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UWM
research helps industry make stronger, lighter and cheaper alloys
Innovations Report, Germany - Oct. 30, 2006
Car
engines that consume less energy and can keep running on low oil, lead-free
plumbing fixtures, and tanks that are light enough to be airlifted, but are just
as rugged as the much heavier varieties. They sound futuristic, but these
products are already realities thanks to materials that stretch the limits of
performance. Called cast metal matrix composites (MMCs), they are cheaper,
lighter and stronger than their original alloys. In fact, an aluminum-based MMC
developed at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) can replace iron-based
alloys.
http://www.innovations-report.de/html/berichte/materialwissenschaften/bericht-73035.html
Alleged
embezzler gets boot at UWM
The Badger Herald, WI - Oct. 30, 2006
The
president of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Student Association
temporarily suspended the government’s legislative body speaker Friday,
following allegations of a $10,000 embezzlement. Samantha Prahl suspended
Student Senate Speaker Russell Rueden, who has been at the center of a scandal
involving the alleged use of fundraising money for personal
expenses.
http://badgerherald.com/news/2006/10/30/alleged_embezzler_ge.php
UWM
Brain Research Supports Drug Development From Jellyfish Protein
Medical
News Today - Oct. 31, 2006
With the research support from the University
of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, a Wisconsin biotech company has found that a compound
from a protein found in jellyfish is neuro-protective and may be effective in
treating neurodegenerative diseases. Testing of aequorin has yielded promising
results, said Mark Y. Underwood of Quincy Bioscience located in Madison.
Researcher James Moyer, Jr., an assistant professor at UW-Milwaukee, subjected
brain cells to the "lab" equivalent of a stroke, and more than half treated with
aequorin survived without residual
toxicity.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=55327
Kenilworth
builds new ties to community; UWM housing/art studios project is one of several
giving east side a boost
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI - Nov. 5,
2006
After a $68 million renovation, which created two buildings by
splitting the Kenilworth in half, the property is now among a group of big
developments bringing new life to the area. The remodeled Farwell Ave. building
has been transformed into the 174-unit Kenilworth Square Apartments, with
housing for up to 374 UWM students. Kenilworth Square opened in August and is
80% occupied, said Scott Peak, director of university
housing.
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=526918
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also:
Kenilworth
Ready for Retail
GlobeSt.com - Oct. 31,
2006
A $69-million redevelopment Downtown has given a 500,000-sf, rundown
industrial building a new lease on life, and the retail portion of the mixed-use
Kenilworth project is ready for occupancy, according to Mid-America Real
Estate-Wisconsin LLC. The local firm was recently tapped as the retail leasing
agent for the project, which is owned and managed by the University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) and is being developed by Weas Development. The rest
of the building features student housing, an art school and a parking
garage.
http://www.globest.com/news/772_772/milwaukee/150282-1.html
Unique
Imaging Uncovers the Invisible World Where Surfaces Meet
Photonics Online
- Oct. 30, 2006
Hoping to find new ways of addressing environmental
pollution, a physicist at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) has
developed some novel ways to observe what happens inside a cell when it comes
in contact with contaminants or when toxic substances touch soil and water. An
object's molecules and electrons are always in motion, vibrating and wiggling.
Carol Hirschmugl, an associate professor of physics, tracks what happens to
molecules when they meet the surface of a particular material or move around
in a living cell by taking advantage of these vibrations and using them to map
the movement of chemicals within the
molecules.
http://www.photonicsonline.com/content/news/article.asp?DocID=%7B5B32AD68-F387-445C-97F6-C5A063AB3CE1%7D&Bucket=Current+Headlines
Flight
of the Bumblebee: Researchers Find that Flower Choice Matters
Innovations
Report, Germany - Oct. 31, 2006
Rebecca Flanagan has probably come as
close as a human can to reading the mind of a bumblebee. Flanagan, a graduate
student in biological sciences at UWM, and Associate Professor Jeffrey Karron
are studying the behaviors of bees as they gather pollen – which plant
species the bees forage on, which flowers they probe and in what order, and how
many blooms they visit before moving on to another plant. In doing so, the bees
make plant reproduction possible by dispersing
pollen.
http://www.innovations-report.de/html/berichte/biowissenschaften_chemie/bericht-73154.html
Brady
Corporation Foundation Awards $280,000 to its 2006 Grant
Recipients
Business Wire - Nov. 1, 2006
The Brady Corporation
Foundation has announced that Next Door Foundation, the United Community Center
and the Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business at the University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee are its 2006 Foundation grant recipients. Established last
year as the primary source of charitable contributions for Brady Corporation,
the Foundation focuses on developing a pipeline of future leaders who will
positively impact the communities in which Brady operates. The foundation makes
multi-year grants to non-profit organizations focusing on formative development,
skills development, and leadership
development.
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20061101006108&newsLang=en
Marriage
question captivates students; Youthful voters see amendment battle as issue they
care about
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI - Nov. 2, 2006
Ask the
typical college student in Wisconsin who is running for governor, and you may
get a blank stare. Ask about the marriage amendment, and the response is sure
to be animated. Many young Wisconsin voters say the issue has engaged them more
than any political race this year. Several UWM students are quoted in the
article.
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=526324
A wave
of woes for Great Lakes; Scientists gather here to assess multiple threats to
complex ecosystem
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI - Nov. 1, 2006
More
than 300 Great Lakes experts are gathered in Milwaukee this week for what is
essentially a two-year checkup on the health of the world's largest freshwater
ecosystem. The diagnosis: not good. The three-day gathering of Great Lakes
decision-makers from federal, state and tribal governments, academia, industry
and recreational groups, as well as sport and commercial fishers and health
professionals kicked off on Wednesday. Val Klump, a senior scientist at the
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's Great Lakes WATER Institute, offers his
comments.
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=526300
Differing
on higher education; Doyle, Green do agree on limiting tuition
increases
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI - Nov. 3, 2006
When it
comes to the University of Wisconsin System, Gov. Jim Doyle and U.S. Rep. Mark
Green agree on one thing: They both want tuition to increase no more than 3%
next year. But their positions on issues ranging from UW-Madison admissions to
a proposed merger between UW-Milwaukee and UW-Waukesha show some substantial
differences. Green favors the merger, while Doyle is against
it.
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=526619
Risk, reward
in Glendale's vision; By thinking big, a small city is helping to shape its own
destiny
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI - Nov. 1, 2006
The opening
today of the redeveloped Bayshore Town Center is the latest in a series of
calculated risks by the city that not only cements it as the downtown of the
North Shore, but also positions Glendale to become one of the lower taxed
municipalities in the area. Harvey Rabinowitz, a professor of architecture and
urban planning at UWM, called Bayshore "one of the most progressive developments
in the country" and said it is being watched carefully by developers and urban
planners.
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=526266
Health
Calendar
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI - Nov. 5, 2006
How to Quit
Smoking, free discussion Nov. 8, noon-1:30 p.m. in the University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee Union, Wisconsin Room, 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd. Discussion will
include the effects tobacco has on the body, benefits of quitting tobacco and
practical strategies and resources to stop smoking. Sponsored by Norris Health
Center. Call
229-5389.
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=526793
Ethics
Questions Haunting Races of Democrats, Too
The New York Times, NY - Nov.
3, 2006
In what Democrats nationally have worked hard to portray as a “culture
of corruption” in the Republican Party, more than a dozen
Republicans in House races have wrestled with the taint of a Congressional page
scandal; links to Jack Abramoff, the convicted lobbyist; and a smattering of
individual woes from claims of financial shenanigans to sexual wrongdoing.
Still, there are Democrats whose campaigns have also been marked by claims of
ethical failings in widely varying degrees. Thomas M. Holbrook, a political
scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee who studies elections, offers
his
comments.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/03/us/politics/03corrupt.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&ref=politics&adxnnlx=1162931072-yd5CLZ1P+nOwkwJfhw4oUQ&oref=slogin
Even
the altruistic at MPS could use help
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI - Nov.
3, 2006
This column by Mike Nichols is about the hiring of teachers for
MPS: "A Milwaukee Public Schools spokeswoman told me this week they are not
seeing any increased difficulties in hiring, and I actually believe it. New
teachers are still drawn to Milwaukee's public schools. I know this because I
walked all over the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, looking for an education
major ready to rule out Milwaukee, and couldn't find a single one. Instead I
found Sara Harvell, a 43-year-old who grew up in Neenah, raised a family and
is now hoping to teach in
MPS."
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=526966
Developing
ideas for the northwest side; Plans continue for economic growth in urban
area
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI - Oct. 31, 2006
Howard Snyder
gets excited about the potential for Milwaukee's urban core, where he sees a
gold mine in desolate industrial properties that once bustled with factories
that provided thousands of family-sustaining jobs. In particular, Snyder views
the northwest side industrial corridor as a frontier in the revitalization and
economic growth of Milwaukee's central city. Sammis White, an urban planning
professor and director of the Center for Workforce Development at the University
of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, offers his
thoughts.
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=525226
If
you had a million dollars... How much house could you buy?
GM Today - Oct. 31,
2006
Right now there are 59 residential properties assessed at $1 million
or more in Washington County and 18 homes listed for sale on the Multiple
Listing Service. The town of West Bend has the most with 36 properties topping
$1 million, followed by the town of Richfield with 13. Harvey Rabinowitz, an
architecture professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee,
comments.
http://www.gmtoday.com/news/local_stories/2006/Oct_06/10312006_07.asp
Fond
du Lac League of Women Voters to host U.N. Day
Fond du Lac Reporter, WI -
Nov. 3, 2006
The League of Women Voters of Fond du Lac will host the
annual United Nations Day luncheon at Marian College's Stayer Center for
Technology & Executive Learning, 45 S. National Ave., at 11:30 a.m.
Saturday, Nov. 4. His program will immediately follow the luncheon at 12:15
p.m., with keynote speaker Wolfgang Schmidt Ph.D., chairman of the Governor's
Commission of the United Nations. Schmidt chairs the Advisory Board of the
Institute of World Affairs at the University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
http://www.fdlreporter.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061103/FON0101/611030513/1985
Retired
general slams Iraq policy 'There's no good solution at this stage,' he
says
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI - Oct. 30, 2006
A retired
three-star general blasted the Bush administration's policy in Iraq, saying the
U.S. "cannot afford to stay the course." Retired Lt. Gen. Robert G. Gard Jr.
blamed President Bush and senior military officials for failing to train U.S.
forces in counter-insurgency tactics earlier in the war. Gard is scheduled to
speak at 7 tonight at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Library Conference
Center, 2311 E. Hartford
Ave.
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=524873
Editorial: It's
time to send the congressman home
Milwaukee
Journal Sentinel, WI – Oct. 28, 2006
Two years ago, we recommended
Jim Sensenbrenner for another term representing Wisconsin's 5th Congressional
District. Today, we simply cannot. Sensenbrenner has been wrong on too much,
from an immigration policy that puts him at odds with much of his own party
and the business community to failure to exert meaningful oversight over White
House domestic spying policies. We recommend his opponent, Democrat Bryan Kennedy.
He will be a competent, thoughtful congressman who can restore a sense of dignity
and balance to the 5th District. Kennedy is currently on leave from his professorship
at UWM.
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=524167
'Pirate Queen' wallows in melodramatic
waves
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI - Nov. 3, 2006
The world
premiere production of "The Pirate Queen" is currently in a Broadway tryout run
in Chicago, and critics were first invited to see it last Sunday. The show feels
and often sounds like Boublil and Schonberg took "Les Miz," moved it to another
part of Europe, and changed the names and details. Like "Les Miz," it is sung
through, meaning it doesn't contain spoken dialogue. The best musical moments
in the show come when two women blend their voices in several second-act songs.
Elizabeth was written in an extremely high coloratura range, and University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee Professional Theatre Training Program graduate Linda Balgord
dazzles in her mastery of
it.
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=526467
UWM's Swiggett awaits word on
eligibility
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI - Nov. 3, 2006
The wait
continues for UW-Milwaukee freshman guard Charlie Swiggett, who, as of Thursday,
had not been certified as eligible to play college basketball by the NCAA
Clearinghouse. Because Swiggett is not cleared for competition, he has been
withheld from practice for about a week and did not participate in UWM's 77-71
exhibition loss to UW-Parkside on Wednesday. At the heart of the delay is a lack
of transcripts to completely account for Swiggett's sophomore and junior years
of high
school.
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=526651
UWM
scores big; Highly coveted forwards make oral commitment
Milwaukee Journal
Sentinel, WI - Nov. 4, 2006
The UW-Milwaukee men's basketball team
received a package deal Saturday night as Tim Flowers and Kevin Johnson, a pair
of highly regarded forwards from Illinois Class AA state champion Chicago
Simeon, gave oral commitments to play for the Panthers beginning in 2007-'08.
Among prospects in basketball-rich Illinois, Flowers and Johnson have been rated
as high as No. 7 and 11, respectively. Hoop Scoop has Flowers rated the
72nd-best prospect in the country for the Class of
2007.
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=527219
Moving a
point over one space; Botham shifts Onson to off-guard for
offense
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI - Nov. 4, 2006
The remaking
of UW-Milwaukee junior Meredith Onson is officially under way. A point guard
when she led Oshkosh West to a state championship and through her first two
years of college basketball, Onson now moves to shooting guard for the Panthers.
Onson averaged 7.2 points and 3.2 assists last season, and Panthers coach Sandy
Botham believes she is capable of turning up her offensive production to become
an effective
off-guard.
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=527065
Rangers
expose Panthers' flaws
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI - Nov. 1,
2006
Watching UW-Milwaukee drop a 77-71 decision to UW-Parkside was
probably a jarring experience for the 3,074 who witnessed the exhibition
basketball opener Wednesday night at the U.S. Cellular Arena. While evidence
of the Panthers' recent success is spelled out in six banners hanging near the
ceiling, the current reality played out below in real time. UWM is as
inexperienced as it appears on paper. And that means opponents, even Division
II Parkside, will be able to expose that weakness for the time
being.
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=526327
Young
Panthers Ready To Prowl; Talented newcomers join four returnees for 2006-07
season
CSTV - Oct. 30, 2006
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
men's basketball team will have a new look in the 2006-07 season. In fact,
that's a huge understatement. UWM's roster includes 15 players in their first
or second years in Milwaukee, with a number of newcomers on the brink of cracking
into the starting lineup. Plus, with all five starters from last season having
graduated, the Panthers are assured of having an entirely new starting five this
year.
http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/stories/103006aaf.html
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Panthers expect growing pains; Men will begin season with five new
starters
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI - Oct. 31, 2006
The
UW-Milwaukee men's basketball team isn't trying to kid anybody. Experience is
lacking and size is spotty, both major disadvantages that won't go anyway
anytime soon. But advantages, namely speed and eagerness, have sprouted in the
Panthers' practices and scrimmages. Optimism mixed with a dose of realism was
the mood at the annual Tip-Off luncheon for UWM men's and women's basketball
Tuesday at the Pfister
Hotel.
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=525255