The team, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, says it hopes the results lead to doctors ’prescribing’ one of the activities to their patients in addition to the annual flu shot.
January 4, 2019
Research
Why aren’t more women running for office? New study reveals women don’t think they’re qualified
The researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Extension say female leaders they studied were nervous about going door-to-door asking for signatures to get on the ballot and that they also didn’t want to challenge an incumbent.
In the hunt for aliens, scientists look again to the clouds of Venus
As for the search for life in the clouds of Venus, a paper published this autumn in the journal Astrobiology by a team led by Sanjay Limaye at the University of Wisconsin-Madison presents an argument for how and why it ought to be pursued further — now more than ever. And it hinges on data we’ve been able to uncover here on Earth. (Story also includes link to limnology site.)
State news
Tony Evers picks Obama official, two state lawmakers and two aides for his cabinet
Noted: For his secretary of the Department of Safety and Professional Services, Evers chose Dawn Crim. She now assists Evers as assistant state superintendent for student and school success. Previously, Crim worked for two decades at the University of Wisconsin System in various rules, including assistant coach for women’s basketball and director of community relations for UW-Madison.
Crime and safety
Drunken driver sentenced to three years in prison for 2017 crash that caused UW-Madison student’s death
A woman who was driving drunk and didn’t stop after her car struck a UW-Madison student in 2017 as she crossed a street with friends, causing injuries that months later resulted in the student’s death, was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison.
Community
FCDI to build $21M stem cell production facility in Madison
UW-Madison cardiologist Timothy Kamp, director of the UW Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Center, was a co-founder of Cellular Dynamics and said the expansion is a significant development for the company and for the community.
Arts & Humanities
Take nothing for granted: Senegal influences Helen Hawley’s latest multidisciplinary creations
Noted: Hawley, a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, holds a master of fine arts degree from UW-Madison.
Health
Federal Rule Makes Hospitals Post Prices To Increase Transparency, Competition
Health insurance expert Justin Sydnor, an assistant professor of actuarial science, risk management and insurance at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said there could be modest benefits to this regulation.
UW Experts in the News
China’s Population Could Already Be Shrinking, Experts Say
Noted: Authors Yi Fuxian from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Su Jian of Peking University contend that inaccurate census results since the 1990s have skewed Chinese population estimates.
China’s population could start shrinking in 8 years
Noted: Yi Fuxian, a senior scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, wrote in the South China Morning Post that China’s population crisis would be even worse than Japan’s—and last year told a conference in Beijing China had already passed the mantle of most populous country to India.
Obituaries
Wendorff, William L.
He was a professor in the UW–Madison Food Science Department and the program director for the Wisconsin Cheese and Dairy Manufacturing Short Courses.
UW-Madison Related
What The Heck Are These Dang Bits?
From Jordan Ellenberg, an author and mathematician at the University of Wisconsin, so simple yet so hard: What are these bits?
The revery alone won’t do: Restoring America’s prairies
It was not, however, until 1934 that the first formal prairie restoration was initiated at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Intensive efforts began in 1936. Using workers from the Civilian Conservation Corps, a large patch of former farmland was planted with sod taken from relict prairies.
Revly: Building Confidence Through Simple Cuts in Swim
Following her 2017 graduation from the University of Wisconsin—Madison, Robbins returned to her parents’ home, where she looked through a drawer filled with her old swimsuits.