Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison had shown previously that FMRP plays an important role in neuron development (maturation).
Defective Mitochondria Could Explain Neurological Impairment in Fragile X
Fragile X News Today
February 14, 2019
Research
Northern lake ice loss threatens water, economies, culture
MPR News
John Magnuson, a University of Wisconsin-Madison aquatic ecologist and limnologist, said warming temperatures take away an important piece of culture for people in the north.
Higher Education/System
Ambassador Tom Loftus: There’s a better way than a Brexit for UW-Stevens Point
Capital Times
At UW-Stevens Point, majors in history, English, political science, philosophy and Spanish are on the chopping block. The stated purpose is to save money. Students aren’t that interested anymore in the humanities, is the claim.
UWSP faculty, leaders at odds over the future of the university UWSP faculty at odds with leadership
WSAW - Wausau
In early November, UWSP leadership laid out a proposal called Point Forward. It’s a plan that showed how they want to restructure and cut between $4 and $6 million from the budget to make up for an enrollment decline.
Campus life
A year after Parkland, support sinks for stricter laws on gun sales, poll says
PBS Newshour
A year later, Leadholm, a freshman at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said she doesn’t think the debate has gone far enough to ensure there won’t be another Parkland.
They were here: UW alumnus Virgil Abloh blazes new trails in fashion industry
Badger Herald
bloh is the first Black person to design Louis Vuitton’s menswear line.
Nearly a month after Engineering Centers Building fire, automotive center still closed
Badger Herald
Center’s closure is stalling several automotive student organizations who compete in less than a month.
Agriculture
6 Money-Saving Preventive Care Tips for Your Horse
The Horse
“Very simply, it pays off to get an annual physical exam for your horse because there are conditions that can show up in those exams that, if not detected, can cost owners money for larger veterinary bills (in the future),” said Fernando J. Marqués, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, clinical associate professor and chief of services at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine’s Morrie Waud Large Animal Hospital.
‘Food and the Wisconsin Idea’ talk discusses Wisconsin farming, solutions to dairy crisis
Badger Herald
UW undergraduate Chloe Green moderated the discussion and said they chose to focus on agriculture policy because so many local farmers are suffering due to the low commodity prices in Wisconsin.
Arts & Humanities
See the little houses that inspired big Wisconsin writers
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Noted: A University of Wisconsin professor and a pioneer of wildlife management, Leopold compiled a book of ecological essays and observations of nature in the 1940s. Published in 1949, a year after his death, “A Sand County Almanac” has sold millions of copies and influenced waves of conservationists who have followed him, inspired by the principle he expressed in his essay “The Land Ethic”: “A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability, and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise.”
Health
ASM discusses campaign for increased mental health services
Badger Herald
Equity and Inclusion committee also started discussing implementing more blue buttons across campus.
Athletics
Marsha Howard: Wisconsin player who sits during anthem defends right to protest
Newsweek
The University of Wisconsin student who opted to sit during the national anthem has defended her right to protest and says she is not worried by any of the negative backlash.
‘I’m going to live in my truth’: University of Wisconsin basketball player says she has NO regrets after her decision to sit during the national anthem caused an outcry
The Daily Mail
A star forward for the University of Wisconsin’s basketball team says she has no regrets amid fury over her sitting down during the national anthem.
Wisconsin Athletics seeks approval for $159.4 million budget in 2019-20
Wisconsin State Journal
The Athletic Board’s Finance, Facilities and Operations Committee on Wednesday unanimously voted to forward the request for a budget of $159.4 million to the full board on Friday.
UW Experts in the News
Remember When Jeff Bezos Told Peter Thiel To ‘Develop a Thick Skin’?
Forbes
Quoted: Indeed, Dr. Kathleen Bartzen Culver, the director of the Center for Journalism Ethics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, said news organizations should expect to be held accountable by the public.
Gerrymandering solutions possible, Forum speaker says
Eau Claire Leader-Telegram
While Wisconsin waits to reargue a gerrymandering case in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, the state should look to examples of better redistricting procedures, like those found in Pennsylvania, California and Iowa, a UW-Madison political science professor argued Wednesday night to an audience of roughly 75 people at the UW-Eau Claire Forum.
Barry Burden, also director of the Elections Research Center, said those three states have each come up with different solutions to the problem of gerrymandering.
With Climate Change, Washington, D.C. Will Feel More Like Arkansas by 2080
Smithsonian
Quoted: The study could even spur action, suggests Kevin Burke, a climate scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who was not involved in the new study. “One notable outcome of this work is the potential for cities and their analog pairs to transfer knowledge and coordinate climate adaptation strategies,” Burke tells Wired.
Microloans continue to assist furloughed federal workers
Badger Herald
Quoted: Jirs Meuris, assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin School of Business, stressed the importance of the loans. According to Meuris’ research, employees who are financially insecure tend to be less productive. This financial insecurity leads to anxiety, making employees unable to focus on work, he explained.
“These interest-free loans are trying to create these safety nets for these workers … providing these safety nets can reduce a lot of the psychological strain that comes along with financial insecurity,” Meuris said.
Despite deal to avoid another shutdown, aviation safety workers are wary
Washington Post
Quoted: Jirs Meuris, an assistant professor of management and human resources at the University of Wisconsin at Madison said that while the rest of the country may have moved on, many federal workers, not to mention critical safety programs, have not.
“The first shutdown created very long-term problems,” Meuris said. “It posed threats to our security — and those effects will be felt for a very long time if we have a second shutdown.”
Gerrymandering solutions possible, Forum speaker says
Eau Claire Leader Telegram
While Wisconsin waits to reargue a gerrymandering case in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, the state should look to examples of better redistricting procedures, like those found in Pennsylvania, California and Iowa, a UW-Madison political science professor argued Wednesday night to an audience of roughly 75 people at the UW-Eau Claire Forum.