“Using the same magnet for 20 or 30 years is not unheard of,” said Dr. Scott Reeder, chair of the University of Wisconsin’s radiology department.
The U.S. just sold its helium stockpile. Here’s why the medical world is worried.
NBC News
Author: gbump
PETA pleads with NIH to stop funding for animal study, calls sleep experiment ‘cruel and horrific’
Fox News
Wants research on aging defunded at Wisconsin, even reached out to Florida governor for help
Anti-affirmative action group files complaint against BIPOC scholarship program
Badger Herald
Complaint met with criticism over positions on affirmative action.
ASM approves data security, student loan relief legislation in first meeting of semester
Badger Herald
The University of Wisconsin Associated Students of Madison student council held their first meeting of the semester to vote on two proposed bills, relating to cyber security and student loans Wednesday.
Republican-sponsored bill proposes additional funding for UW civil dialogue office
Badger Herald
Rep. Scott Johnson (R-Jefferson) and Sen. Rachael Cabral-Guevara (R-Appleton) proposed a bill that would give the Universities of Wisconsin $500,000 a year in funding for the Wisconsin Institute of Citizenship and Civil Dialogue. Conservative lawmakers said WICCD was not given sufficient funding when it was created. The WICCD does not currently have enough money for a full-time director, according to the co-sponsorship memorandum.
You can sign Spanish tiles that will be part of Olbrich Gardens’ Thai pavilion on Sunday
Wisconsin State Journal
The pavilion arrived in Wisconsin in 2001 as a gift to UW-Madison from the government of Thailand and the Thai Chapter of the Wisconsin Alumni Association as a gesture of international friendship. Constructed in Thailand and then flown to the U.S. in sections, the pavilion was assembled by Thai artisans who were on one of the last planes to land in Chicago after the terrorist attacks.
Tuition reciprocity changes, workforce plan would add millions to UW system’s coffers
Wisconsin State Journal
Millions in revenue and state aid dollars could bolster the Universities of Wisconsin’s budget as soon as February, if lawmakers take up two provisions of the deal struck between UW system officials and Republican legislative leadership that gave UW system about $800 million in exchange for changes to diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
UW Health invests $1 million in Dane Workforce Housing Fund
WMTV - Channel 15
The fund works to build housing for the workers of Dane County, UW Health explained. The housing is designed for people who make 50-80% of the county’s median income, while also being close to work.
UW-Madison, Red Cross team up for blood drive competition
WMTV - Channel 15
The American Red Cross is partnering with University of Wisconsin Madison for the Share Your Big Heart Blood Challenge- which pits the university against some of its biggest rivals. UW-Madison will be up against Michigan State, Penn State and the University of Michigan to see which school can donate the most blood in a month.
UW-Madison primate lab researchers say animal abuse complaints are misleading
Daily Cardinal
The primate lab has been under scrutiny since PETA brought forth allegations of animal cruelty. But scientists told The Daily Cardinal they follow humane guidelines to the much-needed field.
UW-Madison grad student workers apprehensive about raises
Daily Cardinal
The Teaching Assistants’ Association, which represents graduate workers on campus, is apprehensive about 14% minimum stipend increases for next school year.
A rare fungal infection is popping up in an unexpected part of the U.S.
NBC News
There are a number of things that could be happening, said Dr. Bruce Klein, a professor of pediatrics, medicine and medical microbiology and immunology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. These pathogens can hitch a ride on shoes when people travel. New developments can stir soil — and the fungi they harbor — releasing spores into the air in places they weren’t thought to exist.
‘Wake up’: Senate hearing considers threat of climate change on ‘blue economy’
NBC News
“Sea level rise impacts coastal ecosystems and infrastructure that underpin the blue economy including supply chains, real estate, infrastructure, agriculture, insurance markets, health costs and more,” Andrea Dutton, a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the department of geoscience, told the hearing.
Opinion | A.I. Should Be a Tool, Not a Curse, for the Future of Work
New York Times
Katherine Cramer, a University of Wisconsin-Madison political scientist, said that lower- and middle-wage workers have “pretty basic” expectations for the future of their work. “One man in Kentucky said, ‘I’m not looking for a mansion on a hill.’” What he and others want, Cramer said, is jobs that don’t destroy their humanity, that are meaningful and that give them time with their families. Many don’t feel they have that now. .
Mandatory University of Wisconsin Law School seminar tells students ‘there are no exceptional White people’
Fox News
Mandatory University of Wisconsin Law School seminar tells students ‘there are no exceptional White people’
Florida board bans use of state and federal funds on DEI programs at state universities
CNN
More than a dozen state legislatures have introduced or passed bills reining in DEI programs in colleges and universities, claiming the offices eat up valuable financial resources with little impact. Last month, the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents voted to cut back diversity initiatives in exchange for state funding in a deal with GOP lawmakers.
Climate change could critically harm $253 billion US fishing industry, experts tell senators
The Hill
Andrea Dutton, a professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, said burning fossil fuels primarily drives climate change, which could cause widespread economic and environmental problems.
Colleges Making the Most Money From Sports: Ohio State Tops the List
Business Insider
Conference: Big TenAverage Annual Athletics Revenue: $130 millionFootball Revenue: $75 millionMen’s Basketball Revenue: $15 millionWomen’s Basketball Revenue: $680,000
Small two-year campuses serve many students better — Mary Hoeft
Wisconsin State Journal
Why are some four-year universities ending their relationships with two-year campuses? Some say it is because of low enrollment. But the Marinette campus hasn’t declined much in recent years. Others say it is the cost. But a Republican state senator recently told me the cost of operating two-year campuses is a drop in the bucket. If it isn’t enrollment and it isn’t cost, why are two-year campuses being closed?
Republicans propose directly funding Universities of Wisconsin free speech office
Wisconsin State Journal
Rep. Scott Johnson, R-Jefferson, and Sen. Rachael Cabral-Guevara, R-Appleton, are circulating a bill that would provide the UW system with $500,000 annually to run its free speech office, the Wisconsin Institute of Citizenship and Civil Dialogue.
Two former Wisconsin football players turned coaches reflect on what made Barry Alvarez successful
Wisconsin State Journal
Both Darrell Bevell and Joe Rudolph played important roles on the University of Wisconsin football team’s offense during it’s 1993 season, which culminated in the Badgers’ first Rose Bowl win.
Four takeaways from Tony Evers’ state of the state address
The Capital Times
Photo: The University of Wisconsin-Madison marching band, with Walter Smith on the trumpet, performs “On Wisconsin” at the end of the State of the State Address in the Assembly Chambers of the Wisconsin state Capitol in Madison on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024.
UW campus closures leave ‘bitter’ feelings about lost opportunities
The Capital Times
Though the UW system is struggling with millions of dollars in structural deficits, Rothman said the decision was not a cost-cutting measure but instead driven by dwindling enrollment.
UW-Madison exhibit highlights Appalachian craft with a modern aesthetic
Wisconsin State Journal
What does a broom from Kentucky have to do with an art gallery in Wisconsin? Plenty.
That’s one of the lessons from “Heart, Head, and Hand: Making and Remaking at Berea College Student Craft,” an exhibition at the Ruth Davis Design Gallery at UW-Madison running through March 3.
When UW-Madison’s food programs close for winter break, these students go hungry
Daily Cardinal
Without dining halls and many student-run food organizations, many students have issues meeting their needs over winter break.
At UW-Madison, out-of-state students are an increasingly prominent part of the Wisconsin experience
Daily Cardinal
This year, UW-Madison reached a record enrollment of 50,662 students, the first time this number has exceeded 50,000. Of the 9,095 new freshmen and transfer students on campus this fall, 51.2% came from out of state, and 7.2% from overseas.
The Badger Herald Editorial Board: We will not wait for the next school shooting
Badger Herald
The Badger Herald Editorial Board joins over 50 student newspapers in publishing student-written op-ed calling for action on gun violence.
Chabad House plans expansion to support growing community
Badger Herald
The University of Wisconsin Chabad House is planning to expand its facility to support the growing Jewish community on campus. The property is currently located at 223 W Gilman St. and expansion plans have entered the beginning stages of production.
UW-Whitewater condemns antisemitic incident on campus
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Whitewater’s chancellor is condemning an incident Sunday night during which a small group of people projected Nazi and antisemitic imagery on the side of a residence hall and chanted white supremacist slogans.
Madison could again allow streets to be named after people in proposed policy
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Madison linguistics expert Dan Pell said Madison’s street names, many of which honor white historical figures, do not always project the progressive values city government has sought to establish.
“If you turn the (street) names into faces, it would be really obvious that there is white privilege baked in,” Pell said. “I think it’s important that we rethink how we represent history and how we project who writes history.”
UW- Madison hit with civil rights complaint over scholarship program for BIPOC students
Channel 3000
The Equal Protection Project, an anti-Affirmative action group, filed the complaint with the U.S. Department of Education. The group, founded by Cornell Law School professor William Jacobson, claims UW’s Community-Engaged BIPOC Fellows program engages in discrimination on the basis of race, color and national origin.
UW-Whitewater chancellor, others speak out against racist display on campus
WKOW – Channel 27
King asked everyone to reaffirm their commitment to UW-Whitewater’s core values and not let “the actions of an outside group that seeks to incite hate, division and fear take us off course.”
Small group chants racist slogans, projects swastika on UW-Whitewater campus
Madison365
Video of the event emerged on social media late Sunday, and UW-Whitewater Chancellor Corey King acknowledged it in a letter to the campus community Monday.
Conservative group files civil rights complaint against UW, alleging discrimination against white students in fellowship program
Madison365
The Equal Protection Project (EPP), a project of the right-wing Legal Insurrection Foundation, has filed a complaint with the federal Department of Education’s Office of Civil Right against the University of Wisconsin-Madison, alleging that the BIPOC Fellowship program run by the Morgridge Center for Public Service is illegal because it discriminates against white students.
Cybercriminals stole thousands of UW records, but system leaders didn’t tell the public. Why?
Daily Cardinal
Over 160,000 University of Wisconsin System records, some containing personal information, were stolen during a May cyberattack against the National Student Clearinghouse by a Russia-based cybercriminal organization.
Paying more for the same procedure? It could be the facility fee
Wisconsin State Journal
UW Health’s website lists 20 hospital-owned locations — including the main UW Hospital complex, East Madison Hospital, the Digestive Health Center and University Station Clinic — for which clinic visits might include a facility fee. The amount, which UW says is updated yearly, is currently $235.
Security flaw exposes letters of recommendation for UW-Madison graduate programs
Daily Cardinal
A security flaw rendered letters of recommendation for University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate program applicants publicly downloadable and accessible, The Daily Cardinal learned.
Bring rock concerts back to UW-Madison’s Camp Randall Stadium — Mike Lashua
Wisconsin State Journal
We need to bring back concerts to Camp Randall Stadium on the UW-Madison campus in Madison. I was born too early and missed out on an amazing era in the 1980s and 1990s when Camp Randall hosted Pink Floyd (twice), U2 (twice), Rolling Stones (twice) and Genesis.
UW-Green Bay is ending classes at its Marinette branch campus, citing declining enrollment
Wisconsin State Journal
The announcement, made by UW-Green Bay Chancellor Michael Alexander in a letter to faculty and staff Friday, makes UW-Green Bay at Marinette the fourth UW System branch campus to effectively close in the past year and a half, and the fifth overall since the branch campuses were established in the 1960s and 1970s.
Bernard Cecil Cohen
Wisconsin State Journal
Bernie joined the UW-Madison faculty in 1959, chairing the Department of Political Science from 1966-1969. He served as associate dean of the Graduate School from 1971-1975, as vice chancellor for academic affairs from 1984-1986, and as acting chancellor in 1987.
Chabad House at UW-Madison eyes expansion, student housing as demand grows
Wisconsin State Journal
The Rohr Chabad House at UW-Madison hopes a proposed five-story expansion can help alleviate two persistent space crunches in Downtown Madison: one largely within its own facilities, the other in off-campus student housing stock.
Dogs’ Favorite TV Revealed By Vets
Newsweek
Do you ever get the feeling that your dog likes some TV shows more than others? Well, new research from the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s School of Veterinary Medicine has found that they actually love watching things that feature other animals. And this could help veterinarians assess dogs’ vision.
“The method we currently use to assess vision in dogs is a very low bar. In humans, it would be equivalent to saying yes or no if a person was blind,” Freya Mowat, a veterinary ophthalmologist and professor in the School of Veterinary Medicine’s department of surgical sciences, said in a summary of the findings.
Naomi Osaka biography by Ben Rothenberg review
Washington Post
“A journey which I didn’t enjoy ultimately” is how Mari Osaka, who retired from tennis at age 24, describes her unsuccessful pursuit of what Rothenberg calls the “high-risk, high-reward dream of tennis glory.” Time will tell whether it’s a sentiment that Naomi will apply to her own career.
-Ashley Brown is the Allan H. Selig chair in the history of sport and society and an assistant professor of history at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. She is the author of “Serving Herself: The Life and Times of Althea Gibson.”
I Lost $3,650 When My Niece’s Wedding Was Canceled
Business Insider
Research from the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Center for Financial Security tells us that 99% of domestic violence cases have a financial element. Signs of abuse include a victim depositing money into a joint account that the abuser later empties without warning. Or the abuser racks up debt in the victim’s name.
Tech Majors Are Eyeing Jobs in Surprising US Cities, Like Madison
Business Insider
Young workers are eyeing Madison for its affordable housing and college town flair. Major local employers include healthcare software company Epic Systems, doll manufacturer American Girl, and the University of Wisconsin.
Charles O. Jones, Expert on Congress and the Presidency, Dies at 92
The New York Times
At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where Mr. Jones taught from 1988 to 1997 and was a professor emeritus, he was part of “one of the most distinguished political science faculties in the country,” Mr. Baker said.
Why demand for Covid vaccines lags behind uptake of flu vaccines
STAT
The short-term side effects associated with the mRNA vaccines may also be contributing to reluctance. For some people, these vaccines are a breeze, but for others, a day or two of fever, aches, and chills are guaranteed to follow a booster. “We know from other vaccines that any mark in the ‘this is inconvenient for me’ column will suppress uptake,” said Malia Jones, an assistant professor of spatial dimensions of community health at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
UW Health expands drive-thru clinic access due to increases in respiratory illnesses
WMTV - Channel 15
UW Health patients of all ages are able to test for strep throat, influenza, COVID-19 and RSV. Officials say patients under five and older than 69 years should consult their primary care provider regarding testing.
A Second Trump Term Will Bring an End to the American Century
The Nation
With recent polls giving Donald Trump a reasonable chance of defeating President Biden in the November elections, commentators have begun predicting what his second presidency might mean for domestic politics.
-Alfred McCoy is the J.R.W. Smail Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
University of Illinois freezes tuition for in-state students
CBS Chicago
By comparison, the University of Wisconsin Madison’s undergraduate in-state tuition rate as of the fall of 2023 was $11,216 per year; at the University of Iowa, in-state undergraduates pay $10,964 a year; Indiana University in-state undergraduates pay $11,790 for tuition and fees at the Bloomington campus; and in-state freshmen and sophomores at the University of Michigan pay $17,228 per year in tuition and fees, while juniors and seniors pay $19,390.
Opinion | Don’t let geopolitics erode America’s research engine
The Capital Times
Column by Erik Iverson, chief executive officer of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF).
Survey: Students’ career influences and desired outcomes
Inside Higher Ed
Why is there a gap between student expectations about career outcomes and what their institutions actually deliver? Matthew T. Hora, associate professor of adult and higher education and founding director of the Center for Research on College-Workforce Transitions at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, who reviewed the findings, attributes it to several factors.
Washington takes aim at facial recognition
POLITICO
“It is crucial that governments make tackling these issues a priority,” said Jennifer Mnookin, the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a co-chair on the committee that wrote the report, in a statement. Otherwise, she said Washington would “effectively cede” policy on a key public issue to private companies.
Madison roads expected to stay slick for days; 26 injured in crashes
The Capital Times
Madison roads that are still packed with snow and ice a week after two winter storms hit the city are expected to remain slippery and dangerous into next week.
Greenland ice sheet losing more ice than scientists estimated
Washington Post
The amount of freshwater from the edge calving is modest (42 gigatons per year) compared with total flow (about 221 gigatons per year), said Feng He, a polar scientist at researcher at the University of Wisconsin at Madison who was not involved in the study.
Crime in the US is once again falling. Can we rethink policing?
The Guardian
My hope for 2024 is that we start asking better questions about these systems, so that we can find better answers.
-Simon Balto is assistant professor of history at the University of Wisconsin. He is the author of Occupied Territory: Policing Black Chicago from Red Summer to Black Power
Experts say the recent cold bears the fingerprints of climate change
ABC Action News
The idea is the jet stream — the upper air circulation that drives weather — is wavier in amplified global warming, said University of Wisconsin-Madison climate scientist Steve Vavrus. And those wave changes in the upper air knock the polar vortex out of its place and toward the United States, Cohen said.
Can Year of the Dragon Stop China’s Baby Bust?
Newsweek
“The Chinese zodiac had little effect on births in China until at least 2010,” University of Wisconsin-Madison demographer Fuxian Yi told Newsweek, citing China’s annual census data.
With mental health therapist shortage, could lay counselors fill in?
STAT News
Bruce Wampold, emeritus professor of counseling psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has spent years studying the essential ingredients of therapy. Wampold points to a robust set of research indicating that more than the particulars of any method of treatment, it’s the relationship between therapist and patient that predicts outcomes.
Thai Pavilion gets a makeover in the deep of winter
Wisconsin State Journal
The pavilion arrived in Wisconsin in 2001 as a gift to UW-Madison from the government of Thailand and the Thai Chapter of the Wisconsin Alumni Association as a gesture of international friendship.