelerate simulations.
Walker to lead business development mission to Mexico in June
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Noted: Walker also is set to participate in the 2016 CIGAL Dairy Trade Show, which focuses on the dairy production sector and draws exhibitors from throughout Mexico and the United States, the governor’s office said. The Dairy Trade Show will be held in Guadalajara June 15-17, and Walker will be joined by a delegation that includes Wisconsin businesses, University of Wisconsin-Madison, UW-River Falls and DATCP.
New UW hockey coach Tony Granato to get $2.75 million over five years
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez has brushed off criticism that UW doesn’t pay enough money to secure and retain quality football coaches.
Walker protesters disrupt UW-Stevens Point groundbreaking
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Protesters of Gov. Scott Walker’s cuts to the University of Wisconsin system budget disrupted the Stevens Point campus’ celebration as it broke ground Thursday on its first new free-standing academic building in 40 years.
UW and Medical College win $5.5 million grant to study Alzheimer’s
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The Medical College of Wisconsin and University of Wisconsin-Madison have joined forces to win a $5.5 million federal grant to study Alzheimer’s disease.
Nominations now open for 2016 Dane County Small Business Awards
Wisconsin State Journal
The Small Business Development Center at the UW-Madison Wisconsin School of Business is accepting nominations for the 2016 Dane County Small Business Awards.
New WARF leader to make first public appearance
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Erik Iverson, who takes the helm July 1 at the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, will make his first public appearance in the state at the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference in June.
UW scientist receives national award for brain repair work
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Marina E. Emborg, an associate professor of medical physics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has won the 2016 Bernard Sanberg Memorial Award for Brain Repair.
Pass ‘no confidence’ resolutions
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
As a member of the Board of Visitors of the Department of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an alumna of UW-Madison and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, I’d like to urge the Faculty Senates of the University of Wisconsin System to pass the “no confidence” resolutions against the Board of Regents and system President Ray Cross (“UW wrestles with vote of no confidence,” May 1).
Badgers will be on prime-time stage vs. Ohio State, Nebraska
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Wisconsin football fans clamoring for more marquee opponents at Camp Randall Stadium and more night games will be giddy in 2016.
No-confidence vote by UW faculty passes overwhelmingly
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison overwhelmingly voted Monday to protest UW System President Ray Cross and the Board of Regents, saying they had no confidence in their support for the system’s guiding principle.
Michael Caputo, Saints agree to deal
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Former Wisconsin safety Michael Caputo late Saturday agreed to a free-agent contract with the New Orleans Saints.
Green and gold nuptials: Fan to marry into Packer name
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Noted: Ryan met this woman at his UW Law School 10-year reunion in 2014. Her name, she said, is Marie Packer.
Nigel Hayes receives invitation to NBA combine, according to source
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Wisconsin junior forward Nigel Hayes has received an invitation to the NBA combine, according to a source.
No-confidence measure punctuates tumultuous year for UW
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A tumultuous academic year is drawing to a close with faculty at more than half the state’s public universities contemplating drastic votes of no confidence in University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross and the governing Board of Regents.
Amid cuts, UW System campuses seek to preserve student advising
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
While state budget cuts may make it more difficult for some students in the University of Wisconsin System to get the help they need to choose the right classes and stay on track for graduation, administrators say they are trying to protect advising and even expand it.
Update: 1 graffiti suspect to be charged with hate crimes, Madison police say
Wisconsin State Journal
One of three men arrested for allegedly spraying white supremacist symbols near the UW-Madison campus will be charged with hate crimes.
Crazylegs Classic: Longtime participants turn race weekend into annual family traditions
Wisconsin State Journal
The Crazylegs Classic ironmen and ironwomen return year after year to navigate the 8-kilometer run or 2-mile walk. What make this group ironclad is appearances in 25 or more of the annual events, one of Madison’s rites of springs.
Editorial showed power of cop cameras
Wisconsin State Journal
I hope all the protesters of the handling of the Denzel McDonald situation take the time to read the April 22 State Journal editorial, “Cop camera brings clarity to controversy.”
Crazylegs Classic kicks off running season
Wisconsin State Journal
When, as they have in recent years, 15,000 or more people show up Downtown for the annual Crazylegs Classic, they stand (then move forward en masse) as representatives of the unofficial start of the running season in the Madison area.
Price of policing Madison’s Mifflin Street bash declined in recent years
Capital Times
Since a violent 2011 block party on Mifflin Street spurred Madison officials to crack down on the unsanctioned event, police costs have declined.
Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame set for relaunch
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Sixty-five years ago, with Jesse Owens and Connie Mack in attendance, the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame held its inaugural induction ceremony.
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.