Researchers with the University of Wisconsin – Madison are teaming with Madison-based company FluGen and Hyderabad, India-based Bharat Biotech.
UW-Madison scientists developing coronavirus vaccine
Spectrum News 1
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Milky Way may have 100 faint satellite galaxies
Tech Explorist
An effort led by the others in the DES team, including former KIPAC students Alex Drlica-Wagner, a Wilson Fellow at Fermilab and an assistant professor of astronomy and astrophysics at the University of Chicago, and Keith Bechtol, an associate professor of physics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and their collaborators produced the crucial final step: a model of which satellite galaxies are most likely to be seen by current surveys, given where they are in the sky as well as their brightness, size, and distance.
Human Trials of Bharat Biotech’s COVID-19 Nasal-drop Vaccine to Begin in 4 Months M
News 18 India
In India, Hyderabad-based vaccine manufacturer, Bharat Biotech, which has been working on developing a intra-nasal drop vaccine for COVID-19, has initiated testing in the US in collaboration with the University of Wisconsin-Madison and vaccine developer FluGen, CNBC-TV18 reported.
UW employees help produce protective equipment to combat shortages
Badger Herald
Director of the UW Division of Information Technology’s Digital Publishing and Printing Services Geoff Larson got the idea to print face shields when discussing the PPE shortage with his wife.
Cafeteria workers are risking their health to feed vulnerable students
USA Today
The pandemic has shown us just how important “lunch ladies” are, and we owe it to them to remember this lesson when school is back in session.Jennifer Gaddis is an assistant professor in the Department of Civil Society & Community Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the author of The Labor of Lunch: Why We Need Real Food and Real Jobs in American Public Schools.
Is voting by mail safer for us? That depends on how you define ‘safe.’
The Washington Post
As the novel coronavirus pandemic besieges the United States, more and more observers are suggesting that November’s votes should be cast by mail — allowing the least possible in-person contact, reducing health risks to both voters and poll workers. (Barry Burden, co-authors)
Perez Promises as ‘Robust a Convention as Possible’ for DNC
The New York Times
Perez has deep ties to Wisconsin. His daughter will graduate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison this spring, but the ceremony, like so many others, has been postponed. His wife is a UW-Madison graduate and they were married in Milwaukee, near where she grew up.
Stay #MentallyFit : Athlete365
Olympic.org
Dr Claudia Reardon is a sports psychiatrist who works at the University of Wisconsin with athletes from multiple sports and is part of the IOC Mental Health Working Group. She spoke to Athlete365 about how athletes around the globe can cope with the current situation surrounding the coronavirus.
It may come across quite strongly, but one word I would use to describe what some athletes are going through right now is grief. We’re talking about the loss of the Olympics and other major sport competitions. However temporary that loss may be, it’s still significant.
Wisconsin Colleges To Refund Tens Of Millions Of Dollars To Students Due To COVID-19
Wisconsin Public Radio
Rob Cramer, University of Wisconsin System vice president for administration, estimates the state’s 13 universities and branch campuses will refund around $78 million for unused housing and dining services. He said refunds for residence halls and meal-plans aren’t uncommon, but the magnitude of refunds going back to students this spring is unprecedented.
UW-Madison doctor, husband targeted and killed, police say
AP
University of Wisconsin-Madison police investigators were working Thursday to determine why a respected physician and her husband were targeted and killed.
U of Wisconsin-Madison Spring Breakers Test Positive for COVID-19
Diverse Issues in Higher Education
The University of Wisconsin-Madison said that a group of students who went on spring break mid-March to Nashville and Gulf Shores, Alabama have tested positive for COVID-19, reported KIRO7.
Suspect in deaths of University of Wisconsin doctor and her husband was known to them
Chicago Tribune
The 18-year-old man arrested in the slayings of a University of Wisconsin physician and her husband is known to the family, police said Friday.
Teen charged in ‘calculated’ double homicide of university doctor, husband
NBC News
Police at the University of Wisconsin-Madison said Ali’jah J. Larrue, 18, was booked on two counts of first-degree intentional homicide in the killings of Dr. Beth Potter and Robin Carre.
Tuesday’s Wisconsin Election Is Our Future – The Bulwark
The Bulwark
Quoted: The election is set to proceed on Tuesday, despite warnings from one of the state’s top health experts that in-person voting may undo efforts to control the spread of the virus. “It just seems really irresponsible to make this one giant exception,” warmed James Conway, an infectious diseases expert at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Global Health Institute.
Tuesday’s Wisconsin Election Is Our Future
The Bulwark
Quoted: The election is set to proceed on Tuesday, despite warnings from one of the state’s top health experts that in-person voting may undo efforts to control the spread of the virus. “It just seems really irresponsible to make this one giant exception,” warmed James Conway, an infectious diseases expert at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Global Health Institute.
Minnich, Jerry Alan
Wisconsin State Journal
Though born in Allentown, Penn. in 1933, he considered Wisconsin home from the year he arrived in 1965 to work as journals manager at the University of Wisconsin Press.
Thousands of patients see procedures postponed as hospitals prep for COVID-19 surge
The Capital Times
According to UW Health spokeswoman Emily Kumlien, UW Hospital is currently seeing “lower than usual” numbers of patients as the hospital puts off procedures and visits until the situation stabilizes.
Despite challenges and concerns, Wisconsin trudges on to Tuesday election amid COVID-19 pandemic
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Madison political science professor Barry Burden said late ballots — those returned after Election Day — tend to favor Democrats, who tend to be younger, more transient and newer to voting.
Second man arrested in killings of UW doctor, husband, police say
Wisconsin State Journal
Asecond suspect was arrested late Friday in the double homicide of Dr. Beth Potter and her husband, Robin Carre, whom UW Police believe were shot by the pair of 18-year-old men.
Castillo, Dr. Suzanna Waters
Wisconsin State Journal
Her belief in the value of education brought her back to Madison, where she earned a Ph.D. As Program Director and Distinguished Faculty Associate at the University of Wisconsin Division of Continuing Studies she was a shining example of The Wisconsin Idea.
Q&A: ‘Artists-in-residence’ takes on whole new meaning for quarantined couple
The Capital Times
After the coronavirus outbreak caused the university to cancel in-person classes, the couple switched gears. Connected digitally with their students, Barson and Rodriguez have been working to finish the class project in a digital space.
Who should get ventilators? Group led by UW bioethicist helping state decide
Wisconsin State Journal
“Traditionally, the ethics of medicine is, we always do everything we can for every patient in front of us,” said Dr. Norman Fost, a retired pediatrician who founded UW-Madison’s bioethics program and heads up the workgroup. “In an allocation crisis like this, that can no longer be the rule. We have to revert to a public notion of ethics — what’s in the interest of the greatest number, for the community.”
As coronavirus losses mount, UW campuses ask state for emergency relief money
Wisconsin State Journal
Skyrocketing unemployment, expected declines in tax revenue and other economic problems associated with the coronavirus crisis could spell trouble for Wisconsin’s public universities, which rely on state money to stay afloat.
Stay home, send pizza: Efforts to ‘feed the frontlines’ of coronavirus fight gain traction
The Capital Times
These days, Maggie Musgrave puts her anxiety, uncertainty and gratitude in a box. A pizza box. Musgrave’s husband, Andrew Pfaff, is an anesthesiologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s University Hospital. His group of doctors is the “airway team,” responsible for intubating patients and keeping them breathing during surgery.
Coronavirus Can’t Stop The Beat Of Broadway Podcast Network
Forbes
Quoted: In addition, “I think folks also have less time in a day, trying to juggle working remotely, caring for kids, [and] trying to find alternate employment,” stated University of Wisconsin-Madison professor Jeremy Morris. Many parents are working around the clock to entertain their children and put food on the table, and it might not be possible for them to sit and listen to a podcast.
Read all about it: Minimal risk of COVID-19 coronavirus transmission from newspapers
Wisconsin State Journal
The risk of contracting the disease by picking up a newspaper is “exceedingly low,” said Dr. Nasia Safdar, medical director of infection control at UW Health. Public health authorities tend to be most concerned with the “main routes of transmission,” such as respiratory droplets from coughing or sneezing, she said.
UW-Madison researchers working on coronavirus vaccine
WKOW-TV 27
Features UW–Madison spokesman Eric Hamilton.
Coronavirus vaccine in works at UW-Madison
WISN-TV (Milwaukee)
Two UW-Madison researchers are working with a pair of bio-tech companies to develop a possible vaccine for the coronavirus.
Patients remember UW doctor killed in double homicide
WKOW-TV 27
Shepler and almost her entire family had been seeing Dr. Beth Potter for decades. She says she can’t wrap her head around what happened Tuesday morning.
UWPD: Second arrest made in double homicide
NBC-15
Ali’jah Jawuan Larrue, 18, was arrested by the UW Madison Police Department at 11:19 p.m. and was booked at the Dane County Safety Building on Saturday morning at 2:21 a.m., according to the Dane County Sheriff’s Office.
UW Health and UnityPoint-Meriter asking neighbors to make hand-sewn masks
NBC-15
In a Facebook post, UW Health said the two systems are banding together to collect hand-sewn masks. In that effort, they are calling anyone who wants to make masks to review best practices, and to “start sewing,” according to the post.
UW Health doctor discusses in-person voting health concerns
WISC-TV 3
We asked an expert at UW Health about the risk of holding an in-person election right now.
Arrest Made in Slaying of Wisconsin Doctor, Husband
AP
Potter, 52, and Carre, 57, were found dead Tuesday in the University of Wisconsin arboretum, a research and popular recreational area several miles from the Madison campus that includes more than 1,200 acres (486 hectares) of forests and prairies.
What To Do If Someone In Your Household Tests Positive For COVID-19. Expert Answers Your Questions | Wisconsin Public Radio
WPR
Quoted: WPR’s WHYsconsin has received numerous questions about how to care for someone with COVID-19. WPR’s Melissa Ingells recently spoke with Patrick Remington, a physician and emeritus professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, to answer your questions.
Live: What To Know April 3 About COVID-19 In Wisconsin
Wisconsin Public Radio
Virologists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have partnered with vaccine companies FluGen and Bharat Biotech to develop a vaccine for the new coronavirus, according to a news release from the university.
Trying to Adapt to Remote Learning
The New York Times
To the editor: In 2015, Morton Ann Gernsbacher, a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, published an article in the journal Policy Insights From the Behavioral and Brain Sciences entitled, “Video Captions Benefit Everyone.”
Coronavirus outbreak could affect UW’s fall semester
Associated Press
University of Wisconsin President Ray Cross cautioned Thursday that the coronavirus outbreak that has already led to the suspension of all in-person spring classes could also force changes to the fall semester, which is scheduled to begin in August.
Wisconsin regents OK new Green Bay chancellor
Associated Press
The University of Wisconsin System regents on Thursday approved hiring Michael Alexander as UW-Green Bay’s new chancellor.
President Cross updates Board of Regents on COVID-19 emergency, ‘significant financial cost’
The Capital Times
The University of Wisconsin System is continuing to monitor and recoup financial losses from the COVID-19 pandemic, which President Ray Cross said Thursday are only just beginning but already “significantly greater than anything I’ve seen in my 42 years of higher education.”
FluGen, UW-Madison researchers developing COVID-19 vaccine
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Madison researchers and the vaccine companies FluGen and Bharat Biotech are developing and testing a vaccine against COVID-19 called CoroFlu, they announced Thursday.
Badgers’ Olympic hopefuls turn to ‘unconventional’ training to stay in shape amid uncertain future
Wisconsin State Journal
Even the act of training has been upended for University of Wisconsin athletes who have already experienced championship event cancellations and are seeing Olympic dreams postponed by a year.
Arrest made in killings of UW doctor, husband, UW-Madison police say
Wisconsin State Journal
An arrest has been made in the killings of a UW-Madison doctor and her husband, the UW-Madison Police Department said Friday morning.
UW public records requests on average take longer than other UW System Schools
Badger Herald
Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council Chair said shortening response times should be a priority for the university.
UW cancels in-person summer classes amid COVID-19 pandemic
Badger Herald
Early-start summer programs still on, admissions creates virtual experiences for admitted students.
UW announces new COVID-19 vaccine research, $1.5 million in grants
Badger Herald
Researchers say vaccine could be ready for human trials by fall 2020.
UW-Madison student recovering from ‘dehumanizing’ COVID-19 sounds alarm to young adults
Wisconsin State Journal
Amy Shircel and three friends traveled to Portugal early last month in search of sun, sand and scenery. Coronavirus cut the trip short, and within days of returning to her Madison apartment, Shircel felt fatigued. She had a mild cough, but didn’t think much of it.
UW System presidential search committee timeline unaffected by COVID-19 pandemic
Badger Herald
Committee chair says all future interviews, meetings will be virtual.
UW-Madison moves summer term to online only
WISC-TV 3
The university is expanding online offerings to include more than 300 courses as in-person classes are suspended.
UWPD makes arrest in double homicide investigation
WISC-TV 3
Dane County Sheriff records show Khari Sanford, 18, was booked into jail early Friday morning by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department on a tentative first degree intentional homicide charge.
UW Health Pharmacy developing PPE chemical
WKOW-TV 27
The chemical is called bitrix and it’s used to make sure the N95 respirator is snugly on the face of someone wearing it.
UW-Madison virologists and vaccine companies collaborating on COVID-19 vaccine
WKOW-TV 27
A collaboration between virologists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and vaccine companies FluGen and Bharat Biotech has begun developing and testing a unique vaccine against COVID-19 called CoroFlu.
Teenager arrested in connection to homicides of Madison doctor, husband
WKOW-TV 27
Dane County Sheriff’s records show 18-year old Khari Sanford was booked into the county jail Friday on the tentative charge of first degree intentional homicide.
UW Madison suspends in-person summer term classes; expands online courses
NBC-15
“The decision to suspend in-person instruction was made with the safety of our students in mind,” Associate Dean for Summer Term Aphra Mednick said. “We already had a robust online offering and in response, we are offering even more online courses than ever before so students can continue their academic progress.”
Coronavirus outbreak could affect UW’s fall semester
NBC-15
University of Wisconsin President Ray Cross says the coronavirus outbreak that’s already led to the suspension of all in-person spring classes could also force changes to the fall semester that’s scheduled to begin in August.
Two UW virologists team up with biotech companies on coronavirus vaccine
NBC-15
The product is described as a nasal spray that would repurpose a regular flu vaccine candidate, M2SR, by inserting gene sequences from the coronavirus strain that leads to COVID-19 into the influenza virus it already uses, according to a statement from the University of Wisconsin.
‘There are no words’: Friends remember double homicide victims
NBC-15
It’s just a tragedy. I think we’re all trying to wrap our minds around it. There are no words,” Dr. Melissa Stiles, UW Health Family Medicine, tells NBC15 News via a phone interview.
UW Police make arrest in connection with killing of UW professor, husband
NBC-15
The department did not identify the suspect and said it planned to release more information about the arrest later in the day.
Researcher: We Can Reframe Social Distancing As An Act Of Kindness
Wisconsin Public Radio
Quoted: Richard Davidson, a professor of psychology and psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the founder and director of the Center for Healthy Minds, says that in this time of unusual challenges, we have also been cut off from many of our usual coping techniques.
Coronavirus grades: College students want pass-fail for online classes
USA Today
The University of Wisconsin-Madison declared on March 26 that the “unprecedented situation” called for a pass/fail grading option. Allowing the option means other academic policies may have to adjust, too, the school said.
Map Reveals Hidden U.S. Hotspots of Coronavirus Infection
Scientific American
The mapping team initially used data from a crowd-sourced tracker of county-level cases and validated them with estimates from state health departments. The researchers have since incorporated data from several other sources, and they are partnering with their colleagues at the University of Wisconsin–Madison to authenticate that information.