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February 4, 2019

Research

Snowshoe Hare Hunting Might Be More Fun Than You Think

WXPR

Today, we have seen a significant shift northward in the range of the snowshoe hare. Some research done by Dr. Jonathan Pauli from UW Madison has clearly demonstrated a link to the moderation of our winters, change in snow cover over time, and other climate effects.

Hawks Increasingly Feed on Birds at Backyard Feeders

EcoRI News

According to Jennifer McCabe, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison whose study focused on birds in the Chicago area, many hawk species had declined significantly by the middle of the 20th century because of hunting and pesticide use.

Higher Education/System

Campus life

Higher Education Has Always Been Commercial

The Chronicle of Higher Education

In 1905, the University of Wisconsin reported enlisting its English department to write bulletins conveying to newspapers “in an attractive way, the story of discoveries, inventions, and innovations” across campus. This effort received national recognition, and quickly became a model reproduced by other colleges hungry for press attention.

UW-Madison building floods, forcing classes to be relocated

WKOW

Weather-related water leaks have closed two UW-Madison buildings.Vilas Hall flooded Sunday morning. Officials asked students, staff and faculty to avoid it until further notice.Officials closed the Chemistry Building as well.Due to Sunday’s flooding, on Monday and Tuesday, the University has relocated classes held in Vilas Hall and the Chemistry building.

Flooding forces UW building closures, classes relocated

NBC 15

Due to recent flooding, two academic buildings at the University of Wisconsin will be closed on Monday and Tuesday.Classes held in Vilas Hall and the Chemistry Building will be relocated, according to Laurent Heller, Vice Chancellor at the university.Vilas Hall began experiencing flooding Sunday morning, according to a tweet by the university’s official Twitter page.

State news

Crime and safety

Agriculture

Health

People diagnosed with cancer often don’t embrace the term ‘survivor’

AP/The Conversation

Recognizing that forcing a yes–no choice on this delicate question is not ideal, we partnered with Dr. Katie Deming, a radiation oncologist at Kaiser Permanente, and Dr. Jeffrey Landercasper, clinical adjunct professor of surgery at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, to conduct our own study of how current and former patients perceive the term “cancer survivor.”

Athletics

Crazylegs comes home

NBC-15

Fifty years ago this February, a football superstar came home. Elroy “Crazylegs” Hirsch was hired away from the Los Angeles Rams to become the athletic director at the University of Wisconsin.

Opinion

Column: A treatise on jackets

Daily Cardinal

Yes, the Canada Goose jacket seems to be a heated point of conversation when it comes to undergraduates seeking to critique class in the university.

UW Experts in the News

UW-Madison Related

Wisconsin Republican Objects to Professor’s Description of Trump Presidency as ‘Polarized’

Inside Higher Ed

A Republican state lawmaker in Wisconsin complained to a professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin at Madison about his description of President Trump — copying the university system’s Board of Regents and president and Madison’s chancellor, along with the state Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee and other groups.