As Madison sweltered under an excessive heat warning Tuesday, thousands of UW-Madison students arrived at campus residence halls for fall semester move-in.
UW-Madison students feel the heat of move-in day
Wisconsin State Journal
August 28, 2024
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Research
With a compelling origin story and an evolving mission, Alaafia helps Milwaukee’s African-immigrant women
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Alaafia got a grant from the Greater Milwaukee Foundation that focuses on sickle cell research to determine the disease’s impact on patients’ lives. Another grant from University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Wisconsin Partnership Program funds health care navigation services, including support in finding and using resources, preventive care and mental health support
The ‘forbidden experiment’ is an infamously evil chapter in scientific history
Popular Science
He correctly deduced that “favorable conditions of the atmosphere” led to rapid bacterial growth. As a 1927 guide to dairy production from the University of Wisconsin very poetically put it: “A thick, sultry atmosphere usually precedes thunder showers and provides favorable conditions for the growth of milk-souring bacteria.”
Higher Education/System
Universities of Wisconsin leader says layoffs were needed because of falling demand
Wisconsin Public Radio
Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman is defending a leadership decision to lay off tenured faculty as a necessary response to declining enrollment and lagging state aid.
Campus life
Madison film series honors late UW film scholar David Bordwell
The Capital Times
It became clear early on to UW-Cinematheque program director Jim Healy that one summer wouldn’t be enough time to honor David Bordwell.
People Battle the Heat During UW-Madison Move-In
WKOW – Channel 27
“We moved some of our check-in locations indoors, so that our staff and people waiting in line are not having to be out in the heat for today, because we know it’s pretty extreme,” said Brendon Dybdahl, UW-Madison Housing Marketing & Communications Director.
Extension
Wisconsinites can now file state and federal taxes for free online
The Capital Times
Clare Dahl, a financial and life span educator with the University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension, supports the change.
“Any time that access to free tax filing is expanded, it’s good news for everyone,” said Dahl, whose division supports the volunteer-run Richard Dilley Tax Center.
Health
“Dog Smart;” Treating common cardiac issues in cats and dogs
Wisconsin Public Radio
Interview about heart health for dogs and cats with Dr. Heidi Kellihan, a UW-Madison veterinarian.
Athletics
Q&A: Get to know Wisconsin Badgers reporter Mark Stewart
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Mark Stewart has been a staple at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel for decades, and sliding back into the Wisconsin Badgers beat has been like a homecoming. Except he never left.
Wisconsin football updates season ticket sales for challenging 2024 home schedule
Wisconsin State Journal
Hosting three home games against preseason top-10 teams has helped the University of Wisconsin sell out football season tickets in the general and student seating sections.
New Wisconsin assistant has been around the football world to end up miles from his hometown
Wisconsin State Journal
Eric Raisbeck’s coaching career has taken him to six states and two foreign countries, all to find himself less than 7 miles away from where he went to high school.
Business/Technology
Middleton company trying to make your phone operate faster wins Madison Pressure Chamber competition
Wisconsin State Journal
SixLine was founded in 2022 by Katy Jinkins, a former materials science PhD graduate from UW–Madison. Jinkins focused her academic work on integrating carbon nanotubes—straws of carbon atoms, ten thousand times thinner than a human hair—into electronics. Her work began in Professor Mike Arnold’s lab in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and led to multiple papers and patents that cover alignment techniques and the integration of carbon nanotubes into electronics, which is the basis of SixLine.
UW Experts in the News
Will independent presidential candidates swing Wisconsin results?
The Capital Times
“I think all of these non-major party candidates are quickly shrinking away (in voter support),” said Barry Burden, a professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.