The University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department is investigating multiple reports of credit card fraud over the last two days. UWPD has taken numerous calls regarding credit card fraud from UW employees, officials said. All of the reports happened in the area of 333 East Campus Mall, according to a release.
Prominent bioethicist, R. Alta Charo of the University of Wisconsin, notes the campaign of distorted videos mounted against Planned Parenthood by the inaptly named Center for Medical Progress aims to depict fetal tissue research as the unholy beneficiary of induced abortions. It’s a convenient target, for there’s no question that fetal tissue research exists, and that some of the tissue comes from abortions. But that’s where the reality ends and the sophistry begins.
A Wisconsin bill that would limit the research use of fetal tissue from abortions is gaining momentum, over the protest of scientists who say the measure would stifle progress in disease research. The bill, approved today by a committee in the state assembly and expected to win the support of the full assembly this fall, is the first in what many predict will be a series of battles waged at the state level against the distribution and use of fetal tissue.
Surrounded by water, University of Wisconsin students swim, kayak, canoe and sail as part of their culture.
The added recreation, however, can sometimes come with added dangers.
UW-Madison is one of approximately 1,700 public and private U.S. colleges and universities where low-income undergraduate and graduate students borrow money from their schools through the Federal Perkins Loan.
However, this option may soon expire. Without congressional approval to reauthorize the Federal Perkins Loan, the program will end September 30 of this year.
UW-Madison Director of the Office of Student Financial Aid Susan Fischer said she is not sure exactly why the loan is facing cancellation, but said she believes the funds could be funneled toward the national debt.
Noted: More than 700 University of Wisconsin professors have signed a letter against the legislation, offering up their own ethical argument.
“The bill will do nothing to reduce the number of abortions going on,” said UW Biochemistry Professor Michael Sussman, one of the co-authors of the letter. “The bill, though, will make it illegal for anyone in Wisconsin to utilize the tissue that is available.”
UW Volleyball Head Coach Kelly Sheffield talks to News 3 This Morning about updates planned for the UW Field House.
The University of Wisconsin’s ongoing adult education arm wants the authority to grant business degrees. The Board of Regents’ education committee will hear proposed revisions to UW-Extension’s mission statement on Thursday that would allow it to grant business certificates, associate degrees and bachelor’s degrees through the UW System’s Flex Option program, which allows adult students to earn credits by demonstrating real-life experience.
Featured: Carmen Hotvedt, assistant director for violence prevention at UHS.
The numbers speak for themselves: starting this year, thousands of students will be affected. But this is not the end of the line.
Though Gov. Scott Walker’s name is etched into the financial paperwork, a name on paper cannot, and will not, shut down a democratic laboratory. As students, when we move forward, our university moves forward. Possessing the ability to adapt to a new sociopolitical climate is a fundamental aspect of belonging to a progressive institution. So, again …
Now what?
The answer is dependent on us, the student body.
Maintenance will face the chopping block before academics as University of Wisconsin administrators work to make up for a $300 million slash in state funding over the next two years.
As classes began Wednesday, more than 2,000 undergraduate students filed into crowded lecture sections of Chemistry 103, one of the largest courses at UW-Madison. Making classes like these feel smaller is the goal of a new campus-wide initiative aimed at enriching student learning.
Former U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., visited his alma mater Monday to help a family move into Sellery Hall and reminisce about his days as a Badger.
As a freshman at UW-Madison 44 years ago, Feingold left his room at Sellery Hall to make way for a friend of his roommate. Instead of making the 40-mile trek back to his home of Janesville for the weekend, he and a friend decided to stay in the lounge area, with mixed results.
A Middleton woman has filed a lawsuit against the UW Board of Regents, alleging she is a victim of wage discrimination.
According to court documents, the plaintiff, Nian-Qing Shi, has five years of experience in her current position as senior scientist and lead principal investigator on three national-level research grants and industrial contracts. She says her current annual salary is $62,004 and says her salary is less than that of male employees in the same or similar job position.
A new semester has officially kicked off at UW-Madison, but it comes with a major closure. The Memorial Union Terrace is in the midst of a major renovation project and officially closed on Monday.
“If you’re getting the reputation of being a flip-flopper and then you say something like the governor did … with what might be a common vocal tic when answering questions, reporters might be more likely to interpret that as another flip-flop,” said Mike Wagner, a professor of journalism and mass communication and political science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The head of a big Wisconsin paper company is donating $10 million for scholarships and faculty support at the University of Wisconsin.
Tom Falk and his wife Karen are both UW alums and have donated in the past.
Noted: It was impossible to miss the sense of apprehension over misguided politics like the proposed ban on fetal tissue use, or the terrible risks involved in devaluing the University of Wisconsin. But these issues too served to focus the vision for the future that is being created along East Washington Avenue, at the UW Research Park, Epic and elsewhere.
University of Wisconsin System leaders are set to begin a series of listening sessions around the state.
If you like being active on social media when you’re at Camp Randall for a Badger game, you will have more options this fall through a new and improved Badger Gameday app.
Tom Falk and Karen Falk are donating $10 million to fund need-based scholarships and endowed faculty positions, according to a news alert.
Progress on cleaning up lakes Mendota, Monona, Wingra, Waubesa and Kegonsa has been slow, despite fifty years of settled science on what’s causing the problem and significant effort invested in trying to improve water quality. Freshwater ecologist Stephen Carpenter has long wondered why.
The University of Wisconsin Police Department is launching a sexual assault awareness campaign targeting potential perpetrators.
The campaign is aimed at young men and reminds them that sexual assault is not OK, no matter how much they have had to drink.
The city of Madison just got a bit busier as thousands of students moved into the dorms on the UW campus on Sunday.
Sunday was the second of three scheduled move-in days on campus. Mostly freshmen moved into the dorms, but one returning student says he’s both excited and anxious to be back for the school year.
Progress on cleaning up lakes Mendota, Monona, Wingra, Waubesa and Kegonsa has been slow, despite fifty years of settled science on what’s causing the problem and significant effort invested in trying to improve water quality. Freshwater ecologist Stephen Carpenter, director of the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Center for Limnology, has long wondered why.
Football season brings thousands of Badger fans to the Memorial Union Terrace every year, but this fall Wisconsin students, alumni and visitors will have to find a new place to enjoy their postgame beer. Most of Memorial Union will close for the year Tuesday, with certain areas–like the new west wing–staying open in the interim.
Wisconsin defensive coordinator Dave Aranda hopes to see a change this season in cornerback Sojourn Shelton. Aranda wants the junior to break the law — figuratively, of course — beginning with the opener Saturday against No. 3 Alabama.
Specifically, Aranda hopes Shelton takes more calculated risks within the framework of the overall defense.
UW running back Corey Clement spent his freshman season playing behind James White and Melvin Gordon and was Gordon’s backup last season.
University of Wisconsin-Madison neuroscientist Seth Pollak was one of the co-leaders of a study recently published in JAMA Pediatrics on how severe poverty affects the growth of children’s brains. The results show a biological link between poverty and how well children do academically.
After a summer of turmoil over budget cuts and tenure protections, chancellors in the University of Wisconsin System now must convince faculty and staff that all is not doom and gloom as a new academic year begins this week.
A defiant UW-Madison Chancellor Becky Blank, who won’t address her faculty in person until Oct. 5, has vowed to do everything possible to fend off competitors who attempt to lure away her best and brightest researchers. Wisconsin’s higher education woes were widely broadcast to a national audience as Gov. Scott Walker launched his presidential bid while he and state lawmakers were cutting education spending.
With the school year upon us, many parents are already packing the pantry full of snacks. UW Health at the American Center’s Learning Kitchen is putting a nutritious spin on smart after-school snacking. This morning, on Wake Up Wisconsin, watch as UW Health Registered Dietician, Chef Julie Andrews, whips up easy to make popsicle recipes and muffins.
Editor’s Note: The following is a letter that’s accompanied with the names of 700 University of Wisconsin faculty members who oppose a bill banning the use of fetal tissue and cells.
Kyle Schultz knew it wasn’t going to be easy proposing to a woman who has been studying creative wedding proposals as a Ph.D. student at the University of Wisconsin.
“I talked to couples across the country and tried to get their perspective on marriage and proposals,” said Sunaina Velagaleti, a fourth-year Ph.D. student at the Wisconsin School of Business. “I would sometimes come home and tell Kyle about these kinds of really thoughtful proposals that I would hear about and apparently it put a little bit of pressure on him.”
Noted: Mike Moliter works at the Center for Dairy Research at UW-Madison. He developed a membrane filtration system that allows some of the more valuable components, such as calcium and lactose, to be separated from the acid whey [left over from creating Greek yogurt].
Several downtown streets will be closed starting Thursday for more than 7,400 students moving into university residence halls, according to a release from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The big move-in days are Thursday, Sunday and Monday, officials said. Traffic around all residence halls will be very heavy on those days. Students can move in any time after 8 a.m. on their assigned day.
A Dodgeville man is facing several charges after he allegedly ran away from an officer when he was getting handcuffed following a traffic stop early Saturday morning, according to a release from the UW-Madison Police Department.
The incident happened around 2:05 a.m. at the intersection of South Park Street and Chandler Street.
Students are heading back to the UW-Madison campus this week. A number of streets will be closed to accommodate the more than 7,400 students moving in. The big move-in days are Thursday, Aug. 27, Sunday, Aug. 30, and Monday, Aug. 31.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison continues to be considered one of the best schools in the world. Two new rankings add to that reputation.
Noted: In a classroom at the Wisconsin School of Business on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, there were lessons to be learned.
“Absolutely, I think our students can learn a lot from a day like today,” said Kristian Allee, assistant professor of accounting.
Wisconsin women’s tennis coach Tina Samara announced on Thursday the hiring of Taylor Braziel as the team’s new assistant coach. A former teaching professional at the Rick Macci Tennis Academy, Braziel comes to Madison after most recently serving a two-year stint as a volunteer assistant coach at Florida State.
Noted: Rebecca Mather, an outreach specialist with the UW-School of Human Ecology, said unfortunately there’s no magic number that implies your child is ready.
“It really depends on a number of factors. Probably most importantly the maturity of the child, the circumstances of the family and probably the parenting style of the parents too,” said Mather.
There are a certain number of factors that can give parents a touch stone. Mather said things like responsibility and impulse control are among the most important.
Over the last 38 years, bicycle fatalities in the United States have decreased dramatically, according to a study published by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The study was led by Jason Vargo, an assistant scientist with University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Global Health Institute and Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies.
(Video) UW Health registered dietitian Cassie Vanderwall talks to News 3 This Morning about ideas for healthy snacks for hungry kids.
The Dane County Boys and Girls Club awarded a $100,000 scholarship to a Madison high school student. West High school senior Cristhabel Martinez was one of three finalists. Cristhabel wants to go to UW-Madison to study social work and eventually become a lawyer.
Two years ago a local woman saw her life turn upside down after hearing three words: ‘You have cancer’. When Samantha Mergen found a lump on her breast, at age 27, she thought it was odd, but didn’t think it was death defying. Mergen is now the Clinical Research Coordinator for UW Carbone Cancer Center working on clinical trials for cancer patients.
Scientists at the UW Carbone Cancer Center are in human trial phase for a vaccine to treat aggressive forms of prostate cancer. The first patient in the trial received the medicine this week. Each year about 240,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer in the US, and the disease re-occurs in about one-third of them.
Thanks to new funding at UW, doctors will be able to have some everyday wishes granted. Engineers and students are working on prototypes for medical innovations that doctors have said they are lacking in their practice. The UW Department of Emergency Medicine is teaming up with UW’s Morgridge Advanced Fabrication Lab or “Fab Lab” to improve these medical tools, which could improve your time in the hospital.
Noted: Parents want to encourage their children to get treatment and take their medications, but at the same time, they don’t want to push them away. “Unfortunately, there’s no simple answer because there’s definitely not a one-size-fits-all” approach, said Dr. Charles Raison, a professor of psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Raison said based on his experience over the years, most of the time parents “err on the side of not pushing hard enough,” which is understandable. The idea of “your kid on the streets” is too much to take.
That said, according to Raison, generally it’s better for parents to push when it comes to getting a child into treatment and encouraging them to take their medications. “I have, over the years, sometimes had to tell parents, ‘Listen you have to suck it up’ and risk having them hit the street briefly because they’ve got to get treatment.”
The NCAA and the NFL have launched a new campaign to prevent kids from focusing on just one sport. Dave Knight, an athletic trainer at UW Health’s sports rehab clinic, talks about the pros and cons.
Quoted: A little over a $100 per helmet, [Riddells are] just as good as those newer models that cost sometimes over $500, according to Tim McGuine at University of Wisconsin’s School of Medicine and Public Health.
“There’s a lot of misinformation out there that if we just have these athletes wear these helmets, that are designed differently or something, they’re gonna have fewer concussions. And from a simplistic model that makes sense, but concussions are multi-factorial,” said McGuine.
A door is such a rich symbol. It can’t help but imply opportunity—perhaps a risk taken, a secret revealed or a journey started. In the case of Olivia Baldwin, it involves all three. door in the mountain: Works by Olivia Baldwin is a creative exhibition at Gallery 1308 at the Union South of paintings by Baldwin, an artist who now lives and works in Sugar Loaf, New York.
(Video) UW-Madison chair of psychiatry Dr. Ned Kalin shares tips on how to help kids cope with school anxiety.
Despite Saturday’s heat and humidity, hundreds of people exercised outside to help kids with asthma in the Madison area.
The Allergy, Asthma, and Pulmonary Research Unit at UW-Madison put on a run-walk on Saturday to raise money for a one-day camp for elementary school students with asthma.
It’s move in weekend for many UW-Madison students, and that means downtown is a sea of moving trucks and discarded furniture.
Barry Alvarez said “no mas,” when asked if he would ever coach again after the 2015 Outback Bowl. Though the former coach never strays too far from the sideline. The UW athletic director has made several stops to week one of fall camp, observing the team and new head coach Paul Chryst. This could be seen as pressure for Chryst with his boss looking over his shoulder, but that’s not at all the case.
UW-Platteville is bringing back former men’s basketball coach Bo Ryan for its Distinguished Lecturer series. The event is scheduled for Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at 9:30 a.m. on Bo Ryan Court in Williams Fieldhouse.
If you don’t know Koko the gorilla… you probably know her friends. She’s great buddies with William Shatner, and the late Robin Williams. Now a UW researcher who spent two years with her says there are things Koko can teach us about ourselves.
There’s been a lot of talk recently about declining bee populations. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, beekeepers are seeing average yearly declines of about 33 percent. One UW-Madison student (Jeremy Hemberger) is taking a unique approach to stopping the trend, by using some tiny technology.
The University of Wisconsin men’s hockey team inked six more athletes to their 2015-2016 roster. Head coach Mike Eaves announced the signings Wednesday afternoon. Joining the Badgers are forwards Tanner Barnes, Will Johnson, Zac Keryluk, and Jarod Zirbel; defenseman Patrick Sexton and goaltender Matt Jurusik.
A key Senate Republican told 27 News Wednesday that she cannot support the current version of an Assembly bill designed to ban the sale and use of aborted fetal tissue, because it would stop major medical research being conducted at UW-Madison.
Sen. Alberta Darling (R-RIver Hills) made those comments just one day after the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety held a public hearing on the bill.
