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Alliant Energy touts progress toward climate goals, pledges to plant 1 million trees

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Wisconsin State Journal

But the results depend on details, such as the type of trees, where they’re planted and how they’re managed, said David Mladenoff, a professor of conservation, forest and wildlife ecology at UW-Madison, who cautions that such efforts are often public relations “gimmicks” that divert attention from more meaningful efforts to combat climate change. “If you add something, you are taking away something else,” Mladenoff said. “Nearly all open, noncultivated (areas) have habitat, water quality or other values.”

Important lessons for success in graduate school (opinion)

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Inside Higher Education

When we hire graduate assistants at the University of Wisconsin at Madison Graduate School, we expect them to do a deep dive into graduate education administration — but what often surprises students is how much the experience prepares them for future careers.

Wortley, Allen

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Wisconsin State Journal

Then, instead of working for a living, he became a university professor. He pursued the Peter Principle, earning a professional development degree and becoming Associate Dean for engineering outreach and now Emeritus Professor.

Long, Willis Franklin “Bill”

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Wisconsin State Journal

He taught for many years at the UW electrical engineering extension, where he traveled abroad teaching about power systems in Brazil, China, and beyond. He was highly regarded by colleagues and created many friendships that lasted his entire life. He taught at the UW well into his 70s and still had an office until the time of his death.

Good start toward a grand promenade on State Street

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Wisconsin State Journal

In a welcome change, Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway unveiled plans last week to “likely” remove city buses from the lower half of State Street in Downtown Madison. Doing so would make way for a true pedestrian mall with cafes, public art, live music, trees, kiosks and fun events — without any motorized vehicle traffic. The street is already off-limits to most cars and trucks, but not buses.

Tom Still: Wisconsin must step up to compete for federal R&D dollars

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Wisconsin State Journal

States around the country are gearing up for projects that could pair engineering schools and industry, but the dean of UW-Madison’s College of Engineering warned this week the state will be at a disadvantage unless there’s more investment in infrastructure needed to compete. “If we don’t act soon, we’re going to lose out,” said Ian Robertson, dean of Madison’s 4,500-student engineering college. “Others are going to get ahead of us. They’re all gearing up to go after the Endless Frontier money. It’s that simple.”

Dane Co athletes excited for return of baseball & softball in Tokyo Olympics, hope for permanency in future games

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NBC-15

Pitching similar feelings for softball’s return to the Olympic games is UW Madison Head Softball Coach, Yvette Healy.“With Tokyo hosting and them being such a great softball community, everyone knew that they would pick that sport back up, so we were thrilled. I mean the sport needs to be in the Olympics. There’s so many fans watching so we loved it,” said Healy.

UW Alphas organize vigil to celebrate life of Darrell Foster

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The Black Voice

Foster, 22, passed away on July 2 from medical complications sustained during surgery. He was remembered by his fellow peers, scholars and fraternity brothers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison as a person who could easily put others at ease and bring out the best in anyone.

NFL funding study on its most common injury: hamstrings

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The Washington Post

The league’s Scientific Advisory Board on Thursday announced a four-year, $4 million award to a team of medical researchers led by the University of Wisconsin. The study is part of the NFL’s effort to better understand and prevent lower-extremity injuries, including soft tissue strains such as hamstrings.

The Best Of Experimental Radio: Favorite Pieces From The NPR Archive : NPR

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NPR

The network featured content from NPR reporters, freelancers and member stations, such as the National Center for Audio Experimentation (NCAE) at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, which shared staff and resources with WHA (Wisconsin Public Radio). The NCAE produced radio dramas and other explorations of sound, including the All Things Considered theme, composed by Don Voegeli.

Alicia Monson Pushed Herself to the Limit at Her First Olympic Trials

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Runner's World

And on the next-to-last day of competition, Alicia Monson, at her first Olympic Trials after a standout NCAA career at the University of Wisconsin, was racing in the women’s 10,000 meters. The race was moved from evening to morning because the temperature in Eugene, Oregon, had been forecasted to reach triple digits later in the day.

Organic Farming Should Protect Nature, Not Destroy It

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Bloomberg

According to a recent University of Wisconsin study, hundreds of thousands of acres of native forests and grasslands have been converted to agricultural use in the last year — and millions of acres in the last decade — with no penalty to the growers. California vineyards have been eating away native oak woodlands. Wheat farms are taking over former prairie lands in the Northeast. Overseas, organic palm oil sold in the U.S. is being produced on forestland that was once crucial orangutan habitat.

Demand for campus housing spikes at UW-Madison

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NBC-15

UW-Madison housing officials say they’re expecting an increase in students living on campus this upcoming school year. Many of them are incoming freshman and right now, the university is working to make room in the dorms.“Students are excited to have that on campus experience,” said Brendon Dybdahl, Director of Marketing & Communications for UW-Madison’s Division of University Housing.

Doctors urge people to watch Bucks games responsibly

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WKOW-TV 27

Dr. Ann Sheehy with UW Health said everyone should enjoy the moment, but do so safely. “We’re all really excited for the Bucks, and I love the celebrations going on,” said Dr. Sheehy. “Especially after we’ve all been so separate for a year, it’s even more meaningful, I think, to gather people in the state of Wisconsin, to celebrate these things. I would just say that I hope that people that are attending have been vaccinated.”

Hospitalizations highlight vaccine importance as beds fill up

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WKOW-TV 27

UW Health experts said there’s a rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations and the majority of patients are not vaccinated. In the past week, the number of people hospitalized jumped by 17 people and officials are urging those who have not been vaccinated to make an appointment as soon as possible.

UW-Madison packing in more students per dorm to accommodate largest freshman class

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WKOW-TV 27

Director of Marketing and Communications for University Housing at UW-Madison, Brendon Dybdahl explained, “The rooms are actually a pretty good size, especially some of those dens that are being used as quads. There’s there’s a lot of square footage there for them. And they wind up being pretty popular because there’s a lot of people in the room, and they just kind of become a hub of activity.”

With reelection on horizon, Gov. Tony Evers campaigns on Republican tax cut

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Wisconsin State Journal

UW-Madison political science professor Barry Burden said Republicans may have inadvertently handed Evers a huge re-election gift by allowing him to sign such a monumental income tax cut, defusing the GOP attack line that Evers is a tax-and-spend liberal. “I think that’s more the irony in all this,” Burden said. “The budget itself looks like a win for Republicans, they mostly got what they wanted. But the budget I think will help Evers’ re-election and doesn’t do much to help Republicans out.”

Wisconsin engineering programs strive for diversity with mixed success

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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Major engineering schools in the state, such as UW-Madison and Marquette University, have diversity numbers that reflect the national data. “We do know that we need to increase diversity in engineering, at the undergraduate level, the graduate level, the staff level and the faculty level,” said Ian Robertson, dean of the College of Engineering at UW-Madison.

Wisconsin schools may require masks for vaccinated despite CDC change

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milwaukee journal sentinel

The University of Wisconsin System, for example, won’t require proof of vaccination on its 26 campuses this fall, and with the lifting of state and local mask mandates, many campuses have said they don’t have the grounds to impose one of their own. That leaves campuses such as UW-Madison, which has upward of 60,000 on campus when the school year is in full swing, saying they have an “expectation” that unvaccinated people wear masks — one that will likely be difficult to systematically enforce.

Child tax credit cash to start hitting parents’ bank accounts Thursday

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Wisconsin State Journal

“This all takes place in a country like ours with less upward mobility and less opportunity for kids now than in past,” said Tim Smeeding, who studies poverty as a professor of public affairs and economics at UW-Madison. He sees the payments as good public policy “based on the idea that kids are expensive, and society has a shared interest in seeing them thrive.”

Doctor plays key role in vaccinating Dane Co. Latinx community

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NBC-15

Dr. Patricia Téllez-Girón—a UW Health doctor and associate professor of family medicine at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health—takes care of patients at the Wingra Family Medical Center. In her free time, Dr. Téllez-Girón serves as co-chair of the Latino Health Council, helping her community get vaccinated against COVID-19.

UW Health doctor pushes for vaccinations in the Latinx community

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WKOW-TV 27

“We started hearing a lot in the media about ’oh the minority populations, they are not going to want it. There is gonna be a lot of hesitancy,’” UW Health Primary Care Provider Dr. Patricia Téllez-Girón said. “Particularly here in Dane County we started thinking, huh, I don’t think that is going to be the case with our population.”