Amy Wallner studied soil science, horticulture and environmental studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. After just a few months working at West Madison Agricultural Research Station, she knew she wanted to be a vegetable grower.
Noted: Dave Gagnon is the program director for Field Day, which is housed within the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He’s in charge of about a dozen software engineers who help produce physical and nonphysical experiences aimed at helping students learn new topics.
A UW-Madison biochemist has been selected by Pres. Barack Obama to chair the committee honoring those making major contributions to the sciences.
Noted: Fetch Rewards has an app that makes grocery shopping easier. It was founded in 2013 by Wes Schroll, who was a University of Wisconsin-Madison student at the time
SmartUQ provides a faster way to do complex computer simulations with its analytics software, which helps companies reduce the complexity, time and cost of design cycles. It was formed in 2014 by Peter Qian, a statistics professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Kathryn Chappell, a Lake Geneva native who graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been tapped to co-anchor the weekday morning news telecast at WDJT-TV (Channel 58).
Noted: Before marrying William Proxmire, Ellen came to Madison with her first husband, Wisconsin native Warren Sawall, and earned her bachelors degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Joel Stave hasn’t completely erased the painful memories of a 2014 season that ranged from demoralizing to rousing.
University of Wisconsin-Madison biochemistry Prof. Judith Kimble has been tapped by President Barack Obama to chair the President’s Committee on the National Medal of Science.
A new report has the University of Wisconsin-Madison ranked as the third biggest party school in the country.
John Settle showed during his first stint as Wisconsins running backs coach a willingness to rely on freshmen and distribute the workload to keep the tailbacks fresh and hungry.
Dean Sommer wants to turn 8 billion pounds of whey from a liability into an asset.
Noted: Rounding out the top five party schools are, in order: The University of Wisconsin-Madison, Bucknell University in Pennsylvania and last years No. 1, Syracuse University in New York.
Noted: The start-up, which formed in 2013, according to state records, raised the money from 21 investors, the filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said. Among the investors is Jim Berbee, a medical doctor and assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who founded Berbee Information Networks Corp., which was acquired in 2006 by CDW for $175 million.
In the 58 years since they first responded to the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study, thousands of men and women have provided descriptions of their families, incomes, education, aspirations, social lives and health (both physical and mental). Many of the 10,317 who took the first survey have stuck with it, answering five follow-ups over the last half century.
Jeremy Hemberger drives two hours to the cranberry marshes of central Wisconsin to glue radio chips to bumblebees. On a good day.
In recent years, Wisconsin has seen a large exodus of college graduates seeking opportunities in other states. According to a study by University of Wisconsin-Madison professor Morris Davis, on average the state lost roughly 14,000 college graduates per year between 2008 and 2012. Almost half of those who left were young adults between the ages of 21 and 24 who recently obtained degrees. This loss of talent comes with consequences. This “brain drain” stunts entrepreneurial efforts, shrinks the tax base and ultimately hinders the states overall ability to innovate and grow economically.
Noted: “My own view is that there isnt a deliberative process privilege thats available,” said Raymond Taffora, the vice chancellor for legal affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Taffora was formerly the top deputy to Republican Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen and chief counsel to GOP Gov. Tommy Thompson.
One concern Wisconsin fans expressed after Paul Chryst was hired as head coach was whether UW’s former offensive coordinator, known for his ability to develop quarterbacks and call plays, would build a staff that would reel in talented players.
John Settle showed during his first stint as Wisconsin’s running backs coach a willingness to rely on freshmen and distribute the workload to keep the tailbacks fresh and hungry.
A $10 million gift from Milwaukee philanthropists Sheldon and Marianne Lubar will help the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee establish a center for entrepreneurship in a sleek new building that also will be the official welcome center for prospective students and other campus visitors, the university is set to announce Thursday.
Quoted: James Nienhuis, a horticulture professor at the University of Wisconsin, uses the Stanchi painting in his classes to teach about the history of crop breeding.
Quoted: In other parts of the country, including California and Colorado, wild mountain lions and coyotes have moved undetected through urban areas without causing problems, said Adrian Treves, professor of environmental studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies.
Quoted: Eric Sundquist, managing director of the State Smart Transportation Initiative at the University of Wisconsin-Madison told the Journal Sentinel that kind of thinking is all wrong. An approach of, as he put it, “build, build, build” may actually worsen the condition of the local roads people travel on every day, the Journal Sentinel reported. Money may go to megaprojects at the expense of fixing potholes and maintaining pavement.
The man in charge of coordinating Wisconsin’s football recruiting efforts was a three-time all-Mid-American Conference pick as a defensive lineman, was a high school coach in Ohio for more than two decades, has coached at the college level, is familiar with UW’s tradition and the general formula the Badgers have used to win Big Ten titles and has longstanding ties to head coach Paul Chryst.
Quoted: Tim Kamp, a medical doctor and researcher and co-director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Center, said the proposal could affect research on the campus and in private biotechnology companies.
Wisconsin’s four-person contingent at the Big Ten football media days will include two fifth-year seniors and arguably the most the most indispensable member of the offense.
Barry Alvarez scrutinized Paul Chryst’s work as the architect of Wisconsins offense for seven seasons, first in 2005 during his final season as UW’s head coach and then during the next six seasons as full-time athletic director.
Noted: But Eric Sundquist, managing director of the State Smart Transportation Initiative, warned against thinking “the only solution is turning on the spigot for more, more, more.” The group is housed at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and advises states on sustainable transportation policy.
Start-up accelerator gener8tor has launched an effort to pull more promising ideas out of Wisconsin’s colleges and universities and turn them into companies.
Noted: Writing for the Forbes opinion site, UW-Madison Economics Prof. Noah Williams insists that under Scott Walker Wisconsin has prospered and people need to keep that in mind in 2016. Williams, who is an adviser to Walkers presidential campaign, claims that those who say Wisconsin is lagging the rest of the country are wrong and that the state is actually outperforming its neighbors.
Dear Editor: As a tenured professor and faculty senator at UW-Madison, I am deeply disappointed with the University Committee’s hasty and ill-conceived reprimand of my colleague Sara Goldrick-Rab for allegedly damaging academic freedom and the university with statements she made on Twitter. Regardless of what one thinks about her tweets, one does not damage the principle of academic freedom by exercising it. It is bad enough that the Legislature has weakened tenure protections at the University of Wisconsin. The University Committee ought not to compound this situation by discouraging the fearless sifting and winnowing on which our institution once prided itself.
Noted: Walter was with the DNR from 2011 until this week. He has a master’s and doctorate degrees in wildlife ecology from the UW-Madison, and was a biology professor at the UW-Richland Center from 1999 to 2011.
Math knowledge is a better predictor of academic success than literacy, but high quality early instruction is key, says UW-Madison professor Beth Graue.
The 2002 discovery of chronic wasting disease in wild white-tailed deer near Mt. Horeb was a watershed event in Wisconsin wildlife history. Tom Heberlein, a sociologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, referred to it as “Fire in the Sistine Chapel.”
Quoted: In the private sector, the situation has been far more stable, though not universally. “Bankruptcies in the airline and automobile industries have provided opportunities for these companies to get out from under what they viewed as long-term cost obligations,” says Barry Gerhart, professor of management and human resources at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. The pension commitments “were playing a key role in preventing them from being competitive or even turning a profit.”
The University of Wisconsin-Madison for the second year in a row ranked 25th in the world in the new Center for World University Rankings.
The University of Wisconsin men’s soccer team announced the addition of six players Thursday, including three in-state products.
While he did not leave Colorado with a spot on the U.S. roster for the Pan American Games, Nigel Hayes returned to Madison this week with two things that will come in very helpful during his junior season with the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team.
The UW-Madison faculty governing group has admonished a controversial UW professor who has taken to Twitter, vociferously speaking out against the effects Gov. Scott Walker’s administration is having on the university.
Noted: Rostowfske will receive training from the Food Institute of the University of Wisconsin-Madison extension, organizers said. He has been doing consulting work for nearly two years with Oscar Mayer, Palermos Pizza and other well-known brands. Before that, Rostowfske was director of innovation and new business development at Palermos, according to his LinkedIn profile.
Noted: “Modern Family,” by University of Wisconsin-Madison alum Steve Levitan, received six nominations, including one for outstanding comedy series — an award the show has won each of the past five years.
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chancellor Mark Mone told faculty, staff and students at a campus forum Thursday that he remains bullish and confident about the future, though realities of the new state budget will make the next two years “immensely challenging.”
An outspoken University of Wisconsin-Madison professor is under fire for finding future Badgers on Twitter and allegedly harassing them — as well as for comparing Scott Walker to Adolf Hitler.
Noted: Sanjay Limaye, a planetary scientist specializing in Venus at the University of Wisconsin-Madisons Space Science and Engineering Center, shared his views on the mission and the ongoing debate about whether Pluto still counts as a planet.
Traveling through time, talking to animals, and saving the day — they’re all video game staples.
Madison Police are investigating an attempted sexual assault on a bike path near the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, according to a crime warning posted on the campus police department’s Facebook page.
A new study by two University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate students examined the impact of violent video games, finding that they can relieve stress, but boost aggression.
Vacant job openings will remain unfilled, and some staff cuts are coming, as the result of a reduction in state spending for the University of Wisconsin Extension.
As he prepared to kick off his presidential campaign, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker signed the state budget Sunday after using his veto powers to excise grants for conservation groups and a provision that would have given payday lenders new authority.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison plans to come up with the millions of dollars needed to keep the Wisconsin Energy Institute — a hub for UW energy research — operating.
The BerbeeWalsh Foundation has comitted $300,000 over five years to create a protyping program for creation of clinical devices with the University of Wisconsin-Madison clinicians, students and the Morgridge Advanced Fabrication Laboratory.
With just a few minutes to midnight, Senate Republicans passed the two-year $72.7 billion state budget Tuesday after voting to repeal salary minimums for workers on local government projects but abandon proposals that would have gutted the state’s open records law.
Greg Gard or the field?
The final budget numbers that University of Wisconsin campuses have been dreading for months were released late Monday, prompting a mad scramble on campuses to figure out the winners and losers.
Noted: School of the Arts at Rhinelander, offered by the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Division of Continuing Studies, features nearly 40 three-day workshops in visual arts, culinary arts, mind/body/spirit, performing arts, and writing. This is the event’s 52nd year of fostering creativity and camaraderie in the Northwoods.
Quoted: Bassam Shakhashiri, professor of chemistry at University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been sharing what he calls “the joy of science” for decades as he gives demonstrations of the chemistry behind fireworks each year on the Memorial Union Terrace at the university.
Noted: Neren figured out many of those things while running Munchie Delivery, an on-demand grocery delivery service that operates out of Capitol Centre Market in Madison, Vosseller said. Neren started Munchie Delivery in 2006, after graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a history degree.
Seeing a group of reporters waiting, Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan moved gingerly down the main concourse at the Kohl Center.
Noted: Shine, whose technology was developed at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is in the process of building a $100 million production facility in Janesville. The company raised $2.4 million in September in a funding round it called a stepping stone to raising more funds to get the plant up and running.
With more voices joining the highly charged debate over tenure protections in the University of Wisconsin System, it has become increasingly clear that at least in education circles, what’s happening here is perceived as a bellwether for public universities across the country.
