Clipsheet

October 16, 2020

Research

La Grange School District 105 Set To Implement Voluntary COVID-19 Screening Program For All Students – CBS Chicago

Posted on 10/16/2020

CBS Chicago

The District 102 plan was developed under the guidance of district board member and microbiologist Dr. Edward Campbell, and has been in place since late August. He explained it by email:“The test we have implemented in D102 is a fusion of similar tests developed by David and Shelby O’Connor and University of Wisconsin Madison and Nick Myerson and Sara Sawyer at the University of Colorado.

UW-Madison study: only small fraction of campus community discriminates

Posted on 10/16/2020

Daily Cardinal

A recently published study from a UW-Madison psychology lab found that only a small proportion of individuals commit certain types of racist and discriminatory acts on campus, providing data that could be used to counter intolerance and a lack of inclusivity toward students who come from marginalized backgrounds.

Higher Education/System

State Treasurer announces $900,000 for scholarships, grants to UW System

Posted on 10/16/2020

WISC-TV 3

State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski and the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands announced an annual distribution of $900,000 for scholarships and grants for the University of Wisconsin System this year.

Drop in COVID-19 cases at UW System campuses

Posted on 10/16/2020

WKOW-TV 27

Cases have dropped dramatically at UW System campuses after spikes when classes began.

Campus life

UW partners receives grant to develop educational pathways for Native American students

Posted on 10/16/2020

Badger Herald

Programs guided in partnership with business, industry, Tribal government, higher education.

College Republicans launch petition to keep Lincoln statue amid calls for its removal

Posted on 10/16/2020

Badger Herald

UW BIPOC Coalition criticizes UW’s ’legacy of race and land appropriation,’ tweet by UW official calling ancestral Ho-Chunk land a ’gift’ to university.

SSFC cuts Wunk Sheek budget by 5%, F.H. King budget by 7%

Posted on 10/16/2020

Badger Herald

Committee heard from Mecha on identity-inclusive programming.

In Blank’s absence, BIPOC Coalition shares demands at ASM meeting

Posted on 10/16/2020

Daily Cardinal

“We want to draw attention to the fact that Chancellor Blank did not come to this meeting tonight,” Stangler said. “Part of the reason why we were brought on this as a special order was to finally have an audience with Chancellor Blank, but after verifying her schedule with Chair Mitnick on the 10th of this month … she pulled out.”

Renovation project revamps student spaces at Red Gym

Posted on 10/16/2020

Daily Cardinal

Efforts including the Gender and Sexuality Campus Center, the Posse Program, the Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives and the First Wave Spoken Word and Hip Hop Arts Learning Community benefited from the $2 million remodeling initiative.

Crime and safety

‘It’s hypocritical:’ Students respond to presence of campus police at Kenosha, Madison protests

Posted on 10/16/2020

Badger Herald

Email revealed that UWPPD dispatched riot police to Kenosha during each day of protest following police shooting of Jacob Blake.

Health

Why New Dads Struggle With Depression – Male Postpartum Depression

Posted on 10/16/2020

Men's Health

There have been some appeals by experts over the years to take paternal PPD seriously, but those calls have been largely ignored. In January, three leading researchers, Tova Walsh, Ph.D., Neal Davis, M.D., and Craig Garfield, M.D., published a piece in Pediatrics—the influential journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics—urging pediatricians to screen for paternal PPD, just as they do for maternal postpartum depression. “It is now critical to recognize paternal depression as a community of pediatric providers and ensure consistent screening, referral, and follow-up,” they wrote.

Madison-area hospitals create no-tolerance outline for discriminatory behavior

Posted on 10/16/2020

NBC-15

CEO at UW Health Dr. Alan Kaplan said they are ready to call out and confront behavior. “Our diversity is our strength,” Dr. Kaplan said. “And we are committed to addressing any manifestations of racism, xenophobia, homophobia, transphobia, sexism, prejudice, and intolerance.”

Madison hospitals adopt policies on patient discriminatory behavior

Posted on 10/16/2020

Wisconsin State Journal

SSM Health, which owns St. Mary’s Hospital, approved a policy in June, saying it won’t honor patient requests for alternate caregivers that are rooted in bigotry. UW Health passed a similar policy in July, and UnityPoint Health-Meriter is in the process of adopting such a policy. The hospitals announced the effort Thursday.

Athletics

Uncharted territory: Badgers preparing for unique challenges of football season shaped by pandemic

Posted on 10/16/2020

Wisconsin State Journal

The decisions that most affect the University of Wisconsin football team’s season won’t be made on the field.

Badgers’ highest-paid employees asked to extend voluntary pay cuts for 4 more months

Posted on 10/16/2020

Wisconsin State Journal

Football coach Paul Chryst, men’s basketball coach Greg Gard, athletic director Barry Alvarez and other top-paid employees of the University of Wisconsin athletic department will be asked to extend a voluntary pay cut through much of this season.

UW Experts in the News

Comedian Shane Mauss gets seriously funny at Wisconsin Science Festival

Posted on 10/16/2020

Cap Times

Mauss’ guests will include Heather Kirkorian, director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Cognitive Development and Media Lab, UW-Madison professor of communication science Catalina Toma, and comedian Ken Reid, host of the “TV Guidance Counselor” podcast. The session will be held via Crowdcast, where audience members can comment and ask questions throughout the event.

Wisconsin Unemployment Rate Declines To 5.4 Percent In September

Posted on 10/16/2020

Wisconsin Public Radio

“We’re still going (in) the right direction. Jobs are increasing,” said Laura Dresser, who researches the state’s labor force as the associate director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Center on Wisconsin Strategy.