Yang Sao Xiong remembers the bizarre hissing sounds the most. He was 7 years old, a refugee with his family from Laos, when he arrived in California in 1987.
The Hmong community has found a voice in UW professor Yang Sao Xiong
Isthmus
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Badger City: How Becky and Bucky will shape Madison’s future
Madison Magazine
UW–Madison had already been a full-time resident for eight years when Madison incorporated as a city. But since that day in 1856, the two have been joined at the hip, inseparable entities essential to any definition of either.
Wisconsin Hires an Alumnus as Its Coach
AP
Wisconsin hired Paul Chryst away from Pittsburgh to replace Gary Andersen, who had left for Oregon State, as coach, the university announced Wednesday. Chryst, 49, a former Wisconsin offensive coordinator, is returning to his hometown and alma mater. He went 19-19 in three seasons with the Panthers.
Coach hire’s impact on university
WKOW-TV 27
UW’s hiring Wednesday of Paul Chryst as the Badger football program’s next head coach involves financial and psychological impacts on the university beyond the athletics department.
‘Time is right’ for Paul Chryst as former UW player, assistant is introduced as new coach
Madison.com
(Chryst) was introduced as the 30th head coach in UW history, returning once again to the place he’s always called home.
Madison-area colleges, universities host mid-year graduation ceremonies
Wisconsin State Journal
Nearly 4,000 area students will have new diplomas from Madison-area colleges and universities by Sunday, when UW-Madison holds its winter commencement.
Twitter reaction to UW hiring Paul Chryst as their new football coach
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Paul Chryst, 49, returns to UW after three seasons as the head coach at Pittsburgh, where he compiled a 19-19 record. The announcement came as excitement to most, including current and former UW players, Pittsburgh players and fans. Here is some of their reaction.
Paul Chryst introduced as UW’s new football coach
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Meet Wisconsin’s new head football coach and homecoming king: Paul Chryst.
Wisconsin officially announces Paul Chryst as next head coach
Bucky's 5th Quarter
MADISON, Wis. — It turns out you can go home again. At least that’s the case for Paul Chryst, the Madison native, three-time Badgers letterwinner and eight-year assistant coach at Wisconsin. On Wednesday night, Chryst returned to his roots when he was introduced as the 30th head coach in UW history.
Scientists Debate If It’s OK To Make Viruses More Dangerous In The Lab
NPR
Scientists at a two-day meeting held at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C., discussed whether some experiments with germs are so risky that the dangers aren’t worth the potential benefits. UW-Madison’s Yoshihiro Kawaoka took part and added to the conversation.
Paul Chryst’s familiarity with Badgers program seen as a plus
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
With 42 starts on his Wisconsin résumé, former offensive lineman John Moffitt understands as well as anyone what Paul Chryst brings to a football program.
Paul Chryst arrives in Madison, hours away from being named UW head coach – JSOnline
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Paul Chryst, who was born in Madison and was a player and coach at Wisconsin, appears to be hours away from being named the 30th head coach in the history of the program.
Wisconsin looks ready to pick Pitt’s Paul Chryst as next coach
AP
Wisconsin appears poised to pick Pittsburgh’s Paul Chryst as its next head coach.
‘I never had a teacher that looked like me’: Challenges exist in hiring a diverse staff
Wisconsin State Journal
Bri Blue illustrates why it’s such a challenge for school districts like Madison’s to hire a diverse staff. She was one of just four black students in the elementary education program in the UW-Madison School of Education, the most prestigious education program in the state, in the 2013-14 academic year.
Morgridges’ $100 million gift to UW-Madison among Top 10 largest in nation
Capital Times
A $100 million gift from John and Tashia Morgridge to help build faculty at UW-Madison is among the year’s Top 10 largest philanthropic gifts, Wealth-X reports.
Hundreds gather at UW-Madison to protest racial inequality
Wisconsin State Journal
Cries for racial equality disrupted finals week preparation across UW-Madison as hundreds of people, mostly students, marched through campus Sunday evening in response to a string of high-profile police and civilian killings of unarmed black men.
Paid internships for low-income students at UW to be helped by grant
Madison.com
The $150,000 Career Ready Internship grant is from the Great Lakes Higher Education Guaranty Corp., a student loan provider, and will be administered by the L&S Center for Academic Excellence in the UW-Madison College of Letters and Science.
Jesse Temple: Academic admissions an issue at Wisconsin, but Gary Andersen should have known better
FOX Sports
MADISON, Wis. — Maybe it really was as simple as a necessary lifestyle change for Gary Andersen when he bolted Wisconsin to coach Oregon State’s football program on Wednesday. Perhaps, as Badgers athletic director Barry Alvarez relayed, leaving was a family decision to return to his West Coast roots, that Andersen realized he was, in fact, not the right fit here in Madison.
Badgers football: Barry Alvarez will coach UW in Outback Bowl
Madison.com
Senior players asked Alvarez to coach them in the Outback Bowl against Auburn on Jan. 1 following the departure of Coach Gary Andersen.
Devoted to the university, former UW-Madison administrator Art Hove dies at age 80
Wisconsin State Journal
A fixture on campus for more than 60 years, retired UW-Madison administrator and arts journalist Art Hove died Tuesday from a neuromuscular disorder. He was 80.
Melvin Gordon wins Doak Walker Award as top running back
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Wisconsin tailback Melvin Gordon isn’t expected to win the Heisman Trophy.
Paul Chryst set to be next Wisconsin Badgers head coach
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez wasted little time in identifying, pursuing and securing a head coach to replace Gary Andersen.
Wisconsin Badgers to hire Pittsburgh head coach Paul Chryst
ESPN.com
Former Wisconsin assistant and current Pittsburgh coach Paul Chryst is poised to become the Badgers’ new head coach, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Thursday night, citing a source.
UW Athletics stands behind university’s admissions policy
WKOW-TV 27
MADISON WKOW — As the community comes to terms with Badgers head coach Gary Andersen’s resignation, some are questioning why the last two head coaches didn’t stay at UW-Madison very long.
Report: Chryst poised to return to Wisconsin as head coach
Wisconsin Radio Network
According to a report by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel beat writer Jeff Potrykus, Wisconsin Athletic Director Barry Alvarez has put in motion, Paul Chryst’s return to Madison to replace Gary Andersen as Wisconsin’s new head football coach.
UW defends admissions policies following Andersen exit
WISC-TV 3
University of Wisconsin-Madison officials defended academic standards for athletes following questions about whether they may have had something to do with the exit of head football coach Gary Andersen.
Editorial: Bucky should never back off the books
Wisconsin State Journal
Wisconsin has the 17th best college football team in the nation, according to the latest Associated Press poll.
Campus underage drinking tickets spike as UW police increase patrols
Wisconsin State Journal
The number of underage drinking tickets given out by UW-Madison police rose about 50 percent this fall, officials say, driven by an effort from the department to crack down on dangerous drinking habits.
On Wisconsin? Gary Andersen bolting shows UW’s problem may be institutional
Yahoo Sports
Barry Alvarez said Wednesday he was “very surprised” that football coach Gary Andersen had abruptly fled Wisconsin for Oregon State.
Andersen leaves Wisconsin after just two years on the job
Wisconsin Radio Network
For just the second time in the last three years, Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez will spend the holiday season looking for a new head football coach. He must also consider whether he’ll accept the seniors invitation to coach the Badgers in the New Years Day Outback Bowl after Gary Andersen said he’s leaving Wisconsin after just two seasons on the job.
Gary Andersen leaving UW for Oregon State after 2 seasons
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
For the second time in less than three years, Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez is faced with finding a new head football coach and deciding whether to take on the role of interim head coach for a bowl game.
Ray Cross calls for closer look at UW student fees, faculty research and graduation requirements
Wisconsin State Journal
University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross said it’s time for a fresh look at how the statewide system does business, calling for an array of measures that would cut costs and could affect campus life.
New UW-Madison performance center named in honor of donors George and Pamela Hamel
Wisconsin State Journal
A new UW-Madison performance center planned for the corner of Lake Street and University Avenue will be named in honor of alumnus George Hamel and his wife, Pamela Hamel.
UW System could see a major belt-tightening
Wisconsin Radio Network
University of Wisconsin System president Ray Cross is proposing changes in three main areas in an effort to enhance quality and affordability.
UW proposes hotline to report fraud
Madison.com
A hotline could soon be in place to report waste, fraud or abuse by University of Wisconsin System employees or schools, separate from an existing hotline run by the state audit bureau.
New UW-Madison anti-bullying policy is getting good reviews
Capital Times
A new anti-bullying policy at UW-Madison, the genesis for which was reported Monday by the Capital Times, is getting good reviews, according to a new post in Inside Higher Ed.
U. Wisconsin-Madison faculty approves an anti-bullying policy
Inside Higher Education
Hard data on bullying in academe are scant, especially in comparison to the robust research on the subject within the business world. But anecdotal data suggest bullying by academics is a problem; everyone seems to have a bullying story, or several, and a blog post on faculty jerks from an Australian academic went viral last year. At the same time, administrators’ attempts at making policies about or even encouraging civility are historically controversial. Most recently, Nicholas Dirks, chancellor of the University of California at Berkeley, faced harsh faculty criticism over a memo on the importance of civility.
New policy at UW-Madison aims to discourage faculty bullying
Capital Times
Derogatory remarks. Unwarranted physical contact. Sabotage of a colleague’s work. Use of threats or retaliation in the exercise of authority. Sounds like seriously bad behavior in the workplace, especially for faculty at Wisconsin’s flagship university. But Soyeon Shim, dean of the School of Human Ecology, says she has heard of many incidents fitting one or all of those behaviors at UW-Madison.
2 UW-Madison seniors reach finals for top scholarships
Madison.com
Neil Damron, a political science and economics major from Syracuse, New York, was a finalist for the Rhodes scholarship, and Rachel Dvorak, a biochemistry major from Rice Lake, was a finalist for the Marshall scholarship.
UW-Madison journalism student dies over weekend
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A University of Wisconsin-Madison journalism student died over the weekend, the Daily Cardinal is reporting.
UW-Madison Vice Chancellor Reacts To Speaker’s ‘Ancient Mating Habits’ Comment
Wisconsin Public Radio
A University of Wisconsin-Madison vice chancellor says the university needs to do a better job of explaining how academic research benefits the state after the state Assembly speaker suggested changes might be needed.
After Fans Jump Around, Wisconsin’s Band Keeps the Place Hopping
New York Times
Before there was “Jump Around,” there was “You’ve Said It All.”
State faces $2.2 billion deficit heading into 2015-17 budget cycle
Wisconsin State Journal
That’s a sizable hole for Walker, who is contemplating a 2016 presidential run, to climb out of as he crafts his budget proposal due out early next year. Achieving a balanced budget will require scaling back program requests, especially if he wants to cut taxes further.
DOA projects Wisconsin revenues to fall short of spending requests
Wisconsin Radio Network
Budget requests from Wisconsin government agencies exceed expected state revenues in the next two-year budget cycle. Those numbers will be a starting point for Republican Governor Scott Walker and GOP legislators as they begin the task of putting together a state budget – one they hope will include a tax cut.
Report: Next Budget Faces $2.2B Deficit Based On What Agencies Have Asked To Spend
Wisconsin Public Radio
According to budget numbers released by the Walker administration on Thursday, the next state budget faces a $2.2 billion shortfall between what agencies want to spend and what the state is expected to generate in tax revenue.
There’s growing evidence that global warming is driving crazy winters
The Washington Post
It may be the timeliest — and most troubling — idea in climate science. Back in 2012, two researchers with a particular interest in the Arctic, Rutgers’ Jennifer Francis and the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Stephen Vavrus, published a paper called “Evidence linking Arctic amplification to extreme weather in mid-latitudes.”
UW-Madison deans say Morgridges’ $100 million gift is a ‘game changer’
Capital Times
The donation of $100 million to support development of UW-Madison faculty was big, blazon-it-on-the-Camp-Randall-scoreboard news. But its long-term impact will be even bigger, say University of Wisconsin-Madison deans.
At least 3 wounded in Florida State campus shooting
NBC News.com
A gunman was fatally shot by police after opening fire in a library at Florida State University early Thursday, sending hundreds of students who’d been studying for final exams running for their lives and cowering behind bookshelves. Three students were found suffering gunshot wounds at the scene.
Harvard Students Move Fossil Fuel Stock Fight to Court
New York Times
A group of Harvard students, frustrated by the university’s refusal to shed fossil fuel stocks from its investment portfolios, is looking beyond protests and resolutions to a new form of pressure: the courts.
Rebecca Blank on A Stronger Civic Sector
Ford Foundation
Capitalism has created tremendous wealth and opportunity, but markets alone can’t solve social problems, says Rebecca Blank, chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Madison and former acting U.S. secretary of commerce. Here Blank makes the case that strong institutions can improve the functioning of markets and protect social goods.
A game-changing gift for UW
Madison.com
In a word: Wow!
University of Wisconsin-Madison announces $100 million donation
Wisconsin Radio Network
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has received its largest ever gift from a single contribution. UW officials announced over the weekend that alumni John and Tashia Morgridge have agreed to donate $100 million to the state’s flagship campus.
Editorial: Morgridge’s latest gift ‘transformative’ and more
WISC-TV 3
UW Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank used the word “transformative” to describe the $100 Million gift to the University John and Tashia Morgridge made last week.
Record setting game along with historic donation makes for an exciting weekend for UW
Badger Herald
After a record-breaking weekend, Chancellor Rebecca Blank expressed excitement over both Melvin Gordon’s performance Saturday and the announcement of a $100 million donation to the university.
Couple gives UW-Madison $100M
WISC-TV 3
Two University of Wisconsin-Madison graduates have given the school $100 million, the largest gift from individual donors in the schools history.
Wisconsin 59, Nebraska 24 – Melvin Gordon breaks FBS single-game rushing record with 408 yards
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
After four consecutive bowl losses, including three in the Rose Bowl, a disappointing finish to Gary Andersens first season as Wisconsins coach and an ugly meltdown in the 2014 opener against LSU, UW fans pined for a signature victory.
Melvin Gordon’s amazing day fuels Heisman talk
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
This is why Melvin Gordon put the National Football League on hold and returned to Wisconsin for one final season.
UW lab animal chief cries ‘foul’ over activist tactics to expose monkey care violations
Capital Times
Anyone interested (in) the use of animals in research at UW-Madison can now go to its animal research page and read about incidents involving the escape of 36 primates, deaths of three monkeys and burning of another that brought four citations this fall for failing to comply with USDA standards. But that’s only because of the work of an Ohio-based animal rights group with tactics that Eric Sandgren, director of UW’s Research Animal Resources Center, says are “inappropriate.”
Badgers’ Melvin Gordon sets FBS single-game rushing record
University of Wisconsin tailback Melvin Gordon set a Football Bowl Subdivision single-game rushing record Saturday, rushing for 410 yards and four touchdowns in just his first three quarters of work as the Badgers jumped out to a 52-17 lead on Nebraska at Camp Randall Stadium.
$100 million gift by John and Tashia Morgridge largest ever by single donor to UW-Madison
Madison.com
Since taking over as UW-Madison chancellor in July 2013, Rebecca Blank has repeatedly stressed the need for significantly more money to attract and keep top professors and researchers. Saturday, the focus on faculty pay got a massive infusion of hope and dollars, with a $100 million gift announced from John and Tashia Morgridge.