It was during his time as an undergrad at UW-Madison that Mays found his niche: Documentaries.
Filmmaker Marquise Mays’ “The Heartland” examines the unrequited love between Black kids and the city of Milwaukee
Madison365
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It’s official: Chris McIntosh promoted to Wisconsin athletic director
Wisconsin State Journal
The UW System Board of Regents on Wednesday morning approved a contract with McIntosh, 44, a former Badgers football player who will be only the third UW athletic director in 32 years.
Free from masks and COVID-19 limits, Dane County resumes most activity
Wisconsin State Journal
Dane County residents could cast aside their face masks and gather without limits Wednesday after nearly 15 months of COVID-19 restrictions. But experts said that while the pandemic has clearly eased up here and around the country, the threat is not over. “The ‘officially over’ likely will be when the world sees a decline like the U.S. has seen,” said Dr. Nasia Safdar, medical director for infection control at UW Health. “That isn’t likely anytime soon.”
New Wisconsin athletic director Chris McIntosh promises different style for different times
Wisconsin State Journal
The walkway to the main entrance of University of Wisconsin athletic department offices at Camp Randall Stadium passes between statues that could be intimidating to someone in the position Chris McIntosh is about to fill.
How Chris McIntosh went from a player unsure of his future with the Badgers to Wisconsin’s AD
Wisconsin State Journal
It was the summer of 1996, Chris McIntosh’s second training camp with the University of Wisconsin football team, and he was starting to doubt whether he had what it took to play for the Badgers.
SpaceX rocket to fly UW-Madison cotton seeds to Space Station
Wisconsin State Journal
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket scheduled to blast off Thursday from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center will carry 48 seeds from the UW-Madison botanist’s lab to the International Space Station, where astronauts will attempt to grow them in a system developed in Madison.
A third child? No, thanks, say young Chinese
AFP
“Having just one child or no children has become the social norm in China,” Yi Fuxian, a scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, told AFP.
Letter Protests Starting Fall Classes During Rosh Hashanah
Inside Higher Education
Jewish leaders wrote to the University of Wisconsin system leadership asking the system to direct six UW campuses that plan to commence their fall semesters during the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah to move their start dates. The UW campuses at La Crosse, Madison, Oshkosh, Parkside, Stout and Superior all have scheduled their semesters to begin during Rosh Hashanah, which this year will begin Sept. 6 and end Sept. 8.
Lab leaks happen, and not just in China. We need to take them seriously.
The Washington Post
I think this view is overly rosy. If we scientists are not forced to confront the issues of laboratory safety and risky research in a serious and sustained manner, history suggests that we will not do so. In 2012, controversy erupted when it transpired that two sets of researchers — at the University of Wisconsin at Madison and Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam, the Netherlands — were altering highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses to enhance their transmissibility among mammals (to understand their potential to cause a pandemic). The subsequent debate led to a three-year moratorium on the funding of experiments designed to enhance the transmissibility or disease-causing capabilities of influenza viruses or coronaviruses.
Study: Humans have been changing the planet for longer than we thought
Wisconsin State Journal
That rapid change began to show up across the globe between 3,000 and 4,000 years ago, around the same time people began clearing land to grow crops, said Jack Williams, a UW-Madison geographer who uses fossil records to study how life adapts to climate change.
Joe Parisi urges telecommuting as ‘once in a generation’ opportunity to combat climate change
Wisconsin State Journal
UW Health, the county’s largest private employer, says it has encouraged those who can to work remotely throughout the pandemic and will continue to support telecommuting into the future. “At UW Health, remote work is not confined strictly to non-clinical roles,” said spokeswoman Emily Kumlien. “As telehealth and video visits become a major component of UW Health’s patient care, many providers are now able to perform much of their work outside of a hospital or clinic setting as well.”
Sources: Chris McIntosh expected to be named Wisconsin athletic director
Wisconsin State Journal
The University of Wisconsin plans to name its new athletic director Wednesday, with Chancellor Rebecca Blank revealing her pick to replace the retiring Barry Alvarez.
Badgers football recruiting director Saeed Khalif leaving program
Wisconsin State Journal
Saeed Khalif, who served as the director of player personnel, has left and a State Journal source said he was accepting a similar position at Michigan State. The Spartans just lost director of player personnel Scott Aligo to Kansas.
Dane County lifts mask mandate, other COVID-19 restrictions
The Capital Times
After months of county-wide caps on gatherings, capacity limits and face covering requirements, COVID-19 restrictions in Wisconsin’s second-biggest county have come to an end.
Pittsburgh Is Losing Black Residents. One Entrepreneur Is Trying to Bring Them Back.
Wall Street Journal
Economic conditions for Black residents are among the worst in urban America, despite sustained efforts to improve them. In Pittsburgh, nearly 45% of Black children live in poverty. Only Milwaukee, Buffalo and Cleveland have higher rates, according to a University of Wisconsin study last year of the nation’s 50 largest cities.
14 Excerpts from Commencement Speeches Without the Word C*vid
The New York Times
André De ShieldsMr. De Shields is an actor, director and choreographer. He was the keynote speaker at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Lois Ehlert, Creator of Boldly Colored Children’s Books, Dies at 86
The New York Times
She received a scholarship to the Layton School of Art in Milwaukee, where she earned a certificate in advertising design in 1957. Some family reports indicate that she went on to earn a bachelor’s degree at Layton and others that she had a B.F.A. from the University of Wisconsin.
It’s Time to Break Up the Ivy League Cartel
Chronicle of Higher Ed
Democracy requires widely available, high-quality public education. But the consolidation of wealth by elite, mostly private schools has gone hand in hand with damaging politically motivated state disinvestments that have weakened even the country’s greatest public universities, such as the University of Wisconsin at Madison and the University of California at Berkeley.
My beagle Hammy was used in a research lab for his first four years of life. I’m so lucky to be his therapy human.
The Washington Post
Some universities — including the University of California at Davis, the University of Wisconsin at Madison and Johns Hopkins University — have public adoption pages for their own research animals.
This Kellogg’s Vending Machine Mixes All Your Favorite Together Cereals for You
Food and Wine
It’s a bit of a midlife crisis cliché: Oh, to go back to college again! Less stress, more socializing, and—if you happen to go back to Florida State University or the University of Wisconsin-Madison—the chance to try out the new Kellogg’s Bowl Bot cereal-mixing-and-dispensing robot!
50 Best College Towns
Parade
Right on the water between two lakes, Madison, WI features a walkable downtown that’s been basically built around the University of Wisconsin-Madison. While walking along Triangle Market, you’ll find everything from shops and cafés to galleries and bars, but if it’s warm-weather activities you’re looking for, just hop in the lake! In Madison, people boat, kayak, fish, swim, and paddle-board for fun and for work post-graduation, there are ample job opportunities at Google, Microsoft, and more.
Every state offers a 529 plan—here’s how to pick the best one for you
CNBC
“Everyone’s situation is different, but 529 plans for most people are an excellent choice,” says Cliff Robb, associate professor of personal finance at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. “The most important benefits of 529s are the flexibility — flexibility in what you’re investing in within those plans and flexibility to pick any state’s plan — and the true benefit of tax-free growth upon withdrawal.”
Americans stress over ‘unshakeable burden’ of student loan payments
The Guardian
Stephen Jansen of Milwaukee graduated with over $100,000 in student debt from undergraduate and graduate school in 2016, and struggled to find work in his field of public administration. When he was able to find a job, the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee would not release his transcripts required for the job over student debt.
Fact check: Lemon drops and red onions won’t cure or prevent COVID-19
USA Today
“Nothing is yet known on whether the compounds found in onion would have protective or inhibitory effects on COVID-19,” Irwin Goldman, a professor of horticulture at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, wrote in an expert opinion for the trade group.
WHO renames COVID variants with Greek letter names to avoid stigma
USA Today
Not all geographic names are stigmatizing, said Ajay Sethi, an epidemiologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “Here in Wisconsin, we have Lacrosse encephalitis virus, but no one ever stigmatizes Lacrosse, Wisconsin. And Norovirus is originally from Norwalk, Ohio, but people aren’t afraid of Ohio,” he said.
But for SARS-CoV-2, which has caused such global devastation, names can have serious consequences. “It’s always a good idea to have a name that is just a name,” he said.
Study finds 37% of global heat deaths caused by climate change
USA Today
“People continue to ask for proof that climate change is already affecting our health. This attribution study directly answers that question using state-of-the-science epidemiological methods, and the amount of data the authors have amassed for analysis is impressive,” said Dr. Jonathan Patz, director of the Global Health Institute at the University of Wisconsin.
China’s new three-child policy draws scepticism, cost questions
Reuters
Yi Fuxian, a University of Wisconsin scientist and longtime critic of Chinese birth policy, said the decades-long one-child policy entrenched attitudes.
Ball, Dean “Sandy”
Wisconsin State Journal
As a University of Wisconsin Photo Lab photographer, Sandy was an official Team USA photographer for the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, working in conjunction with photo lab director and filmmaker, Professor Walter Meives. They traveled with the team, first in Denver during pre-Games altitude conditioning, then in Mexico City and Acapulco.
Study blames climate change for 37% of global heat deaths
Associated Press
“People continue to ask for proof that climate change is already affecting our health. This attribution study directly answers that question using state-of-the-science epidemiological methods, and the amount of data the authors have amassed for analysis is impressive,” said Dr. Jonathan Patz, director of the Global Health Institute at the University of Wisconsin.
Badgers’ Olin Hacker second in 5,000 meters at NCAA Outdoor Track & Field West Regional
Wisconsin State Journal
Senior Olin Hacker finished second in the 5,000 meters Saturday to lead the University of Wisconsin contingent at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field West Regional in College Station, Texas.
‘All eyes are on us:’ UW Regents to vote for their next leader in contested election
Wisconsin State Journal
Attention this week turns to the UW Board of Regents, which finds itself at an interesting inflection point in the political power struggle over control of the University of Wisconsin System with the board holding its first contested election in nearly a decade.
Beachley, Norman
Wisconsin State Journal
From 1966-1994, Norm worked as a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he researched improving fuel economy for motor vehicles through energy storage techniques using flywheel or hydropneumatic accumulators and was the advisor for the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) student racing group.
Johnson, Nancy Ebersole
Wisconsin State Journal
In 1969 she received a Ph.D. from the Department of Nutritional Science at University of Wisconsin-Madison and subsequently served on the faculty in the department for over 20 years, including a joint appointment with University of Wisconsin- Extension.
Powless, John Dale
Wisconsin State Journal
In 1963, John joined the University of Wisconsin-Madison athletic staff as head tennis coach and assistant basketball coach. In 1967, he married UW grad, Sheree Williams of Wauconda, Ill. In 1968, he stopped coaching UW men’s tennis and became the Wisconsin men’s head basketball coach.
Smaller state footprint good for Downtown Madison
Wisconsin State Journal
Madison’s economy used to be driven by state government and UW-Madison. But the region’s technology sector has fueled much of the growth over the last decade. Young technology workers for Epic Systems, Exact Sciences and countless start-ups like to live, eat, shop and be entertained Downtown.
Health worries, isolation, economic concerns drive increase in mental health care requests
Wisconsin State Journal
Isolation, job losses and economic uncertainty are major causes for more patients seeking services, UW Health director of behavioral health services Beth Lonergan said. Others, particularly people of color, have sought treatment following the death of George Floyd and the protests over police brutality and racial injustice, said Myra McNair, executive director of Anesis Therapy.
State Street development plans to offer affordable rents in a new way
The Capital Times
With its $100 million proposal for the 300 block of State Street, Core Spaces, a real estate development firm specializing in apartment buildings near college campuses, is talking about affordable student housing in a new way. But the model it’s using has some wondering who will benefit, and how.
Diet low in certain proteins may fight obesity, diabetes, UW research suggests
Wisconsin State Journal
Restricting dietary intake of certain amino acids may reduce obesity and diabetes while increasing longevity, even though many athletes build muscle and derive other health benefits from supplements of the compounds, UW-Madison research suggests.
Dane Co. officials provide tips for residents to avoid tick encounters
NBC-15
The University of Wisconsin Department of Entomology conducted the survey, noting that not all ticks cause the disease. Susan Paskewitz, Director of the Midwest Center of Excellence for Vectorborne Disease, explained that an app will allow Wisconsinites to take a picture of the tick and have experts identify it for them.
More than 1,000 UW System students receive tuition credit for providing COVID-19 vaccinations
NBC-15
“When our communities needed them, our students stepped up to help us beat back the pandemic,” says UW System President Tommy Thompson. “I am so very proud of them, and I am very grateful to the excellent nursing and pharmacy faculty, staff, and deans who helped make this possible.”
Paddling rentals start up again at Wisconsin Union’s Outdoor UW
NBC-15
Those interested in kayaking, canoeing or stand-up paddleboarding can make a reservation online to take on Lake Mendota, the Union announced on Facebook last week.
Psychologists address anxiety about returning to post-pandemic life
WISC-TV 3
“People are experiencing no-mask anxiety,” UW Health psychologist Dr. Shilagh Mirgain says. “Many people are feeling a sense of unease with doing that. We want to approach this at a slow pace, give yourself permission to take it at your own time.”
UW students create art space on State Street
WISC-TV 3
After another year of not being able to show off their exhibits, two UW-Madison students are renovating a space on State Street to flaunt their art.
More than 1,000 UW System nursing, pharmacy students to get credit for administering COVID-19 vaccines
WISC-TV 3
The UW System announced in January that any nursing and pharmacy students who worked at COVID-19 vaccination sites could earn a $500 tuition credit while getting in-the-field experience. UW System President Tommy Thompson announced Friday that a total of 1,042 nursing and pharmacy students participated in the program.
Lifting the UW tuition freeze: A potential cash infusion as Wisconsin’s public colleges lag national counterparts
WISC-TV 3
In a 2020 report, the non-partisan Wisconsin Policy Forum found Wisconsin’s public colleges and universities falling behind the nation in a number of metrics, including funding and enrollment. While state funding lagged behind the norms, its enrollment decreased at double the national rate in the last decade.
UW campus changes COVID-19 restrictions for events, face coverings, outdoor physical distancing
Badger Herald
Fully vaccinated people no longer required to wear face coverings in most indoor spaces on campus starting June 2.
Republican lawmakers seek to end UW tuition freeze
The Capital Times
The Wisconsin Legislature’s powerful budget committee declined to extend a tuition freeze for in-state undergraduate students, a move that would allow the University of Wisconsin System to raise the costs for attending its institutions for the first time in eight years.
Republicans vote to lift 8-year tuition freeze at UW campuses
Wisconsin State Journal
The Republican-controlled budget-writing committee declined to extend a tuition freeze at University of Wisconsin System schools for the next two academic years, setting the stage for students to potentially pay more for their education as soon as this fall.
UW Health launches Center for Health Disparities Research
WISC-TV 3
A new center at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health seeks to examine how a person’s environment and social conditions impact their health down to the molecular level.
UW-Madison to rescind mask guidance for fully vaccinated people starting June 2
WISC-TV 3
Starting Wednesday, the University of Wisconsin-Madison will no longer require fully vaccinated people to wear masks at most indoor places on campus.
UW-Madison announces masks not required for fully vaccinated people on campus
WKOW-TV 27
As more and more Wisconsinites complete their vaccine schedules, the University of Wisconsin has relaxed its vaccine rules.
UW Madison to lift most indoor mask policies for fully vaccinated people June 2
NBC-15
The university released updates to its COVID-19 policies, noting guidance for event capacity, face masks and outdoor physical distancing were all changing. UW Madison noted it is making these changes based on evidence that shows COVID-19 vaccines are effective in protecting people from COVID-19. These changes will also be in line with when Public Health Madison & Dane County’s health order is set to expire.
Republicans vote to end 8-year UW tuition freeze
NBC-15
The Legislature’s Republican-led budget committee has voted to end a University of Wisconsin tuition freeze that has been in place for eight years and long been a GOP priority that had bipartisan support.
Why Black community leaders say history can explain vaccine hesitancy
NBC-15
“What was so unethical is that they targeted African American men,” Dr. Eva Vivian, a professor at the UW School of Pharmacy, said. “I feel that they felt that a Black man’s life didn’t matter, that their lives were less valuable than [those of] white men.”
Racial disparities fuel post-pandemic recovery challenges, experts say
NBC-15
Communities of color will have a hard time bouncing back post pandemic because of economic inequality gaps that worsened over time, according to a UW-Madison inequality expert. “There are racial disparities in almost any outcome that you can think of,” Denia Garcia, UW-Madison professor of public affairs said. “Racism exists in almost every institution.”
Anna Halprin Dies at 100; Choreographer Committed to Experimenting
The New York Times
Fascinated by movement as a child, Ms. Halprin was encouraged by her parents, who enrolled her in dance classes and even occasionally had dance teachers live in their house. She attracted the attention of Doris Humphrey, one of the era’s leading choreographers, but Ms. Halprin knew that her family wanted her to attend college, so she enrolled in the University of Wisconsin, Madison, which offered a progressive modern-dance curriculum.
The Full Scale of Anti-Trans, Anti-LGBTQ Bills in State Houses Will Shock You
The Daily Beast
A second bill, AB 195, would require the same policies at University of Wisconsin System schools and state technical colleges for women’s teams. The State Senate has similar bills, SB 322 and SB 323, respectively.
In defense of the two-state solution
Vox
“Abandoning the desire for self-determination, something that has been the very raison d’etre of Palestinian nationalism since the 1960s and something that has actually been achieved by Zionists, is a steep demand to make of both,” Nadav Shelef, a University of Wisconsin professor who studies national identity and ethnic struggle, wrote in a recent essay applying academic research on how nationalist sentiment declines to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Opinion | Laws against teaching critical race theory in college are unconstitutional
The Washington Post
A unanimous Supreme Court reaffirmed Keyishian in the 1985 University of Michigan v. Ewing decision, holding that “academic freedom thrives not only on the independent and uninhibited exchange of ideas among teachers and students, but also … on autonomous decisionmaking by the academy itself.” And, in 2000′s University of Wisconsin System v. Southworth, Justice David Souter cited a bevy of precedents while observing that “we have long recognized the constitutional importance of academic freedom.”
Why Amazon just spent more than $8 billion on MGM
CNN
This was the “beginning of a 35-year period when Kerkorian would buy and sell MGM three times,” according to Tino Balio, professor emeritus of communication arts at UW-Madison, who also authored a book about MGM.