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NIL: The gap between blue-chip universities and HBCUs

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Axios

Zoom out: NIL payments can vary widely, Rob Master, executive chair of the Varsity Collective, a University of Wisconsin alumni organization helping student-athletes with their NIL sponsorships through partnerships and education, tells Axios.”People get a free sandwich or $25 or they’re getting like tens of thousands of dollars if not more for a deal, six figures,” said Master, who was previously vice president of integrated marketing and media at Unilever, a global consumer goods company. “It really depends on the athlete, the brand.”

UW-Madison Provost John Karl Scholz named president of University of Oregon

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Wisconsin State Journal

“It’s a wonderful opportunity to help lead one of America’s leading research universities, with broad strengths across the arts and humanities, social sciences, and physical, biological and mathematical sciences, along with several excellent professional schools,” Scholz said in a statement. “It has a well-deserved reputation for innovation and excellence.”

Nancy A. Schensky

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Wisconsin State Journal

After 32 years with the State of Wisconsin she retired in 2012, at the age of 78, as an administrative assistant from the University Office of Biological Safety.

From custom omelets to hibachi night, how Wisconsin football is changing how it feeds players

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Wisconsin State Journal

Training table refers to the meals and other food provided by the university to athletes outside of campus dining halls, including money added to athletes’ Red Card, which can be used at local restaurants and grocery stores. Athletic scholarships include a meal plan for campus dining halls and training table access, and UW also provides walk-on football players with training table meals. NCAA rule changes over the past 10 years eliminated restrictions on the number of meals a program can provide per day and the food available outside of scheduled meal times.

Rebecca Blank, Who Changed How Poverty Is Measured, Dies at 67

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The New York Times

At the Commerce Department, she attained the post of acting secretary briefly in 2011 and again from 2012-2013. She left to become chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she tangled with state Republicans who were trying to cut funding. One achievement was her creation of a scholarship program for Wisconsin students from poor families.

Dr. Sarah Nolan presents on approaches to mental health issues on campus

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Badger Herald

Hosted by the Graduate School Office of Professional Development, Nolan presented “Collective Care: The Future of Well-Being for Our Campus Community.” With rising rates of mental health distress amid both graduate and undergraduate students, the presentation provided comprehensive care approaches to combat this issue.

Bert I. Gordon, Auteur of Mutant Monster Movies, Dies at 100

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The New York Times

Bert Ira Gordon was born in Kenosha, Wis., on Sept. 24, 1922, the son of Charles Abraham Gordon and Sadeline (Barnett) Gordon. He became interested in film as a boy, when an aunt gave him a 16-millimeter movie camera for his birthday. He attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison but dropped out to join the Army Air Forces during World War II.

Bert I. Gordon, Cult Filmmaker Behind ‘The Food of the Gods’ and ‘Empire of the Ants,’ Dies at 100

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Variety

Born on Sept. 24, 1922 in Kenosha, Wis., Gordon was gifted a 16-millimeter movie camera at a young age. After attending the University of Wisconsin-Madison and dropping out to join the Army Air Forces during World War II, Gordon married Flora Lang, who would become a frequent collaborator on his features. The two had three daughters, Patricia, Susan and Carol, before divorcing in 1979.

Gain-Of-Function Research And Covid-19: Could Too Much Oversight Slow Progress?

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Forbes

The broader debate over gain-of-function experiments certainly did not begin with Covid-19. The current discourse largely can be traced back to 2011. In that year, virologists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Erasmus Medical Center independently reported that they had genetically modified the avian influenza virus A/H5N1 to make it transmissible among ferrets. Why is this noteworthy? The A/H5N1 virus has a high mortality rate in humans. However, human-to-human transmission is limited.

STEM Major Spotlight: Computer Science

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Daily Cardinal

Computer science is a lot more than just programming. The major involves the study of logic and proofs, getting into the nitty gritty of software and hardware and understanding what makes algorithms quicker or slower.

John Delmar Deering

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Wisconsin State Journal

John had a lengthy career in law enforcement for the UW-Madison Police Department, retiring as detective.