Another study, by researchers at the University of Wisconsin, found that “increased concentrations of undocumented immigrants are associated with statistically significant decreases in violent crime.”
February 6, 2019
Research
Task Force Takes On Flooding In Dane County
The new report comes from a technical work group comprised of people from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, the city of Madison, Dane County and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Higher Education/System
TAA voices apprehension against proposed UW System tuition hike
Resident graduate students at the eight schools — Eau Claire, Green Bay, La Crosse, Oshkosh, Parkside, Stevens Point, Stout and Whitewater — will have a maximum increase of less than $200 in tuition prices. UW-Green Bay will have the largest increase, hiking up from $7,793 to $7,996.
Campus life
UW math tutorials offer students chance to love math
Students who sign up for this optional, bi-weekly math workshop credit it with changing more than their grades.
Native American students experience difficulty transitioning to campus, lack UW support
Lack of university support, absence of cultural sensitivity contribute to difficulty for Native students.
Founders’ day at UW marks 170 years of classes
The Wisconsin Alumni Association celebrated Tuesday evening 5:30-8:30 at the alumni center by honoring Assistant Vice Chancellor of Student Diversity Engagement and Success at UW-Whitewater LaVar Charleston with their Forward Under 40 award.
Searching: Students of color advocate for cultural spaces as they claim their place at UW
As students establish cultural centers at the Red Gym, Native American, Chicanx spaces face potential demolition.
State news
Inside Wisconsin’s Disastrous $4.5 Billion Deal With Foxconn
Quoted: Noah Williams, an economics professor from the University of Wisconsin at Madison whose fiscal analysis supported the Walker administration’s case for the project, says the state ought to redo the math.
Will Foxconn Steal Wisconsin’s Intellectual Property?
In August, the company announced a $100 million research institution at the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s engineering graduate school, the largest private partnership in school history.
Crime and safety
Sheriff’s office investigates after homicide victim’s medical records breached
No criminal charges will be filed against an unidentified, now-former UW Health employee who took an unauthorized look at the medical records of a homicide victim last year, the Dane County Sheriff’s Office said.
Concerns about UW Alert System after off-campus attack
University of Wisconsin-Madison students are flooding social media with concerns about the school’s public safety alert system after an attack near campus.
Students question why a WiscAlert wasn’t sent out for stranger assault on Langdon St.
As Madison police continue to keep extra patrols in the Langdon Street area, some University of Wisconsin-Madison students are wondering why they weren’t notified of the substantial battery of a student right when it happened.
Agriculture
Produce farms to be inspected
In partnership with the University of Wisconsin-Extension, produce growers can prepare their farm for inspections by participating in produce-safety training. The training is required for fresh-produce growers who must meet the federal produce-safety rules.
Arts & Humanities
‘Black girl joy’ is at the heart of this new children’s picture book
McDaniel’s book is impressive because it uses one hand gesture to showcase a wide range of feelings and scenarios. It humanizes the black girl experience, a rare thing for children’s literature. The Cooperative Children’s Book Center, a research library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Education, found that only 340 of the 3,700 books it received in 2017 from U.S. publishers had “significant African or African American content/characters.”
Health
Q&A: Danielle Yancey works to recruit and retain more Native American health professionals
Yancey is the first full-time director for the Native American Center for Health Professions, located within the School of Medicine and Public Health at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Patient sues UW plastic surgeon for sexual exploitation
A Wausau woman has sued a UW-Madison plastic surgeon, accusing him of sexual exploitation and medical negligence in giving her breast implants and a tummy tuck last year.
Study shows how to cut down flu rate in local school district
Dr. Jonathan Temte is trying to find a way to curb the spread and he’s using Oregon school district students as his guinea pigs. The Oregon resident, whose children went through the district, leads six University of Wisconsin health researchers in the ORCHARDS study.
UW plastic surgeon sued for sexual exploitation, medical negligence
John W. Siebert previously had medical license suspended in New York.
Opinion
1919: Hollywood’s Boom Year
The First World War radically changed the landscape of moviemaking. Before 1914, Europeans had dominated the booming industry — France, Italy, Germany and even Denmark had sent films across the globe.
Mr. Bordwell is a professor emeritus of film studies at the University of Wisconsin.
Business/Technology
Walker misses mark on marginal tax rates
“Economies grow and decline for a complex set of reasons,” said Andrew Reschovsky, professor emeritus of public affairs and applied economics at the University of Wisconsin. “One must be very careful in attributing any economic change to a specific policy
UW Experts in the News
Why are fewer Wisconsin students studying to become teachers?
“We know that nationally, enrollment in teacher education programs is down about 35 percent and in Wisconsin it is down more dramatically in some places,” said Diana Hess, dean of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s School of Education.
Video: Professor explains what to expect during State of the Union address
Noted: University of Wisconsin-Madison Journalism professor Michael Wagner discusses what to expect during Pres. Donald Trump’s State of the Union address.
Obituaries
Envisioning real utopias from within the capitalist present – Erik Olin Wright remembered
Erik Olin Wright, who died on January 23 2019, begged to differ. Wright devoted his career as a sociology professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to breathing new life into the study of alternatives to capitalism.
UW-Madison Related
De Blasio’s Unexpected Pick to Run Nycha: His Sanitation Chief
A graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Ms. Garcia began her career as an intern at the Department of Sanitation.