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COVID-19: Scientists decry White House meddling in CDC publication

Posted on 9/14/2020

USA Today

It is not unusual for communications people within the CDC to be involved in an MMWR report before publication, said Dr. Patrick Remington, a member of the journal’s editorial board and a former CDC staffer.

That involvement, however, was previously restricted to officials within the agency who let political leaders know what was coming so they could be prepared with a communications strategy, said Remington, now associate dean for public health at the School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

As COVID-19 Cases Rise, Officials Say Too Few People Are Getting Tested

Posted on 9/14/2020

Wisconsin Public Radio

“The state’s capacity for testing is very good and continues to increase,” Dr. Ajay Sethi of the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health said via email.

Reports: Big Ten Chancellors and Presidents will meet Sunday for possible return to play

Posted on 9/14/2020

NBC-15

As the ACC and Big 12 kickoff their 2020 college football season on Saturday, the Big Ten’s Return to Competition Task Force “presented a safe resumption of sports competition” to eight university presidents and chancellors that reportedly ended successfully, and will lead to a vote on a return to play in the next 72 hours, per Pete Thamel of Yahoo Sports.

Wisconsin-La Crosse halts classes for 2 weeks due to virus

Posted on 9/14/2020

NBC-15

The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse has suspended in-person undergraduate instruction for two weeks, citing an increase of COVID-19 cases.

Kelley, John “Joe”

Posted on 9/14/2020

Wisconsin State Journal

After a brief stint as Administrator of the Madison Agrigenetics Research Laboratory, he returned to the U.W. to administer the newly formed Biotechnology Center and then the Institute for Enzyme Research until his retirement in June 1992.

Hohneke, Donna King Thacker

Posted on 9/14/2020

Wisconsin State Journal

Donna was employed by the Records and Registration Office at the University of Wisconsin where she thoroughly enjoyed her time at the University.

Benjamin, Robert Myles

Posted on 9/14/2020

Wisconsin State Journal

Robert was a professor of Neurophysiology at UW-Madison for 35 years.

Big Ten aims for football’s return in October, vote coming this week

Posted on 9/14/2020

Wisconsin State Journal

There’s growing optimism that the University of Wisconsin will play football this fall.

Cardinal View: What did you expect?

Posted on 9/14/2020

The Daily Cardinal

As we have all experienced over these six months, the COVID-19 crisis has upended normalcy. From remote working to virtual learning, the loss of healthcare to the loss of loved ones, the coronavirus has forced us all to operate under a new, frightening reality. At the same time, it has brought into crisp focus our society’s greatest inequities and our leaders’ misplaced priorities.

‘Frustrated and overwhelmed’: Quarantined UW-Madison students weigh being ‘stuck,’ going home

Posted on 9/14/2020

Wisconsin State Journal

Less than a day after UW-Madison abruptly ordered a two-week quarantine for students in Witte and Sellery residence halls, students Thursday were weighing whether to pack up and head home or hold out hope for a more normal semester while “stuck in the dorms.”

UW-Madison graduate student apologizes for falsely claiming to be a person of color

Posted on 9/14/2020

Wisconsin State Journal

AUW-Madison graduate student apologized and resigned from a teaching position at the university after falsely claiming to be a person of color.

Spike in student demand for COVID-19 testing on UW campus

Posted on 9/14/2020

WKOW-TV 27

With the coronavirus positive case count climbing in Dane County as a result of more UW-Madison students becoming infected, and with some dormitories, fraternities and sororities in quarantine, there’s also a spike in demand on campus for virus testing.

Madison hospitals restrict visitors due to recent surge of COVID-19 cases in Dane County

Posted on 9/14/2020

Wisconsin State Journal

Visitor restrictions at Madison hospitals will go into effect Tuesday in an effort to curb community spread of COVID-19 following a significant increase in confirmed cases in Dane County, said UW Health, SSM Health and UnityPoint Health ‒ Meriter Friday.

UW-Madison addresses controversial survey question shared on social media

Posted on 9/14/2020

Channel 3000

The University of Wisconsin-Madison has provided an explanation for a survey question shared on social media Wednesday night.

UW Health honors first responders

Posted on 9/14/2020

Channel 3000

UW Health honored local emergency personnel and all first responders on the 19th anniversary of Sept. 11.

UW-Madison orders more sorority and fraternity houses with COVID-19 cases to quarantine

Posted on 9/14/2020

Wisconsin State Journal

More than half of sorority and fraternity houses near UW-Madison’s campus are now under quarantine for at least the next two weeks.

Big Ten needs medical answers, not lobbying, to address football season, Barry Alvarez says

Posted on 9/14/2020

Wisconsin State Journal

University of Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez said answers to medical questions, not lobbying, will dictate when Big Ten Conference schools can play football.

Amid UW System cuts, ex-president paid full salary to review leadership search process, work on other jobs

Posted on 9/14/2020

Wisconsin State Journal

The University of Wisconsin System is paying its former president his full monthly salary to perform a list of tasks, including making recommendations on the selection process for high-profile leadership searches.

UW students protest Smart Restart, demand action against campus racial injustice

Posted on 9/14/2020

Badger Herald

University of Wisconsin students gathered outside Gordon Dining Hall and Event Center to protest the university’s COVID-19 Smart Restart plan and demand racial justice on Saturday.

UW-Madison students protest university’s coronavirus response

Posted on 9/14/2020

WKOW-TV 27

Students at UW-Madison, angry at the administration, made a symbolic gesture of the impact the restart to the school year has had: gravestones set in front of the dining hall that students in quarantine have to use.

Businesses optimistic despite mounting pandemic-related challenges

Posted on 9/14/2020

WKOW-TV 27

As COVID-19 cases rise in Dane County and some call for UW-Madison to send students home, downtown businesses say they’re worried about what will come next.

‘Steeper and faster than we expected’: UW chancellor addresses campus COVID cases

Posted on 9/14/2020

The Capital Times

In an interview with PBS Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank defended on Friday the decision to offer a mixture of in-person and online classes, saying the university is taking steps to address the campus’ record-breaking COVID-19 test numbers.

UW-Madison students work through fraternity, sorority quarantine

Posted on 9/14/2020

NBC-15

In the first two weeks since students began returning to campus, over 800 students and staff tested positive, making up 65 percent of Dane County’s positive cases. The steady increase peaked on Sept. 9, with a record-breaking 487 people testing positive in 24 hours.

UW-Madison retains rank as 13th best public college in America, report says

Posted on 9/14/2020

Wisconsin State Journal

UW-Madison retained its national rank as the 13th-best public college or university in the country, according to this year’s edition of U.S. News & World Report.

UW-Madison considers cutting spring break from 2021 calendar to curb COVID-19 spread

Posted on 9/14/2020

Wisconsin State Journal

UW-Madison may scrap spring break from next semester’s calendar to curb the spread of COVID-19.

‘I Feel Like My Head Is In A Vice’: Health Officials Describe Competing Concerns In Pandemic Response

Posted on 9/11/2020

Wisconsin Public Radio

Public health officials in Madison, one of communities that has seen a dramatic rise in case numbers, believe as many as 85 percent of recent cases are linked to University of Wisconsin-Madison. That campus is now temporarily suspending in-person learning for two weeks and having students in two dorms quarantine.

People Pushing For Fall Football Encounter Obstacle As UW-Madison Moves Online

Posted on 9/11/2020

Wisconsin Public Radio

University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank announced Wednesday night that all in-person classes will be paused through Sept. 25 due to a growing number of positive COVID-19 test results.

US coronavirus: Get tested if you socialized over Labor Day, Dr. Deborah Birx said

Posted on 9/11/2020

CNN

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is directing all undergraduate students to restrict their movements for the next two weeks in an attempt to reverse the rise in Covid-19 cases.

Wisconsin Supreme Court Blocks Dane County’s School Restrictions As COVID-19 Cases Spike

Posted on 9/11/2020

Wisconsin Public Radio

Cases have spiked in Dane County as the University of Wisconsin-Madison resumes in-person instruction. On Thursday, the county reported 456 new cases of COVID-19, shattering the previous single-day record and accounting for nearly one-third of all new coronavirus cases reported statewide.

Amherst College president on the importance of public higher ed

Posted on 9/11/2020

Hechinger Report

I received a truly great graduate education, earning my doctorate in 1985 at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, an institution I’d put up against any other I could have attended, public or private.

UW-Whitewater Chancellor Warns City Officials It Could Be Next To Move Classes Online

Posted on 9/11/2020

Wisconsin Public Radio

The same day that the University of Wisconsin-Madison temporarily moved all classes online due to spikes in positive coronavirus tests, UW-Whitewater Interim Chancellor Greg Cook said he believes his campus isn’t far behind. Other UW campuses around the state are also seeing a growing presence of COVID-19 on campus.

Coronavirus on college campuses fueling nation’s largest outbreaks, analysis shows

Posted on 9/11/2020

TheHill

The University of Wisconsin-Madison, a Big Ten school, announced Wednesday it is shifting to two weeks of remote instruction and quarantining all residents in residence halls due to an increase in positive test results.

The underdog coronavirus vaccines that the world will need if front runners stumble

Posted on 9/10/2020

Nature

“Everyone is rooting for them to succeed beyond anyone’s expectation, but it’s prudent to think about what happens if they don’t,” says Dave O’Connor, a virologist at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. “We need to make sure we have back-up plans — and back-up plans to those back-up plans.”

AstraZeneca vaccine trial paused due to ‘potentially unexplained illness’

Posted on 9/10/2020

Today

Just days after moving ahead with a critical Phase 3 trial in the U.S., pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has hit pause, even as the nation tops 6 million coronavirus cases and 190,000 deaths. NBC’s Tom Costello reports for TODAY. (Dave O’Connor and Shelby O’Connor)

University of Wisconsin-Madison directed nine sororities and fraternities to quarantine due to Covid-19

Posted on 9/10/2020

MSN

The University of Wisconsin-Madison says it has directed nine off-campus sororities and fraternities to quarantine for 14 day

Dane County Urges UW-Madison To Send Dorm Residents Home To Slow COVID-19 Outbreaks

Posted on 9/10/2020

Wisconsin Public Radio

Dane County Executive Joe Parisi is asking the University of Wisconsin-Madison to send students living in residence halls home after the campus has reported more than 1,000 positive cases of COVID-19.

Evers Leaves Door Open To Extended Mask Mandate

Posted on 9/10/2020

Wisconsin Public Radio

In a wide-ranging interview hosted by the Milwaukee Press Club, Evers also defended the University of Wisconsin System’s plans to return to campus and said he wouldn’t change anything about how his administration responded to the recent unrest in Kenosha.

University of Wisconsin-Madison Switches to Online Learning, Orders 2 Residence Halls to Quarantine

Posted on 9/10/2020

NBC Chicago

Due to a recent upward trend in positivity rates and coronavirus cases, students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will switch to remote learning for at least two weeks, effective immediately, and residents at two different dormitories will be required to quarantine during that time.

UW-Madison Temporarily Moves Classes Online After Spike In Positive COVID-19 Tests

Posted on 9/10/2020

Wisconsin Public Radio

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is moving all classes online and quarantining two residence halls due to a spike in positive cases of COVID-19, just one week after students returned to campus.

We May Finally Know The Origins of a Mysterious Stream Circling The Milky Way

Posted on 9/10/2020

Science Alert

“That’s why,” explained astronomer Elena D’Onghia of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, “we came out with a new solution that is excellent at explaining the mass of the stream.”

University of Wisconsin-Madison moves classes online, quarantines students in two dorms as coronavirus cases spike on campus

Posted on 9/10/2020

Chicago Tribune

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is moving all classes online and quarantining students in two of its largest dorms as it deals with rising cases of COVID-19.

UW to launch new website to track campus diversity initiatives

Posted on 9/10/2020

Badger Herald

42% of 600 initiatives submitted on the site made by students.

Dane County calls on UW to close dorms following campus COVID-19 outbreaks

Posted on 9/10/2020

Badger Herald

At least 74% of Dane County’s new positive cases have been connected to UW since beginning of September.

UW temporarily suspends in-person research in response to recent directive from Chancellor

Posted on 9/10/2020

Badger Herald

’Our goals are to help reduce the spread of COVID-19 infection and promote the safety of our human research participants and our community,’ the announcement says.

All classes switch to virtual for two weeks, UW quarantines Sellery, Witte in wake of increased COVID-19 cases

Posted on 9/10/2020

Badger Herald

Residents who break quarantine cannot come back for two weeks.

Residents frustrated as UW drives Dane County’s COVID-19 upswing

Posted on 9/10/2020

Daily Cardinal

With positive cases per day rising with a sudden spike in cases on the isthmus in early September, little guesswork needs to be done to determine who the culprit might be — university students.

UW moves all classes online, quarantines two dorms for two weeks after county executive asks for campus to send students home

Posted on 9/10/2020

Daily Cardinal

UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank has elected not to heed requests from Dane County elected officials, instead opting to move to completely remote instruction from Sept. 10 to the 25.

UW announces two weeks of online courses, two dorms quarantined

Posted on 9/10/2020

The Capital Times

Students scrambled in and out of Witte Residence Hall on Wednesday night with their arms full of Ian’s Pizza boxes, panic-bought groceries and bags full of trash. One student entered the building announcing, “Goodbye, rain! Goodbye, fresh air!” as he prepared to enter two weeks of quarantine announced by the University of Wisconsin-Madison less than two hours earlier.

Parisi asks UW to send students home as campus coronavirus cases spike

Posted on 9/10/2020

The Capital Times

A record number of COVID-19 cases in Dane County, driven by University of Wisconsin-Madison students returning to campus, prompted a call from the Dane County executive to discontinue in-person classes, and local public health officials Wednesday issued a warning to people who frequent downtown Madison.

WIAA, University of Wisconsin rule out conducting state tournaments in Dane County this fall

Posted on 9/10/2020

Wisconsin State Journal

The WIAA and the University of Wisconsin announced Wednesday that WIAA tournaments will not be conducted at UW facilities this fall.

Badgers football, men’s hockey on 2-week pause due to COVID-19 test results

Posted on 9/10/2020

Wisconsin State Journal

The University of Wisconsin football and men’s hockey teams are taking a two-week pause as COVID-19 issues consume campus.

Police arrest Madison man for allegedly scrawling racist graffiti on State Street area buildings

Posted on 9/10/2020

Wisconsin State Journal

The Dane County Jail record for Englert also lists a tentative graffiti charge submitted by UW-Madison Police.

UW-Madison moves to all-online classes amid growing COVID-19 case count

Posted on 9/10/2020

Wisconsin State Journal

UW-Madison is moving all classes online and quarantining students in two of its largest dorms for at least the next two weeks, the most significant step by the university to curb a COVID-19 outbreak that has surpassed 1,000 infections in mere days.

UW-Madison moves classes online as coronavirus cases rise

Posted on 9/10/2020

Associated Press

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is moving all classes online and quarantining students in two of its largest dorms as it deals with rising cases of COVID-19.

UW-Madison should respect need to socialize — Tim Melin

Posted on 9/10/2020

Wisconsin State Journal

Letter to the editor: UW-Madison has restricted student movement and activities for 14 days due to an increase in COVID-19 cases. This increase is to be expected. More students and more testing will do this.

UW-Madison facility starts manufacturing COVID-19 treatment drug

Posted on 9/10/2020

Wisconsin State Journal

Alab at UW-Madison’s Waisman Center started manufacturing a new drug to treat COVID-19 patients, the university announced Wednesday.

UW-Madison researchers working on COVID-19 treatment

Posted on 9/10/2020

WKOW-TV 27

Carl Ross is the director of Waisman Biomanufacturing, which is affiliated with the university. He says the drug, GIGA-2050, is different from a vaccine because it won’t provide long-term immunity.

WIAA tournaments will not be held at UW facilities this fall

Posted on 9/10/2020

WKOW-TV 27

The WIAA and UW Wisconsin-Madison announced the WIAA fall state tournaments and culminating events will not be conducted at UW facilities this fall due to COVID restrictions in Dane County.

Dane County asks UW-Madison to send undergrads who live in dorms home

Posted on 9/10/2020

WKOW-TV 27

Due to the rise in COVID-19 cases on the UW-Madison campus, Dane County Executive Joe Parisi is asking university officials to require undergraduates living in residence halls to move back home for the rest of this semester.

UW Health renews focus on anti-racism and equity

Posted on 9/10/2020

WKOW-TV 27

The health system is actively working to improve recruitment and retention of employees of color, expanding DEI professional development and training programs and integrating tools into decision-making and operational processes that improve equity. UW Health is building upon existing community partnerships and increasing its investment into communities of color. UW Health also plans to support healthcare-related public policy that addresses systemic racism.

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