Noted: Vander Hoop earned her bachelor?s degree from UW-Madison, where she performed for Li Chiao-Ping Dance. While working on her master?s in fine arts at New York University?s Tisch School of the Arts, she and Sumi Clements founded Summation in 2010.
Thomas “Rock” Mackie, director of medical engineering at the Morgridge Institute for Research and an emeritus professor at UW, has been picked to receive the William D. Coolidge Award, the highest prize given out by the American Association of Physicists in Medicine.
Of all the traits tailback James White displayed during his four years at Wisconsin, patience might have been No. 1 on the list.
Noted: “Getting Back to Abnormal,” co-directed University of Wisconsin-Madison alum Louis Alvarez, will air on “P.O.V. (Point of View)” on PBS July 14. It is about the changing face of New Orleans post-Katrina. Watch the trailer for the film here. Alvarez won the Peabody Award for the films “American Tongues” and “Vote for Me.”
Noted: He spent two years studying mechanical engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison before he was accepted into the Naval Academy.
Noted: But what about in the world of insurance? A few weeks ago, I wrote about my trip to the Wisconsin Business School at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. While there, I spent time with Justin Sydnor, an assistant professor in the Department of Actuarial Science, Risk Management, and Insurance who conducts much of his research in the field of behavioral finance.
With the 176th overall pick in the fifth round of the NFL draft, the Packers have selected Wisconsin WR Jared Abbrederis. He is 6-foot-2, 190 pounds. He is from Wautoma, Wis.
Of all the traits tailback James White displayed during his four years at Wisconsin, patience might have been No. 1 on the list.
The first Wisconsin player taken in the 2014 National Football League draft was a stunning selection.
Noted: The UW-Madison marching band is on hand. So is Wisconsin?s men?s basketball team. And there is a contingent of soldiers with the Army National Guard.
Noted: There may be a recovery going on, but Wisconsin still isn?t out of the hole: The poverty level continued to drop in Wisconsin in 2012, thanks to increases in jobs and earnings, according to a new study released by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers, the Journal Sentinel reported last week.
Noted: Milwaukee native Mary Shane was next, hired by another flamboyant team owner, Bill Veeck, in 1977. She spent one season in the booth with Harry Caray and Jimmy Piersall for Chicago White Sox games. Shane, who died in 1987, was a University of Wisconsin-Madison alumna and taught at Nicolet High School before joining WRIT-AM as a sportscaster.
Noted: Multiple cases of mumps were reported earlier this year at UW-Madison, and at least once case was confirmed at UW-La Crosse.
Quoted: Donald Downs, a professor of political science and law at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said the stay reflected in part the increasingly complex nature of the litigation unfolding in state and federal court.
The state would better track surplus money at Wisconsin universities, pay off salt charges from a brutal winter and move forward with a $25 million venture capital program, under proposals coming before the Legislature?s powerful budget committee Tuesday.
John Brennan was deeply engrossed in organic chemistry, studying for an exam last week, when he absent-mindedly began drawing goofy cartoon fish with conversation bubbles explaining mechanisms behind chemical reactions.
Noted: Isidoro has been accepted to the Milwaukee School of Engineering, the University of Minnesota and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.Mandujano has been accepted to Marquette University and UW-Madison.
Noted: Also by Flad and also challenging, the University of Wisconsin-Madison?s Biochemical Sciences Complex project involved the restoration and renovation of historic buildings, the demolition of an outdated lab facility and the design of a new research tower.
The poverty level continued to drop in Wisconsin in 2012, thanks to increases in jobs and earnings, according to a new study released by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers.
An expert on politics in Wisconsin is weighing in on the John Doe court ruling and what may happen next in the case.UW-Madison Political Science professor Donald Downs calls the ruling an endorsement of free speech in the context of politics, elections and campaigns.
Michael Martin says he is a different person than he was in September when he walked into the Odyssey Project. He?s more self-aware, more at peace with himself and the world.
Quoted: While sheep operations can be found throughout the state, pockets are concentrated in southwestern and south-central Wisconsin, said Dave Thomas, a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor of sheep management and genetics.
All her nonfiction is produced under MavenMark Books. Those titles include “A View from the Interior: Policing the Protests at the Wisconsin State Capitol” (428 pages; 2013), written by the chief of the University of Wisconsin-Madison?s police, Susan Riseling, who chronicled what happened when thousands of protesters opposed to the policies of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker disrupted the state capital for weeks.
Noted: CDI, which was co-founded by stem cell pioneer and University of Wisconsin-Madison professor James Thomson, said last week it had launched a new cell line, called iCell DopaNeurons, that could aid research into neurological disorders like Parkinson?s disease and schizophrenia.
Quoted: “The data breach is an easy thing to point out, but even before the breach they weren?t doing so well. People weren?t shopping there with the type of frequency they had in the past,” said Tom Bakas, who is pursuing an MBA in finance and is participating in the Applied Security Analysis Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Noted: A University of Wisconsin-Madison grad who studied for a doctorate in Hebrew literature at UCLA, Hirsh is known both for his deep knowledge of Jewish history and culture and for his ability to convey it in novel and creative ways.
Quoted: Donald Downs, a professor of political science and law at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said he would need to read the ruling before giving full comments. But the news of the ruling stunned him.
I sent out a tweet with a link to a video made by University of Wisconsin offcials who are joining the fight to stamp out homophobia in athletics.
One of Wisconsin?s more memorable home games under Bo Ryan occurred during the 2009-?10 ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
Quoted: If the deal goes through, some hassles are likely for current Time Warner Cable subscribers. For example, Barry Orton, a University of Wisconsin-Madison telecommunications professor, said it is likely that those who use “rr.com” email addresses provided by Time Warner eventually would have to switch to “@charter.net” addresses.
Three University of Wisconsin-Madison professors have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors conferred on American scientists and engineers, the organization announced Tuesday.
Bike thefts are up on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, and expensive, high-end bikes worth upwards of $2,000 are being targeted and turned around for cash, campus police said Tuesday.
Those who experience chronic marital stress are less able to savor positive experiences, and are more vulnerable to depression, according to a long-term study by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers and their colleagues.
Melvin Gordon caught his head coach off-guard with a provocative statement.
Athletes praising God is the norm. Half-expected. After wins, after losses, so many players automatically shift to this mode.
Barry Alvarez was neither disappointed nor surprised to learn the NCAA?s board of directors had endorsed a plan to give 65 schools, including those in the Big Ten, more autonomy in providing assistance for athletes.
Quoted: One thing likely to change is the number of cable jobs in the state, said Barry Orton, a University of Wisconsin-Madison telecommunications professor. Job reductions probably will occur, he said.
Quoted: Such actions are “interrelated only in that they are part of the bigger pattern of media consolidation and competition for the subscriber attention and dollar,” said Barry Orton, professor of telecommunications at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Noted: Porath was Dorothy Karnthaler at the time. Born and raised on Milwaukee?s north side, she?d been a librarian since 1946, first studying at the teacher?s college and then getting her bachelor?s degree from Marquette University and her master?s degree in library from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Noted: Matt?s younger brother, Alex, 18, is a freshman at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
In the wake of Tuesday?s U.S. Supreme Court decision, one Wisconsin lawmaker pledged to offer legislation to ban affirmative action policies in the state.
The Legislature?s audit committee is set to vote on the University of Wisconsin System?s new policy for reporting surpluses.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison and the UW System will have their own personnel systems separate from the state, starting July 1, 2015.
Faculty at Cornell University voted for it. Nearly 100 faculty members at Harvard have written the university president seeking it. But don?t look for the faculty at University of Wisconsin-Madison to come out any time soon in favor of divestment from fossil fuels.
Noted: In her recent economic plan, Burke noted that life sciences research is one of the strengths of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Noted: Walker will choose nine of the 13 county Mental Health Board members from recommendations sent by Abele and the County Board. Two other members are chairmen of local mental health advisory boards. The final two are non-voting members named by the Medical College of Wisconsin and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Our congratulations and thanks to the University of Wisconsin men?s basketball team for a terrific season and a thrilling ride through the NCAA tournament.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison announced this week it has expanded summer online course offerings so students who return to their hometowns for jobs or who have internships elsewhere can stay on track to complete a degree without disrupting other summer activities.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department no longer is searching for a suspect in a reported sexual assault early Sunday at a southeast campus residence hall, the department announced Wednesday.
Kyara Moss graduated with a degree in political science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in December 2013.
Noted: The Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison says 83% of households in the U.S. are buying yogurt and three-quarters of them are repeat customers.
Gary Andersen’s decision to hire former Georgia tailback Thomas Brown to coach Wisconsins running backs reaffirms the staffs desire to expand its recruiting into Southeastern Conference territory.
Wisconsin?s flagship public university unfairly discriminates by race when deciding whom to admit, according to a group making similar claims against Harvard University and the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
In what University of Wisconsin-Madison police are calling the worst alcohol-related issues experienced on campus this year, 10 people were taken to alcohol detoxification treatment from Friday through early Sunday morning during partying connected to the Badgers mens basketball appearance in the NCAA Final Four.
The Wisconsin vs. Kentucky telecast Saturday night in the NCAA Tournament was the most-watched college basketball telecast in cable television history.
At Monday?s inaugural Wisconsin Tech Summit in Waukesha, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chancellor Mike Lovell will join MaryAnn Wright of Johnson Controls Inc. to talk about a battery research partnership that has allowed students, faculty and company scientists to work side-by-side in a world-class “dry lab” on campus.
Noted: Chiapete got a business degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1987 and his law degree from Marquette University in 1991.
Noted: Sanders grew up in Chicago and in 1971 earned his bachelor?s degree in history and economics from University of Wisconsin-Madison. He earned a master?s degree in urban and regional planning from the university in 1973.
Noted: In recent months, there has been a surge of interest in, and investors have been willing to pay higher prices for, riskier, higher-debt companies, said Casey Karbowski, a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
An American forensic lab announced Monday it has independently confirmed through DNA testing that the remains recovered from a German ossuary in France are indeed U.S. Army Pfc. Lawrence S. Gordon, who was mistakenly buried with the enemy after World War II.
