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December 8, 2022

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China Braces for Deadly Covid Wave After Loosening Controls

WSJ

Some experts said the worst scenarios may not come to pass, as some pandemic control measures will stay in place. Even if China completely abandons its zero-Covid policy, many people who are accustomed to daily prevention measures, such as wearing masks, will continue to do so, potentially reducing the infections, said Yi Fuxian, a scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

By 2025, coal will no longer be the main way to generate the world’s electricity

Marketplace

But that’s changing, said Greg Nemet at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. And that change matters for the proliferation of renewables.

“China is the biggest driver of it, one, because China is so big, but also because they now have much more ambitious targets for renewables and, you know, China lives up to its targets,” he said.

UW-Madison Related

Soccer’s Greatest Beauty: It Takes Two Hours

WSJ

College is just as afflicted. The other day, I attempted to watch the Wisconsin Badgers defeat the previously-undefeated Maryland Terrapins, and I honestly believe the final two minutes of action took longer than medical school. I’m not kidding: I actually stopped watching the Badger game, and enrolled in medical school at UW-Madison. I’m an orthopedic surgeon now. I’m installing eight new hips on Friday. Sign yourself up.