Now Laura Knoll of the University of Wisconsin at Madison has thrown her fellow researchers a lifeline. Her team finally worked out why Toxo only has sex in cats.
Finally, Scientists Know Why Toxoplasma Has Sex in Cats
Laura Knoll
July 12, 2019
Research
Why Dogs Now Play a Big Role in Human Cancer Research
Wired
The Vaccination Against Canine Cancer Study is currently enrolling dogs between 6 and 10 years of age who weigh at least 12 pounds and do not have a history of cancer or autoimmune disease. To enroll your dog, you must live within 150 miles of Colorado State University in Fort Collins, the University of Wisconsin at Madison, or the University of California Davis.
Scientists use algorithm track deadly pig virus
Nova Next
Kristen Bernard, a virologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s School of Veterinary Medicine who was not involved in the latest study, says genomic sequencing studies of PEDV suggest it originated in from a viral strain in China in 2012. Experts suggest that PEDV may have spread to the U.S. through animal feed ingredients from China.
In a first, AI created from sheet of ‘smart’ glass without using any machinery
Business Recorder
Scientist from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have discovered a way to generate AI-enabled smart glass that is able to identify images without the need for any kind of sensors, circuits or a power source.
Mass layoffs: a history of cost cuts and psychological tolls
Quartz
Charlie Trevor of University of Wisconsin–Madison and Anthony Nyberg of University of South Carolina found that downsizing a workforce by 1% leads to a 31% increase in voluntary turnover the next year.
Higher Education/System
Housing costs, student fees at UW System campuses rising again as tuition remains frozen
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Students at UW-Madison will on average shell out an additional $428 in segregated fees, room and board — the highest increase for a University of Wisconsin campus in the coming school year.
UW regents approve student fee, room-and-board increases
AP
The University of Wisconsin System regents have voted to increase student fees and room-and-board costs for the upcoming school year.
UW workgroups to improve student mental health services
AP
University of Wisconsin System officials plan to create workgroups to develop recommendations on how to better serve students with mental health needs.
Campus life
Discovering Double Stars And Debunking The Planet ‘Vulcan’
WisContext
This historic refracting telescope is recognized as a small but mighty scientific instrument that was nearly revolutionary for its era. University of Wisconsin Space Place director Jim Lattis recounted its legacy in a Jan. 9, 2018 talk recorded for Wisconsin Public Television’s University Place.
Earth Partnership Initiative Recognized with UW-Madison’s Community-University Partnership Award
Madison365
The University of Wisconsin-Madison recognized the Earth Partnership Indigenous Arts and Sciences (AIS) initiative with the Community-University Partnership Award on June 26. Indigenous Arts and Sciences is an initiative between UW-Madison and five tribal nations of Wisconsin, including the Ho-Chunk Nation.
Crime and safety
Professor Says Brendt Christensen Was Good Student Before Kidnapping And Murder Of Yingying Zhang
CBS Chicago
Matthew Herndon of University of Wisconsin-Madison physics testified Thursday he taught Brendt Christensen and went on to employ him and wrote a letter of recommendation to get Christensen into Illinois’ physics program.
Professor speaks well of man convicted in scholar’s death
AP
Matthew Herndon of University of Wisconsin-Madison physics testified Thursday he taught Brendt Christensen and went on to employ him and wrote a letter of recommendation to get Christensen into Illinois’ physics program.
‘They take off, they go joy-riding’: UWPD reminds you to lock cars after chase with stolen vehicle
WISC-TV 3
“One of our officers just happened to learn about this stolen car, had just gotten the information about it, and lo and behold, it’s right in front of him,” said UWPD public information officer Marc Lovicott.
Athletics
Ken Behring, Real Estate Baron, Found Joy in Giving Away Wheelchairs
Wall Street Journal
A knee injury ended his dream of playing football at the University of Wisconsin. After one semester, he dropped out and went to work as a car salesman.
Opinion
Plain Talk: Once again, UW gets punished for lack of transparency
Capital Times
The university has shot itself in the foot by opting for secrecy over transparency. The people have every right to know what public officials are doing with the money that has been placed in their care and how they decide to spend it.
UW Experts in the News
To unlock the youth vote in 2020, Democrats wage legal fights against GOP-backed voting restrictions
Washington Post
Quoted: “We know from long-standing research that young people are more sensitive to changes in election law,” said Barry Burden, a political scientist at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. “Young people haven’t established a voting habit yet. So these things either get in the way or enable them to get that habit started.”
Obituaries
Colin Palmer, Historian of the African Diaspora, Is Dead at 75
New York Times
“Palmer definitely brought about a deeper, more nuanced understanding of the African diaspora, one that extended well beyond African-American history or the history of the slave trade,” said James H. Sweet, who as a graduate student worked with Professor Palmer and is now Vilas-Jartz distinguished professor of history at the University of Wisconsin.
UW-Madison Related
New Statue In Madison Honors Mildred Fish Harnack, World War II Resistance Fighter
Wisconsin Public Radio
Mildred Fish Harnack was born in Milwaukee and studied at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she met her husband, Arvid, an economist born in Germany. The Harnacks moved to Berlin as the Great Depression took hold. Arvid took a job with the German government while Mildred taught and completed her doctorate.