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March 9, 2023

Research

It’s been more than a decade since Wisconsin cracked down on phosphorus. Has it helped protect our lakes and rivers?

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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Noted: Phosphorus runoff also increases after extreme precipitation events, which are projected to be more frequent as the climate changes. A 2017 study from the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Center for Limnology found that phosphorus “pulses” into waterways after extreme rainfall, building on previous research that showed waterways receive most of their phosphorus in just a dozen or two events per year. The bigger the rainstorm, the more phosphorus was flushed downstream, the UW study found.

Gain-Of-Function Research And Covid-19: Could Too Much Oversight Slow Progress?

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Forbes

The broader debate over gain-of-function experiments certainly did not begin with Covid-19. The current discourse largely can be traced back to 2011. In that year, virologists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Erasmus Medical Center independently reported that they had genetically modified the avian influenza virus A/H5N1 to make it transmissible among ferrets. Why is this noteworthy? The A/H5N1 virus has a high mortality rate in humans. However, human-to-human transmission is limited.

Higher Education/System

Campus life

STEM Major Spotlight: Computer Science

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Daily Cardinal

Computer science is a lot more than just programming. The major involves the study of logic and proofs, getting into the nitty gritty of software and hardware and understanding what makes algorithms quicker or slower.

Athletics

UW Experts in the News

What happened to ‘Milwaukee-ese’? It hasn’t gone anywhere, but it has changed.

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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Noted: Joe Salmons, a linguist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, says this is not just a Milwaukee concern — it’s a national and an international perception that dialects are disappearing.

Children who grew up in Milwaukee at the turn of the 20th century spoke languages besides English at home and likely learned English as adults, Salmons said.

 

Obituaries

Bert I. Gordon, Auteur of Mutant Monster Movies, Dies at 100

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The New York Times

Bert Ira Gordon was born in Kenosha, Wis., on Sept. 24, 1922, the son of Charles Abraham Gordon and Sadeline (Barnett) Gordon. He became interested in film as a boy, when an aunt gave him a 16-millimeter movie camera for his birthday. He attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison but dropped out to join the Army Air Forces during World War II.

Bert I. Gordon, Cult Filmmaker Behind ‘The Food of the Gods’ and ‘Empire of the Ants,’ Dies at 100

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Variety

Born on Sept. 24, 1922 in Kenosha, Wis., Gordon was gifted a 16-millimeter movie camera at a young age. After attending the University of Wisconsin-Madison and dropping out to join the Army Air Forces during World War II, Gordon married Flora Lang, who would become a frequent collaborator on his features. The two had three daughters, Patricia, Susan and Carol, before divorcing in 1979.

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