UW announced 25 scholarship recruits and five walk-ons on signing day Wednesday.
Badgers football: Speed marks signings in Gary Andersen’s first recruiting class
Madison.com
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Badgers football: UW loads up on wide receivers on signing day
Madison.com
Five UW scholarships went to wide receivers on signing day on Wednesday.
Der Stiftskeller’s jovial German murals restored to debaucherous glory
Capital Times
Artists from New Berlin cleaned and restored the murals. The Union recently unveiled the improvements to Der Stiftskeller, a 30-tap bar with pool tables and extended seating from the Rathskeller.
UW-Madison vote coming soon on student support for $223 million rec sports upgrades
Wisconsin State Journal
Students will vote in March on a referendum to increase a fee future Badgers pay for recreational sports facilities to pay for $223 million in renovations and expansions to the campus? aging fields, gyms, pools and tracks. The proposal was explained Thursday to the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents capital planning and budget committee.
New UW-Madison chancellor calls for tuition hike for nonresidents, professional students
Wisconsin State Journal
Rebecca Blank told the Regents to expect an aggressive push by her in coming years to raise UW-Madison tuition for those groups to the same or near what peers at other schools pay.
National Academy of Engineering recognizes UW-Madison professors
Daily Cardinal
Two University of Wisconsin-Madison professors joined the 2014 class of the National Academy of Engineering Thursday, according to a university news release.
Ernst and Young gives more than $1 million to UW Business School
Badger Herald
Accounting giant Ernst and Young LLP announced a pledge of $1.1 million to the Wisconsin School of Business Thursday, a gift the company believes will have a significant return on investment.
UW-Madison students, alumni honor Founders? Day
Daily Cardinal
On February 5, 1849, a group of University of Wisconsin-Madison students paid a yearly tuition of 20 dollars?the current cost of several days? worth of Gordon Commons meals?to secure a place in the newly established institution?s first class, according to a university news release.
UW’s own ‘Monuments Men’
Badger Herald
George Clooney may be bringing ?The Monuments Men? to the silver screen, but two university of Wisconsin alumni were part of the real life military units tasked with rescuing Europe?s cultural treasures which inspired the film.
UW-Madison School of Business gets $1.1M from accounting firm
Madison.com
Ernst & Young’s pledge includes $850,000 for the Global Mindset Leaders program and the remaining funds going to other accounting programs. The global mindset idea has two components: academic and extra-curricular activities for undergraduate business students that demonstrate the value of diversity in the classroom, workplace and business environment, and secondly, scholarships to under-represented minority students.
Audit finds problem with UW payroll security
WISC-TV 3
A new audit says the University of Wisconsin Systems payroll and benefits system is at risk for security breaches that could lead to unauthorized payments being made.
Faculty Senate debates foreign academic issues
Daily Cardinal
University of Wisconsin-Madison Faculty Senate debates? controversy regarding involvement with foreign academic freedom issues were cause for concern at a meeting Monday.
University of Wisconsin files patent lawsuit against Apple
Badger Herald
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation has filed a federal lawsuit against Apple claiming the company?s signature A7 chip infringes upon a WARF patent, according to CNET.
New plan urges three-story height limits along Old University Avenue
Capital Times
After seeing several large development projects in the area ? including a six-story apartment from the Mullins Group on the 2500 block next to Lombardino?s, a four-story apartment on the 2300 block at the former site of the Ivy Inn and the UW-Madisons massive new $100 million Wisconsin Energy Institute ? the neighborhood initiated a planning process to offer its own vision for the area.
Give professionals oversight of Milwaukee County system
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Noted: The two non-voting members would be doctors from the Medical College of Wisconsin and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, both of which specialize in community-based services.
UW physics lab?s last chance now gone
WKOW-TV 27
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.
UW group accuses Apple of patent infringement
WISC-TV 3
The organization that manages patents for the University of Wisconsin is filing a lawsuit against Apple accusing the company of using a patented invention in its latest iPhone and mobile devices.
Princeton Review names UW-Madison ?best value? university
Daily Cardinal
The Princeton Review named University of Wisconsin-Madison one of the top 75 ?best value? public higher education institutions in the U.S., according to a university news release.
Judges orders Wis. couple in prayer-death to jail
Madison.com
At Thursday?s hearing, Byron Lichstein, a law professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and co-director of the Wisconsin Innocence Project, asked Huber to throw out the couple?s jail sentence. The judge denied the motion.
Classified Staff Executive Committee discusses bylaws, future congress
Daily Cardinal
University of Wisconsin-Madison?s Classified Staff Executive Committee deliberated over the group?s bylaws and the structure of the committee?s future congress at a meeting Thursday.
President Obama struggles with pronunciation of Chris Abele’s name in shoutout
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Noted: Obama also welcomed University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Becky Blank, a former Obama administration official.
Records detail AG candidates Brad Schimels drunken driving arrest
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Noted: Ozanne’s campaign consultant, Melissa Mulliken, said Ozanne was cited by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Police and that records of the violation no longer exist. The UW-Madison police chief, Sue Riseling, confirmed the agency does not maintain such records.
Unity: Missing drive includes info on more than 40K members
WISC-TV 3
Unity Health Insurance said Thursday morning that a missing hard drive could compromise patient information for more than 40,000 members.
Sustainability, green construction central to Memorial Union Reinvestment project
Badger Herald
As construction continues at the Memorial Union, a project estimated to cost $53 million, sustainability and environmental efficiency are at the forefront of the company?s plans.
Why we sleep: a new answer from UW scientists
WKOW-TV 27
Two University of Wisconsin, Madison scientists have put forward a new hypothesis on why we sleep. During sleep, they say, the brain weakens — not strengthens — the connections among brain cells to allow the brain to reset, and strangely enough, the result is better memory.
UW researchers predicting less snowfall in future
WKOW-TV 27
Despite this harsh winter, researchers at UW-Madison are predicting changes for the future.
School Spotlight: McFarland launches ‘Life of a Spartan’ with Rhodes Scholar’s help
Wisconsin State Journal
McFarland High School honored Rhodes Scholar Drew Birrenkott and kicked off its new ?Life of a Spartan? club in a combined ceremony, hoping he would inspire current students … Birrenkott plans to graduate from UW-Madison in May and then spend at least two years studying at Oxford University in England. The scholarship ? he?s the first McFarland graduate to win one ? is valued at about $50,000 a year.
Major changes to school report card proposed, including closing poorly performing schools
Wisconsin State Journal
The new formula still uses the achievement and achievement gap score categories. But it would use a method of calculating student growth developed at UW-Madison, known as ?value-added,? which seeks to evaluate school performance while accounting for student demographics.
Pearson becomes Master Meat Crafter
Ashland?s Andrew Pearson, from Sixth Street Market, was among 21 people who were awarded the distinction of a Master Meat Crafter on Jan. 17 at UW-Madison.
With death of transgender student, a community mourns and redoubles its efforts
Wisconsin State Journal
Mindy?s death comes as initiatives across the community ? from new policies at Madison schools to groundbreaking research at UW-Madison ? are rapidly improving the landscape for transgender youth.
Classified Staff Executive Board looks to lay groundwork for committee
Daily Cardinal
UW doctors make breakthrough in breast cancer research
WISC-TV 3
Doctors at the University of Wisconsin have made a major breakthrough in breast cancer research by identifying how the cancers spread to the brain.
UW-Madison establishes revised alcohol policy
Daily Cardinal
University of Wisconsin-Madison instituted a revised campus-wide alcohol service policy at the start of the spring semester, according to a university news release.
Common Council approves of State Street redesign and public safety grant
Daily Cardinal
Madison Common Council gathered Tuesday evening to approve the redesign of the 700 and 800 blocks of State Street and authorize a $60,000 grant from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for alcohol enforcement in 2014.
Hammes hired to help determine whether arena should be replaced or renovated
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Noted: The division also worked with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in connection with the construction of the Kohl Center and was named the owner?s representative for the new $975 million Minnesota Vikings football stadium in Minneapolis.
UW ranks 8th in Kiplinger’s Best Value in Public Colleges
Badger Herald
Kiplinger Magazine ranked the University of Wisconsin eighth out of 100 schools in its 2014 ranking of Best Values in Public Colleges this year, focusing on the university?s academic quality in relation to costs and financial aid.
Reports shed light on Great Lakes water levels
NBC-15
Scientists are reporting new findings about the relationship between evaporation, precipitation and changing water levels in the Great Lakes.
UW-Extension exec to serve as interim chancellor
Madison.com
The University of Wisconsin-Extension?s interim provost will take over as chancellor on an interim basis, replacing the current chancellor who?s been named to head the entire UW System.
Catching Up: Spill, idea hatched at UW, struggles but expands
Wisconsin State Journal
It was December 2009 when Heidi Allstop, then a UW-Madison graduate student in psychology and business, needed someone to talk to about the stresses of student life and figured other students probably did, too.
New free clinic focuses on gynecological care
Wisconsin State Journal
When Dr. Katherine O?Rourke started her residency at UW Hospital, one of her first patients was an uninsured woman in her early 50s. The woman, who had advanced cervical cancer, died within weeks.
UW’s Blank part of Obama education summit
WKOW-TV 27
The University of Wisconsin will be part of a national plan to make sure all children have the chance at a higher education.
UPDATE: UW truck’s warning alarm sounded before collision
WKOW-TV 27
Madison police officials say a UW delivery truck?s back-up alarms were sounding, before the truck?s fatal collision with a UW staff member on Mendota Court near the Memorial Union.
UW chancellor takes part in White House forum | News – Channel3000.com
WISC-TV 3
University of Wisconsin Chancellor Rebecca Blank was one of 100 college presidents at the White House Thursday taking part in a forum on costs and accessibility.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Award recipient announced
Wisconsin State Journal
Madison Mayor Paul Soglin and Dane County Executive Joe Parisi announced (Hazel) Symonette, a program development and assessment specialist at UW-Madison, will receive the award at the 29th annual City-County Martin Luther King Jr. Observance on Monday.
Atheists persuade UW-Extension to remove Bibles
WISC-TV 3
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has persuaded the University of Wisconsin-Extension in Madison to remove Gideon Bibles from its 137 guest rooms.
3 inhale toxic fumes at Madison company
Madison.com
Hazardous materials handlers and firefighters responded to Mentor Biologics in University Research Park Thursday evening where chlorine dioxide had spilled.
LSU-Alexandria chancellor candidate Hong looking to take on challenge
The Town Talk, La.
A candidate for chancellor of Louisiana State University of Alexandria says her experience at a university with similar challenges and student population has prepared her for this new opportunity.
Flight problems scrap Honduran trip by UW students
WKOW-TV 27
Flight problems at Chicago O?Hare forced more than thirty UW-Madison students to scrap their participation in a long-planned medical mission to Honduras.
Development could move WIAA, UW swim meets off campus
WKOW-TV 27
The future of competitive swimming on the UW-Madison campus is unknown, as students prepare to vote on a referendum project that threatens the WIAA state meet and UW events.
U.S. court nominee from Wisconsin reassures Senate panel
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Noted: He received a law degree in 1998 from the University of Wisconsin law school and was a faculty member at the University of Notre Dame. He received a doctorate in 1986, a master?s degree in 1984, and a bachelor?s degree in 1979, all from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.1
As frigid weather moves in, some perspective from even colder climates
Wisconsin State Journal
To Matthew Newcomb, a veteran of UW-Madison?s South Pole-based Ice Cube observatory, it will be a reminder of the warmer times he spent at the bottom of the world.
Harvey K. Littleton, Pioneer in Glassworks, Dies at 91
New York Times
Harvey K. Littleton, an artist who helped found the so-called studio glass movement in the United States, developing and teaching do-it-yourself techniques that freed glassblowing from the cumbersome protocols of factory production and made molten glass almost as easy to work with in the studio as wet clay, died on Dec. 13 in Spruce Pine, N.C. He was 91.
Peaceful Christmas welcome after open heart surgery during pregnancy
Wisconsin State Journal
The ordeal came as Dr. Nick Haun worked long shifts as an internal medicine resident at Meriter, UW Hospital and Madison?s Veterans Hospital. He?ll be chief resident next year, imparting lessons to less experienced doctors.
Badgers football: Touchdown in Orlando is UW’s Christmas present
Madison.com
Temperatures in the low 70s greeted the University of Wisconsin football team as it landed in Orlando on Christmas Day to begin preparations for the Capital One Bowl on New Year?s Day against South Carolina. (Look at Badger football trip via Storify.)
UW-Madison awards $3.65 million in community grants
Madison.com
UW-Madison?s medical school has awarded $3.65 million to 16 communities for projects designed to improve the health of the citizenry.
School Spotlight: MSCR, UW-Madison seek to interest students in science
Wisconsin State Journal
A partnership between Madison School Community Recreation and UW-Madison is engaging elementary students in science with the hope that they see it as fun.
Good turnout for UW commencement despite snowy weather
WKOW-TV 27
Despite the winter storm thousands of friends and family members made it to this year?s UW Winter commencement ceremony to cheer on the graduating class.
Snowy weather doesnt stop UW-Madison graduates
WISC-TV 3
Slippery conditions and long, slow drives were all too common stories at this years University of Wisconsin – Madison winter graduation ceremony.
Health Sense: New meningitis vaccine and other updates
Wisconsin State Journal
Princeton University is letting students receive a meningitis vaccine not approved in the U.S., following an outbreak of a meningococcal bacteria strain that killed a UW-Madison student this year.
Union-covered Wis. workers to get 1 percent raise
Madison.com
Five groups of unionized state workers that negotiated their pay raises with Gov. Scott Walker?s administration are poised to receive the same 1 percent raise that non-union workers got in July.