Charles Beschta developed heartburn, and his breathing became so difficult he had to quit singing in his church choir.
Man with severe autoimmune disease gets stem cell transplant at UW
Wisconsin State Journal
June 5, 2019
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Higher Education/System
Bill would help cover insurance costs for families of fallen police officers
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Noted: Under the bill, municipalities would be reimbursed for the cost of the health care coverage from the proceeds of an existing fee on phone lines. The fee generates approximately $62 million annually, according to the bill’s sponsors.
The legislation applies to police officers across the state, including those at Marquette University and University of Wisconsin campuses.
‘Kicking the can down the road’: UW-Madison, System make case for building projects money
Wisconsin State Journal
University of Wisconsin System leaders on Tuesday urged lawmakers to stop “kicking the can down the road” and support their unprecedented financial request to renovate and repair aging campus buildings.
Cross makes case for UW capital budget
WISC-TV 3
University of Wisconsin officials are imploring Republicans to spend more than a billion dollars on building projects across the UW System.
Campus life
Seventeen-year-old UW student prepares for USA Miss Muslimah pageant
NBC-15
Seventeen-year-old UW student prepares for USA Miss Muslimah pageant.
Multicultural Student Center leadership change hopes to build inclusivity on campus
Daily Cardinal
UW-Madison’s Multicultural Student Center will change leadership as it welcomes new Interim Assistant Dean and Director Ida Balderrama-Trudell, replacing previous MSC leader Gabe Javier as he becomes the new interim associate vice chancellor of student affairs.
Agriculture
You Don’t Have to Turn on Your Oven for This Delicious Beet Dip
The New York Times
Noted: If love is a kind of deep knowledge, then it’s possible no one loves beets more than Irwin Goldman, a professor of horticulture at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Community
Cap Times’ Evjue Foundation gives $1.8 million to area nonpofits and UW-Madison
The Evjue Foundation, the charitable arm of The Capital Times, has announced that its directors have approved $1,812,000 in grants to Madison-area nonprofits and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
E-scooters are cruising into many cities, is Madison next?
WISC-TV 3
MADISON, Wis. – Electric scooters are becoming a common fixture in many major cities. Could Madison be next? The state Senate is looking at advancing legislation that would make them legal on Wisconsin roads.
Health
‘Odd wording’ in law leads to dismissal of felony sexual assault charge against former UW doctor
Wisconsin State Journal
Dane County prosecutors dismissed a felony sexual assault charge against a former UW doctor Tuesday, agreeing with the doctor’s attorneys that a “poorly drafted” state law under which the charge was filed doesn’t apply to the facts of the case.
Athletics
Wisconsin Is the Best Golfing Road Trip to Take Right Now
Bloomberg
Noted: If you decide to head to Madison, the home course for the University of Wisconsin’s men’s and women’s golf teams doesn’t disappoint.
Opinion
Editorial: Madison’s transplant pioneer
WISC-TV 3
MADISON, Wis. – Madison certainly has its share of unsung heroes; people who have made a profound difference in the world yet remain unrecognized or at least underappreciated here in their hometown.
UW-Madison Related
A year after he was hit by a fleeing car, a Glendale cop is bouncing back with a K-9 companion
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Noted: Bechler never expected to find himself in harm’s way when he graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison four years ago. He had earned a degree in food science, and after college, he took a job supervising a food manufacturing plant in Michigan.
Judges Give Both Sides a Grilling in Youth Climate Case Against the Government
The New York Times
“It’s not just these 21 young people across the United States,” said Mr. Barrett, who is now 21 and a student at the University of Wisconsin. “It’s about highlighting young people all over the United States, and the work we’re doing and the work we’re continuing to do to hold the government accountable for putting our future in jeopardy.”
E-scooters are cruising into many cities, is Madison next?
WISC-TV 3
A UW official tells News 3 Now that electric scooters are banned from campus and not viewed favorably because of safety risks, and the fact they can be dropped anywhere.