Category: UW-Madison Related

Andy Rooney once said, “Teachers have thousands of people who remember them for the rest of their lives.” I know of one such teacher. His name is Tim Gattenby, faculty associate in the kinesiology department at UW-Madison and the director and coordinator of adapted fitness and personal training. His program and the students he supervises have changed my life and the lives of many others in ways we never could have imagined.

The number of officers has continued to expand despite plateauing crime rates at universities.

Noted: Building on previous studies, The Wisconsin HOPE Lab released its latest analysis of AVID TOPS for the 2014-15 school year and shows continued success of the program.

(Video) The highly anticipated UW Varsity Band spring concert kicks off Thursday. The show isn’t just known for its music but also UW Band Director Mike Leckrone’s unconventional flying entrance. News 3 This Morning reporter Eden Checkol got a lesson from the band director himself.

Almost 20 years in remission, a Madison woman is celebrating being cancer free and having her mobility back.

Courtni Kopietz is the communication specialist at the Morgridge Institute for Research at the University of Wisconsin’s Discovery Building. “Science can sometimes seem inaccessible or not approachable,” says Kopietz. “I wanted to help translate research for the public so they can see how this work is impacting their lives.”

Noted: Under the leadership of its inspirational founder, retired UW–Madison ophthalmologist Dr. Suresh Chandra, Combat Blindness International and a team of dedicated volunteers and staff have restored sight for more than 260,000 people in India, Africa and South America since 1984. It does so by performing cataract surgeries for roughly $25 per patient.

Infographic detailing UW–Madison rankings.

The UW2020 program, backed by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, will provide $5 million in support for 14 early-stage research and infrastructural proposals from UW-Madison.

Hubatch is a University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate and Sheboygan native, and when she moved, she knew very little about Oregon wine. “When I left, the chance of me finding a bottle of Oregon wine in Madison was not super great,” Hubatch said. “There was not a ton of Oregon wine making it to Wisconsin 15 years ago, and if it was, it wasn’t small boutique producers like myself.”

Noted: First Tee executive director Joe Loehnis, 31, seems almost blueprinted for the job. He’s an accomplished golfer with a shag bag full of other interests, including the cello. He played with the Green Bay Symphony as a teenager, and studied music at Lawrence University while starring for the golf team. He’s currently working toward a master’s in business at UW–Madison.

A UW student is still trying to make her way home after experiencing the aftermath of the Brussels attack first hand.

Niky Green was visiting a friend studying abroad in Brussels. She was boarding a flight on her way to go skiing, when in a split second, everything changed.

(Video) Three hundred UW student musicians are taking a Mike Leckrone bobblehead on the road with them and sending in photos. Check out where he’s been!

The attacks in Brussels are impacting many all over the world. Closer to home, a UW professor has ties to the area.

UW Geography professor, Kris Olds, says when he heard of the attacks, his mind immediately went to his friends in Brussels and family in Paris.

Sitting on a box in the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Geology Museum is a rock. It’s a thin slice, subdued in its color and pattern. It’s not as big, colorful or sparkly as other items on display, but the title above it—“The Oldest Piece of Earth”—certainly catches the eye.

Noted: Roberts, who grew up in Wisconsin Rapids but was in Wausau with Ruder Ware for 43 years after graduating with a University of Wisconsin-Madison law degree in 1973, said government service is a new phase for him but one he’s thought about for a while.

Madisonians throw out names from Wisconsin history daily—and often without even realizing it. We trek to Camp Randall for Badgers game day, skate on the frozen lakes of Tenney Park and trudge up the incline of Bascom Hill. But who are the faces behind the names?

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is moving in the wrong direction, away from making college affordable for low-income students, says a new report by the New America think tank.

Suzy Favor Hamilton was back in Madison Tuesday for the first time since her secret life as a Las Vegas escort was revealed.

The former Olympian and University of Wisconsin runner was the keynote speaker for this year’s awards banquet for the National Alliance on Mental Illness.

Hefti will read from the book Friday at A Room of One’s Own.

An excerpt from the first three chapters of “The Politics of Resentment: Rural Consciousness in Wisconsin and the Rise of Scott Walker,” published by The University of Chicago Press in April, written by Katherine Cramer, director of the Morgridge Center for Public Service and a professor in the Department of Political Science.

After making an immediate impact with the Badgers in 2002 — being named a second-team freshman All-American — Brandon Williams became one of the leading receivers in the Big Ten as a senior, surpassing 1,000 yards receiving and returning two punts for touchdowns. Drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in 2006, he also played for the Steelers and Rams before returning to Madison. Since then he’s become a financial guru and sports commentator, and host of the popular Gridiron GQ podcast.

Noted: Shane Driscoll retired in 2014 from his job as a detective with the UW-Madison police department. With more time on his hands, he thought about what to do with the old skiff.

Students enrolled in the AVID/TOPS program in Dane County have continued to show promising results, according to a new report from the Wisconsin HOPE Lab.

Freelancers get flexibility in their schedules, the freedom to travel when necessary and the ability to choose projects they care about. But they also face a constant hustle, all-too-frequent low pay and countless business decisions — from setting prices to filing taxes. Freelance is now a commonly chosen path for journalism students (like freelance photographer Jake Naughton, a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s undergraduate journalism program). Unfortunately, it’s not as commonly a part of teaching in journalism schools.

The politics behind Gov. Scott Walker’s defunding of the University of Wisconsin and his moves to curtail tenure are explored in “Starving the Beast: The Battle to Disrupt and Reform American’s Public Universities,” a documentary that will have its world premiere March 13 at SXSW in Austin, Texas.

A founder of the Young, Gifted and Black Coalition, Matthew Braunginn works to close the achievement gaps as a coordinator with UW’s PEOPLE program. He’s also a regular columnist for Madison365.

Former Wisconsin governor Tommy Thompson is getting another degree from UW-Madison.
Thompson will receive an honorary degree at the spring commencement
He got his bachelor’s and a law degree from UW in the 1960s.
The university will also give honorary degrees to photojournalist Lynsey Addario and biochemist William Rutter.

Noted: Doughty called the Read Up! funding project “fantastic” and said she and her husband were quickly motivated when they read about the first two years of the Madison summer school program. Wood is a computer science professor at UW-Madison, and Doughty is a former computer database specialist who is “effectively retired” after stepping out of the work world to raise the two boys.