The report touted Madison as a center for research (the third category), but suggested that in order to keep up with the country’s emergent AI industry, local business leaders should forge more corporate research partnerships with UW-Madison, promoting entrepreneurship and encouraging local job retention and attraction.
April 4, 2022
Research
Egg prices jump as bird flu hits U.S. poultry flocks – MarketWatch
(Photo caption) Microbiologist Anne Vandenburg-Carroll tests poultry samples collected from a farm located in a control area for the presence of avian influenza, or bird flu, at the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on March 24, 2022 in Madison, Wisconsin.
Study co-authored by a UW researcher finds benefit to treating women even with just mild high blood pressure
Pregnant women with mild high blood pressure and their babies can benefit from treatment, according to a large study co-authored by a researcher at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
Treating mild high blood pressure in pregnant women helps mom and baby, study says
The findings, published in the New England Journal of Medicine Saturday, could change guidelines to make treatment of mild chronic hypertension the standard of care for pregnant women as it is for other people, said the UW doctor who led the local arm of the study. “This is clear evidence that treating women at a lower threshold for their chronic hypertension effectively reduces maternal risk and is safe for the baby,” said Dr. Kara Hoppe, an associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health.
UW researchers to expand program to prevent diabetic eye disease
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health are hoping to make strides in preventing eye disease, especially for those with diabetes.
UW Madison research lab developing bird flu vaccine
The virus is highly contagious and often fatal to birds. It also costs the poultry industry billions. But a research lab at the University of Wisconsin, Madison is working to stop the spread.
Campus life
UW students raise awareness for Palestine outside Memorial Union
Thursday, a group of University of Wisconsin students gathered outside Memorial Union, wearing Keffiyehs as part of a movement to raise awareness for Palestine.
‘Reclaiming’ their space: UW-Madison’s Pride Prom to return after a two year hiatus
The event is an annual dance hosted by The Pride Society (TPS) where members of the LGBTQIA+ community and their allies come together to celebrate their identities and express themselves.
State news
Missing UW Health surgeon found dead in Iron County, officials confirm
A missing UW Health surgeon was found dead Sunday morning, according to officials in Iron County.
Arts & Humanities
We’ve found the best attraction in your state capital
Wisconsin: Chazen Museum of Art, MadisonWhether it’s paintings, sculptures, photography, drawings or print works that float your boat, the Chazen Museum of Art located in the University of Wisconsin–Madison will not disappoint. Having just reopened, permanent and rotating exhibits showcase American and European artworks and you can take a guided tour for the lowdown on the history of some 20,000 works of art across all genres.
Health
As COVID-19 worsens nursing shortage, Madison hospitals, schools step up
UW Health provided $700,000 in tuition reimbursement for its nurses in the past year and has created a nursing care partner job, spokesperson Emily Kumlien said. The role is like an inpatient version of SSM Health’s clinical support assistant. UW Health’s rolling 12-month turnover rate for nurses is 13.8%, compared to the national average of more than 21%, Kumlien said.
Athletics
How Kit Saunders-Nordeen fought to build Badger women’s sports
Kit Saunders-Nordeen had an interesting definition of fun. It involved fighting for fairness, fighting for funding, fighting for respect and best of all, eventually winning all those fights. But when UW-Madison’s first director of women’s athletics spoke of the challenges she faced building a program from the ground up, she was known to add three little words about the experience: “Wasn’t it fun?”
How the Wisconsin volleyball team is still celebrating its national title
Turns out there’s more than a trophy and a banner that comes with winning a national championship. Over the past few months the Badgers have been lauded and applauded at the Kohl Center, Lambeau Field, Fiserv Forum, the State Capitol and the chancellor’s residence. Still to come is a trip to American Family Field this summer.
Brad Davison Announces He’s Not Returning To Wisconsin
“Wisconsin men’s basketball guard Brad Davison has been granted a sixth year of eligibility from the NCAA and will return to Wisconsin for the 2022-23 season,” the Badgers announced. “Davison was awarded a medical hardship for his 2017-18 season that was marred by a reoccurring shoulder injury.”
Opinion
The CDC is beholden to corporations and lost our trust. We need to start our own
Josh Garoon, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Business/Technology
Tom Still: Road to widespread electric vehicle use is long, but bumps can be smoothed
“So, how are we going to decide where to put these charging stations? The way I think about it and the way we’re looking at it, at least from a research perspective, is related to something (we call) an origins destination study,” said David Noyce, a professor in the UW-Madison College of Engineering who specializes in transportation planning and the future of on-the-road vehicles.
UW Experts in the News
Wisconsin Supreme Court rejects Gov. Tony Evers’ bid to submit evidence to support his maps
While UW-Madison Law School associate professor Robert Yablon would not speculate which maps the court is more likely to choose, he did say Evers’ rejection from the state Supreme Court on Friday is a good sign for the Legislature.
Madison’s transportation businesses try to resist energy market fluctuations during war, COVID
And companies that use transportation have to pass those increases on to someone, said Moses Altesch, a lecturer for the Marketing Department inside UW-Madison’s School of Business. Altesch is also the president of Madison-based business consulting firm Moses Altesch Consulting. “Trucks that move product from manufacturing plants to retailers and wholesalers … they are incurring extra costs,” said Altesch, who has written extensively about current affairs in the energy market. “If the manufacturer can’t ship product because the transportation company needs to get paid more money … the store isn’t going to sell the product. That increases prices across the board for a variety of products.
Obituaries
Tony Adam Kremm
Tony transferred to the maintenance department of the University of Wisconsin.
Lester “Les” P. Breunig
Les worked the last 16 years of his career at University of Wisconsin-Madison Physical Plant retiring in 2010.
W.Ronald (Ron) Smith
In 2002 he launched a popular personal finance seminar as an Adjunct Professor for the University of Wisconsin’s graduating students, and provided them with valuable one-on-one support.
UW-Madison Related
UW-Madison grad David Koepp makes movies for big and small screen
While streaming services (and COVID) may have suppressed audience numbers in movie theaters, Koepp, a Pewaukee native and University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate, said the drive to make and see engaging movies remains.