by Bob Hague | Mar 26, 2011
A plan to split UW Madison from the rest of the UW System has competition. The chancellors of UW extension and all the UW campuses – with the exception of UW Madison’s Biddy Martin, have signed on to this Wisconsin Idea Partnership, a reaction...
by Bob Hague | Mar 24, 2011
Faculty from a University of Wisconsin System campus are making a protest trek to Madison, protesting cuts to the UW System. Associate professor James Hartwick, one of the walkers, notes faculty will face a seven to ten percent pay cut under Governor Scott...
by Jackie Johnson | Feb 14, 2011
The University of Wisconsin community tells the governor, “Don’t Break My Heart.” In response to his budget repair bill, about 1,000 University of Wisconsin students, faculty and staff fill the state Capitol building shouting, “Spread the love,...
by Bob Hague | Jan 24, 2011
Governor Scott Walker’s recent decision to stop the conversion of a coal-fired power plant to renewable biomass is another in a string of actions by Walker which will kill jobs. That’s the view from Jennifer Feyerherm of the Sierra Club, on Walker’s...
by Bob Hague | Dec 21, 2010
UW Madison gets a major humanities grant. Chancellor Biddy Martin made the announcement Monday: the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded the university a $10 million grant as part of an effort to preserve and enhance the humanities at research universities....
by Bob Hague | Dec 13, 2010
If you got straight “A” grades in high school, your long term health may benefit. New research by Pamela Hurd, a professor of public affairs and sociology at UW-Madison, shows higher academic performance in high school plays a critical role in better...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 6, 2010
Another app is now on the market, and it’s good news for anyone who wants to keep up with what’s going on around the UW-Madison. The University’s free application is now available to anyone who has an iPhone, iPad, or iPod. UW senior software...
by Bob Hague | Nov 25, 2010
Ground has been broken on an energy research facility on the UW Madison campus. Governor Jim Doyle, who provided $50 million in state funding for the new Wisconsin Energy Institute in his 2009-2011 budget, said the work to be done there can decrease dependence on fuel...
by Jackie Johnson | Nov 11, 2010
Scientists will soon begin testing and developing a mind-training program that provides a drug-free alternative for treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorders (ADHD) and high functioning autism in children. “The brain is plastic, particularly early in...
by Bob Hague | Nov 1, 2010
Media recently got a preview of the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery on the University of Wisconsin campus in Madison. George Austin, project manager for the $150 million dollar center, showed media around the showpiece building where important discoveries on human...
by Bob Hague | Aug 25, 2010
A federal judge’s stem cell ruling leaves some uncertainty at UW Madison. Carl Gulbrandsen is Managing Director of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation. “The lines that are being used here under federal funding are the lines that were being distributed...
by Andrew Beckett | Aug 19, 2010
The UW Board of Regents has approved a budget request for $83 million in new spending. System President Kevin Reilly says the plan will help meet the goal of using UW institutions to strengthen Wisconsin’s workforce. The request will have to be approved by the...
by Bob Hague | Aug 19, 2010
The University of Wisconsin Extension System has received two federal grants totaling more than $32 million, to boost broadband deployment across Wisconsin. Extension Provost and Vice Chancellor Christine Quinn led the grant application process. Quinn says broadband,...
by Bob Hague | Aug 3, 2010
An iPhone application developed by the UW Department of Family Medicine helps fourth-year medical students find postgraduate training that best fits their needs. Dr. Kathy Oriel, director of DFM’s residency program, says it will help students decide on their residency...
by Bob Hague | Jul 28, 2010
After a nationwide search, the dean of the Wisconsin School of Business has been named to head the private, nonprofit corporation that raises, invests and distributes funds for the benefit of UW-Madison. Michael M. Knetter will succeed Andrew A. Wilcox, who has served...
by Bob Hague | Jul 15, 2010
UW Hospital and Clinics are ranked in the top 50 U.S. hospitals in seven medical specialties. That’s according to the 2010 edition of U.S. News and World Report’s “America’s Best Hospitals” guide, something UW Hospital and Clinics Chief Operating Officer Ron...
by Bob Hague | Jul 10, 2010
Hoofer’s sail bag at WRN For the sailing club at the University of Wisconsin, what to do with used sails is in the bag. Tom Barry, Head of Instruction for the Hoofer Sailing Club, says with 100 boats and 1200 members, they go through a lot of sails each year....
by Bob Hague | Jun 24, 2010
A Wisconsin historian says comments made by General Stanley McChrystal’s staff made his firing by President Barack Obama inevitable. John Hall, Ambrose-Hesseltine Assistant Professor of U.S. Military History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said...
by Bob Hague | Jun 21, 2010
The Democratic candidate for governor is defending UW research using embryonic stem cells. There’s been groundbreaking work on Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells, or IPS cells, derived from adult stem cells, at the University of Wisconsin. But Democrat Tom...
by Andrew Beckett | Jun 7, 2010
Many University of Wisconsin students will likely paying more for tuition next school year. The Board of Regents is expected this week to consider a 5.5 percent tuition hike for students attending the UW’s 13 four-year campuses. It’s the fourth year in a...
