After a standout career at MND, Lavelle attended the University of Wisconsin on a soccer scholarship. In early 2017, the Boston Breakers selected her with the No. 1 pick of the NWSL College Draft.
July 9, 2019
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Research
Fish die-offs in Wisconsin expected to double by 2050, quadruple by 2100, report says
Noted: Imagine sauntering up to your favorite Wisconsin lake and recoiling from the stench of rotting fish and the sight of pale carcasses littering the shoreline.
Those days are coming, according to two researchers who worked together at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In a report released Monday in the journal Nature Climate Change, Samuel Fey and Andrew Rypel predict fish die-offs in Wisconsin lakes will double by 2050 and quadruple by 2100.
Your smartphone’s analog glass may one day recognize your face
The new technology is currently being developed at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, by researchers Zongfu Yu, Ang Chen and Efram Khoram.
Higher Education/System
UW regents ready to increase student fees
The University of Wisconsin System regents are set to increase student fees as well as room-and-board costs for the upcoming academic year.
UW-Madison student fees, room and board costs may go up next year
The planned increases come as the UW System is about to enter the seventh year of a mandated tuition freeze for in-state undergraduates. Before the freeze began, student fees were about $1,100.
UW-Platteville students restore former slave headstone
A UW-Platteville history project is uncovering details of Wisconsin’s history that many don’t know about.
Fees increasing for students in UW System
The Board of Regents meets Thursday at UW-Madison where members will approve a budget that raises student fees an average of $36.
Arts & Humanities
Believing in Fairies: Marie Kondo and Our Oriental Attachments
Japan’s “floating world” has long provided the West with fantasies of both attachment and detachment, with the promise of refashioning our lives by “decluttering” and surrounding ourselves with only the most exquisite objects. Marie Kondo offers us a dream of minimalist Japanese beauty not unlike the dream of Japan that first enchanted the West in the Victorian period.
Athletics
Photos: Former Badger Rose Lavelle plays starring role as U.S. women repeat as World Cup champs
A look back at some of Lavelle’s biggest moments of the tournament.
UW Experts in the News
Indoor carbon dioxide levels could be a health hazard, scientists warn
Quoted: “There is enough evidence to be concerned, not enough to be alarmed. But there is no time to waste,” said Dr Michael Hernke, a co-author of the study from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, stressing further research was needed.
Quoted: Mark Stephenson, director of dairy policy analysis at University of Wisconsin-Madison, “As we have financial distress on farms, it ripples through these rural communities.”