Noted: Neubauer, 61, grew up in Minneapolis and, after stints at other colleges, followed a family tradition of attending the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Thai Election Mess Pits Thaksin Against Coup-Prone Generals
“If the military can come to terms with the fact that despite all of their efforts they still can’t win, or if there’s a clear resistance, maybe they would stop,” said David Streckfuss, a scholar of Southeast Asian politics and honorary fellow at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “But I don’t have much hope for that.”
22 Celebs Who Went To The Yale School Of Drama
Before graduating from Yale in 1982, Jane went to the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Telling Wisconsin’s tourism story
Q&A with Tourism Secretary Sara Meaney, 44, grew up in Whitefish Bay, is a graduate of UW-Madison and has a long career in marketing and advertising.
Woman who found Jayme Closs honored as part of Social Work Month
Nutter is an academic advisor with the University of Wisconsin’s School of Social Work.
500 attended a vigil at the Islamic Center of Milwaukee for victims of the New Zealand mosque attacks
Noted: University of Wisconsin-Madison students Ufaira Shaik and Yaseen Najeeb read the names and ages of the victims to the crowd gathered for the vigil. The recitation of the dead was followed by 51 seconds of silence. One second for each person cut down by hate.
Eco-conscious embroidery: Custom creations revive old clothes and keep wardrobe overload at bay
Noted: Von Haden loved drawing as a child and often focused on fashion illustrations. She knew when she arrived for college at UW-Madison she wanted to focus on fashion. After a semester in New York City at the Fashion Institute of Technology, Von Haden returned to Madison for her senior year in 2017. During that year she taught herself embroidery, intending to include it in her clothing collection for her senior project. “Then I abandoned the clothes and focused just on the embroidery,” Von Haden says. “I became aware of the waste and unsustainability in fast fashion and I realized I didn’t want to be part of the never-ending cycle of new clothes.”
Milwaukee Hospitals Look To Fight Opioid Addiction With Recovery Coaches
The $75,000 grant places the recovery coaches in emergency departments at Ascension’s St. Joseph’s, Franklin and St. Francis hospitals for a one-year pilot and is part of a larger effort from the Wisconsin Voices for Recovery — a statewide peer-run network from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Continuing Studies — funded by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
Home sweet (temporary) home: “Postmadison” is a show from artists who have come and gone — or stayed
For many residents, the city of Madison is a waystation. A college town. A pleasurable stop to learn or live for several years on their way to other things and places. With this in mind, Postmadison was born, an exhibit at the Arts + Literature Laboratory (ALL) until April 6, featuring four artists who once called Madison home.
One City Schools, Access Community Health Centers announce partnership
One City Schools, which expanded from One City Early Learning Center, is one of the state’s first 4K and kindergarten charter options authorized by the University of Wisconsin’s Office of Educational Opportunity.
Materials science is helping to transform China into a high-tech economy
Wen came back to China in 2014 after doing postdoctoral research at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in electrochemical-energy conversion and storage.
Travel blogger, video-maker Drew Binsky on his career choice
After graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2013, he told his parents he would move to South Korea to teach English. “
How To Get Your Garden Ready For Spring
Visit the University of Wisconsin-Madison soil testing lab for information on taking and submitting a sample for testing.
Aubree and Soha Javaherian make lab-grown diamonds
After graduating from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and working in sales and marketing, he received a scholarship to attend the Gemology Institute of America, or GIA, considered the standard-bearer for jewelry grading and certification internationally.
Young artists explore the world
Pauline is a People scholar with the UW-Madison People Program.
Miami Real Estate Developer Charged In College Bribery Admission Scheme Granted Bail
Shalala, former President of the University of Miami, Hunter College, and Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said greed and “naked ambition” has “stained the reputation of higher education.
Uhuru appoints Prof. Joseph Mathu Ndungú as new JKUAT Chancellor
Prof. Ndung’u’s profession has enabled him to establish linkages with African governments, professionals and universities making him serve as a visiting Professor of the University of Glasgow from 2001 also at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA.
Virgil Abloh, Menswear’s Biggest Star
Noted: Nee wanted his son to have a practical job, so Abloh studied civil engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “But I was, like, ‘I don’t want to be an engineer in the classic sense,’ ” Abloh said. “And the only way to not do that is to do fifty per cent engineering, fifty per cent life.” In Madison, Abloh and his roommate Gabriel Stulman, now a New York restaurateur, hosted farm-to-table dinners in their dorm room. On Wednesdays, Abloh d.j.’ed at the bar where Stulman bartended, and would walk back to campus carrying shoeboxes full of cash.
Frans de Waal: ‘We are very much like primates’
In 1981, aged 33, he moved to the US — “There were no jobs in the Netherlands at the time. There was big unemployment among PhDs” — and began studying bonobos at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He found them to be “peaceful hippies” who, unlike chimpanzees, used sex rather than violence to defuse conflict.
Top Evers Aide Says Foxconn Air, Water Permits Deemed ‘Appropriate’
Rikkers worked previously for the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Wisconsin Institute for Discovery and before that in various roles for the Obama administration. Brennan said Rikkers will begin his new job as “State Economic Initiatives Director” on Monday.
Madisonian works to improve education and create business opportunities in Ethiopia
At the University of Wisconsin–Madison she developed an interest in East Africa and the informal economies in that region.
UW grad Sean Hanish pursues his love of filmmaking with ‘Saint Judy’
Sean Hanish remembers the night when, as a University of Wisconsin-Madison college student, he fell in love. Not with a fellow student. With making movies.
Welcome To The Billionaires’ Club: 195 Newcomers Worth $362 Billion
After studying at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, interning at Microsoft and starting his career as a Google software engineer, Huang returned to China in 2006 and struck out on his own, founding two e-commerce sites and an online gaming company before starting Pinduoduo, a discount Web retailer.
Evers Defends Department Head Despite Child Abuse Charges
Before joining DPI, Crim spent years at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, serving as director of community relations for the university after years as a business development manager for UW-Extension’s UW-Learning Innovations program. She was also an assistant coach of the Badger women’s basketball team.
Intersectionality: An Invitation For Action On International Women’s Day And Beyond
After earning degrees from Stanford University, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of California at Santa Cruz, bell hooks returned to her home as an accomplished scholar and purchased the land on which she was raised.
Foxconn looking at office space on Capitol Square
Foxconn announced in late August a $100 million matching grant to UW-Madison that will help fund an interdisciplinary research facility for students and faculty to collaborate closely with the company’s Wisconn Valley Science and Technology Park near Racine. The agreement spells out that a Foxconn-sponsored building will be located on the campus’ engineering quad and a facility located close to campus will be owned by Foxconn. UW-Madison spokeswoman Meredith McGlone said the university is unaware of Foxconn’s off-campus location.
Can Robert Greenblatt Please His AT&T Bosses and HBO’s Fans?
After piling up degrees at the University of Illinois, the University of Wisconsin and the University of Southern California, Mr. Greenblatt landed a job at the Lorimar studio in the late 1980s.
Sexism challenged through art
The trio formed in response to shared sexist experiences while in graduate school at the University of Wisconsin- Madison.
Kathy Blumenfeld sets goals for role as Wisconsin’s top financial regulator
Noted: Blumenfeld, a native of Bayside, was graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with degrees in accounting and political science. She’d had internships with elected officials in Madison and Washington, D.C., and had worked for the Wisconsin Legislature. She loved the work and had a job offer from the state’s Legislative Audit Bureau. Blumenfeld wanted to stay at the Capitol.
Madison school superintendent vows to address racial issues
Noted: In 2015, protests erupted after a white police officer fatally shot an unarmed black teenager. A year later, the University of Wisconsin-Madison suspended a fraternity for a racially-motivated attack, and it pulled the season tickets of a football fan who wore a Barack Obama costume with a noose around his neck to a Badgers game.
Sheboyganite who became first Hmong-American female judge honored by alma mater
“My time and education at the University of Wisconsin Law School has certainly enabled me to beat the odds,” she said.
Beto O’Rourke has made up his mind on the presidency. But he’s not telling yet.
Did his social media savvy get the best of him when he live-streamed his visit to the dentist?ADVERTISINGBut recent appearances have been more pointed. He led counterprogramming to Trump’s campaign rally earlier this month at the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso. That was followed by a trip to the battleground state of Wisconsin, for a closed-door meet-and-greet with students and faculty at the University of Wisconsin at Madison.
‘I think about him daily’: River Valley High School keeps Beau Solomon’s memory alive
More than two years after University of Wisconsin-Madison student Beau Solomon died while studying abroad in Rome, his loss is still felt daily.
Tony Evers has pledged to cut carbon emissions. Can Wisconsin reach his goal?
Noted: Deputy Secretary Elizabeth Kluesner said revisions under former Secretary Cathy Stepp, who now heads the regional office of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, will be changed. The DNR is conferring with the University of Wisconsin-Madison on the best approach, she said.
Smith: Wisconsin Hero Outdoors extends a hand to vets, first responders and their families
Noted: They linked with the Waukesha County Community Foundation to gain 501c(3) nonprofit status. They also were accepted as partners with the UW-Madison Law and Entrepreneur Clinic. They also established an endowment to help fund its operations. With administrative support from the Waukesha foundation and legal affairs handled pro bono by the UW-Madison clinic, all funds raised go to run the programs to benefit vets, first-responders and their families, Falkner said.
‘Madison in the Sixties’ details turbulent decade beyond protests
Journalist and historian Stuart Levitan said his latest book, “Madison in the Sixties,” is in many ways really about the role UW-Madison has in shaping the city.
Donald Harris, Kamala Harris Father: 5 Fast Facts to Know
Donald Harris joined Stanford in 1972. Before that, he was a professor at the University of Wisconsin (Madison). He was named a professor there “three years after graduating from the University of California (Berkeley),” his bio says.
Wienermobile: Drive a hot dog, see the country a la Oscar Mayer
“Habanero Hayley” hails from Wisconsin and studied marketing and Spanish at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
An Elite Ice Climber’s Year-Round Workout
“Even on the coldest days I’d rather be climbing above crashing waves instead of sitting on my couch,” she says. The 28-year-old data analyst started rock climbing in high school and discovered ice climbing while attending the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Overseas Taiwanese community in New York comm…
History academic at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Wang Yu-li (???) gave a short speech entitled “Taiwan’s one unfulfilled quest,” in which she explored the significance and boundaries of the Taiwanese identity throughout generations in light of the 228 incident.
How human food is changing wildlife – BBC News
It is all evidence, according to University of Wisconsin-Madison scientist Dr Jonathan Pauli, of “a new reality for some ecosystems”, as they are being re-engineered by humans, and by what we grow, raise and throw away.
Powerful personal stories cut through the politics of the Wisconsin Supreme Court race
Noted: Neubauer was a political science major at the University of Wisconsin-Madison at the time and had taken a course in constitutional law.
Paul Soglin, Satya Rhodes-Conway begin final electoral push
Rhodes-Conway, managing director of the Mayors Innovation Project at UW-Madison’s Center on Wisconsin Strategy, who served three terms on the City Council, was upbeat and welcomed a contest of ideas.
How The Badger Burrowed Into Wisconsin’s Identity
Bucky (not to be confused with the sweater-wearing caricature of the same name who peps up crowds at University of Wisconsin-Madison sporting events) is the resident education badger at the Henry Vilas Zoo. He goes on field trips and teaches kids about nature, so it seemed likely he could have some answers.
Jim Nelson named Milwaukee Journal Sentinel business editor
Noted: Nelson and Steele both started their journalism careers at the Daily Cardinal student newspaper at UW-Madison.
‘Drivers, start your engines’: J.J. Watt kicks off Daytona 500
“I practiced in front of my girlfriend at home last night,” Watt said. “She gave me the thumbs up, so we’re good to go guys.”
Wisconsin gets its first cider pub and it’s in Mount Horeb
He spent five years conducting research, outreach and grower education for the UW-Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems.
He loved growing up on a farm, and now he’s making cheese from milk produced on that farm
Noted: He took classes at the Center for Dairy Research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, then worked with cheesemakers, including Gary Grossen, Andy Hatch and Bob Wills.
See the little houses that inspired big Wisconsin writers
Noted: A University of Wisconsin professor and a pioneer of wildlife management, Leopold compiled a book of ecological essays and observations of nature in the 1940s. Published in 1949, a year after his death, “A Sand County Almanac” has sold millions of copies and influenced waves of conservationists who have followed him, inspired by the principle he expressed in his essay “The Land Ethic”: “A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability, and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise.”
Evers: Budget Will ‘Fully Fund’ Tuition Freeze
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers said he will “fully fund” a tuition freeze for University of Wisconsin students in his first budget.
How One Social Entrepreneur Saves Tenants From Black Mold, Cockroaches And Negligent Landlords
Georges is a New Yorker with a BA in Sociology and African Studies from the University of Wisconsin Madison and was recently selected as a Forbes 30 Under 30 in Law and Policy, a World Economic Forum Global Shaper, and an American Express Emerging Innovator.
Don Johnson, longtime Sentinel outdoors writer, is picked for the Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame
Noted: Craven, 70, is a professor emeritus and former chair of the Department of Wildlife Ecology at UW-Madison. In a more than 40-year association with the university system, including as UW-Extension wildlife specialist, he advanced the public’s understanding and appreciation for Wisconsin’s wildlife and natural resources, WCHF officials said.
Kamala Harris: How immigrant parents shaped her life
Her parents separated after Donald Harris took a professorship at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Despite Strides, Disparities In Health Care Remain For LGBTQ Population
Oriel has more than 20 years of experience in the University of Wisconsin health care system, but now runs a private practice, Oriel Medicine, in Madison.
Wisconsin Mom Whose Daughter Froze to Death at College Warns of Dangers of Skipping Winter Coat When Going Out | Inside Edition
When Inside Edition visited the University of Wisconsin-Madison recently, Chief Investigative Correspondent Lisa Guerrero found a plethora of students dressed for a night on the town, but often the students left their coats behind despite the subzero weather.
Milwaukee Museum Features More Than 6,500 Collectible Bobbleheads (and Counting)
As Jessica Tighe of Milwaukee CBS 58 affiliate explained at the time, the exhibit featured 2,000 bobbleheads ranging from a three-foot version of University of Wisconsin-Madison mascot Bucky Badger to historical figures such as Helen Keller and Mahatma Gandhi.
How to catch neutrinos – Interview with IceCube Scientist Silvia Bravo Gallart
Neutrinos are as elusive as they are interesting – they hardly ever interact with mass and so are very challenging to observe. Which is why the ambitious $280 million experiment IceCube, located at the Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station in Antarctica, was built. Buried in the ice nearly a mile below the surface are 60 detectors designed to look for neutrinos and explore the highest-energy phenomenon in our Universe.
Different country, same feeling: Madison Tibetan community celebrates the new year
Noted: A group of girls who assisted in the task are sophomores at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and they’ve handed out the Losar rice and tea ever since they were little, they said. They said the rice is made with cashews, pistachios, almonds, raisins, butter, pecans and droma, a special root found in Tibet.
De Blasio’s Unexpected Pick to Run Nycha: His Sanitation Chief
A graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Ms. Garcia began her career as an intern at the Department of Sanitation.
York College of Pennsylvania illustrates the issues when colleges change photographs to project diversity
The case that received the most attention was at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, which used a photograph of cheering Badger fans at an athletic event, and added a black student in the process, for use on the cover of its admissions booklet for prospective students.