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February 28, 2022

Research

Fed’s Inflation Playbook Risks Economic Harm: Wall Street Economists

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Business Insider

That new playbook, as promising as its goals are, might be a mistake, the chief global economists of Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, and Morgan Stanley, as well as economists at the University of Chicago and the University of Wisconsin, said in a recent paper. Looking at inflation and employment for more- and less-advantaged groups, the team found that the balance between maximum employment and stable prices would be hard to achieve without serious risk.

‘Mapping Dejope’ project seeks to make Indigenous histories in Madison available digitally

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Wisconsin Public Radio

Signs are static.

They can, of course, convey concise and relevant historical information. But they are limited to one point in time, said Kasey Keeler, an assistant professor of civil society and community studies and American Indian studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

That’s why Keeler is leading a project, “Mapping Dejope: Indigenous Histories and Presence in Madison,” which will make Indigenous history of the area digitally accessible.

Higher Education/System

The Fed’s new playbook for fighting inflation risks doing more harm than good, top economists at Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, and Morgan Stanley say

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Markets Insider

That new playbook, as promising as its goals are, might be a mistake, the chief global economists of Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, and Morgan Stanley, as well as economists at the University of Chicago and the University of Wisconsin, said in a recent paper. Looking at inflation and employment for more- and less-advantaged groups, the team found that the balance between maximum employment and stable prices would be hard to achieve without serious risk.

Campus life

At U.S. colleges, Russian invasion of Ukraine sparks protests, acts of solidarity

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The Washington Post

Demonstrations unfolded at schools including Columbia, Stanford and Northeastern universities, as well as the University of Wisconsin-Madison. More than 300 people gathered Thursday in the atrium of the building that houses Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service for a town hall and panel discussion about the invasion. And a student group at Ohio State University advertised a Friday afternoon bake sale to support humanitarian and defense efforts in Ukraine.

UW Community Members Mobilize Over COVID Safety Concerns

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WORT FM

An array of faculty, staff, undergraduate employees, and University of Wisconsin community members gathered over a Zoom call this Tuesday for mobilization around COVID safety and policy on campus. The meeting was organized in direct response to a University announcement that it would allow its indoor mask mandate to expire on March 11th, which falls a day before the school’s spring break. The expiration will take place 10 days after the rest of Dane County, which announced the end of required indoor masking effective at midnight on March 1st.

State news

‘I don’t know what will happen’: After months at Fort McCoy, Afghan family resettled in separate states

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Wisconsin Public Radio

Quoted: “The government has to provide more resources, if we’re going to ensure that everybody has their basic needs met during this transition time, and it’s wonderful to see people in the community coming together,” said Erin Barbato, director of the Immigrant Justice Clinic at the University of Wisconsin Law School. “But that’s not going to solve the problem for everybody.”

The legal clinic is helping evacuees file for asylum and training attorneys to represent them in that process — positions that are in short supply. Barbato and other immigration experts fear some people will fall through bureaucratic cracks unless the federal government takes action to stabilize the system.

Community

Renters struggle as Madison-area rents rise faster than usual

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The Capital Times

Also feeling the pinch are college students like Tyler Katzenberger, who signed a lease last October for the place he’ll move into this fall. The 20-year-old University of Wisconsin-Madison sophomore currently pays $450 per month to share a bedroom, and will pay $600 per month next year to have his own bedroom in a three-bedroom house shared with three roommates.

Health

24 Therapist Tips for Finding Hope in Dark Times

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The Healthy

It’s hard enough to deal with one of those—but when there are so many stressful matters orbiting at once? It’s a lot, says Victoria Egizio, PhD, a psychologist at the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics in Madison. “The Russian invasion of the Ukraine is now on top of all of the other anxiety-provoking events that have been unfolding in the world during the last couple of years,” Dr. Egizio tells The Healthy.

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Wisconsin Public Radio

With mask mandates lifting once again and some itching to return to normal, the head of UW Hospital’s Transplant Infectious Disease Program called for continued vigilance on behalf of her immunocompromised patients.

Dr. Jeannina Smith, who also teaches in the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Department of Medicine, said her patients are “very valuable, vital (and) important members of our society.”

Nonetheless, they are particularly susceptible to COVID-19 as Wisconsin approaches the end of its second full year in the pandemic.

Athletics

‘Everyone should get therapy’: Badgers coach Marisa Moseley isn’t afraid to talk about mental health

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Wisconsin State Journal

Marisa Moseley is riding a roller coaster of emotions on the sidelines and it’s fascinating to watch. One minute, the University of Wisconsin women’s basketball coach is drop-kicking the air in celebration after one of her players makes a 3-pointer; the next, she’s twirling in frustration after a breakdown on defense leads to an open shot for the opponent.

Opinion

Richard Keller: Memorializing Death in an Age of Mass Mortality

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Somatosphere

How do we remember death when it constitutes our landscape? In an age of ubiquitous mortality—not only pandemic deaths, but also deaths from meteorological disasters, deaths of migrants seeking refuge from their war-torn homes, and the more banal declines in life expectancy in broad swaths of the United States—what kinds of death do we memorialize, and what kinds do we disappear, either actively or through habituation or an atrophy of memory?

UW Experts in the News

Gravel Institute Deleted Tweets Reveal a Progressive Group’s Ukraine Meltdown

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The Daily Beast

But most galling to Professor Yoshiko Herrera of the University of Wisconsin at Madison’s Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia, was the video’s failure to explore Moscow’s interventions into Ukrainian affairs since independence. She described the video as “naive” and an example of the kind of “whataboutism” Putin promotes: pointing out questionable parties and pieces of legislation in other countries, and thereby reducing scrutiny on far worse abuses on the part of Russian authorities.

Obituaries

Black, David

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Wisconsin State Journal

Through Dave’s hard work and dedication, he was the founding general manager of the UW-Madison student radio station, WSUM, and was instrumental in cultivating what it is recognized as today.

UW-Madison Related

Ukraine supporters rally at Wisconsin Capitol

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NBC-15

Russian UW Madison PhD Candidate Anton Shirikov does not agree with President Vladimir Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine. ”Many Russians stand with Ukraine and many Russians want this war to stop,” Shirikov said. “They want Putin to fail and I’m one of them.”