For the chemistry department’s professors, researchers and graduate students, the past three years have not only been a frustrating inconvenience but an experience that has forestalled months of work and delayed career trajectories.
November 16, 2021
Top Stories
Research
It’s Time to Take a Deep Breath. Here’s How.
A small, preliminary 2014 study conducted at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on 21 soldiers of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts reported that subjects who practiced breathing-based meditation experienced decreased symptoms of PTSD
Higher Education/System
UW System concludes years-long study on staff pay ranges, job titles
’Updating job titles and pay ranges is a good business practice that is long overdue at the UW System,’ UW System President says.
Campus life
UW celebrates Native Heritage Month with Ho-Chunk flag raising, but some call it “PR stunt”
“The Our Shared Future Initiative, in the Chancellor’s words, is trying to move us from ignorance to awareness,” said Aaron Bird Bear, Director of Tribal Relations at UW-Madison.
UW Vice Provost of Academic Affairs set to retire at end of 2021-22 academic year
“Vice Provost Jocelyn Milner’s legacy can be seen almost everywhere on campus, especially in the durable framework that supports our curricular and academic planning,” Scholz said. “Her leadership contributed to some of our most recent good news — our graduation rates and the average time it takes to earn a degree have never been better, and we’ve made significant progress in closing equity gaps in these areas.”
Academic advisors crucial to student success on campus, students continue to not use them as a resources
Most students are unsure how to find academic advisors, what to ask them.
TAA calls UW-Madison’s increased stipend rate “an insult” to graduate student workers, reiterates the need for support
Last week, following the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s announcement of an increase in the minimum graduate student stipend by three to four percent for the 2022-23 academic year, the Teaching Assistants’ Association (TAA) described it as “an insult” to graduate workers.
Health
Organ transplant patients at UW Health must be vaccinated against COVID-19
UW Health will require that all organ transplant patients be fully vaccinated, effective on Monday, Nov. 15.
UW Experts in the News
Rittenhouse case, Arbery death trial reflect deepening political and racial divides
Critics “feel that a Black man who traveled to Kenosha from out of state with that type of weapon would not be treated the same way. So, in some ways, it’s also a white-privilege issue,” said Steven Wright, a University of Wisconsin Law School clinical associate professor who previously worked on civil rights matters for the U.S. Justice Department.
Hank Paulson Calls On U.S. and China to Ease Tensions
Why did this emerge so late in the process? Did someone at TIAA change their mind? Sometimes a late-stage reversal occurs because a previous employer learns of the move only when it’s announced, said Martin Ganco, a professor of management and human resources at the University of Wisconsin. Some people also think a prior employer won’t enforce a noncompete clause or legal agreement on conflicts.
Why Kyle Rittenhouse No Longer Faces a Gun Possession Charge
The misdemeanor charge of illegally possessing a dangerous weapon as a minor was the least serious one Mr. Rittenhouse faced and carried a relatively short sentence. But jurors might have settled on the charge, said Steven Wright, a law professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, if they balked at the more serious counts but wanted to convict Mr. Rittenhouse of something.
Young kids can likely read facial expressions when people are wearing face masks
Ashley Ruba, a developmental psychology expert in the Child Emotion Lab at University of Wisconsin-Madison, was not affiliated with this study, but has done similar work during the pandemic. She said she saw similar results with her work.
Young kids can likely read facial expressions when people are wearing face masks
Ashley Ruba, a developmental psychology expert in the Child Emotion Lab at University of Wisconsin-Madison, was not affiliated with this study, but has done similar work during the pandemic. She said she saw similar results with her work.
Obituaries
Dunn, James William
In 1963, he took a job in the Physical Plant of UW-Madison, eventually becoming the expert on heating and air conditioning mechanicals, first at UW Hospital on University Avenue, then at the Medical Sciences building on Charter Street, as well as the Bardeen and McArdle Laboratories. He retired from UW in 1993.