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February 12, 2019

Research

How to exercise to improve your mood

The Washington Post

Keep in mind, though, that psychology plays an important role. A University of Wisconsin studyfound that people were in a better mood when they picked their own intensity level instead of a prescribed moderate-effort workout, even though their endocannabinoid levels were higher after the latter.

Higher Education/System

Campus life

Crime and safety

Extension

Community

Woman recognized for impact on Madison community

NBC-15

Last year’s Athena Award recipient, Emily Auerbach, the director of the UW Odyssey project and odyssey graduate Keena Atkinson, who received one of the business forum scholarships, stopped by NBC15 to talk about the upcoming celebration.

Health

SSFC unanimously votes against UHS’s proposed budget

Daily Cardinal

Associated Students of Madison Legislative Affairs Chair Laura Downer spoke out against what she believes is UHS’s lackluster response to the issue of mental health on campus. “UHS and the UW administration has put enough thought and effort into this situation to prepare excuses for why their budget should not expand mental health resources,” Downer said.

Athletics

Opinion

UW helps promote liberal arts — Bob Milbourne

Wisconsin State Journal

The SuccessWorks program located above the University Bookstore started by Dean Karl Scholz is offering a range of services to undergraduates including internships, career counseling, job interviews and even a closet of appropriate clothing for those interviews. What a terrific idea.

UW Experts in the News

Sixteenth Street’s new program helps children and adolescents struggling with behavioral health problems

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Noted: Jason Fletcher, a professor of public affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison whose research includes child and adolescent health policy, found that when comparing siblings, one who had ADHD and one who did not, the sibling with ADHD earned approximately 33 percent less as an adult.

The Importance of Seed Banks in an Uncertain Future

WXPR

Today, agronomists still find it critically important to preserve seeds and plant germplasm to guard against losses of genetic variation in the face of an uncertain future. Many seeds and germplasm are held at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault on the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen in a remote Arctic Archipelago, about 800 miles from the North Pole.