Clipsheet

July 13, 2020

Research

Covid-19 upends Baby’s First Years study

Posted on 7/13/2020

The Washington Post

The groundwork for Baby’s First Years started in 2013 with prize money from the Jacobs Foundation to Greg Duncan, a professor of education at the University of California at Irvine. Its funding snowballed, thanks to philanthropic institutions, including the Bill and Melinda Gates and Ford foundations, and a grant from the National Institutes of Health. It recruited as lead investigators Katherine Magnuson, professor of social work at University of Wisconsin at Madison, and Kimberly Noble, a neuroscientist at Columbia University.

Higher Education/System

Make sure international students can stay at UW

Posted on 7/13/2020

Wisconsin State Journal

Editorial: Wisconsin can’t afford to lose thousands of foreign students from its campuses, especially those attending UW-Madison.

Campus life

“I feel very unwelcome.” Effort to deport international students if classes go online has many worried

Posted on 7/13/2020

Madison365

In the middle of a pandemic, international college students have needed more support and sympathy ever before, especially as many have been stranded in Madison for months. But in the United States the Trump administration added to their stress and anxiety by issuing an order to strip students of their US visas and deport them if their courses go entirely online.

Agriculture

As Farm Stress Grows, Wisconsin Farm Center Launches New Counseling Hotline

Posted on 7/13/2020

Wisconsin Public Radio

Joy Kirkpatrick is an outreach specialist for the Center for Dairy Profitability at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She thinks farm families will utilize the service, not only for its convenience but also for the anonymity telehealth services provide.

With Crops Growing On Schedule, Wisconsin Farmers Jump On Higher Prices

Posted on 7/13/2020

WPR

Planting of corn and soybeans was a week ahead of the five-year average this spring. But Jerry Clark, agricultural agent for the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Division of Extension in Chippewa County, said cooler-than-normal temperatures kept crops from growing at the usual pace.

Health

Coronavirus’s Spread Broadens Across U.S.

Posted on 7/13/2020

Wall Street Journal

“We just didn’t have that endurance to see that to the point where cases are now sporadic,” said Ajay Sethi, an associate professor of population health sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison focused on epidemiology and infectious diseases.

With recent uptick of COVID-19 cases in Wisconsin, response measures likely limited to local orders

Posted on 7/13/2020

Wisconsin State Journal

But Patrick Remington, a UW-Madison emeritus professor and former chief medical officer for Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention in the state Division of Health, said the issue over DHS’ authority is “black and white” on the matter.

Athletics

UW Health’s Dr. Jeff Pothof on future of college fall sports

Posted on 7/13/2020

WKOW-TV 27

UW Health Chief Quality Officer Dr. Jeff Pothof says the virus is very influenced by behaviors, and if behaviors change, there’s a chance for fall sports.

Postseason possible for Wisconsin Badgers fall teams

Posted on 7/13/2020

Wisconsin State Journal

Fall sports teams at the University of Wisconsin are awaiting a new schedule after the Big Ten announced Thursday that teams would play only in-conference opponents this fall if seasons are held.

Business/Technology

M.B.A. Programs Debate Dropping GMAT

Posted on 7/13/2020

Wall Street Journal

The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s business school decided to extend its test-waiver policy through next year after initially waiving GMAT requirements ahead of the coming fall semester, said Blair Sanford, assistant dean for full-time M.B.A. and master’s programs. The policy pertains to M.B.A. candidates who apply with at least five years work experience and at least a 3.3 GPA in undergraduate studies or applicants who have a terminal degree.

UW Experts in the News

UW Health shares advice for talking to your kids about COVID-19

Posted on 7/13/2020

WISC-TV 3

Quoted: “One of the most important things to remember is that teenagers have their own thoughts and feelings about this,” UW Health Pediatrician Dr. Amy Stockhausen said. “But unless you ask and listen, you’re not going to know what those are.”

UW Health: How to talk to children about COVID-19

Posted on 7/13/2020

NBC-15

Quoted: “Teens may react to changes in a variety of ways. It is important for parents to support their child’s emotions without judgement,” said Dr. Amy Stockhausen, a UW Health pediatrician, adolescent medicine expert and associate professor of pediatrics at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health.

Obituaries

Sandholm, William H. III

Posted on 7/13/2020

Wisconsin State Journal

Bill spent his entire 22-year academic career at the University of Wisconsin, most recently as the Richard E. Stockwell Professor of Economics. Bill’s primary area of research was evolutionary game theory.

McCarthy, Thomas Michael, M.D.

Posted on 7/13/2020

Wisconsin State Journal

In 1978, Thomas joined the UW Hospital and Clinics and retired as Professor Emeritus in 2007.

Leskinen, Sigurd William

Posted on 7/13/2020

Wisconsin State Journal

Sigurd had great pride at being a skilled tradesman and he was a master electrician. He retired from the University of Wisconsin in 2002 as head of their electric shop.