First-of-its-kind research is happening right now at Madison’s Carbone Cancer Center to advance treatment options and discover earlier detection methods.
May 4, 2021
Research
Higher Education/System
Spring Enrollment Dropped By More Than 10 Percent At 4 UW Campuses Since 2019
Four campuses within the University of Wisconsin System have seen spring enrollments decline by more than 10 percent since 2019. UW-Platteville saw spring enrollments drop by more than 17 percent in the last three years.
Campus life
UW-Madison gears up for in-person commencement with COVID-19 safety protocols in place
With two separate commencement ceremonies planned for Saturday, graduation festivities at UW-Madison are set to run a bit differently compared to the traditional ceremony at Camp Randall.
Over 7,600 students to graduate from UW-Madison Saturday
Just over 7,600 students will graduate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Saturday during two graduation ceremonies at Camp Randall, rain or shine, a news release states.
Looking Backwards but Moving Forward
The Black Voice (TBV) originated from one of the few demands out of the striker’s 13 that was actually enacted at UW-Madison.
State news
The census is months behind schedule. What that means for the fight over Wisconsin’s election maps
Quoted: The new maps are supposed to be in place for the 2022 elections. But the delays could be so severe that Wisconsin’s existing, Republican-friendly maps will have to be used for those elections, said Barry Burden, director of the Elections Research Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
“It seems unlikely I think that the litigation would be resolved in time for elections to happen in new districts in 2022,” he said.
Keeping the old maps for another cycle “doesn’t feel right,” he said. “But I think courts often view it as the least bad option, as opposed to forcing candidates to make very quick decisions or changing the dates of primaries or something else.”
Crime and safety
Buildings re-opening following gas leak on UW-Madison campus
University officials sent out a WiscAlert via Twitter saying the gas leak was located near Observatory Drive between North Charter Street and Babcock Drive.
20-year-old woman sexually assaulted on University Avenue
Police have not located the unknown male suspect.
Health
Miracle Students
The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Black healthcare students are using these trying times to embrace what’s next for them and gain experience that a textbook can’t teach — all in the name of making sure marginalized voices get heard.
Majority Of Madeline Island Residents Are Vaccinated. That Doesn’t Mean The Pandemic Is Over For The Community.
Having 80 percent of residents in a community vaccinated is an accomplishment and means virus transmission is less likely to occur there, said Ajay Sethi, an epidemiologist and director of the Master of Public Health Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. But it does not mean Madeline Island has eliminated the threat of COVID-19
Opinion
Madison must speed up progress on mental health emergency response taskforce
Is the Madison Police Department finally taking a step that all police departments should also take? The short answer is yes. The long answer is not so simple.
UW Experts in the News
Is herd immunity attainable? UW Health expert weighs in
“Herd immunity is really when you have a high enough percentage of the population who are immune to a particular infectious disease such that the unvaccinated people are protected as well. Meaning that in this case the virus has a dead end. It doesn’t have the ability to go on and continue propagating itself and so basically the infection rate dies out at that point,” said Dr. Matt Anderson, UW Health’s Senior Medical Director of Primary Care.
Human Ecologist: It’ll Take Some Practice To Get Back Into A Social Groove
“I am a full extrovert,” said Whelan, a professor of consumer science in the School of Human Ecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “I love socializing. I used to love throwing parties.”
Obituaries
Adam Kolton, 53, Dies; Led Fight to Protect Alaskan Refuge
Adam graduated from the University of Wisconsin, majoring in history and journalism.