UW is one of only 25 U.S. hospitals named to Newsweek’s Top 100 Global list, which includes hospitals from 11 countries.
UW Hospital among top 100 hospitals in the world, Newsweek says
Wisconsin State Journal
April 2, 2019
Top Stories
Research
UW-Madison joins research fight to help ‘All of Us’
WISC-TV 3
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is at the center of the most ambitious medical research project of our time. One that will affect all of us.
Meteotsunami forecasting efforts underway in light of recent research
Badger Herald
Noted: In fact, a meteotsunami, generated by a 15-minute storm, caused the deaths of seven people at Lake Michigan in 2003, the Sea Grant Institute at the University of Wisconsin reported. The meteotsunami generated rip currents that pulled people away from the shore and put them in a situation that increased their risk of drowning. After the storm passed, the weather became agreeable and sunny. This led people to mistakenly believe it was safe to swim, so they went back into the water.
Long work commutes of pregnant women linked to low birth weights
Minnesota Post
For the study, Yang and his co-author, Yang Wang, an assistant professor of public affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, used birth-record data collected by the New Jersey Department of Health for 2014 and 2015
Higher Education/System
UW committed to equitable admissions practices, Chancellor says
Badger Herald
Chancellor Rebecca Blank released a statement that highlighted the merit of the University of Wisconsin System as a whole, but also focused on UW-Madison’s position as a land grant university Wednesday in response to the nationwide college admissions scandal.
UW Board of Regents president sides with Republican lawmakers, says Walker appointees still have their seats
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The president of the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents is siding with Republican lawmakers in one disagreement of their ongoing legal fight with Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.
UW Board of Regents will try to seat Walker appointees
WSAU - Wausau
The UW Board of Regents says it plans to seat a pair of Walker appointees, despite the fact that Governor Evers fired them.
UW regents to vote on new salary range for system president
Madison.com
System officials are proposing setting the minimum salary at $489,334 and the maximum salary at $734,000. The current minimum salary is $399,000 and the maximum is $598,500.
UW System board president says Regents appointed during lame-duck fight still board members
Wisconsin State Journal
Two members serving on the board overseeing University of Wisconsin campuses, along with 13 others, are caught in legal limbo, as Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and Republican lawmakers remain locked in a political battle over recent appointments to public boards.
Campus life
Wisconsin “cancels” Jump Around
Fox47
In a bit of April Fool’s Day fun, the Wisconsin Athletic Department tweeted that it’s ending the “Jump Around” tradition at Camp Randall, effective immediately.
Women’s hockey: A look back at Wisconsin’s incredible championship Season
Badger Herald
The University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team is no stranger to success in the world of Division I Women’s Collegiate Ice Hockey. This year’s national title is yet another addition to the long list of accolades the team has garnered under the stewardship of head coach and UW legend Mark Johnson.
Cheese curds on tap, ‘Jump Around’ is canceled and 4 other jokes that almost fooled us today
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
It’s April Fool’s Day and that means many Wisconsin institutions are taking a break from their daily routine, and sending some humor into the world.
For first time in 38 years, Crazylegs Classic won’t start on Capitol Square
Wisconsin State Journal
For the first time, the Crazylegs Classic race won’t start with a throng of runners circling Capitol Square and its sea of bobbing heads flowing down State Street toward UW-Madison.
Health
University Hospital ranked one of world’s best hospitals
WISC-TV 3
A Madison hospital was recognized by Newsweek as one of the best in the world. University Hospital was ranked in the first Top 100 Global Hospitals list, according to a release.
Opinion
Why an ageing China will never overtake the US as the world’s biggest economy
TODAY Online
Assuming that China and the US will have GDP growth rates of 6.3 per cent and 3 per cent in 2019, and then fall to 2.2 per cent in 2033, the size of China’s GDP, which was 66 per cent of the US GDP in 2018, will peak at 84 per cent in 2033.
UW Experts in the News
Will young voters turn out in big numbers like they did in the 2018 midterm election?
WISC-TV 3
Quoted: “Generally young people don’t vote in midterms. They vote even less in spring elections. Spring elections are for school boards and mayors and young people are often a little more transient and less engaged with those local issues,” said University of Wisconsin – Madison journalism professor Lewis Friedland.
Madison to replace existing fleet of vehicles with electric models by 2020
Badger Herald
Quoted: The three main pollutants of most concern in Earth’s atmosphere are ground-level ozone, fine particulate matter and carbon dioxide, Tracey Holloway, University of Wisconsin professor and air pollution and public health specialist, said.
“The U.S. is very active and successful in eliminating emissions that affect public health, carbon dioxide is not one that affects public health,” Holloway said.
As spending increases in Wisconsin Senate, Assembly races, questions on gerrymandering, campaign donations rise
Badger Herald
Quoted: Barry Burden, University of Wisconsin political science professor and director of the UW Elections Research Center, said the GOP spending increases were not necessarily a surprise.
“Because of the expected ‘blue wave’ and the success that Democrats had in several special elections earlier in the year, there was more sense in 2018 that Republican control was in jeopardy,” Burden said. “This was especially true in the State Senate, where Democrats only needed to pick up two seats to become the majority party. As a result, several key Senate seats saw a tremendous amount of spending by both sides.”
Kremlin Clamps Down on Internet
Wall Street Journal
Quoted: “My feeling is this is the next step in an evolution in [which] Cold War cyber capabilities have grown to such an extent that they are only short of nuclear capabilities,” said Paul Barford, professor of computer science at the University of Wisconsin.
We may have bred with Denisovans much more recently than we thought
New Scientist
Quoted: “This study is giving us insight into the real pattern of human diversity,” says John Hawks of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “It opens a window to the fact that there was once a population that was as rich and diverse as modern humans that’s now gone.”
UW-Madison Related
Wauwatosa man who found 1974 letter on The Hop MKE searches for its owner
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Noted: How a letter addressed to him ended up on a new streetcar in Milwaukee boggled his mind. Dillard lived in Wisconsin from 1982 to 2004; he began his teaching career at the University of Wisconsin-Madison during that time.