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July 28, 2022

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Why tight bonds between teammates matter for Wisconsin football

Wisconsin State Journal

Having strong bonds make possible the type of turnaround the Badgers had last season. After dropping three of the first four games of the season, UW won seven consecutive games to get into the thick of the Big Ten West title hunt, but a lackluster performance in the regular-season finale against rival Minnesota cost UW a division crown and Paul Bunyan’s Axe.

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International Talent: Ripe Silicon Valley Conditions That Are Changing Remote Work

Forbes

Silicon Valley is the perfect example of the international hiring phenomenon. Researcher Sarah Edwards from the University of Wisconsin-Madison explains that “the expansion of Silicon Valley into increasingly intimate and global spaces” will result in the decentralization of the Valley as the leading startup city. Other cities like Miami are thriving in the industry thanks to digital nomads and increased job mobility (as was shown during the Great Resignation.)

More Wisconsin kids are behind on vaccines. The ’why’ is complicated

The Capital Times

Quoted: “Overall, Americans are vaccinating their children. Overall, we have really good vaccination rates. And then there’s minority pockets of communities where they do it less, for different reasons,” said Dr. Dominique Brossard, a professor at UW-Madison who chairs the Department of Life Sciences Communication. Brossard’s area of expertise is in risk communication.