Real-time data sharing could help expedite development of vaccines, researcher said.
UW researchers lead new coronavirus study
Badger Herald
February 13, 2020
Research
77-year-old amateur astronomer helps make rare discovery
New York Post
Allen Lawrence, a retired electrical engineer, enrolled in astronomy courses at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2011. In 2013 he began studying a system where two galaxies interact; a larger galaxy called NGC 4490 (dubbed “the Cocoon Galaxy” on account of its shape) and NGC 4485, a smaller galaxy.
Anaesthetised Monkeys Wake Up Instantly When Researchers Stimulate Brain Region Linked to Consciousness
Gizmodo UK
Michelle Redinbaugh, the first author of the new study and a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said the primary goal of the experiment was to locate NCCs in the brain.
UW researchers wake unconscious monkeys through brain stimulation
Wisconsin State Journal
Monkeys under deep anesthesia woke up and moved around after precise electric stimulation of their brains, and became unconscious again once the electricity stopped, UW-Madison researchers reported Wednesday.
Higher Education/System
Marquette business school dean, formerly homeless man struck and killed overnight by suspected drunken drivers
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Quoted: Among those who spoke was Mark Eppli, director of the James A. Graaskamp Center for Real Estate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
When Eppli came to Marquette, he had dinner with Daniels, then a professor in the economics department. Their friendship blossomed from there.
As interim dean from 2012-’15, Eppli used Daniels as an assistant dean. He described Daniels as “extraordinarily thoughtful.”
“As an economist, he was always thinking of the unintended consequence of an action,” Eppli said. “He was a perfect person to be the dean. He was a servant leader looking to take care of others first.”
Campus life
Campus Food Shed fights campus food insecurity
Badger Herald
The student organization was started ub 2017 by Hayden DePorter, with goals of addressing food insecurity and waste.
ITA men’s indoor championships brings best NCAA tennis teams to Nielsen Tennis Stadium
Wisconsin State Journal
For the first time since 1977, the Badgers have home-court advantage for the ITA Division I National Men’s Team Indoor Championship at Nielsen Tennis Stadium. Matches start Friday, with the championship on Monday.
Construction work on projects at the Kohl Center, Camp Randall Stadium and the UW Field House will begin soon
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Construction work on three capital projects designed to improve the Kohl Center, Camp Randall Stadium and the University of Wisconsin Field House is set to begin soon.
State news
Wisconsin census panel holds first meeting one month before 2020 effort will start
The Capital Times
In addition to Evers and Barnes, the 40-member panel includes four lawmakers — including Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau — representatives from UW System, UW-Madison and the tech colleges, officials from the Administration and Public Instruction departments, local leaders and individuals from a number of groups, such as the League of Women Voters and the Wisconsin Counties Association.
New group seeks fundamental shift in the way Wisconsin teaches children to read
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Quoted: There has been a resurgence of interest among educators in recent years, driven in part by people like Mark Seidenberg, a University of Wisconsin-Madison neuroscientist whose 2017 book “Language at the Speed of Sight” argued that the current approaches to reading instruction were out of sync with the latest research into how children learn.
Speaking at the Capitol Wednesday, Seidenberg said DPI “has done little to address literacy issues that have existed for decades.”
“We know the best ways to teach children to read,” he said. “Wisconsin is simply not using them, and our children are suffering.”
Health
ASM hears UHS presentations on coronavirus discrimination concerns, mental health protocol
Badger Herald
UHS Executive Director and Associate Vice Chancellor Jake Baggott addressed growing concerns about discrimination against Chinese students. Baggot said the UHS campus-wide emails sent out over the past few weeks addressing the coronavirus on campus were accused of discriminatory undertones signaling out Chinese students.
Athletics
UW rowing team helps raise money to fight pediatric brain cancer
WKOW-TV 27
The UW-Madison rowing team spent the evening in a competition for a good cause.
At Wisconsin Badgers’ legacy-filled positions, Kristen Campbell, Abby Roque climb the rankings
Wisconsin State Journal
It’s impossible to know how the Badgers’ all-time stats will look a decade down the road, but as of now, Roque and Campbell are building impressive legacies.
With major capital projects planned, Wisconsin Badgers’ 2020-21 athletics budget request passes $186 million
Wisconsin State Journal
The cost of construction work at the University of Wisconsin’s three most prominent athletic facilities weighs heavily into an 18% budget increase requested by the athletic department for the next fiscal year.
Opinion
Column: As the coronavirus spreads to Madison, so does discrimination against Asian-Americans
Badger Herald
After UW announced its first case, increasing rates of coronavirus-inspired prejudice against Asian-American students must be addressed.
Column: Student orientation, SOAR, unfair to international students
Daily Cardinal
Most of the ethnic studies classes I really wanted to take had been filled up by those who had the opportunity to enroll earlier. To make matters worse, I got a schedule that was evening-heavy, which meant that I could not take part in many of the extracurricular activities I had intended to, when I became a Badger.
Understaffing leads to cost overruns — David Devereaux-Weber
Wisconsin State Journal
Letter to the editor: Before I retired, I spent 23 years at UW-Madison. When I was there, management of UW building projects was done by the Wisconsin Division of Facilities Development and Management. This division was underfunded, and on multiple occasions I had long discussions with their engineers when we would bump into each other doing our grocery shopping at 10:30 at night.
UW Experts in the News
Scientists find evidence of ‘ghost population’ of ancient humans
The Guardian
Quoted: “It is always interesting and useful to see researchers applying new methods to try to get a better idea of what ancient populations might have been like,” said John Hawks, an anthropologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who was not involved in the study.
Ghost population of humans found in DNA of West Africans, study says
USA Today
Quoted: John Hawks, an anthropologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, told the newspaper that studies like this one, “Open a window showing us that there is much more than we thought to learn about our ancestors.”
UW-Madison Related
Report: Donald Trump had a lot of questions about badgers
Wisconsin State Journal
Anew book reveals President Donald Trump had a lot of questions about badgers in the early months of his presidency, according to a report from Business Insider.