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Robots run out of energy long before they run out of work to do − feeding them could change that
The Conversation
June 2, 2025
Research
Abortion bans harm care for pregnancy problems, UW-Madison study says
The Cap Times
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Collaborative for Reproductive Equity released a study this spring showing that during the 13-month period in which abortion was largely unavailable in Wisconsin, OB-GYNs struggled to provide care for pregnant patients and treat pregnancy complications because of unclear legal guidelines.
A fungal disease ravaged North American bats. Now, researchers found a second species that suggests it could happen again
Smithsonian Magazine
“Cave ecosystems are so fragile that if you start pulling on this thread, what else are you going to unravel that may create bigger problems in the cave system?” said University of Wisconsin–Madison wildlife specialist David Drake to the Badger Herald’s Kiran Mistry in December.
Yogurt product recalls that affected millions
The Takeout
Incidentally, if you’re trying to figure out how to find these kinds of dairy recalls, you might want to visit the website of the University of Wisconsin’s Center for Dairy Research, which maintains a Dairy Recall Tracker. It’s regularly updated with any new recall notices from the Food and Drug Administration, letting you find about any new food recalls quickly and easily. It’s a handy tool that can help you figure out what dairy products should and shouldn’t be in your fridge.
Hypogamy, the increasingly common romantic choice among brilliant women
The Body Optimist
Historically, hypergamy—when a woman marries a man of higher social or educational status—was the norm. However, this trend is gradually reversing. In the United States, according to sociologist Christine Schwartz of the University of Wisconsin, the proportion of couples where the woman is more highly educated than her partner increased from 39% in 1980 to 62% in 2020.
Higher Education/System
Scholarship gives women an opportunity to pursue careers in aviation
Spectrum News
Remington, a University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate, was pursuing a career as a pilot when she was killed in a small plane crash near Janesville in 2021. She was only 26 years old.
Knowing their daughter was passionate about teaching and mentoring young pilots, Remington’s parents decided to create the scholarship in her name.
Opinion | GOP attack on education is bewildering
The Cap Times
Cap Times higher education reporter Becky Jacobs detailed this past week how drastically the UW is being challenged by the Trump administration’s indiscriminate cuts to American higher education.
It isn’t just Harvard that’s in the crosshairs, but premier universities throughout the country are being defunded. It’s as if the country’s own government has for mysterious reasons decided to declare war on its world-renowned citadels of learning.
Arts & Humanities
Alf Clausen, Emmy-winning ‘Simpsons’ composer, dies at 84
Variety
Clausen was born March 28, 1941, in Minneapolis, but grew up in Jamestown, N.D. He earned degrees from North Dakota State University, the University of Wisconsin and Boston’s Berklee College of Music. He later studied film scoring with Earle Hagen and was a two-year member of Lehman Engel’s BMI Musical Theater Workshop.