“This allowed us to directly manipulate consciousness and record changes in communication and information flow with a very high degree of spatial and temporal specificity,” study co-author Michelle Redinbaugh, a researcher at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, told Inverse.
February 18, 2020
Research
Neuroscientists discover ‘engine of consciousness’ hiding in monkeys’ brains
“It is unlikely that consciousness is specific to one location in the brain,” said Michelle Redinbaugh, a graduate student in psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and lead author of the paper, published Feb. 12 in the journal Neuron.
To get investors for farm energy projects, account for uncertainty
The paper appears in the journal Waste Management. Coauthors are from NC State and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Support for the research came from Dane County, Wisconsin.
UW’s Thompson Center opens applications for research, speaker grants totaling $1 million
The Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership has allocated $1 million for faculty research grants and speaker events across the UW System next year, according to a Monday press release.
Higher Education/System
Wisconsin ACT scores reveal glaring disparities, DPI, UW work to address
’A lot going on outside the schools sets the stage for what we see inside the schools,’ UW expert says.
State news
GOP Tax Cut, Agriculture Bills Pass Legislature’s Budget Committee
The budget committee also passed a GOP bill that would spend $1 million per year on state specialists providing extension services at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Agriculture
In fight to survive, US dairy farmers look for any tech edge
After hitting a historic high in 2014 of more than $26 per 100 pounds on the strength of massive buying from China, the bottom fell out. When China stopped its milk-buying spree, there was already oversupply from both American and European Union producers, said Mark Stephenson, director of dairy policy analysis at the University of Wisconsin.
Extension
Assembly To Vote On $10M Plan To Clean Up Wisconsin Water
One of the proposals from the task force would create a new Office of Water Policy within the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, a part of the University of Wisconsin-Extension. The office would be tasked with “coordinating efforts to manage, conserve, protect, and enhance the productivity of the state’s water resources,” according to the task force’s official report.
Community
City of Madison, UW worked together on accurate count of student population for 2020 Census
Census starts in March, students could submit responses through paper, phone or online.
Arts & Humanities
The Keatsian Intelligence of Lorrie Moore
At last, after having written three apprentice novels, I’d had enough of floundering alone and applied to MFA programs. The day I got into the one at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, I wept for hours, because that was the program where Lorrie Moore taught.
Health
Laurel Rice and Marina Maes: Let pharmacists prescribe birth control pills
Column by Rice, a doctor, professor, and chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, and Maes, an assistant professor in the University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy.
Athletics
Barry Alvarez to receive Lifetime award from WI Athletic Hall of Fame
Former University of Wisconsin football head coach Barry Alvarez, who led the successful turnaround of the Badgers program during his 16 seasons at the helm, will be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame.
The battle for the legitimacy of women’s sports was waged here
The topline story in the New York Times “Sports Sunday” section of Feb. 9 likely brought a smile to anyone interested in women’s intercollegiate athletics. It concerned the robust rivalry between the women’s basketball teams at the University of Oregon and Oregon State Universities. A recent game drew more than 12,000 fans.
Opinion
Dave Skoloda: Investment in UW veterinarians pays dividends
The Super Bowl fame that recently came to Scout, a golden retriever, and the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine had its roots in the state’s politics more than 40 years ago.
UW Experts in the News
How to host a better book club
Doug Erickson, a university relations specialist at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, has been in a co-ed seven-person book group for 12 years.
How the coronavirus ‘jumped’ to humans is a story as old as evolution
Quoted: “This has been happening for a long time,” said Tony L. Goldberg, a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine.
The Struggle to Mend America’s Rural Roads
Noted: A legally loaded semi-trailer truck can produce 5,000 to 10,000 times the road damage of one car according to some estimates, said Benjamin J. Jordan, director of the Wisconsin Transportation Information Center at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Roads and bridges have not kept up.
She Didn’t Want a Pelvic Exam. She Received One Anyway.
Noted: “The formalization of the sensitive-exam policy provides clear, specific and universally employed standards for consent processes for breast, pelvic, urogenital, prostate and rectal exams,” said Dr. Laurel Rice, Chair of University of Wisconsin Health’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Native American tribe says Pentagon failed to consult on border wall construction
Quoted: Richard Monette, a law professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a tribal law expert, said it’s rare for federal agencies to seek waivers in cases related to tribes and that the government simply doesn’t consult with them as it should.
The Struggle to Mend America’s Rural Roads
Quoted: A legally loaded semi-trailer truck can produce 5,000 to 10,000 times the road damage of one car according to some estimates, said Benjamin J. Jordan, director of the Wisconsin Transportation Information Center at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Roads and bridges have not kept up.