On Friday and Saturday, RERIC hosted 19 teachers from the state’s rural districts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for the event’s third year.
Rural Wisconsin STEM teachers build connections to researchers at UW event
Capital Times
November 18, 2019
Research
UW-Madison’s national research ranking, once among top five, drops to 8th
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Madison’s national research ranking fell to eighth in the country in the latest figures by the National Science Foundation.
Scientists developing ‘smart toilet’ to process urine samples into health data
NBC-15
“Some people think we’re crazy,” said Coon Lab staff scientist Ian Miller. “But I think we’re on to something.”
UW-Madison researchers designing smart toilet to collect health data
WISC-TV 3
Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Morgridge Institute for Research are looking at whether the toilet might have the ability to monitor and improve health.
American Trust in Scientists Remains Stable—Despite “Demonstrated Growth” in Conspiracy Theories
Newsweek
“Over and over again, scientists are at the top of trustworthy professions,” said Dominque Brossard, a professor of life sciences communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and senior author of the report, in a statement.
New research finds the American public’s trust in the scientific community remains strong
Mental Daily
In a US-based study spanning over decades, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison found that the public’s trust in scientists still remains strong. The findings appeared in the journal Public Opinion Quarterly.
Higher Education/System
For low-income students, the suburbs are no sure path to college
The Boston Globe
Quoted: “These are middle-class black kids being affected, too,” said Gloria Ladson-Billings, a professor at the University of Wisconsin Madison and an authority on race and education.
Team searching for UW System’s next president has no faculty, no staff, little diversity
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
On Nov. 1, a week to the day after Ray Cross, University of Wisconsin System president of five years, announced his intent to retire, faculty representatives from each of the 13 UW campuses sat in a meeting in Madison to discuss the upcoming search for his replacement.
Joe Gow, students spar over sexual misconduct at UW-La Crosse
madison.com
Gow and some university students have been locked in a dispute over campus transparency since Joel Elgin, the former chair of the school’s art department, was publicly accused of coming on to a student during a private drawing lesson.
Seeking answers on academic program cuts, UW-Superior alumnae make documentary
Wisconsin State Journal
The 40-minute documentary, “Outsourced: The Wisconsin Idea,” debuted over the summer in the Superior-Duluth area and will be screened for the first time in Madison Tuesday evening on UW-Madison’s campus.
Campus life
UW-Madison professor at center of ‘toxic’ lab wasn’t fired. Is tenure to blame?
Wisconsin State Journal
The case of a UW-Madison professor who bullied students working in his lab and is scheduled to return to work after a two-year suspension has some students and staff on campus questioning whether the professor’s tenured status afforded him a lighter punishment.
Petition calls on UW-Madison to prevent return of suspended professor
WISC-TV 3
More than 800 students, faculty, alumni and community members have signed a petition condemning a former University of Wisconsin-Madison professor’s actions and calling on the university to change its mind about bringing him back.
“I Love the Sense of Discovery.” Dr. Eric Wilcots Stays Focused on Science as he Ascends Academic Ladder
Madison365
For the past quarter-century, Eric Wilcots has been one of the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s most prominent astronomers.
Childcare for student parents can boost college completion rates
Quartz
Some outcome data for CCAMPIS students show an association between participating in the program and improved college success. At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, 77 students participated from 2005-2011 and 83% graduated.
Agriculture
Poor harvest conditions affect silage quality and quantity
Agweek
Dr. Randy Shaver, University of Wisconsin-Madison Extension Dairy Specialist, advises producers to get their feed tested and to work closely with a nutritionist to decide how to supplement.
Community
Q&A: Sally Rohrer joins Madison’s City Council as District 8 alder
Capital Times
For the next five months, University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate student Sally Rohrer will represent the constituents of District 8 as interim alder.
Health
UW-Madison students and senior residents support Movember Foundation
NBC-15
Members of UW-Madison’s Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity had some fun Saturday afternoon with residents at The Jefferson, a senior living community.
UW fraternity raises money, awareness for cancer research
WKOW-TV 27
Members of Pi Kappa Alpha had a lunchtime chat with people at The Jefferson, talking about mens’ health, including prostate and testicular cancers. They then played bean bag baseball.
Athletics
Golden Eagles coach Steve Wojciechowski praises Badgers’ handling of Howard Moore tragedy
Wisconsin State Journal
“I’d just like to say something,” Wojciechowski said. “I have incredible respect for Greg Gard and how he’s handled this program with the tragedy that the Wisconsin men’s basketball community and the Wisconsin community has had to go through.”
Opinion
Gregory Bond: Les Ritcherson was an unsung trailblazer at UW-Madison
Wisconsin State Journal
Ritcherson was the first African American coach at UW, and like many African Americans integrating formerly white spaces, he faced discrimination and prejudice.
Keeping tradition or starting anew: Questioning the ethics of journalism
Daily Cardinal
Many students of color banded together for the Student Inclusion Coalition protest — #WeAreSICofUW — atop Bascom in the days following the video’s release. Try to look for a story at our newspaper and you won’t find it.
UW Experts in the News
NBC’s Chuck Todd to ’embed’ reporters in Milwaukee County to gauge Democrats’ chances in 2020
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Quoted: Meanwhile, turnout among Republican voters in the county has barely wavered over the years, making Democratic turnout the key to whether a Democrat can win the county and ultimately the state, according to University of Wisconsin-Madison Elections Research Center Director Barry Burden.
“In recent presidential elections, about one of out of every five Democratic votes has come from Milwaukee County, so it is essential that the party perform well there to win the state,” Burden said.
Report: Milwaukee, Racine Rank As Worst Cities For African Americans To Live
Wisconsin Public Radio
Quoted: Pamela Oliver, a sociology professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said she has studied incarceration rates across the state.
Three New Books on Human Consciousness to Blow Your Mind
The Wire
OK, let’s dive in. Christof Koch is one of today’s leading thinkers on the problem of consciousness. He was a long-time collaborator of Francis Crick, taught for many years at the California Institute of Technology, and is now president and chief scientist at the Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle. In his new book, The Feeling of Life Itself, Koch advocates for integrated information theory, or IIT, developed by Giulio Tononi, a neuroscientist at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Obituaries
Former Madison Mayor Joel Skornicka dies at age 82
Wisconsin State Journal
Skornicka received a bachelor’s degree in political science from UW-Madison in 1959 and a master’s of public policy and administration in 1975. He served as assistant chancellor at the university before his term as mayor from 1979 to 1983.
UW-Madison Related
‘I Was Such A Little Kid’: As Wisconsin Catholic Clergy Accused Of Sexual Abuse Grows, The Trauma Lingers
Wisconsin Public Radio
Patty Gallagher Marchant travels around the state speaking out about her experience of being sexually abused by her parish priest in Monona, Wis., in 1965. She says a conversation in July with Madison Bishop Donald Hying brought about “relief and peace that I thought I would never have.” She was photographed at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on July 2, 2019. Coburn Dukehart/Wisconsin Watch