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‘The Weather Guys’ radio show provides answers about weather, climate

Badger Herald

Emeritus professor in the University of Wisconsin Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Steve Ackerman and professor of AOS Jonathan Martin co-host “The Weather Guys.” It is a call-in show discussing all things weather, climate and science with former UW professor and long-time host Larry Meiller. The show’s 25 years of perseverance reflect the public’s long-time interest.

Madison schools see surprise enrollment increase

The Capital Times

Soldner said for the actual number of students enrolled, there is an increase of 17 in 3K special programming, 58 fewer students in 4K, 14 more in kindergarten and 48 more in grades 1-12. He said staff will work with the district’s data and research team and outside consultants at the UW Applied Population Lab, which does population projections, to better understand how this affects the overall trend.

New drug offers hope for UW Health patient with rare, inherited ALS

Wisconsin State Journal

Dr. Collin Kreple, a UW Health neurologist who delivered Francis’ tofersen injection in September, said it may take longer than the short period of the drug’s clinical trial to reveal its clinical effectiveness. Another study has started in people with SOD1 mutations who don’t have symptoms yet.

Loran M. Mezera

Wisconsin State Journal

Loran was then employed at the University of Wisconsin food services until 2013 when he retired.

Kevin Dabbs

Wisconsin State Journal

Kevin began his career in epilepsy and neuroimaging in the Department of Neurology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in 2004. Kevin became an integral part of the UW Epilepsy Research group collaborating with researchers in neuropsychology, neurology, and radiology.

Gary A. Davis

Wisconsin State Journal

He joined the faculty of the Educational Psychology Department, in the School of Education, at UW Madison in 1965, and retired in 1994. He was an internationally recognized authority in the areas of human creativity and gifted education.

OUR VIEW: Give UW its pay raise, stop micromanaging campus

Wisconsin State Journal

An engineering professor in Platteville. A student counselor in Whitewater. A crops and soils expert in Dodge County.

These are just a few of the 41,000 University of Wisconsin System employees waiting for top Republican lawmakers to release their 4% raise.

Joel A. Jones

Wisconsin State Journal

In 1974, Joel and Connie moved their family to Madison where he worked for the University of Wisconsin-Madison as a certified concert piano tuner, responsible for more than 250 pianos at the School of Music, the dormitories, and other campus buildings. He initiated and taught piano technology classes at the UW.

SSFC grants Sex Out Loud, PAVE GSSF exceptions

Badger Herald

Sex Out Loud requested approval to raise their budget cap to cover their purchases for apparel. While the spending budget for apparel is currently capped at $300 for all student organizations, Sex Out Loud requires over $400 to cover their needs.

Federal Home Loan Bank criticisms are short on facts and nuance

The Hill

The positive impact the FHLBanks have on housing affordability and a functioning mortgage market in this country has also been clearly demonstrated. A recent University of Wisconsin study estimates that the activities of the FHLBanks reduce interest payments on mortgages by $13 billion each year and make more than $130 billion of additional mortgage credit available each year.

High school students will have easier path to getting into most UW schools

Wisconsin State Journal

Under the program, Wisconsin high school students would be able to sidestep the traditional college application process and instead be automatically admitted to one or more System schools for which they qualify. Qualification would be based on academic performance, taking aspects such as grade-point average and class rank into consideration.

UW launches first postdoctoral fellowship for arts

Badger Herald

Created by the Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives in partnership with the Division of Arts, the fellowship program’s goal is to recruit diverse and accomplished artists from many different disciplines, giving them an opportunity to further their creative work.

Workers Exposed to Extreme Heat Have Few Protections

The New York Times

“When you have hot conditions, there’s increased demand on the heart to pump more blood to the largest organ in our body, which is our skin,” said Dr. Jonathan Patz, a scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who has studied the environmental health effects of climate change.