The growing research into PFAs contamination finds sources in everyday consumer goods like toilet paper and traces PFAs into Green Bay and the Great Lakes. We talk to Christy Remucal, is an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and the director of the Water Science and Engineering Laboratory at UW-Madison, about where we’re finding PFAs in Wisconsin’s waters.
When it comes to adjusting for warmer water, some fish are defying expectations. We talk to Olaf Jensen, an associate professor in the Department of Integrative Biology and Center for Limnology at UW-Madison.
Health outcomes are not even across Wisconsin’s 72 counties, and even the healthiest counties have sharp disparities, with Black residents far more likely to die prematurely, according to new data from the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Population Health Institute.
State of play: The healthiest counties in Colorado are its wealthiest ones, with Douglas County ranking at the top once again and other mountain communities not far behind, according to an analysis by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.
In one case, UW-Platteville used about $23,500 in federal funds to create online tours to provide an alternative way for prospective students to view the campus during the pandemic. However, the bureau found the tour content to be “predominately marketing because it included encouragement for viewers to enroll at UW-Platteville.”
Hundreds of students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison lined up Friday to cast their ballots early for the spring election. Student organization ‘Badger Vote’ said that turnout has been higher than usual this year and national organization ‘Campus Vote Project’ released its list of voter-friendly campuses and UW-Madison earned its badge.
The Badgers for Special Olympics, along with UW-Madison’s chapter of Best Buddies, hosted their first “Buddy Olympics” event Sunday at the Nicholas Recreation Center as a way to engage in some friendly competition while promoting inclusion in the community.
“Under the law, you’re not supposed to use cash to keep people detained. Cash bond is always supposed to be just a way of making sure people are complying with the rules to decide if they actually are guilty or not,” said Cecelia Klingele, a professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School. “The idea is if you have money, you get to be out pending release, and if you don’t have money, you’re stuck, and so we should set high bonds that people can’t meet. In fact, under existing law — U.S. and state law — you have to set reasonable bonds in amounts that people are expected to be able to pay. People are supposed to be out pending release. And we use conditions to keep everyone safe, not money, which has disparate effects on different people.”
Noted: Although the badger has long been associated with Wisconsin and shows up in things like the coat of arms, state seal and as the University of Wisconsin’s mascot, students in four Jefferson County elementary schools were shocked to find the badger wasn’t the official state animal; in 1957, they lobbied to get a bill introduced to declare the badger to be the state animal.
“Ads are rarely pulled in races even when they’re really controversial,” said Michael Wagner, a University of Wisconsin-Madison journalism professor who directs the school’s Center for Communication and Civic Renewal.
“It’s not common for a candidate to ask for an ad to get pulled. But it’s uncommon for it to happen in a race,” Wagner said.
Barry Burden, director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Elections Research Center, attributed Protasiewicz’s fundraising haul, in part, to a national network of donors Democrats have had better success than Republicans in creating in recent years.
“Democrats have generally built up more national infrastructure to promote fundraising for candidates across the country,” Burden said.
Kelly, a formerly appointed Wisconsin Supreme Court justice vying for a full term on the court after a loss in 2020, shared his vision for the court, his opinions on his opponent and insight on whether he supports potential changes to gun laws.
Mr. Walker reportedly attempted to cut phrases like “the search for truth” and “public service” — as well as a call to improve “the human condition” — from the University of Wisconsin’s official mission statement. Gov. Ron DeSantis’s attack on academic freedom in Florida that has captivated the national press, alongside his preference for vocational classes, is from the same playbook.
JOHNSON: In swing state Wisconsin, election after election, people are used to hearing that this campaign is the most important. But University of Wisconsin-Madison political science and law professor Howard Schweber says there’s actually so much riding on Wisconsin’s court race that this time it might be true.
“The policy direction of Wisconsin is going to be determined in large part by this Supreme Court race,” said University of Wisconsin-Madison political science professor Barry Burden. “Everything from abortion to disputes over the 2024 presidential election are going to land in the lap of this court. And the winner will be the deciding justice on these issues.”
“What has been most surprising is that Dan Kelly has basically raised no money as a candidate … So all of his backing has been from outside groups,” said Barry Burden, the director of the Elections Research Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “It’s hard to understand. Legally, they’re not allowed to coordinate. So he’s essentially handed over messaging to groups that he cannot control.”
He came to Madison that year as a Professor of Psychology at the University of Wisconsin until retiring emeritus in 1992. Never one to tout his achievements, he authored many articles and book chapters, won teaching awards, and completed important research on the effects of alcohol when flying.
MGR Govindarajan is now seeking to make change at the local level as a candidate for City Council. He will appear on the April 4 ballot alongside two other UW-Madison students, including his District 8 challenger Charlie Fahey and Maxwell Laubenstein, who’s running against longtime alder Mike Verveer in District 4. All three said they want to bring youth representation to the 20-person council.
The Verona resident, who also teaches food law at UW-Madison, may like mustard an inordinate amount, but who can blame him? He successfully argued a U.S. Supreme Court case with mustard in his pocket. He met his wife at a mustard-tasting event. He used the condiment as a crutch when his beloved Boston Red Sox lost the World Series nearly 40 years ago.
