Clipsheet

August 30, 2024

Research

Former croplands could be ‘sweet spot’ for renewable-energy production

Posted on 8/30/2024

Public News Service

Tyler Lark, research scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and one of the report’s co-authors, said some lands have been restored to natural ecosystems. Others, those perhaps currently populated by invasive species, could be the answer to big questions the country is facing about where to house increasing renewable-energy development.

“We ideally want to avoid our best and most productive ag lands but we also don’t want to encroach on pristine or native ecosystems,” Lark explained. “Formerly cropped lands might hit that sweet spot in the middle.”

Detecting agricultural pests through sound

Posted on 8/30/2024

NPR

(Emily) Bick, an entomologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, researches ways to better detect the agricultural pests that drive serious economic losses worldwide. She says improving these methods could result in using pesticides more strategically — less often, at just the right time.

Higher Education/System

Should UW-Madison spin off from UW System? Legislators ponder if it’s time to ‘shake it up’

Posted on 8/30/2024

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

A legislative committee making recommendations on the future of the state’s public university system is considering whether to call for spinning off the flagship university.

New protest rules at UW-Madison: Keep it quiet, and don’t block commencement photos

Posted on 8/30/2024

Wisconsin State Journal

Just days before the start of a new school year — and with it the likely resumption of pro-Palestinian protests on campus — UW-Madison has revised its rules on student protests, including several new restrictions on where and how loud demonstrations can be.

New UW-Madison protest policy ‘clearly unconstitutional,’ free speech expert says

Posted on 8/30/2024

Daily Cardinal

Schweber said the university limiting “expressive activity” within 25 feet of building entrances is “extremely problematic, clearly unconstitutional” and “begging to invite some judge to strike them down.”

Campus life

Want to go to the Badgers’ season opener Friday? Less than $5 can make it happen.

Posted on 8/30/2024

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Fans eager to see how Year 2 of the Luke Fickell era begins Friday night won’t need to shell out much money to make it happen.

A flood of seats for the University of Wisconsin football season opener at Camp Randall Stadium against Western Michigan are available for $2 to $6 on Vivid Seats and StubHub at points all over the stadium, as of late Thursday morning.

Wisconsin Union and Karben4 roll out another drink collaboration

Posted on 8/30/2024

Madison Magazine

The Sunburst Sparkler caffeinated, sparkling water beverage will be available in four flavors at all Wisconsin Union dining locations.

Wisconsin Union and Karben4 team up for a new beverage collaboration

Posted on 8/30/2024

WKOW – Channel 27

The drinks have been deemed Sunburst Sparklers. They are caffeinated, sparkling waters that come in a variety of flavors.

Complete Cap Times Idea Fest program has something for everyone

Posted on 8/30/2024

The Capital Times

We will be using seven separate venues this year, though most of our big national speakers will appear as usual in Shannon Hall, the largest theater space in the Memorial Union on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.

Health

Red Cross UW-Madison to hold blood drive

Posted on 8/30/2024

WISC — CBS Channel 3

The American Red Cross, the University of Wisconsin Red Cross Club, and the University of Wisconsin Recreation and Wellbeing Club announced Thursday the UW-Madison Kick-Off Blood Drive, in order to address the ongoing need for blood products.

4 years into COVID, isolation continues for some disabled residents

Posted on 8/30/2024

ABC News

Patients have been harassed or mocked for wearing masks in public, Dr. Jeannina Smith noted, despite international and national medical organizations emphasizing the importance of mask wearing as a mitigation tactic for illnesses. Hill has experienced this first hand.”You can’t look at someone and know that they’re receiving immunosuppression for an organ transplant or an autoimmune condition, and they remain at risk,” Smith said.

Athletics

Let’s go Bucky! Here’s News 3 Now’s guide for Badger Game Day at Camp Randall

Posted on 8/30/2024

WISC — CBS Channel 3

Badger fans will notice some changes at Camp Randall this fall.  A new videoboard is the Badgers’ first scoreboard upgrade in ten seasons. Officials say this one will be better in all lighting conditions. Extra ribbon board panels were also installed on both sides of the stadium.

Opinion

UW law professor: Chrystul Kizer verdict exposes immense pressure to plead guilty

Posted on 8/30/2024

Wisconsin State Journal

Column by John Gross, a clinical associate professor of law at the UW-Madison Law School and director of the Public Defender Project.

UW Experts in the News

Cartoonist Lynda Barry : Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

Posted on 8/30/2024

NPR

These days, she’s (Lynda Barry) been busy teaching. She’s an associate professor at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. She’s written several books on the subject of drawings and comics, and how to do and make them.

How to be More Resilient, According to Experts

Posted on 8/30/2024

New York Times

“We as humans are very social creatures,” said Kathryn Howell, a psychology professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “So when bad things happen to us, we want to be together and connected to others.”

For Two-Job Workers, There Aren’t Enough Hours in a Day to Stay Afloat

Posted on 8/30/2024

Wall Street Journal

“One story is that people are short of cash, and they need extra hours and the only way to pick up extra hours is by picking up a short-term job,” said Christopher Taber, chairman of the economics department at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. “Another story is that it’s easier to work two jobs now than it was before.”

UW-Madison Related

UW alum Sundaramoorthy pays homage to alma mater with Milwaukee 100 helmet

Posted on 8/30/2024

WISC — CBS Channel 3

The Wisconsin football team will begin its season on Friday, and UW alum Yuven Sundaramoorthy will race for the Milwaukee 100 in the INDY NXT Series at the Milwaukee Mile. Sundaramoorthy, who races for Abel Motorsports, is paying homage to the Badgers with a special helmet for the weekend that resembles the football team’s iconic helmet.

Wisconsin sees record pay growth, especially for Black, Hispanic women

Posted on 8/30/2024

The Capital Times

As inflation calmed last year, Wisconsin workers’ buying power grew at a record rate, according to a new report from the High Road Strategy Center, a University of Wisconsin-Madison think tank.

The center’s annual “State of Working Wisconsin” report shows what’s changed for workers of different races and genders in the last year.

‘White Fragility’ Author Robin DiAngelo Faces Accusations of Plagiarism

Posted on 8/30/2024

The New York Times

Among the scholars whose work DiAngelo drew on without proper acknowledgment, according to the complaint, are Stacey J. Lee, a professor of education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, as well as Northeastern University’s Thomas K. Nakayama, and his coauthor, Robert L. Krizek, a professor emeritus at St. Louis University.