Unions in Wisconsin are significantly weaker than they were a decade ago and wage growth over the past quarter-century was stagnant, according to a new report from the Center on Wisconsin Strategy, a left-leaning policy institute housed at UW-Madison.
September 7, 2021
Research
Study Shows Metabolism Doesn’t Slow Down In Middle Age—Here’s How To Speed Up Your Metabolism
She notes that s four-year joint study by the University of Wisconsin and Stanford University found that adults who regularly slept for only five hours a night increased their levels of hunger-inducing ghrelin by 14.9% and lowered their levels of appetite-suppressing leptin by 15.5%.
How Trump devastated Republican trust in the media
Over the course of 15 months, study authors Jianing Li and Min-Hsin Su of the University of Wisconsin-Madison found an uptick in the number of tweets that used the words “we” or “our” and “they” or “their” in conjunction with the phrase “fake news.”
Wolf Populations Drop as More States Allow Hunting
“The state was trying to maintain a tolerable level of mortality” through the February hunt, says Adrian Treves, a carnivore ecologist at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and an author of the study. “They didn’t.”
Higher Education/System
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Campus life
Group of UW-Madison students rally against campus mask mandate
The students gathered outside the Wisconsin State Capitol Friday to protest the mandate, arguing that the school’s high rate of vaccination among staff and students makes masking up unnecessary.
Watch now: Brats, beer gardens, the band and fans return the vibrancy to Badgers’ game day
Regent and Monroe streets were clogged with traffic and the front yards of Breese Terrace filled with tipsy college students as the No. 12 Wisconsin Badgers opened their season against No. 19 Penn State instead of Cupcake U.
Crime and safety
UW-Madison Police prepare for first Badger game day of the season
Marc Lovicott, the UWPD Director of Communications, says this game day is extra special because fans are finally back. “This is like a double first year because we didn’t have a first-year last year and I feel like there’s this pent-up excitement,” Lovicott said.
UWPD: 12 citations issued, 11 UW students arrested at Badgers game
According to a release, 10 citations were issued for underage alcohol consumption, while one citation was issued for possession of alcohol on UW Lands. One citation was also issued for obstructing an officer.
11 students arrested at UW football season opener, campus police say
Eleven students were arrested and paramedics were called 21 times during Saturday’s season opener for the University of Wisconsin’s football team, UW-Madison police said.
Health
‘It’s exhausting, it really is’: UW Health workers face fourth COVID surge, worry things could get worse
Hillary Krieger is a nurse at UW Health and treats COVID-19 patients every day — most days for 12 hours or more.”It’s exhausting, it really is,” Krieger said. “When all is said and done, I leave my house at 6:30 in the morning and don’t get back until 8:30 at night.”
‘People are looking for other jobs’: As COVID surges again, frontline staff at UW Health are burning out
“People are burnt out. People are exhausted,” said Registered Nurse Mackenzie Lee, who joined the staff at UW Health in 2018. “People have compassion fatigue. People who are the nicest people outside of work, they come in, they’re a different person. It’s sad to see. The second surge (of COVID) has only made that 10 times worse.“
Athletics
Fans return to Camp Randall after nearly 2 years
Even though the Badgers didn’t get a win Saturday, fans said they were still happy to be at the game and cheer on their team inside Camp Randall for the first time in 651 days.
First Badger football game day with fans back inside Camp Randall
The UW-Madison Badgers suffered a tough loss to Penn State at the first game day of the season, but there was still reason to celebrate. Saturday’s game marked the first time in nearly two years fans could cheer on the team from inside Camp Randall, after fans were kept out in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Football: Mertz struggles in loss to Penn State
After gaining an entire season’s worth of experience and learning the Wisconsin offense, Graham Mertz’s play at quarterback did not look improved.
Florida Panthers Prospect Profile: Owen Lindmark
After being drafted, the hard-working two-way center had a solid season as a freshman with the University of Wisconsin.
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: We will move forward with “Rashomon”
First and foremost, I want to acknowledge the deep pain experienced by survivors of sexual assault and misconduct. As chair of the department, I am committed to fostering a safe, healthy climate and to treating reports of sexual assault and misconduct with the utmost seriousness.
Business/Technology
A ‘great Wisconsin story’: Nano RED therapies show promise in treating COVID-19, cancers
When UW-Madison oncology fellow Johnathan Ebben founded Nano RED in 2015, the startup’s focus was to conceptualize cancer treatments.
UW Experts in the News
Over 100 Sun Prairie students in COVID-19 quarantine since school began
Dr. Jeff Pothof says its unlikely most students who test positive get it from being in school. “They likely brought it in from their personal lives and the things that they’re doing either after school or maybe got it at home through their family,” said Pothof.
Enhanced unemployment benefits ending, but workforce challenges expected to persist
“While it is still relatively early, these results suggest that the announcement and actual expiration of expanded unemployment benefits were accompanied by a substantial decline in continued unemployment claims,” UW-Madison economics professor Noah Williams wrote in the report.
A Generation of American Men Give Up on College: ‘I Just Feel Lost’
Young men get little help, in part, because schools are focused on encouraging historically underrepresented students. Jerlando Jackson, department chair, Education Leadership and Policy Analysis, at the University of Wisconsin’s School of Education, said few campuses have been willing to spend limited funds on male underachievement that would also benefit white men, risking criticism for assisting those who have historically held the biggest educational advantages.
Wild about bees: UW scientists use app to crowdsource study of native pollinators
Claudio Gratton wants people to slow down and smell the flowers — or at least spend a few minutes watching them. The UW-Madison entomologist hopes people will discover the abundant wildlife that eludes the casual glance, but he’s also interested in using crowdsourced data to study the state’s native bees.
Virgina redistricting commission considers hiring mathematician to help prevent gerrymandering
“The opposite of gerrymandering isn’t proportional representation; the opposite of gerrymandering is not gerrymandering,” Jordan Ellenberg, a math professor at the University of Wisconsin and a co-author of the 2019 mathematicians’ brief to the Supreme Court, wrote in an essay in Slate that Duchin likes to quote.
Very Hungry Caterpillar Makes a Meal Out of Woman’s Dill Plant
Black swallowtail caterpillars’ grub of choice includes dill, parsley, carrot, fennel, celery, and caraway, according to the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The Nation’s First Regenerative Dairy Works with Nature to Heal the Soil—at Scale
Despite that drop in production, grazing is overall a lower-cost approach to producing milk that can increase a dairy’s profitability, said Randy Jackson, a professor of grassland ecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Q&A: Air quality scientist Dr. Tracey Holloway keeps her eyes on the future
Tracey Holloway has her eyes to the future. As a 2017-2021 Gaylord Nelson Distinguished Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and its Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, Holloway’s work intersects air quality, climate, energy, and public health.
Obituaries
Grim, Barbara Kay
Barbara worked 27 years at the Physical Sciences Lab at the University of Wisconsin.
Lamb, Luke F.
He spent most of his distinguished academic career as Dean of Educational Communications and Extension at the University of Wisconsin, which included WHA Public Radio and TV. He retired from the University of Wisconsin in 1995.
Harried, Hjalmer A. “Jim”
Jim worked at the University of Wisconsin Extension Printing Dept. for 37 years.
Jelle, Patricia Lynn
Pat would then go on to work as an administrative assistant for the State of Wisconsin and University of Wisconsin for many years at the School of Business and School of Medicine.
Langer, Gayle Williams
In 1959, Gayle continued her love affair with the UW by joining the staff of the Wisconsin Alumni Association, beginning a 41-year distinguished career of service. Following her retirement as Executive Director and CEO of the alumni association, she served on many boards and received many distinguished awards.
Bock, Robert H.
After spending a few years as a business school dean at the University of Miami he came to the University of Wisconsin-Madison and served as Dean of the School of Business for 12 years. After stepping down as dean, he returned to teaching and taught graduate courses in strategic planning, corporate ethics and corporate social responsibility.
Bargman, Carol Ann (Turman)
Carol began worked as a financial specialist at Russell Labs of UW-Madison
UW-Madison Related
Inside Cassie Randolph’s ‘Really Happy’ Life With BF Brighton Reinhardt
According to the first source, Reinhardt has been a huge source of comfort for the University of Wisconsin grad.
Their dads died on 9/11 before their birth. Teens mourn that loss.
“I can’t sit and wonder anymore about what my life would have been like without September 11th happening, if I had known my dad,” said Jack, now a sophomore at the University of Wisconsin, where he’s studying business. “I know how quickly things can change and what can be taken away.”