The Legislature?s audit committee is set to vote on the University of Wisconsin System?s new policy for reporting surpluses.
Lawmakers set for committee vote on UW System surplus policy
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Legislators grant UW-Madison separate personnel system
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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 UW-Madison split over divestment from fossil fuels
Capital Times
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.
Biotech firms seek access to state venture capital fund
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Noted: In her recent economic plan, Burke noted that life sciences research is one of the strengths of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Uncertainty looms as Milwaukee Countys mental health oversight shifts
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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.
Thanks, Badgers
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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.
UW-Madison expanding online course offerings for summer term
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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.
UW-Madison police cancel search for sex assault suspect
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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.
A tough job market for millennials
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Kyara Moss graduated with a degree in political science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in December 2013.
Schreiber Foods adds distribution facility in Richland Center
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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.
Thomas Brown hired to coach Badger running backs
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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.
Group targets UW-Madison, Harvard, UNC over admissions practices
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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.
UW-Madison police report worst alcohol incidents this year
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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.
Wisconsin vs. Kentucky is most-watched college basketball telecast in cable TV history
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The Wisconsin vs. Kentucky telecast Saturday night in the NCAA Tournament was the most-watched college basketball telecast in cable television history.
Outbound UWM Chancellor Mike Lovell has laid foundation for success
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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.
Racine County DA cited for drunken driving, hit and run
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Noted: Chiapete got a business degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1987 and his law degree from Marquette University in 1991.
Developer Welford Sanders striving to build community along N. King Drive
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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.
Markel Corp. gets vote from investor
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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.
DNA test is latest to confirm ID of U.S. soldier buried in Germany
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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.
UW-Madison student project honors soldiers killed in WWII
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A University of Wisconsin professor and her students have researched the lives of American soldiers for volunteers in France who are tending to the soldiers? graves.
Sex assault in UW-Madison dorm investigated
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Police are investigating a report of a sexual assault at a southeast campus residence hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus early Sunday.
Fans go the distance to be with Badgers
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Maggie Clarke and Paul Krajewski of New Berlin and Gail and Ron Lange of Wauwatosa had tickets to go to the Masters.
UW’s Zach Bohannon has presidential hopes
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Chances are good that Zach Bohannon will have no outward impact on the Wisconsin-Kentucky outcome Saturday night.
Badgers’ Frank Kaminsky becomes star in NCAA run
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The most pertinent question asked in October about Frank Kaminsky was whether the junior would provide Wisconsin with a consistent inside presence to fill the void created by the departure of three seniors.
UW freshman Hayes disappointed with performance
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Freshman Nigel Hayes placed a heavy weight on his shoulders after Wisconsin?s season ended Saturday with a 74-73 loss to Kentucky in the Final Four.
Wisconsin’s Frank Kaminsky was focus for Kentucky
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Throughout the season, the Wisconsin Badgers were far from a one-man team, but when the NCAA Tournament came around, all 7 feet of Frank Kaminsky stood taller than the rest.
Badgers’ Final Four run ends in painful last-second loss
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Wisconsin will return home without a national championship, without a storybook ending for head coach Bo Ryan.
Badgers don’t regret last shot vs. Kentucky
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
One by one, the Wisconsin players insisted they could live with their last shot against Kentucky.
Badgers will remember Final Four loss, but many highlights came first
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Ben Brust had just completed his 124th game in a Wisconsin uniform.His last game at UW.
Shine Medical Technologies signs supply contract with GE Healthcare
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Noted: A year later, the company forged a $20.6 million cost-sharing agreement that has the National Nuclear Security Administration providing half of the funding, with Shine, the Morgridge Institute and the University of Wisconsin-Madison providing the other half.
Yes, Bo Ryan was ready to coach basketball in the Big Ten
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
When Pat Richter was hired as athletic director in 1989, Wisconsin was as close to being a basketball school as Florida was to a hockey school.
Wisconsin Badgers fans dig deep for dream trips to Final Four
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
When Paula McAllister?s husband and son went to the Super Bowl to watch the Packers win the Lombardi Trophy a few years ago, she stayed home.
Early-out in 2013 NCAA tournament inspired Badgers’ 2014 run
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Early-morning off-season training sessions can morph into an incongruous mix of heaven and hell.
3 UW-Madison students diagnosed with mumps
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Three UW-Madison students have been diagnosed with mumps, but university officials say the cases do not appear to be related, according to the Wisconsin State Journal.
High court case delays launch of new Aereo television service in state
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Quoted: The company?s future depends on a favorable Supreme Court ruling, said Barry Orton, a telecommunications professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The left’s own law factories
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
In late April 2013, the American Federation of Teachers-Wisconsin chapter gathered for a post-election “workshop” on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Author David Maraniss to receive UW-Madison honorary degree
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Pulitzer Prize winner David Maraniss will receive an honorary degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison at the spring commencement ceremony May 16.
UW 69, Baylor 52 – Wisconsin mauls Baylor to advance to Elite Eight
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Unlike last week at the BMO Harris Bradley Center, Wisconsin didnt have 18,000 red-clad backers roaring in support every move made by Bo Ryans players.
Lovell is latest in series of exits from top UW System jobs
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Michael Lovell?s departure from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee will leave yet another gap in leadership within the UW System, and launch yet another costly search for a chancellor.
Michael Lovell’s move is a net gain for Milwaukee, business leaders say
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
While a shock to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, the departure of highly regarded Chancellor Michael Lovell for the top post at Marquette University will prove to be a net gain for the area, business leaders said Wednesday.
Michael Lovell’s spirituality played role in choice to lead Marquette
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Michael Lovell may not be a Jesuit. And he may not be a priest.
Faith drives UWM’s Michael Lovell to become Marquette’s president
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Marquette University searched far and wide for its next president but ultimately found him across town.
Michael Lovell’s message to UW-Milwaukee students, faculty
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chancellor Michael Lovell released this statement to students and faculty Wednesday morning after Marquette University announce him as its new president.
Bio: Michael Lovell, incoming Marquette University president
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A snapshot of University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chancellor Michael Lovells career as he prepares to take over as president at Marquette University.
UW-Madison squad car video catches glimpse of meteor falling
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
There must be something about squad car cameras in Madison. They seem to be in the right place at the right time when celestial drama occurs.
Former GOP presidential candidate Huntsman to speak at UW-Madison
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Former GOP presidential candidate Jon Huntsman Jr. will address graduates at the University of Wisconsin-Madison?s commencement ceremony on May 17.
UW-Madison research casts doubt on whether soda taxes curb obesity
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Extra sales taxes on soda may curb soda consumption, but that doesnt mean it reduces calorie intake, according to new research from health economist Jason Fletcher of the La Follette School of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Odds are now good that Wisconsin chemo drug bill will become law
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Quoted: “I dont know that thats going to make a difference,” said David Kreling, who studies drug pricing at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Ticket demand tepid for Wisconsin Badgers’ Sweet 16 game
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Now that the Badgers have moved on to the Sweet 16, they?re losing their home-court advantage.
‘Brain gain’ is what Wisconsin needs to work on
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Noted: The Wisconsin Applied Population Lab, part of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, reports the state is already the 20th oldest out of 50. By 2020, 24% of the state will be 60 and older; by 2030, more than 27% will be 60-plus.
UW-Madison picks new pharmacy school dean
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Steven M. Swanson, a professor of pharmacognosy at the University of Illinois at Chicago since 1998, has been named the new dean of the School of Pharmacy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Walker appointee who is finalist for a top UW System post lacks college degree
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
One of the finalists for a top University of Wisconsin System post doesn?t have a college degree.
Fans in sea of red cheer UW to victory
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
It might as well have been Madison?s Kohl Center Thursday ? thousands of Badgers fans cheering for the home team as the Wisconsin band blared “On Wisconsin.”
Prodding officials about open government
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Noted: Twice, UW officials pushed language seeking to create blanket exemptions for university research. You?d think that after one embarassing beat-down, they would have learned their lesson. Both measures were stopped in their tracks.
Drought conditions expected to continue
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Noted: Despite the higher prices, farmers appear to be reluctant to expand production, according to the Dairy Situation and Outlook report issued by the University of Wisconsin-Madison this week.
Wisconsin’s plentiful civil rights collection to go on tour
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Noted: Real earned her master?s degree and PhD in American history at UW-Madison and was part of a small group of volunteers who traveled to the South to collect the papers and memorabilia that started the civil rights archives in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin ‘dreamers’ deserve tuition equity
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Noted: My dream was to study mechanical engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, as well as try out for its track team.
UW-Madison fined $35,000 over care of research animals
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
University of Wisconsin-Madison is paying $35,000 in fines to the U.S. Department of Agriculture for violations related to the care of research animals, the university announced Monday in a release.
Public’s help sought in hunt for missing UW-Madison student
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Madison police officers have asked for the public’s help in the search for a 21-year-old University of Wisconsin-Madison student who has been missing since Saturday.
Dominic Cizauskas, expected to sign with UW football program, charged with sexual assault
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Mukwonago High School senior linebacker Dominic Cizauskas, expected to be a member of Wisconsin?s 2014 freshman class, has been charged with felony third-degree sexual assault by the Dane County District Attorneys? office.