University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers have identified a new way that common Aspergillus molds can induce asthma, by first attacking the protective tissue barrier deep in the lungs.
Like a tokamak, a stellarator—such as the one at the University of Wisconsin-Madison shown above—is a donut-shaped (toroidal) plasma stream that generates power by fusing light particles into heavier ones. These generators must be brought up to temperatures like those of the sun and other, well, naturally occurring fusion plasma generators.
The Crazylegs Classic, a running and walking event that raises money for the University of Wisconsin athletic department, won’t take place this year.
Wisconsin emergency management officials moved to the highest level alert Monday as Dane County declared a state of emergency in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
The first wave of invitations to fill out the census is being sent out in mid-March, but a lot of UW-Madison students have left the city.
Fitness centers are taking steps to combat the spread of coronavirus, but a UW Health doctor says that, for now, it’s safer to exercise outdoors or away from other people.
The virus isn’t found in sweat, so that’s not the problem. However, if someone in a gym has COVID-19, they could spread it through coughing, sneezing or touching a workout machine.
“There are so many surfaces they could contaminate,” said Jeff Pothof, safety officer for UW Health, which is an affiliate of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
Quoted: “We’re saying that social distancing is the only thing that we know of that has the potential to blunt the curve of this pandemic,” says Nasia Safdar, the medical director of infection control at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics.
He explained that the cancellations of sporting events was especially difficult because the players and coaches “pour their hearts and souls” into their games.“It’s a shame it had to end this way.”
“It includes things like trying to avoid large gatherings, avoiding crowds, if you’re in a meeting trying to make sure you’re maintaining that required distance from your co-workers,” said Dr. Nasia Safdar, infectious disease doctor at UW Health.
In Madison, Erica Kauten, a retired former program director at the University of Wisconsin-Extension, wore disposable rubber gloves while she was out for a walk.
