The College of Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is receiving $25 million to go towards a new research institute in its largest single gift ever.
UW-Madison College Of Engineering Gets Funds For New Institute
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UW-Madison College of Engineering gets $25 million research gift
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A new trans-disciplinary research institute will be created within the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering, allowing the college to hire 25 new faculty and pursue technological advances aimed at boosting the nations economic competitiveness, the university announced Monday.
Former UW-Madison nurse suspected of stealing morphine
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A former University of Wisconsin-Madison nurse has been arrested on suspicion of stealing morphine meant for patients ? an act she reportedly told hospital staff she had been doing since October.
Tom Still: UW-Madison professor’s project draws fire in Internet age
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The engineering of a flu virus similar to one that killed 40 million people in 1918 has some scientists sharply criticizing the work of University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher Yoshihiro Kawaoka, who generated a virus that differed from its pandemic ancestor by only 3% of the amino acids that make up virus proteins.
Blind pianist creates 3D musical score
CCTV News
As part of her doctoral dissertation at the University of Wisconsin, a pianist named Yeaji Kim has come up with a complete 3D musical score that can be used by blind students.
Efforts by Colleges to Curb Assaults Focus on Fraternities
New York Times
At the University of Tennessee this year, some fraternity pledges had hot sauce poured on their genitals. At Emory in Atlanta, pledges were required to consume items ?not typical for eating? and to engage in fistfights. And at Wesleyan in Connecticut, a few months after the university reached a settlement with a woman who said she was raped at a fraternity house, another woman said that she was raped at a different fraternity house.
Researchers at UW lab create close copy of Spanish flu pandemic virus
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
An international team of researchers led by a University of Wisconsin-Madison scientist created a life-threatening virus in a high-containment lab in Madison nearly identical to the 1918 “Spanish flu” pandemic that killed a staggering 50 million people worldwide, according to an article published Wednesday in a major science journal.
UW-Madison scientist creates new flu virus in lab
Wisconsin State Journal
Yoshihiro Kawaoka, whose bird flu research sparked international controversy and a moratorium two years ago, has created another potentially deadly flu virus in his lab at University Research Park. Kawaoka used genes from several bird flu viruses to construct a virus similar to the 1918 pandemic flu virus that killed up to 50 million people worldwide. He tweaked the new virus so it spread efficiently in ferrets, an animal model for human flu.
Compound could improve cancer detection, treatment
Wisconsin State Journal
An experimental compound being developed by a Madison company could help doctors better detect and treat many types of cancer, a new UW-Madison study says. The compound, which is thought not to accumulate in healthy cells, ?is essentially a cancer-homing agent to which we can attach many different payloads,? Dr. John Kuo, a UW-Madison brain surgeon and an author of the study, said.
Was it ?crazy? for this scientist to re-create a bird flu virus that killed 50 million people?
Washington Post
A famous picture from the 1918 flu pandemic shows so many rows of bedridden soldiers that it looks like an optical illusion ? the double-mirror effect. It?s a jarring image to accompany jarring events that began in January 1918 and quickly subsumed the planet.
Scientists condemn ‘crazy, dangerous’ creation of deadly airborne flu virus
Scientists have created a life-threatening virus that closely resembles the 1918 Spanish flu strain that killed an estimated 50m people in an experiment labelled as “crazy” by opponents.
Blind Pianist Creates New Kind of Musical Score
AP
As part of her doctoral dissertation at the University of Wisconsin, Yeaji Kim has come up with a complete 3-D musical score that can also be used by blind students. Kim was born blind and discovered Braille scores are incomplete.
Remains of WWII solder mistaken as German head to final resting place
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The remains of a U.S. Army soldier killed during World War II are finally on their way home ? but not without a layover in the home state of a Middleton filmmaker who played a key role in solving the puzzle of the soldier?s whereabouts.
Scientists create flu virus that closely resembles 1918 strain that killed 50 million
Daily Mail (UK)
Experts have hit out at scientists who created a similar flu virus to one which killed 50 million people as part of an experiment.
Editorial: Cut UW tuition AND student loan debt
Madison.com
The University of Wisconsin System appears to be prepared to extend the current tuition freeze, and rightly so.
Group recruits failed UW applicants for possible lawsuit
WKOW-TV 27
Applicants who failed to get into UW-Madison are being recruited to channel their frustrations into a possible lawsuit, over admission policies.
Obama expands income-based repayment to older borrowers, pushes Democrats? student loan refinancing bill
Inside Higher Education
WASHINGTON — Amid growing concern that outstanding student debt is hurting the economy, President Obama on Monday directed his administration to make an additional 5 million existing student loan borrowers eligible for the federal government?s most generous income-based repayment program.
Five Free Things in Madison, From Campus to Capitol
AP
Nestled on an isthmus that?s home to both buttoned-up politicians in the state Capitol and more liberal-leaning college students just a short walk away, Madison lives up to its endearing unofficial motto as ??77 square miles surrounded by reality.??
UW regents OK budget of flat tuition, higher fees
AP
University of Wisconsin System students and their families won?t have to shell out any additional money for tuition next year, but they?ll face higher fees and room-and-board costs under a budget proposal system leaders approved Thursday.
Baldwin pushes for student debt reform at Senate hearing
Capital Times
The United States has a student debt problem. It?s a $1.2 trillion ? and growing ? problem, and its impact ripples far beyond the individuals paying back their loans. The burden of that debt on individual graduates and the U.S. economy has been the focus of legislation from both state and national Democrats, including a bill spearheaded by Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis.
UW students likely to see another two-year tuition freeze, says president Ray Cross
Wisconsin State Journal
The extended tuition freeze would mark another significant departure from recent practice at the System. Prior to the tuition freeze mandated by the Republican-controlled state Legislature starting with the 2013-2014 school year, the System had hiked tuition at four-year campuses 5.5 percent annually in each of the previous six years, the maximum annual increase allowed by law. System spokesman John Diamond said Wednesday that tuition now is viewed as ?a revenue source of last resort.?
@UWMadison second most influential university on Twitter, study finds
Madison.com
The university was recently ranked as the second-most influential U.S. university on Twitter, according to a report by Times Higher Education on a study conducted by internet marketing firm Coldlime, reports UW-Madison News.
In a First, Test of DNA Finds Root of Illness
New York Times
Joshua Osborn, 14, lay in a coma at American Family Children?s Hospital in Madison, Wis. For weeks his brain had been swelling with fluid, and a battery of tests had failed to reveal the cause.
Psychologist says Slenderman could have seemed very real to stab
WKOW-TV 27
An expert on children and their perception of media says she believes two 12 year-old Waukesha girls accused of stabbing their friend when they say they did it to win the approval of Slenderman, a fictional character they believed to be real.
UW students could see fee hikes
Wisconsin Radio Network
For the second year in a row, tuition will be frozen this fall for in-state undergraduates attending the University of Wisconsin. However, the proposed UW budget does include a 3.6 percent hike in students? segregated fees, plus an average 2.7 percent increase for room-and-board at the four-year campuses.
Badgers track/cross country: Restructuring eliminates Jim Stintzi’s women’s coaching position
Wisconsin State Journal
University of Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez announced on Monday the restructuring of the coaching staffs for men?s and women?s track and field and cross country.
New housing director named at UW-Madison
Madison.com
Jeffrey Novak will become university housing director on July 21, taking over for Paul Evans, who is retiring after working in the division at UW-Madison for 36 years.
Our Favorite Moments: A Salute to College Graduates
NBC News
Every student in the class of 2014 has a story: a struggle, a moment of victory; a parent or friend they?d like to thank; an exam they?d like to forget, and a wish fulfilled. UW-Madison footage is included.
UW considering changes to fall ‘pledge’ recruiting for Greek fraternities and sororities
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Madison officials are considering changing the traditional recruitment drive by fraternities and sororities early in the fall semester, either moving it deeper into the fall or eliminating it altogether. Some in the Greek community say the proposed changes would significantly threaten their existence.
Middleton man’s tireless effort outflanks military to bring Army vet home
Wisconsin State Journal
A Middleton man has finally outflanked the U.S. military in his determined two-year campaign to bring home the remains of a World War II veteran who had served with his grandfather.
UW System to use $1M to offer high school students college courses
AP
MADISON ? University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross is proposing a one-year plan to cover tuition costs of high school students who take UW classes offered in their schools for college credit.
UW Chancellor Rebecca Blank highlights Chequamegon Bay Founders? Day event
Ashland Daily Press
University of Wisconsin Chancellor Rebecca Blank Wednesday told a gathering of over 60 members of the Chequamegon Bay Chapter of the Wisconsin Alumni Association that their alma mater has grown into one of the preeminent institutions of higher education in the United States and the world.
UW president offers tuition plan for high schoolers taking courses
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross on Thursday proposed a one-year plan to cover tuition for students in Wisconsin public high schools who take UW courses through a dual enrollment program aimed at jump-starting their college careers.
Bird flu experiments pose threat, researchers warn
USA Today
Harvard and Yale researchers called Tuesday for an end to animal research into bird flu, worrying that the virus could escape and trigger a global epidemic.
Virus experiments risk unleashing global pandemic, study warns
The Guardian
Public health experts have warned that controversial experiments on mutant viruses could put human lives in danger by unleashing an accidental pandemic.
Bird flu experiments risk unleashing an accidental global pandemic
Daily Mail (UK)
Avian flu experiments risk unleashing an accidental global pandemic putting the lives of millions across the world at risk, public health experts have today warned.
Huntsman encourages problem-solving at Badgers’ 2014 commencement – The Badger Herald
Badger Herald
The University of Wisconsin Class of 2014?s commencement ceremony marked the end of the graduates? journey as Badger students and the start of their journey as Badger alumni.
Time warp UW-Madison grad reflects on college life 35 years after she started
Wisconsin State Journal
When she started at UW-Madison in 1979, Susan DeMerit remembers her dormitory mates arranging their class schedules so they wouldn?t miss ?General Hospital.? They didn?t bother with fake IDs because they didn?t need them. The drinking age was 18.
UW graduation returns to Camp Randall, graduates ‘Jump Around’
WISC-TV 3
Men and women walked into Camp Randall for the last time Saturday as student, and walked out alumni.
UW -Madison commencement held at Camp Randall, first time in decades
NBC-15
Camp Randall filled with black gowns, colorful tassels and proud parents this afternoon.
The Badger Herald · Huntsman encourages problem-solving at Badgers’ 2014 commencement
Badger Herald
The University of Wisconsin Class of 2014?s commencement ceremony marked the end of the graduates? journey as Badger students and the start of their journey as Badger alumni.
UW class of 2014 graduates
WKOW-TV 27
It felt like a game day, with some 50,000 people packed in to Camp Randall.
Jump around and take a selfie: #UWGrad drives UW-Madison commencement on social media
Capital Times
The strong social media community on the UW campus is exhibited in full force in the weeks leading up to graduation ? and this year, for the first time, it will play a part in the atmosphere of the day itself.
Reading music in a new way: Blind scholar’s invention could bring music to many
Wisconsin State Journal
Kim, now 33, is among 22 students awarded a doctorate this month from the UW-Madison School of Music. At the core of the dissertation that helped her earn a Doctor of Musical Arts degree is Kim?s development of a ?Tactile Stave Notation? system for reading music.
UW graduates ‘Jump Around’ at Camp Randall ceremony
Madison.com
With blue skies and billowing clouds contributing to a contagious, upbeat vibe, UW-Madison held its spring commencement outside at historic Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday for the first time in a quarter-century.
Grand opening of UW’s Veteran Services and Military Assistance
WKOW-TV 27
Video story of grand opening on campus Thursday.
Time warp UW-Madison grad reflects on college life 35 years after she started
Wisconsin State Journal
When she started at UW-Madison in 1979, Susan DeMerit remembers her dormitory mates arranging their class schedules so they wouldn?t miss ?General Hospital.?… Thirty-five years later, DeMerit?s classmates watch ?Game of Thrones? on their smartphones.
Focus on Dane County: UW project examining future of watershed
Wisconsin State Journal
The project, called Yahara 2070, will test various scenarios of how potential societal, governmental and technological changes could affect the watershed.
Hiring expected to increase for college graduates
WISC-TV 3
Commencement calls for celebration, but it can have young adults asking what?s next?
Hurricanes reaching peak strength farther north as globe warms, tropics expand
Washington Post
As the Earth?s oceans have warmed over the last three decades, the grounds for destructive hurricanes have crept northward finds a new study, published by three of the world?s leading tropical weather experts. Two are from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Students are drowning in debt, so lawmakers propose a solution?but how will it work?
FOX6Now.com
MILWAUKEE (WITI) ? The average college student in Wisconsin graduates with $30,000 in loans! Help may be on the way ? but the idea is controversial.
From poverty to college, 30 graduate from UW’s Odyssey Project
NBC-15
Graduation season is officially upon us. Wednesday night, students who are part of a special program at UW-Madison celebrated their achievements with teachers, family and friends.
Students cry foul over UW plan to close the Shell while SERF rebuild underway
Capital Times
Student leaders at UW-Madison say athletic department officials did not disclose the full picture of their plans for campus facilities when students threw their support behind a March referendum that approved a $223 million upgrade of recreational sports facilities.
Badgers swimming: Construction on new $26 million pool starts in 2017
Madison.com
A new on-campus competition pool that will benefit the University of Wisconsin men?s and women?s swimming and diving programs is moving forward.
Legislative committee OKs policy on UW budget surpluses
AP
MADISON, Wis. — The Legislature?s finance committee approved a new policy governing University of Wisconsin System surpluses on Tuesday, wrapping up a nasty clash between Republicans and UW officials over the system?s massive balances.
Wisconsin Approves New $26-Million, 50-Meter Competition Pool in Rec Center Renovation
SwimSwam.com
After much back-and-forth about whether or not the University of Wisconsin would get a new competition pool as part of the rec center renovations planned to begin this decade, the university announced today that the Southeast Recreational Facility (SERF) will, in fact, include a new pool.
UW-Madison steps up to fight sexual assault
NBC-15
Sexual assault is an issue at any age, but it?s even worse for college students.
Finance committee to consider UW surplus plan
Madison.com
The Legislature?s finance committee is set to vote on the University of Wisconsin System?s new policy for reporting surpluses.
55 U.S. colleges face federal sex assault probes
AP
WASHINGTON — From huge state universities to small colleges and the Ivy League, 55 schools across America are facing federal investigation for the way they handle sexual abuse allegations by their students.
55 colleges investigated over handling of sexual violence complaints
CNN.com
Federal investigators are checking whether 55 colleges and universities illegally handled sexual violence and harassment complaints, the U.S. Department of Education said Thursday. UW-Whitewater is among them.