As it turns out, death caps don’t need a mating partner to reproduce. A study led by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on A. phalloides in the US has found the mushroom can produce spores using the chromosomes of a single individual.
February 9, 2023
Research
Campus life
UW-Madison’s rock salt use is a balance of safety, environmental protection
The university’s use of different melting agents combined with salt reuse mitigates environmental harm.
Black History Month at UW-Madison: Events, celebrations during the month of February
The Black Cultural Center and Black History Month Planning Committee curated a month-long program full of speakers, performances and other events to highlight Black arts and culture.
UW-Madison forms West Campus District Plan, looking for feedback
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is aiming to finalize the West Campus District Plan by the summer of 2023. Seeking to expand the university’s reach westward, the West Campus District Plan was formed as the 127-meter space did not attract many students and faculty.
State news
Gov. Tony Evers calls for increased aid for veterans related to housing, employment, mental health services
Proposal includes $2.8 million over the biennium to University of Wisconsin System campuses to provide services tailored to veterans, military personnel and their families.
Community
‘Who are we protected by?’: New art exhibition ‘Protecting the Black Woman’ centers Black women’s experiences
Alice Traore, one of the artists whose work is showcased, said that to her, the exhibition represents the care and support circles Black women create for themselves. Traore works at the University of Wisconsin-Madison as an equity, diversity and inclusion coordinator for the Center for Teaching, Learning and Mentoring,
Opinion
Contractors’ Valentine’s Day Fling With ChatGPT: Ben Van Roo
So, enjoy your ChatGPT fling. While it may be somewhat short-lived and ready for a long-term commitment, around the corner a deeper relationship is coming for the public sector, LLMs, and other forms of Generative AI.Subscribers can find related content at Bloomberg Government. –Ben Van Roo is the CEO and co-founder of Yurts Technologies Inc, an enterprise platform for Generative AI models. Ben also sits on the Advisory Council for the Global SOF Foundation, a non-profit organization for the global special operations community. Prior to Yurts, Ben built the National Security teams at Primer Technologies Inc. and was a national security policy researcher at The RAND Corporation. Ben has a PhD in Operations Research from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
UW Experts in the News
Why Ben & Jerry’s is chunky, and Häagen-Dazs is smooth : Planet Money
SMITH: That economist I met at that big conference, the person who first noticed something amiss in the freezer section, is named Christopher Sullivan. He’s a professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.