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A look at new UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin’s first day on the job
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
August 5, 2022
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Jennifer Mnookin begins term as UW-Madison’s 32nd Chancellor
Wisconsin Public Radio
On her first day as chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Jennifer Mnookin said she is working to build a “bold vision” for the state’s flagship campus by connecting with stakeholders, including state lawmakers who opposed her chancellorship.
UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin gets a warm welcome. The meet-and-greets with GOP critics are still to come
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The University of Wisconsin-Madison welcomed its new leader Thursday on historic Bascom Hill with ice cream made from the campus dairy shop and the Badger Band playing “On, Wisconsin!”
Tuition, state funding and diversity: New UW-Madison chancellor’s agenda has familiar ring
Wisconsin State Journal
Jennifer Mnookin spent her first day on campus meeting with students, faculty and campus leaders as she takes on the role as UW-Madison’s 30th chancellor.
Mnookin, who comes to Madison from her previous role as dean of the UCLA School of Law, said her primary goal is to have conversations with UW-Madison students and staff and community and state leaders to discuss ways to keep UW-Madison affordable, while also addressing challenges like accessibility, funding and diversity.
New UW-Madison chancellor meets with students, staff on first day on campus
Channel 3000
New University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin met with students and staff members Thursday during an ice cream social to mark her first day on campus.
Research
The Mysterious Dance of the Cricket Embryos
The New York Times
Dr. Donoughe contacted Christopher Rycroft, an applied mathematician now at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and showed him the dancing nuclei. ‘Wow!’ Dr. Rycroft said. He had never seen anything like it, but he recognized the potential for a data-powered collaboration; he and Jordan Hoffmann, then a doctoral student in Dr. Rycroft’s lab, joined the study.
Higher Education/System
A teacher shortage — and what can be done about it
Wisconsin Public Radio
Interview with Diana Hess, dean of the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Education and a Professor of Curriculum and Instruction.
The bar exam. Who needs it?
Reuters
As thousands of would-be attorneys anxiously await their scores after slogging through last week’s bar exam, law grads in Wisconsin are already beginning their careers as full-fledged attorneys, blithely unburdened by the need to pass a test.
The only state in the nation that still offers “diploma privilege,” Wisconsin allows people who graduated from either of the state’s two law schools — University of Wisconsin Law School or Marquette University Law School – to skip the bar, provided they successfully completed specific law school classes.
Campus life
Chancellor Mnookin kicks off first day as chancellor with ice cream on Bascom Hill
The Daily Cardinal
“I will be listening very carefully to public health professionals just as Becky Blank did to try and find the balance in keeping our community safe while also protecting the education and the strength of the experience of being here as best as we can,” said Mnookin.
Open Letter Calls For COVID Protections on UW-Madison Campus
WORT FM
Over 80 UW Madison staff members and community members have signed an open letter calling for increased COVID protections on the UW-Madison campus.
Chancellor Mnookin hosts ice cream social during first day as chancellor
The Daily Cardinal
Photo gallery of the ice cream social on Bascom Hill.
UW-Madison chancellor celebrates first day on campus with ice cream social
NBC-15
In honor of her first day on campus, Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin invited the UW community to an ice cream social. Students, faculty, and staff gathered on Bascom Hill to mingle with their new leader while enjoying a sweet treat.
A look at new UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin’s first day on the job
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A photo gallery from Chancellor Mnookin’s first day.
Health
More scientists are studying pediatric cancer
The Washington Post
“These changes in recent years have prompted approaches that are beginning to make a real impact on improving the care and outcome of children with diseases thought incurable 10 years ago,” says Paul Sondel, the Reed and Carolee Walker professor of pediatric oncology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and a pediatric oncologist for more than 40 years. “Nevertheless, while we are seeing new progress, we know there is still a long way to go to be able to cure all children with cancer.”
How to get kids on a healthy sleep schedule before the school year starts
WKOW-TV 27
Good sleep habits are important for both kids and adults, but they’re especially important for kids so they can get the most out of school, according to Dr. Rachna Tiwari, pediatric sleep specialist, UW Health Kids, and clinical assistant professor, UW School of Medicine and Public Health. Tiwari says kids who don’t get enough sleep may struggle with focus or be irritable.
UW Health Nurses fight for union recognition following the pandemic
WKOW-TV 27
For more than two and a half years, UW Health Nurses have asked for their union to be recognized. They said having a union would allow them to “have a seat at the table” in advocating for themselves, their patients and their community.
Emily Kumlien, UW Health Press Secretary told 27 News:
“At UW Health, we encourage our nurses to make their voices heard. Hundreds of them are doing that through our shared governance system of nursing councils, driving the continuous improvement that makes us not just a great place to work, but the #1 hospital in Wisconsin 11 straight years.”
UW Experts in the News
As universal free school meals end, are Wisconsin families ready for it?
Wisconsin State Journal
After getting a trial run during the pandemic, Isaacson said there is broad support in Wisconsin schools to continue free meals for all.
That’s not a surprise, said UW-Madison historian Andrew Ruis.
“Significant emergencies like the Great Depression (and) the COVID-19 pandemic often change people’s views about what is possible from a social or political standpoint,” Ruis said. “I think there’s a real chance that universal school meals will be realized on a broader scale than they currently are.”
UW-Madison law professor and novelist Steven Wright seizes the issues of our day to write unconventional thrillers
Isthmus
Peripatetic, or traveling from place to place, aptly describes Dre’s life, as it does his creator’s. In his zig-zagging career, Wright, now a clinical associate professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School and a former co-director of the Wisconsin Innocence Project, has seldom taken the safe route and has been, literally and metaphorically, all over the map.
UW-Madison Related
UW-Madison chancellor hosts ice cream social on first day
WKOW-TV 27
UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin hosted an ice cream social Thursday afternoon.
The event was Mnookin’s first official day on the campus. All UW-Madison students, staff, and faculty were invited to the social.