Suzy Favor Hamilton was voted Big Ten Conference female athlete of the year so many times they named the award after her.
Tom Oates: Big Ten’s action confirms that athletes aren’t necessarily role models
Madison.com
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UW-Madison professor teaches the science of fireworks
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
For Bassam Shakhashiri, holidays are a great excuse to celebrate with some chemistry.
Investigative journalism center to remain on UW-Madison campus
Daily Cardinal
Gov. Scott Walker vetoed a clause in the 2013-15 state budget Sunday that would have forced the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism out of its space on the University of Wisconsin-Madison?s campus and prohibited faculty from collaborating with it.
WARF stem cell patents challenged in federal court
Wisconsin State Journal
Public interest groups that earlier unsuccessfully sought to remove embryonic stem cell patents held by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation have asked a federal appeals court to reopen the case challenging one of the patents, which they say should be invalidated because of a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
Vice provost, chief diversity officer to leave UW-Madison
Wisconsin State Journal
Damon Williams, vice provost and chief diversity officer, announced he will leave the university Aug. 2 to take a senior vice president position with the Atlanta-based Boys & Girls Clubs of America. In his new role he will work with close to 5,000 clubs world-wide.
UW-Madison professor nets highest jazz honor
Madison.com
An 83-year-old music professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who has played bass with Bruce Springsteen and classical conductor Igor Stravinsky has been awarded the nations highest honor in jazz.
UPDATE: Gov. Walker signs state budget – WKOW 27: Madison, WI Breaking News, Weather and Sports
WKOW-TV 27
After 57 vetoes, Governor Scott Walker has signed the Wisconsin state budget. The Sunday afternoon signing ceremony took place at a Pleasant Prairie business called Catalyst Exhibits.
Investigative journalism center starts fund drive
WISC-TV 3
The head of the Center for Investigative Journalism in Wisconsin said he is grateful to Republican Gov. Scott Walker for vetoing a provision in the state budget that would have kicked the center off the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
Walker signs 2-year, $70 billion Wisconsin budget
WISC-TV 3
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker signed the state budget Sunday after making several dozen vetoes to it.
UW-Madison rescinds WiscNet contract
WISC-TV 3
The University of Wisconsin System has rescinded a new contract with its broadband provider.
UW-Madison rescinds WiscNet contract
NBC-15
The University of Wisconsin System has rescinded a new contract with its broadband provider.
UW-Madison professor nets highest jazz honor
NBC-15
An 83-year-old music professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who has played bass with Bruce Springsteen and classical conductor Igor Stravinsky has been awarded the nations highest honor in jazz.
UW-Madison researcher tests argument against affirmative action in college admissions
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
New research co-authored by a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor suggests that students admitted to elite universities or colleges under affirmative action policies are not necessarily harmed by the fact they may lack the same academic preparation as their peers, as critics contend.
Move forward on climate change
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
To an outsider, Wisconsin might seem a state divided by differences. We have a proud agricultural heritage, yet manufacturing provides our financial base. Our diverse and varied landscape includes urban architecture, old growth forests, prairies and dairy farms, all serving vital and important roles. We have intense political ideologies, with passionate points of view on both the left and right. Even our climate reflects a state filled with contradictions ? as it has not been changing in a uniform fashion.
Bassist, UW-Madison prof Richard Davis honored with prestigious jazz fellowship
Wisconsin State Journal
Madison’s Richard Davis named an NEA Jazz Master
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Richard Davis, a bassist and a professor of music at the University of Wisconsin ? Madison, has been named one of the 2014 National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters, one of the highest honors for an American jazz musician.
Third of city’s work force earns poverty-level wages, report says
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
About 35% of the workforce in the city of Milwaukee earn “poverty level wages,” according to a report released Wednesday by the Center on Wisconsin Strategy, a left-leaning research arm at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Study: Madison ranked 8th smartest city in country
WISC-TV 3
Luminosity ranked Madison one of the smartest cities in the U.S. based on raw cognitive performance.
Dr. Jacqueline Gerhart: Irritable bowel syndrome
Wisconsin State Journal
1 percent pay raise for Wis. workers
NBC-15
Gov. Scott Walkers administration is recommending a 1 percent pay raise for state and University of Wisconsin workers in each of the next two years.
How will the affirmative action ruling affect the UW?
Capital Times
Folks on both sides of the affirmative action debate were hoping that Monday?s U.S. Supreme Court ruling would provide a definitive direction on college admissions policies. Instead, observers were left in a puddle of ambiguity.
Paul Fanlund: UW?s David Ward tries to clear the decks for Rebecca Blank
Capital Times
Incoming chancellor Rebecca Blank is in Madison this week for two days of advisory meetings, but the next leader of the University of Wisconsin-Madison won?t start here full-time until the end of July.
J.J. Watt golfs for a good cause in Madison
WKOW-TV 27
Former Badger football player JJ Watt visited Madison to raise money to help local kids get involved in athletics.
Homeless man dies after beating near state Capitol
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The 61-year-old man died at 10:14 p.m. Wednesday at the University of Wisconsin Hospital, Madison police said early Thursday.
Bill Lueders: UW System blasted for its Internet service provider choice
Capital Times
Two years ago, the state Legislature moved to sever the University of Wisconsin?s ties to a provider of Internet service. Now some lawmakers are outraged that the UW System has picked this same provider to continue serving its campuses.
Bill Lueders: UW System blasted for its Internet service provider choice
Capital Times
(10) CommentsEnlarge PhotoTwo years ago, the state Legislature moved to sever the University of Wisconsin?s ties to a provider of Internet service. Now some lawmakers are outraged that the UW System has picked this same provider to continue serving its campuses.
Controversial report says UW-Madison does not prepare teachers to teach
Capital Times
The University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Education ? long regarded as a top school for aspiring teachers ? doesn?t look so hot in a controversial new report produced by the National Council on Teacher Quality.
Bill Lueders: UW System blasted for its Internet service provider choice
Capital Times
Two years ago, the state Legislature moved to sever the University of Wisconsin?s ties to a provider of Internet service. Now some lawmakers are outraged that the UW System has picked this same provider to continue serving its campuses.
State retirement fund needs more money from taxpayers and employees
Wisconsin State Journal
Taxpayers and employees of state and local governments next year are likely to see yet another increase in the contribution rates they pay to the Wisconsin Retirement System.
Public workers might pay more for retirement
WISC-TV 3
Public employees in Wisconsin could see another increase in the contribution rates they pay into the Wisconsin Retirement System.Related ContentNot guilty pleas in crash that killed 2Body of UW-Eau Claire student pulled…Semi rollover near Beltline causing…Man on trial in fatal overdose case» View More
Report faults UW-System education schools
NBC-15
A review of the nations teacher-training programs suggests that many University of Wisconsin System education schools are of middling quality.
Wisconsin Senate approves two UW regent nominees
WKOW-TV 27
The state Senate on Tuesday unanimously confirmed two nominees to the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents.
UW-Madison researcher designs solar panel that stores energy
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
In his lab at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Hongrui Jiang has designed a new kind of solar panel that incorporates energy storage right in the panel.
Report questions quality of UW-System education schools
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The results of a controversial review of the nation?s teacher-preparation programs ? which was punctuated in Wisconsin by a lawsuit over open records ? suggests that many University of Wisconsin System education schools are of middling quality.
UW-Madison spine surgeon took part in ‘selective reporting’ of benefits, harms, review says
Wisconsin State Journal
A UW-Madison spine surgeon omitted a sterility risk in a report about a controversial bone substitute but emphasized a surgical benefit, even though both factors were not statistically significant, a new review says.
New professorship created for potato breeding
WKOW-TV 27
Wisconsins potato growers have helped create a new professorship at the University of Wisconsin-Madison which is expected to lead to promising advances in potato breeding.
Andy Baggot: Ed Nuttycombe leaves large shoes to fill
Madison.com
Ed Nuttycombe?s favorite memory from 30 years as men?s track and field coach at the University of Wisconsin just so happens to be the ideal metaphor for his amazing career.
Chris Rickert: A little more than a mouse click away from better American health care
Wisconsin State Journal
From the annals of ?How Technology Won?t Save Us.? Also see: ?Why the United States Should Just For God?s Sake Go Ahead and Adopt a Single-Payer, Universal Health Care System Already?:
Court has several options in gay marriage cases
Wisconsin State Journal
Mark Bugher hit all the right notes
Wisconsin State Journal
They don?t seem to make ?em like Mark Bugher anymore. And that?s really too bad.Bugher, the longtime director of UW-Madison?s successful University Research Park, has announced plans to retire in October.
Hugo W. Tesch Obituary:
Tesch, Hugo W. Age 77, of West Bend, was called home to be with the Lord on June 10, 2013. Graduate of Rufus King High School, Milwaukee. University of Wisconsin – Madison
Kim Tschudy: Cutting UW System will cost more in the long run
Wisconsin State Journal
The current state budget as proposed makes no sense. The Legislature, in a desperate effort to make themselves look good, plans to give back hundreds of millions of dollars in tax cuts that will cost the taxpayers dearly in the future.
UPDATE: Walker urged to reconsider regent appointment
NBC-15
Thursday, it was a tug-of-war between state democrats and republicans after UW-Platteville student, Joshua Ingletts nomination was withdrawn from the UW-Board of Regents.
Scott Walker withdraws appointment of student regent who signed recall
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Gov. Scott Walker has withdrawn his appointment of a University of Wisconsin-Platteville student to the UW System?s Board of Regents ? a student who signed a petition calling for a recall election of the governor two years ago.
Top academic leader at UW-Madison to step down next year
Wisconsin State Journal
Paul DeLuca Jr., who has served as UW-Madison?s top academic officer for the past four years, said Wednesday he?ll step down and return to the faculty as soon as incoming chancellor Rebecca Blank names his successor.
UW professor taps crowdfunding to help finance sabbatical
Capital Times
Marnie Dresser, a professor of English at the University of Wisconsin-Richland, wants to develop workshops to help students, businesspeople ? well, anyone ? develop their creativity. And she has found a creative way to finance time out of the classroom to do it: Crowdfunding.
UW researchers: GOP fetal tissue bill could devastate medical research
Capital Times
A bill approved on Wednesday (after a raucous roll call vote) by the State Senate requiring women seeking abortions to receive ultrasounds represents only one of several battles being waged by abortion foes in Wisconsin this year.
Walker withdraws nomination of regent who signed recall petition
WISC-TV 3
Gov. Scott Walker has withdrawn the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents nomination of a UW-Platteville student whose name appears on the petition to recall Walker.
Governor Walker withdraws student nomination for UW Board of Regents
WKOW-TV 27
Gov. Scott Walker has withdrawn the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents nomination of a UW-Platteville student whose name appears on the petition to recall Walker.
Mark Bugher to retire as director of Madisons University Research Park
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Mark Bugher, who grew University Research Park into a hotbed of economic activity with 126 tenants representing many of Madisons high-tech companies, said Tuesday he plans to retire in October.
Satisfaction waning for ticket buyers in two of Badgers biggest sports
Capital Times
When University of Wisconsin athletics officials have addressed declining ticket usage or changes in concessions management, theyve pointed toward a comprehensive look at the “game-day experience.”
Mary Rouse named first recipient of LaMarr Billups award
Madison.com
A UW-Madison and community leader who worked closely with LaMarr Billups to further the relationship between the university and Madison will now be the first recipient of an award named in his honor.
Former lieutenant governor, state auditor among 3 new Walker appointees to UW Regents
Wisconsin State Journal
A former lieutenant governor and a former state auditor ? the first women in state history to serve in their respective posts ? are among three new appointments made by Gov. Scott Walker to the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents.
Some to like, some to loathe in elections bill
Wisconsin State Journal
Once a newly bipartisan version of an elections reform bill becomes law ? and given that it would probably result in massive boosts to state lawmakers? campaign funds, its chances are good ? we?ll see which version of democracy is at work in Wisconsin.
American Family Children’s Hospital among top 50 in six specialties
Wisconsin State Journal
UW Health?s American Family Children?s Hospital is among the nation?s top 50 pediatric hospitals in six specialties, according to this year?s U.S. News & World Report ranking.
University Research Park director Mark Bugher to retire in October
Madison.com
The man who guided one of the most successful research parks in Madison for the past 14 years is stepping down.
Everyone is punished by an assault on watchdog journalism, UW’s Deborah Blum writes
Capital Times
Deborah Blum is a Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer whose works appear in a variety of publications, including Time and the Wall Street Journal.
McCarthys raise $325,000 for American Family Children’s Hospital
WKOW-TV 27
Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy teed up for a good cause Monday.
WI children’s hospital ranks high in nation
WKOW-TV 27
New rankings out Tuesday morning put Madison?s American Family Children?s Hospital among the nation?s top pediatric facilities.
Walker names 3 to UW System Board of Regents
WISC-TV 3
Gov. Scott Walker has made three appointments to the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents.