It is all evidence, according to University of Wisconsin-Madison scientist Dr Jonathan Pauli, of “a new reality for some ecosystems”, as they are being re-engineered by humans, and by what we grow, raise and throw away.
February 22, 2019
Research
Yeasts stole bacteria genes to survive in insect stomachs
It is one of the clearest cases yet found, the researchers suggest, of the transfer of genes from the bacterial domain to organisms such as fungi: in essence, the arcing over of one branch on the tree of life to donate genetic material to an altogether separate one.The findings of the study, which involved collaborators from North America, The Netherlands and China and was led by Jacek Kominek and Drew Doering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the US, are reported in the journal Cell.
Higher Education/System
UW-Stevens Point no longer planning layoffs of tenured faculty; program cuts still on table
UW-Stevens Point will not lay off tenured faculty to carry out a proposed plan eliminating six academic majors, a reversal from what officials predicted last fall may be needed to address a roughly $8 million budget deficit.
Campus life
Have the winter blues? UW-Madison hopes to change perspective with beautiful blue hour photos
University Communications senior photographer Jeff Miller took winter wonderland photos above campus from the open window of a smal chartered airlane during the “blue hour” of dusk on Feb. 13.
“Relatively Recent History:” UW Prof Teaches the History of the Black Vote in Wisconsin
Award-winning professor Christy Clark-Pujara, Ph.D., presented on the history of voting rights for Black men at the Capitol yesterday as part of a series of events hosted by the Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus.
Fifty years after Black Student Strike, students still grapple with racial divide
“My project showed me a lot … it was sobering to know that these things aren’t new and not too much as changed,” Millet said. “It’s sometimes frustrating to live inside this campus that claims to be so progressive, but race issues have been historically here since the beginning.”
They were here: Louis Butler, first African American to serve on Wisconsin Supreme Court
Butler earned his law degree from UW in 1977, would later be subject to bitter partisan attack ads in bids for Supreme Court.
Dining program sees $500,000 increase in sales as result of meal plan
University Housing Director Jeff Novak said the meal plan, which requires first-year students living in residence halls to make a $1,400 minimum deposit onto their Wiscards for on-campus dining, “rebounded” the dining program from where it was “a few years ago.”
Crime and safety
DA Ozanne on campus tunnel breaches: “I think those are issues for concern”
In the memorandum, Rice states Campbell accessed the tunnels as a student and recorded a video.
Sentencing memo alleging UW bomb attack should be sealed, disregarded by judge, lawyers for accused man demand
Lawyers for a man convicted of mixing dangerous chemicals in his Far West Side apartment last year want a Dane County judge to seal and disregard a prosecution sentencing memorandum that claims the man was plotting a domestic terror attack on the UW-Madison campus, telling a judge Thursday that prosecutors crossed a line when they compared the man to infamous domestic terrorists.
Extension
Late-Winter Snow Creates Economic Boom In Wisconsin
A 2014 study by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Extension showed the trail had a $26.4 million economic impact on the region — a number that included mountain biking and skiing.
Arts & Humanities
Madison music news you can use
This is the first installment of a monthly Madison Magazine blog diving deep into the Madison music scene by Logan Rude, a University of Wisconsin–Madison senior and the editor-in-chief of Emmie, the student-run bi-annual music magazine.
Health
Former Badger football star Chris Borland returns to campus to talk meditation
Former Badger football linebacker Chris Borland returned to the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus Thursday evening to discuss meditation and its potential benefits for athletes and beyond.
Athletics
How did a team with zero all-conference players make the Final Four? An oral history of the 1999-2000 Wisconsin Badgers
March Madness is right around the corner, and while the Wisconsin Badgers won’t be a trendy pick to reach the Final Four this year, they wouldn’t be the first defensively savvy UW squad to make an improbable run.
Business/Technology
There was barely any snow in Hayward at the beginning of winter. Ahead of the Birkie, they’re plowing it off the trails.
Noted: One study by the University of Wisconsin Extension estimates the four-day Birkie weekend brings an estimated $4 million to the local economy. More than half of the skiers and spectators pay for lodging during the weekend, according to a survey of Birkie participants.
UW Experts in the News
Zombie statistics
How bogus stats can get repeated again and again until they end up influencing policy at governments and major multilateral institutions.
Featuring Kathryn Moeller, professor of educational policy studies
Obituaries
Willmann, Karl F.
He was employed for 26 years at the UW Extension Photo Lab and he photographed many weddings in Madison and the surrounding area.
UW-Madison Related
How human food is changing wildlife – BBC News
It is all evidence, according to University of Wisconsin-Madison scientist Dr Jonathan Pauli, of “a new reality for some ecosystems”, as they are being re-engineered by humans, and by what we grow, raise and throw away.