While American women overall are closing the wage gap with men, the situation in Wisconsin is worsening, according to a recent report.
“The State of Working Wisconsin 2006” by the Center on Wisconsin Strategy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in September found that women earned 25 percent less than men in 2005, a gap that actually increased from about 23 percent in 2000.
Dear Editor: I found your editorial regarding Judge O’Brien’s decision on the dispute between Roger Charly and Dr. McLellan misguided.
While I agree that the University of Wisconsin should be a good neighbor, the case was not a dispute between the university and Charly. The case arose because Charly failed to honor his agreement to sell the property to Dr. Richard McLellan.
Another election season has come and gone. In Wisconsin, there was little intelligent discussion about our environment and how we should protect, manage and use our incredible natural resources to maintain the quality of life and recreational opportunities most Wisconsinites cherish.
….Gov. Jim Doyle and his agencies, along with a new Legislature and new local leadership, now have a responsibility to lay out their vision for Wisconsin’s environment, including what actions they plan and what resources they propose to commit.
(Born is a UW-Madison emeritus professor of planning and environmental studies)
Already the subject of campus discussion and debate, the question of permit renewal of Madison�s coal power plants is now the cause of legal action against the state of Wisconsin.
….Those who want to see “The Madison Kid” filmed in Madison have mobilized one last push to see if they can get state government to change the date of implementation of the tax incentives to Jan. 1, 2007. As part of that effort, Hellmuth has written an op-ed piece that will be offered to numerous papers in the state.
In his piece, Hellmuth makes both a logical and passionate case for moving the date so “The Madison Kid” can be filmed here. He stresses the economic benefits, as well as the karmic importance of having it shot in Madison.
It may work. But I have an idea that will work even better. It’s this: Promise them all a role in the movie! Everyone wants to be in the movies, especially legislators….
Renovar Inc., a fledgling Madison-based company focused on the development of kidney disease diagnostics, announced that it has raised $1.22 million in funding.
The financing round, the UW-Madison spin-off’s second, brings the total capital raised by the company to $3.2 million.
A Madison homebuilder who had planned to build a couple of small homes on lots he owns in the Arboretum had his proposal shot down Wednesday, which he said could result in two “incredibly large” homes built on the land instead.
UW-Madison Chancellor John Wiley announced plans to launch a student wage review Wednesday.
A committee of students, faculty and staff will be appointed to review and possibly recommend market-based increases to student hourly wage scales.
University of Wisconsin Chancellor John Wiley is appointing a committee to determine whether hourly wages should be raised for student employees on campus.
Big changes are happening for financial advisors in Madison, from a new center focused on the workings of the financial world to national certification to help better educate and prepare financial advisor students.
University of Wisconsin-Madison is in the process of creating the Center for Financial Security, an interdisciplinary center drawing from the resources of many schools such
as Law, Business, Human Ecology and Economics. Their mission is simply to improve consumer financial management.
Dane County Circuit Judge Sarah O’Brien made it clear earlier this week that the University of Wisconsin cannot just throw its weight and money around to get its way.
Wisconsin is lagging far behind other, comparable states in providing basic education and training for adults and that could be hurting the state’s economy, a report by UW- Madison’s Center on Wisconsin Strategy says.
The Charter Street Heating Plant has recently come under fire from environmentalists who want the state Department of Natural Resources to deny its application for a 5-year permit renewal. The DNR has preliminarily approved its application and recently invited citizens and activist groups to weigh in on the future of the plant.
A public hearing was held Tuesday evening to discuss proposed utility improvements on the University of Wisconsin�s west campus.
Madison residents and members of the Sierra Club delivered 700 postcards to University of Wisconsin Chancellor John Wiley Tuesday in an effort to encourage the university to take steps toward building a more energy-efficient campus.
Those who want to develop a film industry in Wisconsin are back for the sequel and are working to bump up the effective date of a package of tax incentives intended to lure movie, television and commercial projects here.
Sen. Ted Kanavas (R-Brookfield) said he’s preparing two bills that aim to put the tax credits in effect earlier than the current start date of Jan. 1, 2008.
Students aiming to become successful entrepreneurs have a new academic option at the UW-Madison.
The School of Business now offers students the opportunity to pursue a concentration in entrepreneurship within its undergraduate major in management and human resources.
Backers of a research animal cruelty museum have a valid contract to purchase a building located between two University of Wisconsin-Madison primate research labs, a Dane County judge ruled Monday.
Although Circuit Judge Sarah O’Brien said it “seems like a quintessential Madison case,” in which animal rights protesters square off against the university, O’Brien said she was deciding the case between Budget Bicycle Center owner Roger Charly and the Primate Freedom Project as a contract matter.
A building in between two primate research centers is the rightful property of an animal rights group, a Dane County circuit court judge ruled Monday.
The University of Wisconsin campus may become home to the nation�s first-ever animal rights exhibition hall, as a judge ruled Monday in favor of a Madison-based animal rights group in a longstanding property dispute.
A Dane County judge said Monday that the law is on the side of animal-rights activists who want to buy buildings next to the UW-Madison’s primate labs and open a museum highlighting the cruelty they say happens at the labs.
Federal regulators are clamping down on the use of microscopic particles of silver in consumer products because of potential harmful effects on the environment, but scientists are working on testing standards as the new nanotechnology industries develop, according to a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor.
The Environmental Protection Agency announced new regulations this week on the use of nanosilver, tiny particles of silver a few ten-thousandths the diameter of a human hair thick, that have been infused into products such as food containers, shoe liners and bandages to kill bacteria.
Thanksgiving means turkey and shopping, but several experts warn that e-mail spam could put a lot of turkeys in your inbox as spammers take advantage of the holiday season.
“It happens over the holidays, or anytime there is an expectation that people will be more interested in buying, such as Mother’s Day,” said Gerald Thain, a consumer law professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who studies spam – unsolicited and unwanted e-mail.
(DoIT’s Brian Rust is also quoted.)
Some 70 UW-Madison business students are participating in a real-life exercise that provides 15 Wisconsin companies with development plans, marketing and advertising information and data about their competitors.
Marshfield Clinic said Monday that it will become the first organization outside of the states public university system to use the systems technology transfer expertise to commercialize the work of researchers.
Marshfield has signed a contract with WiSys Technology Foundation Inc. that will give the clinic instant patenting and licensing expertise and encourage collaboration between Marshfield and state public research institutions. WiSys is a subsidiary of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, one of the oldest and most successful university technology transfer organizations in the country.
Taking the next step in the UW-Madison Campus Master Plan, the Chazen Museum of Art held its campaign kick-off Friday evening for its forthcoming expansion.
The Chazen, 800 University Ave., will take over the space currently occupied by the Alfred Walter Peterson Building, 750 University Ave.
I don’t know about you, but it rankles me that the juggernaut known as the University of Wisconsin athletic department is picking on little high schools whose names just happen to begin with a W.
“Oh my gosh, yes, Monroe Street has changed,” Hank Reese acknowledges. “But is it really such a bad thing?”
It is 10:55 on a recent midweek morning, and the 81-year-old Reese, dapper as ever in a powder blue shirt and beige cardigan sweater, is standing in the same spot where he has spent much of the last 59 years – behind the cashier counter at Mickies Dairy Bar, the most popular diner this city has ever known.
He is also giving me his own no-holds-barred perspective on the vast transformation that continues to take place in the neighborhood southwest of Camp Randall Stadium.
One of the state’s biggest lobbying firms will announce today it has formed a joint venture with a Pittsburgh-based consultant that helps companies attract more federal and state grants and contracts. The article quotes Mark Bugher, director of the University Research Park.
IT TURNS out that while the rest of us were oversleeping, the wake-up call industry has been buzzing. Who knew?
This is occurring on many fronts, each of which warrants examination. There is now, for instance, a company – WakeUpLand – that will give you a wake-up call at home.
….a Madison hotel could feature wake-up calls like these:
….”Good morning, this is John Wiley. Your mini-bar is locked and it’s going to stay that way.”
….”Good morning, this is Barry Alvarez’s personal assistant. Please hold for Mr. Alvarez.”
It’s been an eventful year for Gilda’s Club of Madison.
In July, Sara Sinaiko became chief executive officer of the cancer support organization’s local chapter.
And last month the group, which was started in honor of actress and comedian Gilda Radner after she died of ovarian cancer, got a big boost in the form of capital contributions.
Investment managers Phill Gross and Paul Leff have been named winners of the Distinguished Business Alumnus Awards given by the UW-Madison School of Business.
The award is given to graduates of the School of Business who achieve outstanding success in their career, and give back to the community. In the school’s more than 100-year history, fewer than 75 individuals have been honored with this award.
Despite the ending of its partnership with pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, Madison-based Deltanoid Pharmaceuticals remains confident about prospects for its lead drug.
“It’s a very safe compound and it looks like it might work,” said UW-Madison Professor Hector DeLuca, who led the team that developed 2MD, a potentially revolutionary osteoporosis drug that is the first to show the ability to stimulate new bone formation, rather than just prevent bone loss.
OK, so her visit lasted just three days. And much of it was spent on State Street.
Nonetheless, Jamie Gumbrecht says she now understands what the hype’s about ââ?¬â? why Madison continues to be regarded as one of the most desirable places to live in the country. And what an incredible recruiting tool that reputation is for the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
People typically enter a church to feed their soul, but nearly 60 people walked into Madison’s Asbury United Methodist last Saturday to assess their vascular health. Each paid up to $109, by cash or credit card, for ultrasound services that could help save their life or simply flatten their wallet.
….While mobile screenings are a growing trend in health care, their value is debated among medical professionals, including vascular specialists at UW Health and Wisconsin Heart, which in Madison is based at Meriter Hospital.
Proud to be a Sconnie? Now you can advertise it.
A pair of University of Wisconsin-Madison students have trademarked the term “Sconnie” and created a lifestyle brand that evokes all things Wisconsin.
“We are under attack,” were the words Wisconsin Alumni Research Association Director Carl Gulbrandsen used to open his talk at the UW Law School Friday night.
Gulbrandsen spoke in grave terms about the prospect of losing the Bayh/Dole bill, legislation that enables the conversion of federally funded research into innovative scientific products and procedures. The speech was sponsored by the Kastenmeier Distinguished Lecture Series.
Gulbrandsen warned that many Bayh-Dole critics come from the ranks of academia. They want to remove Bayh/Dole’s protection for institutions like WARF which share the benefits of federally funded research to the benefit of the reseracher and the university.
roud to be a Sconnie? Now you can advertise it.
A pair of University of Wisconsin-Madison students have trademarked the term “Sconnie” and created a lifestyle brand that evokes all things Wisconsin.
Two East Coast money managers have been named winners of Distinguished Business Alumnus Awards by the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business. (In Business Briefs)
Lawmakers and UW-Madison scientists lectured Friday on the implications of the 1980 federal legislation that granted universities financial ownership of the patents and advancements made using federal funds.
When Dick Cheney stepped down as CEO of Halliburton in 2000 to join the Bush ticket, he turned the company’s reins over to a Badger.
Dave Lesar grew up in a bucolic setting outside of Mount Horeb, graduated with an MBA from UW-Madison in 1978 and now heads one of the most politically charged firms in the world.
THE FACTORY that makes plastic pink flamingos shut down this week, which among other things means Madison will live on in glorious pink perpetuity as having once been home to the largest flock of plastic flamingos ever assembled.
This is not me saying it, either. That world record – and somebody should get Guinness involved in this – was set on the morning of Sept. 4, 1979, and it is acknowledged by no less than the man who a half century ago designed the first plastic pink flamingo.
Virent Energy Systems Inc., which has already shown it can make electricity from sugar, wants to deploy the same chemical process to make a chemical commonly used to make detergents, paints and other products.
The Madison-based energy startup has won a $2 million federal grant to develop its technology in conjunction with FutureFuel Chemical Co., at a biodiesel plant in Batesville, Ark.
The grant, awarded by the federal agriculture and energy departments, comes several months after the company received $7.5 million in venture capital funding from investors including Cargill Inc. and Honda Motor Co. Virent is a spinoff from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, created to market a patented chemical conversion process developed by UW researchers.
The security firm hired to provide 100 guards to man the ticket booths and gates at the Freakfest Halloween celebration Saturday could only manage to come up with 47 people, forcing city employees to fill the gap.
Many people at the conference said there is abundant technology for use by young companies in the state, given the right conditions.
Take, for example, the hard candies imprinted with “UW-Madison” in red letters at the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation’s exhibit. The injection molding technology used to inscribe them was developed by University of Wisconsin-Madison students.
In the wake of revelations that voter-approved student referendums may be overturned for the second time in two years, the Student Judiciary assembled Monday night to form a panel to hear arguments against the living wage initiative and Student Union Initiative.
University of Wisconsin Chancellor John Wiley signed a Limited Term Employee policy into effect earlier this month, but some questions were raised recently about the details of the plan.
Winner of the 2006 Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest, MatriLab has developed a medicated biological material that is sprayed onto a wound and “cured” in place. The technology came from the lab of UW-Madison biomedical engineering assistant professor John Kao, and tests are under way in Milwaukee.
Similar to the unclear future of the wage increase for student workers, implementation of the heavily campaigned Student Union Initiative, a Wisconsin Union renovation project funded by student segregated fees, is now questionable as well.
Last week, University of Wisconsin student voters passed the Student Union Initiative into legislation, but now several Associated Students of Madison representatives are challenging the validity of the initiative.
MADISON, Wis. – A look down on southern Wisconsin shows a landscape shifting from massive farms to rural homes, to neighborhoods, to a brightly lit city between two large lakes. That’s Madison, home to 222,000 people, about 150 miles of bike trails, more than 50 live music venues, at least two specialty cheese shops and the University of Wisconsin.
WASHINGTON – If Google is trying to take over the world – or at least the world’s published material – what role should the University of Wisconsin-Madison play?
The university and the Wisconsin Historical Society recently reached an agreement to have Google scan 500,000 non-copyright books and documents into its search engine, allowing Internet users to read these public domain holdings in their entirety.
A troubled security firm will only be providing 80 of the 100 workers it promised the city for Saturday’s Freakfest when it signed a contract earlier this month.
So what will happen when Freakfest closes down at 1:30 a.m.?
In recent days, the Madison Police Department spokesman has said police would start clearing State Street at 1:30 a.m., even though State Street bars and restaurants will remain open for two more hours.
But according to Ald. Mike Verveer, once the music shuts down, people will be free to enter the street at will, whether they have purchased a ticket or not.
The recently passed living wage referendum is still in dispute as of Friday. Those promoting the initiative feel that it is legally binding, while the administration said that the referendum is merely advisory.
A state appeals court today threw out a lawsuit claiming Madison bar owners illegally conspired to raise prices when they voluntarily banned drink specials on weekend nights.
The District 4 Court of Appeals rejected arguments that the two dozen bars that stopped serving drink specials after 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays in 2002 violated antitrust laws by working together to fix their prices.
A University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee foundation awarded a no-bid contract for a new dorm to a construction firm whose executives gave thousands of dollars to Gov. Jim Doyle’s campaign, but the governor’s office insists Doyle was not involved in the deal.
Milwaukee Magazine first reported in Tuesday’s edition that part of a $23 million contract for the 488-bed dorm went to KBS Construction. Campaign finance reports show KBS executives have given some $30,000 to Doyle’s campaign since late 2003.
If you’re looking for a security guard this weekend, you’re out of luck. Local security agencies are seeing an increase this year in Halloween business, so much so that they can’t keep up.
“We’re at the point now where we’re not taking any more business for Saturday the 28th,” said John Phillips, a manager at Martin Security, which will have about 45 guards working the downtown area for Halloween.
Fueled by fears that the city’s decision to charge a $5 fee to attend this year’s State Street celebration will squeeze party-goers to outlying neighborhoods, property owners, fraternities and businesses are looking for help.
Even though University of Wisconsin student voters passed the Living Wage initiative in last week�s Associated Students of Madison election, the implementation of the initiative might not actually be possible.
