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August 24, 2023

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Gov. Evers creates task force to study AI’s effect on Wisconsin workforce

CBS Minnesota

Gov. Tony Evers signed an executive order creating the study group under the state Department of Workforce Development. It is to include state government leaders, representatives from the University of Wisconsin and Wisconsin Technical College Systems, and others from state and local governments, the business community, educational institutions, organized labor, the technology sector and more.

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Tennis champion Althea Gibson’s greatness captured in two new bios

The Washington Post

In “Serving Herself: The Life and Times of Althea Gibson,” Ashley Brown, an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, describes the scene on the grounds, which should be among the most well-known trailblazing moments in American sports: “One of the world’s leading symbols of white supremacy and White womanhood had presented a sterling silver salver to a Black woman, a descendant of slaves, while a stadium filled with colonizers cheered. These were role reversals for the ages.”

UW Experts in the News

Is Raw Milk Safe? The Risks of Unpasteurized Dairy, Explained

SELF

In 1987, the FDA mandated that milk sold in the US must get heat treated, John Lucey, PhD, the director of the Center for Dairy Research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, tells SELF. That means that the products you see on grocery store shelves have been pasteurized, so they’re less likely to get you sick, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

UW-Madison Related

Madison heat wave forces outdoor workers to adjust

Wisconsin State Journal

“These kids are extremely hard working,” said Matthew Endres, the band’s percussion coordinator. “But we still do a number of things to make sure students are healthy.”No injuries or instances of heat exhaustion have been reported, Endres said late morning.