Clipsheet

July 15, 2019

Research

Three things you should know about a new autism technician program that could be coming to Waukesha County Technical College

Posted on 7/15/2019

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Noted: In Wisconsin, the number of children with an ASD continues to increase each year, the agenda notes said. Currently, one in 71 children in Wisconsin has been diagnosed with an ASD, according to data cited in the notes from the Waisman Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The center also called for planning for ASD services and training.

Are crickets and other creepy crawlies the new superfood?

Posted on 7/15/2019

Medical News Today

For example, only last year, a clinical trial from the University of Wisconsin-Madison found that eating crickets could improve a person’s gut microbiome.

UW scientists identify genetic link to fungal infection among Hmong

Posted on 7/15/2019

Wisconsin State Journal

Two large outbreaks of a sometimes deadly fungal infection in Wisconsin disproportionately struck Hmong residents, and now UW-Madison researchers think they know why: Hmong people are genetically more susceptible.

Higher Education/System

Bill by Alberta Darling breathes life into UWM professor’s fight for $1 million payout

Posted on 7/15/2019

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Weeks after the state’s financial claims board denied a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee business professor’s $1 million-plus compensation complaint, a senator has proposed a bill to pay him in full with money from the UW System.

Second Arabic immersion school in U.S. plans to open in fall 2020 in Brookfield

Posted on 7/15/2019

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Noted: Learning Arabic opens new career opportunities, said Katrina Daly Thompson, director of the program in African Languages at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Students who’ve graduated from UW-Madison’s African Language program have secured jobs in nonprofit and government work, said Thompson. The language is classified as a “critical need language” by the U.S. government, which means it has importance for U.S. national security.

New Statue In Madison Honors Mildred Fish Harnack, WWII Resistance Fighter

Posted on 7/15/2019

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.

Regents President Announces ‘Aggressive’ Campaign To Advocate For Campuses

Posted on 7/15/2019

Wisconsin Public Radio

The new president of the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents has announced an “aggressive” campaign to advocate for the 26 state-owned campuses.

UW Regents Set Hearing On Protest Punishment Policy

Posted on 7/15/2019

Wisconsin Public Radio

The University of Wisconsin System regents have scheduled a public hearing on regulations enacting a policy that calls for suspending and expelling students who disrupt campus speeches and presentations.

Taking Classes With Your Grandchild At Grandparents University

Posted on 7/15/2019

Forbes

Started in 2001 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Grandparents University was so successful it has since been licensed to universities including Purdue, Michigan State, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, West Chester, Western Washington, Winona State and other branches of the University of Wisconsin.

UW regents set hearing on protest punishment policy

Posted on 7/15/2019

WISC-TV 3

The regents adopted the policy amid complaints from conservatives across the nation that right-leaning speakers aren’t given the same respect on campuses as liberal presenters.

UW’s Cross tells regents budget not enough

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WISC-TV 3

University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross is telling regents he’s disappointed with system funding in the state budget.

Campus life

UW-Madison sculpture honors hero of Nazi resistance

Posted on 7/15/2019

WKOW-TV 27

A sculpture was unveiled Friday honoring a UW-Madison alumna and hero of resistance to the Nazi regime.Mildred Fish-Harnack graduated from UW-Madison in 1925 and became the only American civilian to be executed on the direct order of Adolf Hitler.

Capital City Sunday: UW Immigration Justice Clinic & Dept. Health Services Secretary

Posted on 7/15/2019

WKOW-TV 27

The UW-Madison Immigration Justice Clinic works with people seeking asylum and will be helping dozens of women and children in Texas next month.

Monthly science event celebrates Apollo 11 anniversary

Posted on 7/15/2019

NBC-15

The Discovery building at UW-Madison celebrated the Apollo 11 anniversary this month on Saturday at their monthly Saturday Science event.

Bronze badger statue by Ho-Chunk artist Harry Whitehorse to be installed across from Camp Randall

Posted on 7/15/2019

Wisconsin State Journal

Aptly called “The Badger,” the statue is a realistic likeness of the animal, rather than the more cartoonish look of University of Wisconsin mascot Bucky Badger. It has claws, a pointed nose, dark eyes and a fur texture cast in shiny bronze.

Crime and safety

Judge rules rape crisis advocate may testify in Cephus trial

Posted on 7/15/2019

Badger Herald

Advocate counseled one of the victims after alleged assault.

Agriculture

Wisconsin, Upper Midwest Look To Crack Into Commercial Hazelnut Production

Posted on 7/15/2019

Wisconsin Public Radio

Fischbach co-leads the Upper Midwest Hazelnut Development Initiative, which was formed by the University of Wisconsin and University of Minnesota in 2007.

Arts & Humanities

Wisconsin woman helps lead fight against Hitler in Jennifer Chiaverini’s latest book

Posted on 7/15/2019

Wisconsin State Journal

“I learned about Mildred because she is from Wisconsin and there was a Mildred Harnack Day in Wisconsin every year on her birthday. She is a Milwaukee native and she attended UW-Madison.”

Business/Technology

Pacific Gas and Electric Company Introduces Revolutionary Wildfire Monitoring Using Satellite Technology in the Fight Against California Wildfires

Posted on 7/15/2019

Sierra Sun Times

The PG&E Meteorology Team led development of the program in collaboration with experts in the satellite fire detection field from the University of Wisconsin–Madison Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC). The system became fully operational in late June.

DeForest STEAM Camp focuses on hands-on learning with real-world applications

Posted on 7/15/2019

Wisconsin State Journal

He took the photo in a session run by the Neuroscience Training Program at UW-Madison during the STEAM Camp at DeForest High School.

UW Experts in the News

Marijuana arrests in Wisconsin hit Black residents hardest

Posted on 7/15/2019

AP

Quoted: The rate of using marijuana is similar between whites and Blacks, University of Wisconsin-Madison sociology professor Pamela Oliver said.

A political ‘fight to the knife’ over ethanol comes to Wisconsin

Posted on 7/15/2019

Wisconsin State Journal

Quoted: UW-Madison political science professor Barry Burden said it’s unusual for ethanol to be such a high-profile issue outside of the Iowa caucuses.“They seem to be messages to President Trump,” Burden said of the dueling ads.

Environmentalists put more pressure on Cargill to slow forest-to-farm movement in Brazil

Posted on 7/15/2019

AP

Noted: By 2015, 41% of the region’s native vegetation had been cleared for agricultural use, according to Lisa Rausch at the University of Wisconsin’s Gibbs Land Use and Environment Lab.

Obituaries

William F. Vogelsang, 90

Posted on 7/15/2019

WISC-TV 3

Bill had a long, fulfilling career at the UW. He was a valued member of his department with a special interest in fusion technology and the education of his students

Aaron Patrick Berry, 50

Posted on 7/15/2019

WISC-TV 3

After a handful of years as a meteorologist, Aaron made his career at UW-Madison Transportation Services in numerous capacities for almost 25 years, most recently as Financial Services Supervisor.

UW-Madison Related

With just a year to go until 2020 DNC, organizers focus on making a good first impression of Milwaukee

Posted on 7/15/2019

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

It was 13 years ago when a south Florida high school senior named Liz Gilbert visited the University of Wisconsin-Madison, got out of the car, briefly soaked up the atmosphere and declared that she was Wisconsin bound.

Gilbert said her mother told her: “You haven’t even seen anything, you haven’t talked to anybody.”

“I said, ‘I just feel it.’ ”

How the Moon Landing Shaped Four Americans’ Lives

Posted on 7/15/2019

Wall Street Journal

With no college aspirations and eager to see the world, Mr. Wolfram thought the SEALs would be a good fit. Violent antiwar protests had already flared at the University of Wisconsin, about 30 miles from home. Still, he felt enlisting was the right thing.

Readers critique The Post: An unappetizing photo, a ‘rant’ on aging professors and a slight against Jimmy Carter

Posted on 7/15/2019

The Washington Post

The article used the Quacquarelli Symonds rankings of universities worldwide and mentioned that just three German universities were ranked in the top 100 (two in Munich at 61 and 62, and one in Heidelberg at 64). Well, I went to the source for comparison, and the rankings of these U.S. universities were similar: University of Texas at Austin, 65; University of Wisconsin at Madison, 56; Brown University, 57; Georgia Tech, 72 — none of which are tuition-free.