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August 31, 2022

Research

The state of working Wisconsin is actually quite good

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The Capital Times

The authoritative measure of Wisconsin’s economic circumstance — as least from the standpoint of the working-class families that make up the vast majority of the state’s population — suggests that we actually have something to celebrate this Labor Day. Indeed, according to the State of Working Wisconsin report from the UW-Madison’s Center on Wisconsin Strategy, “2022 provides better news about work and for workers than any year in this century.”

Higher Education/System

UW athletic director defends Board of Regents’ request to state for nearly $300M practice facility

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Wisconsin Public Radio

The head of athletics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison this week defended a proposed $300 million practice facility and backed two West Coast teams joining the Big Ten Conference.

UW athletic director Chris McIntosh made the comments Monday during an interview with Shereen Siewert on Wisconsin Public Radio’s “The Morning Show.”

Campus life

Will Hazing and Misconduct End Greek Life on Campus?

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WSJ

Greek life can have excesses, but that’s more a function of human nature. Fraternities actually restrain destructive impulsivity, with their structure of norms and mores that keep students in check. There will still be extroverted and reckless students if you get rid of Greek life. Banning fraternities or hazing altogether will only unleash these students’ worst aspects on campus.Imagine a frat with no rules and no sense of brotherhood. That’s what you’ll get.

—Jonathan Draeger, University of Wisconsin Madison, economics

State news

Local docs launch Medical Organization for Latino Advancement Wisconsin chapter

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Madison 365

The Latino community is the fastest-growing segment of the population in Wisconsin, but the number of physicians from that community has been declining nationwide over the past 30 years. Fewer than five percent of physicians in the US identify as Hispanic or Latino.

“We know in medicine that if you see a physician that looks like you, that understands culturally where you’re coming from, the health outcomes are better,” UW Health family physician Dr. Patricia Tellez-Girón told Madison365. “But we need to start growing our own because we don’t see that the society at large is really aiming for that.”

Agriculture

Health

Wisconsin will be better off if UW nurses get a union contract

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The Capital Times

UW Health nurses saw Madison, Dane County and Wisconsin through the worst of the coronavirus pandemic and — with nurses at other local hospitals and clinics — they continue to be in the forefront of efforts to respond to the lingering threat posed by COVID-19. They are the ultimate essential workers.

UW Health psychologist offers coping mechanisms for students ahead of new school year

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WBAY

Walking down the hallway on the first day of school can be nerve racking for students.

“It’s a large transition between the freedom of flexibility of summer to more of the routine and rhythm of school,” said Dr. Shilagh Mirgain, a Distinguished Psychologist at UW Health.

Dr. Mirgain said anxiety can start to creep up and impact a child’s sleep, mood and focus. However, parents can step in before school starts this week by paying attention to routine.

Athletics

Sprecher Brewing creates 10-person NIL agreement with Wisconsin Badgers football players

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Milwaukee Business Journal

Glendale-based Sprecher Brewing Co. may not be the first private company to land a name, image and likeness deal with a university student-athlete, but the craft beverage producer known for its Sprecher root beer as well as being the oldest craft brewery in Wisconsin since prohibition, may have produced a first-of-its-kind deal with University of Wisconsin-Madison’s football program.

Opinion

Expanding Alzheimer’s research with primates could overcome the problem with treatments that show promise in mice but don’t help humans

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The Conversation

As of 2022, an estimated 6.5 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease, an illness that robs people of their memories, independence and personality, causing suffering to both patients and their families. That number may double by 2060. The U.S. has made considerable investments in Alzheimer’s research, having allocated US$3.5 billion in federal funding this year. -Allyson Bennett, Professor of Psychology, University of Wisconsin–Madison

UW Experts in the News

Here’s How Long Milk Really Lasts—and How to Make It Last Longer

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Reader's Digest

There are a lot of factors that affect how long milk is good for after the sell-by date. The biggest is whether the milk has been through pasteurization, which John A. Lucey, director of the University of Wisconsin’s Center for Dairy Research in Madison, defines as “the process of heating every particle of milk or milk product in properly designed and operated equipment to any of the specified pasteurization time/temperature combinations designed to destroy all human pathogens” in a 2015 paper published in the journal Nutrition Today.

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