Column by Claire Wendland, a medical anthropologist and OB-GYN at UW-Madison.
Opinion | I’ve seen what happens when abortions are unavailable
The Capital Times
Author: gbump
Interim UW-Madison chancellor “pleased to support” Big Ten’s addition of USC & UCLA
WKOW-TV 27
John Karl Scholz issued a statement following the Big Ten’s announcement Thursday night.
“The University of Wisconsin–Madison is pleased to support the planned expansion of the Big Ten Conference with the inclusion of the University of Southern California (USC) and the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA). “This expansion helps solidify the Big Ten Conference as the one, true national powerhouse conference, with member universities, teams and fans stretching from coast to coast.
Wisconsin Court Validates a Republican Strategy to Preserve Power
The New York Times
“These are really hardball tactics,” said Barry C. Burden, a political scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who studies elections and democracy issues. “It’s not unlike the United States Senate refusing to confirm Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court to hold open a seat for Republicans.
Engel-Natzke joins Caps, 1st woman to become NHL video coach
Washington Post
Engel-Natzke’s path to Washington began in earnest in 2017 when she began working as the full-time video coach for University of Wisconsin men’s hockey coach Tony Granato following several years assisting with the men’s and women’s programs there
As July 4 nears, this Bill of Rights blueprint could sell for $5 million
MarketWatch
Each of the original 13 states was tasked with ratifying the proposed constitution. By virtue of its prominent place among those original states, Virginia was critical to the process, said John Kaminski, director of the Center for the Study of the American Constitution at the University of Wisconsin.
Complaints: Majority-Black, Hispanic cities are overtaxing homeowners
Detroit Free Press
Bernadette Atuahene, a property law scholar with the University of Wisconsin who leads the coalition, said studies of Detroit’s assessment practices improved after the city completed a state-ordered reappraisal of all of its homes in 2017. However, Atuahene argued, the lowest-value homes are still being assessed in excess of legal limits.
Lily Tomlin, PETA criticize Ford for use of pigs in child crash test
Detroit Free Press
Colley told the Free Press Thursday that the group is also targeting The Cleveland Clinic, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas A&M, The University of Washington, the University of Wisconsin and the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, for use of animals in biomedical research.
‘Rave’s Indie Radar’ Podcast Aims To Introduce Fans To New Music
Forbes
Ravid is no stranger to broadcasting. Growing up in Chicago, he aspired to become a Top 40 deejay or a Cubs play-by-play guy. As a college student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he served as a deejay and then music director for the school’s radio station in the early 1970s.
Norman R. Draper
Wisconsin State Journal
For 40 years, he was a professor of statistics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, serving as chairman of the department twice (1968-72, 1994-97) and retiring as professor emeritus in 1999.
Badgers fans divided over report of UCLA, USC joining the Big Ten
Wisconsin State Journal
Here’s what University of Wisconsin fans — and a few former UW athletes — were saying about the news.
A historic final season at Wisconsin for Dana Rettke produced a Big Ten honor
Wisconsin State Journal
The Big Ten named Rettke its Female Athlete of the Year for the second time Wednesday, making her just the second from UW to win the award more than once.
Here are the details of Wisconsin men’s basketball coach Greg Gard’s contract extension
Wisconsin State Journal
University of Wisconsin men’s basketball coach Greg Gard’s new contract agreement, dated June 10, puts him as one of the highest-paid Big Ten men’s basketball coaches.
IV therapy clinics promote boost to wellness, but skeptics say it’s ‘buyer beware’
Wisconsin State Journal
“In the general population, for commercial use, I would question the need for (IV therapies),” said Adam Kuchnia, an assistant professor of nutritional sciences at UW-Madison. “If you’re getting mega-doses, potentially on a regular basis, there could be harmful toxicity effects.”
UW must update patient visitor rules
Wisconsin State Journal
Letter to the editor: Current COVID policy is bad for her mental health because she is restricted to two parents per day supporting her in the hospital. These unnecessary restrictions are putting undue stress and burden on families.
Sticking to Aldo Leopold’s ethics as his shack and surrounding land undergoes transformation
Wisconsin State Journal
The Leopold Shack journals, housed at Steenbock Memorial Library at UW-Madison, will be digitized so they can be shared virtually around the world. The digital work will also include virtual tours of the Shack, redesigning self-guided, in-person tours of the Shack and holding more “Shack-focused events.” The efforts will bring more people to the Shack either through the foundation’s website or in-person.
Wisconsin administrators react to UCLA, USC joining ‘the one, true powerhouse conference’ in Big Ten
Wisconsin State Journal
University of Wisconsin athletic director Chris McIntosh said he’s happy for the Badgers’ West Coast alumni after the Big Ten Conference voted Thursday to add UCLA and Southern Cal. “They will now be more connected than ever to the conference and to their alma mater,” McIntosh said in a statement released by UW in the hours after the move became official. “I can’t wait for our teams and fans to come together on a regular basis in Southern California.”
Jim Polzin: Shrewd power broker or backstabber? Both labels fit Big Ten in poaching Pac-12 teams
Wisconsin State Journal
How should you as University of Wisconsin fans feel about this seismic shift in college athletics? I’m not really sure, to be honest, because there’s a lot to process here and I’m not even sure how I feel quite yet.
UW Health Experts offer firework safety advice for families
NBC-15
“Firework fuses tend to be pretty short and they burn pretty quickly but this doesn’t seem to stop some people from lighting one while still holding onto it and unfortunately just about any firework that detonates in the hand is going to pack enough energy to cause some damage” said UW Health Pediatric Emergency Medicine Specialist Dr. Greg Rebella.
Loud steam explosion on UW campus caused by malfunctioning pressure monitoring device
Wisconsin State Journal
The explosion, which attracted attention throughout the Near West Side neighborhood, came while facilities staff were completing a safety check at the plant. The device malfunctioned after staff attempted to turn off steam in the area near Charter and Spring street.
UW Health culinary creation to comfort refugees earns national award
WKOW-TV 27
Shekeba Samadzada and Dan Hess’ vegetable korma, a traditional afghan stew, recently earned national recognition by winning the Health Care Culinary Contest. The stew consists of garbanzo beans, peppers, potatoes, onions, tomatoes, and green beans, and is seasoned with cilantro, turmeric and coriander. It is served with basmati rice and naan bread
USC, UCLA reportedly leaving PAC-12 and entering Big Ten as soon as 2024
The Daily Cardinal
After Oklahoma and Texas stunned the college athletics landscape by announcing their entry into the SEC last summer, USC and UCLA are reportedly taking a similar approach and departing from the PAC-12 conference to enter the Big Ten.
Two UW Health chefs win culinary competition with a very special recipe
NBC-15
Shekeba Samadzada and Dan Hess are chefs at UW Health who have a very special recipe for a traditional Afghan stew called vegetable korma, says UW Health.
Letter to the Editor: UW must do better by its Asian community
The Badger Herald
Letter written by Steven Shi, a junior triple majoring in economics, international studies and political science.
Wisconsin’s 35 Most Influential Asian American Leaders, Part 4
Madison365
Yoshihiro Kawaoka is a virologist in the Department of Pathobiological Sciences in the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine, and one of the world’s leading authorities on influenza and Ebola viruses.
Dr. Nhi Lê is an accelerator catalyst at Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation.
Concert on the water coming to Memorial Union Terrace next month
WISC-TV 3
Outdoor UW, Wisconsin Union Directorate Music Committee and Hoofer Outing Club are turning the stage around to face concert-goers floating on Lake Mendota for the first-ever Lakefront Live on July 14.
WATCH: UW Health’s Dr. Jeff Pothof weighs in on latest COVID-19 news
WISC-TV 3
UW Health’s chief quality officer Dr. Jeff Pothof joins Live at Four to talk about the latest COVID-19 headlines.
WATCH: UW expert breaks down what could be next for Supreme Court
WISC-TV 3
Howard Schweber, a professor at UW-Madison and a constitutional law expert, joins Live at Four to talk about what could come next for the U.S. Supreme Court following significant rulings on gun rights and abortion.
UW Health Experts offer firework safety advice for families
NBC-15
“Firework fuses tend to be pretty short and they burn pretty quickly but this doesn’t seem to stop some people from lighting one while still holding onto it and unfortunately just about any firework that detonates in the hand is going to pack enough energy to cause some damage” said UW Health Pediatric Emergency Medicine Specialist Dr. Greg Rebella.
Most and Least Affordable Cities To Live on Minimum Wage
GoBanking
Home to the University of Wisconsin, renting can become competitive when school is in session, which has driven up demand and costs. Still, the Wisconsin state capitol offers breweries, festivals and numerous James Beard Award-winners helping to elevate the city’s already popular food scene.
Academic integrity issues are not race-neutral (opinion)
Inside Higher Ed
Race also matters in proctoring software built to monitor students during remote exams. Proctoring software does not always accurately assess people who have darker skin. At the University of Wisconsin at Madison and in other cases, students have been barred from or have had to pause from taking tests because of software failing to recognize faces of people with darker skin. The technology itself certainly is not racist. Yet, as scholars such as Ruha Benjamin and Safiya Noble have shown, the algorithms and codes structuring such technologies can perpetuate racial biases and stereotypes.
IV therapy clinics promote boost to wellness, but skeptics say it’s ‘buyer beware’
“In the general population, for commercial use, I would question the need for (IV therapies),” said Adam Kuchnia, an assistant professor of nutritional sciences at UW-Madison. “If you’re getting mega-doses, potentially on a regular basis, there could be harmful toxicity effects.”
Rep. Sean Casten defeats AOC ally Rep. Marie Newman in Illinois Democratic congressional primary
Fox News
Newman, a graduate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison who has offered support for a $15 minimum wage and the Green New Deal, has disputed certain aspects of the allegations and the House Ethics Committee investigated the alleged scandal. In a unanimous vote, the Office of Congressional Ethics signaled there was reason to believe Newman had made the employment promise.
Can Democrats Expand the Supreme Court and How Likely Is it?
Newsweek
Newsweek asked two experts —retired judge Nancy Gertner and assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School Joshua Braver—to explain whether adding more justices to the Supreme Court is possible at all, how likely such a move is to succeed and why some Democrats are asking for it to happen, while others oppose it.
Experts say Roe v. Wade overturn will disproportionately affect communities of color
WKOW-TV 27
It’s an issue about which UW-Madison Assistant Professor of Population Health Sciences and Obstetrics and Gynecology Tiffany Green is passionate. “We know that it’s going to disproportionately affect the people already affected,” Green said. “Black pregnant people, and likely indigenous pregnant people.”
UW-Madison health services seeks to help students following abortion ban
NBC-15
“We’ll help them navigate those in the same manner we have throughout the whole period before this decision was released; obviously, some choices are more complicated than they were in the past,” said executive director Jake Baggott.
Wisconsin’s 35 Most Influential Asian American Leaders, Part 3
Madison365
Goodson Vue is associate director of the University of Wisconsin PEOPLE program, which has enrolled more than 1,000 students on scholarships to UW-Madison. Vue, who is Hmong, coordinates the College Scholar program, supporting students through their time at the university.
Badger stars Davis, Rettke named Wisconsin Athletes of the Year
WISC-TV 3
The honors keep piling up for Badger stars Johnny Davis and Dana Rettke. The pair were named the 2021-22 Wisconsin Athletes of the Year, UW Athletics announced Monday. This is Davis’ first time earning the honor and Rettke’s second.
Three engineering siblings launch a company and the home-built airplane of their dreams
Madison Magazine
All three majored in engineering at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where their mother and older sister had also studied. Ryley Karl, 36, chose aerospace engineering. Keegan Karl, 34, opted for mechanical engineering. River Karl, 32, became an electrical engineer.
Outdoor UW summer rentals now available
WISC-TV 3
If you’re looking to spend more time outside this summer, but don’t have a closet full of gear, you’re in luck. Outdoor UW has begun its 2022 season for paddling rentals and summer group experiences.
Century-Old State Laws Could Determine Where Abortion Is Legal
New York Times
“I hadn’t heard much about the ban until quite recently,” said Jenny Higgins, a professor of gender and women’s studies and obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health. “Folks didn’t really believe that overturning Roe was possible, or palatable, until recently.”
Shrinking China: ‘Sick Lizard,’ Not ‘Fire-Breathing Dragon’
Newsweek
In reality, China stopped growing years ago. Yi Fuxian of the University of Wisconsin-Madison believes the population has been shrinking since 2018. The last time China’s population fell was during the famine caused by Mao Zedong’s Great Leap Forward, six decades ago. Tens of millions perished then.
Wisconsin’s 35 Most Influential Asian American Leaders, Part 2
Madison365
Crystal Potts is the Director of State Relations for the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Lisa Imhoff is associate dean for diversity and inclusion at the University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy.
Wisconsin’s 35 Most Influential Asian American Leaders 2022, Part 1
Madison365
Dr. Soyeon Shim assumed her current position as the Dean of the School of Human Ecology (SoHE) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2012.
Social Security benefits play key role in preventing older Americans from lacking enough quality food
The Conversation
‘Trigger Law’ States Are Flying Blind Without Biden’s Guidance
The Daily Beast
“It would be surprising for guidance to be issued before the court hands down the Dobbs opinion,” said Miriam Seifter, a professor of administrative law, constitutional, and state and local government law at the University of Wisconsin.
What Does a Smart Toilet Do and Is It Worth It?
Men's Health
Turning more attention to the bowl is a boom in microbiome research that “has made it apparent just how important the organisms living in our gut really are,” says Joshua J. Coon, Ph.D., a professor of biomolecular chemistry at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Universities Begin Officially Reacting To Supreme Court’s Overturning Of Roe V. Wade
Forbes
University of Wisconsin System President Jay Rothman issued this statement: “We know that abortion remains a highly contentious issue that directly affects our students. We are reviewing the U.S. Supreme Court decision to determine what impact it may have on our universities. Like others, we will monitor the legal process surrounding this issue and will adhere to the law as it continues to evolve.”
Video games that teach empathy
The Washington Post
Research provides some support for this idea. In one small study, researchers at the University of Wisconsin created a game based on Jamal Davis, an imaginary Black male science student who experiences discrimination in his PhD program. Players took the role of Jamal Davis and experienced what he experiences because of his skin color. When questioned afterward, the players said they understood how he felt and could take on his perspective, indications that they felt empathy.
Taymour Soomro: ‘I want to challenge reductionist narratives about Pakistan’
The Guardian
I’ll be a fellow at the Institute for Creative Writing at the University of Wisconsin in Madison for the next academic year and am hoping to write my second novel there.
Chinese Ph.D. student beaten outside UW Madison
Inside Higher Ed
Students at the University of Wisconsin at Madison are calling on the administration to take action after a doctoral student from China was reportedly punched and kicked by a group of men while walking in downtown Madison near campus.
Ethanol is poison for the environment
Washington Examiner
“Corn ethanol is not a climate-friendly fuel,” said Tyler Lark, an assistant scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment and lead author of the study.
Here’s what you need to know about the future of abortion in Wisconsin
Wisconsin State Journal
“There is so much uncertainty and complexity about what the law regarding abortion is, I don’t see how there can be any enforcement without some kind of clarification by the courts,” said UW-Madison law school professor David Schwartz.
Abortion access could expand in northern Illinois to meet Wisconsin demand
Wisconsin State Journal
Some hospitals also perform abortions if the fetus has a lethal condition or the mother’s life is at risk. In a statement Friday, UW Health said, “While reverting to a 173-year-old state law on abortion will create some legal uncertainties, we recognize that this court decision has effectively banned abortions in Wisconsin except to save the life of the mother, and UW Health will continue to comply with the laws related to reproductive health care.”
How a tough-love approach made Wisconsin men’s soccer coach Neil Jones a player favorite
Wisconsin State Journal
When junior midfielder Tim Bielic heard that Neil Jones would be the next University of Wisconsin men’s soccer coach he was nervous, but excited. Nervous because he had already played three years at UW and didn’t know how the transition would go. Excited because he was already familiar with Jones and knew he had a winning resume.
Multiple departments fight barn blaze at UW-Madison Arlington Agricultural Research Station
Wisconsin State Journal
The fire was contained to one large structure that housed farming equipment and hay, and no people or animals were injured, said UW-Madison police spokesperson Marc Lovicott.
Construction of new UW-Madison school means end for century-old buildings
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Madison’s 2015 campus Master Plan called for both buildings to eventually be demolished — so when the announcement came last fall that the buildings would come down, it was “not a surprise,” Wilson said.
WATCH: UW law professor says Wisconsin’s ‘legal landscape is a little bit uncertain’ following overturn of Roe v. Wade
WISC-TV 3
Miriam Seifter, an associate professor of law at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, joins Live at Four to talk about what the Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade case means for Wisconsin.
Multiple agencies fight structure fire at UW Agricultural Research Station
NBC-15
Deforest Fire Department responded Sunday afternoon to reports of a barn on fire at the Arlington Research Station and multiple other local fire departments followed quickly to assist, UW Police said.
University response to June 14 incidents appalling
Daily Cardinal
f such a vile incident does not meet the bar for an alert, the criteria needs to be rethought.
New novel by UW–Madison French professor explores love and loss in the early years of the AIDS crisis
Madison Magazine
Richard Goodkin wrote the first draft of what would become his new novel, “Mourning Light,” over the course of a few months back in 1993. For the University of Wisconsin–Madison French professor, working on the novel was a way of processing some difficult personal emotions surrounding the loss of his partner two years earlier — and so he wrote a fictionalized story about a UW–Madison professor who loses his partner during the early years of the AIDS epidemic.