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50 facts you might not know about guns in America

Stacker

While mass shootings, specifically on school grounds, have compelled lawmakers to enforce regional gun restrictions and bans, five states welcome concealed weapons on campus. The University of Colorado, the Oregon University System, the University of Wisconsin, the University of Mississippi, and Utah public colleges or universities allow students to have a gun on the grounds.

Research Roundup – Do Stem Cells Hold Clues to Schizophrenia?

MindSite News

Simon Goldberg at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and colleagues compiled data from 14 meta-analyses including a total of 145 randomized-controlled trials (RCTs) of mental health apps among 47,940 participants. The sample size may seem impressive, but the results were weak. Overall, the authors didn’t find convincing evidence that apps were effective, only “highly suggestive evidence” of efficacy for anxiety, stress, depression, and quality of life

Women Shouldn’t Do Any More Housework This Year

Bloomberg

Most people don’t think of their own households as reproducing sexist societal dynamics, research by Allison Daminger, a sociology professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has shown. That would be too painful. Instead, we find ways to rationalize the housework disparity, making excuses like “She’s a perfectionist” and “He’s laid back.” This isn’t really true — as Daminger points out, some men who claim they aren’t detail-oriented hold jobs as project managers or surgeons.

Lack of nurse educators fuels Wisconsin’s nursing shortage

The Capital Times

Without enough teachers, nursing schools are unable to enroll more students, said Susan Zahner, associate dean for faculty affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s School of Nursing. On top of that, classroom space is often limited due to budget constraints, and schools are struggling to provide enough clinical sites to train students.

How Quitting a Job Changed My Personal Finances

The New York Times

The Karles represent a group of individuals and families who have made a change and are now dealing with the financial consequences, for better or worse. “The pandemic made people really think and take stock of their living situations,” said Cliff Robb, an associate professor of consumer science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “We saw so many different employment opportunities become flexible in their structures, so people started to reassess it all.”

23 FUN THINGS TO DO IN MADISON WI YOU’LL LOVE

365 Traveler

The pride of University of Wisconsin-Madison’s campus, the historic Memorial Union Terrace is a great spot to take in the waterside views of Lake Mendota. Open seasonally as the weather allows, this spot has been a favorite for nearly 100 years.

Corn silage is essential for livestock; here are tips on harvesting

The Daily Record

Kevin Shinners, a biological systems engineer in the Ag. Engineering Department at the University of Wisconsin, says soil contamination could be an issue because this is not like hay ground. Whenever there is soil contamination, the risk of undesirable clostridial fermentation increases. The key will be a careful setup of equipment to keep dirt out of the harvested forage.

Dare to Lead: How Administrators Can Overcome Impostor Syndrome

Chronicle of Higher Ed

Derek Kindle, vice provost for enrollment management at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, offered another approach: “Be authentic throughout your interviews, negotiations, and on-boarding. Although there are elements of showcasing your skills, experiences, and talents, it should come from a place of authenticity — knowing that you want and need those around you to accept and respect all of who you are and what you bring, and vice versa.”

Vasculitis Explained: Everything You Need To Know

Health Digest

Medical science has not developed a reliable means of preventing vasculitis as of this writing, per Medscape. However, anything that works to reduce inflammation in the body may help to prevent or reduce inflammation of the blood vessels. While noting that inflammation comprises a critical and complicated system of chemical reactions aimed at defending the body against illness and injury, the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health offers a handout detailing various steps that may be taken to reduce levels of unnecessary inflammation. These include not smoking (remember, Buerger’s disease may resolve through the cessation of smoking, according to Johns Hopkins Vasculitis Center), and getting adequate exercise and good quality sleep, stress management, and weight management.

William H. Marshall

Wisconsin State Journal

In 1990, Bill retired from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, after serving as Associate Dean of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences and Director of the School of Family Resources and Consumer Sciences.

Why jumping in a Madison lake in Wisconsin volleyball uniforms is a ‘special’ senior tradition

Wisconsin State Journal

The University of Wisconsin volleyball team took five pictures of the senior class, each with a different combination of players, during its media day.

Four seniors captured another memory on Wednesday participating in a near-decade-old tradition. Coach Kelly Sheffield memorialized the moment those seniors jumped into Lake Mendota with a slow-motion video he shared on Twitter.

David Lloyd Ankley

Wisconsin State Journal

David started his 32 year UW-Extension career in Marinette County in 1965, eventually becoming Portage County’s Agriculture Agent in 1970, retiring in 1996. The highlight of his career was being Executive Secretary of 1982s WI Farm Progress Days.

Lin-Manuel Miranda, ‘Let It Go’ songwriter join UW prof on new podcast

The Capital Times

Barbara Ames didn’t write “Hamilton.” She hasn’t won the EGOT. And she didn’t create the upcoming podcast “Arts Educators Save the World.”

Without Ames, though, the world may not have the Lin-Manuel Miranda, Robert Lopez and Erica Halverson that did.

Ames taught each of the three renowned artists when they attended New York’s Hunter College Elementary School. Halverson, a University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Education professor who is an expert in how people learn through the arts, is hosting the new podcast.

Art museum director and UW-Madison pediatrician who promotes reading chosen for national board

Wisconsin State Journal

Two well-known names from UW-Madison will now be part of the 11-member body that advises the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, the university announced Thursday. Amy Gilman, director of the UW-Madison’s Chazen Museum of Art, and Dipesh Navsaria, professor in the School of Human Ecology and of pediatrics and adolescent medicine in the School of Medicine and Public Health, were named Aug. 12 as new members of the National Museum and Library Services Board.

With COVID-19, flu upticks expected this fall, doctors urge vaccination

Wisconsin State Journal

“We’re anticipating that there will be pretty significant COVID activity and certainly very significant flu activity,” said Dr. James Conway, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at UW Health.

“It’s going to be a little crazy for a few weeks this fall,” said Dr. Jonathan Temte, an associate dean at UW School of Medicine and Public Health and member of a federal COVID-19 vaccines working group. “We’re going to be entering some unchartered waters.”

Forward Fest panel: Lack of female representation in STEM industries means ‘missed ideas’

Wisconsin State Journal

The other panelists — including Marina Bloomer, founder of Middleton startup that helps girls get interested in STEM, Stellar Tech Girls; Aimee Arnoldussen, innovation and commercialization mentor for UW-Madison’s Discovery to Product organization; and Guelay Bilen-Rosas, UW-Madison assistant professor of anesthesiology and co-founder of AyrFlow, a medical device startup — all said they agreed with White’s sentiment during the panel discussion.

Patrick J. Michaels, Vocal Outlier on Climate Change, Dies at 72

The New York Times

Dr. Michaels was a visible and polarizing figure in the climate change debate — partly because of his stridency and partly because, unlike many politicians and other policymakers, he had scientific credentials. He held a doctorate in ecological climatology from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, was for decades a professor of environmental sciences at the University of Virginia and Virginia’s state climatologist, and had published in scientific journals.

The Court’s Liberals Still Have Power

The Atlantic

About the author: Joshua Braver is an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School.

To become law, a Supreme Court opinion needs the backing of five justices. That reality has forced progressive justices for almost 50 years to compromise with center-right justices, resulting in legal doctrine rife with contradictions and loopholes, which conservatives have ruthlessly exploited to pare back the rights of women, racial minorities, and the gay community. Progressive justices had to make these bargains in order to get the five votes needed to be in the majority. That’s how things work.

How Wisconsin football’s freshman dance battle serves as a ‘rite of passage’

Wisconsin State Journal

It’s one of many traditions for UW freshmen. Other traditions include a night of karaoke, obnoxious haircuts or even being told to wear a dress.

Upperclassmen will lead the team into the equipment room, push aside things and ask for music to be turned up really loud.

“We call out two freshmen, put them right in the middle of the ‘W’ and they start dancing,” redshirt freshman T.J. Bollers said.

Dane County hospitals: masks, COVID-19 screenings still required

Wisconsin State Journal

In a joint message, Access Community Health Centers, Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin, Stoughton Health, SSM Health, UnityPoint Health-Meriter, UW Health and Madison’s Veterans Hospital said they wanted to remind people that masks are still required in their facilities.

As prison education expands in Wisconsin, incarcerated students find success

The Capital Times

In addition, the Odyssey Beyond Bars program expanded its English 100 college-credit course to four state prisons this past semester. The University of Wisconsin-Madison organization will add an intro to psychology class next year.

In collaboration with UW-Madison and four other campuses, the UW System will also soon offer incarcerated students a pathway to a bachelor’s degree through its Prison Education Initiative. Last December, the program received a $5.7 million grant from Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp.

UW System proposes statewide tuition waiver program for low-income students

Wisconsin Public Radio

Some University of Wisconsin-System students from low-income families will have their tuition and fees waived under a new initiative announced by UW System President Jay Rothman.

The Wisconsin Tuition Promise will waive remaining costs not covered by financial aid for students from families with incomes below $62,000 per year beginning in fall of 2023.

With the fall semester weeks away, Wisconsin colleges prepare for monkeypox

Wisconsin Public Radio

UW System wants to expand UW-Madison’s tuition promise program to all UW campuses. Will the state support it?

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

At a Monday news conference on the UW-Milwaukee campus, UW officials framed the scholarship program as a “gamechanger” that will help more students graduate and ease the workforce shortage straining the state.

“We are in a war for talent,” UW System President Jay Rothman said. “We are not graduating enough people with four-year degrees and graduate degrees in order to help sustain the economic growth of the state. We hear that from employers all the time.”

University of Wisconsin launches free tuition program for regional campuses

Fox News

The University of Wisconsin System is launching a new tuition waiver at its 12 regional campuses.

The program, dubbed the Wisconsin Tuition Promise, is modeled after the Bucky’s Tuition Promise program at UW-Madison. Beginning in fall 2023, Wisconsin residents who come from families making less than $62,000 a year will have any tuition and fees remaining after receiving financial aid waived.

Chef and author Abra Berens talks artisan grains and recipe rules

The Capital Times

Q: How does Farm to Flavor fit in with that?

A: I’m so excited about this event in Madison — it’s one of the most producer-oriented events that I’ve been a part of. It’s really exciting to have that conversation between growers and end users, like chefs or manufacturers … or direct to consumer, to be breeding plants with an emphasis on flavor.

University of Wisconsin has been leading that charge for so long. And it’s really just inspiring to see how it’s growing and continuing.

 

‘A little bit for everybody’: How the Inflation Reduction Act could boost clean energy

Wisconsin State Journal

Provisions in the bill will also improve the economics of community-owned solar farms, energy storage and systems designed to use waste heat from industrial facilities, said Tim Baye, a professor of business development and energy specialist at UW-Madison.

“It’s a big toolbox for decarbonization,” Baye said. “There’s a little bit for everybody here.”