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December 2, 2021
Research
Campus life
Flu season starts with more cases in 1 week than all of last year in Wisconsin
With all the focus on a new COVID-19 variant, it’s easy to forget about the flu. But University of Wisconsin-Madison officials warn cases are picking up on campus and around the state.
UW Health recognizes World AIDS Day through ribbon tribute
To recognize World AIDS Day, UW Health placed more than 800 red ribbons at Bascom Hall on UW-Madison’s campus to represent each person in Dane County living with HIV.
UW-Madison recognizes World AIDS Day
“All those years of research and all the funding, that it’s gone towards an HIV vaccine that set up the infrastructure and some of the things that they tried for an HIV vaccine, but didn’t work, they use those for the COVID vaccine,” said Chris Chapman, UW Infectious Disease Outreach.
Lakeshore Nature Preserve holds first public meeting for master plan
Public can submit input online in next public meetings.
Sikh Student Association gives presentation about farmers’ protests in India
Presentation explained background of ongoing protest movement.
Hoofers to host the 57th annual Ski, Snowboard Resale
The event is the largest ski swap in the Midwest and individuals can find cross-country skis, snowboards and winter apparel at discounted prices.
Campus community wrestles with Badger Barstool and Wisco Chicks’ role at UW-Madison
Barstool Sports is a multimillion-dollar sports and pop culture digital media platform with campus-specific affiliates such as Badger Barstool and Wisco Chicks. The outlet’s UW-Madison affiliates serve as a reminder of an exclusionary culture for some campus community members despite attracting over 200,000 followers across social media platforms.
Crime and safety
How many UW-Madison students got arrested at football games this year?
The most well-known Camp Randall tradition isn’t singing “Build Me Up Buttercup”, or jumping around — it’s Bucky Jail, the colloquial name for Camp Randall’s Police Center.
Health
Family of Sun Prairie man sues UW Hospital over Legionnaires’ outbreak in 2018
The family of a Sun Prairie man who died after being treated at UW Hospital in late 2018 is suing the hospital, saying he contracted Legionnaires’ disease during the hospital’s previously reported outbreak of illness from the pneumonia-like bacteria that spread in water systems.
Athletics
Badgers’ Sydney Hilley named Big Ten Conference Setter of the Year for third straight time
Sydney Hilley of the University of Wisconsin volleyball team was named the Big Ten Conference Setter of the Year for the third consecutive year in a vote of the league coaches, the conference announced Wednesday.
UW Experts in the News
Can depression worsen Covid-19 and other infections? And can a virus make you depressed?
It appears that something in the body, something biological associated with these disorders, may be at play. “That suggests there’s a physiologic vulnerability there in these folks,” said Charles Raison, a psychiatrist and researcher at the University of Wisconsin Madison.
Millennials are facing high inflation for the first time
OK, this can seem a little dramatic. But millennials have met economic woes as they’ve aged into life’s milestones — like when they entered the job market around the Great Recession, said Cliff Robb, who teaches consumer science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.