All transfers of fetal tissue in Wisconsin could be banned, under a bill coming before lawmakers Tuesday that could affect medical research in the state.
Legislative panel to hold hearing today on fetal tissue bill
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Fetal tissue ban could impact medical research in Wisconsin
Madison.com
A bill to ban the sale and use of aborted fetal tissue in Wisconsin could halt important medical research, UW-Madison and biotech leaders say, but sponsors of the bill say such research could continue with other tissue.
Fetal tissue bill imperils medical breakthroughs, researchers warn
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
In the late 1990s, Gail Robertson, a researcher studying irregular heartbeats at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, discovered the reason for unexplained cardiac deaths occurring in some patients who had used approved drugs.
Hillary Clinton to Offer Plan on Paying College Tuition Without Needing Loans
New York Times
With Americans shouldering $1.2 trillion in student loan debt, and about eight million of them in default, Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday will propose major new spending by the federal government that would help undergraduates pay tuition at public colleges without needing loans.
Clinton proposes $350 billion plan to make college affordable
Inside Higher Education
Hillary Clinton will today unveil a massive plan to make higher education more affordable, student loan debt less burdensome and states accountable for supporting their public colleges. The plan — which would cost $350 billion over 10 years — is one that campaign officials say will be central to her candidacy for the presidency.
$52M UW Memorial Union upgrade nears
Wausau Daily Herald
I’m not a University of Wisconsin alum, but I love to linger at Memorial Union Terrace on a sunny day or evening, facing pretty Lake Mendota. The Terrace is one of the most-loved outdoor destinations in Madison, but on Sept. 1 most of the area closes until next summer.
UW-Madison, two-year campuses to increase associate degree holders
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A unique agreement between the state’s flagship university, its public two-year colleges and a Madison technical college aims to increase the number of residents who hold at least an associate degree. The new “reverse transfer” agreement will allow students who transfer to the flagship before completing an associate degree to complete the requirements and pick up that degree while also working toward a bachelor’s degree.
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire responds to massive cuts in state support
Inside Higher Education
The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire is not a particularly wealthy school.
3D scanning technology at UW is helping with crime scene investigations
NBC-15
Technology originally designed to study homes and heath with UW-Madison’s School of Nursing is now being used at crime scenes. Researchers at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery are hoping 3D scanning will make some of the most complicated crime investigations more efficient.
UW researchers break ground with Alzheimer’s study
Isthmus
Jeanne Bristol and Kay Cronin remember their dad as a proud man who worked hard to get ahead. “He put himself through college in his 50s,” Kay says. “It was important to him.”
Wisconsin’s first enologist to spice up the state’s wine, cider industries
Big Ten Network
Wisconsin’s “cheeseheads” might someday have a wealth of local options to pair with the state’s most popular food. And they may have Nick Smith to thank for it.
Video: Supper Clubs 101
Wisconsin Public Television
They’re a culinary tradition in the Upper Midwest. Hometown restaurants serving hearty meals and a taste of nostalgia. Dine in any one of these unique Wisconsin establishments and enjoy a winsome journey that goes beyond the food. WPT serves up the supper club experience with a bit of history, culture, and cutting edge research that’s making sure time-tested favorites stay on a classic menu. The show interviews UW faculty.
Marching Band Gives Cancer Patient Fanfare She Deserves After Her Chemotherapy
Huffington Post
This marching band has played plenty of winning games, but Monday’s performance celebrated the greatest victory of all.
Cancer Patient Gets Marching Band Fanfare for Final Chemotherapy Treatment –
ABC News
When Ann Trachtenberg started chemotherapy at the University of Wisconsin’s Carbone Cancer Center about five months ago, she jokingly said a marching band should be on hand when she got through her final treatment.
Controversy over Sara Goldrick-Rab’s tweets continues, gains national attention
Capital Times
Professor Bill Tracy got right to the point when asked for his thoughts on a controversy that arose this week involving statements from University of Wisconsin-Madison Professor Sara Goldrick-Rab on Twitter.
“It’s a mess,” said Tracy, a member of the steering committee for PROFS, an advocacy organization for UW-Madison professors.
Chris Rickert: Tenure comes with responsibility to rise above the din
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Madison professor Sara Goldrick-Rab’s tweets comparing Republican Gov. Scott Walker to Adolf Hitler and suggesting the governor and “many” state lawmakers are “fascists” are the kind of thing you’d expect to see in anonymous online comment sections and other gutters of the Internet.
So it’s a good thing her colleagues at the university are willing to stand up for a smarter, more civilized form of political discourse.
Uncertainty, concern over future of tenure draw national attention to UW System
Wisconsin State Journal
The state budget signed by Gov. Scott Walker last week envisions broad changes to how the University of Wisconsin System is run, experts say, allowing for a more corporate management structure that empowers chancellors while professors with fewer protections take a back seat.
It’s a model that has incensed faculty, drawing national attention to the UW System as legislators stripped tenure from state law, weakened shared governance and expanded justifications for laying off professors.
UW-Madison professor regrets how views came off on Twitter
Channel3000.com
A University of Wisconsin-Madison professor says she now regrets how her views on academic freedom came across on Twitter. Sara Goldrick-Rab is under fire for encouraging prospective students to go elsewhere because she believes academic freedom is in jeopardy at Wisconsin.
U. of Wisconsin Professor’s Tweets Draw Criticism From Her Own Colleagues
Chronicle of Higher Education
A professor’s tweets to incoming students at the University of Wisconsin at Madison have drawn the ire of the campus’s College Republicans as well as a prominent faculty group, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
How Traditional Colleges Compete to Enroll Student Veterans
Chronicle of Higher Education
Traditional colleges are working hard to improve their outreach to service members before and after the application process. The U. of Wisconsin at Madison holds numerous orientation sessions for student veterans over the summer. “Our goal,” says John G. Bechtol, assistant dean of students, “is to remove their military affiliation as being any kind of burden.”
Bats, cows and grapes all part of UW Ag Research Field Days
Madison.com
One of the prime examples of UW-Madison’s Wisconsin Idea, sharing knowledge in all parts of the state, will be on display starting this week, courtesy of the university’s Agricultural Research Station.
Scott Walker signs state budget with 104 vetoes day before 2016 kickoff
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
As he prepared to kick off his presidential campaign, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker signed the state budget Sunday after using his veto powers to excise grants for conservation groups and a provision that would have given payday lenders new authority.
Walker Signs State Budget Bill Ahead Of Expected Presidential Bid
Wisconsin Public Radio
Gov. Scott Walker signed the next two-year state budget on Sunday, just a day before he’s expected to announce his bid for the Republican nomination for president.
Stakes High, Scott Walker Signs Wisconsin Budget
New York Times
Gov. Scott Walker signed Wisconsin’s budget on Sunday afternoon, more than a week after the new budget year began and only hours before he was to announce his presidential campaign.
Budget Disproportionately Cuts Funding For UW-Milwaukee, Says Student President
Wisconsin Public Radio
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee student president said his school is bearing too much of the UW-System’s $250 million budget cut, ultimately threatening the school’s core mission.
UW Regents Approve Budget That Absorbs $125M In Cuts
Wisconsin Public Radio
The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents approved a nearly $6.2 billion budget Thursday in a voice vote.
Wisconsin Assembly passes $73 billion budget, sends it to Walker for signature, vetoes
AP
MADISON, Wisconsin — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Assembly passed the state budget with only two votes to spare early Thursday morning, sending the $73 billion spending plan on to Gov. Scott Walker four days before he was to officially launch his presidential campaign.
In late-night vote, Senate Republicans pass state budget
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
With just a few minutes to midnight, Senate Republicans passed the two-year $72.7 billion state budget Tuesday after voting to repeal salary minimums for workers on local government projects but abandon proposals that would have gutted the state’s open records law.
Wisconsin Senate passes budget, sends it to Assembly
AP
MADISON – The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate passed the $73 billion state budget just before midnight Tuesday, sending it to the Assembly after voting to repeal a prevailing wage law for local government projects, a move Democrats called an affront to the middle class.
Seeking happiness at work? Try these simple practices
TODAY Show
A recent Gallup poll found that a mere 13 percent of us actually enjoy the time we spend on the job. And there’s a real cost to that, not just to our emotional state, but also to our health, experts say.
But we can turn all that around just by adopting some simple practices to make our work lives happier and, as an added bonus, our bodies healthier, experts say.
“There’s now overwhelming evidence to indicate that happier people are actually healthier,” Dr. Richard J. Davidson, a “positive psychologist,” professor of psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, as well as founder and chair of the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds at the Waisman Center, told TODAY. “I would say that anyone can learn to be happier at work.”
College law enforcement administrators hear approach to make Title IX more effective
Inside Higher Education
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The intersection of campus police investigations and college disciplinary investigations into sexual assault is still a confusing mix at many institutions, but Susan Riseling, the chief of police and associate vice chancellor at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, has a few ideas about how make the relationship work.
Wausau study reflects UW community focus
Wausau Daily Herald
WAUSAU – A Wausau physician’s in-depth study of Hmong health issues is one example of why a University of Wisconsin medical unit is changing its name this week.
Despite Deal, Fate Of Budget Remains Unclear
Wisconsin Public Radio
The deal meant to resolve a month-long impasse over the state budget that Republican legislative leaders unveiled on Wednesday morning was anything but simple, and far from final.
Vince Sweeney to retire from UW university relations
Channel3000.com
University of Wisconsin Vice Chancellor of University Relations Vince Sweeney announced Tuesday he will be retiring in August. Sweeney was named to the vice chancellor position in June 2009 by then-Chancellor Biddy Martin after a national search, according to a release from the university.
Tenure at UW System now seen as bellwether by educators across U.S.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
With more voices joining the highly charged debate over tenure protections in the University of Wisconsin System, it has become increasingly clear that at least in education circles, what’s happening here is perceived as a bellwether for public universities across the country.
Former Badger Brian Butch gives Greg Gard vote of confidence
WKOW TV
As part of his statement announcing his retirement, Bo Ryan said his hope is that his longtime assistant Greg Gard inherits his role as head coach once Ryan steps down following the 2015-16 season. Gard has been on Ryan’s coaching staff for the past 22 seasons, dating back to Ryan’s days as head coach at UW-Platteville, but Gard has never been a head coach at the college level.
WKOW-TV caught up with former UW basketball player Brian Butch Monday, and he endorsed Gard as Ryan’s potential successor.
Bo Ryan to retire after next season
WKOW TV
The Wisconsin Men’s Basketball twitter feed has posted a statement from Badger head coach Bo Ryan indicating he will retire following the 2015-16 season.
He states he considered retiring in the days after the Badgers lost the national title game to Duke, but after further consideration decided to coach one more season. He also indicated he hoped his longtime assistant Greg Gard would get the head coaching job after he left.
Fans react to Ryan’s decision to retire after 2015-16 season
WKOW TV
Badger fans are reacting to long-time UW basketball coach Bo Ryan’s decision to retire after he coaches the team in the 2015-16 season.
Ryan’s more than decade long tenure includes NCAA tournament berths every year, capped with back-to-back Final Fours.
Badger faithful appreciative of Bo Ryan’s success at UW
WKOW TV
Badger fans are surprised and saddened about Bo Ryan’s announcement that the 2015-16 season will be his last as the head coach of the UW Men’s Basketball Team.
But fans say they’re also grateful that Ryan’s 14 season at UW have been so successful.
Meet the man Bo Ryan hopes will replace him
Channel3000.com
(Video) Leah Linscheid goes to Platteville to learn more about Greg Gard, who Bo Ryan hopes will replace him when he retires as UW basketball head coach next year.
Badgers men’s basketball: Bo Ryan will retire as coach after one more season
Madison.com
Ryan, who will turn 68 in December, announced plans for his retirement in a statement Monday morning, endorsing Badgers associate head coach Greg Gard to be his replacement in the process.
Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan to retire after next season
Madison.com
After 14 NCAA Tournament appearances, seven Sweet 16s, four Big Ten titles, two Final Fours and a berth in last year’s national championship game, the hard-charging 67-year-old Ryan has only one more season left in him.
Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan to retire after next season
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Bo Ryan, who established the Wisconsin men’s basketball program as a national power and led the Badgers to the NCAA title game in April, has decided to step down after the 2015-16 season, which will be his 15th as the school’s head coach.
UW-Madison Hires Expert Dedicated To Helping The State’s Wineries And Cideries
Wisconsin Public Radio
For the apple and grape producers in Wisconsin hoping there’s room for the Badger State in the growing wine and cider industries, the University of Wisconsin has hired an enologist to help out.
UW audiology team wants farmers to hear its message
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Tomah —They came to the Tomah tractor pull to behold the deafening roar of turbocharged, 3,000-horsepower machines.
How to fix the UW, etc.
Isthmus
David Krakauer, the departing director of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, offers a sweeping critique about what’s wrong with higher education.
David Krakauer moves on
Isthmus
One of UW-Madison’s change agents, David Krakauer, is departing on June 30, proud of his work as head of the edgy and multi-disciplinary Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, but deeply frustrated by his dealings with the campus bureaucracy.
UW-Madison Chancellor On The Future of Tenure
Wisconsin Public Radio
Chancellor Rebecca Blank weighs in on the future of tenure at UW-Madison on WPR’s Central Time.
NBA draft: Frank Kaminsky, Sam Dekker savor moment as first-round mates
Madison.com
NEW YORK — Sam Dekker was making his way through a hallway in the bowels of the Barclays Center late Thursday night, en route to a media obligation, when he rounded a corner and came face to face with Frank Kaminsky.
Sandeen: With fewer tenured positions, who benefits from academic freedom?
Sitting here in Madison, Wisconsin, a chancellor of two UW institutions, I find myself at the vortex of an enormous national conversation about tenure and shared governance.
Blank: Why State Lawmakers Must Support Tenure at Public Universities
Chronicle of Higher Education
In the past few weeks, I’ve been in the midst of a debate over tenure for college professors in Wisconsin.
Kathy Cramer: A Wisconsin Idea
Isthmus
For the past seven summers, UW professor Kathy Cramer has visited rural gas stations, small cafes and bait shops on off-the-beaten-path county highways that snake their way around the state. In those places, she interviews the locals who gather on weekday mornings.
Regent: UW-Madison unlikely to benefit from restored funding
Capital Times
Regent Farrow: “Madison has money. Madison is our flagship and should be well supported. I don’t argue with that at all. But they are also in a position to support things with their size and with their foundations and with their various other sources of money.” UW spokesman Lucas: “Our understanding is that no final decisions have yet been made on how the additional $50 million would be allocated across the System. Chancellor (Rebecca) Blank has been in communication with the leadership of System and the Board of Regents to stress the importance of adequate funding for UW-Madison to the extent possible amid the $250 million budget cut.”
Scott Walker’s latest target: College professors
Politico.com
As Republican Gov. Scott Walker prepares to campaign for president as the man who tamed Wisconsin’s unions, he’s taking on a new labor fight: weakening tenure protections for professors at public colleges and universities.
UW faculty continue to voice concerns at tenure meeting
Badger Herald
University of Wisconsin faculty continued to speak out against potential tenure changes in the state budget and Chancellor Rebecca Blank spoke on her plan to retain tenure protections at a listening session in Union South Monday.
Blank says alums care about university
Upfront with Mike Gousha
Chancellor Rebecca Blank says she’s heard from many graduates of UW-Madison that they want to help the school.
Chancellor: Concerned with level of faculty anger
Upfront with Mike Gousha
UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank says faculty are unhappy with proposed changes to their job protections, and she is worried she’ll lose top people as a result.
Wisconsin Gov. Walker’s next battle: Tenure
NPR News
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has been making national headlines for years taking on public and private sector unions. Now, the possible GOP presidential candidate is going after another group — nearly 5,000 tenured faculty in the 26-campus University of Wisconsin system.
AAUP censures four institutions, calls out others
Inside Higher Education
WASHINGTON — The American Association of University Professors voted Saturday to censure the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and three other institutions, while protesting planned changes — pushed by Republican lawmakers — to tenure and shared governance within the University of Wisconsin System. Members also discussed at their annual meeting here how the association might better respond to administrative moves to close troubled colleges in light of the shocking Sweet Briar College announcement earlier this year. They called that decision the first of many coming threats to similar institutions in financially and politically turbulent times.
AAUP Censures U. of Illinois and 3 Other Colleges, Vows to Fight On in Wisconsin
Chronicle of Higher Education
The American Association of University Professors voted overwhelmingly at its annual conference here on Saturday to censure the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for withdrawing a tenured-faculty appointment from Steven G. Salaita over his Twitter posts harshly criticizing Israel.