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April 11, 2023

Research

Roland Griffiths’ Magical Profession

Chronicle of Higher Ed

Meanwhile research centers are popping up like — what else? — mushrooms after a rainstorm, including at the University of California at Berkeley, the University of Wisconsin at Madison, and the University of Texas’ Dell Medical School, in Austin. Psychedelics are in the midst of what journalists inevitably refer to as a “renaissance.”

Participating in clinical trials

Wisconsin Public Radio

Thousands of clinical trials underway in Wisconsin require thousands of volunteers – people whose ailments, desire for compensation or altruism motivate them to take part in medical research. We talk with Betsy Nugent, the director of clinical research for the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine.

Higher Education/System

Campus life

A spring tradition: UW Memorial Union Terrace to open on Wednesday

Madison365

The Wisconsin Union team, which manages the Terrace as well as the nearby building Memorial Union and some other campus entertainment, learning and dining destinations, will return more than 2,000 chairs and 400 tables to the Memorial Union Terrace over the next couple of days to get ready for the grand opening on Wednesday, April 12.

ASM Sustainability Committee plans Earth Day March

Badger Herald

The events are all part of a campaign called March 24th to Earth Day. The weekly events take place outside on East Campus Mall bringing together student and non-student organizations, along with the greater Madison community. The events also have free food, music, art and more, according to ASM Sustainability Committee Campaign Coordinator Winston Thompson.

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UW Experts in the News

NATO Ally Bordering Russia to Meet With Top U.S. Weapons Makers

Newsweek

“I think it is important for Poland to keep up its credentials as an indispensable ally of the United States in Europe—especially in light of the pre-war frictions that marred Poland’s relationship with European Union bodies,” Mikhail Troitskiy, professor of practice at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, told Newsweek via email. “Warsaw is likely to be considering various scenarios of continuation of the war in Ukraine and various designs for post-war Europe.