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People With Depression May Face A Higher Risk Of Chronic Illnesses, A New Study Suggests
Bustle
Stress reduction techniques, such as meditation and deep breathing, getting some exercise into your routine, and optimizing your sleep at night can help, the School of Medicine and Public Health at the University of Wisconsin-Madison says. Turmeric, fresh produce, and probiotics are also considered anti-inflammatory foods, as Annakeara Stinson previously wrote for Bustle.
Higher Education/System
Partnership Aims to Increase Minority Chemistry Doctorates
Diverse Issues in Higher Education
The University of Wisconsin-Madison and the American Chemical Society are teaming up to train underrepresented minority students in chemical research to increase their numbers in chemistry doctoral programs.
Campus life
Badgers announce kickoff times for five football games
Wisconsin State Journal
The University of Wisconsin on Thursday announced the kickoff times for five of the Badgers’ football games this fall.
Opinion
How Korea was divided and why the aftershocks still haunt us today
Washington Post
New missile tests in North Korea have put the region back in the spotlight. The tests portend trouble ahead for President Trump’s extremely ambitious Korean agenda no matter how much confidence he has in Kim Jung Un.
–David P. Fields is the associate director of the Center for East Asian Studies at the University of Wisconsin and the author of “Foreign Friends: Syngman Rhee, American Exceptionalism, and the Division of Korea.”
UW Experts in the News
US rollback of protected areas risks emboldening others, scientists warn
The Guardian
Noted: Around the world, protected areas appear to be facing increasing threats from industrial-scale developers, said Lisa Naughton-Treves, a geographer at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who wrote an editorial accompanying the new report.
How to Stop Your Butt from Burning after Eating Spicy Foods
Pulse Nigeria
Noted: Just apply a dab the size of a dime to the anal opening and create a thin smear, advises Arnold Wald, M.D., a professor of gastroenterology and hepatology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Trump’s Plan to Deny Benefits: Pretend People Aren’t Poor
The Nation
Noted: To say it’s outdated is an understatement. According to Rebecca M. Blank, a former senior fellow in economic studies at the Brookings Institution and now the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, no other economic statistic uses such antiquated data and methods.
Debate rages over 5G impact on US weather forecasting
Physics World
Quoted: Jordan Gerth, a meteorologist from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, says that the water-vapour signal lies in the spectrum band between 23.6 and 24 GHz and that 5G transmissions could easily leak into that range. “It would be like noisy neighbours moving in next door with a very loud transmitter,” he told Physics World.
Drug warrant served at Rastafarian church raises questions about religious legal protections
NBC-15
Quoted: Members of the church in Madison have said that marijuana is part of their religious practice. According to Howard Schweber, a political science professor and affiliate member of the law school at UW-Madison, this can raise “serious church-state issues.”