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March 2, 2022

Higher Education/System

Campus life

Black women’s mental health highlighted at UHS panel

Daily Cardinal

“What does Black Girl Magic mean to you? ”To conclude Black History Month, University of Wisconsin-Madison’s mental health services hosted a discussion panel, “Beyond Black Girl Magic: Normalizing and Centering Black Women’s Mental Health,” covering topics ranging from the mental health of Black women, to defining oneself and embracing imperfection.

State news

UW-Madison extends loan forgiveness program to keep teachers in Wisconsin

Wisconsin State Journal

The School of Education’s “Teacher Pledge” will run through the 2025-26 school year, one year longer than what was initially envisioned as a five-year program, officials announced Tuesday. The entirely donor-funded initiative forgives some or all of students’ loans after they teach in a Wisconsin school for four years. Those working in what the state Department of Public Instruction defines as a high-need district or subject area fulfill their obligation in three years.

Opinion

Business/Technology

UW Experts in the News

From Birds on Venus to Swimming Robots, NASA Unveils Mind-Blowing Projects

Newsweek

Elena D’Onghia and her University of Wisconsin, Madison, team’s project focuses on protecting astronauts from harmful cosmic rays and solar radiation. Just as Earth’s magnetic field does that for life on our planet, this project, CREW HaT, involves magnetic coils that can be carried by a crew producing an external magnetic field to divert harmful charged particles.

What Impact Do Video Games Have on Strategic Military Advantages?

Newsweek

“Anyone who is in a position where they would benefit from greater than normal cognitive control, top-down attention, peripheral visual processing would benefit from playing action games, which are primarily first- and third-person shooter games,” Dr. C Shawn Green, a professor of psychology at University of Wisconsin-Madison wrote in the article. “That’s obviously a huge set of individuals, from those involved in combat, to people like surgeons or pilots.”

Gableman report suggests 2020 election can be decertified, calls for dismantling elections commission

Wisconsin State Journal

UW-Madison political science professor and elections administration expert Kenneth Mayer said the claim is meaningless. “Even if the Legislature did pass some sort of ‘decertification’ now it would have no legal effect,” he said. “Once the electors have cast their ballots, and they have been counted in Congress, that’s the end of it.”

Obituaries

Maj. (Ret.) Lowell D. “Mike” Millisor

Wisconsin State Journal

He served in the U.S. Air Force for 24 years, as a B17 Pilot during World War II where he flew 31 missions over Europe, retiring as Major in 1965. After retirement, Mike worked for the UW as a purchasing agent, retiring in 1987.

Ellen M. Dudley (Straavaldsen)

Wisconsin State Journal

She went on to become a freelance artist for multiple fashion stores in the Madison area and she also worked for the UW-Madison, Do-It (Division of Information Technology) as a senior graphic artist. Ellen was also a technical scientific illustrator for many university professors, where she would draw graphics for botany and anthropology textbooks. She retired from the UW-Madison after 30 years of service.

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