Noted: According to the announcement, the clinics will collaborate with AMI Expeditionary Healthcare, the University of Wisconsin System, local public health departments and other local partners.
February 24, 2021
Higher Education/System
UW System Chancellors react to in-person plans for Fall semester
Chancellors from UW-River Falls, UW-Stout and UW-Eau Claire have pledged to plan for a fall semester with in-person classes and “a traditional college experience.”
Campus life
Inclusion of anti-trans group in UW employment fair sparks controversy
’Giving any hate group a platform harms us all,’ QLaw says.
Cash Cows or Campus Community Members?: The international student experience at UW
UW risks abandoning its international students.
UW-Madison’s UniverCity Year to facilitate community improvements
UW-Madison’s UniverCity alliance aims to motivate sustainability in urban areas through service, research and education.
State news
‘It’s Voter Suppression:’ Lawmaker Floats Overhauls To Wisconsin’s Voting Rules
Quoted: David Canon is a political scientist at UW-Madison, and he echoes many of Gardner’s concerns.
“In my view, it’s clearly voter suppression…Our elections are very secure. The number of cases of voter fraud are so infinitesimally small that it’s just not something that changes the outcome of elections,” Canon says.
Initiative to place Vel Phillips Statue at the Capitol more than halfway toward fundraising goal
An initiative to erect a statue in honor of Vel Phillips — a prominent civil rights activist and the first Black woman to graduate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School — at the Wisconsin State Capitol is more than halfway past its fundraising goal.
Crime and safety
Ex-Wisconsin receiver Cephus sues school over 2018 expulsion
Former Wisconsin wide receiver Quintez Cephus said in a lawsuit filed Tuesday against the university that he was used as a scapegoat during a sexual assault investigation that resulted in his temporary expulsion.
Cephus files against Wisconsin-Madison for multiple violations
Cephus was acquitted by jury of all charges on Aug. 2, 2019 after a deliberation of just 45 minutes, and was reinstated to Wisconsin football shortly after. Cephus’ lawyer, Andrew Wittenberg, told the Associated Press that the Title IX investigation’s conclusions were “an egregious miscarriage of justice.”
Detroit Lions’ Quintez Cephus suing Wisconsin over sexual assault case
Detroit Lions wide receiver Quintez Cephus said in a lawsuit filed Tuesday against the University of Wisconsin that he was used as a scapegoat during a sexual assault investigation that resulted in his temporary expulsion.
Quintez Cephus sues Wisconsin over sexual assault investigation, expulsion
“While we are reviewing the complaint filed by Mr. Cephus, we’re confident UW-Madison followed appropriate processes in this matter,” university spokesperson John Lucas said in a statement.
Agriculture
Direction of milk prices for the remainder of year still uncertain
Growing cow numbers and increased milk production have dairy experts walking on a knives edge when predicting the trajectory of milk prices for the coming year.
Mark Stephenson, director of Dairy Policy Analysis at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and director of the Center for Dairy Profitability and Bob Cropp, emeritus professor in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, delved into the factors impacting milk prices for 2021 during the February “Dairy Situation and Outlook” podcast this week.
Wisconsin Farmers Say Agriculture, Consumers Can Drive Response To Climate Change
The conversation came from a panel at the Growing Stronger virtual farming conference, hosted by the Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES), University of Wisconsin-Madison programs and other farming organizations.
Health
The Fauci effect? Medical schools see surge in applications.
Perhaps not since 9/11 – when droves of young people followed the career footsteps of first responders, soldiers, and firefighters – have current events shaped the area of work people pursue, says Mary McSweeney, assistant dean for admissions at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s School of Medicine and Public Health.
Opinion
Column: UW’s plans for fall semester delusional, contradict existing COVID trends on campus
Considering UW’s ineptitude last semester which resulted in the quarantine of two dorms and a halt to on-campus student activity for two weeks, it’s unsurprising there’s already a rise in cases when half of this campus operates under unproven measures to mitigate viral spread — such as excessively wiping down classroom and library desks — while the other half exists as though there is no pandemic at all.
UW Experts in the News
UW professor pushes for the appreciation of Tubman’s legacy to start on $20
Clark-Pujara is advocating that the move is the first of many, hoping it would lead to commemorative monuments, statues and museums in every state to celebrate Tubman and teach people about her life and legacy.
UW-Madison Related
Ex-Wisconsin receiver Quintez Cephus sues school over 2018 expulsion
Former Wisconsin wide receiver Quintez Cephus said in a lawsuit filed Tuesday against the university that he was used as a scapegoat during a sexual assault investigation that resulted in his temporary expulsion.