With study abroad programs suspended amid coronavirus fears, University of Wisconsin-Madison students are returning to the United States. And while they’re able to complete coursework online, they remain surprised and disappointed to have their experiences cut short.
But no animal model is perfect. “There’s going to be a need not just for one animal model, but multiple,” says David O’Connor, a virologist at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Monkeys and mice tell researchers different things about infection, shedding light on factors such as the role of the immune system or how the virus spreads. “We can try to learn as much as possible as quickly as possible and integrate that with the emerging volume of data from the clinic,” says O’Connor.
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In June, the UW System will end its statewide contract to provide coal for campuses. Stout, Oshkosh, Platteville, Stevens Point and Superior campuses have upgraded their remaining coal-fired boilers to run mainly on natural gas with a fuel oil backup.
The Public Summit of the Action Collaborative on Preventing Sexual Harassment in Higher Education will be hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on Oct. 19 and 20.
Two commercial labs, Quest and LabCorp, will supplement testing being done at the State Laboratory of Hygiene on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus and the Milwaukee Health Department. The state lab can do 100 tests per day and the Milwaukee lab up to 30. It’s not known yet how many additional tests will be done through the commercial labs.
Kevin Jarek is the agricultural agent for University of Wisconsin-Extension in Outagamie County. He said some farmers are worried about another late planting season this year because the National Weather Service has reported precipitation numbers that are above average.
When he set out to write a novel, Brandon Taylor, a former doctoral student in biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin, approached it like a scientist.
UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank issued an advisory Monday recommending that students and staff “reconsider non-essential personal or business travel away from Dane County” during the university’s Spring Break, from March 14-22.
“This is just human psychology. We get scared of things we don’t know,” Dominique Brossard, UW-Madison Department of Life Sciences Communications Chair and Professor said.
Dr. Jeff Pothof is a UW Health Chief Quality and Safety Officer who is breaking down the facts and myths of coronavirus.
The university advised students, staff and faculty to reconsider “non-essential personal or business travel away from Dane County,” as “documented cases are growing rapidly both domestically and internationally.”
Spring practices start Tuesday for the University of Wisconsin Badgers football team.
At the end of an emotional news conference Saturday afternoon at Indiana, the three men sitting to the left of University of Wisconsin men’s basketball coach Greg Gard put in some plugs for their boss.
Letter to the editor: UW-Madison needs to ring the arena floor with students, making the Kohl Center a tough place for visitors to play.
“There’s going to be a need not just for one animal model, but multiple,” says David O’Connor, a virologist at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Don was also a member of the UW Dermatology Department, holding the rank of Associate Clinical Professor during this period. He loved teaching and twice, he received the Dermatology residents award.
