But it’s Beuys’s quote that comes to mind when reading Making Comics, the latest handwritten college textbook-of-sorts by the highly successful cartoonist Lynda Barry. In the book, Barry makes a similar assertion to Beuys by using the experience and anecdotes she’s accumulated during her tenure as a professor of comic book studies at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
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How doctors will turn a breech birth before and during labour
According to the University of Wisconsin, Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, there are three types of breech presentation.
The Gene Drive Dilemma: We Can Alter Entire Species, But Should We?
Qutoed: LAs Alta Charo, a professor of law and bioethics at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, says of our genetic-engineering capability, “At a very instinctive level, there’s a sense that these are things humans are not supposed to be doing.”
Quoted: Playing to fears around worst-case scenarios can be a powerful tactic. Dietram Scheufele, who studies scientific and political communication at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, says that scientists are generally much worse than activist groups at shaping public opinion, in part because they tend to rely on logical reasoning and facts, while activist groups are more likely to tap into unconscious values and emotions — like using the term “Frankenfoods” to describe G.M.O.s.
Madison’s first children’s hospital celebrates 100 years since founding
It’s named in honor of a UW professor’s daughter who died of meningitis in 1916.
Stefania Sani: UWHC nurses’ effort to unionize is commendable
Letter to the editor: It was very inspiring to witness the news conference on Dec. 19 when the UW Hospital and Clinics nurses made public their effort to organize a union.
Breast surgery device by company with UW founders now in use
Anew breast surgery marker device, developed by a company founded by three UW-Madison faculty, is expected to be used by about 15 hospital systems by the end of January.
‘It still kills people’: Wisconsin at high risk of flu cases
Quoted: “It still kills people. So the average person who is healthy who gets the flu, of course, your risks are pretty low. But again people with some of these risk factors, people with some of these extremities of the ages can get it and it can be really severe,” says Joseph McBride, an associate professor of infectious disease at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Trailblazing Astronaut Dr. Mae C. Jemison to Speak at MLK Memorial Lecture
A physician and engineer, Jemison has been inducted into both the National Women’s Hall of Fame and the International Space Hall of Fame, UW said in a press release,
Where people live can affect their brains, UW study says
People who live in disadvantaged neighborhoods may have smaller centers of learning and memory in their brains, according to a UW-Madison study.
Bill seeks informed consent for pelvic exams under anesthesia by medical students
UW School of Medicine and Public Health adopted a policy in July covering “educational sensitive exams,” including breast, pelvic, urogenital, prostate and rectal exams on patients under anesthesia or otherwise sedated.
Popularity Of CBD Oil Vexes Regulators And Researchers
The Green Barn Door is a CBD store near the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus which expects some customers will be shopping not only for themselves, but for their dogs.
Why We Need Real Food & Real Jobs In American Public Schools
Guests: Jennifer E. Gaddis, assistant professor of Civil Society and Community Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison & author of The Labor of Lunch: Why We Need Real Food and Real Jobs in American Public Schools
Wisconsin Loses 10 Percent Of State’s Dairy Herds As Fallout From Low Milk Prices Continues
Mark Stephenson, director of dairy policy analysis for the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said Wisconsin usually sees a 4 percent decline in herd numbers each year. But the prolonged period of low milk prices from 2014 to 2019 have forced many farms to sell their herds.
Newest AI technology: Fake people
Companies infamously have embarrassed themselves through haphazard diversity-boosting attempts, Photoshopping a black man into an all-white crowd, as the University of Wisconsin-Madison did on an undergraduate booklet, or superimposing women into group photos of men.
Quintez Cephus leaving Wisconsin early for the draft
The reason for Cephus not playing in 2018 stemmed from an off-field issue. The University of Wisconsin announced in mid-August that Quintez Cephus had been reinstated and was again a student in good standing at the school, two weeks after being found not guilty on a pair of sexual assault charges and almost immediately seeking reinstatement.
UW study shows retreating snow cover could produce winter rains over Great Plains
Wisconsin’s snow line is expected to shift about 350 miles to the north by the end of this century, said Stephen Vavrus, a senior scientist with the Nelson Institute Center for Climatic Research and a contributor to the study.
Climate change is playing havoc with Mexico’s monarch butterfly migration
Quoted: “The question we’re asking is ‘Can one of the world’s most adaptive insects adapt to climate change?’” asked Karen Oberhauser, who studies the species at the University of Wisconsin. “We are changing the conditions and just waiting to see.”
The Energy 202
Quoted: “The question we’re asking is ‘Can one of the world’s most adaptive insects adapt to climate change?’” asked Karen Oberhauser, who studies the species at the University of Wisconsin. “We are changing the conditions and just waiting to see.”
The search for Eden: in pursuit of humanity’s origins
Quoted: “It’s a powerful metaphor but it also turns out to be a deeply mistaken one,” says anthropologist John Hawks of the University of Wisconsin-Madison in an article for the science newsletter Aeon. Instead he argues that our evolutionary history is more like a braided river, a band of streams that weave into and out of each other before eventually merging over hundreds of thousands of years into the same huge channel.
Associate Professor discusses the possible impacts of airstrikes on U.S
Quoted: UW Associate Professor Samer Alatout said any kind of war, whether that’s a third World War or a regional war in the Middle East, all depends on Iran’s reaction.
Making the most of winter
Quoted: Dr. Claus Andersen is professor of Scandanivan studies at UW-Madison. Andersen said he embraces ’hygge’ this time of year. “I would describe it as a danish concept used to describe situations and a certain atmosphere of extraordinary coziness and contentment.”
Sykes, James T.
He also held a number of positions at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, where he lectured on public policy and long-term care.
Amid partisan clashes, Tony Evers ‘partially delivered’ on campaign promises in first year
“I think the governor has had a challenging year because he’s entered an environment that, first of all, is divided government the first time Wisconsin has experienced that in eight years, and it’s divided government where parties are pretty hostile towards one another,” said Barry Burden, political science professor at University of Wisconsin-Madison.
With 2020 in sight, dark-money sites look to distribute their versions of the news
UW-Madison journalism professor Lewis Friedland said that in hundreds of in-person interviews and thousands of surveys conducted by him and other researchers, Wisconsinites consistently say they aren’t sure what news sources to trust, but they want balanced reporting.
McCarty, Diane Joy (Refvik)
In 1966, Diane was accepted a position at the University of Wisconsin-Office of Student Financial Aid. She spent a 32-year career at the university and enjoyed the hard and challenging work of administering scholarship programs, dealing with students’ financial needs and problem solving, especially during registration week periods.
O’Connell, Debra Hannon
For more than 40 years at the University of Wisconsin, School of Social Work, O’Connell worked as a program administrator, led the graduate admissions process, and created strong working relationships and friendships with many colleagues throughout the university, many of which she maintained after retirement.
Plain Talk: Despite the gloom, there’s good news at the University of Wisconsin
“Your column is grumpy about the situation at the UW,” (Regent Whitburn) remarked. And while he admitted he didn’t “like the sniping that we face,” he made it clear there is still plenty to brag about the Madison campus
Corry, Barbara Weston (Hayes)
She was retired from her career as an editor for the UW Department of Sociology.
Corriveau, Philip Alfred
In 2004 he became director of Wisconsin Public Radio, his “dream job”: a job that he aspired to and worked toward since that first summer job as a board operator at WHA.
‘Not just small adults:’ At 100, UW’s children’s hospital continues to evolve
Polio and other infectious diseases largely controlled by vaccines today were common among children a century ago when the first children’s hospital opened in Madison.
Baghdad, Indonesia, Australia: Your Thursday Briefing
A video meant to promote unity at the University of Wisconsin’s flagship campus in Madison has instead prompted a reckoning over who feels at home there when virtually every student featured in the video was white.
For Your Post-Holiday Enjoyment, Healthy ID Snacks
Soil has been called “that thin layer on the planet that stands between us and starvation.” Phys.org reported on work at the University of Wisconsin-Madison that “shows how bacteria can degrade solid bedrock, jump-starting a long process of alteration that creates the mineral portion of soil.”
From service to science: NIH shifts focus of mentoring network aimed at boosting grantee diversity
Quoted: “A growing body of evidence exists about how to create and sustain successful and inclusive mentoring relationships,” says Angela Byars-Winston, a professor of medicine at the University of Wisconsin (UW), Madison, and chair of the committee that wrote the report. “We hope our report can catalyze [the] use of that evidence.”
Letter: Poor treatment of grad students rampant
John Brady’s experience is not unique. His experience resulted from a systemic problem, not a problem limited to one professor/researcher or one department.
How do you make walking easier for a 2-legged dog? Ask UW-Madison engineers for help
The assignment for a group of UW-Madison students: Find a way for this two-legged dog to walk more easily.
How to forgive someone who has hurt you—and why you should
Robert Enright, a professor of psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Education who has studied forgiveness extensively, says he understands the concern. But he feels the issue is actually a semantic one.
In a Homecoming Video Meant to Unite Campus, Almost Everyone Was White
The video was just two minutes long: a sunny montage of life at the University of Wisconsin’s flagship campus in Madison. Here were hundreds of young men and women cheering at a football game, dancing in unison, riding bicycles in a sleek line, “throwing the W” for the camera, singing a cappella, leaping into a lake.
The super-cool materials that send heat to space
Zongfu Yu at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Qiaoqiang Gan at the State University of New York at Buffalo found that an aluminium film coated in polydimethylsiloxane could not only stay cool, but also enhance water condensation during the day12. The pair started a company in Buffalo called Sunny Clean Water to commercialize the device.
Rose Bowl Could Wrap Up Jonathan Taylor’s Record-Breaking Stint At Wisconsin
There’s a rich history of running backs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Jonathan Taylor is the latest Badger to add to that legacy.
Wisconsin Fans Turn Downtown LA Red Before Rose Bowl
In addition to fans donning their “Beat Oregon” pins, the pep rally drew University of Wisconsin-Madison dignitaries like Chancellor Rebecca Blank and athletic director Barry Alvarez. Monday marked Alvarez’s 73rd birthday. Fans sang to him before he gave a rousing speech.
Coaching Female Athletes, and Gender Inequality
As a former Stanford student athlete and now a faculty athletic representative at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, I read “A Women’s Sport, Ruled by Male Coaches” (news article, Dec. 20) with great interest.
Wisconsin Badgers Come Up Short In Rose Bowl
The University of Wisconsin-Madison fell just short of winning “the Granddaddy of Them All” on Wednesday.
Wisconsin Badgers Come Up Short In Rose Bowl
The University of Wisconsin-Madison fell just short of winning “the Granddaddy of Them All” on Wednesday.
Cartoonist and ‘Genius Grant’ recipient Lynda Barry on the scariness of creativity
“When kids draw,” Lynda Barry says, “there’s almost always a story that comes with their drawing.” That childlike Eden, where words and pictures arrive in tandem, is a place that the cartoonist and associate professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is constantly trying to rediscover.
US Medical Schools See Decline In Rural Students
The University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health didn’t immediately have geographic data for students going through its Wisconsin Academy for Rural Medicine. The program started in 2008 and will graduate its 10th class this year.
Here’s What You Missed In Wisconsin News Over The Holidays
Quoted: “When you look across these deaths you see this pattern of higher risk behaviors in rural communities and also less access to primary health care,” said Pat Remington, emeritus professor at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
Badgers fans experience 131st Rose Parade
Many Badgers fans kicked off the new year in Pasadena watching the 131st Rose Parade.
Rep. Dianne Hesselbein: Continue the Wisconsin Idea in the search for a UW president
The Wisconsin Idea was born in 1905, when University of Wisconsin-Madison President Charles Van Hise said, “I shall never be content until the beneficent influence of the University reaches every family of the state.”
UW Marching Band plays in Rose Parade
In addition to the band, the university also had a float in the parade featuring Bucky Badger and some of the school’s cheerleaders.
UW-Madison Extension Lincoln County helps launch vaping education program
“We have started to raise awareness in our communities through several efforts,” said Debbie Moellendorf, who works in the areas of positive youth development and health and well-being as an educator with UW-Madison Extension Lincoln County.
VIDEO: Wisconsin represented at Rose Parade
The UW Marching Band and Greendale Marching Band performed during the Rose Parade in Pasadena.
For the Record: UW-Madison Political Science Professor Kathy Cramer
An interview with Cramer.
‘A little disappointed, maybe a little cheated’: Badger fans in Wisconsin feel Rose Bowl loss
“(I’m) not happy,” Badger fan Robert Hill said. “Oregon beat us in the Rose Bowl several years ago. We lost three in a row. It’s been since 2000 since we won one. Not a good start to the year.”
Wood County groups host bipartisan panel on groundwater contamination
The Jan. 6 panel, organized by the Wood County Citizens Groundwater Group, will include state geologist Ken Bradbury; U.S. Department of Agriculture microbiologist Mark Borchardt; Sarah Yang, a toxicologist with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services; and Yi Wang, a UW-Madison horticulturist.
Robinson, Arthur Selden “Selly”
Selly worked as a beloved professor at the Management Institute of the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the field of Labor, Human Resources and Management.
Wisconsin Badgers fans make themselves feel at home in Pasadena before Rose Bowl
The lunch rush was escalating Tuesday inside the walls of the quaint Pie ‘n Burger restaurant along California Boulevard, with fans of the University of Wisconsin football team joining the queue.
Heavy road salt use a growing problem, scientists say
Quoted: Given the amount of salt used on roads, that’s a real problem, according to Hilary Dugan, a professor of integrative biology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A 2017 study by her team found that nearly half of the 284 freshwater lakes in their sample in the Northeast and Midwest had undergone “long-term salinization.” One in 10 of them reached a threshold where scientists worry about impacts on aquatic life.
Jake Ferguson taking a trip down memory lane with UW’s return to the Rose Bowl
The date was Jan. 1, 2013. UW faced Stanford and athletic director Barry Alvarez was serving as interim head coach after Bret Bielema left for Arkansas. Alvarez wanted his grandsons – Jake and Joe Ferguson – to experience the game from the field.
Holt, Ronald W.
Ron worked at the University of Wisconsin Medical School as Director of Medical Education from the beginning of his career until he retired in 2001.
Eric Sandgren: UW System needs a qualified president
The next University of Wisconsin System president should have a background in academia. But some members of the UW Board of Regents, including Michael Grebe, who chairs the search committee for a new president, aren’t convinced such experience is important.