James Morgan and Aaron Hicks were convicted of violent sex crimes and served many years in prison.Now they are on parole, living in Madison neighborhoods, attending treatment groups and wearing Global Positioning System (GPS) ankle monitors ? tracking that, under Wisconsin law, will continue for the rest of their lives.
Author: Kelly Tyrrell
Researchers discover the brain origins of variation in pathological anxiety (March 26, 2013)
New findings from nonhuman primates suggest that an overactive core circuit in the brain, and its interaction with other specialized circuits, accounts for the variability in symptoms shown by patients with severe anxiety. In a brain-imaging study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), researchers from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health describe work that for the first time provides an understanding of the root causes of clinical variability in anxiety disorders.
An inside look at UW School of Veterinary Medicine
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Ever wonder how pet microchipping works, or whether you have what it takes to become a veterinarian?The University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine and UW Veterinary Care, the school?s veterinary medical teaching hospital, will open their doors to the public April 7 in Madison.
Attorney for actor James Cromwell agrees to fine for pro-animal outburst
Capital Times
Actor James Cromwell, who broke in on a UW Board of Regents meeting on Feb. 7 to protest cruelty to cats used in university research, settled his case Monday by paying a fine for a civil offense.
Boldon, Edward Ivan Jr. M.D.
Madison.com
NAPLES, Fla. – Edward Ivan Boldon Jr., M.D.,
Jennifer Angus book
Jennifer Angus, a professor in the design studies department at UW-Madison, authored ?In Search of Goliathus Hercules.?
Jennifer Angus Insecta Fantasia art
Jennifer Angus, a UW-Madison professor of textile design, pins insects into elaborate patterns for her art exhibits.
Chris Rickert: It appears SWIB is playing favorites
Wisconsin State Journal
Using state pension funds to spur economic development “does not meet our fiduciary duty,” the entity responsible for overseeing those funds, the State of Wisconsin Investment Board, said late last year.
Nania, Jay Calhoun
Madison.com
HOUSTON, Texas / MADISON – Jay C. Nania was born Nov. 8, 1961, to Virginia Calhoun Nania and James Joseph Nania, DDS in Madison to the delight of his four older brothers, John, Jim, Jeff, and Joel, who took great pride in participating in his upbringing. He was taken from his loving family far too soon following a valiant fight against brain cancer on March 18, 2013, in Housto
University of Wisconsin professor questions efforts to reverse extinction
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
As the buzz grows louder over the science of bringing extinct species back to life, a conservation biologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is sounding a note of caution.
Economist Rebecca Blank a good fit for UW-Madison
Wisconsin State Journal
A little more than a year ago, Rebecca Blank visited the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery on the UW-Madison campus to listen to faculty members, entrepreneurs and business leaders. Her topic: What?s working and what?s not when it comes to the role of the university and the economy?
Adelaide M. Davis: A call to action in defense of education
Capital Times
In 2011, the student debt hit $1 trillion with $3,000 of new student debt accrued every second, according to Businessweek Magazine. Simultaneously, the cost of education has exploded, promising student loan debt will only continue to rise in the future.
Fallone faces long odds in Supreme Court bid – THonline.com: Iowa-Illinois-Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. — Ed Fallone is trying to do something that?s only happened five times in 161 years: defeat a Wisconsin Supreme Court justice.
Study shows benefits of mindfulness meditation for inflammation
MILWAUKEE — While interest in mindfulness meditation as a stress reliever has grown through the years, there?s been little evidence to support that it helps those suffering from chronic inflammation conditions in which psychological stress plays a major role.Until now.
Badgers draw U. Mass-Lowell in first round of NCAA hockey tourna
WKOW-TV 27
The Wisconsin mens hockey team will open the 2013 NCAA Tournament as the No. 4 seed in the Northeast Regional and face No. 1 seed UMass Lowell on Friday, March 29 at 3:30 p.m. CT in Manchester, N.H.
Plain Talk: Of gun shows, Muzak and university priorities
Capital Times
Time to clean the desk of some clippings I?ve been saving.One came courtesy of former legislator and state Superintendent of Public Instruction Herbert Grover, who couldn?t believe the insensitivity of an advertisement he ran across in a newspaper.
Paul Fanlund: The idea that bullying causes lasting harm gains credence
Capital Times
In my view, the term ?bullying? risks understating the severity of the offense, like calling someone a ?troll? often soft-pedals the gravity of making sexist, racist and gratuitously incendiary online comments.
Analyst says elimination of key report due to sequester could harm dairy industry
Wisconsin State Journal
The elimination of a key milk production report that lost its federal funding could lead to uncertainty in the dairy industry and price hikes for some dairy products.
Commission approves UWSP science center
Madison.com
The State Building Commission has approved a $75 million science center at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
Doug Moe: Georgie Fabian, ?Mayor of Park Street,? takes starring turn
George Fabian is getting soft. The evidence is inescapable.For one thing, Fabian let Dick Geier make a documentary film about him. For another, I walked into the Park Street Shoe Repair this week without being insulted.Geier, the filmmaker, noticed it too. Geier recently retired from doing video production for the UW-Madison School of Education. He first met Fabian decades ago, and George growled at him.
Walker proposes $1.5 billion in capital projects, most of which would be borrowed
Wisconsin State Journal
A $197 million replacement of the massive Hill Farms State Office Building complex on Madison?s West Side is among nearly $1.5 billion worth of capital projects proposed by Gov. Scott Walker and recommended for approval Thursday by the State Building Commission.
Tom Oates: Is Marshall Henderson another Steph Curry?
Madison.com
The University of Wisconsin has a long and checkered history with high-scoring guards in the NCAA men?s basketball tournament.
Crew hosts ergathon to benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities
MADISON, Wis. — More than 100 student-athletes from several University of Wisconsin teams recently joined forces to row more than 700,000 meters to raise money for Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC).
In the Spirit: Madison-connected artist creates pope portrait out of 17,000 condoms
Wisconsin State Journal
A Milwaukee artist who earned a master?s of fine arts degree last year from UW-Madison is getting national attention for creating a portrait of former Pope Benedict XVI out of 17,000 brightly colored condoms.
Will Judge Rebecca St. John’s appointment by Scott Walker decide her election bid?
Capital Times
Once again, a race for Dane County Circuit Court may largely be decided based on one candidate?s association with Gov. Scott Walker.
Reilly asks for no tuition cap
Badger Herald
University of Wisconsin System President Kevin Reilly asked the Legislature Thursday to avoid capping tuition, although he assured lawmakers students would see the smallest tuition increase in recent years.
UW System Head Says Budget Would Keep Tuition Low
NBC-15
The head of the University of Wisconsin System says the governor?s proposed budget could help lead to the lowest tuition increases in a decade.
UW System head says budget would keep tuitions low
WISC-TV 3
The head of the University of Wisconsin System said the governor?s proposed budget could help lead to the lowest tuition increases in a decade.
Badger fans excited for Friday’s game
WISC-TV 3
It?s only a matter of hours before Wisconsin plays in the first round of the NCAA tournament, and Badger fans are as faithful as ever.
Commission approves $75M UWSP science center
WISC-TV 3
The State Building Commission has approved a $75 million science center at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
Ole Miss, Wisconsin bring clashing styles to NCAA
WISC-TV 3
The NCAA matchup between 12th-seeded Mississippi and fifth-seeded Wisconsin will be a collision of style as much as will.
Cellular Dynamics getting $16 million grant for stem cell biobank
Wisconsin State Journal
Cellular Dynamics International is getting a $16 million grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine to develop several thousand stem cell lines that will become the basis of a stem cell biobank for use by researchers worldwide.
Is Obama?s bracket love for the Badgers a post-election thank-you?
Just four months after Wisconsin voters gave President Obama 53 percent of the vote to give him 10 electoral votes in a crucial swing state and five months after he met the members of the Badgers men?s basketball team in a major campaign stop, the president picks the team to upset Gonzaga, the No. 1 seed in the west region of the NCAA tournament.
Tom Oates: Good defense can shut Marshall Henderson’s mouth
Madison.com
KANSAS CITY, Mo. ? Want to know what to expect from Mississippi shooting sensation Marshall Henderson in the NCAA men?s basketball tournament today?Allow Rebels coach Andy Kennedy to provide a scouting report on his brash junior guard, who has made himself ? by design, it turns out ? into a national curiosity with on-court antics that include gesturing, trash-talking and long-range shooting, often in triplicate.
Four finalists named for UW School of Pharmacy dean
Madison.com
Four finalists have been named in UW-Madison?s search for a new dean at the School of Pharmacy.
Cellular Dynamics receives $16 million research grant
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A Madison company said Thursday it has been awarded $16 million to manufacture stem cell lines for research.C
Ward refuses to cut Palermo?s contract
Badger Herald
Students called for Interim Chancellor David Ward to cut the University of Wisconsin?s ties with Palermo?s Pizza at an administration luncheon on Wednesday in an ongoing workers? rights dispute which has sparked controversy from student groups.
Student regent explains Blank recommendation
Badger Herald
University of Wisconsin?s student government hosted a student regent Wednesday, giving student representatives the opportunity to ask about the recent recommendation of Acting U.S. Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank for chancellor.
Students request Randall Ave. closure for Revelry
Badger Herald
Student leaders requested permission to close off access to Randall Avenue near Union South for Revelry, the University of Wisconsin year-end arts and music festival, at a city committee meeting held Wednesday.
AWA Annual Spring Banquet is April 6
Wisconsin Ag Connection
The Association of Women in Agriculture is asking its alumni and other supporters to mark their calendars for AWA Day, being held April 6 at the Lowell Center on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
Students request Randall Ave. closure for Revelry
Badger Herald
Student leaders requested permission to close off access to Randall Avenue near Union South for Revelry, the University of Wisconsin year-end arts and music festival, at a city committee meeting held Wednesday.
Madison judge allows lawsuit by man cleared in death case to proceed
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Madison – A federal judge has allowed an amended civil rights lawsuit filed by a man exonerated in a 1980 sexual assault and strangulation to proceed.It?s the third time Ralph Armstrong has filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Madison. Armstrong was convicted in the death of University of Wisconsin-Madison student Charise Kamps – a conviction that was overturned in 2009.
UW Madison cited in cat injury
Wisconsin Radio Network
Federal inspectors have cited a University of Wisconsin-Madison research lab after a cat was burned.It was an incident that occurred last spring in a UW Madison lab ? a cat was burned on its leg. The kitty had a hand warmer to keep it warm, when it slipped onto its leg and burned it. The lab has been cited, but no penalties were issued.
Ward refuses to cut Palermo?s contract
Badger Herald
Students called for Interim Chancellor David Ward to cut the University of Wisconsin?s ties with Palermo?s Pizza at an administration luncheon on Wednesday in an ongoing workers? rights dispute which has sparked controversy from student groups.
Wisconsin Energy Institute to publicly open in early April
Badger Herald
The Wisconsin Energy Institute, which represents the sustainable and collaborative research it houses to find new ways to reduce and conserve energy, will open to the public in early April.
City Council questions affordability of housing
Badger Herald
City Council approved plans Tuesday to demolish three downtown apartments and build new student-oriented housing in its place.
UW-Madison lab cited for burned cat
WKOW-TV 27
The University of Wisconsin-Madison research lab has been cited by federal inspectors after a cat was burned.
Letter: grading system failing : Daily-cardinal
Daily Cardinal
Problems with the grading done by TAs go well beyond the ?inconsistencies? discussed in Eli Bovarnick?s Opinion March 21 column, ?TA grading system inherently flawed.? Even more important is how accurately the grades TAs give measure what their students learned.
Dave Nelson: researcher, teacher and collector
Daily Cardinal
There is a room in the Biochemistry building overflowing with scientific gadgets and gizmos. The dull glint of old microscopes and beakers sitting on every available flat surface is conspicuous against the piles of papers and boxes. Hidden behind this hodgepodge sits the desk of Professor Emeritus of biochemistry David Nelson: His necessary ?I?m back here? is a beacon of sound guiding me through his office.
Pat Malloy: Resource center defunding will end necessary service
Wisconsin State Journal
State funding for the UW-Madison Resource Center on Impaired Driving is going to end in October. I am surprised and disappointed by this decision.
New chancellor should continue efforts to customize learning
Wisconsin State Journal
Rebecca Blank, pegged to become UW-Madison?s next chancellor, outlined some strong priorities during her recent campus visit:Keeping UW-Madison affordable and accessible, especially for Wisconsin students.
UW-Madison lab cited for burned cat
Madison.com
Federal inspectors have cited a University of Wisconsin-Madison research lab after a cat was burned.The U.S. Department of Agriculture noted in the lab?s records that a hand warmer keeping the cat warm slipped onto its leg and burned it last April.
City, UW officials address campus safety in forum
Badger Herald
University of Wisconsin students and community members learned about campus safety and how to prevent and act in dangerous situations from a panel of city and campus officials at a meeting Monday night.
Students, higher education expert weigh Blank?s economic background
Badger Herald
For many on campus, Rebecca Blank, acting U.S. Secretary of Commerce, was an economically-focused choice for the University of Wisconsin?s chancellor recommendation, an angle that has raised some concern for the future of the university.
Faculty concerns over MOOCs line up with national survey
Badger Herald
Faculty members? concerns about the instructor-student support system and assessment mechanisms for the new massive open online courses program coincided with a national survey released Monday.
The Badger Herald · Analysis: Walker?s budget to let DOA sell state-owned properties
Badger Herald
A nonpartisan Wisconsin legislative analysis agency?s report released last week brought to light a provision of Gov. Scott Walker?s proposed biennial budget allowing a state department to sell or lease state-owned properties.
Blank Recommended as UW-Madison Chancellor
NBC-15
Acting U.S. Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank has been recommended to be the next chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Rebecca Blank recommended for UW chancellor post
WISC-TV 3
Rebecca Blank, acting U.S. Secretary of Commerce, has been recommended as the next Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin.
The Badger Herald · City, UW officials address campus safety in forum
Badger Herald
University of Wisconsin students and community members learned about campus safety and how to prevent and act in dangerous situations from a panel of city and campus officials at a meeting Monday night.
Dixon Elementary reaches out to University of Madison to dazzle students about Physics.
Dixon Elementary reaches out to University of Madison to dazzle students about Physics.Brookfield, WI – March 18, 2013 – Dixon PTO reaches out to UW-Madison to fulfilled demand for a science based program for elementary school students.