Susan L. Thibeault from the Division of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, is an additional research author.
August 7, 2024
Research
Picturing an end to Alzheimer’s
Cynthia Carlsson, who oversees the AHEAD study at UW–Madison, calls lecanemab “a game changer.”
Campus life
UW to change Student Bus Pass Program pick-up process this fall
The UW Student Bus Pass Program allows UW students — who have paid their student transportation segregated fee — to use Madison Metro Transit buses with no extra cost, according to the Transportation Services website.
Community
Downtown Madison prepares for student move out
Bryan Johnson, the city’s recycling coordinator, said crews will be out every morning starting at 6:30 a.m until Aug. 23. He emphasized that if students are able to donate or resale items to do so.
Health
How to lower or eliminate your risk of knee arthritis, according to a new study
This finding is an exciting discovery, said Dr. Kathryn Miller, an associate professor of internal medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison.
“We’ve always had this idea that muscle mass matters and helps protect joints,” said Miller, who was not involved with the study. “Now here is one study that starts to build on the idea that muscle mass is important to function and also to possibly decrease the risk of developing osteoarthritis.”
Athletics
Waunakee Olympian says he faced ‘hardest mental battle’ after injury
Before leaving for Paris — and the world stage in France — Zach Ziemek tried to describe what it would be like to return to his Waunakee home with his first medal in three Olympic decathlons.“That would mean everything — that would be everything we have worked for,’’ said the former University of Wisconsin decathlete. “Being my third Olympics, you train for a gold medal.’’
UW Experts in the News
Will Tim Walz help Kamala Harris’ bid for the White House?
“I think Democrats have had a messaging problem,” said UW-Madison political rhetoric scholar Allison Prasch. “There is this narrative that ‘we know what’s best for you,’ and if you vote for (former President) Donald Trump, you’re stupid or you don’t pay attention. And that’s just incorrect, and the more that you communicate that to voters, the more they won’t want to listen to you.”
My Week at the Buzzy Meditation Retreat That Promises Bliss on Demand
Richard J. Davidson, founder and director of the Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, notes that even modest amounts of meditation—under 10 hours of practice in beginners—can change brain plasticity. But he cautions against commercializing the jhanas prematurely. “People saying this benefits them is all well and good, but without real scientific evidence, we have no idea,” he says. “Anyone trying to monetize this should raise red flags.”
Obituaries
Ina Jaffe, stalwart NPR correspondent, dies at 75
She began acting in high school and continued her involvement in the theater at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, where she received a bachelor’s degree in philosophy in 1972.
UW-Madison Related
Latino authors break through in children’s lit
The proportion of children’s and young adult books written by an author with Latino heritage grew from 6.3% in 2018 to 11.8% last year, according to data from the Cooperative Children’s Book Center at University of Wisconsin’s School of Education.