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May 24, 2019

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Research

Lemon Or Lime, Which Citrus Fruit Is Best For Health?

International Business Times

“This can easily bulk up the stool, reduce constipation, and eliminate excess gas and bloat. With about 3g of fiber in each fruit, it represents about 10 percent of the daily recommended amount of fiber,” lead researcher Sherry Tanumihardjo from the University of Wisconsin- Madison said in the review study.

Higher Education/System

UW-Whitewater Chancellor Dwight Watson first leadership appointed under new selection policies

Daily Cardinal

Before the adjustments, the Board of Regents required Search and Screen Committees to have a faculty majority, whereas the current policy reduces the number of faculty members to two out of 10 or 11 — the others being comprised of one staff representative, one student, one community and/or alumni member and five Regents, the policy said.

State news

Health

Megan Waltz: UW Health remains committed to local vendors, products

Letter to the editor: I was dismayed to see Lindsay Christian’s May 16 article “UW Health shifts focus from local food” since I have been in charge of food operations for six years and there has been no shift away from using local products, nor any change in our commitment to a local spend of at least 20 percent of our total food budget.

Athletics

UW Experts in the News

Weekend forecast: Lots of nice warm weather, some rain and a chance of bloodsuckers

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Quoted: Meanwhile, all that nice weather is also about to bring bugs out of their slumber, said P.J. Liesch, director of the University of Wisconsin’s insect diagnostic lab in Madison. “With the warmer temperatures coming our way, I’m definitely expecting insect activity to pick up in the near future,” Liesch said in an email.

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