In an effort to better understand its entrepreneurial graduates, the University of Wisconsin-Madison has sent a survey to nearly 300,000 alumni.
UW-Madison surveys grads about their business start-ups
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Final Four tickets more expensive this year
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Tickets to the men’s Final Four are never cheap, but this year theyre even more expensive because of demand by fans eager to cheer their teams in person, ticket brokers are reporting.
Final Four features one of the most accomplished coaching foursomes
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
This year’s Final Four features one of the most accomplished coaching foursomes the NCAA Tournament has ever seen. When Kentucky’s John Calipari, Wisconsin’s Bo Ryan, Michigan State’s Tom Izzo and Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski converge Saturday in Indianapolis, they will bring with them some impressive numbers.
Badgers to-do list has one last check remaining
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The script Bo Ryan’s players penned collectively so many months ago has reached the final chapter, just as they expected.
UW’s Frank Kaminsky unanimous first-team AP All-American
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Alando Tucker has a partner. Until Monday, Tucker was the only Wisconsin men’s basketball player named a first-team All-American by The Associated Press.
Cellular Dynamics to be acquired by Fujifilm for $307 million
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Noted: The company was co-founded in 2004 by University of Wisconsin-Madison scientist James Thomson, who is viewed as one of the most influential stem cell scientists in the world. It became a publicly traded company in 2013 and is at the forefront of an area known as regenerative medicine, which uses our own cells, tissues and organs to promote healing.
Candidates offer competing visions in Wisconsin Supreme Court debate
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Noted: Voters who put their civic responsibilities ahead of the games in the NCAA basketball tournament got the candidates different visions for the court at the 7 p.m. debate, which was held on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus and broadcast live on Wisconsin Public Television.
UW alums technology firm SnowShoe makes tracks to angel investors
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Just a few years ago, Claus Moberg and Jami Morton were graduate students studying air pollution at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Crowds take to the streets in Madison to celebrate win
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The main college partying thoroughfare in downtown Madison was mobbed after the Badgers 85-78 victory Saturday over Arizona, which sent Wisconsin to the NCAA Final Four of March Madness.
Bill Darling remembered as caring doctor, state senator’s supportive husband
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Noted: Darling, a graduate of the Medical College of Wisconsin, met his future wife when they were undergrads at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Alberta Darling recalled. The couple married in 1967.
VA program records veterans life stories to personalize medical care
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Noted: Pyle began volunteering this month as part of public service requirement for a literature and medicine class at University of Wisconsin-Madison. She’s graduating in May with a degree in neurobiology and is applying to medical schools. Pyle is enjoying the experience so much that after her class finishes, she plans to continue volunteering until she goes to medical school next year.
Cellular Dynamics to be acquired by Fujifilm for $307 million
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Cellular Dynamics International Inc. said Monday it has agreed to be acquired by Fujifilm Holdings Corp., Tokyo, for $16.50 a share or about $307 million. Madison-based CDI uses the cell-reprogramming techniques of University of Wisconsin-Madison scientist James Thomson to manufacture large quantities of human cells.
End near for Dictionary of American Regional English?
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The end may be near for one of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s most celebrated humanities projects, the half-century-old Dictionary of American Regional English. In a few months, the budget pool will drain to a puddle. Layoff notices have been sent, eulogies composed.
Kentucky opens as a 5-point favorite vs. Badgers
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
For the second straight year, the Badgers are underdogs against Kentucky in the Final Four.
Sam Dekker, Frank Kaminsky give UW a shot to topple Kentucky
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Arizona coach Sean Miller hasn’t faced unbeaten Kentucky this season.
Badgers claw past Wildcats again, advance to Final Four
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
So who will be good enough — and tough enough — to take down Bo Ryan’s basketball team?
Wisconsin’s Dekker, Arizona’s Hollis-Jefferson mix trash talk with respect
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson sold out for the steal and got it, giving Arizona one last possession with 2.3 seconds left down one in overtime against Wisconsin in the Elite Eight last year. When the Wildcats couldnt get a shot off, his reaction was more visceral than that of anyone else wearing an Arizona uniform.
Cuts to University of Wisconsin System will hurt the entire state
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
It can be statistically proven that the wealth of nations lies not with the oil and minerals in their lands, their strategic locations or the prominence of their armed forces, but rather in the level of education that their citizens have achieved. I will testify that I have found the pathway to happiness and success through education.
Badgers rally past Tar Heels and into Elite Eight
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The motto Bo Ryan’s players chose before the first game of the season was brief but telling:”Make ’em believe.”
Indiana University team wins first “Kohls Invitational”
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Noted: The student teams arrived in Milwaukee on Tuesday and presented their proposals to Kohls executives at the corporate headquarters in Menomonee Falls on Wednesday. Besides Indiana, students came from the University of Wisconsin – Madison, Penn State University, Texas State University, the University of Arizona, Florida State University, Iowa State University, Michigan State University, Northern Illinois University, San Diego State University, Virginia Tech and Washington State University.
Robin Vos says Walker cut to UW budget is similar to Doyle’s, but Democrats didn’t protest then
Politifact
When Gov. Scott Walker proposed a $300 million cut to the state’s university system over two years, Democrats called it a “massive” and “destructive” blow.
UW-Superior joins UW-Eau Claire in offering buyouts to some employees
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The Univeristy of Wisconsin-Superior this week became the second UW System campus to offer a voluntary separation incentive program to encourage older employees to leave in exchange for a one-time payout of half their base salary.
UW System chief says he’d resign if cuts aren’t reduced, tenure protected
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Ray Cross pledged Wednesday to resign as president of the University of Wisconsin System if he fails to secure a substantial reduction in proposed state budget cuts and is unable to protect tenure, shared governance and academic freedom for UW campuses.
Home is where your heart is: Koenig, Paige took different paths
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Bronson Koenig and Marcus Paige faced the same dilemma as high school seniors: stay home to play basketball and instantly become a hero to the fans who followed you for years or leave and risk alienating your state supporters.
Much higher marks needed for Badgers to advance past UNC
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The consensus in the Wisconsin locker room after dispatching eighth-seeded Oregon and moving on to the Sweet 16 was that UW’s execution fell far short of the standards set by the staff and players.
Great World Texts hosting 10th annual conference for Wisconsin students
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Great World Texts in Wisconsin, an initiative sponsored by the UW-Madison Center for Humanities, will host 500 high school students who have spent the year studying Rousseaus autobiography Confessions at its 10th annual conference. The students will have a chance to hear from political theorist and MacArthur Award-winner Danielle S. Allen, author of Our Declaration.
UW basketball team dealing with quick turnaround
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Just a few minutes after his team had dispatched eighth-seeded Oregon to secure a berth in NCAA Tournament West Region semifinals, Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan was asked about the next opponent: North Carolina.
Zak Showalter adds energetic boost to UW’s game
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Zak Showalter knows the bench is viewed as Wisconsins Achilles heel.
Music written for felines is the cat’s meow, UW team says
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
What cat owner hasn’t wondered what their pet was thinking?
Start-up OnKöl gets boost from clever technology, personal connections
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Noted: Marc Cayles educational background is hardly one youd associate with tech start-ups. At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he majored in rural sociology.
Badgers sink Ducks, advance to Sweet 16
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Whether they can navigate a loaded West Region to reach the Final Four and win a national championship remains unclear.
Does average UW-Madison faculty member bring in “close to a quarter million” a year in grant money?
A leading Democrat predicts devastation if Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed $300 million cut over two years to the University of Wisconsin System is adopted.
Concussion facts make it hard to second-guess Chris Borland
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The more you learn about football and brain injuries, the smarter Chris Borland looks.
All-clear after UW-Madison Memorial Union bomb threat
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Police have reportedly given the all-clear after an early Friday morning bomb threat at UW-Madisons Memorial Union, according to Channel 3000.
UW’s Traevon Jackson to miss first two games of NCAA Tournament
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Wisconsin senior guard Traevon Jackson will not play in UWs first game of the 2015 NCAA Tournament and has pushed back his expected return until the West Region semifinals, if top-seeded UW advances.
Josh Gasser relishing Badgers’ second chance
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Josh Gasser recalls sitting at home, in the midst of a lengthy recovery from a gruesome knee injury, watching several friends in their final college basketball game as Wisconsin went one-and-done in the 2013 NCAA Tournament.
Wisconsin job creation rank falls to 38th in U.S.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Quoted: “Given the historical relationship of employment in Wisconsin versus the nation, I would have expected Wisconsin growth to be faster,” said Menzie Chinn, an economics professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
UW percussion program celebrates 50 years
Wisconsin State Journal
Before UW-Madison’s percussion students head off en masse to China, they want to celebrate where they’ve come from.
Badgers men’s basketball sees gains while men’s hockey, women’s hoops fall off in ticket usage
Capital Times
The best regular season ever for the Wisconsin mens basketball team came with the highest number of fans in the seats in recent years.
Bomb threat made at UW Memorial Union; nothing found
Madison.com
UW-Madison police are continuing to investigate a bomb threat made early Friday at the Memorial Union, a threat that closed the facility and area streets for several hours before reopening a few hours later.
UW worked early, long and hard to craft a public authority proposal
Capital Times
University of Wisconsin System officials aren’t saying much now as Republican legislative leaders signal that they don’t want the public authority for UW that Gov. Scott Walker’s budget proposes. But in the months leading up to the budget’s release, UW administrators worked early, long and diligently to craft a legal restructuring that would bring them more autonomy and less bureaucracy.
2 GOP leaders favor smaller UW cut with no public authority
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A new legal entity to give the University of Wisconsin System autonomy from cumbersome state rules is appearing less likely by the day, and two more key lawmakers went on record Wednesday as supporting a smaller budget cut than the $300 million over two years proposed by Gov. Scott Walker.
Madison app developer Fetch Rewards receives state loan
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Noted: Fetch was founded in 2013 by Wes Schroll, who was a University of Wisconsin-Madison student at the time. The company says its app provides benefits to three parties: Shoppers gets coupons, award points and expedited check-out; grocers get greater shopper loyalty and engagement; and consumer brands get the ability to deliver coupons to shoppers in the aisle at the point of decision.
Coastal Carolina looks better than a 16-seed, Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan says
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
As Wisconsin’s coaches studied video of Coastal Carolina, a consensus was quickly reached: the Big South tournament champions look more formidable than a team seeded No. 16 in the West Region of the NCAA Tournament.
Gov. Scott Walker picks UW Badgers to win NCAA tournament
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker picked the hometown favorite Badgers mens basketball to beat powerhouse Kentucky and go on to win the men’s college tournament.
Bill in Congress would establish manufacturing universities
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Noted: The University of Wisconsin-Madison is among 20 universities on record as supporting the bill. Being listed as a supporter doesn’t mean UW-Madison automatically would be among the 25 manufacturing universities, according to Baldwin.
UW-Madison terminates frat for hazing new members
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Evidence of hazing — including food deprivation and stints of hooded isolation — prompted the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Wednesday to terminate the Chi Phi fraternity chapter as a student organization.
Real deal Bronson Koenig showing no fear at the point for Wisconsin Badgers
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
As the holder of Wisconsin records for minutes played, games played and games started, Josh Gasser is equipped to identify basketball excellence.
Wisconsin guard Jackson returns to practice
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Traevon Jackson has taken another small but critical step toward returning to Wisconsin’s lineup.
Former Wisconsin Badger Borland goes out his way
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Six weeks ago, Chris Borland reached out to another linebacker. He didn’t want to dissect the position, didnt want to talk Xs and Os. No, Borland contacted former Green Bay Packers Super Bowl champion George Koonce because he was considering retirement.
Chris Borland walking away from football
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Former Wisconsin linebacker Chris Borland, who enjoyed a stellar rookie season in 2014 with the San Francisco 49ers, announced Monday he is retiring from the NFL.
University of Wisconsin System needs accountability for everyone
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
At a meeting between the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents and state legislators in the fall of 2013, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos questioned the role of UW faculty in decision-making. Vos declared that changes to the universitys system of shared governance — the set of practices under which faculty, staff and students participate in significant decisions concerning the operation of their institutions — were a matter of “when, not if.”
Wisconsin has 13.3% chance to win NCAA Tournament, according to one Las Vegas sports book – JSOnline
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Bettors and the NCAA Tournament selection committee agree on at least one thing: The No. 1-seeded teams are the four best in this years tournament.
No. 1-seeded Badgers will face No. 16-seeded Coastal Carolina in West Region
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Wisconsin will not have to take down unbeaten Kentucky to reach the Final Four for the second consecutive season.
Bo Ryan stars in Wisconsin tourism commercial
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
After literally pulling his hair out during a game, Wisconsin men’s basketball coach Bo Ryan zip-lines, go-karts, water-skis and sings around a campfire in a new Wisconsin Department of Tourism TV commercial made by a well-known comedy film-making trio.
UW-Madison researcher changes monkey study that drew outcry
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A mental health researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison won’t take newborn monkeys away from their mothers as part of an upcoming study.
Nine UW-Madison professors win award to celebrate accomplished research
Daily Cardinal
Nine UW-Madison professors recently won an award for faculty at a critical stage in their careers through nomination by departments, Ph.D. major programs and interdepartmental groups, according to a university press release.
Faculty proposes changes to student code of conduct
Daily Cardinal
Faculty from the Division of Student Life proposed changes to how UW-Madison addresses sexual assault to Associated Students of Madison members Wednesday.
INSITE center helps students maximize their chances of starting business
Badger Herald
University of Wisconsin students hoping to develop entrepreneurial skills can look to a center on campus that seeks to boost innovations from students.
Deans office calls for student voice in revisions to sexual assault conduct code
Badger Herald
With University of Wisconsin’s student conduct code regarding sexual assault undergoing major revisions, the dean’s office looked to student government’s largest governing body for support Wednesday.