Independent researchers continue to identify social media accounts with Russian links. Race was among the top issues that such accounts tried to foster division over, said Young Mie Kim, a University of Wisconsin professor who studies political communication online. Others included nationalism, immigration, gun control and gay rights.
March 11, 2020
Research
UW researchers receive grant, pioneer research on cranberry genomes
$6.4 million USDA grant with matching funds, innovative genetic research, aid farmers in creating better quality products.
Higher Education/System
UW-Milwaukee extending Spring break after sick staff member tested for coronavirus
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chancellor Mark Mone announced on Tuesday that the university is going to extend the Spring break by a week, now running from March 15-March 29.
UW-Milwaukee extends spring break after employee tested for possible coronavirus
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee will be extending its spring break by one week after an employee was tested for a possible case of coronavirus.
Low admission rates in two-year UW campuses may close schools
Closing of branch schools could disproportionately affect rural counties in state, merge with larger four-year campuses.
UW-Milwaukee extends spring break, prepares to move classes online due to coronavirus
’With the health and well-being of our campus communities being paramount, we are taking quick and decisive steps as a safeguard,’ email statement says.
Campus life
‘I won’t be canceling those plans’: UW-Madison students still plan on traveling during spring break
“I haven’t really thought about canceling it because I know that my mom has really been wanting to see me,” said UW-Madison junior, Tyson Holtz. “I’m going to be going to Florida and that would be a shame if I weren’t able to see my mom and have a break from studies.”
UW stops applying travel grants to graduate student’s segregated fees
Teacher’s Assistant Association member calls change ‘necessary but insufficient,’ graduate students asking for clarity.
Senior Class Office to raise $10,000 for Green Bandana Project
The Green Bandana Project is a mental health awareness campaign created in 2016 by Madison freshman Colin Bass. The senior class hopes to fundraise $10,000, according to the gift proposal by the Senior Class Office.
Second Wisconsin resident tests positive for COVID-19 coronavirus, health officials say
UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank “strongly advised” students and employees Monday to reconsider non-essential personal and business travel away from Dane County. The guidance comes a week before the start of the university’s spring break.
Crime and safety
Proposed Title IX changes could affect how colleges deal with dating violence
“Students will be able to pursue a Title IX suit in the event that a university fails to act appropriately,” DAIS executive director said.
Arts & Humanities
Review: Waiting for wounds to heal and ‘Real Life’ to begin
Wallace is a graduate student at an unnamed large Midwestern university (Taylor holds a degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison).
Health
A Cause for Paws: Students turn to four-legged friends in times of stress
As students face mental health disorders, therapy animals, emotional support animals provide relief.
Manufacturing health care: ‘Big data’ spurs cuts in Wisconsin hospitals, pushing nurses to the limit
The Feb. 27 board meeting was the third in a row in which UW Health nurses asked the board to recognize their new union — so far to no avail.
Opinion
Column: Communications should not be a requirement, only leads to apathy, disinterest
Ability to communicate effectively can be key to employment for many college graduates, yet isn’t taught properly at UW.
UW-Madison health researcher gives advice on fighting coronavirus
I’m not an expert on the COVID-19 virus by any stretch, but I study epidemics and have general knowledge and training that is applicable. Here are my thoughts on what’s happening and what we should do.
Business/Technology
What Are The Telltale Signs Of A Department Layoff?
If you want to know if your job is in jeopardy, consider whether management has laid people off recently, said Charlie Trevor, a professor of management and human resources at the University of Wisconsin–Madison school of business.
Biotech company makes new discovery in hormone imbalance research
Startup company JangoBio develops organoid therapy for hormone imbalances.
UW Experts in the News
In Human Nature, Crispr’s Origin Story Comes to Life
Noted: There’s no doubt Human Nature will contribute to improving the public’s literacy about Crispr, including the differences between editing cells that can pass down those changes to future generations (germline cells, like sperm, ova, and embryos) and ones that can’t (somatic cells, or those from other body tissues). That’s critical for the future of the technology, says Alta Charo, a bioethicist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who appears in the film for her work on the National Academy of Sciences’ reports on the ethics of gene editing.
Fact v. Fiction: Answering your questions about coronavirus
27 News sat down with Dr. Jeff Pothof, the chief quality and safety officer at UW Health, to discuss what people can do to prepare for potential COVID-19 transmission.
Toolkit offers local governments a guide to harnessing clean energy
Quoted: Indeed, rapidly falling prices and changing public opinion on climate change have erased the traditional financial and political costs associated with being a clean energy leader, said Greg Nemet, professor of public affairs and environmental studies at UW-Madison.