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It’s been a brutally hot summer. Experts say this is just a glimpse of the future.

NBC News

“Climate scientists were predicting exactly these kinds of things, that there would be an enhanced threat of these types of extreme events brought on by increased warming,” said Jonathan Martin, a professor of atmospheric science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “It’s very distressing. These are not encouraging signs for our immediate future.

Sabres, Amerks Shoring Up Minor-League Roster

SB Nation

Defenseman Peter Tischke (1 year, two-way AHL/ECHL) appeared in 16 games with the Colorado Eagles last season. Overall, he’s appeared in 51 ECHL games (Utah) and 21 AHL games since graduating from the University of Wisconsin in 2019.

Leon Litwack, 91, Dies; Changed How Scholars Portray Black History

The New York Times

Professor Litwack served in the Army after graduation, then returned to Berkeley for his doctorate, where he studied with Kenneth Stampp, a groundbreaking historian of the Civil War. After he received his Ph.D. in 1958, he began teaching at the University of Wisconsin, where he turned his dissertation into his first book, “North of Slavery.”

Cornell won’t approve disability-related requests to teach online

Inside Higher Education

Sami Schalk, an associate professor of gender and women’s studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said Cornell’s protocols are “great safety measures that will protect probably the vast majority of their campus. But there are many disabled folks or immunocompromised people who have been pretty hyper-isolated over the past year and a half. To force them out, it’s just unconscionable.”

Bill Gates Pledges $1.5 Billion for Infrastructure Bill’s New Climate Projects

Wall Street Journal

Gregory Nemet, a University of Wisconsin professor who has written a book about recent innovation in solar power, said the policy shift will put pressure on government officials who will have to sort through complex market dynamics while managing demands from companies seeking profits and lawmakers pushing for home-state handouts.

Is Graduate School Worth the Cost?

Wall Street Journal

At the University of Wisconsin, Madison, a master’s in economics costs $38,917 a year in tuition and fees. This isn’t chump change, but the skills it provides are versatile and valued in the marketplace. According to PayScale, the median salary of economics M.A. graduates in the U.S. is $114,000 across a range of careers. Given the expected payoff, an economics graduate degree is worth the cost.—Sarah Eckhardt, University of Wisconsin, Madison, economics

Your Garden May Be Pretty, but Is It Ecologically Sound?

The New York Times

The gestalt and palette of the American prairie show up repeatedly in his work, from the design for the University of Wisconsin Arboretum Native Plant Garden, in Madison, to the stretch of cedar planter boxes on his apartment terrace, which he calls his “compressed prairie” — where he can feel at home among the little bluestem grasses and a succession of forbs, “my old friends from the Iowa roadside.”

Health care workers rally against hospital vaccine mandates

WKOW-TV 27

In statements to 27 News, UW Health, UnityPoint Health – Meriter and SSM Health defended their decisions to require employee vaccinations. “Ninety percent of our employees were fully vaccinated before we announced our requirement and we’ve received a lot of positive response since the announcement. Our UW Health team understands how important vaccinations are to providing safe care and for ending this long pandemic.”

Chris Cuomo’s CNN role in question after brother’s resignation

USA Today

“What happens to him at CNN is less important to me than what happens to all the other journalists whose ethics will be questioned and whose bond of trust with the citizens they serve could be damaged by the choices he made,” wrote Kathleen Bartzen Culver, director of the Center for Journalism Ethics and a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication in an opinion piece for USA TODAY published this week.

Wisconsin to set fall wolf limit after runaway spring hunt

AP

The DNR’s most recent estimate of wolves in Wisconsin, during the winter of 2019-20, put the population at about 1,000. The department’s goal is 350 wolves statewide. But conservationists maintain the February hunt was devastating to the state’s wolf population since it was held during the animal’s mating season. A University of Wisconsin study released last month also estimated another 100 wolves were killed by poachers after the animals lost their endangered species protection.

Will COVID-19 have long-term effects on the brain?

MarketWatch

To illustrate this point, Black, Latino and American Indians were more likely than whites to volunteer for a clinical trial if invited by a member of the same race, according to the “Voices Heard Survey” of more than 400 Wisconsin residents. This shows how tailored messaging can help, says Dorothy Farrar Edwards, faculty director of the University of Wisconsin Collaborative Center for Health Equity, which conducted the survey.

‘A welcoming place for all’: The city of Madison has been on a years-long journey to make its workplaces more inclusive

Wisconsin State Journal

“We know very little if (trainings) are effective at all. We don’t even know how long they last if they are effective, but we don’t even know if they’re effective,” said Markus Brauer, a professor of psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. As a social psychologist, Brauer studies the social aspects of human behavior with a focus on diversity-related issues. Brauer’s research has centered on developing and testing interventions aimed at changing people’s behaviors in a variety of domains, including diversity, and his work has led him to a simple conclusion: many pro-diversity initiatives don’t work. Poorly done diversity training can do more harm than good.

Revive Therapeutics Provides Update on Psychedelics Clinical Product Pipeline

MarketWatch

The Company is working with the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System under a clinical trial agreement to conduct a Phase I/II clinical study to evaluate the safety and feasibility of psilocybin in adults with methamphetamine use disorder. Study start-up activities have taken place and enrollment activities are to continue throughout the remainder of the year. As a result of the study, clinical data will provide proprietary and valuable information on the safety, efficacy and dosing of psilocybin to support future pivotal FDA clinical studies in oral forms of delivery including oral thin film strips. The clinical study will be conducted at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Medicine and Public Health and School of Pharmacy, which holds a Wisconsin special authorization and DEA license to perform clinical research with psilocybin.

School districts in lower transmission areas navigate CDC, DPI mask guidance ahead of school year

WKOW-TV 27

Health experts maintain that even if there is lower transmission in an area, students should be masked.”Six or seven or eight hours is a big chunk of the day,” said Dr. Ellen Wald, chair of pediatrics at the UW School of Medicine. “It’s a time when they’re in close proximity with 20 to 30 other children in a single room. That doesn’t happen in the rest of the day.”

The challenges of providing certified stroke care to rural Wisconsin

NBC-15

“Certification in stroke care is something that is helpful in terms of making sure that we have good protocols in place and that we have the high speed response to take care of these specific patients,” said Natalie Wheeler. Wheeler is the Medical Director for Telestroke at UW Health and Assistant Professor for the School of Medicine and Public Health. She says Outside of larger Wisconsin cities, expert stroke care is not readily available.

Watch now: Mendota Rowing Club program seeks to reverse sport’s lack of diversity

Wisconsin State Journal

This year the Mendota Rowing Club scheduled three weeks of STEM to Stern training with five participants per session. Club coaches oversee training sessions while collegiate rowers from UW-Madison serve as volunteers, said Melissa Austin, the Madison program lead. After the free initial training, participants can move up to the middle school and high school teams and have their club fees waived.

Purcell, Gene

Wisconsin State Journal

Gene had a lifelong career in media, with more than 30 years in public broadcasting. At the time of his death, he was the director of Wisconsin Public Media, which includes Wisconsin Public Radio and PBS Wisconsin.

Mandate or incentives? Wisconsin colleges try various strategies to drive up vaccination rates

Wisconsin State Journal

But the System has so far resisted those calls, taking the same position that the majority of other colleges have in strongly encouraging but stopping short of requiring that students get the shots. Many UW campuses are instead offering incentives such as laptops, gift cards and tickets to sporting events.

Madison police patrol horse returns home after more than two weeks at veterinary hospital

Wisconsin State Journal

Cooper, a 9-year-old Percheron and member of Madison Police Department’s Mounted Patrol Unit, spent 2½ weeks at the University of Wisconsin Veterinary Hospital due to medical issues. On July 19, Cooper started to show colic symptoms. The UW Veterinary Hospital determined he had a displaced colon that required emergency surgery. Cooper suffered several complications following his surgery, including stomach reflux and an inability to eat.

Frank, Boris

Wisconsin State Journal

From 1964 to 1982 he was on the faculty of The University of Wisconsin, serving as the manager of administration for WHA-TV.

Steve Nass and Co. make it harder to fight COVID

Wisconsin State Journal

Sen. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater, is insisting that universities seek approval from him and a handful of his skeptical colleagues for masking, vaccine and testing requirements on state campuses. Never mind that University of Wisconsin System schools have adopted and adjusted similar rules for more than a year now, which helped control COVID-19 among students, staff and surrounding communities.

Protecting your baby from the COVID-19 resurgence

WKOW-TV 27

Welcoming a new baby into your family is stressful enough, and adding the COVID-19 resurgence to the mix only makes things more complicated. A pediatrician from UW Health recommends having a conversation with close friends and family, and asking them to get vaccinated before spending time with your newborn.

UW Milwaukee chancellor: UW System affirms school’s authority to implement COVID-19 protocol

NBC-15

Despite a state legislative committee’s determination that it could overrule COVID-19 restrictions issued by the UW System, the chancellor of its Milwaukee campus told faculty and staff Thursday that the UW System has affirmed the schools’ authority to enact these precautions. UW Milwaukee Chancellor Mark Mone stated Thursday that his university will keep its mask and testing mandates in place to keep its students safe against the coronavirus.