Partnering with UW-Madison, the city will use the money to gain “robust intelligence” of how such a policy could work, said Ald. Maurice Cheeks, 10th District.
Madison receives federal grant to study paid leave programs
Wisconsin State Journal
Category: Community
Madison’s Africa Fest celebrates continent’s diverse culture
Wisconsin State Journal
This year’s Africa Fest, also supported by UW-Madison’s African Studies Program and Central Park Sessions, will be 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday in Madison’s Central Park, 202 S. Ingersoll St. Admission is free; donations are welcome.
Legal Help for Returning Wisconsin Veterans
Public News Service
Veterans coming home from overseas wars face challenges in adapting to life as a civilian, and many of those challenges involve legal questions. That’s why the UW Law School opened the Veterans Law Center in 2012. Today, at the Appleton Public Library, the Center has a mobile unit staffed with attorneys, paralegals, and volunteers to help veterans with their legal questions.
15 Madison startup leaders to follow
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Noted: Nate Moll @natemoll UW-Madison social media guru. Nate is the voice of @UWMadison, which was ranked fourth for most popular university Twitter handle by HubSpot. Through creative posts, Moll engages with a huge social media following, including students, alumni, Badger-fans and more in just under 140 characters.
Citywide broadband service could cost over $200 million, study says
Wisconsin State Journal
Noted: The cost to build the network — short of the lines connecting individual users — would be about $150 million. How much of that funding would fall on the city depends on how much private companies would be willing to invest in the project and how much funding the city can get from the federal government, said Barry Orton, chairman of the Citywide Broadband Subcommittee and a professor emeritus at UW-Madison.
Photos: Terrace Yoga among the sunburst chairs at the Memorial Union
Capital Times
With a view of Lake Mendota and terrace chairs on either side of them, people practiced yoga during Terrace Yoga at the UW-Madison Memorial Union Terrace on Sunday.
Simpson Street Free Press summer writing workshops challenge ‘summer slide’
Capital Times
Managing editor Deidre Green coordinates this year’s summer writing workshop program, an effort to reduce the academic “summer slide” for students. Her instructors include graduate students from UW-Madison. Green grew up in the Simpson Street neighborhood and now attends grad school at UW’s School of Education. She has worked for Simpson Street Free Press since she was in eighth grade.
12 on Tuesday: Roberto Rivera
WISC-TV 3
Roberto Rivera earned a degree in Social Change, Youth Culture and the Arts – a major he built for himself – from the University of Wisconsin in 2004. He went on to earn a master’s degree in youth development from the University of Illinois – Chicago and is now a doctoral candidate back at UW. He is also the President and Lead Change Agent of The Good Life Organization, which publishes multimedia educational tools and trains educators, youth workers, and parents in connecting positive youth development to community development.
Science camp provides advanced opportunity for rural Wisconsin students
WKOW-TV 27
Students from high schools in rural Wisconsin are stepping into the shoes of UW Madison scientists for the week. They’re working hands-on with projects related to research projects that are currently going on at the university.
Group files federal complaints against Madison Police Department over East Towne arrest
Capital Times
The group — which includes University of Wisconsin-Madison professor Gloria Ladson-Billings, Urban League president Ruben Anthony Jr. and local NAACP head Greg Jones — filed official complaints with the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin Tuesday via John Vaudreuil, the district’s U.S. attorney, to challenge the “systemic use of excessive force and to create fundamental change” within the MPD.
Digging up evidence of Madison’s ‘Lost City’ in the Arboretum
Capital Times
If you don’t think that Madison history doesn’t feature a whole lot of mystique, let it be known: There’s a “Lost City” hidden in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum.
Chamber of Commerce wants to brand Madison as a health tech hub
Capital Times
“If you close your eyes, and I say ’Seattle,’ you’ll probably be able to come up with a few words to describe the business community there, and the quality of life there,” said Brandon, the president of the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce.
UW group collects donations for tribal community hit by flooding
WKOW-TV 27
Flooding in northern Wisconsin has been devastating for many who live in the area but a group at UW-Madison is offering some help.
Clinic helps moms stay active after giving birth
NBC-15
There is a unique clinic in Madison that is helping moms stay active after baby arrives.
Wisconsin Football Family Fun Day set for Aug. 7
NBC-15
The Badgers will hold their annual Wisconsin Football Family Fun Day from 3-5 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 7, at Camp Randall Stadium.
Know Your Madisonian: John Mathis leaves the stars for earthly volunteerism
Wisconsin State Journal
Noted: Mathis brought his growing family to Madison in 1959, lured here because Michigan State University did not have an astronomy department and UW-Madison did and it was a very good one, he said. A theoritician, Mathis’ move turned out fruitful, for both sides. Five children and a 36-year career at the university — not counting the extra decade up to 2006 as a research-busy emeritus — later, Mathis heard of a volunteer teaching spot that “sounded like fun.”
Badgers football: Family Fun Day set for Aug. 7
Madison.com
The University of Wisconsin football team will hold its annual Family Fun Day from 3-5 p.m. on Aug. 7 at Camp Randall Stadium.
Madison single mom starts Infamous Mothers movement
NBC-15
Sagashus Levingston is a single mom of six but made time to chase her dreams of receiving a PhD. She decided to take her struggles as a single mom and channel them into empowering others in similar situations. As she is finishing up her studies at University of Wisconsin – Madison, she is writing a book called, Infamous Mothers. The book showcases 22 inspiring stories of single moms in Wisconsin, eight of which live in Madison.
Turkish Americans in Madison keeping watchful eye on coup
Wisconsin State Journal
Quotes from UW-Madison Ph.D. student Mehmet Ergun, whose family lives in Turkey, and retired UW-Madison professor Kemal Karpat, who taught Turkish politics and history at the school for 37 years.
Bastille Day celebrations turn into day of mourning after attack
WKOW-TV 27
A deadly attack in Nice, France is turning a day of celebration for the French community into a day of mourning around the world.About 175 people gathered for a Bastille Day celebration at the Memorial Union on the UW-Madison campus Thursday night. As they enjoyed each others company and some traditional French foods, the group had the dozens of victims of the attack on their minds, too.
Science camp provides advanced opportunity for rural Wisconsin students
WKOW-TV 27
Students from high schools in rural Wisconsin are stepping into the shoes of UW-Madison scientists for the week. They’re working hands-on with projects related to research projects that are currently going on at the university.
Bad River Tribe dealing with the aftermath of Ashland County flooding
NBC-15
Quoted: As many continue to deal with the aftermath, Professor Patty Loew from UW-Madison says things have actually taken a turn for the worse.
UW-Madison names Leslie Orrantia new head of community relations
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Madison has chosen the assistant director of an on-campus education research group to lead its office of community relations, the university announced Monday.
UW-Madison hires Leslie Orrantia as new director of community relations
Daily Cardinal
UW-Madison has selected Leslie Orrantia as the university’s next director of community relations, according to a Monday press release.
Ex-UW basketball star finds calling at Hope Street Ministry
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
When Ashley Thomas graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2012, she found herself at a crossroads.
MATC west campus classes will be scattered around this fall while new facility is readied
Capital Times
Classes typically offered at Madison Area Technical College’s campus on the city’s west side will be scattered among other facilities this fall while a new facility is prepared for occupancy in spring, staff members say.
Hundreds of people participate in the Pink and Gard Brain Tumor 5K
NBC-15
Noted: UW basketball coach Greg Gard and his family joined in to honor of his father.
Protesters march in Madison for change
NBC-15
Hundreds of Madison area residents gathered at Library Mall on the UW-Madison campus for a march to the Capitol.
Black Lives Matter protesters in Madison: ‘Racist cops have got to go’
Wisconsin State Journal
Protesters filed down State Street from the UW-Madison campus to the state Capitol, waving signs and chanting, “Hey hey, ho ho, these racist cops have got to go,” and “Black lives matter!”
The Consortium, Born In A Turbulent Time, Marks 50 Years
Noted: The class that starts this fall at the Consortium’s 18 schools — expanded from the original three, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Washington University in St. Louis, and Indiana University-Bloomington — will be a record 490 students strong, up from those original 21, says Consortium Executive Director and CEO Peter Aranda. Thirteen members of that first class graduated with their MBA; this year the number was 411.
‘Strong Roots’ task force advocates home visits, other early interventions
Capital Times
In Dane County, several initiatives and programs are underway that attempt to blunt the impact of generations of poverty on children and their parents.
Building brains: UW researchers say early steps to improve children’s lives will help them succeed in school and life
Capital Times
Five-year-old Naja Tunney’s home is filled with books. Sometimes she will pull them from a bookshelf to read during meals. At bedtime, Naja reads to her 2-year-old sister, Hannah.
‘Strong Roots’ task force advocates home visits, other early interventions
Capital Times
Noted: The report, called “Strong roots: Building economically stable families mobilization plan,” is the combined effort of a group of more than 40 community leaders co-chaired by University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank and former Madison Police Chief Noble Wray.
WisCARES gives free veterinary care to those in need
NBC-15
According to one estimate, there are about 23-million pets in America that have no access to veterinary care. A non-profit associated with the University of Wisconsin is working to do something about that in Dane County.
Downtown Madison needs better bus depot
Wisconsin State Journal
The Chazen Museum of Art on the UW-Madison campus is one of this city’s cultural gems. But it’s a lousy location for a bus depot.
Henry Vilas Zoo breaks ground on new exhibit
NBC-15
Barry Alvarez, UW-Madison Athletic Director, said the university has a long history with the zoo and helped make the space possible.
UW dairy camp offers surprises
Agri-View
Nearly 120 youth gathered at the recent University of Wisconsin-Madison for Badger Dairy Camp. This year’s camp attendance was an almost 30 percent increase from previous years, which usually totaled 85 to 95 youth.
Cooking for the neighbors
Wisconsin State Journal
For example, a group of graduate students in UW-Madison’s Science Hall have been swapping lunches — or meals — for years. Francis Eanes, a 28-year-old doctoral student at the Nelson Institute of Environmental Studies, joined the group last October when there was an opening.
UW Police Department participates in Torch Run
WKOW-TV 27
Police officers and staff from the UW-Madison Police Department started the Special Olympics Torch Run on Wednesday.
Aztalan dig open for public tour
Daily Jefferson County Union
AZTALAN — Ancient Aztalan was a prehistoric Native American village in southern Wisconsin occupied by Mississippian and Late Woodland peoples 800 to 1,000 years ago. Archaeological evidence suggests it was an ethnically diverse community — some residents were local to the area, but others were newcomers who brought their exotic beliefs, practices and ways of living with them.
Andy North & Friends raise more than $1 million for UW Carbone Cancer Center
NBC-15
Professional golfer Andy North and his friends raised $1,002,000 million for the UW Carbone Cancer Center at a dinner and golf tournament this week.
Muslim student: Graduation chance to combat divisive, anti-Islam rhetoric
Wisconsin State Journal
Junaid was one of more than 50 middle school, high school and college students invited by the UW-Madison Muslim Student Association and three Madison-area mosques to a community-wide, honorary graduation ceremony for Muslim students on Sunday in Verona — the first of its kind in Dane County.
PGA Champions Tour a big deal for Madison
Madison Magazine
Madison will be thrust into the national sports spotlight as the PGA Tour Champions descends on University Ridge Golf Course for the American Family Insurance Championship. The inaugural event held June 24-26 features a 54-hole format and $2 million purse for the Champions Tour, which is comprised of professional golfers age 50 and older.
Madison ranks second in the country for college grads looking for jobs
WKOW-TV 27
There are thousands of new college grads in the Madison area looking for work. According to a new study, they may not have to look farther than the city limits. The financial site, NerdWallet, looked at the 100 largest cities in the country and ranked Madison number two in the best cities for college grads to find jobs.
Wisconsin 101: Our History in Objects
Door County Pulse
Consider the stories a bowling pin from Antigo’s Vulcan Corporation might have to tell. While the average person might think in terms of the confines of a single bowling alley, another might consider its role in Wisconsin’s lumber industry, Milwaukee’s former title as “The Bowling Capital of America,” and Japan’s mid-20th century bowling boom.
Evjue Foundation awards $1.2 million to UW, area nonprofits
Capital Times
The UW-Madison grants, which include a $29,800 grant for the university’s Odyssey Project that gives low-income adult students a chance to attend college, totaled $300,000. The 94 community grants totaled $930,500.
Continued Beach Projects Coming to Beaches in Southeast Wisconsi
CBS 58, Milwaukee
Just in time for National Beach Safety Week and Rip Current Awareness Week June 4-11, beaches on lakes Superior and Michigan will be safer thanks to continuation of two projects, according to a press release from Wisconsin Sea Grant.
Way to go! UW Madison PD officers rescue stranded ducklings –
WKOW-TV 27
Officers with the UW Madison Police Department helped seven ducklings.
UW-Madison students create device to help teen fulfill musical dreams
NBC-15
An eighth grader from Wausau, with dreams of playing in his high school band, is getting some help from a group of engineers at UW-Madison.
Connecting children to nature initiative builds off current city programs
Wisconsin State Journal
A pack of Sherman Middle School students gathered in a circle at Warner Park to share their constructions of cattails, grass, mud and sticks.Anke Keuser, a doctoral candidate in the Nelson Institute’s Environment and Resources program at UW-Madison, pulled out boxes of blue, pink and yellow candy Peeps, saying she thought they made a fitting prize for a bird-nest-building competition.
Crystal clear: Winners emerge in crystal-growing contest
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A high school student from Fond du Lac and a team of middle school students from Berlin grew the best overall crystals in the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s third annual crystal-growing contest.
Despite challenges, Madison’s BCycle eyes expansion
Capital Times
Noted: Laugen’s presentation to the commission showed a clear intent to make Madison’s BCycle program an indispensable part of the city’s transit system. And to do that, the bike share has to expand. Currently anchored by UW-Madison and downtown traffic, BCycle wants to embed itself on the larger community.
County walls off water near beach to keep it clean
Wisconsin State Journal
Noted: The town of Westport, UW-Madison engineering staff, MG&E and the sewage district collaborated on the project.
Badgers’ Nigel Hayes stops by Boys & Girls Club the day after big decision
WKOW-TV 27
A day after announcing his return to the University of Wisconsin, Nigel Hayes is giving back in a big way.
Madison non-profit aims to enhance wellness in education
WKOW-TV 27
School is almost out for summer, but that’s not stopping a Madison non-profit from raising awareness about wellness in education communities. Breathe for Change started as a passion project for UW Madison Ph.D. student, Ilana Nankin. Now it’s helping educators in Madison and around the world.
New fitness tracker made by UW-Madison students, adopted by local coaches
WKOW-TV 27
Two UW-Madison students have created a new fitness tracker that’s quickly being adopted by local football coaches.
Madison ranked No. 1 college football town
WISC-TV 3
UW-Madison took the top spot because of its famous party atmosphere in and around Camp Randall, Jump Around and Fifth Quarter, according to the ranking.
MATC hopes free tuition program will help local students ‘see that college is possible’
Wisconsin State Journal
Hundreds of low-income high school students across south-central Wisconsin could attend Madison Area Technical College without paying for tuition under a new program that officials hope will help more young people see that college is open to them.
UW Nursing School hosts new film series looking at health care on the screen
Capital Times
The series is a partnership between the UW Arts Institute (which sponsors the Wisconsin Film Festival) and the UW School of Nursing, the UW School of Medicine and UW Health. Called “Through the Hollywood Looking Glass: PTSD and Beyond,” the series features three movies looking at soldiers coming home from three wars.
Antigone Lupulus: Climate change impacts futuristic farmers in Yahara Watershed
Channel3000.com
Editor’s note: The Water Sustainability and Climate project at the University of Wisconsin–Madison collaborated with other groups to launch the Our Waters, Our Future Writing Contest in January. The group—including the UW–Madison Center for Limnology, Sustain Dane and the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters—sought short stories reflecting visions for positive futures for the watershed. This is the winning piece.