Clipsheet

August 10, 2018

Research

The Perseid Meteor Shower: Nature’s Fireworks

Posted on 8/10/2018

Door County Pulse

Every August, the Northern Hemisphere is treated to one of nature’s most popular celestial events, the Perseid Meteor Shower. This year, if conditions are favorable, the Perseid should be the best show of the year. Peak nights for viewing this year happen to coincide with new moon, so there will be virtually no interference from the moon lighting up the sky. These nights are August 11-12 and August 12-13, with August 12-13 being slated as the night for the better show.

Stanley native pedals for solar energy fundraiser for Puerto Rico

Posted on 8/10/2018

chippewa.com

James Tinjum’s hands ache with blisters. His arms have peculiar tanlines.

Can A Video Game Build Empathy? UW Researchers May Have Found A Way

Posted on 8/10/2018

Wisconsin Public Radio

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison say they’ve developed a video game that can help develop empathy in students.

Higher Education/System

Kushner team convened higher ed meeting at White House focused on accreditation

Posted on 8/10/2018

Inside Higher Education

As the Department of Education refines the next phase of its higher education agenda, the White House is apparently weighing in on the new policy direction.

Campus life

Man arrested after gunshot heard in parking ramp near campus, Madison police say

Posted on 8/10/2018

WISC-TV 3

MADISON, Wis. – One man was arrested after gunshots were fired in a parking garage near the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus early Friday morning.

Crime and safety

Man arrested in Downtown shooting incident early Friday morning, Madison police say

Posted on 8/10/2018

Wisconsin State Journal

A 30-year-old man was arrested early Friday morning after Madison police officers heard a gunshot Downtown near the UW-Madison campus.

Extension

Statewide survey reveals farmers markets are on the rise

Posted on 8/10/2018

Ch 13 - Eau Claire

Farmers market vendors and consumers are on the rise according to a new survey released by the University of Wisconsin- Extension Office.

UW Experts in the News

New agriculture trends provide hope for dead zones

Posted on 8/10/2018

Ch 2 - Green Bay

Quoted: “The dead zone conditions are really driven by excess nutrients coming into the bay and a lot of those are coming from agricultural run-off. And we actually here in the lower bay, Green Bay, receive about one-third of all the nutrients for all of Lake Michigan,” says Julia Noordyk, Wisconsin Sea Grant Water Quality Specialist.

Obituaries

Haskell Fain

Posted on 8/10/2018

WISC-TV 3

Hack was a philosophy professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison from 1956 to 1993.

UW-Madison Related

The Perseid Meteor Shower: Nature’s Fireworks

Posted on 8/10/2018

Door County Pulse

UW-Madison astronomy graduate students give a presentation at 8:30 pm, then will be setting up their telescope for viewing and to answer questions.