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July 14, 2026

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The Strange Phenomenon of ‘Terminal Lucidity’

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The New York Times

When Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi, an associate professor in emergency medicine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, saw that the N.I.A. was interested in video research on lucid episodes, she knew one way to approach the problem. Her past work had involved filming people with dementia during interactions with nursing staff and then meticulously analyzing the videos, second by second, to assess which types of care affected patients’ behavioral symptoms. She proposed retooling those video methods to study lucidity.

Campus life

Why it’s taking UW-Madison weeks to fix the air conditioning

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Wisconsin State Journal

The size of an adult male giraffe. The height of a small two-story house. The length of a standard shipping container.

That’s how deep crews are digging to fix the broken pipe 20 feet underground that has left UW-Madison without most of its air conditioning and temporarily shuttered nearly three dozen buildings to preserve cooling.

It’s expected to take weeks to repair the chilled water line that broke on June 17, Robert Cramer, vice chancellor for finance and administration, wrote in a message to campus Monday.

Health

Madison researchers studying aortic dissection that killed Sen. Lindsey Graham

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NBC 15

Early findings indicate Sen. Lindsey Graham died from an aortic dissection— a condition that UW Health researchers in Madison are actively studying.

An aortic dissection occurs when a layer of the body’s main artery separates, disrupting blood flow to vital organs.

Dr. Paul DiMusto, a UW Health vascular surgeon and co-director of the UW Health Aortic Center, said many patients have no symptoms until the event occurs, and it is often life-threatening.

Athletics

Wisconsin has a new home for brick walk that stirred fans’ emotions

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Wisconsin State Journal

Bricks that held an emotional connection with some University of Wisconsin fans are out of storage and going back into the ground around Camp Randall Stadium.

A new walkway at Gate 1 leading into Kellner Hall at the stadium’s southeast corner is the site the University of Wisconsin athletic department chose for the relocated brick walk.

 

How much does Wisconsin AD Shawn Eichorst make? Here are full contract details

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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

University of Wisconsin athletic director Shawn Eichorst is starting with a slightly more lucrative contract than his predecessor, and it includes pay increases and potential incentives that could make it even more lucrative.

Eichorst’s five-year contract has an initial base salary of $1.6 million for 2026-27, and that is set to increase by $50,000 in each year, according to his contract obtained by the Journal Sentinel via an open records request.