More than 80 years ago, the American Institute of the History of Pharmacy was founded at UW-Madison. Today, the organization supports pharmacy education around the country. We speak with Lucas Richert, the institute director, and Hannah Rose Swan, the archivist at the UW-Madison School of Pharmacy, on how the history of pharmaceuticals resonates today.
July 11, 2023
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Higher Education/System
Affirmative Action on Campus Goes Beyond Admissions
The University of Wisconsin-Madison, the flagship of the UW system, proudly operates the so-called Target of Opportunity Program (TOP). It allows academic departments to obtain waivers from the requirement to post job positions publicly and instead hire “diverse” candidates directly. The university provides the irresistible incentive of salary funding for approved hires. Public records of internal TOP requests obtained by my group, the Institute for Reforming Government, show blatant, widespread and pernicious racial classification of faculty applicants that is difficult to reconcile with the Supreme Court’s recent decision.
Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor’s staff prodded colleges and libraries to buy her books
It was not an isolated push. As Sotomayor prepared for commencement weekend at the University of California, Davis law school, her staff pitched officials there on buying copies of signed books in connection with the event. Before a visit to the University of Wisconsin, the staff suggested a book signing.
Health
After quintuple bypass heart surgery, Wisconsin powerlifter eyes 500-pound record this year
“Michael (Love) was one of the healthiest people we’ve ever seen who needed this procedure,” UW Hospital surgeon Dr. Satoru Osaki said after the procedure. “It was clear to us that he would take his recovery very seriously because he was so serious about his goals.”
This superbug has been in Tarrant County for 2 years, part of ‘alarming’ spread in U.S.
“For the general community, I think the risk is pretty low,” said Dr. Nasia Safdar, a professor in infectious diease and infectino control at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
How dangerous is blastomyces? Wisconsin mother Sonya Cruz dies from rare FUNGUS spreading across the US
Dr Bruce Klein from the Medical School at the University of Wisconsin has been researching the infection for about 40 years. He mentioned that the virus is underreported and that reported cases in Wisconsin are uncommon.
Athletics
UW-Platteville is perfect for Badgers football training camp — Bruce Frey
Letter to the editor: I took several trips to that campus to watch the 1985 Chicago Bears team practice at that facility. When watching their practice, you could basically stand near the sidelines and watch the 1985 Bears defense scrimmage against running back Walter Payton. The players and coaches were very accessible after the scrimmage.
Wisconsin football linebacker reinstated after OWI arrest
Athletic director Chris McIntosh reinstated Turner after an inquiry into his OWI arrest on June 26, according to a news release Monday. Turner’s arrest triggered the athletic department’s student-athlete discipline policy, which was changed last year to include OWI in the offenses that warranted automatic suspensions. Turner was not allowed to participate in practices, but had access to the weight room and sports medicine facilities.
Wisconsin linebacker Jordan Turner reinstated to Badger football team
Badger linebacker Jordan Turner was reinstated to the football team, UW-Madison Athletic Director Chris McIntosh announced Monday.Turner was indefinitely suspended from the team last month for violating the student athlete discipline policy.
UW football reinstates Jordan Turner following internal inquiry
Turner was previously suspended in June from competition and practice after violating the UW Department of Athletics’ Student-Athlete Discipline Policy.
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: UW-Madison needs to prioritize sustainability during residence hall move-out
At the end of every school year, the dumpsters outside the dorms are filled with many reusable items that end up in landfills. This waste harms the environment and represents a missed opportunity to help others in the community.
UW Experts in the News
Tony Robinson shooting case dismissal — a look at the law behind it
John Gross, a law professor at the University of Wisconsin and the director of the Public Defender Project, said the special statute is often called “John Doe prosecution.” States with older laws, before elected prosecutor roles existed, required their laws to allow for a direct filing of criminal complaints by a citizen.