Ruling found WARF ’systematically diluted the relative value’ of patent.
UW patent arm ordered to pay WashinGton University $32 million in damages for violation of patent agreement
Badger Herald
November 18, 2020
Research
UW study validates MGE climate goals, but activists want plan for carbon reduction
Wisconsin State Journal
Anew analysis by UW-Madison researchers finds Madison Gas and Electric’s goal of eliminating carbon emissions by mid century is in line with what will be needed to avoid the worst impact of climate change, but environmental activists want to see a plan for how the utility will hit its target.
Higher Education/System
Wisconsin Supreme Court Hears Arguments In Challenge To Evers’ Emergency Powers
Wisconsin Public Radio
Evers has used his powers to declare three public health emergencies this year. The first came March 12, at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The second, issued July 30, led to the first mask mandate and came as COVID-19 cases were beginning to climb. And the third, declared on Sept. 22, extended the mask mandate as COVID-19 cases were surging on University of Wisconsin campuses.
Campus life
UW-Madison opens second rapid testing site for students, staff at Kohl Center
WKOW-TV 27
The testing site will open on Wednesday, Nov. 18 and provide testing until Dec. 23, according to a press release from the university sent Tuesday. The sites offer Abbott BinaxNOW antigen tests that provide results in as little as 15 minutes.
UW Madison adds rapid COVID-19 antigen test site for students, staff
NBC-15
This will be the second rapid antigen test site on the UW Madison campus.
UW-Madison launches rapid COVID-19 testing site for students, employees
WISC-TV 3
The new site, which is exclusively open to UW-Madison students and employees, will run from Nov. 18 to Dec. 23. The announcement comes a week after university officials opened a rapid testing site at Nielsen Tennis Stadium. Testing at the Nielsen testing site is open to the public.
Importance of diversity training poses questions among faculty
Badger Herald
“If there is diversity training, I would like to see who offers that diversity training and whether they have evaluated the kind of training they offer and whether that meets the desired outcome,” Brauer said. “Some kinds of diversity training make things worse, and actually deteriorates relationships between groups, so the blanket statement that UW needs more diversity training is one that I would not support or subscribe to.”
ASM passes legislation urging Blank to commit to 100% renewable energy by 2035
Badger Herald
ASM also endorses letter from students to Big Ten administration asking UW schools to be more cooperative amidst pandemic.
UW Bell Magazine calls for abolition of predominately white Greek life
Badger Herald
Bell Magazine editor-in-chief Kehoe said she and her co-authors left their sororities, but believed they needed take further action to make others aware of perceived injustices within predominately white Greek life.
Sharing governance: Student leaders question UW’s representation of the student body
Badger Herald
“If you want to create change, do you work within the system and acquiesce to what they want … or do you just say ‘you know screw it, this whole system is corrupt as hell, let’s just create a new one?’” Mitnick said.
Second COVID-19 rapid testing center opens at Kohl Center
Daily Cardinal
These rapid antigen tests, created by Abbott BinaxNOW, process results in as short as 15 minutes after collection.
In-person classes to continue as Dane County health department prohibits all indoor gatherings
Daily Cardinal
Despite the county-wide health order, Public Health does not have the authority to shut down university activities. UW-Madison will continue with in-person classes until Thanksgiving break, after which all instruction will switch to virtual-only.
New Dane County order bans indoor gatherings, limits outdoor gatherings to 10 people
Wisconsin State Journal
Sporting events at UW-Madison, including Camp Randall Stadium, are exempt because state property is not subject to the county’s orders. Nevertheless, UW-Madison has put in place strict protocols for athletic events and doesn’t anticipate changing those in response to the new order, the university said in a statement.
UW Experts in the News
Back To Basics: How Wisconsinites Can Stop The COVID-19 Spike From Worsening
Wisconsin Public Radio
Ajay Sethi is an epidemiologist and associate professor in the Department of Population Health Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Obituaries
Quinlan, Richard Charles
Wisconsin State Journal
Richard worked as a plumber for over 45 years, most recently at UW Hospital, where he retired in 2006.
Hershkowitz, Noah
Wisconsin State Journal
He was a Professor of Physics at the University of Iowa (1967-81), and a Visiting Professor at UCLA (1974-75) and the University of Colorado-Boulder (1980-81), before joining the University of Wisconsin faculty in 1981. He began his career in nuclear physics, but soon changed to plasma physics because “it looked like it would be more fun (and it was).” Not only did he make groundbreaking contributions to his chosen field, but he gained the respect and admiration of his colleagues, both as a physicist and a human being.