“We cannot do an apples-to-apples comparison because we do not have brain waves data for other interventions,” Katherine Magnuson, a professor in the school of social work at the University of Wisconsin and another co-author on the study, told me. Lisa Gennetian, a professor of public policy at Duke and another co-author, chimed in after Magnuson: “There isn’t another apple. There isn’t even an orange.”
But they suspect that the money could have enabled some parents, either moms or dads, to work less or “choose a job with slightly lower pay, but with shorter commute time so that they have more time with their babies,” said Katherine Magnuson, a social-work professor at the University of Wisconsin and one of nine lead researchers collaborating on the study.
“The power of cash is that it can be used as the family needs it in the moment, to fix the car or buy diapers. It’s a powerful way to empower people to take care of themselves and that’s critical when it comes to taking care of kids,” said Katherine Magnuson, director of the Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who also co-authored the study.
The findings build on evidence that cash support can improve outcomes for older children, said co-author Katherine Magnuson, director of the National Institute for Research on Poverty and Economic Mobility, based at the University of Wisconsin in Madison.
The Baby’s First Years study was conducted by researchers affiliated with Duke University, New York University, Columbia University, University of California Irvine, University of Maryland and University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Over the years, Sanjay Limaye said the discovery of certain gasses — ammonia, methane and most recently, phosphine — in the planet Venus’ atmosphere has caught scientists by surprise.
Those are among several gasses that can be produced by life, as well as through other means.
“In the atmosphere we’re in now, post–Me Too movement, boards are just much more vigilant,” said Kevin Reilly, president emeritus and regent professor at the University of Wisconsin system. “I think they have to act—and act quickly and decisively—in cases of sexual harassment.”
The University of Wisconsin-Madison and UW System also negotiated deals with the committee calling for the same raises for their tradespeople.
The UW-Madison senior from Lancaster set out to read 365 books in 2021. Vaughan says she set this goal after she noticed her reading had increased significantly during the pandemic. In 2020, she read 276 books. “I wanted to challenge myself to do one book a day,” said Vaughan.
Born September 30, 1980, in Rockford, Illinois to Ghanaian immigrant parents, Abhloh’s educational background deviated from the traditional route of a high fashion designer, which typically involves design school. He attended undergrad at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and completed a degree in civil engineering. He then went on to receive his master’s degree in architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology — according to Vogue, a Rem Koolhaas building was installed on campus during his time at IIT, which “piqued” Abloh’s interest in fashion. And, Abloh’s mom was a seamstress, who trained him as a young man. A student of practical fields, he applied those skills to fashion, instilling himself as a multidisciplinary, multi-hyphenate creative.
The findings build on evidence that cash support can improve outcomes for older children, said co-author Katherine Magnuson, director of the National Institute for Research on Poverty and Economic Mobility, based at the University of Wisconsin in Madison.
“There is such a thing as righteous anger, because that is not about you and your personal ego; it really is the anger you’re feeling on the behalf of the vulnerable,” Dekila Chungyalpa, the director of the Loka Initiative at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, told me. The initiative is a home for faith leaders who want to engage with climate change. Chungyalpa herself learned about transforming anger into love from her upbringing as a Tibetan Buddhist, as well as from Black women leaders such as the late bell hooks. “That kind of anger can galvanize and create change,” she said. “And the trick is to figure out how to direct it in a way that is productive.” If you ruminate on your anger without doing anything with it, it can make you snappish and irritable with those you love; it can boil inside you. It needs an outlet, and what better outlet than activism and advocacy?
Tom was tremendously generous and caring to his family, friends, neighbors, and colleagues. He remained active after retirement from the UW Department of Information Technology.
Noted: One of the CELC’s most successful programs for students is based on the University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Healthy Minds’ Kindness curriculum, supported by PBS Wisconsin Education with a series of instructional videos to help educators learn how to use it. The curriculum is a series of lessons developed and researched by the Center for Healthy Minds that has been shown to have a positive impact on academic performance, peer relationships and teacher-perceived social competence.
