She was the daughter of a New York cement salesman. He was the son of a legendary Wisconsin track star and Milwaukee-area businessman.
Ted and Mary Kellner commit $25 million gift to UW-Madison
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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University of Wisconsin-Madison considers MBA program changes
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
University of Wisconsin-Madison is considering changes to its master’s of business administration program that could include a greater focus on older, part-time students.
Is a dangerous bird flu on the horizon?
HealthDay
Public health officials have been worried about H7N9’s potential to eventually trigger a pandemic, or global outbreak.A new study could add to those concerns. Researchers at UW–Madison found that samples of H7N9 were easily transmitted among ferrets — an animal “model” that is considered the best proxy for human flu infection. And those infections were often lethal.
New group aims to make UW-Madison safer and more inclusive to all
WKOW-TV 27
It’s the vandalism we’ve seen all too often around Madison. Spray painted swastikas on a memorial next to a Jewish synagogue in September. Then, this month swastikas were scratched into the hoods of several new vehicles in an east side dealership. Not to mention, there have been multiple instances of swastikas and other hateful messages that have popped up on the UW-Madison campus over the past few years.
New H7N9 bird flu strain in China has pandemic potential: study
Reuters
In a study published in Cell Host & Microbe, flu expert Yoshihiro Kawaoka of the University of Wisconsin and colleagues tested a version of the new H7N9 strain taken from a person who died from the infection last spring.They found that the virus replicated efficiently in mice, ferrets and non-human primates, and that it caused even more severe disease in mice and ferrets than a low pathogenic version of the same virus that does not cause illness in birds.
Will H7N9 flu go pandemic? There’s good news and bad news
Atlantic Monthly
In one year, H7N9 influenza’s highly pathogenic (“high-path”) strains have caused as many human infections as the previous four epidemics put together. As of September 20, there have been 1,589 laboratory-confirmed cases, and 39 percent of those people have died. “It was a matter of time,” says the flu expert Yoshihiro Kawaoka, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “It wasn’t surprising to see this change.”
WARF gives $80 million to UW-Madison, Morgridge Institute for Research
Wisconsin State Journal
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation has awarded over $80 million to UW-Madison and the Morgridge Institute for Research for the 2017-2018 school year, so researchers can continue to “dream big.”
Report: $5.4 million in questionable UW transactions
AP
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin System schools conducted about $5.4 million in questionable transactions with their private foundations between 2010 and 2017, according to a system report released Wednesday. None of the transactions were apparently illegal but they didn’t always follow best practices, the report said.
$184,000 for UW-L stadium among payments identified in UW System audit
LaCrosse Tribune
A nearly $184,000 payment the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse provided its foundation is among $5.4 million questioned in a UW System audit of transactions between campuses and their private foundations since 2010.
UW Report Questions $5.3M In Transactions Between Campuses, Foundations
Wisconsin Public Radio
University of Wisconsin officials released a report Wednesday that shows about $5.3 million in questionable transactions between campuses and their private foundations.
UW System completes review of campus foundation transactions
Wisconsin Radio Network
University of Wisconsin System officials say a review of transactions between campuses and their private foundations has found no other cases of illegal guarantees or loans being made.
UW Medical School Warns Against Bill Limiting Abortion Training
WPR
Opponents to the plan say the UW School of Medicine and Public Health’s OB-GYN training program would lose its accreditation if it were approved.
At a public hearing on the bill, Joseph Lalli, a medical school student, said he wouldn’t feel prepared to perform life-saving procedures for expectant mothers if he can’t get training on how to perform abortions.
Bill would bar UW employees from working at Planned Parenthood
Wisconsin State Journal
Anti-abortion advocates, and a Republican U.S. Senate candidate, clashed with University of Wisconsin medical school leaders Tuesday over a proposal that would end an arrangement allowing UW doctors to perform abortions and train students at Planned Parenthood.
Badgers football: Stage set for new era at Camp Randall Stadium
Wisconsin State Journal
From his office above the seating bowl, Barry Alvarez can point to the areas where the second century of progress in Camp Randall Stadium are likely to be shaped.
Needed In Wisconsin: At Least 27,000 Nurses
WXPR-FM
The need for registered nurses continues to grow in Wisconsin. That’s prompted the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing to launch a program that allows people who already hold a bachelor’s degree in a different subject to get a nursing degree with one additional, full year of intense instruction. The needs of Wisconsin’s aging population and the changing demands of the health care system are driving the new program, according to Nursing School Dean Linda Scott.
Bill Would Bar U. of Wisconsin Employees From Working at Planned Parenthood
Chronicle of Higher Education
A new bill in the Wisconsin Legislature proposes barring a partnership that allows University of Wisconsin employees to work at Planned Parenthood, the Associated Press reports.
UW medical school head warns against abortion training restrictions
Wisconsin Radio Network
The head of the University of Wisconsin’s medical school is speaking out against a bill that would ban UW employees from using private clinics to train medical residents or from performing abortions at non-hospital facilities.
Four UW-Madison students to receive Fulbright awards
Wisconsin State Journal
The students were selected to receive the federally funded Fulbright-Hays-Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Award that will allow them to do research on three different continents for a year. The funds are provided from the U.S. Department of Education.
Student leaders want say in University of Wisconsin merger
AP
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) — Student leaders at the University of Wisconsin’s 26 campuses are pressing regents to include their input on plans to merge two-year schools with four-year campuses.
UW System merger proposal spurs questions about how plan was hatched
Capital Times
The University of Wisconsin System has not yet crunched the numbers on its plan to reorganize state college campuses, according to spokeswoman Stephanie Marquis.
With an Ambitious Merger Proposal, Wisconsin Charts Its Own Course for Change
Chronicle of Higher Education
The list of pressures facing public higher education in Wisconsin would be familiar to policy makers in many states: an aging population, declining enrollment, scarce public dollars, and growing demands from employers and lawmakers to meet work-force needs.
Wisconsin merger plan stokes controversy, but some see upside
Inside Higher Education
Plans to restructure the University of Wisconsin System and merge many of its institutions are generating controversy, with the system’s president saying they are necessary, faculty members worrying they are being rushed and one expert likening the proposal to rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.
UW System Announces Proposed Restructuring
Wisconsin Public Radio
University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross has proposed merging UW Colleges with four-year U-W institutions as part of a broader restructuring of UW Colleges and UW-Extension.
UW-Stout Chancellor Worries System Reorganization Could Cut Off Transfer Students
Wisconsin Public Radio
A “historical link” between the University of Wisconsin Stout and the two-year UW-Barron County campus could be in jeopardy under a planned reorganization of the state’s UW-System schools.
County Officials Blindsided By Plan To Restructure UW-College System
Wisconsin Public Radio
County leaders say they didn’t know about plans at the University of Wisconsin-System to merge the state’s two-year colleges with its four-year universities.
UW-Madison to absorb UW Cooperative Extension under system reorganization
Capital Times
The University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension is a natural fit with University of Wisconsin-Madison, Chancellor Rebecca Blank said Wednesday about news that the agency would be absorbed by her campus as part of a sweeping reorganization of the UW System.
Jobs likely to be lost in planned merger of University of Wisconsin 2-year Colleges with 4-year campuses. officials say
Wisconsin State Journal
The wide-ranging restructuring plan System President Ray Cross announced Wednesday would also bring UW Extension programs under new administration.
Proposed merger would keep two-year colleges afloat in UW System
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A downward spiral in enrollment at the University of Wisconsin System’s two-year campuses spurred the announcement Wednesday of a proposal to keep them afloat by merging them with nearby four-year UW institutions.
U of Wisconsin head wants to merge 4-year, 2-year campuses
AP
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The University of Wisconsin System’s two-year schools would merge with its four-year campuses under a plan system President Ray Cross announced Wednesday in hopes of boosting flagging enrollment.
UW president wants to merge four-year, two-year campuses
AP
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross is proposing merging the state’s two-year schools with its four-year campuses in effort to boost enrollment.
Sweeping proposal could change structure of UW System campuses
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross is expected to announce this week a sweeping proposal to restructure two- and four-year campuses in an effort to cut costs, increase college access, reduce barriers to transferring credits, raise graduation rates, and address declining enrollments, according to sources.
Man arrested for campus assault, attempted abduction, police say
WISC-TV 3
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department has a person of interest in custody in connection to the Oct. 2 assault and attempted abduction on campus, according to UWPD.
Couple, 98 and 100, Who Died in Fire ‘Just Couldn’t Be Without Each Other’
New York Times
Sara and Charles Rippey first locked eyes at their elementary school in tiny Hartford, Wis., close to 90 years ago. “They’ve basically been together ever since,” said one of their sons, Mike Rippey. The couple, who were 98 and 100 years old, died together on Sunday in Napa, Calif., when a fast-moving wildfire whipped into their house and they were unable to escape. Both were UW alums.
University of Wisconsin students could be expelled for disrupting campus speeches under new policy
Wisconsin State Journal
The Board of Regents adopted the language on a voice vote during a meeting at UW-Stout in Menomonie.
Alumni and students gather at Alumni Park grand opening and Bucky statue unveiling
Wisconsin State Journal
After an hour of celebration and exploration of UW-Madison’s Alumni Park, visitors at Friday’s grand opening gathered for the unveiling of the new Bucky Badger statue.
UW Regents approve campus free speech resolution
Wisconsin Radio Network
The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents has adopted a policy that would create penalties for students who repeatedly disrupt on-campus speakers.
UW Board Of Regents Vote On Hiring Leadership Guidelines, Campus Free Speech Provision
Wisconsin Public Radio
The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents voted on several issues this week including a controversial provision that would allow schools to punish students if they protest or disrupt speakers on campus. We speak with WPR Reporter Rich Kremer about the meeting and what people on both sides of the issue had to say.
UW Board of Regents to vote on controversial “Freedom of Expression” resolution
WKOW-TV 27
The UW Board of Regents plans to vote on a rule that would expel students who continuously disrupt speakers on UW campuses across the state.
UW regents set to vote on protest punishment policy
AP
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin System regents are set to vote on a policy that calls for suspending and expelling students who disrupt campus speeches and presentations.
UW regents OK changes for hiring leaders
AP
University of Wisconsin System regents adopted sweeping hiring policy changes Thursday that clear the way for non-academics to lead the state’s colleges.
Alumni Park to light up the night starting Friday
Wisconsin State Journal
Alumni Park is full of unique pieces including exhibits focused on themes of the Wisconsin Idea including service, discovery and tradition. Faces of iconic alumni, lit sculptures cast words against the ground for visitors to read at night and even a sculpture of the first issue of “The Onion” await park visitors.
For tech recruiters, UW-Madison is a hotbed for computer science talent
Capital Times
Over a thousand students and recruiters jostled about the Varsity Hall conference room in Union South on Tuesday afternoon. Lines of varying sizes snaked throughout the space, some even winding outside of it, as students — many wearing formal wear, almost all clutching resumes — waited to chat with potential employers from almost 50 different startups, tech firms and government institutions. Local institutions like Epic Systems and American Family Insurance had booths side by side with global brands like Facebook and Bloomberg.
UW Regents take tighter control of hiring to get chancellors from outside higher ed
Capital Times
University of Wisconsin System Regent Tony Evers cast the sole vote Thursday against a policy change that gives regents a larger role in selecting chancellors for system campuses.
UW-Madison summer school revenue soars with ramped up program
Capital Times
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has so successfully ramped up its summer term that it exceeded its goal for increasing revenue three years ahead of schedule.
Elevated lead levels found in Bascom, Ag Halls at UW; workers being relocated
Wisconsin State Journal
Employees working in two areas of UW-Madison halls are being relocated after elevated levels of lead contamination were found, following a lead paint removal project.
UW researchers helped Nobel Prize winners in gravitational wave discovery
Wisconsin State Journal
Researchers from UW-Madison and UW-Milwaukee can take some credit in the Nobel Prize in Physics being awarded to three researchers, for the discovery of gravitational waves originally predicted by Albert Einstein.
Potential lead contamination more widespread at UW
WISC-TV 3
MADISON, Wis. – Potential exposure to lead at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is more widespread than previously reported. Last week UW officials said there might be lead contamination at Agricultural Hall. Now, Bascom Hall is being looked at too.
Regents To Adopt Free Speech Resolution, Set Up Punishment
Wisconsin Public Radio
University of Wisconsin System leaders are poised to adopt a policy that would punish students who disrupt speeches and presentations.
Regents to adopt free speech resolution, set up punishment
AP
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin System leaders are set to vote on a policy that would punish students who interfere with campus speeches and presentations, getting in front of a Republican bill that would require them to crack down on disruptions.
UW-Madison police chief vows to protect controversial speech on campus
Capital Times
The fall semester is kicking off with Attorney General Jeff Sessions embracing free speech protections on U.S. college campuses, while at University of Wisconsin-Madison, the police chief vows her officers will protect controversial speech.
Thousands of UW-Madison students will be impacted if Perkins Loan Program expires
WISC-TV 3
MADISON, Wis. – At the end of the month, a federal loan program for low-income college students is set to expire. Unless Congress steps in to save it, 1,500 schools across the country won’t be able to offer low-interest loans next year, including UW-Madison.
University of Wisconsin expands free-tuition program for first-generation students
Wisconsin State Journal
After transferring from the two-year UW-Baraboo/Sauk County campus, where tuition and other expenses were low enough that jobs on and off campus covered his bills, Luke Moat had accepted that he’d need to take out loans to attend the more expensive UW-Madison.
UW Chancellor Rebecca Blank weighs in on state budget, free tuition program and Foxconn
Capital Times
Blank appeared on a recent segment of Sunday political talk show “UpFront with Mike Gousha” with UW Colleges and UW Extension Chancellor Cathy Sandeen. The pair weighed in on the budget, a new one-year free tuition program for first generation students and the proposed Foxconn plant, expressing optimism about all three.
UW Chancellor Rebecca Blank weighs in on state budget, free tuition program and Foxconn
Capital Times
Gov. Scott Walker signed the state budget on Thursday last week, securing an extra $100 million in funding for the University of Wisconsin System.
UW-Madison program aims to cut costs for students as textbooks go digital
Wisconsin State Journal
Ten to 20 courses will take part in the pilot, and officials say it could spread across campus if there is enough interest from students and professors. UW-Madison’s student government passed legislation pledging its support to the program last week.
UW-Madison starts free tuition program for transfer students
NBC-15
A new program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison promises to cover tuition and fees for first-generation college students from Wisconsin who transfer from one of the university system’s two-year colleges.
UW-Madison starts free tuition program for transfer students
WKOW-TV 27
Some students who transferred to UW-Madison this fall got a pleasant surprise in the form of free tuition, under the new Badger Promise program.
‘UPFRONT’ recap: Badger Promise will make UW-Madison affordable to students from two-year schools
WISN-TV, Milwaukee
Two University of Wisconsin chancellors say the new Badger Promise program offers affordability and access to a four-year degree.
UW-Madison starts free tuition program for transfer students
WISC-TV 3
A new program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison promises to cover tuition and fees for first-generation college students from Wisconsin who transfer from one of the university system’s two-year colleges.
Education Department releases interim directions for Title IX compliance
Inside Higher Education
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos issued guidance Friday granting colleges new discretion in how they comply with requirements under federal Title IX law to resolve and adjudicate allegations of sexual misconduct on campus.