Colorado’s healthiest counties are also among its most affluent, according to a new county health rankings analysis by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.
Douglas County ranks as healthiest in Colorado
Axios Denver
May 11, 2022
Research
Higher Education/System
Transitions: New President at Davidson College; Pratt Institute Makes Interim Provost Permanent
Chronicle of Higher Ed
Jerlando F. L. Jackson, a professor of education at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, has been named dean of the College of Education at Michigan State University.
Update on capital campaigns
Inside Higher Ed
UW Health and the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health are starting a combined campaign to raise $500 million by 2025.
Campus life
UW-Madison campus climate survey shows little change, but disparities remain in marginalized groups
WISC-TV 3
Roughly three-quarters of students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison feel welcome and safe on campus, but disparities remain among those in marginalized groups, initial results from the university’s 2021 Campus Climate Survey show.
Campus Climate Survey voices student concerns, campus culture and lack of comfortability reaching out to police
Daily Cardinal
According to a press release from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the majority of students on the UW-Madison campus find the environment to be inviting to people of all backgrounds. Even so, the university is continuously striving to make the campus a more welcoming place for all. One of the ways the university gains information about areas needing improvement is through Campus Climate Surveys.
UW-Madison BIPOC Coalition plans to disassociate from the university
Daily Cardinal
The University of Wisconsin-Madison BIPOC Coalition plans to drop the university affiliation from their name, a decision that was made months ago according to co-founder Tarah Stangler. The organization does not want to focus on the same administrative goals as the university, but rather continue to have the freedom to organize independently.
State news
Michael Gableman’s vendetta over Wisconsin’s 2020 election must end – before he wreaks havoc the next one
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Co-authored by Barry C. Burden, a professor of political science and director of the Elections Research Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Crime and safety
James Cromwell sticks it to Starbucks by gluing his hand to shop counter in protest
LA Times
In 2013, Cromwell was detained for disorderly conduct after bursting into a University of Wisconsin-Madison board meeting to protest what he believed was cat torture at the university.
Arts & Humanities
Game on: A new book from Doug Moe reminds readers of how the UW used to treat women athletes and how they overcame it
Isthmus
A new book about a women’s sports pioneer at the University of Wisconsin offers an important and overlooked story of the school’s athletic department that adds crucial context for anyone whose idea of Badgers sports history is limited to Alan “The Horse” Ameche and “Badger” Bob Johnson.
Athletics
Crowd size for Wisconsin women’s basketball home games slips to lowest average on record
Wisconsin State Journal
The average of 1,157 was 30% lower than the previous season with fans in 2019-20. In between, the Badgers changed coaches — Marisa Moseley replaced Jonathan Tsipis in 2021 — and had games in the 2020-21 season closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
UW Experts in the News
Slowing inflation doesn’t mean prices will fall
Marketplace
According to Menzie Chinn, an economics professor at the University of Wisconsin, inflation can be a sign that the job market is strong and people feel comfortable spending money.
Madison health experts warn parents not to water down baby formula
NBC-15
UW Health pediatric clinical nutritionist Camila Martin said parents who can’t find their usual baby formula should reach out to their registered dieticians, primary care physicians or the Women’s Infant Child Program (WIC) to find adequate alternatives.