Tuition for in-state undergraduates enrolled at a University of Wisconsin System campus will remain flat over the next school year under a plan put forth by System officials.
July 7, 2021
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Researchers warn ‘killing spree’ is wiping out wolves in Wisconsin
esearchers at the University of Wisconsin have been monitoring the wolf population since protections were lifted, and say that poaching and a February hunt that drastically exceeded the legal limit on hunting were mainly responsible for the decline in wolves, The Guardian reported.
Self-powered biodegradable patch zaps broken bones to heal them
Seeking a simpler, less invasive alternative, a team led by the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Prof. Xudong Wang created a self-powered electrical patch that is surgically placed onto a bone-break site, but that is harmlessly absorbed by the body once its job is done. It’s called the fracture electrostimulation device, or FED.
Health
Madison hospitals offering COVID-19 vaccination in more ways
UW Health said it is offering the immunizations at several primary care clinics in Dane County and will be expanding access to all primary care sites in the coming weeks. For more information, go to go.madison.com/uwhealth.
UW Health launches nurse residency program aimed at addressing nursing shortage and burnout
The ambulatory nurse program is designed for new nurses who just finished school. The program began in February, but a new group will start the program in August.
UW Experts in the News
Wildfires threaten all of the West — and one group more than others
“People know the risk, and that’s been a little bit of a wake-up call to ecologists like myself,” said Volker Radeloff, a fire ecologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
The economic toll of having your criminal record in the news
“What the AP has done here is say, ‘Well, we can still report on these cases. But can we really justify the harm that’s being done to people when the case is just a minor crime?’” said Katy Culver, the James E. Burgess Chair in Journalism Ethics at the University of Wisconsin at Madison.