Noted: A 2019 report from the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute that examined gaps in the state’s behavioral health system found that 55 of Wisconsin’s 72 counties had a significant shortage of psychiatrists, particularly of those who could provide support for both mental health and substance use issues.
’I feel like there’s definitely a lack of support for students like me, and I think that has become very deterring,’ UW junior says.
Jung dismissed the conspiracy claims made online about his video and said that his “visualizer is an electromagnet that moves a ferrofluid”, which is a magnetic substance.Ferrofluids, originally discovered in the 1960s at the NASA Research Center, according to the University of Wisconsin Madison ( here ), are a combination of magnetic nanoparticles, most commonly of magnetite, suspended in a carrier liquid. They have “the fluid properties of a liquid and the magnetic properties of a solid.” When in presence of a magnet, its tiny particles are drawn to it, causing an array of spikes.
Quoted: Jeff Buhrandt, UW System vice president for the Office of University Relations, pointed out to the committee that state universities have always strived to promote free speech and diversity of thought on campus.
“Our current policy recognizes that each institution has a solemn responsibility not only to promote lively and fearless exploration, deliberation and debate of ideas, but also to protect those freedoms when others attempt to restrict them,” said Buhrandt.
The Board of Regents finance committee is set to consider a plan Thursday that calls for increases at UW-Madison; UW-Eau Claire; UW-Oshkosh; UW-Platteville; UW-River Falls; UW-Stout; and UW-Whitewater.
In years past all freshman applicants had to supply their scores to the campus they hoped to attend. The system suspended that requirement for regional campuses in May 2020 and UW-Madison in July 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic worsened.
In another sign of Madison’s insatiable housing market, a developer is proposing a 12-story project with 363 apartments and rooftop pool directly across the Southwest Commuter Path and railroad tracks from the Kohl Center.
Quoted: The Republican resolution passed the Senate and Assembly on party-line votes, and when Republicans released their maps in October, they were pretty true to its principles.
Because of that, the 2021 map looked a lot like the 2011 map. In the world of redistricting shorthand, this is often referred to as “core retention.” But Rob Yablon, University of Wisconsin-Madison law professor, has a different name for it: “gerrylaundering.”
“‘Gerrylaundering’ is an attempt to perpetuate an existing biased map by carrying forward the existing lines with as little change as you can get away with,” Yablon said.
While Assembly Bill 413 does not refer to critical race theory by name, it does prohibit “instruction to students that promotes race or sex stereotyping in any course or as part of any curriculum.”
On Wednesday, the Wisconsin men’s basketball team overcame a 22-point deficit to defeat Indiana, 64-59, matching the biggest comeback in program history.
It equaled a game all the way back on Jan. 5, 1976, when Wisconsin toppled Ohio State in overtime, 82-81, an all-the-more impressive win without a 3-point line.
The UW Field House will have a constellation of some of the brightest lights in college volleyball on display as the University of Wisconsin plays host to an NCAA tournament regional.
ASM Student Council passed legislation this fall in hopes of re-establishing new system-wide student governance body.
Dr. McConnell, a retired professor from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Dr. Andrea Y. Tu, a behavior veterinarian who was also not involved with the research, said there was very little research about technology made for dogs.
The Wisconsin Corn Growers Association and other farmers have been among the most vocal supporters of the SB-620, arguing that the Sandhill Crane is a pest that damages their crops. But advocates with the DNR and ICF argue that an autumn hunt will not prevent crop damage, which most frequently occurs in the spring. Currently, farmers in Wisconsin can apply for a federal permit that allows them to kill Sandhill Cranes that are destroying crops after nonlethal deterrents have failed. These permits are approved on a limited basis and according to the University of Wisconsin-Extension, there are no data to support that hunting permits are effective in controlling crane damage to corn fields.
He earned BS., MS., and PhD. degrees in Engineering at UW-Madison, and was an instructor in Fluid Mechanics for 3 years at UW-Madison.
PHOTO Hillary Clinton speaks at a campaign rally at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on March 28, 2016 in Madison, Wisconsin. Scott Olson/Getty Images
