Clipsheet

July 6, 2021

Research

We Are on Track for a Planet-Wide, Climate-Driven Landscape Makeover

Posted on 7/6/2021

Mother Jones

Scientists debate what this floral rearrangement will look like. In some places, it may take place quietly and be easily ignored. In others, though, it could be one of the changing climate’s most consequential and disruptive effects. “There’s a whole lot more of this we can expect over the next decades,” said University of Wisconsin-Madison paleoecologist Jack Williams. “When people talk about wildfires out West, about species moving upslope—to me, this is just the beginning.”

Hunters killed as many as one-third of Wisconsin’s wolves since November, study finds

Posted on 7/6/2021

MarketWatch

Poaching and a February hunt that far exceeded kill quotas were largely responsible for the drop-off, University of Wisconsin scientists said, though some other scientists say more direct evidence is needed for some of the calculations.

Up To Third Of Wisconsin’s Wolves Killed After Removal From Endangered Species List

Posted on 7/6/2021

HuffPost

Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison estimated in a new study between 313 to 323 wolves were likely killed by humans between April 2020 and April 2021. Adrian Treves, a professor at UW-Madison and a lead author of the study, said the figures should raise concerns about further hunting seasons in the state.

First Thing: Six months on, Republican efforts to deny Capitol attack are working

Posted on 7/6/2021

The Guardian

Wisconsin’s gray wolf population plunged by as much as a third after they were removed from the endangered list in January. A study by the University of Wisconsin released on Monday found that poaching and a hunt in February were largely responsible for the huge drop in population numbers. Gray wolves in the lower 48 states were removed from the US Fish and Wildlife Service list of endangered and threatened species in January, soon before Donald Trump left office.

UW research shows Earth’s vegetation changing as quickly as the Ice Age

Posted on 7/6/2021

Spectrum News

Earth’s vegetation is changing as quickly now as it changed at the end of the ice age 10 to 15 thousand years ago according to research in part out of the University of Wisconsin – Madison.

‘It’s Science Fiction Until it Isn’t.’ UW-Madison Joins Global Institute To Help Prepare For, Prevent Future Pandemics

Posted on 7/6/2021

Wisconsin Public Radio

The University of Wisconsin-Madison has joined an international effort to create a pandemic prevention institute aimed at helping researchers, public health officials and governments respond quickly to future pandemics.

Wisconsin Idea Grant helps create Center for DREAMers at UW

Posted on 7/6/2021

Channel 3000

Amazing ideas come out of the University of Wisconsin – Madison every year. And the Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment helps bring a select few to life.

Study says hunting, poaching reduce Wisconsin wolf numbers

Posted on 7/6/2021

Wisconsin State Journal

Poaching and a February hunt that far exceeded kill quotas were largely responsible for the drop-off, UW-Madison scientists said, though some other scientists say more direct evidence is needed for some of the calculations.

Campus life

Q&A: Jazz musician Johannes Wallmann pays tribute to a creature he’s never met

Posted on 7/6/2021

The Capital Times

Johannes Wallmann got the recording of his new jazz album “Elegy For An Undiscovered Species” in just under the wire. The director of jazz studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison brought 14 musicians, including a string section, together in the Hamel Music Center for a week in late February 2020 to record the tracks for the album. Two weeks later, the COVID-19 pandemic shut down everything.

‘Opposite of inclusion’: Jewish students, profs sound off on UW-Madison scheduling conflict

Posted on 7/6/2021

Wisconsin State Journal

The University of Wisconsin System campuses that inadvertently scheduled the first day of fall classes on Rosh Hashanah are moving ahead with the same start date despite calls from Jewish leaders and more than a dozen faith groups to change it.

Changes likely coming to UW Law School clinics, worrying some students and legal community

Posted on 7/6/2021

Wisconsin State Journal

The University of Wisconsin Law School may pare back some of its yearlong clinics in a change the school argues could increase student participation but some students fear would threaten the quality of their education and the work they do for clients.

Community

A ‘Path To Healing’: Partnership Between UW-Madison, Sister City Addresses Post-War Trauma In El Salvador

Posted on 7/6/2021

Wisconsin Public Radio

It’s still difficult for Rosa Rivera y Rivera to talk about the village she grew up in. Decimated by the Salvadoran Civil War that left more than 75,000 civilians dead, she hasn’t been back to the land since 1980.

Vilas Zoo plans to vaccinate some animals against COVID-19 with experimental drug

Posted on 7/6/2021

Wisconsin State Journal

Mary Thurber, clinical instructor in zoological medicine at UW-Madison and Vilas’ primary veterinarian, said zookeepers continue to take precautions around animals potentially at risk of contracting COVID-19, including wearing facemasks.

Health

Medical debt collection harms patient finances, reports say

Posted on 7/6/2021

Wisconsin State Journal

Medical debt collection, a complex process and significant cause of personal bankruptcy, is receiving renewed attention because of the financial challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Some health systems, including UW Health, Froedtert Health and Advocate Aurora, stopped such actions early last year as the pandemic hit, but it’s not clear how long the reprieve will last. “We will reevaluate our situation once (the federal government) declares we are no longer in a pandemic,” said Tom Russell, a spokesperson for UW Health, which stopped such lawsuits in late March 2020.

Herd immunity still out of reach as vaccinations slow

Posted on 7/6/2021

WKOW-TV 27

“When we talk about herd immunity, it’s not as simple as talking all the 65 plus into getting immunized,” UW Health’s Dr. Jeff Pothof said. “It really needs to be a representative cross sample of that community that you’re living in getting to that high number.”

Athletics

Why Canadiens’ Cole Caufield can be America’s next star

Posted on 7/6/2021

Sporting News

He wore red and white at the University of Wisconsin (2019-21), where he capped his collegiate career with the 2021 Hobey Baker Award as college hockey’s top men’s player. And now, he is sporting the bleu, blanc et rouge of the Montreal Canadiens in the Stanley Cup Final.

Former Badgers discus thrower Kelsey Card awarded spot on US Olympic team for Tokyo

Posted on 7/6/2021

Wisconsin State Journal

It took a 12-day wait but former University of Wisconsin discus thrower Kelsey Card was awarded an Olympic berth.

UW Experts in the News

Wisconsin Ecologist Brad Herrick on How to Spot Invasive Species Jumping Worms

Posted on 7/6/2021

Inside Edition

Earthworms are good for the soil, but so-called Jumping Worms, an invasive species from Asia, can devastate gardens and forests. Jumping Worms are spreading across North America. “Invasive species can really quickly do a number on native species that don’t have defense mechanisms against their invader,” said Brad Herrick, an ecologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum. Herrick told Inside Edition Digital, “It’s still early in the invasion, but it’s happening fast.”

Robots are learning to smile and it’s making humans cringe

Posted on 7/6/2021

Inverse

Paula Niedenthal is an emotions researcher and professor of psychologist at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. She tells Inverse that working toward emotionally express robots is important as well because humans will read emotions into these robots no matter what. Take, for example, food delivery robots milling the streets around UW Madison.

Obituaries

Voichick, Michael

Posted on 7/6/2021

Wisconsin State Journal

In 1964, they landed in Madison where Mike joined the math faculty at University of Wisconsin … Mike loved teaching college math, and his students loved him back. For more than three decades, he brought his sharp intellect and keen sense of humor into the classroom, and it was appreciated by his students and many advisees.

Carroll, Marion Kathleen (Roherty)

Posted on 7/6/2021

Wisconsin State Journal

Kathleen obtained a position at UW Hospital and … moved on to other medical positions with various doctors, the Quisling Clinic and finally the Jackson Clinic, from which she retired as a receptionist supervisor for the internal medicine department in 1986 after 20 years of service.

Fishbain, Janet (Rietveld)

Posted on 7/6/2021

Wisconsin State Journal

Her longest and favorite stint was at the University of Wisconsin Writing Center. During her 30-year tenure at the center, Janet helped thousands of students improve their writing skills, and in 2002 she was awarded the Chancellor’s Hilldale Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Oimoen, Otto C.

Posted on 7/6/2021

Wisconsin State Journal

After high school he worked for the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Services Facilities Planning and Management, where he stayed until his retirement in 2020.

UW-Madison Related

Chef Francesca Hong Is Proving that Food Is Political

Posted on 7/6/2021

Civil Eats

To make headway in her agenda, Hong has built coalitions with grassroots organizations, including the Asian American Pacific Islander Coalition of Wisconsin, the Hmong Institute, the University of Wisconsin BIPOC Coalition, and Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce.