University of Wisconsin Health is working to improve diversity in clinical trials by including a diverse trial population in a series of clinical trials for a COVID-19 vaccine.
September 22, 2020
Research
UW-Madison rebukes PETA claims of animal mistreatment
Following an earlier complaint against one of its animal facilities, the University of Wisconsin-Madison released a statement claiming the accusations misrepresented a UW lab in its treatment of primates.
UW-Madison gets $23 million grant for frozen imaging at atomic scale
UW-Madison will get $22.7 million over six years from the National Institutes of Health to create a national center for imaging techniques that flash-freeze biological molecules to let scientists see a better picture of their function, the university said Monday.
UW Health expanding search for participants for antiseptic and COVID-19 study
The research looks at whether commonly used oral and nasal antiseptic can help prevent coronavirus infections. Now they are calling on any health care worker nationwide to participate.
Higher Education/System
Dane County Again Urges UW-Madison To Move Classes Online, Send Dorm Residents Home
Dane County is again asking the University of Wisconsin-Madison to move classes online for the rest of the semester and send students living in residence halls home to curtail a spike in new coronavirus infections.
Charting the pandemic over the next 12 months — and beyond
As we look for clues, the University of Wisconsin-Madison is one to watch. Desperate to contain the virus, the school this month mandated that residents of two dormitories and 22 Greek houses quarantine for two weeks. “I literally felt like I was being arrested,” one student told a TV reporter.
Reopening Colleges Likely Fueled Covid-19 Significantly, Study Finds
Within weeks of opening, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University reverted to online instruction and sent students home because of outbreaks of Covid-19, the illness caused by the new coronavirus. The University of Wisconsin-Madison, the University of Colorado Boulder and the University of Arizona have urged students to hunker down and shifted classes online, for at least a few weeks, to try to stem the virus’s spread.
Campus life
‘It’s long past time to stop arguing’: UW-Madison chancellor releases statement on COVID-19 enforcement in off-campus areas
University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank issued a statement Monday regarding COVID-19 at the university and in off-campus areas throughout Madison.
Chancellor, County Executive trade criticisms over COVID response
University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank issued yet another statement on Monday in response to one from Dane County officials asking that the university take responsibility for rising positive cases.
UW students petition to ban Honorlock in classes
Exam proctoring software Honorlock’s use at the University of Wisconsin recently came into question as professors and students alike attempt to navigate the online learning environment.
Office of Inclusion Education presents to SSFC on diversity, inclusion
The Student Services Finance Committee heard a diversity training presentation and appointed a representative for the Student Transportation Board at their meeting Monday.
Tensions arise between UW, local government over rising COVID-19 cases
University of Wisconsin Chancellor Rebecca Blank and Dane County Executive Joe Parisi recently released statements on UW’s decision to hold in-person classes this semester.
Badgers with beats: Life as an underground UW student musician
We all have our music tastes, and for many of us, they come from the great musicians of our time. There are the Drakes, the Elton Johns and the Taylor Swifts whose lyrics run through our minds and playlists. The music world seems to be dominated by them.
UW leader: County needs to stop wishing students were gone
The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s chancellor on Monday pushed back against repeated calls from Dane County’s top leaders to close the campus to slow COVID-19, saying he needs to stop wishing students were gone and crack down on off-campus gatherings.
UW-Madison fires back at Dane County for proposing online classes, sending students home
Tensions between UW-Madison and the community at large escalated on Monday when Chancellor Rebecca Blank called on Dane County’s top leader to stop criticizing the university’s reopening plan and instead address the county’s increased COVID-19 caseload together.
Athletics
The Wisconsin athletic department has been hit by tragedy too often in a little more than two years
The University of Wisconsin athletic department has been fortunate to celebrate myriad achievements on the field and courts in the last 26 months.
Opinion
Bungled quarantine in Witte and Sellery
Purge sirens roared from Sellery Residence Hall as UW chancellor Rebecca Blank implemented a mandatory quarantine for both the Sellery and Witte residence halls beginning Wednesday night due to the recent high rates of positive COVID-19 test results on campus.
UW Experts in the News
The Supreme Court’s Obamacare case was high stakes before Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death. Here’s why it’s even more important now
But Ryan Owens, a political science professor and director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership, isn’t so sure.
UW professor talks about what happens next following the death of Justice Ginsburg
University of Wisconsin-Madison Journalism Professor Mike Wagner discusses what the future will look like.
UW-Madison Related
UW- Madison alumni brewers to hold virtual craft beer tasting event
The Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association encouraged people to take part in a virtual tasting with beers Oktoberfest from Capital Brewery, Hashtag Hazy from Hop Haus, Rustic Badger from ALT Brew and Dedication from Vintage Brewing Company.