Ateam of UW-Madison current and former biomedical engineering students sliced through the competition at a national collegiate inventors competition to win first-place with their combined forceps-scalpel device.
October 18, 2024
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Research
These tiny worms account for at least 4 Nobel Prizes
“It’s an experimental dream,” said Judith Kimble, a nematode researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “The more we do with it, the more of a wonderful dream it becomes.”
Higher Education/System
UW-Milwaukee sells former chancellor’s Lake Drive house for $1 million
The former home of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee chancellor recently sold for $1 million, according to state property records.
Madison College scraps monthslong search for new leader, restarts
More than a year after the school’s current president announced his retirement, Madison College is starting over in a search for its next leader.
Campus life
Pocan, Olsen talk TikTok ban, abortion in UW-Madison debate
The two met Wednesday on the UW-Madison campus for their first debate, moderated by UW-Madison political science Prof. Barry Burden.
The debate was co-hosted by the Morgridge Center for Public Service, BadgersVote Coalition, Elections Research Center, Associated Students of Madison, College Democrats and College Republicans of UW-Madison.
‘Political Palette’ event emphasizes global impact of voting through art during Latine Heritage Month
The educational, nonpartisan event was one of many celebrating Latine Heritage Month. This year’s theme, “Illuminating Our Voices,” aimed to showcase how Latine people share personal passions and culture through art.
Community
Madison’s Spanish-speaking radio station gives ‘a way of life’ to the Latino community
“Community radio plays a really important role in creating the range of voices … from minority communities who wouldn’t have any voice in mass media at all otherwise,” said Lewis Friedland, an emeritus professor of journalism and mass communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Clinical psychologist, researcher holds event to shed light on issues fathers face
A researcher and clinical psychologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has made it his mission to focus on the challenges fathers face and rebuke stereotypes around Black fathers. Event co-chair Alvin Thomas told WPR’s “Wisconsin Today” that it is important to discuss and address the problems fathers face.
“We know that if the parent relationship is not a very strong one or not a very healthy one, that more likely than not, the attachment between the child and the father is going to be compromised,” Thomas said. “Which of course will lead to potential negative outcomes for the child, but also for the dad.”
Arts & Humanities
Civic Media is betting on local pro-democracy radio. Will it work?
Mike Wagner, a journalism and mass communication professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said conservative talk radio remains “the dominant talk format that deals with civic life and politics” in Wisconsin.
Listener feedback has reinforced that locally focused strategy, said Lewis Friedland, a University of Wisconsin-Madison journalism professor emeritus who Weil consulted to research what radio audiences look for in their programming.
Health
Madison-area cystic fibrosis patients breathing easier thanks to new drugs
At UW Health, which took part in the clinical trial for Trikafta, nearly all 350 or so patients with cystic fibrosis are on Trikafta or similar drugs, and four of them are in their 70s.
Athletics
Why a family visit carries extra meaning for this Wisconsin volleyball defensive specialist
Ordinarily, Ferda and Ali Guctekin watch their daughter’s University of Wisconsin volleyball matches on replay. That’s because most of the Badgers’ matches are played around 3 a.m. local time in Istanbul, Turkey.
‘Too much for me to handle’: How Wisconsin football players handle social media abuse
Ricardo Hallman can laugh about it now, but two years ago this week was a low point in his football career.
Opinion
Guest column: UW must improve transfer pathways as MATC enrollment surges
As more students choose MATC for affordability, UW should streamline transfer processes and expand financial aid.
UW Experts in the News
To save monarch butterflies, these scientists want to move mountains
“If the monarch migration to this part of the world is to continue, both the trees and the monarchs will need to move,” says Karen Oberhauser, a biologist at University of Wisconsin-Madison who was not involved in the study. According to Oberhauser, who studies monarch butterfly ecology, assisted migration could be a possible solution; however, whether it will work remains to be seen.
UW-Madison Related
Obituary: Former longtime Greater Milwaukee Committee President Robert Milbourne dies at 77
After earning his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at University of Wisconsin-Madison, Milbourne became a policy advisor to Gov. Pat Lucey − later serving as state budget director.
Kamala Harris Warned Israel Not to Invade Rafah, Where Sinwar Was Killed
“This moment gives us an opportunity to finally end the war in Gaza,” Harris said during a campaign speech the University of Wisconsin.