Clipsheet

September 10, 2019

Research

Obserhauser: Concerns that captive breeding affects the ability of monarch butterflies to migrate

Posted on 9/10/2019

Nature

The eastern population of North American monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) migrates annually in early autumn to a mountainous region in central Mexico. The incredibly long distances covered during these journeys, and the striking sight of these butterfly populations on the move have captivated people’s imaginations. Writing in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Tenger-Trolander et al.1 document the loss of migratory behaviour in monarchs that had been bred in captivity over multiple generations.

The profound perspective of geoscience can unite students

Posted on 9/10/2019

The Conversation

It’s 1 p.m. and students gather in long lines as they wait to enter the lecture hall, a spacious wood-adorned auditorium at the top of Henry Mall at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. It’s a charismatic octagonal space that is 116 years old and the largest lecture hall on campus.

Wisconsin Institute for Discovery Hires Derrick L. Smith as Director of Development

Posted on 9/10/2019

Madison365

The Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, an interdisciplinary research center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has announced that Derrick L. Smith is their new director of development.

Campus life

UW-Madison mandates multi-factor authentication for students logging in to MyUW accounts

Posted on 9/10/2019

WISC-TV 3

UW Chief of Information Security Officer Bob Turner said the cybersecurity initiative began to increase security for people’s most at-risk data, such as human resources and financial information.”It’s all about protecting the data,” Turner said.

SSFC discusses ethical protocols for allocating student fees

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Badger Herald

The Student Services Finance Committee held its first meeting of the semester Monday, featuring presentations from Vice Chancellor for Legal Affairs Nancy Lynch and newly elected SSFC Chair Jordan Pasbrig.

Crime and safety

UWPD rescues stray kitten from UW-Madison fountain

Posted on 9/10/2019

WISC-TV 3

According to a post from the UW-Madison Police Twitter page, the kitten was stuck in a fountain outside the UW-Madison College of Engineering building.

Arts & Humanities

Dane County inmates record audio books for kids

Posted on 9/10/2019

Spectrum News 1

A special partnership between the University of Wisconsin-Madison ?Jail Library Group, the Dane County Library Service and the Dane County Jail gives inmates a unique chance to share quality time with their kids through special audio book recordings.

Athletics

Howard Moore’s family tragedy has taken an emotional toll on UW basketball coaches and players

Posted on 9/10/2019

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Wisconsin men’s basketball coach Greg Gard may never forget the phone call he received early on the morning of May 25.

Gard had driven out of town with his wife and three children and planned to spend Memorial Day weekend relaxing and bonding with his family.

Badgers men’s basketball program seeks ‘normalcy’ after Howard Moore tragedy

Posted on 9/10/2019

Wisconsin State Journal

(Coach Greg) Gard met with beat reporters from the State Journal and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Monday afternoon, providing an update of how the Badgers’ extended family is coping three-plus months after assistant coach Howard Moore was seriously injured in a multiple-vehicle crash that caused three fatalities, including Moore’s wife Jennifer and 9-year-old daughter Jaidyn.

Opinion

Invest in the UW

Posted on 9/10/2019

Isthmus

The Wall Street Journal came out with its college rankings last week and UW- Madison came in at #67. There are a number of reactions you might have to that.

Column: Recent climate change protest shows activism can be tarnished by ignorant, insensitive oversight of history

Posted on 9/10/2019

Badger Herald

Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Lori Reesor and the University Housing Office sent emails in response to the morning’s events. These messages did well to remediate the impact caused by the actions of the protesters and offered counseling for those in need.

Column: Observing sports culture as a non-fan attending a football school

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Badger Herald

Our fascination with athletic competitions on grandstand presents interesting questions about our interests, priorities

Business/Technology

Uber Could Save Billions in Taxes With This Little-Noticed Move

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Fortune

Quoted: The new IP value generated a big set of “deferred tax assets”—like pre-paid tax payments or credits—in the Netherlands of $6.1 billion, according to Dan Lynch, an associate professor of accounting and information systems at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who read the quarterly filing. The taxes would be calculated through multiplying profits by the tax rate. The rate could be either 25% or 7%, the lower number reserved for profits from IP “innovation” developed in the Netherlands, according to Dudley.

With States and the Feds Investigating Google and Facebook, the Legal Pressure Is Ramping Up

Posted on 9/10/2019

Fortune

Quoted: “The nightmare for the companies is having 50 different state proceedings, which could indeed wind up commanding different results,” said Peter Carstensen, a former attorney at the antitrust division of the DOJ and a professor of law emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School.

UW Experts in the News

Wisconsin clerks are looking for poll workers. If you’re a political partisan, here’s why they want you.

Posted on 9/10/2019

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Quoted: “You can see why states might think this is a good solution,” said Barry Burden, director of the Elections Research Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “For one it provides a kind of balance that you have representatives from both parties at the polling place so they can keep a check on one another.”