Noted: Virent’s BioForming process, whose roots came from UW-Madison research by Randy Cortright and James Dumesic, can turn waste agriculture products, such as corn cobs and stalks, into fuel that has the same chemical makeup as gasoline or jet fuel and can be used as a substitute for the petroleum products.
Bruce Haight grew up in Beloit, studied at University of Wisconsin-Madison and went off to California to be an eye doctor.
Noted: Walker will appoint someone to fill out the rest of Brey’s four-year term. The only finalist had been Derek Dominguez, an assistant prosecutor in Wood and Eau Claire counties since graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School in 2012. But Brey’s assistant, LeShea Morrow, recently applied and would likely be considered a favorite for the appointment.
University of Wisconsin-Madison communications tweeted Wednesday night that school officials were aware of and responding to the incident on Lake Mendota.
UW Lifesaving, a rescue service on the lake, notified the 911 center about the incident at 5:45 p.m., a supervisor said.
State officials have settled a lawsuit over a UW-Madison associate dean’s counseling of a drunk driving victim’s daughter, despite the official’s friendship with the drunk driver.
The cuts include a program that provides colleges and universities with funding to support or establish campus-based child care for student parents whose earnings are low enough to qualify them for federal Pell Grants.
Noted: Shaken by the tragedy, the University of Wisconsin-Madison senior business major vowed to invent a lightweight, minimalist life vest that would appeal to triathletes, surfers, kayakers, anglers, standup paddle boarders, sailors and anyone else who should, but probably doesn’t, wear a personal flotation device.
A unique water aerobics class at the American Center at UW Health is breaking down barriers for deaf people.
Scientists in Sheboygan will be measuring the area’s air pollution problem by land, air and sea.Sheboygan County has long had the reputation of having some of the worst air quality in the state — but scientists have not been able to pin down exactly way.“Having those high ozone levels along the Lake Michigan shore has been a perplexing science problem for a long time,” R. Bradley Pierce, a scientist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, said.
Now a student in his second year at UW-Madison, Roberts was born in Fitchburg, where his parents, Brian and Heather, still live, and attended schools in the Fitchburg portion of the Verona School District since kindergarten.
His lawyers are with the Legal Assistance to Institutionalized Persons (LAIP). They’re not part of the better-known Innocence Project but part of the U.W. law school.
Walker notes Wisconsin is poised to lead on driverless technologies – the UW-Madison was chosen as one of 10 U.S. Department of Transportation testing sites.
In 2006, dozens of colorful cows took over Dane County, appearing on street corners and at popular destinations. Now it’s Bucky’s turn.
Go to any major Madison event and Bucky Badger is likely to be there. Starting next spring, the image of University of Wisconsin’s mascot will be almost impossible to miss around town.
Norm Olson, founder of the CDR, credits the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board and the University of Wisconsin-Madison for helping the program take off.
The Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association has appointed a new face to the position of chief alumni officer and executive director of the foundation’s branch organization, the Wisconsin Alumni Association.
The University of Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association on Tuesday announced the appointment of a Sarah Schutt as chief alumni officer and executive director of the alumni association.
Sydney McCourt is a sophomore at UW Madison. As the semester comes to an end, she’s spending more and more time in front of a screen.
Lawns are the most grown crop in the U.S.—and they’re not one that anyone can eat; their primary purpose is to make us look and feel good about ourselves.
The 2017 commencement at UW-Madison drew thousands of guests to watch the ceremony. And as the graduates toss their caps, their friends and family members are tossing dollars into the local economy.
A judge Wednesday reduced the bail for a Madison man who authorities say was driving drunk when he fatally hit a UW-Madison student last month.
Conflicting interests caused Arboretum dispute.
Noted: Grossman received a bachelor of business administration degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a masters of business administration degree from Marquette University. He leads the company’s UW-Madison campus recruiting team.
Noted: Erisman, an infantry officer who served 10 years in the Marines, including two tours of Iraq, learned of the reading group through a University of Wisconsin-Madison alumni newsletter. His first meeting was at last month’s book group to discuss “Ceremony” by Leslie Marmon Silko.
Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI), along with his colleagues Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Rep. Donald Norcross (D-NJ), brought together UW-Madison academic professionals, policy makers, and labor representatives from around the country for a discussion on the “Future of Work, Wages, and Labor” at the UW-Madison’s Memorial Union.
Mechanical engineering students from UW-Madison are taking their book work off the page and onto the track for an international race car competition for college students.
A homeless man suspected of causing the death of UW-Madison student Beau Solomon in Rome last year has been released from prison and there are no other suspects, but Rome and Italian police are keeping the death investigation open, a Rome police official said.
“Thirty-one students from a variety of majors within the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences worked diligently throughout the 2016-2017 academic year to develop the five-page executive summary, full scale marketing plan and competition presentation,” said Faculty Advisor Sarah Botham.
“What you’re seeing is a lot of universities offering online summer classes so (students) can work that summer job and stay on track or get ahead in their studies,” says Sarah Barber, assistant dean of summer term at UW—Madison. “Students might stay in campus town or might be off in another state doing something.”
Noted: Helfer, 29, is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City, and a designer for Kohl’s. Harnack, 27, graduated from Illinois State University and is a product development coordinator.
Column: I never personally knew a genius until I came to know Hazel “Hodhari” Symonette at the University of Wisconsin-Madison after I arrived here as a new graduate student, a long, long way from home.
Ashley Kinart serves as one of few female brewmasters, currently manages Capital Brewery.
Noted: He and his wife have donated tens of millions to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, including the business school, the Peck School of the Arts and most recently a Center for Entrepreneurship. At UW-Madison, the Lubars donated to the law school, the business school and the Department of Computer Sciences. They’ve made endowments at Alverno College, the Medical College of Wisconsin and the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design.
Noted: His remarks came at the first in a series of Muster Across Wisconsin events produced by Bunker Labs Wisconsin in concert with the UW Small Business Development Centers and the Wisconsin Technology Council. In addition to Weber’s talk, the La Crosse event featured seminars on the basics of building a business, finding the right resources and attracting capital. Future Muster Across Wisconsin events will follow similar outlines.
Noted: Two Wisconsin natives and UW graduates, Andrew Walker and Christopher Eckstrom, have moved back to Wisconsin from Chicago to start the fund. Walker recently was CEO of a data analytics startup in Chicago that was acquired; Eckstrom had worked for an international investment bank.
Noted: The company’s technology began as a project at UW-Madison by Fernandez and EnsoData co-founders Sam Rusk and Nick Glattard.
Noted: Then in 2012 I decamped to Madison for several months. I had an appointment at the Institute for Research on Poverty (at UW-Madison).
Hobart and William Smith Colleges has tapped a prominent diversity officer, who happens to be one of their alumni, to lead their institution as the next college president. Dr. Gregory J. Vincent, who is currently vice president for diversity and community engagement and a professor in the School of Law at the University of Texas at Austin (UT), will begin his post on July 16.
Noted: A Wisconsin native, Boran received her bachelor’s degree from UW-Madison in 1980 and both her master’s in developmental studies and doctorate in reading, language and literacy from National-Louis University.
Noted: After studying Spanish and English at the University of Mount Union in Ohio, she did not choose to go to the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Rather, she said, “Madison chose me. Out of desperation. They needed one more actor in their program, and it was the only place that offered me a position.”
That spurred Thao to join with several other Hmong-American undergraduates, forming an organization that is pushing UW-Madison administrators to hire more faculty who study the ethnic group and launch a program through which students can earn a certificate in Hmong-American studies.
While President Donald Trump’s travel ban is on the back burner for now, tied up in federal courts, the issue remains front and center for universities and international students such as the Iranian couple at UWM, Mohammad and Shi. Now is when international students accept admissions offers from universities and put down deposits.
Noted: Elliott played four years for Eaves at the University of Wisconsin before embarking on a professional career in which he has emerged as the great hope for the Flames in this first-round series.
1,470 economists signed the letter, including six current or emeritus professors of UW-Madison (Barbara Wolfe, Brent Hueth, David Hansen, David Weimer, Edgar Feige and Kenneth West) and 10 other professors from other Wisconsin colleges.
Noted: The new fund will be managed by Rock River Capital Partners, a venture capital firm started by Andrew Walker and Christopher Eckstrom, both of whom grew up in Wisconsin and graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, according to a news release.
College students from 10 states across the Midwest converged in Madison to assess local dairy farms and network for the 12th annual Midwest Dairy Challenge.
If I had a sense of myself in high school, I lost it in college. This was the first time I realized that money mattered and how you spent it mattered more, and since my family put value on getting the most out of your car—I thought Ford Taurus station wagons were aces because they lasted forever—I had no idea who I was. I grew up in a town where you didn’t know who had money and who didn’t. The wealthiest families were probably the equine veterinarians, and they drove beat-up Suburbans and Wagoneers. I don’t really remember anyone wearing makeup, save a little cover-up for sweet teen acne. I wore clothes from the Gap or Marshalls, and my hairstyle rode the wave from Magic Mushroom bowl cut to Eddie Vedder shag. (Think about it: When his hair was shorter, the layers were very similar to the Rachel.)
An alumnus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison has won the Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction.Matthew Desmond was cited Monday for his book, “Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City.”
Matthew Desmond was cited Monday for his book, “Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City.”
A congressman who represents Madison and its surrounding areas will come to UW-Madison’s campus to talk to students Thursday.
A Republican bill targeting an agreement between the University of Wisconsin and Planned Parenthood would jeopardize the school’s ability to train future obstetricians and gynecologists, according to university officials. But the lawmakers introducing the bill say there’s no evidence that would happen.
Former Wisconsin Badgers running back, Montee Ball, is sharing a personal vice. Ball told Sporting News he started struggling with alcohol his junior year at the University of Wisconsin.
UW Health will offer free head and neck cancer screenings on Friday at the otolaryngology clinic in the atrium at University Hospital.
Former Wisconsin Badgers and current Houston Texans defensive end JJ Watt is proving once again just how classy he is.
Noted: Gonda graduated in 1998 from Winona State University in Minnesota, then completed her master’s of public affairs degree at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She joined the city’s intergovernmental relations office in 2004 after about four years in the budget office.
A former University of Wisconsin-Madison animal researcher fired for taking two federal officials into a closed room during a tour and not relaying what he told them is appealing his termination.
Noted: He remembers the old days, when Dwight Eisenhower was in the White House and the Braves owned Milwaukee. He’d take his bicycle or catch a car ride from high school to the ballpark, later working games during the summers while on break from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Noted: I went to UW-Madison, my interests were journalism and archaeology. I spent a long time in the school of education, thinking I was going to be a high school teacher. I left with a history degree. There is really no set path to becoming a cheesemaker.
Blank told the “Chronicle of Higher Education” last week that funding from the cut would be better spent on lower-income students rather than the entire student body. She favors increases in student aid, which is targeted based on financial need.
