Clipsheet

October 31, 2024

Research

Bats may be a scary Halloween symbol, but they benefit humans, and save farmers money

Posted on 10/31/2024

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

In 2018, a study out of UW-Madison that analyzed bat poop found that little brown bats in Wisconsin were eating 17 different types of mosquitoes, including nine that carry West Nile virus. The same study found the DNA of 24 different agricultural pests in the poop — lending validity to the estimate that bats save Wisconsin farmers hundreds of millions of dollars per year on pesticides.

New images of RSV may hold key to unlocking new treatments

Posted on 10/31/2024

Daily Cardinal

A research team at the University of Wisconsin-Madison produced high-resolution images of RSV structure, important for RSV treatment options and vaccine development.

Higher Education/System

Pursuit Unlimited: Odyssey Beyond Wars program helps veterans make the leap into higher education

Posted on 10/31/2024

Spectrum News

For many veterans, higher education can seem out of reach. However, a special program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is helping change that narrative.

Campus life

UW-Madison student protests were larger in the 1960s and 1970s. Why?

Posted on 10/31/2024

Daily Cardinal

Kacie Lucchini Butcher, director of the Rebecca M. Blank Center for Campus History, told The Daily Cardinal the reason for this may lie in direct impact. “With the war in Vietnam, people’s friends were dying,” Lucchini Butcher said. “I think there was a sense of urgency to those protests that made people feel as though they wanted to get involved.”

Student worker acts quickly, administers Narcan to overdose victim at Memorial Union

Posted on 10/31/2024

WMTV - Channel 15

A student worker at UW-Madison’s Memorial Union carried out life-saving measures earlier this month after a person overdosed in one of the lounges. It was an uneventful day at Memorial Union when Ruben Aguilo Schuurs, Building Manager at UW, was flagged down by another worker in the building.

Should UW-Madison light, pave Lakeshore Path? University wants input

Posted on 10/31/2024

The Capital Times

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is, once again, considering whether to light and pave a portion of the Howard Temin Lakeshore Path along Lake Mendota.

State news

Wisconsin would pay student teachers $10,000, under state superintendent’s proposal

Posted on 10/31/2024

Wisconsin State Journal

There is no state program that pays student teachers, DPI spokesperson Chris Bucher said. Grant funding may be available through individual colleges or universities, such as the UW-Madison teacher pledge program.

Community

Volleyball popularity spikes among Madison teens after Badgers success

Posted on 10/31/2024

The Capital Times

With increased visibility of women’s volleyball and the success of the University of Wisconsin-Madison women’s volleyball team, the sport has flourished among girls too, said Franco Marcos. He anticipates Madison’s new professional women’s volleyball team, which launches in January, will continue to bolster the popularity.

Health

UW Health reports record patient care numbers

Posted on 10/31/2024

WKOW – Channel 27

Approximately 832,300 patients received care in the 2024 fiscal year. Record levels of care this year included: 3,831,200 outpatient appointments, 237,400 emergency department visits, and 85,900 surgeries.

Opinion

Opinion: Economy would grow under Harris. Under Trump, expect higher prices and debt.

Posted on 10/31/2024

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Written by Menzie Chinn, a professor of public affairs and economics in UW-Madison’s La Follette School of Public Affairs and Department of Economics, and Mark Copelovitch, a professor in UW-Madison’s La Follette School of Public Affairs and Department of Political Science.

Business/Technology

Wound dressing by Middleton company approved by the FDA

Posted on 10/31/2024

Wisconsin State Journal

The wound-healing film was invented in 2008 by a team at UW-Madison that included Ankit Agarwal, co-founder and chief scientific officer of the company.

UW Experts in the News

At 50, Hello Kitty is as ‘kawaii’ and lucrative as ever

Posted on 10/31/2024

ABC News

Leslie Bow, a professor of English and Asian American Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said that while many Asian and Asian American women see Hello Kitty as a symbol of defiance, the protective, caretaking instinct aroused by “kawaii” isn’t without power.

NFL owners support policies that benefit them. But what about fans?

Posted on 10/31/2024

USA Today

“These things can often appear to be disconnected,” said Kenneth R. Mayer, professor emeritus of political science at the University of Wisconsin. “It wouldn’t be at all surprising for people to not make a strong link between gerrymandering and the success of the Cleveland Browns.”

UW-Madison Related

Harris hails first-time and gen Z voters at Wisconsin rally: ‘I’m so proud of you’

Posted on 10/31/2024

The Guardian

The campaign has invested in youth organizing in Wisconsin, hiring seven full-time campus organizers and a youth organizing coordinator. To broad applause, Ty Schanhofer, a first-time voter and student at the University of Wisconsin, introduced Harris and encouraged students to vote early.

In Wisconsin, Trump courts ‘garbage’ outrage as Harris courts students

Posted on 10/31/2024

NBC News

While Harris’ team specifically targeted young voters from the University of Wisconsin on Wednesday, Trump’s campaign had a garbage-themed day.