Dr. Angela Byars-Winston is a tenured professor in the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health and the inaugural chair of the Institute for Diversity Science.
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Five tips for working with graduate teaching assistants
Some institutions choose to give out annual TA awards, similar to faculty awards, to recognize exceptional work among assistants. The University of Wisconsin at Madison has four categories of awards for which campus leaders nominate and award graduate teaching assistants.
Milwaukee is making it easier, cheaper to replace your lead water pipes. Here’s how.
Milwaukee Water Works plans to prioritize lead service line replacements based on three factors, each given a different weight in the decision-making:
- 70% weight: Area deprivation index, which ranks neighborhoods by “disadvantaged status,” according to the Center for Disparities Research at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
UW-Madison grad Carrie Coon talks ‘Gilded Age’ and ‘Ghostbusters’
Coon, a University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate of the now-defunct acting MFA program, performed with American Players Theatre for four summers. She currently stars in HBO’s “The Gilded Age,” playing the relentless, new-money matriarch Bertha Russell in 1880s New York City.
Wisconsin Republicans call for layoffs, say remote work policies waste office spaces
The Legislative Audit Bureau reported that on average less than a third of work stations were in use at the University of Wisconsin system and the offices of 15 state agencies that they visited repeatedly in July and August.
Merle Goldman, a Leading Expert on Communist China, Dies at 92
She studied history at Sarah Lawrence College. While taking summer courses at the University of Wisconsin in 1950, she struck up a conversation with another campus visitor, Marshall Goldman; she was impressed that he was reading Thorsten Veblen’s “The Theory of the Leisure Class.”
The seven counties that will help explain the 2024 election
Dane County, Wis: Home to Madison and the University of Wisconsin, this county is all about the Democratic intensity in highly educated college towns. Biden netted 181,327 votes over Trump here in 2020 — up from Clinton’s 146,422 in 2016. And that Dem gain helped the party flip battleground Wisconsin in ‘20, given that Biden won the state by just 20,000 votes.
Supreme Court rejects petition to directly hear lawsuit seeking to end voucher programs
The lawsuit, brought by Julie Underwood, former University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Education dean, and other Wisconsin residents is funded by the liberal Minocqua Brewing Super PAC.
Want to boost school report card scores? Start with better pay for teachers.
UW-Milwaukee’s “Milwaukee Tuition Promise” and University of Wisconsin-Madison’s “Teacher Pledge Program” are blueprints that other colleges can consider replicating. The longevity of the programs are reliant on private fundraising, however, and represent a fraction of the twenty-one four-year colleges in the state. A systems-level, state approach could offer funding sustainability to colleges seeking to attract students into education, an issue impacting all of Wisconsin.
How restorative justice works at a MPS school, a decade in
Restorative justice is a framework that focuses on repairing the damage from breaking a rule or committing a crime, instead of punishment. It works to have individuals accept responsibility for their actions and rebuild community relationships all while including those harmed in the process, according to the University of Wisconsin Law School. What that looks like can vary, including mediation, conflict resolution programs, reparations and more.
Universities of Wisconsin regents to vote again on GOP deal to cut diversity spots for cash
Universities of Wisconsin regents have decided to vote again on a deal with Republican lawmakers that calls for reducing diversity positions in exchange for funding to cover employee raises and campus construction projects, including a new engineering building at UW-Madison.
Tony Granato, former NHL player, US Olympic coach, says he has cancer
Granato, 59, is a member of the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame and most recently coached at his alma mater, the University of Wisconsin. He also coached Team USA at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Madison’s Jewish community still trying to heal after neo-Nazi march
A group of about 20 men marched from the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus to the state Capitol building in November, carrying flags with swastikas and shouting antisemitic rhetoric. They wore shirts labeled “Blood Tribe,” which is a growing neo-Nazi group that believes in white supremacy, according to the Anti-Defamation League.
Doom at 30: what it means, by the people who made it
He was right. When Doom was launched on 10 December 1993, it became immediately clear that the game was all-consuming – id Software had chosen to make the abbreviated shareware version available via the FTP site of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, but that crashed almost immediately, bringing the institution’s network to its knees.
‘A huge win’: Madison to start planning new Amtrak routes
It is considering six potential areas: near the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus, downtown near Monona Terrace, on First Street and East Washington Avenue, on the near east side to the west of Fair Oaks Avenue, the site of the former Oscar Mayer plant, and lastly, near the Dane County Regional Airport.
Father of Milwaukee serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, Lionel, dies at 87
Lionel was born on July 29, 1936, in West Allis. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from the University of Wisconsin in 1959, the same year he married Joyce Flint. The couple had son Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer on May 21, 1960.
Jewish American Families Confront a Generational Divide Over Israel-Hamas War
For Judith Kornblatt, 68, fears of antisemitism lurked throughout childhood. Her mother had fled Austria in 1938, just as the Nazis were taking over, and settled eventually in Evanston, Ill. Ms. Kornblatt, who taught Slavic languages and literature at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, recalled that when the family learned Nazis were planning a march in the neighboring city of Skokie, her mother went into a panic, and flew to Texas to visit a friend.
Miss Wisconsin, Miss Wisconsin Teen to compete in Miss America competition
Miss Wisconsin 2023 Lila Szyryj, 22, graduated from UW-Madison with a degree in journalism and mass communications. Her community service initiative is Breaking Down Breaking News, which works to educate people on media literacy and understanding each other.
Exam shows cougar killed in Wisconsin was healthy; bowhunter feared animal would attack
Blood, tooth and tissue samples from the cougar will be analyzed for additional factors, including age and genetics. The hide and skull will be mounted and displayed at a public site in Buffalo County, Johnson said.
And the other bones will be kept as part of a collection at the University of Wisconsin’s zoological museum.
Did you see that meteor over Madison Tuesday?
Cameras atop the UW-Madison Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences building Tuesday morning captured a falling meteor just as the sun was rising in the sky.
The Distrustful Generation – WSJ
Americans have lost faith because government is increasingly unaccountable to the people. Ten times as many regulations as laws are generally enacted each year, and only 26% of agency supervisors have confidence they could fire an employee. Against this opaque Administrative State Leviathan, voters feel powerless and alienated.
—Anika Horowitz, University of Wisconsin-Madison, economics
UW Madison grad’s son taken hostage by Hamas, not among the released
Fifty-three days after Hersh Goldberg-Polin was taken hostage by Hamas, his family, with connections to Madison, is working to find out what happened to him.
Brad Schimel, former GOP attorney general, plans campaign for Wisconsin Supreme Court
Before serving as attorney general, Schimel received a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and a law degree from the UW Law School. He joined the Waukesha County district attorney’s office in 1990 and was elected Waukesha County district attorney in 2006.
Oconomowoc apartment project workers are getting $1.2 million. Labor laws were violated
Workers are being contacted through the University of Wisconsin-Madison School for Workers program, Voces De La Frontera, Workers for Justice Wisconsin and the Mexican Consulate in Milwaukee.
Attorney and Indigenous land advocate Samantha Skenandore reflects on changing perceptions of Native cultures and experiences
After attending UW-Madison before going back to work for the Oneida tribe in the region, Skenandore decided to return and finish school to continue in the development of the tribal sovereignty work she was doing with the Oneida.
30 Under 30 Energy 2024: Meet The Young Entrepreneurs Leading The Charge Toward A Greener Planet
Also on this year’s list is Grace Stanke, a 21-year old nuclear engineering student—and the Miss America 2023—who wants to help America transition to zero-carbon energy and thinks nuclear is an option largely overlooked in that transition. Stanke, based in Wisconsin, uses her platform to reach all ages, from curious kindergarteners to senior citizens and politicians. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin in May, and after she spends a year touring the country as Miss America and advocating for clean energy, she has a job lined up as a nuclear fuels engineer at Constellation Energy.
UW alum uses art to help underprivileged children children, wins 2023 Forward Award
Awarded to young alumni within 15 years of graduation, the Forward Award is a recognition of exceptional early-career achievement of those who embody the Wisconsin Idea: a passion to take learning beyond the classroom, according to the University of Wisconsin website.
Wisconsin ties to this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Miss America Grace Stanke, former Miss Wisconsin, will be riding on the ‘Big City Cheer’ float in Thursday’s parade. The Wausau native tells WMTV she’s thankful for all of the support from family and friends in Wisconsin.
Tubas in Wisconsin: Getting down to brass tacks
Sonically, as with polka, this band’s music needs the tuba section as its foundation, said Corey Pompey, UW Marching Band director and associate director of bands at UW-Madison.
It’s just an important sound, an important voice in the band, that we just have to have“When we talk about the roots of the chords, we’re talking about basslines,” Corey said. “If we’re playing jazz, or if we’re playing some more contemporary music, for that matter, the bass is important — and rock music, too. It’s just an important sound, an important voice in the band, that we just have to have.”
Man charged in 2022 firebombing of Madison anti-abortion office agrees to plead guilty
Hridindu Sankar Roychowdhury, 29, who received his doctorate in biochemistry from UW-Madison, was arrested in March at Boston Logan International Airport with a one-way ticket to Guatemala City.
Gov. Evers condemns neo-Nazi march in Madison
Madison police said about 20 people participated in a neo-Nazi march in Madison Saturday. They carried Nazi flags and marched on State Street in the afternoon.
Neo-Nazi group marches through Wisconsin State Capitol, leaders condemn demonstration
Video shows a neo-Nazi group marching through the Wisconsin State Capitol Saturday afternoon.
According to Madison Police, around 20 people carrying flags with Swastikas walked up State Street to the Capitol before heading to James Madison Park. They said no one displayed any weapons.
Neo-Nazi group marches in downtown Madison; leaders respond
A neo-Nazi group protested in downtown Madison Saturday afternoon from the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus to the state capitol building, carrying flags with swastikas and shouting antisemitic rhetoric.
Wisconsin Gov. Evers says ‘Neo-Nazis, antisemitism, white supremacy have no home in Wisconsin’ after demonstration
A group of nearly two dozen people waving swastika flags and chanting antisemitic rhetoric marched on the Wisconsin state Capitol grounds Saturday afternoon, performing a salute originally used by Nazis at political rallies, often called the “Hitler salute.”
University of Wisconsin-Madison condemns neo-Nazi march in the city
According to the university, a white supremacist group carrying flags emblazoned with swastikas and “other Nazi symbols” marched from the State Street Mall to the state Capitol around noon.
Joyce Carol Oates’s Relentless, Prolific Search for a Self
Oates’s first book, “By the North Gate,” a collection of short stories, was accepted for publication in 1962, when she was twenty-three. She had just finished a master’s in English, at the University of Wisconsin.
Wisconsin lawmakers, UW chancellor condemn neo-Nazi group that marched in downtown Madison
“I am horrified to see these symbols here in Madison,” Mnookin said. “Hatred and antisemitism are completely counter to the university’s values, and the safety and well-being of our community must be our highest priorities.”
Neo-Nazi demonstration in Madison draws condemnation from Gov. Evers, Madison mayor and others
Chancellor Mnookin said the university is providing support resources to students and employees affected by the march. She said the UW Police Department would also monitor the situation ahead of Saturday night’s Badger football game against Nebraska and would continue to provide enhanced security and police protection throughout campus.
Saturday’s neo-Nazi march brings attention to dramatic rise in Wisconsin hate crimes
Wisconsin residents are grappling with anxieties over a rise in hate crimes throughout the state – including Saturday’s neo-Nazi demonstration outside the Capital building in Madison.
“Hate has no home in Madison.” Neo-Nazi demonstration in downtown Madison Saturday afternoon draws condemnation from community, political leaders
Multiple local community and political leaders have condemned the neo-Nazi group of around 20 people who marched through downtown Madison on Saturday afternoon carrying Nazi flags and alarming students and citizens.
White supremacist group holds demonstration in Madison
In a statement released Saturday afternoon, University of Wisconsin Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin said the “presence of this hateful group in Madison is utterly repugnant.”
Neo-Nazi group holds rally in downtown Madison
Members of the neo-Nazi group Blood Tribe held a rally in downtown Madison Saturday, waving swastika flags and chanting antisemitic slogans.
UW students horrified after neo-Nazis march through Madison
According to the Madison Police Department and witnesses, about 20 Neo-Nazis marched through Madison this afternoon, spreading hateful and anti-Semitic messaging while wearing red clothing, black face masks and holding black flags embroidered with white swastikas.
MPS board to review contract with Gerard Randall’s nonprofit, which has received more than $1 million from the district
Also in the October report, Randall announced that the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Education was “welcomed as a MEP higher education institution partner.” But asked whether the school was a partner, a UW-Madison spokesperson said the school has “no formal connection with the Milwaukee Education Partnership.”
‘We screwed up:’ Sycamore Place apologizes for issuing wrongful eviction notice to 98-year-old
According to experts from UW-Madison Eviction Lab and Legal Action of Wisconsin, if the resident has proof that they paid the rent, then the property owner should not be able to terminate the lease.
Rep. Mark Pocan’s balancing act on Israel-Hamas war draws him into feud with pro-Israel group
During a recent discussion with students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Baldwin expressed support for humanitarian aid to the region but was interrupted by protesters urging a ceasefire.
UW-Madison grad Terry Zwigoff is as delightfully acerbic as his movies
When Terry Zwigoff was last on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus over a half-century ago, becoming a filmmaker was far from his mind. Zwigoff, who was born in Appleton and moved to Chicago when he was 5, was too busy enjoying the freedom of being away from home and being a college student in Madison in the 1960s.
Know Your Madisonian-Jillian-Talarczyk-helps-art-happen
A native Madisonian and UW-Madison graduate, Talarczyk now splits her time between New York City and her hometown.
SAFE house offers Madison-area former female inmates refuge
Professors from UW-Madison have offered to provide support for residents seeking entry into academic programs or to earn certificates.
My dad fought fascism in World War II. We’re battling book bans, racial hatred.
When he turned 18, he traveled to Wisconsin, enrolling at the University of Wisconsin-Madison because east coast universities had strict quotas on enrolling Jewish students. In Madison, he became acquainted with several students who volunteered to fight for democracy in Spain. So, it was no surprise that he would enlist in the war against the white supremist Nazi regime.
Budget Shopping Magnate Colin Huang Breaks Into The Ranks Of China’s Top Three Richest For The First Time
Huang, who graduated in computer science from the University of Wisconsin, interned at Microsoft in Beijing and Seattle before joining Google in the U.S. in 2004. He founded an online games company and an e-commerce site prior to setting up PDD in 2015 as a rival to Alibaba.
Kaba Bah is a scientist with a plan to solve Madison’s housing crisis
Instead, Bah came to the United States to study physics, eventually moving to Madison where he now works part-time as a research scientist at UW-Madison.
The new cast member of ‘The Real Housewives of Potomac’ grew up in Wisconsin and attended law school at Madison
Upon graduation, Ihim attended the University of Wisconsin Law School in Madison. She “loved being a Badger,” from football games to Friday fish frys at the former Madhatter.
After Craig Counsell leaves for rival, a look at other Wisconsin sports ‘betrayals’
Everyone was shocked in December 2012 when Bret Bielema, the University of Wisconsin football coach, announced he was leaving for Arkansas, even athletic director Barry Alvarez. The Badgers were on the cusp of playing in a third straight Rose Bowl when the news came down, and Bielema went 68-24 during his seven seasons with the Badgers.
Why it may be better to skip raking your leaves
There is an exception, according to the University of Wisconsin-Madison horticulture department. If your trees have serious foliar fungal diseases, you should be raking your leaves. “While most leaf spots on leaves are cosmetic and harmless to the overall health of the tree, fallen diseased leaves do serve as a source for spores that can infect next year’s emerging leaves,” according to a post from the school. “Significantly diseased leaves should be raked and removed from the area and disposed of properly, such as by burying, burning where allowed, or hot composting.”
Amid a decline in applicants, UW-Madison ramps up pharmacy school recruitment
The applicant pool for UW-Madison’s School of Pharmacy has declined 15% in the past five years. Nationally, 30% fewer applicants are trying to get into pharmacy schools.
So UW-Madison officials have expanded their recruitment team, using the new manpower to give students a more comprehensive understanding of the opportunities at the university’s School of Pharmacy early on.
‘Airplane!’ creators say Madison is where they learned to make people laugh
Long before lines like “Don’t call me Shirley” became part of classic film culture’s lexicon, the men behind the movie “Airplane!” were busy hammering and nailing a stage together for their opening performance of Kentucky Fried Theater at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
‘Airplane!’ creators to dish on surprise movie hit at Dearborn event
Written by Abrahams and brothers David and Jerry Zucker — the three guys known as ZAZ at their Hollywood height — the memoir covers the early years of the friends, who grew up together in Wisconsin and founded a theater troupe at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the Kentucky Fried Theater, that later led to 1977’s “The Kentucky Fried Movie.”
The Queen of “Midwestern Noir” Books
Hannah Morrissey just released “When I’m Dead,” a book thatfollows the gripping story of a murder case, the third installment of the Black Harbor books. Having studied English and creative writing at University of Wisconsin-Madison, she has grown to know the ins and outs of every cold winter, meaning each and every detail added draws the reader deeper into the story.
AI revolution in diabetes care: How technology is beating this silent killer
Take the case of Rufus Sweeney, a 4th-year medical student at UW-Madison and Oklahoma Choctaw. When he discovered his pre-diabetes condition, he turned to glucose monitoring apps in the market that recommended lifestyle changes, from diet adjustments to sleep tweaks. His breakthrough came when he prioritized physical activity over all other app notifications.