As plants spring up on the landscape, they can invade small ponds and eventually overtake them entirely, said Christian Andresen, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Wisconsin.
December 19, 2018
Research
NIH official commits to continued funding for some fetal tissue research
In an unusual move, NIH officials approached a University of Wisconsin researcher who works with so-called humanized mice from tissue left from infant heart surgeries to see whether he might be interested in expanding his research, according to another scientist familiar with that interaction.
Implantable Device Aids Weight Loss
New battery-free, easily implantable weight-loss devices developed by engineers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison could offer a promising new weapon for battling the bulge
Higher Education/System
Liberal Arts Weren’t Murdered — They Committed Suicide
The tragedy, then, is not just that a campus of the University of Wisconsin would drop the history major but that the custodians of history in the 21st century lost the ability to teach and write about history in a way that sustains a hallowed 2,500-year tradition.
Janesville leaders say UW-Whitewater chancellor’s resignation will not end partnership
“Beverly Kopper worked really hard trying to unite UW Whitewater with Rock County,” said Blackhawk Community Credit Union CEO Sherri Stumpf. “It only made sense to marry the two up and include UW-Whitewater in our reflections plaza.”
Campus life
Plan Commission gives nod to west side affordable housing, nixes 12-story student tower
Also Monday, the commission killed a previously rejected proposal for a 12-story student apartment near the UW-Madison campus.
Health
3 who contracted Legionnaires’ disease in Wisconsin hospital die
Three patients who contracted Legionnaires’ disease at the University of Wisconsin Hospital (UW Health) have died, CBS Madison affiliate WISC-TV reports.
Athletics
Three former Badgers get Pro Bowl invites
Texans defensive end J.J. Watt is having a bounce-back season after injuries limited him to just eight games total the past two seasons.
Committee recommends dissolving Mendota Gridiron Club, citing changing fundraising landscape
In 2009, the Mendota Gridiron Club feted 60 years of support for the University of Wisconsin football team with a sold-out banquet. It appears that any 70th birthday celebration will have to be of the posthumous variety.
UW Experts in the News
If Wisconsin and other states succeed in ending the Affordable Care Act, what’s their Plan B?
Quoted: “People should just expect to wait and see how this plays out,” said Justin Sydnor, an associate professor of actuarial science, risk management and insurance at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Obituaries
Hawkinson, Lorraine Amanda
Lorraine worked at the University of Wisconsin Memorial Library Catalog Department, progressing from a clerk to a cataloguer through the departments, before retiring as a library technician in September, 1988.
Henderson, Beverly Joan
She taught for several years, worked at Eau Clair County Extension Office, and at UW Madison in the Department of Consumer Science.