Quoted: “We’re seeing an obvious center of the storm just a couple of hundred miles south of us, across northern Indiana, which is just unbelievable,” said Jonathan Martin, UW Professor of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences.
Chung was arrested in connection with two alleged attempted abductions of college students on the UW campus, one Sept. 30 and the other Oct. 2. In both instances, the alleged victims were able to escape, but the second victim suffered serious injuries.
In 2013, a study funded by the National Institute of Health found that five mental disorders — autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), bipolar disorder, major depression and schizophrenia — share genetic roots. And in 2015, researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison studied a family of rhesus monkeys and concluded the risk of developing anxiety is passed from parents to their children.
New research from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Waisman Center found that adults living with autism spectrum disorder may face a higher risk of developing certain health issues — like cardiovascular, respiratory and digestive problems — than the rest of the population.
Our team and researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison used germ-free mice—which have absolutely no bacteria in their gut—and found that feeding triclosan to these animals had no effect. This finding suggests that the harmful effects of triclosan are due to changes in the microbiome.
Edward Peters, from the University of Pennsylvania, is the author of Inquisition (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1989). Henry Kamen, a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and professor at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, wrote The Spanish Inquisition: A Historical Revision (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1998).
Quoted: “It makes sense to have free public transport paid for by taxation, as it’s beneficial for the whole of society, not only those who use public transportation,” says João Peschanski, a researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who has examined free public transit systems around the world.
For an administration that has made no secret of its hostility to immigration, punishing unauthorized migrants may be a good in and of itself. But it isn’t clear that deterrence is an effective policy tool.
Anna Oltman is a PhD candidate in political science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team has added two more home games to its 2018-19 schedule.
The Morgridge Institute for Research at UW-Madison has created a center to expand research on viruses and develop drugs or vaccines that target families of viruses.
For the University of Wisconsin, with more than $1 billion annually in research revenue, steeped in a tradition of “sifting and winnowing” for the truth and dedicated to broadcasting its findings throughout the state and beyond, the challenge is to strike a balance between academic freedom and the realities of a connected but politically fractious world.
A 10-year old miniature donkey has quite the story to tell. Ferguson is making history for University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine.
UW-Madison is getting a new virology center to help scientists fight deadly, real-world viruses.
Officials with the Morgridge Institute for Research announced Tuesday that it will be launching the John W. and Jeanne M. Rowe Center for Research in Virology.
Quoted: A 1,000-year rain event, as its name implies, is exceptionally rare. It signifies just a 0.1 percent chance of such an event happening in any given year. “Or, a better way to think about it is that 99.9 percent of the time, such an event will never happen,” explained Shane Hubbard, a meteorological researcher at University of Wisconsin’s Space Science and Engineering Center.
Quoted: The short answer: It’s hard to say. One of the biggest problems with bias training is that so few people have evaluated whether it’s effective, said Patricia Devine, a professor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison who focuses on how to manage prejudice in society. Some studies have also found that, when done the wrong way, these kinds of trainings can actually make the problem worse.
More fallout from the tax cut package: Companies substantially increased their contributions to defined-benefit pension plans in 2017, likely because of the new tax law that President Trump signed in December, according to a new paper from researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Quoted: Through the end of June, justices are expected to hand down decisions on 29 more cases, said Ryan Owens, a professor of political science and affiliate law faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The next opinion day is scheduled for Monday, June 4, Owens said, and decisions will likely come every other day after that.
A 2014 essay for Inside Higher Ed noted that University of Wisconsin-Madison and University of Oregon both unsuccessfully tried to break from their school systems in 2011. The Oregon University System eventually dissolved after a 2013 state law allowed public universities to establish their own institutional boards. All seven schools in that group took advantage and were operating independently by summer of 2015.
Quoted: Bob Cropp, professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said the slowdown in milk production is good for milk prices, which have remained at low levels for the last three years thanks to an abundance of milk on the market.
But before you plant anything, figure out whether the crops you want to grow match up with Wisconsin’s growing conditions, said Vijai Pandian, a horticulture educator for University of Wisconsin-Extension in Brown County.
The future however is unpromising for the lesser known schools. A number of planned or actual business school closures have occurred at the University of Wisconsin, the University of Iowa, Wake Forest University, Virginia Tech, and Simmons College.
A recently published study by University of Wisconsin researchers found the bats they studied ate 17 different types of mosquitoes, including nine that are potential carriers of the West Nile Virus.
Quoted: Urban and rural divides are not new, as University of Wisconsin political scientist Kathy Cramer told the New York Times. What’s unique about our moment, however, is that “cultural divides overlap with political divides, which overlap with geography,” creating a maelstrom of suspicion and disconnect.
Quoted: “Last year did not seem to be a boom year for tick density,” said Susan Paskewitz, a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor of entomology who conducts field research on ticks and the diseases they carry. “We didn’t see a lot more ticks like we did in 2013 … I think the infection rates were higher in those ticks, and we don’t have an explanation for why that would be.
“The chances their parents can pick up the bill are not as high,” says Sara Goldrick-Rab, a professor at Temple University in Philadelphia and founder of the Wisconsin HOPE Lab, a research center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “It’s not for lack of families wanting to; they don’t have it.”
For adults, developing resilience might make all the difference between keeping a job or burning out. A small May 2018 study from researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Center for Healthy Minds, published in Frontiers for Psychology, found that as little as two weeks of “compassion meditation” made subjects more resilient in the face of human suffering, meaning they were able to look at struggle non-judgmentally and respond with compassion rather than becoming distraught themselves.
A recently published study by University of Wisconsin researchers found the bats they studied ate 17 different types of mosquitoes, including nine that are potential carriers of the West Nile Virus.
Following his time in the service, Larry began working for the University of Wisconsin in their maintenance department until his retirement in 2011.
Jim Berbee — an entrepreneur, physician and philanthropist — is the new chairman of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation’s Board of Trustees.
Quoted: “That surprised me,” said Arlin Brannstrom, associate professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “I thought there would be some dampening in that enthusiasm for land ownership given the weak prices we’ve seen for agricultural commodities, in particular milk. But I think there’s still a lot of demand.”
“Whenever I feel nervous about anything, I’m like, ’OK, take a step back here and remember that the men who were doing this were your age,’” said Miller, a recent graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison with an undergraduate degree in history and a master’s degree in communication sciences and disorders. “Because when I started this, I was 21.”
Dohnielle Clayton, an author and COO of the grassroots #weneeddiversebooks, will appear on two panels this week, including one hosted by her organization. She said there has been progress in the industry, but cited a recent study by the Cooperative Children’s Book Center School of Education, based in the University of Wisconsin-Madison, showing that children’s stories remain predominantly by and about whites.
Hsee says that research with University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Bowen Ruan and Zoe Y. Lu reveals a nuance in the relationship between curiosity and happiness.
Retired from UW-Madison in 2016 as an HVAC technician
Noted: “In general, the results look like (what) I would have expected from the general literature on perceptions of police,” said Pam Oliver, a UW-Madison sociology professor who’s studied racial disparities in criminal justice in Wisconsin. “There is a substantial literature that says the police and policing are actually different in different kinds of places or for different kinds of people, so that experiences with police differ.”
Public education has been one of our greatest success stories as a nation.Our country pioneered in making public elementary and high schools available to all children and created land-grant public universities that made college possible for citizens from all backgrounds.
The University of Wisconsin 400-meter relay team of freshman Meghan Blair, freshman Gabby DesRosiers, senior Brenna Detra and junior Ebony McClendon qualified for next month’s NCAA Track and Field Outdoor Championships with a fourth-place finish in 44.66 seconds late Saturday at the NCAA West Prelims in Sacramento, California. It’s the first time UW has sent a women’s 400 relay team to nationals.
A new building going up at UW Health’s clinical and research complex on Madison’s West Side will be home to an expanded focus on two hot fields: genetic testing and treatments tailored to the genetic makeup of patients or their disease.
At UW-Madison, a veterinarian amputated part of the animal’s leg and a prosthetist fit him with an artificial limb. Now the gray-and-black creature who spent most of his days lying down in pain is standing, walking and developing some equine attitude.
In his request of Dane County Judge Josann Reynolds, Nathan Friar argues his trial attorney failed to properly challenge the woman’s statements on her drinking, her memory and her injuries.
Two UW-Madison student suspects in the videotaped beating of a student on the ground on residence hall property are released from the Dane County jail.
UW (18-2), the No. 5 seed, will open against Grand Canyon on Saturday in Holly Springs, North Carolina. The rest of the eight-team field includes Oregon, Texas A&M, East Carolina, Penn State, Florida State and Iowa State.
Osiecki said his goal is to raise $25,000 for the UW Carbone Cancer Center and American Family Children’s Hospital in the inaugural outing. Muskie fishing takes place on Lake Monona and Lake Waubesa during the day, with a dinner and auction at the East Side Club afterward.
The University of Wisconsin added another Power Five opponent to its future schedules Thursday, announcing a two-game series with Pittsburgh in 2026 and 2027.
As the new director of the U.W.’s Gender and Sexuality Campus Center (formerly the LGBT Campus Center), Warren Scherer brings to the job a wealth of experience and a dedication to listening and letting youth lead.
Column from Neil Kraus, professor and chair of the University of Wisconsin-River Falls political science department.
University asks students to check after finding one on Bascom Hill.
Author an University of Wisconsin-Madison professor Christine Whelan discusses what’s next for recent graduates.
36 year-old male transported to hospital with gunshot wounds to head and arm.
Twitter Hashtag Celebrates Graduate-Level Accomplishments While Serving As Reminder Of Overcoming Obstacles
Yuri Suguiyama’s first contract to be the University of Wisconsin swimming and diving head coach will pay him $150,000 annually in base salary.
The results of an annual collaboration between students at UW-Madison and Wisconsin Brewing Co. in Verona has hit store shelves.
The Badgers’ schedule, released Tuesday, has the team away from home for four of the final six weekends, with a pair of four-game road stretches.
The three are included among 85 grants totaling $1,223,500 to community organizations in Dane County plus another $370,500 for 30 projects and programs on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
He worked for IBM, the University of Southern California, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison as a network engineer
A common assumption held by many was bats eat a ton of mosquitoes. The assumption has now been proven by UW-Madison researchers.
Matt Allen, Associate Professor in Engineering Physics at UW-Madison, discusses the physics behind rocket design. Allen highlights the structural dynamics, the vibration limits, and the amount of engine thrust that is necessary to successfully launch a spacecraft into space.
Quoted: Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas on Aug. 26, 2017, and lingered in the region for nearly a week. As much as 60 inches of rain fell in the storm, setting a U.S. rainfall record. More than 20 inches of rain fell across about 29,000 square miles. No storm rivals Harvey, said Shane Hubbard, a researcher at the University of Wisconsin who made and mapped that calculation.
Quoted: “It looks to me like West Virginia intended for there to be a ban on sore losers, including in legislation this year. It looks like they were intended to stop someone like Blankenship,” said Barry C. Burden, the director of the Elections Research Center at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. “However, the law is not written perfectly.”
