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Fantasy baseball researchers to pol: It’s not all fun and games

The UW-Madison’s focus on serious research is a major reason given by university officials who want more financial support from the state Legislature. But research on fantasy baseball and competitive fandom?

That particular study, by Assistant Professors Erica and Rich Halverson, did not escape the notice of perennial University of Wisconsin System critic Rep. Steve Nass….

“We are trying to figure out a whole new genre of online learning environments, how people learn in those environments and what they learn,” Rich Halverson said today in an interview.