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Associate professor of biochemistry at the UW-Madison Dave Pagliarini was recently awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.

CAMPUS NEWS

UW-Madison professor Dave Pagliarini wins award for mitochondrial research

By Peter Coutu | Feb. 23, 2016

President Barack Obama announced earlier in February that the Director of Metabolism at the Morgridge Institute for Research Dave Pagliarini is one of the 105 recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. The award, which was created in 1996, is given to scientists who show great potential in the early portion of their careers.

STATE NEWS

UW-Madison prepares for looming battle over self insurance

By Andrew Bahl | Feb. 23, 2016

UW-Madison experts and policymakers gathered Tuesday to discuss what potential changes to the state’s insurance rules could mean for university faculty and staff. Wisconsin is considering paying health benefits for state employees directly instead of buy through health maintenance organizations, a system known as self-insurance. Gov.

The Tonight program will replaced by U Got This!, which opens to first year and transfer students Aug. 1.

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Tonight program to release updated version

By Sabrina Abuzahra | Feb. 23, 2016

All incoming UW-Madison students participate in the Tonight program to learn about sexual assault, dating violence and bystander intervention strategies, among many other topics, to increase campus safety, and now this program is primed for updating.

CITY NEWS

Madison nonprofit to host March fundraising event

By Jake Skubish | Feb. 23, 2016

Community Shares of Wisconsin, a Madison-based nonprofit organization focused on social and environmental advocacy, will be hosting an online fundraising event March 1.

UW South Madison Partnership offers several programs, including the science outreach program Afterschool Expeditions, to reach more students in Madison.

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UW South Madison Partnership celebrates one year of community outreach

By Kelsey O'Hara | Feb. 23, 2016

UW South Madison Partnership celebrated its one-year anniversary of community outreach and collaboration between UW-Madison professionals and Madison citizens Tuesday.

UW-Madison students currently pay $47.70 in segregated fees for Rec Sports, a number Director John Horn said is much less than what students at other universities pay for similar services.

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SSFC Spotlight: Rec Sports maintains focus on student accessibility, participation

By Hannah Altwegg | Feb. 23, 2016

As renovations to the South East Recreational Facility begin in the next few years, Rec Sports Director John Horn said he is focused on maintaining student participation, affordability and accessibility for recreational activities on campus. Rec Sports’ mission is to enhance the UW-Madison experience by providing high quality programs, services and facilities that promote the social, mental and physical well-being of the campus community, according to its website.

STATE NEWS

Fate of sanctuary cities bill up in the air

By Lilly Price | Feb. 22, 2016

A bill barring so-called sanctuary cities, the subject of a mass protest on the Capitol Square last Thursday, could be stalled in the state Senate. Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, said Friday that “no member has indicated it [Assembly Bill 450] is a top priority,” creating doubt about whether the body will take it up in its March floor session. The bill would ban state funding to local governments that don’t require law enforcement to question a person’s citizenship status.

Festival Foods’ new Madison location will open its doors April 8.

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New Madison Festival Foods location to open April 8

By Noah Habenstreit | Feb. 22, 2016

A new Festival Foods grocery store will open April 8 at 810 E. Washington Ave.

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Madison man arrested for groping hairstylist

By Noah Habenstreit | Feb. 22, 2016

A Madison man was arrested after allegedly groping a female hairstylist last week, according to a Madison Police Department incident report.

CITY NEWS

Alcohol License Review Committee approves new Madhatter Bar owner

By Miller Jozwiak | Feb. 22, 2016

Susan McKinney will be the new official officer of Madhatter Bar, pending approval from Common Council. The Alcohol License Review Committee approved of McKinney—whom has been the general manage—taking over ownership of the bar Wednesday night.

The Campus Master Plan is created every 10 years as a guide for campus growth and development, according to its website.

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Open house update scheduled for Campus Master Plan

By Madeline Heim | Feb. 22, 2016

A public meeting will be held Wednesday at Gordon Dining and Event Center to update community members on the latest preliminary draft of the UW-Madison 2015 Campus Master Plan.

UW System President Ray Cross thanked the Assembly for passing college affordability bills that he said would be important for college students and families.

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Cross commends Assembly for passing college affordability bills

By Madeline Heim | Feb. 22, 2016

UW System President Ray Cross thanked members of the Wisconsin Assembly in a statement Thursday for passing a college affordability package proposed earlier in the year by Gov. Scott Walker.

Wisconsin state statutes obligate UW-Madison to purchase prison-produced goods from Badger State Industries, and the university spent nearly $1.6 million on these in the 2015 fiscal year.

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State statute prioritizes profitability over prisoner rehabilitation

By Peter Coutu and Miller Jozwiak | Feb. 21, 2016

Wisconsin state statutes mandate UW-Madison and other tax-supported institutions purchase from a prison industry program that explicitly prioritizes profit over the rehabilitation of prisoners, while paying inmates a significantly lower wage than that paid in the private industry. UW-Madison purchased $1,596,515 worth of prison-produced goods—largely furniture and signage—from Wisconsin’s prison industry program, Badger State Industries, during the 2015 fiscal year. According to a Wisconsin state statute, a list of designated purchasing agencies, including UW-Madison and UW System schools, must “offer prison industries the opportunity to supply the materials, supplies, equipment or contractual services,” which the Department of Corrections lists periodically.

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UW-Madison faculty to be honored at Annual Faculty of Color Reception

By Sabrina Abuzahra | Feb. 21, 2016

UW-Madison Vice Provost and Chief Diversity Officer Patrick J. Sims and professor Ruth Litovksy will host this year’s Annual Faculty of Color Reception at the Pyle Center Alumni Lounge Feb. 25.

UW-Madison has produced 3,184 Peace Corps Volunteers since the organization was founded in 1961.

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UW-Madison ranked second-largest producer of Peace Corps volunteers in 2016

By Luisa de Vogel | Feb. 20, 2016

Several UW-Madison students are putting elements of the Wisconsin Idea into practice by volunteering with the Peace Corps, according to a Thursday university release.

CITY NEWS

Dane County opens new construction material recycling facility

By Sam Allen | Feb. 20, 2016

It seemed counterintuitive: To recycle its waste, Dane County would send a daily fleet of semi-trucks laden with construction byproducts to a facility in Appleton, two hours north.

The State Assembly met for likely the last time for this year on Thursday.

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Criminal justice, Alzheimer’s bills pass in last Assembly floor session

By Annie Schoenfeldt | Feb. 19, 2016

The State Assembly met Thursday for what is likely its last floor session of the year. Among the bills voted for approval was a revision of the current strip search law, as well as an addition to the existing teacher loan program.

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Rahiel Tesfamariam speaks about church, black millennials at UW-Madison

By Peter Coutu | Feb. 19, 2016

Rahiel Tesfamariam, UW-Madison’s Black History Month keynote speaker, spoke Thursday night about the intersection between black millennials and the black church. The University Gospel Choir sang “Live Every Voice and Sing” before Tesfamariam began her speech.

Roughly 20 teams competed at a recent Special Olympics tournament at the SERF.

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UW-Madison student group organizes Special Olympics event

By Peter Coutu | Feb. 19, 2016

UW-Madison student group Badgers for Special Olympics organized a basketball tournament at the SERF last Saturday for athletes with intellectual disabilities. The tournament featured more than 20 teams with roughly 80 volunteers people volunteering at the event.

Gov. Scott Walker signed a pair of bills into law Thursday cutting funding for Planned Parenthood by roughly $8 million.

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Scott Walker signs bills cutting Planned Parenthood funding

By Alanna Conley | Feb. 19, 2016

Gov. Scott Walker signed two bills into law Thursday that will cut funding for Planned Parenthood in the state of Wisconsin by an estimated $8 million dollars.