“It’s likely that you may never have been and may never again be living and working alongside people from so many different backgrounds and countries and ethnicities and races and religions and points of view all together,” Mnookin said.
September 7, 2022
Top Stories
New Student Convocation welcomes incoming UW-Madison students ahead of start of classes
“We’ve been planning Wisconsin Welcome events the last few days for our students, and this is a culmination to say, ‘We’re so glad you’re here, and tomorrow is the first day of classes!’” Lori Reesor, the university’s vice chancellor for student affairs, said.
UW-Madison holds welcome ceremony for new students
A day before classes begin at UW-Madison, school officials welcomed new students to campus.
Campus life
Miss Wisconsin welcomes UW-Madison engineering students back to campus
Miss Wisconsin 2022 — Grace Stanke, a nuclear engineering student at UW-Madison — spoke to students Tuesday morning about the importance of embracing multiple identities, especially in the rigorous engineering field.
Crime and safety
27 people ejected, 19 arrested during Badgers game, UW police say
Of the 27 people ejected, 18 were UW students, and of the 19 arrested, 16 were UW students, police said in a statement detailing the numbers.
Arts & Humanities
Opinion | In the sandbox also known as academia, it’s the golden age of the grovel
This history professor at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, and president of the American Historical Association tried to say something sensible, and partially succeeded. It is, however, perilous to deviate even microscopically from progressive orthodoxy, as enforced by today’s censorious professoriate, so he experienced Twitter crucifixion. His “crap” was “white-centric” and advocating “white supremacist Aryan eugenicist” history, etc. Sweet’s critics reduced him to quivering contrition because he had written this:
Health
Wisconsin expands groups eligible for monkeypox vaccine
Sixty-three sites, including two at Public Health Madison and Dane County and UW-Madison’s University Health Services, are administering the monkeypox vaccine. So far, 3,854 vials have been made available to Wisconsin. An additional 1,760 vials have been allocated but are not yet available.
7 Foods To Eat And 7 To Avoid When Following A Vestibular Migraine Diet
As the Mayo Clinic explains, MSG or monosodium glutamate is a flavor enhancer. And here’s where things get a bit tricky: While the scientific community hasn’t found conclusive evidence that MSG causes health issues like headaches, they also can’t deny that many people over the years have reported experiencing problems after eating something containing MSG. In fact, the American Academy of Audiology states that MSG might be a trigger for vestibular migraines. What’s more, the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health has “a good general rule” for their headache elimination diet: avoid foods that contain MSG. These can include processed and canned foods, gravies, salty snacks, soups made from bouillons, ready-to-eat meals, veggie burgers, croutons, and breadcrumbs.
Study: Walk 3,800 to 9,800 steps daily to reduce dementia risk
In an accompanying editorial, researchers from the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center in the Department of Medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison said the study’s emphasis might be misplaced for promoting the public’s buy-in of walking as a way to ward off dementia.
UW Experts in the News
Should professors still record lectures? Maybe. Maybe not
When Martha Alibali, professor of psychology at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, first used lecture-capture technology last spring, she worried that her efforts might suppress in-person attendance. Many students still participated in the live class, and they shared thoughts about the policy in conversation and end-of-semester course evaluations.