UW-Madison researchers found that guardian caps had no impact on sports-related concussion rates after evaluating nearly 3,000 high school football players in their study.
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Traffic Operations and Safety (TOPS) lab have found liquid brine in water highway maintenance cleared the state’s highways faster, provided better friction on roadways and reduced overall salt usage.
“The data tells a very positive story for winter highway safety in Wisconsin,” says Andrea Bill, associate director of the TOPS Lab, which is housed in the UW-Madison College of Engineering. “Liquid brine is an effective tool, and along with training, education and technology, our storm fighters are making effective reductions in the amount of chloride on our roads and improving the performance of winter roads.”
“Even lowering the legal age of marriage to 18 will do nothing to boost the fertility rate now that people have become accustomed to marrying young and having children later,” said Yi Fuxian, a senior scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who conducts demography research. “China’s age of first marriage in 2020 was 29.4 years for men and 28.0 years for women, and it will continue to be delayed, following along the same path as Taiwan and South Korea.”
Professor Mark Copelovitch discusses Trump’s domestic, foreign policies, says future looks uncertain.
At an event hosted by WUD Society and Politics Monday, UW-Madison political science professor Mark Copelevitch voiced concerns about President Donald Trump’s remaking of the federal government.
UW-Madison has funded efforts to prevent farmer suicides, expand access to health services for Black men through barbershops and improve Alzheimer’s disease detection among Latinos. The school has trained medical students to work in rural communities and sought to increase Indigenous representation in medicine. Researchers have studied new ways to treat melanoma and prevent opioid misuse.
Evers highlighted his “Year of the Kid” designation and said a focus needs to be on schools during the budget season. An ongoing battle over literacy funding from the last budget is yet to be squared away and he called for setting aside funds for youth mental health. Though funding for public schools, the University of Wisconsin and the state’s technical schools is large, it’s a necessary investment, especially because of the uncertainty at the federal level, he said.
The Badgers open the spring with a road date with Hawaii at 11 p.m. March 25, the first of two matches against the Rainbow Warriors spanning back-to-back days in Manoa, Hawaii. A time for the pair’s second contest — on March 26 — has yet to be released.
University of Wisconsin athletics and WIAA officials emphasized their strong relationship in announcing Tuesday that Badgers facilities will continue to host seven high school state championships through the spring of 2033.
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association announced an eight-year contract extension with the University of Wisconsin-Madison department of athletics for use of its facilities for the conducting of state tournaments, according to a WIAA press release Tuesday.
Greg moved to Madison, Wisconsin and worked at the University of Wisconsin for 34 years, first as a custodian and then as a custodial supervisor.
