Aaron Williams was never a bird expert or even a bird enthusiast. But somehow, he’s found himself coordinating a flock of volunteers at the University of Wisconsin at Madison as part of a large-scale effort to protect local and migrating birds.
Wisconsin is home to an estimated 308 farmers markets of all sizes and geographical locations. And now researchers from UW-Madison and UW-Extension have taken a dive into the numbers and issues that farmers markets face.
Noted: Abel has performed this procedure hundreds of time since she joined Randall Kimple’s lab at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Kimple, a radiation oncologist, uses PDX mice to carry out experiments on human tumours that would be impractical in people, such as testing new drugs and identifying factors that predict a good response to treatment. His lab has created more than 50 PDX mice since 2011.
Wisconsin is home to an estimated 308 farmers markets of all sizes and geographical locations. And now researchers from UW-Madison and UW-Extension have taken a dive into the numbers and issues that farmers markets face.
Probiotics have become increasingly popular as more people learn about the health of their microbiome, the billions of microbes that live inside all of our digestive tracts and elsewhere. Now new research suggests that a diet that includes crickets could feed the beneficial bacteria that help maintain a healthy gut. Crickets may increase enzymes in the stomach that aid metabolism as well as promote good bacteria in the stomach, according to a study published in Scientific Reports, the first clinical trial of its kind.
Wisconsin ranked No. 33 nationally, with a $29,569 average — down slightly (1.18%) from the state’s Class of 2016 debt. Sixty-five percent of the Class of 2017 across all Wisconsin colleges and universities left school with loan debt.
The Trump administration plunged thousands of migrant children into a frantic limbo this summer when it separated them from their parents in a bid to deter illegal immigration on the southwest border, igniting weeks of protest and litigation.
President Trump characterized the vast majority of Chinese students in the U.S. as spies during a dinner Tuesday night with CEOs at his private golf club in New Jersey, according to a report in Politico.
The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse is removing plastic straws from campus dining locations.
The Memorial Union Council voted Tuesday to remove the names of two men who belonged to a campus group which used the name Ku Klux Klan in the early 1900s from union facilities. The decision comes after a year of discussion by the council and a report from a subcommittee which was convened to research the matter.
Coach Paul Chryst announced the news about the sophomore, a biomedical engineering major, Wednesday during the Badgers’ local media day at Camp Randall Stadium, saying Kasl made the decision after his involvement in a “really dynamic summer program.”
The University of Wisconsin at Madison will rename two rooms in the Wisconsin Union that are currently named after alumni who were members of a campus organization called Ku Klux Klan, Madison 365 reported.
LaShya Washington, an 11-year-old Mendota Elementary School student, sat with a laptop in a classroom in the School of Human Ecology building on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus on Tuesday afternoon, typing instructions to a robot.
Kids, parents, locals and visitors partied like animals at the Kilbourn Public Library on August 3 at an annual Meet the Mascots event where Bucky, the University of Wisconsin mascot, and 20 other university mascots danced and mingled the day away.
The man accused of shooting and killing the leader of a rival gang outside a convenience store here last spring was found guilty on Wednesday.
Advocates for diversity in higher education emphasize a variety of reasons. They range from business oriented considerations, like the need for a diverse and well-educated workforce to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse marketplace or the belief that diversity fosters innovation and creativity. Another reason is based on the idea that diversity enriches the educational experience of all students on campus, not just minorities.
Noted: UW oncologist Dr. Noelle Loconte says getting needed research dollars for pancreatic cancer is difficult because there are no advocates.
