Consequently, a study by University of Wisconsin-Madison economics professor Noah Williams and Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty research director Dr. Will Flanders shows how expanding Medicaid could result in the crowding-out of private insurers and the sky-rocketing of private-sector health care costs to nearly $600 million per year, even after the savings to the state.
March 20, 2019
Research
Higher Education/System
Democrats are holding their convention in Milwaukee. The city’s socialist past is an asset.
Zeidler’s bread-and-butter achievements breathed new life into Milwaukee, expanding the city’s geographic base from 46 square miles to 98. He established the Milwaukee branch of the University of Wisconsin System, completed the construction of a civic center, paved hundreds of miles of streets and added dozens of miles of street lighting, gutters, curbs and sidewalks.
UW salaries kept pace with inflation, but disparities seen across campuses
The median salary for University of Wisconsin employees kept pace with inflation over the last seven years, but a review of annual salary data found disparities among UW System campuses.
Campus life
As Wisconsin discusses medical marijuana, experts share highs and lows
As Wisconsin potentially inches closer to joining 34 states in approving medical marijuana, lawmakers got an update on the promises and challenges of such programs at a forum sponsored by UW-Madison’s Evidence-Based Health Policy Project.
State news
Wisconsin proposed budget affects farmers
But the Wisconsin Farm Bureau would like to prioritize the positions of integrated specialist roles that would hold a joint appointment between UW-Madison’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences and UW-Extension. Those specialists perform and teach the specialized research that is essential to Wisconsin farmers.
Extension
New county livestock educator named
Fuenzalida recently received her doctorate in dairy science from University of Wisconsin—Madison, where she gained extensive experience collaborating with dairy farmers and conducting research trials on dairy farms.
Arts & Humanities
Lake Mills students study ‘Great World Texts’
Lake Mills High School English students have been learning to expand their horizons by taking part in University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Great World Texts.
Health
How noncompete agreements impact doctors and patients
UW Health, the health care system for the University of Wisconsin-Madison, recently hired three primary care doctors who had worked across town, said Dr. Sandra Kamnetz, vice chairwoman of clinical care for the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at the University of Wisconsin’s School of Medicine and Public Health.
UW Experts in the News
The return of internet nationalism
Quoted: According to Paul Barford, an internet topology expert at the University of Wisconsin who worked on the Internet Atlas, Russia’s plan is almost certainly part of an attempt to defend itself against what he calls a “cyber cold war.”
Spring Flooding Could Mean Summer Algae Blooms
Quoted: Steve Carpenter, director emeritus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Center for Limnology, said blooms of toxic cyanobacteria come from high levels of phosphorus pollution, which often comes from manure spread on farm fields. These blooms are more likely to occur after floods.
Filling out your NCAA bracket: Do you go with your gut or look at the statistics?
University of Wisconsin professor and industrial and systems engineer Laura Albert uses bracketology to make her predictions.
Obituaries
Carter, William Nolan “Bill”
He worked for the UW-Madison General Library System for over 30 years.
UW-Madison Related
Materials science is helping to transform China into a high-tech economy
Wen came back to China in 2014 after doing postdoctoral research at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in electrochemical-energy conversion and storage.