The University of Wisconsin and cranberries might seem like an odd pairing, but the two have close ties. Cranberries mean big bucks for Wisconsin farmers and help put the Badger state on the map.
Allison Jonjak, a cranberry specialist with the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is at the forefront of an innovative approach to crop expertise. While her current role may seem an obvious fit for Wisconsin, which produces approximately 60% of cranberries in the nation, such specialized positions are a relatively new development.
Adrian Treves, a predator-prey ecologist at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, who sits on Peer’s board, said no proper studies exist on whether the hunts protect livestock. Rather, more studies have been conducted on how the kills affect populations of caribou, moose, elk and other wildlife, and a 2020 meta analysis of available science found little evidence that they increase populations.
“With cats, there is excessive vocalization and disorientation and changes in interaction with humans or other animals, such as hissing and swatting,” said Starr Cameron, clinical associate professor in small animal neurology at the University of Wisconsin at Madison’s School of Veterinary Medicine, who studies cat dementia. “Some cats are up all night and vocalizing. They go outside the litter box or can’t find it.”
Many us of are familiar with the phrases ’Hey, Alexa!’ or ’Hey, Siri!’ But how familiar are the voice activated systems with your own voice? Digital security engineers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have found these speaker identification systems can be easily fooled.
After 17 years, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Chancellor Joe Gow has announced he will step down. During his tenure, the campus has bucked declining enrollment trends and is now one of just three state colleges not running a budget deficit.
Joe Gow, the longest-serving current chancellor in the University of Wisconsin System, announced plans Wednesday to step down as leader of UW-La Crosse at the end of the 2023-24 school year.
UW-Milwaukee’s Washington County campus shouldn’t merge with the nearby technical college in West Bend, but the university can make some changes to make the satellite campus viable, a university-based task force recommended last week.
Thousands of new Badgers are settling into their new homes on campus as the fall semester nears.Students began moving into the university’s 21 residence halls in earnest Wednesday, with move-in continuing on Thursday and Friday.
With fentanyl being one of the top killers in Wisconsin, UW-Madison is taking a step to keep its community safe.
Over 8,800 students from around the globe are making the big move to UW Madison this week and University Housing has been preparing for the arrival of students living in on-campus housing for weeks. “Move in day is always really exciting,” Director of Marketing & Communications for University Housing at UW Madison Brendon Dybdahl said.
The Home-Based Hospital Care program currently allows up to four adult patients to receive hospital care and equipment — everything from oxygen tanks and intravenous pumps to multiple in-person visits by medical staff daily — from home. Patients will also receive smart devices that will allow them to call medical staff at any time, just like a call button in a hospital bed.
Though the program only serves four patients at a time, it may expand to help more than 300 patients a year by 2024.
Not only is it the beginning of the season for Bucky, but also the beginning of the Luke Fickell era in Madison. Fickell was hired away from Cincinnati by UW on November 27th of 2022.
In memory of my dear Pac-12 and the fans left behind.
Accuray makes radiotherapy machines for cancer treatment, including the image-guided TomoTherapy, developed from research by Thomas “Rock” Mackie, a now-retired UW-Madison medical physicist.
“Tax cuts do not drive economic growth,” said Steven Deller, a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor who specializes in public finance and economics. “Just from the simplest perspective, states that have the lowest taxes should be doing the best and they’re not. States that tend to be doing better economically tend to have higher taxes.”
He worked for the Pet Milk Company in New Glarus until its closing in 1962, in construction for a short time, and finally for UW Madison Administrative Data Processing until his retirement, where he was a manager of student service analysts and programmers responsible for the design, development and maintenance of student data programs and systems.
From UW-Madison student to CNN chief congressional correspondent, Manu Raju credits persistence and hard work. He’s now covering the likelihood of Republicans triggering a government shutdown and President Joe Biden potentially facing an impeachment inquiry. We discuss national politics.
