University of Wisconsin product Rose Lavelle scored a goal on the biggest stage in women’s soccer, the World Cup final, Sunday at Stade de Lyon in Lyon, France. Her strike gave the United States a 2-0 lead over the Netherlands.
July 8, 2019
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Rose Lavelle has been U.S. soccer’s World Cup revelation
At the time, she was a rising junior from the University of Wisconsin spending the offseason with the Seattle Sounders women’s team, a second-tier gig that welcomed amateur players.
Research
Pain relievers from plants: Wisconsin researchers invent renewable way to make acetaminophen
Noted: “At some point, it may be the case that we are completely prevented from using fossil fuels,” said John Ralph, a professor of biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison whose lab conducted the research.
UW Study: Irrigated Farms In Central Sands Region Linked To Cooler Temperatures
And while that initially sounds like a good thing, viewing irrigation as a defense against climate change is not the message, according to Mallika Nocco, lead author of the study out of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
This spray-on nanofiber ‘skin’ may revolutionize wound care
Nanomedic joins other researchers attempting to reimagine the wound healing process. Engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, for example, created a new kind of protective bandage that sends a mild electrical stimulation, thereby “dramatically” reducing the time deep surgical wounds take to heal.
Cool Factor
Researchers led by biologists Carly Ziter and Monica Turner, then both at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, used air temperature sensors attached to bicycles to track how temperatures related to tree and impervious surface cover.
Simple ‘smart’ glass can tell images apart without needing power
’We’re using optics to condense the normal setup of cameras, sensors and deep neural networks into a single piece of thin glass,’ says UW-Madison electrical and computer engineering professor Zongfu Yu.
AI made from a sheet of glass can recognise numbers just by looking
It’s the smartest piece of glass in the world. Zongfu Yu at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and his colleagues have created a glass artificial intelligence that uses light to recognise and distinguish between images. What’s more, the glass AI doesn’t need to be powered to operate.
UW to launch first study of cell therapy for kidney transplant complication
UW Hospital plans to launch the first study in the country of a cell therapy for a potentially serious complication of kidney transplants, the most common type of organ transplant.
Sleep headband could cut down sleep times, make rest more efficient
UW-Madison is one of two test sites in a NASA-funded study starting in coming weeks to see if the headband can help astronauts sleep more deeply and improve their cognitive performance.
Mosquito repellent could use bacteria, not chemicals, UW-Madison researchers say
Quoted: “Maybe we can use this as some kind of repellent to replace or supplement some of the things out there that people are sometimes a little more nervous about using,” said Susan Paskewitz, chairwoman of UW-Madison’s Department of Entomology and one of the researchers involved.
Campus life
Memorial Union hosts US women’s soccer watch party before big win
Showing their support for the U.S. women’s national soccer team, people joined together at Memorial Union’s FIFA Women’s World Cup: Final Watch Party.
Agriculture
Economic Impact of Crisis Felt by Ag and Dairy Lenders
Quoted: Mark Stephenson, director of dairy policy analysis at University of Wisconsin-Madison, agreed with Bianchi’s assessment.
Health
To Improve Care, Veterans Affairs Asks Patients Their Life Stories
Some Madison VA medical departments, such as the heart-and-lung transplant unit, recommend providers read patients’ stories to develop a bond before major procedures. One primary-care doctor sends his patients a note to let them know he has read their story. And the University of Wisconsin medical school now offers an elective for students to staff the program as part of preparing for their medical careers.
Athletics
Bud Selig: By the Book
I was a history major in school at the University of Wisconsin and had planned to become a history professor.
World Cup victory inspires young girls who play soccer
Former UW Madison player Rose Lavelle started for the U.S. team and scored the second goal that helped secure Sunday’s victory. UW Madison soccer coach Paula Wilkins coached Lavelle during her time at UW. “I’m so happy because I know she’s living out her dream. But I also know she’s a great role model for these young players,” Wilkins said.
UW Experts in the News
One Thing You Can Do: Beat the Heat Efficiently
Quoted: “They exacerbate climate change by increasing carbon dioxide emissions from power plants as well as some direct leakage of HFCs,” said David Abel, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He was referring to hydrofluorocarbons, chemical coolants that are also powerful greenhouse gases.
Debris to diesel: Chesapeake could soon be home to a bioenergy facility that turns trash to fuel
Quoted: Timothy Donohue, a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor and expert on renewable energy technologies, said that while the field of bioenergy has been around for about a decade, the Chesapeake facility might be a trailblazer in how it reuses household garbage.
Blue-Green Algae Blooms Frequent On Madison’s Lakes This Summer
Quoted: Emily Stanley, a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Limnology and Department of Integrative Biology, said although they haven’t yet seen large blooms she describes as “epic” in Madison’s lakes, they are seeing frequent blooms. She said people should stay away from water that looks like it has white, blue or green foam floating on the top.
Crazy Rich Bangkokians: Viral Instagram @BougieBangkokGirl Gets Political
Quoted: In April 2015, Thongchai Winichakul, professor of Southeast Asian history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, outlined a typography of “Westernized Thais” on a scale of farangness/Thainess during a keynote lecture at the Australian National University.
Despite scrutiny of 2016 practices, few pollsters changing approach for 2020 presidential race
Noted: Polls already tend to overrepresent those with higher education levels, as they’re the individuals who are more likely to take surveys, University of Wisconsin-Madison professor Barry Burden said.
Obituaries
Drummond, Denis Sise, M.D., F.R.S.(C)
He was a Professor and Head of section of Pediatric Orthopedics at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health from 1978-1985.
Daniels-Johnson, Beverly J.
In 1984 she attained the position of Clinical Assistant Professor in both the School of Nursing and the Department of Psychiatry while joining the Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society.
UW-Madison Related
A space milestone: Three-part documentary ‘Chasing the Moon’ to air on New Mexico PBS
Born in England in 1958, Stone grew up in both Europe and the United States. After graduating with a degree in history from the University of Wisconsin Madison, he moved to New York City in 1983, determined to pursue a career in filmmaking. He gained considerable recognition for his first film, “Radio Bikini,” in 1987, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
UW loses in public records lawsuit, must pay back $40K in attorney fees or appeal
A Dane County circuit judge recently ruled that UW-Madison broke the state’s public records and open meetings laws — violations that may cost the university more than $40,000.