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Wisconsin’s ‘Higher Ed, Lower Debt’ student loan bill set for Wednesday hearing
Capital Times
Wisconsin is inching forward to provide a unique solution to its roughly 753,000 graduates who come out of college with a degree and thousands of dollars in student loan debt.
UW physics lab?s last chance now gone
WKOW-TV 27
STOUGHTON WKOW — A University of Wisconsin, Madison physics lab will close on April 5, after a decision from the Department of Energy came down in late January.
Tom Oates: Wilson truly one of a kind
Wisconsin State Journal
MADISON ? I?ll never forget the first time I saw Russell Wilson.
Mission: Prevent tragedy at UW-Madison
Isthmus
Chris Cole was a 10-year-old living in suburban New York when four Vietnam War protesters detonated a bomb inside UW?s Sterling Hall in 1970, killing one and injuring three.
UW-Madison chancellor Blank wants to help manufacturers innovate
Milwaukee Business Journal
There?s a reason why President Barack Obama called out Rebecca Blank, chancellor for the University of Wisconsin-Madison, when he spoke at GE?s gas engines plant in Waukesha on Jan. 30.
Three weeks later, UW releases two other finalist names in president search
Madison.com
Three weeks after picking a new president, the University of Wisconsin System on Thursday evening released the names of two other leading candidates for the job: former top UW administrator David Wilson and former Republican Congressman Mark Green.
UW-Madison on hunt for Camp Randall sign thieves
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The University of Wisconsin-Madison?s athletic department wants a sign swiped from Camp Randall to be returned.
Chancellor Seeks To Maintain Schools Status As Leading Research University
Kenosha News
Attracting and keeping top-tier researchers and scientists is a key goal for Rebecca Blank, chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
New student athletic academic center opens at UW
WISC-TV 3
A new student athletic academic center opens as the final piece of an $86-million project that has kept Camp Randall under construction for over two years.
A new set of masters: Twenty-one meat crafters graduate from two-year program
The Country Today
MADISON ? Wisconsin has more meat processing facilities than any other state, and the state is widely known for the quality meat it produces.
UW-Madison research and grad school leader stepping down
Madison.com
An educator instrumental in widening the scope and success of research and graduate programs at UW-Madison is returning to the classroom.
Burden: How political scientists informed the president about election reform
The Washington Post
This week, the White House received a report from the Presidential Commission on Election Administration. It offers recommendations on a range of election practices, including how to shorten waiting times, accommodate voters with limited English proficiency, and staff polling places. These conclusions, which may well spark federal and state legislation, would not be possible without research support from political scientists. How did that happen?
From The Midwest To Davos, Richard Davidson Is Starting Conversations On Mindfulness, Happiness, And The Power Of Giving
Huffington Post
Are we in the throes of a “zeitgeist” moment, when world leaders and CEOs embrace the role that mindfulness plays in cultivating health, compassion and happiness?Richard J. Davidson, a professor of psychology and psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, believes we are, and traveled to Davos for the 2014 World Economic Forum to help spread his belief that health and happiness are not abstract goals, but skills that can be cultivated with just a few hours of practice.
Editorial: With new leader and tuition answers, UW System can rebuild trust
Appleton Post-Crescent
New leadership in the University of Wisconsin System ? UW Colleges and Extension Chancellor Ray Cross recently was named system president ? brings with it an opportunity to forge a new relationship with not only the state Legislature but the people of Wisconsin.
Wisconsin farms see near-record $3.75 billion profit in 2013
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Wisconsin farmers earned about $3.75 billion in profit last year, coming close to the record $3.8 billion earned in 2011.
Purdue shooting: Police say suspect targeted the victim
Layfayette, Ind. Journal and Courier
A Purdue University engineering student was killed and a peer charged with his slaying Tuesday after a midday shooting in a basement classroom.
Dropouts with heavy debt litter for-profit college landscape in Wisconsin, new report says
Wisconsin State Journal
In one program for aspiring Wisconsin criminologists at an Indianapolis-based online college, 16 students started classes in 2012. A year later, just one was still enrolled. A program for would-be Wisconsin chefs hosted by a Minnesota online college began with 34 students. A year later, it had dwindled to a class of four.
UW economist Timothy Smeeding reflects on 50-year war on poverty
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Timothy M. Smeeding follows the numbers. He?s an economist and an expert on America?s long battle with poverty.
UW Foundation and Alumni Association are merging
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The fundraising and alumni organizations that support the University of Wisconsin-Madison are merging to become more efficient and to “speak with one voice” as pressure mounts on public universities across the country to find private donors.
UW-Madison chancellor takes part in White House summit on higher ed
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank proposed initiatives to help expand access for low-income students to the state?s flagship university during a White House summit Thursday.
Pedestrian dies from injuries after truck backs up near UW-Madison
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A University of Wisconsin-Madison employee died after a truck backed into her as she was walking near campus Thursday morning, a news release from the Madison Police Department said.
UW-Madison joins national effort to open college doors to low-income and minority students
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Madison has pledged a renewed focus on recruiting and keeping low-income students, with chancellor Rebecca Blank visiting Washington, D.C., for a Thursday summit on college access headed by her former boss, President Barack Obama.
Pedestrian killed by truck was UW employee, police say
Wisconsin State Journal
A UW-Madison employee died Thursday morning after she was hit by a campus truck backing up near Lake Mendota, police said.
UW-Madison joins national effort to open college doors to low-income and minority students
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Madison has pledged a renewed focus on recruiting and keeping low-income students, with chancellor Rebecca Blank visiting Washington, D.C., for a Thursday summit on college access headed by her former boss, President Barack Obama.
Obama urges expanding access to higher education
AP
“By coming together and stepping up what we?re doing, we can go that much further,” said Rebecca Blank, chancellor at University of Wisconsin-Madison.
White House convenes summit on helping low-income college students
Inside Higher Education
WASHINGTON — President Obama and his administration have spent much of the past year pressing colleges to control their prices and contemplating new ways to hold them accountable, much to the consternation of campus leaders. On Thursday, though, he mostly praised them, and they returned the favor.
College Leaders Leave White House Summit Inspired to Act
Chronicle of Higher Education
President Obama and college presidents set aside their differences over the administration?s proposed college-rating system Thursday, convening at the White House for a daylong summit on college access.
UW-Madison chancellor takes part in White House summit on higher ed
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank proposed initiatives Thursday to help expand access for low-income students to the state?s flagship university during a White House summit Thursday.
UW committed to making college accessible to low-income students, chancellor says
Madison.com
UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank is committed to making the university accessible for low-income students, and is in Washington, D.C. to talk about it.
President Obama set to convene rare meeting of large group of college leaders
Inside Higher Ed
WASHINGTON — President Obama will convene a meeting with more than 100 college and university presidents Thursday — a chance for his administration to pivot away from its stalled legislative agenda to executive actions and also a rare opportunity for White House-level attention for a large group of academic leaders.
Animal researcher leads effort to help UW-Madison entrepreneurs
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
For University of Wisconsin-Madison animal sciences professor Mark Cook, there?s an important factor to his long-term success: chickens.
Our View: Tech Transfer – UW’s new focus on tech transfer could pay off
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Entrepreneurs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison soon will have a new advocate on campus that should boost the number of ideas that are commercialized, which we think should, in turn, give the state?s economy a boost over time.
Our Views: Student-athletes at UW winning at discipline, too
Janesville Gazette
In case you missed it, something remarkable is developing in that athletic complex known as UW-Madison.
How UW-Madison lab cats became the symbols for PETA’s campaign against animal research
Isthmus
Deep inside a dimly lit campus laboratory, a 13-year-old calico cat stares ahead. Her tail twitches back and forth slowly. She appears relaxed but focused. Orange, white and black spots splotch her coat, and her white paws stand out against the charcoal-colored surface.
UW ‘ideas factory’ looks to turn research into economic growth
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
When Rebecca Blank arrived at the University of Wisconsin-Madison last summer, she became chancellor of one of the largest academic research universities in the world, but one that has an uneven track record for commercializing that work.
On Campus: New UW president Ray Cross pledges to reach out to state, lawmakers
Wisconsin State Journal
New UW System president Ray Cross plans to visit campuses and communities statewide soon but his first stop will be to key lawmakers in Madison, he said at a Milwaukee press conference Friday morning.
Ray Cross chosen as University of Wisconsin System president
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The University of Wisconsin System didnt have to look far, after all, for its next president.
UW System selects Ray Cross as next president
Wisconsin State Journal
After a national search, the University of Wisconsin System chose a new president from inside, elevating Ray Cross to be the seventh person to lead the System in its history.
Cross named University of Wisconsin System president
Green Bay Press-Gazette
MADISON ? Ray Cross, the only internal candidate out of three finalists, was chosen Thursday to lead the University of Wisconsin System.
Robert King out as UW System president finalist
Wisconsin State Journal
Robert King is out as a candidate for the job of president of the University of Wisconsin System, leaving Ray Cross and Peter Garland as the only known finalists.
Robert King out as UW System president finalist; 2 remain in running
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The most unconventional and potentially controversial finalist for president of the University of Wisconsin System is out of the running, just one day before the Board of Regents was to announce its selection.
King out as UW System president finalist
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Robert King is out as a candidate for president of the University of Wisconsin System, leaving Ray Cross and Peter Garland as finalists, the Wisconsin State Journal reported Wednesday.
Diversity of UW System president pool questioned
WISC-TV 3
The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System will meet Thursday to select and announce their next president, but now the question about diversity in the selection of candidates is being raised.
CPE President Did Not Receive University of Wisconsin Presidency
Kentucky Public Radio
Kentucky?s Council on Postsecondary Education President Bob King will not be the next president of the University of Wisconsin System. King, who has led the CPE since 2009, has also been the Chancellor for the State University of New York (SUNY). King was also a state lawmaker in New York.
Regents expected to select new system president during meeting
AP
The wait to find out who the next University of Wisconsin System president will be is nearly over.
Potential 8-lane, 50-meter University of Wisconsin pool removed from expansion plan
SwimSwam.com
An expansion to the University of Wisconsin?s Rec Sports facilities at one point carried an option to build an 8-lane, 50-meter competition pool, but that option has been scrapped from the master plan moving forward due to lack of funding sources.
UW finalists make last pitch to faculty
AP
The finalists vying to become the University of Wisconsin System?s next president made their final hiring pitches to faculty Monday, pledging to try to repair the system?s tattered relationship with Republican lawmakers who hold the system?s state purse-strings.
UW president finalists suggest total System reboot in Monday interviews
Wisconsin State Journal
The three finalists for University of Wisconsin System president visited Madison on Monday and sounded the same themes over and over: rebuilding trust, reaching out across the state to politicians and the public and opening their financial books in a more transparent way. In computer terms, they suggested a total System reboot.
UW-Madison is open
Madison.com
Students at UW-Madison don?t have to go back to school until Jan. 21, but that doesn?t mean the campus is shut down.
Politics shadows process for UW System president finalists
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Two issues shadow the process of choosing who will next lead the University of Wisconsin System ? a process that reaches its crescendo this week. The first is how partisan politics increasingly seeps into statewide decisions that until now were fairly apolitical. The second is the degree of openness in the selection process, and whether it helps or hurts.
UW finalists to appear via video conferences
AP
The three finalists for the University of Wisconsin System president?s position are set to speak with the public through a series of video conferences.
Gene Patent Case Fuels U.S. Court Test of Stem Cell Right
Bloomberg
As scientists get closer to using embryonic stem cells in new treatments for blindness, spinal cord injuries and heart disease, a U.S. legal debate could determine who profits from that research. Consumer Watchdog, a nonprofit advocacy group, wants an appeals court to invalidate a University of Wisconsin-Madison?s patent for stem cells derived from human embryos, saying it?s too similar to earlier research. The Santa Monica, California, group also says the U.S. Supreme Court?s June ruling limiting ownership rights of human genes should apply to stem cells, a potentially lucrative field for medical breakthroughs.
UW names finalists for president position
AP
Three high-level academic executives in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Kentucky have emerged as finalists to become the UW System?s next president, system officials announced Thursday.
3 Finalists Announced In Search For Next UW System President
Wisconsin Public Radio
The University of Wisconsin System has announced three finalists in the search for its next president.
Finalists named for UW System president
WKOW-TV 27
University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents president, Michael Falbo, announced Thursday morning the names of the three finalists to be considered for the System?s top post.
UW System president finalists include UW’s Raymond Cross
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A chancellor in the University of Wisconsin System and two outsiders who have managed public university systems in New York and Pennsylvania were named Thursday as finalists for the position of UW System president ? the CEO of a nearly $6 billion enterprise with 40,000 employees and 181,000 students.
Presidents denounce the academic boycott of Israel, but on some campuses faculty and presidents clash
Inside Higher Ed
The backlash against the American Studies Association?s resolution endorsing the boycott of Israeli universities continued unabated through the holiday vacation, with scores of American college presidents condemning the action and the president of the American Council on Education joining the chorus of critics. At the same time that presidents are denouncing the boycott for reasons related to academic freedom, some faculty and students who back the ASA action have pushed back against the presidential reproofs, in one case arguing in an op-ed that ?the greatest threat to academic freedom related to the boycott resolution has come from U.S. university presidents? themselves.
U.S. hockey rosters feature 10 with ties to Wisconsin
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Once again, Wisconsin is heavily represented on the U.S. Olympic men?s and women?s hockey teams.
Editorial: Keep UW selection process open
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Robin Vos says he?s a big believer in transparency. If that?s true, he can prove it by rejecting an idea to rope off from public view a portion of the selection process for top positions in the University of Wisconsin System.