The UW Board of Regents chose John Behling to be its new president Friday.
UW system Board of Regents elect its youngest president
Wisconsin State Journal
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Conservatives among speakers awarded maximum UW student government funding
Capital Times
Among others, Chinese pop singer Jason Chen, American Muslim comedian Azhar Usman, African-American motivational speaker Ty-Ron Douglas, publisher and former Republican presidential candidate Steve Forbes and conservative commentator Ben Shapiro.
Lily’s Luau celebrates its 10th and last year, looks to the future
Wisconsin State Journal
Lily’s Fund, which raises money for epilepsy research at UW-Madison, will be hosting Lily’s Luau in January for the 10th and final time.
The benefits of talking to yourself
New York Times
The fairly common habit of talking aloud to yourself is what psychologists call external self-talk. And although self-talk is sometimes looked at as just an eccentric quirk, research has found that it can influence behavior and cognition. “The idea is, if you hear a word, does that help you see something?” said Gary Lupyan, a researcher and psychology professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Why Conservative Lawmakers Are Turning to Free-Speech Bills as a Fix for Higher Ed
Chronicle of Higher Education
A few months ago, Patrick Colbeck, a Republican in Michigan’s State Senate, picked up George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984. What he read sounded familiar: oppressive oversight, restricted speech, and twisted interpretations of reality. But the government isn’t creating this totalitarian atmosphere, he felt, colleges are.
Federal judge upholds $234 million jury award against Apple in WARF case
Wisconsin State Journal
A federal judge in Madison on Tuesday upheld a jury’s $234.3 million damages award against computer maker Apple, which in October 2015 lost a patent infringement lawsuit filed by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, UW-Madison’s intellectual property arm.
Apple loses bid to overturn university’s $234 mln patent verdict
Reuters
A U.S. judge has rejected Apple Inc’s bid to overturn a jury’s $234 million award to the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s patent licensing arm for incorporating its microchip technology into some of its iPhones and iPads without permission.
University of Wisconsin Naming Partnership approaches halfway point
Inside Higher Education
The price to buy nothing has gone up over the last 10 years, and an exclusive group of donors is very interested in finding out what the next 10 will bring.
Friends seeking answers, mourning death of windsurfer
WKOW-TV 27
MADISON (WKOW) — Friends of a man who was killed while windsurfing on Lake Mendota last week say they still have a lot of questions about his death, but Wednesday night, they gathered to remember the life of Yu Chen.
Attendees at windsurfer’s vigil ask authorities for answers
WISC-TV 3
A Madison man, hit and killed by a boat while windsurfing last week, was remembered at a vigil Wednesday.
UW-Madison inches up from 7th to 6th place in world race for patents
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
With 168 patents issued last year, the University of Wisconsin-Madison moved back into sixth place among 100 universities surveyed around the world last year, according to a news release from the school.
Gagging the UW: Critics worry campus speech bill is another attack on academic freedom
Capital Times
Critics of the bill object foremost to the Legislature’s incursion into such campus affairs as student discipline and speaker invitations and say it would stifle protest speech.
President Trump keeps Francis Collins on as head of NIH
Inside Higher Education
President Trump announced Tuesday that he will keep Francis S. Collins as director of the National Institutes of Health.
UW-Madison pares back college access program to focus on Madison, Milwaukee
Wisconsin State Journal
A popular UW-Madison outreach initiative will cut back programs that help disadvantaged students in the suburbs of Milwaukee and Madison prepare for college, while ramping up services for students within Wisconsin’s two largest cities, campus officials said Monday.
UW-Madison scientists criticize Trump’s withdrawal from Paris Climate Agreement
Daily Cardinal
Scientists at UW-Madison have come forward with responses to the U.S.’s withdrawal.
Commencement 2017: Our Annual Salute to This Year’s Graduating Class
NBC News
NBC Nightly News takes a look at some of the best moments from this year’s commencement ceremonies across the country. UW-Madison is featured.
UW-Madison Professor Archiving Podcasts For Future Generations
Wisconsin Public Radio
Jeremy Morris is a futuristic thinker. While some are heralding podcasts as a trendy new medium, Morris is worrying about what will become of them in the future when we may not use iPhones, iPods or MP3s. Morris, an assistant professor of media and cultural studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, founded PodcastRE, a project that aims to archive podcasts.
Assembly committee signs off on UW free speech bill
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Assembly Republicans moved closer to creating tougher penalties for University of Wisconsin student protesters Tuesday, advancing a bill that would suspend or expel students who disrupt speakers.
Assembly Republicans advance campus free speech bill that trims UW authority
Capital Times
Legislative critics say a controversial campus free speech bill advanced by an Assembly committee Tuesday intrudes on the University of Wisconsin System’s authority to run its campuses.
Higher education committee passes campus free speech bill
Daily Cardinal
A Republican bill aimed to protect free speech by issuing penalties to students who disrupt speakers passed an Assembly committee on higher education Tuesday.
Assembly committee signs off on UW free speech bill
AP
Assembly Republicans moved closer to creating tougher penalties for University of Wisconsin student protesters Tuesday, advancing a bill that would suspend or expel students who disrupt speakers.
As colleges worry about ‘Trump effect,’ international applications to UW-Madison rise
Wisconsin State Journal
As he gets ready to leave his home in the central India city of Nagpur to study at UW-Madison, incoming freshman Akshat Raika says he has heard from friends who are being treated differently in the United States since Donald Trump became president.
Republican lawmaker alters UW free speech proposal
AP
A Republican lawmaker wants to alter a contentious bill designed to clamp down on campus protesters by spelling out the behaviors that disrupt free speech and could lead to suspensions and expulsions.
Wisconsin lawmakers to freeze, not cut, UW System tuition
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The Legislature’s budget committee on Thursday approved freezing resident tuition at University of Wisconsin schools for two more years, discarding Gov. Scott Walker’s plans to cut it.
Budget committee drops University of Wisconsin tuition cut, keeps freeze in place
Wisconsin State Journal
Students in the University of Wisconsin System will not get the tuition cut Gov. Scott Walker proposed but will have flat tuition bills for the next two years under changes the state’s budget committee approved Thursday.
Budget committee rejects University of Wisconsin tuition cut, extends freeze
Capital Times
The Legislature’s budget-writing committee on Thursday rejected Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to cut tuition at University of Wisconsin schools, opting instead to extend a tuition freeze for the next two years.
University of Wisconsin tuition freeze will continue
Wisconsin Radio Network
The Legislature’s budget committee has rejected a plan to cut tuition on University of Wisconsin campuses, although a freeze on tuition increases will remain in place for another two years.
Budget panel rejects Walker tuition cut, maintains freeze
Beloit Daily News
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Legislature’s budget-writing committee rejected Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed University of Wisconsin System tuition cut Thursday, choosing instead to keep rates frozen for another two years.
UW’s La Follette School director: Tommy Thompson Center a great idea
Capital Times
A new public policy center at University of Wisconsin-Madison named for former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson is a great idea, said Donald Moynihan, director of the La Follette School of Public Affairs on campus.
Lawmakers Show Sympathy for Trump Plan to Squeeze Research Costs
Chronicle of Higher Education
As talk of extreme budget-cutting is again in vogue in Washington, that argument appears to have resonance. But an attempt to reduce research overhead could pose the most serious threat not to well-endowed institutions like Harvard, but to state research universities and cash-strapped private colleges.
At issue are grant payments known as indirect-cost reimbursements. Those are the additional amounts that agencies such as the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation provide to universities that win research grants, to help cover administrative and facilities costs.
Research Universities Band Together To Defend Scientists Amid Proposed Massive Federal Cuts
Wisconsin Public Radio
The Trump administration’s 2018 budget plan sent to Congress this week calls for major cuts to funding for medical and science research, and that has research universities — including the University of Wisconsin-Madison — defending the work of scientists.
UW-Madison leadership center to be named after former state governor
WISC-TV 3
A new leadership center on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus is being named after former Republican Gov. Tommy Thompson.
The Latest: GOP expects to vote on UW budget Thursday
Madison.com
Republicans who control the Legislature’s powerful finance committee are now saying they expect to vote on the University of Wisconsin System budget later this week.
New policy center at University of Wisconsin raises alarms
Madison.com
Gov. Scott Walker and fellow Wisconsin Republicans on Tuesday announced the formation of a new public policy center at the state’s flagship university, which liberals said would be nothing more than a taxpayer-funded conservative think tank.
GOP leaders propose policy center named for Tommy Thompson at UW-Madison
Wisconsin State Journal
A proposed new research center at UW-Madison named for former Gov. Tommy Thompson would connect academic experts with lawmakers to improve public policy and inspire the next generation of political leaders, according to Republican and university leaders who announced the initiative Tuesday.
Republicans divided on University of Wisconsin tuition cut
Wisconsin State Journal
Assembly and Senate Republicans are clashing over whether to cut University of Wisconsin System tuition in the next biennial budget, though they said Tuesday there won’t be a tuition increase.
Budget committee delays vote on University of Wisconsin System as GOP tensions simmer
Capital Times
The Republican-led Joint Finance Committee will delay a scheduled vote on the University of Wisconsin System’s budget amid a disagreement over Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to cut tuition by 5 percent.
Budget panel delays votes on UW tuition cut, funding
AP
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Legislature’s powerful finance committee postponed votes Tuesday on the University of Wisconsin System’s budget until later this week as Republican lawmakers quarreled behind closed doors over whether to adopt Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to reduce tuition.
Republicans Announce New Policy Center At UW-Madison
Wisconsin Public Radio
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and other top Republicans have announced a new leadership center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison that Vos said will “offset some of the liberal thinking” on campus.
GOP Lawmakers Delay Vote On UW Budget
Wisconsin Public Radio
Republicans who run state government revealed a new fissure over the state budget Tuesday, this one involving Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to cut tuition for in-state students at University of Wisconsin System campuses.
Lawmakers to consider UW tuition cut, W-2 drug testing today
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The Legislature’s budget committee is to decide Tuesday whether to go along with Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to cut college tuition – an idea key lawmakers have been reluctant to embrace.
Budget panel to consider UW tuition cut, performance funding
Madison.com
University of Wisconsin System students would save hundreds of dollars on tuition and campuses would have to compete for additional state dollars under provisions in Gov. Scott Walker’s budget up for votes Tuesday in the Legislature’s powerful finance committee.
Budget Panel to Consider UW Tuition Cut, Performance Funding
U.S. News and World Report
The Joint Finance Committee is in the midst of rewriting Walker’s budget before sending it on to the full Senate and Assembly for votes. The committee’s work is key because the panel essentially finalizes the spending plan. Rarely does the Senate or Assembly make further changes to the document before sending it back to the governor, who signs it into law. Walker can use his partial-veto power to make changes to whatever lands on his desk.
Lawmakers To Vote On Walker’s UW System Budget
Wisconsin Public Radio
The Legislature’s finance committee is scheduled to vote Tuesday on pieces of Gov. Scott Walker’s budget for the University of Wisconsin System, including his plan to cut tuition across all UW campuses.
Budget panel to consider UW tuition cut, performance funding
Beloit Daily News
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin System students would save hundreds of dollars on tuition and campuses would have to compete for additional state dollars under provisions in Gov. Scott Walker’s budget up for votes Tuesday in the Legislature’s powerful finance committee.
Trump budget seeks huge cuts to disease prevention and medical research departments
Washington Post
President Trump’s 2018 budget request to Congress seeks massive cuts in spending on health programs, including medical research, disease prevention programs and health insurance for children of the working poor.
Nursing students aid in tornado relief effort while in rural immersion program
Wisconsin State Journal
In UW-Madison’s rural health care immersion program, disaster and crisis response is a key piece of the curriculum. But instead of discussing hypotheticals, the program’s nursing students gained hands-on experience last week as they aided in northwestern Wisconsin’s tornado relief effort.
UW-Madison nursing students help with tornado relief in Barron County
WKOW-TV 27
BARRON COUNTY (WKOW) — A team of UW-Madison nursing students is assisting in tornado relief efforts Saturday in northwest Wisconsin.
Human genome editing: Who gets to decide?
Scientific American
Scientific breakthroughs surrounding human gene editing, for instance, have moved medical treatments that seemed science fiction just a few years ago within scientists’ reach. Today, tools like CRISPR/Cas9 allow making modifications to the human genome in ways that are more efficient and safer than ever before. And the science emerges rapidly, constantly offering new venues for treating what used to be incurable diseases.The idea of editing the human genome raises questions that science alone cannot answer.
Bucky on Parade: Public art project comes to Madison
NBC-15
You’ll see a lot more of Bucky Badger in Dane County next year.
Bucky squad
Isthmus
After a series of teasing press releases hyping a “big announcement” about a “huge event” coming to Madison next spring, officials from the Madison Area Sports Commission unveiled their plans Wednesday morning. Well, we do live in a university town. And we do adore our beloved mascot, Buckingham U. Badger.
Cranberry research to get a boost in Wisconsin
La Crosse Tribune
The $1.5 million research station is being paid for through a public-private partnership that includes $750,000 in private funds and $650,000 from the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service. The property will include 30 acres of production cranberry beds to generate revenue to help support research, along with another five acres of beds for further research studies by faculty at UW-Madison and the USDA.
New Cranberry Research Facility to be Located in Jackson County
AP
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. (AP) – Plans are being made for a new research facility to support Wisconsin’s $1 billion cranberry industry.
Blank, Mailick: Strengthen the government-science partnership
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Column by Rebecca Blank, chancellor, and Marsha Mailick, vice chancellor for research and graduate education at UW-Madison.
No one remembers the failures, ‘Modern Family’ co-creator tells UW-Madison grads
Wisconsin State Journal
Much of the wisdom doled out at UW-Madison’s spring commencement ceremony on Saturday came with a punchline — which is perhaps to be expected when the keynote speaker is the creator of one of television’s most popular comedies.
Full Cap & Gown Recap: UW Commencement celebrates 6,000 plus new grads
WKOW-TV 27
Saturday, more than 6,000 UW Madison students turned their tassels at Camp Randall.
Hearing on UW protest bill shows conflicting views on state of campus speech
Wisconsin State Journal
The fault lines of a national debate over free speech in higher education were on display Thursday during a lengthy hearing on Republican legislation that would require University of Wisconsin institutions to discipline students who interrupt speakers.
Vos, Kremer: Bill to protect speech on campuses necessary after recent incidents
WISC-TV 3
Students who disrupt speeches on campuses could be disciplined under a bill considered at the Capitol Thursday.
Is free speech fading at colleges? Some think so
AP
In campus clashes from California to Vermont, many defenders of the First Amendment say they see signs that free speech, once a bedrock value in academia, is losing ground as a priority at U.S. colleges.
Nigel Hayes showing NBA teams his full self
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
With Nigel Hayes, there’s always two stories to tell.