Co-authored by PhD candidates in sociology, and William T. Evjue Distinguished Chair for the Wisconsin Idea & Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication.
October 11, 2024
Research
For University of Wisconsin hurricane researchers, Hurricane Milton offers a learning opportunity
More than 1,000 miles from where Hurricane Milton made landfall on Wednesday night, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are using data from the storm to refine the way they study hurricanes.
University of Wisconsin continues to expand Wisconet network
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is continuing to grow its Wisconet system, which is a statewide network of weather and soil monitoring stations.
The university’s weather network, called Wisconet, is expected to be a game changer for farmers, climate researchers and many other industries in Wisconsin — especially those in remote areas.
6 things to eat to reduce your cancer risk
Almonds and walnuts, in particular, have cancer-fighting powers. “Nuts increase your fiber intake, and they have vitamin E and antioxidants that may help with cancer prevention,” says Bradley Bolling, an associate professor of food science at the University of Wisconsin. Bolling found that eating 28 grams of nuts per day—about a handful of almonds or walnuts—is linked to a lower risk of getting and dying from cancer. Dried fruit without added sugars may have a similar effect, though data are limited, Bolling adds.
‘That’s a bloodbath’: How a federal program kills wildlife for private interests
“It’s been scientific consensus since 1999 that indiscriminate killing is damaging,” said Adrian Treves, a professor of environmental studies and director of the Carnivore Coexistence Lab at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Higher Education/System
International students can get hands-on training and experience in their chosen field with CPT.
“There are consistent general eligibility requirements, such as maintenance of valid F-1 status and practical training directly related to the degree program. However, federal regulations on CPT are quite vague, so it is up to each institution to develop its own CPT policy and procedure that match institutional policies and procedures,” says Samantha McCabe, international student services director at the University of Wisconsin—Madison.
Campus life
Teen Vogue Generation Next 2024: Meet the winning designers
Robyn George: I’m 22 years old and I’m from Milwaukee, Wisconsin … I entered college at UW-Madison as a political science major which really heavily informed the way that I use the medium to digest the world around me, it also pushed me to create spaces like The Issue on campus where art and culture can combine to create something new and unrestricted.
State news
Voters in Wisconsin are weighing which candidate better understands their economic anxieties.
The middle class is an amorphous concept that neither candidate has really defined. But one thing is clear, said Katherine Cramer, a political scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison — the days when “middle class” meant “stability” are long gone.
“Now, there’s just so much precarity in terms of people not being sure of whether the jobs that they’re currently in are going to be there in the future,” Cramer said. “They’re not sure of their ability to maintain their standard of living, whether it’s meeting their mortgage payments or rental payments.”
Wisconsin has among the lowest kindergarten vaccine rates in the U.S. That worries doctors
Dr. James Conway, a professor of pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and medical director of UW Health’s immunization program, said the personal convictions exemption tends to be applied loosely.
“It’s been allowed to be interpreted as, basically, if you don’t want it, you don’t have to get it,” he said.
Agriculture
Why some farmers are making the big switch from dairy to beef production
While beef-on-dairy production continues to grow in the U.S., it was a novel concept in 2018 when it came to the attention of Ryan Sterry, regional dairy educator with the University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension.
“A few colleagues and myself were noticing more chatter about this, more farms were experimenting with it,” Sterry recalls.
Health
UHS celebrates World Mental Health Day with annual resource fair
Event features informative booths, creative activities, wellness workshops.
Athletics
UW volleyball star, Olympic medalist ‘dipping toe in coaching pond’
Lauren Carlini was expecting to kick back and chill on the return flight to Madison after the University of Wisconsin volleyball team recently swept Rutgers in Piscataway, New Jersey. Instead, the former UW star spent the next few hours engaged in conversation with coach Kelly Sheffield, who had just collected his milestone 300th career win in 12 seasons at Wisconsin.
Business/Technology
Verizon is purchasing Frontier. How will that affect customers in Wisconsin?
The federal government’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, supported by all the congressional Democrats from Wisconsin, and none of the Republicans, has provided billions of dollars to bring faster internet to unserved and underserved areas. So big money is available for companies, communities and co-ops to make upgrades. But that comes through a “very long and convoluted pipeline,” said Barry Orton, a telecommunications professor emeritus with UW-Madison and fierce critic of Frontier.
UW Experts in the News
How strict new voter ID laws in key swing states could play a deciding factor in the 2024 election
“These laws, they do nothing but make it more difficult to vote,” said Kenneth Mayer, a professor of American politics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who has conducted research on the effects of voter ID in his state. “And for every possible case of voter impersonation that you might prevent, you’re talking about thousands or tens of thousands of people who face these burdens.”
Fact check: Eric Hovde says opponent Tammy Baldwin ‘gave stimulus checks to illegals.’
Michael Wagner, director of the Center for Communication and Civic Renewal and professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said voting against the Young/Cotton amendment is not tantamount to supporting “giving stimulus checks” to nonresident immigrants.
“Stimulus checks only went to people with a Social Security number,” Wagner said in an email to PolitiFact Wisconsin. “Some noncitizens legally employed by DHS can get a Social Security number, and a small number of people in the U.S. on legal temporary working visas may also have been eligible for stimulus checks.”
UW-Madison Related
Nation’s longest-serving congresswoman in reelection fight with Ohio state lawmaker
Kaptur grew up in Toledo. She has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin in history and a master’s degree in urban planning from the University of Michigan, according to her congressional website.
‘I am 100% more Latina than Hispanic’: Wisconsin Latinos discuss how they describe their identity
Today, many people and institutions use “Chicano” or “Chicana.” The University of Wisconsin-Madison, for example, has the Chicana and Latina Studies degree program.