Mason Crooks was hungry. As he does for lunch about three times a week, the University of Wisconsin-Madison freshman grabbed his phone in his room at Slichter Residence Hall and ordered lunch: rotini pasta with chicken and mushrooms and a can of iced tea.
October 30, 2020
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Research
Wisconsin overall poverty rate increased from 2017 to 2018
The overall statewide poverty rate was on the rise in Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin- Madison research says.
Campus life
Robot, bring me lunch!
Video: If you’ve spent time around the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus in the last year, you’ve probably spotted the adorable white robots rolling along the sidewalks or waiting to cross a busy street, carrying lunch to a hungry student or professor.
UW students step up as poll workers amidst Election Day challenges
107,738 of 120,514 requested absentee ballots have been returned in the City of Madison.
Campus Women’s Center discusses communication issues, COVID-19 challenges in budget hearing
SSFC decreased Atheists, Humanists, Agnostics’ budget by 2.61%.
Health
Small Social Gatherings Drive Increased COVID-19 Cases In La Crosse County
Ajay Sethi is an associate professor of population health sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He said small social gatherings are likely contributing to spread of the coronavirus in Wisconsin just as much as large gatherings.
Badgers Report 3 More Cases Of COVID-19
The University of Wisconsin-Madison says the number of active COVID-19 cases within the football program had increased to 16 as of Thursday morning.
Why lockdowns have left kidney patients ‘totally and completely terrified’
Kidney disease is often hidden but quite pervasive. According to 2019 data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than one in seven Americans—37 million adults—have some chronic form of the condition. This means these vital organs aren’t filtering toxins and waste out of the blood as well as they should, but they haven’t completely failed. Although simple blood tests can identify kidney deficiencies, explains Fahad Aziz, a nephrologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, these cases rarely develop symptoms.
Athletics
Badgers football COVID-19 outbreak up to 16 players, staff members
UW released updated numbers Thursday night, stating that there are 16 active cases currently within the football program — three cases that were pending tests came back positive between Wednesday night and Thursday morning.
No practice, no game, no workouts: The life of Wisconsin football players during COVID outbreak
COVID-19 once again is proving to the University of Wisconsin football team that it cares little about routines.
Badgers men’s basketball to play Louisville in ACC/Big Ten Challenge
The University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team is scheduled to host Louisville on Dec. 9 in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge this season.
Opinion
Can UW students still celebrate Halloween during a national pandemic?
As COVID-19 cases spike in Dane County, here are ways for UW students to celebrate Halloween safely.
UW Experts in the News
Trump officials end gray wolf protections across most of US
Their numbers also are sure to drop in the western Great Lakes area, as happened previously when federal controls were lifted, said Adrian Treves, a professor of environmental studies at the University of Wisconsin. Hunting seasons took their toll and research showed that poachers were emboldened by the absence of federal enforcement, he said.
U.S. Supreme Court Decision Could Disenfranchise Wisconsin Voters
“Those ballots would not have been counted,” Mayer told FRONTLINE. “And now, no ballots that arrive after elections will be counted, and it is a certainty that there will be some.”
Covid-19 Live Updates: U.S. Reports 90,000 New Daily Cases, the Equivalent of More Than One Per Second
“Things are really running rampant, so there is a lot of discontent,” said Barry Burden, director of the Elections Research Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Gerrymander Power on the Line in Narrowly Divided Legislatures
“It’s going to be volatile control of Congress in the near term,” said University of Wisconsin Professor Barry Burden. To keep or gain an edge, partisans “want states like Wisconsin where one party seems to have really baked in its power in the legislature, but it’s still a purple state.”
Wisconsin Trump Voters Are Flipping Over Coronavirus
“In Wisconsin, there may be a reverse coattail effect: people who are unhappy with the Republican-dominated state legislature’s refusal to support strict health measures may be moved to turn against Trump, as the legislature has brought his rhetoric home as actual policies on the ground,” Howard Schweber, a political science professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, told The Daily Beast.
Trump and Biden teams prep for once-outlandish election standoffs
“If they aren’t confident that they believe the result, some legislatures will be tempted to take the authority and appoint electors directly,” said Barry Burden, founding director of the Elections Research Center at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
UW-Madison Related
City of Madison announces new Deputy Mayor
Sanon has also served as a Program Director at the Morgridge Center for Public Service at University of Wisconsin- Madison where he paired students with community organizations.