Colleen Witzenburg, PhD, MS at UW-Madison will be receiving a grant.
UW-Madison faculty member receives grant for heart defect research
WISC-TV 3
February 14, 2020
Research
UW professor discusses affect of climate change on Wisconsin landscapes
Badger Herald
Ankur Desai’s research has implications for forest restoration, sustainable agriculture.
Campus life
Students hold die-in on Bascom for National Divestment Day
Badger Herald
Organizations like CLEAN, WSCAC said they will continue to protest until UW divests from fossil fuel industry.
Crime and safety
UWPD Downtown Liaison Officer starts patrols
WKOW-TV 27
“It’s for me to be an advocate and a partner with the downtown community and really bridge that gap with the downtown and the police department,” Officer Diego Lema Hernandez, said.
Arts & Humanities
Madison’s Don Voegeli’s Electronic Switch Influenced The Sound Of Public Radio
Wisconsin Public Radio
As a public radio listener, you’re probably familiar with the theme song for NPR’s “All Things Considered.” It’s had a few variations over the decades.
But did you know it was originally composed in Madison in 1971?
It was written by Don Voegeli, a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor and the longtime music director at WHA (now known as Wisconsin Public Radio).
Business/Technology
Madison startup developing drugs based on bones, teeth has new WARF license
Wisconsin State Journal
The technology stems from research by Bill Murphy, a UW-Madison biomedical engineer who is the company’s co-founder and chief scientific officer. It is based in part on archaeological studies that showed proteins in fossils could remain stable for centuries if associated with calcium-based minerals.
UW Experts in the News
Wisconsinites received 515 million robocalls last year — up more than 80% in three years
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Instead of just hanging up or letting the calls go to voicemail, Barry Orton attempts to shame phone scammers into seeking another line of work.
The retired University of Wisconsin-Madison telecom professor gets the usual mix of calls peddling everything from back braces to extended car warranties. When it’s a scam and there’s a real person on the line and not a robot, he makes the call a bit personal.
“I tell them that their parents or grandparents would be ashamed if they knew what they were doing. And can’t they get an honest job?” Orton says.
‘This is a dangerous time’: Doctors warn of cold weather risks
NBC-15
Quoted: “You could go outside on a cold, windy day and you could get frostbit within 30 seconds,” says Dr. Apple Bodemer, UW Health.
Obituaries
UW-Whitewater Equity Champion Roger Pulliam Dies at 77
Madison365
Roger Pulliam, a champion of equity and inclusion at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater who devoted his life to opening the doors of education for everyone, has died at the age of 77, according to an announcement from UW-W.
UW-Madison Related
In Wisconsin, her patients are dogs and cats. Now she’s treating fellow soldiers in Ukraine.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Noted: The 2012 University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Science graduate joined the guard 3½ years ago because she wanted to serve in the military. There are no veterinarian jobs in the Wisconsin National Guard — only in the reserves and active duty military — so she opted to enlist as a medic.
UW System seeks to double online enrollment after failing to meet unfunded budget requirement
Wisconsin State Journal
The University of Wisconsin System wants to double the number of students in its online programs over the next five years as part of a strategy to offset a projected decline in the number of traditional college-going students.