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February 26, 2019
Top Stories
Discovery sheds light on mystery of ancient Native American city’s downfall
The Independent
“When we see correlations with climate, some archaeologists don’t think climate has anything to do with it, but it’s difficult to sustain that argument when the evidence of significant changes in the climate show people are facing new challenges,” said Professor Sissel Schroeder, an anthropologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Climate Change May Have Caused Collapse of Cahokia, America’s First City
Newsweek
“Cultures can be very resilient in face of climate change but resilience doesn’t necessarily mean there is no change,” said study co-author Sissel Schroeder, a professor of anthropology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, in a statement. “There can be cultural reorganization or decisions to relocate or migrate. We may see similar pressures today but fewer options to move.”
Tony Evers to propose $150 million boost for UW System in state budget
Gov. Tony Evers will propose a $150 million boost for the University of Wisconsin System in his first two-year budget, including funding to continue a tuition freeze implemented by former Gov. Scott Walker, a pay raise for UW employees, a provision to allow Dreamers to pay in-sate tuition and a study to determine the feasibility of creating a student loan refinancing authority.
Research
Ancient poop helps show climate change contributed to fall of Cahokia
Phys.org
Last year, White and a team of collaborators—including his former advisor Lora Stevens, professor of paleoclimatology and paleolimnology at California State University, Long Beach, and University of Wisconsin-Madison Professor of Anthropology Sissel Schroeder—showed they could detect signatures of human poop in lake core sediments collected from Horseshoe Lake, not far from Cahokia’s famous mounds.
Number Of Babies Born In Wisconsin Declines To Lowest Point In 44 Years
Wisconsin Public Radio
The most recent peak was in 2007, right before the Great Recession, according to a University of Wisconsin-Madison demographer, and births have dropped 11 percent since then. Births across the U.S. have also decreased, but not as much.
Ancient Poop Helps Show Climate Change Contributed To Fall Of Cahokia
Eurasia Review
Last year, White and a team of collaborators — including his former advisor Lora Stevens, professor of paleoclimatology and paleolimnology at California State University, Long Beach, and University of Wisconsin-Madison Professor of Anthropology Sissel Schroeder — showed they could detect signatures of human poop in lake core sediments collected from Horseshoe Lake, not far from Cahokia’s famous mounds.
Fish poisoned by World War Two bombs could be saved by BACTERIA
Daily Mail
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison sequenced the genes of two Pseudomonas bacteria to get the flavoprotein enzymes to break down TNT.
Poop helps show climate change contributed to fall of Cahokia
HeritageDaily
Last year, White and a team of collaborators — including his former advisor Lora Stevens, professor of paleoclimatology and paleolimnology at California State University, Long Beach, and University of Wisconsin-Madison Professor of Anthropology Sissel Schroeder — showed they could detect signatures of human poop in lake core sediments collected from Horseshoe Lake, not far from Cahokia’s famous mounds.
Higher Education/System
UW students, undocumented students worry ‘constantly’ about debt; support Evers’ plans for higher ed
WISC-TV 3
Students and the state’s university system are applauding Gov. Tony Evers’ spending plans for higher education, but parts of the proposal will likely be met with criticism from conservatives.
UW System requests $25 million for Capacity Building Initiatives
Badger Herald
Funding to go toward nursing, engineering, business schools.
Campus life
Wisconsin college fraternity suspended over Dora Explorer hazing ritual
Yahoo7
The University of Wisconsin fraternity Alpha Sigma Phi ordered new members to wear a bag featuring the popular children’s TV program, run errands for older members, and carry fruit around campus, as part of their initiation.
Dems need more DiFi, less AOC
Fox News
“A University of Wisconsin-Madison fraternity was suspended after the chapter forced new members to wear a ‘Dora the Explorer’ backpack, among other requirements, the school announced Friday. A student-led Committee on Student Organizations made the decision to suspend Alpha Sigma Phi through March 24 and place the fraternity on probation until Dec. 11 because the requirements were tantamount to hazing, according to a school press release
State news
Tony Evers has pledged to cut carbon emissions. Can Wisconsin reach his goal?
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Noted: Deputy Secretary Elizabeth Kluesner said revisions under former Secretary Cathy Stepp, who now heads the regional office of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, will be changed. The DNR is conferring with the University of Wisconsin-Madison on the best approach, she said.
Amazon pullout from NYC shows the perils of partnerships between higher education and business
The Conversation
More recently, students expressed concerns about a $100 million deal between the University of Wisconsin and Foxconn. Graduate students were worried about corporate control over academic research and ownership of intellectual property.
Amazon pullout from NYC shows the perils of partnerships between higher education and business
San Francisco Chronicle
More recently, students expressed concerns about a $100 million deal between the University of Wisconsin and Foxconn. Graduate students were worried about corporate control over academic research and ownership of intellectual property.
Crime and safety
UW-Madison ends affiliation with Rome university where student died during study abroad program
WISC-TV 3
Parents settle lawsuit with John Cabot University.
Parents of UW student killed in Rome reach lawsuit settlement
Badger Herald
According to UW spokesperson Meredith McGlone, UW changed its Rome study abroad program in 2018. Instead of working with JCU, they now use the Council on International Educational Exchange Open Campus Center, which also allows students to travel to places like Paris or Berlin.
Arts & Humanities
Black voices, white saviors: “Trouble in Mind” shows how far we haven’t come
Isthmus
It’s more than a little disturbing to know that Trouble in Mind was written in the early 1950s.
The play, which runs through March 9 at the Bartell Theatre, is a witty and poignant sendup of backstage dynamics in a “colored play” headed to Broadway.
Thanks to a first-time collaboration between UW-Madison’s Afro-American Studies department and Kathie Rasmussen Women’s Theatre (KRASS), Madison audiences are getting a chance to see what has changed — and what has stayed the same — in the world of race relations since then.
UW senior helps form online art gallery
Badger Herald
John, a senior at the University of Wisconsin, was inspired to start a gallery of his own after exploring the art scenes of both Milwaukee and Madison. Upon sharing this idea with his sister Katherine, the two set out developing a one of a kind online gallery from the ground up.
Health
How to start a food journal: Why it works and only takes 15 minutes
Today.com
“This study highlighted the importance of tracking. There was a strong benefit of doing it three times a day,” said Alisa Sunness, a registered dietitian at the University of Wisconsin Health in Madison, who was not involved in the study. “It can work.”
SSFC makes UHS budget recommendations including adding specialized services for LGBTQ students, students of color
Daily Cardinal
As part of the recommendations, SSFC will ask UHS to add an additional seven health care providers, two more than the original budget had asked for. Three of these must have individual specializations for Survivor Services, LGBTQ students, and students of color.
Children Raised on Farms Avert Allergies
Medscape
“Just being raised on a farm is, in fact, correlated with changes in the gut,” said investigator Julia Thorsen, MD, from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: UW still lacks safe spaces for students of color
Badger Herald
In response to research about lack of inclusivity Hmong students feel on campus, HASA offers thoughts about next steps.
Paying Students to Play Would Ruin College Sports
The New York Times
The chancellor at the University of Wisconsin, Rebecca Blank, has also said that her school would consider cutting sports programs altogether.
Business/Technology
The edge takes shape: The 5G telco cloud that would compete with Amazon
ZDNet
As a direct result, the US’ fiber optic cable system closely follows the old railway and highway routes, because their rights-of-way still permit telcos to use narrow strips of land adjacent to these routes. In 2015, a research team led by University of Wisconsin, Madison, computer science professor Paul Barford,
UW Experts in the News
The CRISPR-baby scandal: what’s next for human gene-editing
Nature
Quoted: Alta Charo, who specializes in law and bioethics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, agrees that it was unclear how any of these individuals could have effectively blown the whistle.
UW-Madison Related
‘I think about him daily’: River Valley High School keeps Beau Solomon’s memory alive
WISC-TV 3
More than two years after University of Wisconsin-Madison student Beau Solomon died while studying abroad in Rome, his loss is still felt daily.