The facility is funded by a program at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. Bridget Mouchon-Humphrey, program director for the Southwestern Wisconsin Community Action Program Inc., helped write the grant, which covers Iowa, Lafayette, Grant, Green and Richland counties.
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Four UW students, one alum apply for interim city council position
Accepted applicant to serve out remainder of Avra Reddy’s city council term.
Science-themed murals to be painted around Madison for Science to Street Art project
From now until Friday, you can find street artist Melanie Stimmell VanLatum inside the Discovery Building at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, painting a science-themed mural on one of the first-floor walls.
UW-Madison PAs visit West, help students ‘visualize’ health care career
Madison West High School freshman Erin Tormey leaned over and looked closely through the otoscope, seeing gray in the ear of University of Wisconsin-Madison physician assistant student Violet Weibel.
Urban League of Greater Madison to host cabaret, continue community work
Cycropia Aerial Arts will perform and there will be spoken word from Dequandray White, a member of the 10th cohort of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s First Wave hip-hop learning community.
Electrifying change
Robin Mwai pulls a key fob out of her handbag and swipes it across the Trek BCycle docking station on the Capitol Square to unlock an electric-assist bicycle. Mwai isn’t planning a long ride, just a quick pedal back to campus.
Wisconsin conservatives getting on board with renewable energy
The event was organized by the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
Who is the new Madison police interim chief?
He has undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Aaron Olver: Better transit is key to keeping Madison strong, tackling challenges
Column by Aaron Olver, Managing Director of University Research Park in Madison.
Community reacts to police Chief Mike Koval’s retirement
The UW-Madison Police Department is wishing Koval the best, writing in a Facebook post, “Thank you for your tireless work to keep our community safe, and for your great partnership with UWPD.?”
Alder Avra Reddy plans to resign by end of month
Reddy, a student at the University of Wisconsin, wanted to bring student voices to the city council table as the alder for a district that covers most of UW’s campus.
Madison City Council member representing UW-Madison campus resigns
After serving six months on Madison’s City Council, Ald. Avra Reddy, 8th District, submitted her letter of resignation from the council Wednesday because of an ongoing illness in her family.
Fresh data documents the impact that race and income have on health of Wisconsin residents
Noted: The report was described as an enhancement of the nationwide County Health Rankings & Roadmaps compiled through a collaboration between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.
Climate strike Friday includes rally outside MG&E, march to Capitol
Max Prestigiacomo, a University of Wisconsin-Madison freshman who is organizing the Madison event, said that while there are similarities to an earlier rally in March, in which about 1,000 students marched from East High School to the Capitol, he hopes to see more community members out there this time.
Film for a troubled planet
It’s not too late to save the planet, according to a visually stunning documentary to be screened by UW-Madison’s Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies in advance of a pivotal United Nations climate summit.
City of Madison, Ho-Chunk Nation Dedicate Harry Whitehorse’s Last Sculpture
The City of Madison, Ho-Chunk Nation and the family of artist Harry Whitehorse unveiled the City’s newest public art piece in a moving celebration to commemorate Whitehorse on Friday.
Know Your Madisonian: UW Health Anxiety Disorders director is ‘child whisperer’
Slattery, a professor of psychiatry and pediatrics at UW-Madison’s School of Medicine and Public Health, serves as director of the UW Anxiety Disorders program, which she established 15 years ago. The program helps people of all ages with anxiety, but the Wisconsin native specializes in working with children and adolescents.
Telehealth program boosts diabetic eye screening
Patients at Mile Bluff Center in Mauston can walk in and have a retinal photograph taken in a matter of minutes. Dr. Yao Liu is an assistant professor of opthalmology at the UW School of Medicine.
Shiva Bidar to Moderate Panel on Standing Together Across Ethnic Lines
Another BIG announcement from the Wisconsin Leadership Summit: Madison Common Council president Shiva Bidar will moderate the panel titled “Together We Stand: Building Community Across Ethnic Lines.”
In her role as the first Chief Diversity Officer for UW Health, Shiva provides vision, coordination and strategic leadership for the design and implementation of UW Health’s initiatives related to diversity, equity and inclusion.
UW-Madison & Pepin Co. team up for “UniverCity Year” program
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is teaming up to help one of the state’s smallest counties.
An information session was held in Durand for people to learn more about the “UniverCity Year” program, which is three-year partnership between UW- Madison and Pepin County.
Humane society volunteers get free ice cream for their hard work
The Wisconsin Alumni Association brought them free Babcock Ice Cream as part of the ’Get the Scoop’ tour.
UW Cinematheque provides the cure to the summer movie blahs
The start of fall means movies with a little more substance to them, usually. That’s especially true in Madison, because when the University of Wisconsin-Madison is back in session, the UW Cinematheque fall season begins.
Madison mayor selects final deputy mayor, Christie Baumel
Baumel has a master’s degree from the University of Washington in urban planning and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in natural resources.
Paul Fanlund: Here’s how Cap Times Idea Fest fits you
Esteemed UW-Madison professor Armando Ibarra has organized a powerful panel on how Latinos in Wisconsin are organizing to push back against white nationalist and anti-immigrant agendas.
Vilas Zoo shift from nonprofit partner for concessions, fundraising ‘seamless,’ director says
The zoo also has made strides in several other important areas, Schwetz said, including launching a new website, adding new bathrooms and opening a walk-up window for Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream and having increased access to veterinarians from UW-Madison’s School Of Veterinary Medicine.
Madison eyes new sites for short-term intercity bus stop
For safety concerns, Madison officials are looking to temporarily relocate the city’s intercity bus stop outside UW-Madison’s Memorial Union to a new spot on Monroe or Lake streets.
Madison ranked best college town in nation
Joan Nieson of Sports Illustrated said her rankings focused on college town environment, landscape, food and drink offerings, culture and music scenes as important factors.
Madison artists discuss how to create theater that ‘represents the evolving America’
Quoted: Patrick Sims, founding director of Theatre for Cultural and Social Awareness, said it’s important that wider audiences engage with the work of playwrights of color. “You can go through lists of amazing artists, playwrights, storytellers who have captured the experience of their people, and yet those experiences don’t reach the masses… the way they have the potential to,” said Sims, the deputy vice chancellor for Diversity and Inclusion and the Elzie Higginbottom vice provost & chief diversity officer at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway celebrates 100 days in office.
Rhodes-Conway said she is meeting with the University of Wisconsin to make sure the city can handle climate change effects. She said a formal announcement on that front will come soon.
New Madison School Board member looks to use personal experience to inform role
Castro participated in one of UW-Madison’s pre-college programs for low-income students across the state. “Being able to experience education with folks going through similar struggles as I was was really informative to my education,” Castro said. After high school, Castro studied sociology at UW-Madison and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in 2018.
UW’s Chazen becomes first Madison museum to open seven days a week
The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Chazen Museum of Art announced this week that it will be expanding its hours to be open seven days a week starting September 3.
Madison launches campaign to make Downtown more accessible to people with disabilities
The report found accessibility challenges in mobility, public transportation, private businesses, community events, parks and open spaces and semi-public spaces, including buildings owned by the state, city and UW-Madison.
All feelings welcome
Noted: Barcelos, who relocated to Madison from Massachusetts in January, is a UW-Madison professor of gender and women’s studies. Barcelos — who uses they/their pronouns — researches public health through queer, race and feminist perspectives. A yoga teacher since 2012, Barcelos leads the class with an intentional, yet light, demeanor, inviting yogis to take movements rather than telling them to.
Rules of the road
A year ago, Milwaukee resident Jessie Calhoun noticed the buzz online that electric “dockless” scooters were coming to her city. Although the UW-Milwaukee student was excited to try one out, the scooters were in such high demand that it took weeks before she was able to find one to ride.
Chazen Museum of Art expanding hours, will be most-open museum in country
Starting this fall, the Chazen Museum of Art will be open for 84 hours a week — an increase of 36 hours from its current schedule — which UW-Madison says will make it the “most open” in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
Where the wild things heal: When animals in Dane County get hurt, wildlife rehabilitators are there to help
On Wednesdays, UW veterinary residents visit the center to consult on trickier cases and perform surgeries.
Madison street named after jazz musician Richard Davis
The city held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to honor the legendary musician and former UW-Madison professor. Davis’ colleagues spoke about his successful career and his work toward ending racism in the community.
New Madison street named after long-time UW jazz professor
Davis was a jazz professor at UW-Madison for nearly 40 years. He retired in 2016.
New street named after former UW Madison music professor
Richard Davis Lane is off of Darbo Drive in downtown Madison and runs one block near the Salvation Army of Dane County.
New city street honors ‘legendary’ bassist, former UW music professor Richard Davis
A brand new city street has been named in honor of legendary bassist, jazz master and retired UW-Madison music professor Richard Davis.
Deep Bench: Exploring a rich, German history in central Wisconsin
From sauerkraut to schottisches, there’s no doubt hundreds of thousands of Wisconsinites take pride in their German heritage. That influence will be explored in a new traveling exhibit called “Neighbors Past and Present: The Wisconsin German Experience” that you can check out right now at the Marathon County Historical Society in Wausau.
Longtime local liaison Brenda Gonzalez new UW director of community relations
Brenda Gonzalez, the current diversity manager at Agrace Hospice and Palliative Care, will begin her new job Aug. 5, taking over for Leslie Orrantia, who became deputy mayor of Madison.
Paul Fanlund: Cap Times Idea Fest is back with another outstanding lineup
Leading UW-Madison researchers will speak to the future of fighting Alzheimer’s disease in a panel organized and presented by the Wisconsin Alumni Association … UW-Madison Professor Armando Ibarra, a dynamic speaker from UW’s School for Workers, has organized a panel on Latinos in Wisconsin.
Madison teams win major funding competition with ideas to raise net incomes of Dane County families
UW-Madison’s effort was known as “DreamUp Wisconsin,” and Berger said last May that the goal was to put about $4,000 in the pockets of Dane County families. The university’s Institute for Research on Poverty led the effort and helped solicit proposals, which all included a partnership between the university and community.
Wisconsin Institute for Discovery to bring scientific street art to Madison
During September workshops, UW-Madison scientists and local and national streets artists will design murals on themes including molecular structure, astrophysics and diversity in science. The exact number of murals will depend on how much money WID is able to raise.
UW-Madison raising pride flags over Memorial Union, Union South
UW-Madison will raise pride flags Thursday at both student unions, likely marking the first time that the rainbow-striped flag has flown outdoors on the main campus.
Madison refugees form group to advocate, share stories, welcome new arrivals
On Thursday, June 20, JSS and Madison Refugee Union will host a “Refugee Town Hall” and panel discussion and Q&A on the experience of settling in Madison as a refugee. The free event runs from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the UW-Madison Hillel building, 611 Langdon St., with registration online.
Researchers recruit Wisconsinites to contribute to massive biomedical database
The UW-Madison, the Medical College of Wisconsin and the Marshfield Clinic are spearheading a statewide effort to help the NIH build a national biomedical database of unprecedented depth and scope.
Stingl: Book club helps students embrace reading, confront tragedy in their own lives
Noted: Nastassia Satahoo has helped with the club. The recent UW-Madison grad was assigned to the school this year by Public Allies Milwaukee through AmeriCorps. She is known for encouraging students to write by offering to bake brownies.
Vietnam War’s ‘napalm girl’ finds hope and meaning as peace activist
Kim Phuc is the “napalm girl,” but of course she is much more than a picture, much more than her injuries and much more than a victim of the Vietnam War.
She will share her story at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, exactly 47 years after the napalm attack, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The free event will include an appearance by Nick Ut, the Associated Press photographer who took the photo.
UW-Madison researchers’ study highlights voices of immigrant parents, students in public schools
A group of researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison are analyzing data to better understand the challenges faced by Latinx and Hmong immigrant parents in Dane County school districts.
Former Badgers back Melvin Gordon hopes to make football more fun for next generation
Gordon is set to co-host a youth football clinic June 15 at UW’s McClain Center along with former UW teammate James White, who’s fresh off another Super Bowl victory with the New England Patriots.
Helen Sarakinos: Madison and its anchor institutions can do more to build a healthy food system
By leveraging a small part of its purchasing power, UW Health has been building a system that upholds community health, minimizes pollution of air and water that diminishes health, and improves economic well-being of our rural residents.
Plan B for State Street art
Madison just dedicated its newest work of public art, a massive sculpture, “Both/And — Tolerance/Innovation,” which has been completed on lower State Street, adjacent to Library Mall.
Cap Times’ Evjue Foundation gives $1.8 million to area nonpofits and UW-Madison
The Evjue Foundation, the charitable arm of The Capital Times, has announced that its directors have approved $1,812,000 in grants to Madison-area nonprofits and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
E-scooters are cruising into many cities, is Madison next?
MADISON, Wis. – Electric scooters are becoming a common fixture in many major cities. Could Madison be next? The state Senate is looking at advancing legislation that would make them legal on Wisconsin roads.
UniverCity projects highlight opportunity
As University of Wisconsin seniors look to wrap up their final projects to graduate within the scope of the UniverCity Alliance with Green County, officials are considering how the different viewpoints can help bolster development in their municipalities.
Milwaukee Pride helped this Kenosha native fight for his rights as a trans person. Pridefest lets him reunite with supporters.
UW-Madison student Ashton Whitaker has been looking forward to Milwaukee’s Pridefest for months. He’s ready to enjoy entertainment at the dance pavilion, meeting with people at the vendor booths and, of course, the Pride parade.
Encountering backyard bloodsuckers? The Tick App tracks that
The app is part of a behavioral study being carried out by researchers at UW-Madison and Columbia University in New York who are seeking to better understand where and how people encounter ticks. They’re particularly interested in finding out what activities people are doing (and where they’re doing them) when they encounter black-legged (or deer) ticks (Ixodes scapularis), which often carry the bacterium that causes Lyme disease.
The Secret To Safe Swimming: Traffic Lights?
For many Wisconsinites, summer means swimming in the region’s freshwater lakes. But in some places, it can also mean danger — especially from rip currents.