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December 9, 2024

Research

Wisconsin abortion providers brace for another Trump presidency

The Capital Times

In October, the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Collaborative for Reproductive Equity, known as CORE, released a study on the demand for abortion medications. The report examined how many people in Wisconsin ordered pills from out-of-state providers. The data was collected by the organization #WeCount, a national effort to track how many clinician-provided abortions are performed each month.

Higher Education/System

Campus life

UW-Madison Hoofer Ski and Snowboard Club hosts 60th ski swap

WMTV - Channel 15

The annual outdoor recreation equipment sale provides the opportunity for the community to buy discounted items for all ages for the upcoming season — including downhill and nordic skis, snowboards, boots, jackets, helmets, goggles, touring gear and telemark skis — while also offering community members the chance to sell their new and gently used gear.

Agriculture

Can raw milk make you sick? Officials crack down amid bird flu fears.

USA Today

Raw milk supporters say it contains more enzymes, probiotics (or the “good bacteria”), proteins and vitamins than pasteurized milk. They also say it helps prevent chronic health issues such as asthma and allergies, as well as ear and respiratory infections and fever, citing studies of European children living on farms. There’s little scientific evidence to support these claims, said John Lucey, director of the University of Wisconsin’s Center for Dairy Research and a food science professor.

“The short answer is no, there are no proven benefits,” he told USA TODAY. “You are being conned with these claims,” he said. “This is snake oil.”

Arts & Humanities

Wisconsin pediatrician helps author new early childhood literacy guidelines

Wisconsin Public Radio

For the first time in a decade, the American Academy of Pediatrics released updated recommendations on how pediatricians and caregivers can encourage early childhood literacy, with a Wisconsin doctor working on the effort.

Dr. Dipesh Navsaria, professor of pediatrics and human development and family studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, helped write the new literacy promotion policy statement and accompanying technical report. He told WPR’s “Wisconsin Today” what parents and healthcare professionals should know.

Athletics

Opinion

Water quality of Madison’s lakes should concern us all | Will Luebke

Wisconsin State Journal

Letter to the editor: I am reaching out today from the standpoint of a concerned student at UW-Madison.

Having a city situated between two lakes has its advantages, but also its consequences. I’d like to express my concern and bring awareness to our area lakes, specifically their water quality.

UW Experts in the News

US fourth and eighth graders fall further behind in math

Wisconsin Public Radio

Steffen Lempp, a math professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, says over the last decade, the School of Education has changed how prospective K-8 teachers are taught math content to fully prepare them to teach children in the subject.

The UW-Madison math department used to teach these math content courses. Those courses are now taught by the School of Education, in classes that blend content and pedagogy in one.