A contingent from the University of Wisconsin-Madison band is serenading the state Assembly.
UW-Madison band serenades Assembly
WISC-TV 3
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Bo Ryan, Donald Driver to enter revived Wisconsin hall
WKOW-TV 27
Wisconsin basketball coach Bo Ryan and former Green Bay Packers wide receiver Donald Driver will be the newest members of the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame.
UW-Madison updating its Campus Master Plan
WKOW-TV 27
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is working on an update of the Campus Master Plan.
New Site Aims To Keep Older Wisconsinites In Their Homes Longer
Wisconsin Public Radio
Researchers at UW-Madison created a new social network aimed at keeping elderly Wisconsinites in their homes longer. The researchers explain how this site was developed and how they’re studying the site’s effects.
Consuelo Lopez Springfield: Incarcerated citizens should be allowed to vote
Capital Times
Noted: Consuelo Lopez Springfield, of Madison, is an emerita assistant dean at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a retired senior lecturer on gender and women’s studies and Chican@Latin@ studies.
Tom Oates: Time for heavily-utilized underclassmen to grow up on UW football team
Wisconsin State Journal
When University of Wisconsin quarterback Joel Stave dives into the huddle these days, he usually finds himself peering into some wide eyes.
UW should divest from fossil fuels — Kevin Meyers
Wisconsin State Journal
Time Magazine reported institutions worth $2.6 trillion in assets have pledged to divest from fossil fuels. However, I am disappointed this value does not include UW-Madison’s endowment.
Wisconsin Microfinance head says a little means a lot to developing countries
Capital Times
Five years ago, the experience of a Haitian student in one of Tom Eggert’s business classes triggered a chain of events. That chain has led to hundreds of Haitians and Filipinos starting and sustaining small businesses, all supported by University of Wisconsin-Madison students and Midwestern donors.
Families built their own video games at UW Field Day Lab’s Global Game Jam
Capital Times
Eight-year-old Dario Alvarado-Steele huddled with his mother, Alisha, looking at a laptop screen.
Madison police join UW-Madison’s ‘Go Big Read’ for social justice
Wisconsin State Journal
In a shared bid for improved social justice, Madison police recruits and officers from UW-Madison and Middleton for the first time are participating in Go Big Read, the university’s annual common-book program in which students, staff and faculty across campus read and study the same selection.
‘Memoria Viventis’
Wisconsin State Journal
Noted: A series called “Serpent” made by Michael Velliquette, a member of the UW-Madison faculty, is comprised of a collection of small hand-cut paper sculptures.
Guns on campus are not a good idea — Michael Kissick
Wisconsin State Journal
The best research yet, published last year out of Stanford University, shows statistical significance for an increase in aggravated assault from “right-to-carry” laws. This outweighs rarer events. I also understand our state government wants to allow people to carry guns into buildings on state campuses.
New museum celebrates local science
Daily Cardinal
The city’s longstanding ties with historical scientific achievements have a new home in the Madison Science Museum, which opened Thursday.The process of putting together the museum, the brainchild of Dave Nelson, emeritus professor of biochemistry at UW-Madison, began long before its recent grand opening.
AHA looks to spread secular awareness
Daily Cardinal
The student organization Atheists, Humanists, & Agnostics requested an increase in their budget proposal to the Student Services Finance Committee for the next fiscal year to better campus-wide programs and events.
Badgers football: Players show character in two road victories
Wisconsin State Journal
Like the University of Wisconsin football team’s first road victory of the season at Nebraska, the win over Illinois on Saturday was far from perfect.
UW-Madison ecologist leads national society through changing scientific sphere
Daily Cardinal
As scientific fields rapidly evolve, putting more emphasis on effective communication skills and accessibility, the newest president of the Ecological Society of America said she will use decades of experience as an ecologist to navigate the organization through changing times.
Pat Malcolm: Kochs seek power with UW sports sponsorship
Capital Times
Dear Editor: The Kochs and Koch Industries have such an insidious hold on national conservatism that it is disingenuous for any responsible person at UW to say Koch sponsorship doesn’t matter. When the Kochs are writing the playbook for national politics, especially gubernatorial and legislative policies, does anyone see a connection between recent defunding of the university system and the allure of this lucrative sports package?
Ask the Weather Guys: What is a Category 5 hurricane?
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.
Blue Sky Science: How fast could a human theoretically sprint?
Wisconsin State Journal
Noted: Bryan Heiderscheit is a professor in the departments of orthopedics and rehabilitation and biomedical engineering at UW-Madison and director of the Badger Athletic Performance research program.
Community raises $33K for victim of brutal unsolved bike path assault
Wisconsin State Journal
Noted: In little more than a month, more than $33,000 has been raised for the Isthmus resident and UW-Madison graduate student, who is now out of the hospital but has a long, uncertain road to recovery ahead of her.
Quick Question: Do you think the cap on out-of-state UW enrollment is being lifted to raise revenue or to address a decline in the number of in-state applicants?
Capital Times
Here’s how six people on the UW-Madison campus answered this week’s question posed by Capital Times freelancer Kevin Murphy.
Natalie Spievack: UW could do more for student voters
Capital Times
University of Wisconsin-Madison officials recently announced that they will not change student identification cards, also known as Wiscards, to be compliant with state voter ID laws. This means that in order to cast a ballot on election day, students who are not Wisconsin residents will have to go to Union South to obtain a separate voter ID. The university has said it will take steps to expand access by offering students a free voter ID card when they obtain their Wiscard, and by continuing a campus-wide effort to publicize the availability of these cards.
Loss of father pushes freshman Khalil Iverson to succeed
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Time has not completely healed Khalil Iverson’s wounded heart.
Humor a main ingredient in new books by Jaimee Hills, Ronald Wallace
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Noted: Wallace is a professor of poetry and co-director of the creative writing program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His earlier books include “For a Limited Time Only” and “God Be With the Clown: Humor in American Poetry.”
Prosecutors face limited options under law targeting John Doe probes
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Quoted: State grand juries will be cumbersome — they require 17 people — and bringing one into court day after day requires space and is expensive, said University of Wisconsin-Madison law professor David Schultz. Still, other states have been able to pursue political corruption cases without the John Doe process. Wisconsin prosecutors still have considerable powers and there are more statutes on the books that can be broken now than ever before, said Donald Downs, a UW-Madison political science professor and an expert on criminal law and politics.
Newly discovered roots of Boaz mastodon on display at Wisconsin Science Festival
Wisconsin State Journal
For decades, the massive mastodon skeleton that sits in the UW-Madison Geology Museum has been known as the Boaz mastodon, named for the Richland County village in which its bones were found in the late 1890s.
UW System institutions share additional budget effects
Daily Cardinal
The Wisconsin Center for the Advancement of Postsecondary Education released a report Wednesday detailing additional effects of the Wisconsin state budget throughout the UW System.
Drive to the Ocean play live for first, possibly last, time
Wisconsin State Journal
Noted: Benbow, 38, got his masters and doctorate in educational policy studies at UW-Madison and now works as a researcher at the university. He is responsible for writing the lyrics and a majority of the music for Drive to the Ocean.
Public asked to report zebra mussels, other invasives, to prevent spread
Wisconsin State Journal
Noted: The fast-spreading zebra mussel was discovered in Lake Mendota for the first time, by students of professor Jake Vander Zanden at UW-Madison.
Badgers men’s basketball: Freshman class impresses coaches, veteran players
Wisconsin State Journal
The growing pains are visible at times, and that process won’t be over anytime soon.
Vitto Brown wants to have bigger voice with Badgers
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Vitto Brown wants to be known as more than a crooner who also happens to play basketball for the University of Wisconsin.
Former Badger Troy Vincent now an executive in NFL front office
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Green Bay passed on Troy Vincent in the 1992 NFL draft, but Packers fans expressed their lasting appreciation for the Wisconsin Badger in 2003, when he came to Lambeau Field with the visiting Philadelphia Eagles.
UW-Milwaukee officials say crime stats don’t mesh with gun proposal
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Concerned that a Republican lawmaker cited an uptick in violent crimes in the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee neighborhood while proposing students and faculty be allowed to carry concealed firearms at campuses across the state, UWM officials have produced crime statistics they say contradict the lawmaker’s statement.
First steps in mother-of-pearl genesis discovered
Daily Cardinal
A team of Wisconsin scientists recently came closer to uncovering the elusive process by which nacre, more commonly known as mother-of-pearl, is created in nature.
Charting their own path: Shabazz lets students take control of how they learn
Capital Times
When Gene Delcourt was a student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a visit with teachers and students from Malcolm Shabazz City High School ended up altering his career path.
Bucks: Enthusiastic Kohl Center crowd sees victory over Timberwolves
Wisconsin State Journal
The Milwaukee Bucks put on a show for the fans at the Kohl Center on Tuesday night. And the fans returned the favor.
UW-Madison professor named president of Ecological Society of America
Madison.com
A UW-Madison ecologist who has made a career out of studying an ecosystem’s resilience to disaster has been named president of the Ecological Society of America.
Researchers work to get employees with disabilities back to work faster
Daily Cardinal
Timothy Tansey and Fong Chan, two researchers from the UW-Madison’s School of Education, are working with agencies across Wisconsin and the nation to help improve the effectiveness of vocational rehabilitation (VR) agencies.
UW System to hold listening sessions on strategic planning
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The University of Wisconsin System is seeking community input during strategic planning listening sessions this week in Madison and next week in Milwaukee.
The why and how of forgiveness
Wisconsin Public Radio
Noted: An interview with Professor Robert Enright.
At some point we have all been wronged and have also wronged others, but how do we find forgiveness? A leading authority in the scientific study of forgiveness outlines steps to deal with anger and build a pathway to emotional healing.
Sheep death at UW-Madison fuels new attack from animal rights group
Capital Times
On April 13, a pregnant ewe involved in a research program at UW-Madison died from respiratory issues while being moved back to her pen following surgery.
Badgers volleyball: Despite weekend losses, UW drops only a spot to No. 16 in coaches’ poll
Wisconsin State Journal
The University of Wisconsin volleyball team dropped just one spot in this week’s American Volleyball Coaches Association poll after back-to-back losses to Minnesota.
Researcher says Wisconsin’s ‘campus carry’ authors are misinterpreting his work
Capital Times
The author of a study being invoked in the push to pass a “campus carry” bill in Wisconsin isn’t thrilled about the way his work is being interpreted, the Chronicle of Higher Education reported this weekend.
‘We’re all born scientists’: Wisconsin Science Festival kicks off this week
Capital Times
The Wisconsin Science Festival has found its “secret sauce.”
On Campus: UW System to hold strategic plan meeting in Madison
Wisconsin State Journal
University of Wisconsin System officials will be in Madison this week to hear from the public about what they want from the state’s universities.
UW-Madison uses new app to help students find housing
Daily Cardinal
UW-Madison Campus and Visitor Relations recently partnered with Abodo, a startup that helps students navigate off-campus housing options.
LGBTQ+ community members discuss sexual assault survey results
Daily Cardinal
Earlier this semester, members of the UW-Madison administration revealed the results of a survey taken by students last spring surrounding issues of sexual assault. The UW-Madison Sexual Assault Climate Survey Task Force continued this conversation Monday, focusing on what the results mean for LGBTQ+ community members.
Badgers women’s hockey: Unbeaten UW drops one spot to No. 3 in poll
Wisconsin State Journal
Despite a weekend sweep of St. Cloud State, the University of Wiscosin women’s hockey team (6-0) dropped one spot to No. 3 in the USCHO poll released Monday.
Bucks: Young lineup featured in Tuesday night’s exhibition game at the Kohl Center
Wisconsin State Journal
Bucks fever may not be an epidemic in the Madison area, but indications are an infectious enthusiasm is spreading.The Milwaukee Bucks, who opened their training camp with four days of workouts on the University of Wisconsin campus, will play their first game in the city since 1999 tonight when they face the Minnesota Timberwolves in a preseason game at the Kohl Center.
Grant will help Slow Food UW bring fresh food to south Madison residents
Capital Times
UW-Madison students will step up efforts to bring fresh healthy food to South Madison neighborhoods — including delivery by bicycle trailer — with the help of a grant to Slow Food UW.
First Wave at UW-Madison ‘passes the mic’ to diverse voices
Capital Times
When Shuang Hu discovered her love of American hip hop as a nine-year-old in China, she felt very alone.
Wisconsin Science Festival can inspire the next generation
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Genome editing, 3-D printing and robotics — these sound like subjects for doctoral students or headlines for a conference of tech savvy entrepreneurs. And they often are. They also are a slice of the activities planned for the fifth annual Wisconsin Science Festival, taking place in 36 communities across Wisconsin on Oct. 22-25, for people of every age and background.
Redox Inc. raises $3.5 million in latest round of funding
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Noted: Redox is one of several digital health companies that are emerging in Madison. With Epic Systems Corp., which has more than half the market share in the electronic health records market, and a strong computer science department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the Dane County area is becoming known as a center for this industry segment.
Wisconsin campuses don’t need more guns
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
We, the undersigned collection of instructors from colleges and universities in the city of Milwaukee, feel compelled to speak out against the bill recently proposed by Rep. Jesse Kremer (R-Kewaskum) and Sen. Devin LeMahieu (R-Oostburg).
BMO Harris is No. 1 bank in the Madison area
Bloomberg News
Quoted: A couple of factors probably have led to the growth, said UW-Madison business professor James Johannes.”One is a generally stronger economy, and with that, there are more deposits to be had,” said Johannes, director of the Puelicher Center for Banking Education.
Wary of conflicts, universities taking less money from drug companies
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Facing state budget cuts to the University of Wisconsin system and dwindling federal funding, Robert Golden would love to find a pile of money somewhere.
Federal court jury says Apple owes WARF $234 million
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A federal court jury in Madison has awarded $234 million in damages to the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation in its patent infringement lawsuit against Apple Inc.
18 arrested at Wisconsin-Purdue game at Camp Randall
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
University of Wisconsin-Madison police said that 18 people were arrested at Saturday’s football game against the Purdue Boilermakers.
Bo Ryan won’t rule out coaching next season
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Meet Bo Ryan, international man of mystery.Preparing for his 15th season in charge of the Wisconsin men’s basketball program, Ryan faced a full-court press of reporters during the Big Ten Conference media day Thursday at the Chicago Marriott O’Hare.
Guns on Campus – Allow ban on guns inside campus buildings to stand
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The National Rifle Association and its supplicants in legislatures around the country and the U.S. Congress have a ready and facile answer for the problem of gun violence in the United States: More guns.