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What Kai Cenat’s chaotic giveaway in Union Park reveals about influencer culture

NPR

NPR spoke with Megan Moreno, an adolescent medicine physician and researcher at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, about the unique impact that content creators can have on young people, and how it can lead to events like Cenat’s meetup. Here’s what she told us: On the unique nature of internet celebrity with fans:For some followers, the connection to that content creator can feel so strong and so personal that they’ll start to develop what is sometimes called a parasocial relationship.

Joking around with kids isn’t just fun, it’s vital

The Washington Post

So calibrate your comedy accordingly. You’ll know if your approach is on the right track because laughs never lie. “Interactions with your child that are filled with mirth should be unscripted and spontaneous,” says Dipesh Navsaria, associate professor of pediatrics and human development and family studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a spokesperson for the American Academy of Pediatrics. “They should involve a back-and-forth where parent and child are ‘riffing off’ each other.”

Former UW-Richland building sold for potential charter school

Wisconsin Public Radio

Richland County has sold one of the buildings at the former University of Wisconsin-Platteville Richland campus to a nearby school district. It’s the first repurposing plan for campus facilities since UW System President Jay Rothman announced college classes would cease July 1 after enrollment fell to just 60 students.

The new liberal majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court is off to a tense start

NBC News

“The court has been a contentious place, by some measures, for a decade,” said Michael Wagner, a political scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “But I do think it’s in the court’s interest to demonstrate how the decisions they make are rooted in the law and not rooted in politics. “It’s a difficult thing to do,” he added.

The NIH halts a research project. Is it self-censorship?

CBS News

Even though the NIH has had to navigate political rapids for decades, including enduring controversy over stem cell research and surveys on the sexual behavior of teens, this is a particularly fraught moment. “It is caught up in a larger debate about who gets to decide what is truthful information these days,” said Alta Charo, a professor emerita of law and bioethics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who has advised the NIH in the past.

Getting to know the Big Ten mascots: Who are these guys?

Duckswire USA Today

From the University of Wisconsin website:Wisconsin’s loveable mascot, Bucky Badger, has always ranked high in fan appeal and enthusiasm. Although badgers in various forms had been the University of Wisconsin mascot for decades, the version that is currently known as Bucky, sporting a cardinal and white sweater, was first drawn in 1940 by professional illustrator Art Evans of Garden Grove, Calif. In 1949, a student first wore a badger outfit with a papier-máchê head at the homecoming game and the mascot came to l

Addiction-treating drug still seldom prescribed in ERs, study finds

The Capital Times

“Buprenorphine is a first-line treatment for opioid use disorder, and offering it to anyone seen in the emergency department after an opioid overdose should be standard of care,” said Dr. Elizabeth Salisbury-Afshar, a UW Health addiction medicine physician and University of Wisconsin-Madison associate professor of family medicine and community health, who called the study results “promising.”

Colleges still squeezed by inflationary construction costs

Inside Higher Ed

This year, cost overruns have popped up all over the U.S. At the University of Wisconsin at Madison, multiple projects have soared over budget, leading the UW Board of Regents to approve an extra $60 million for overages driven by inflation and supply chain issues. But in the case of two projects at UW Madison, state officials are mulling a possible lawsuit against contractors to recoup the overages.

William Nicholas Guy “Nick” Hitchon

Wisconsin State Journal

Nick was about to make a major change in his life, as he moved to the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the US in the early 1980s to continue his work in nuclear fusion.

He remained at the university’s Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering for four decades. Nick became a full professor in 1994, and was department chair from 1999 to 2002. He was the author of more than 100 articles and three books in his specialist field.

How U.S. soccer star Rose Lavelle developed part of her game at Wisconsin

Wisconsin State Journal

But Badgers coach Paula Wilkins has seen a familiar element in U.S. games when Lavelle, who played for the Badgers from 2013 to 2016, has been on the pitch.

“The national team is reliant a little bit on her,” Wilkins said. “And she learned that here because a lot of times in games we were reliant on her. So she’s learned to carry that load a little bit.”

Rec Well offers classic summer camp fun, with focus on leadership for teens

Wisconsin State Journal

The Rec Well Summer Camp features recreational activities and on- and off-campus field trips with partners including Outdoor UW, Babcock Hall Dairy Store and science labs for 10 one-week sessions. The camps are open this year to 5- to 14-year-olds broken into four age groups, and the size of each session was increased from 55 to 110 campers. Next year even more campers will be allowed to register, Van Note said.

Don’t encourage UW sports fans to drink — Steve Hoffenberg

Wisconsin State Journal

UW-Madison announced it will offer “enhanced beverage choices” at the Kohl Center and Bahn Arena in Madison this fall.

What does it look like to me? People will get drunk before and after the games, so we need to cash in on this, too. College athletics at UW will offer alcohol on a campus widely known as one of the biggest party schools in the U.S.

UW to sell alcohol at Kohl Center, LaBahn Arena

NBC-15

“As we look to enhance the customer experience inside and outside our venues, we have done a lot of listening and observing,” Athletic Director Chris McIntosh said. “It is critical that our fans have an enjoyable, safe, and efficient experience when they engage with us. I am happy to be able to announce a few new initiatives and I am excited about continuing to develop more ways to better serve our fans.”

Wisconsin athletics to begin selling alcohol at basketball, hockey games this year

WISC-TV 3

Wisconsin was one of only a few Big Ten schools that did not allow alcohol to be sold at any sporting events. But the athletic department announced Thursday afternoon that it will sell beer, wine, and some other pre-packaged alcoholic beverages — like hard seltzers — in general seating areas for basketball and hockey games as well as concerts at the Kohl Center and LaBahn Arena.

July Was Likely Earth’s Hottest Month on Record

Smithsonian Magazine

“The reason that setting new temperature records is a big deal is that we are now being challenged to find ways to survive through temperatures hotter than any of us have ever experienced before,” University of Wisconsin–Madison climate scientist Andrea Dutton tells Seth Borenstein of the Associated Press. “Soaring temperatures place ever-increasing strains not just on power grids and infrastructure, but on human bodies that are not equipped to survive some of the extreme heat we are already experiencing.”

Journalism Is a Public Good and Should Be Publicly Funded

Scientific American

Other journalism models—including nonprofits such as MinnPost, collaborative efforts such Broke in Philly and citizen journalism—have had some success in fulfilling what Lewis Friedland of the University of Wisconsin–Madison called “critical community information needs” in a chapter of the 2016 book The Communication Crisis in America, and How to Fix It. Friedland classified those needs as falling in eight areas: emergencies and risks, health and welfare, education, transportation, economic opportunities, the environment, civic information and political information.

Polzin: Meet the First Lady of Wisconsin football

Wisconsin State Journal

Amy Fickell was wrapping up an interview in her family room last month when a face, covered with guilt, appeared from around the corner. One of her 8-year-old twins was requesting her presence in the basement. He needed to show her something.

Tech companies like Epic Systems increasingly want workers back in the office

Wisconsin State Journal

Don Olszewski, director of the Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship at UW-Madison, said many important features of the workplace are difficult to replicate on Zoom. But Olszewski said some of the advantages of in-person work can be achieved with a hybrid schedule, especially if commuting is an issue.

“It’s hard to really engage new employees in the company and feel virtually,” Olszewski said. “The mentoring that goes along with that, a lot of that tends to be informal, running into people at the water cooler.”

UW study suggests Inflation Reduction Act’s $35 out-of-pocket costs for insulin led to a significant increase in prescription fills

Madison365

A new study by researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and the University of Southern California Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics found that the $35 cap on monthly out-of-pocket costs of insulin for Medicare beneficiaries has led to a significant increase of insulin prescription fills, especially for Black and Latino patients.

Klaus Westphal

Wisconsin State Journal

After receiving his PhD from the University of Tuebingen, he and the love of his life, his wife Margaret, took on the adventure of a lifetime and traveled by freight ship to Wisconsin, intending to stay for three years. There, Klaus became Director of the UW-Madison Geology Museum, a position he held for 34 years, where among other things he led a team to collect and restore the first dinosaur to be displayed in Wisconsin.

In-conference transfers are changing Big Ten volleyball

Wisconsin State Journal

There have been several high-profile transfers throughout the Big Ten, a total of 31 according to College VBall Transfers on Twitter. Several ended up at opposing Big Ten programs — like the University of Wisconsin’s All-American transfer outside hitter Temi Thomas-Ailara, who transferred from Northwestern — which Nebraska coach John Cook said “bothers me.”

Amid housing crisis, Madison City Council member proposes broad housing task force

Wisconsin State Journal

Ald. Amani Latimer Burris, 12th District, introduced a resolution at Tuesday’s council meeting to create a task force including members of multiple city committees, four council members and a representative from UW-Madison’s Division of University Housing.

“The affordable housing crisis is something we’ve got to attack,” Latimer Burris said. “We have a lot of committees. We spend a lot of time studying stuff. In the meantime, prices are getting out of hand. What’s the answer? I don’t know.”

15 best deodorants and antiperspirants of 2023, according to experts

NBC News

Ingredients: Mostly, conventional deodorants will have lab-derived antimicrobial ingredients like alcohols and triclosan. If you want mostly natural ingredients, look for deodorants with essential oils for fragrance and natural moisture absorbers like baking soda, arrowroot, charcoal and cornstarch. Some deodorants also have ingredients like baking soda, vinegar, citric acid and lemon juice that kill off some of the odor-causing bacteria and keep their numbers down, according to Dr. Apple Bodemer, a board-certified dermatologist and associate professor at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.

Excitement high as Badgers open fall camp on Wednesday

NBC-15

Training camp starts Wednesday from UW-Platteville and the Badgers sat down for media day on Tuesday. First-year head coach Luke Fickell said his excitement for upcoming camp and the season is overwhelming. “Honestly, I’m not kidding, I couldn’t sleep last night,” said Fickell.

U.S. News ranks two Madison hospitals among the Top 5 in the state

NBC-15

UW Health celebrated its first-place ranking in a statement and noted the continued success in the well-known survey of hospitals. “As we reflect on 12 years as the best hospital in Wisconsin, I am proud of the teamwork it takes to maintain this level of excellence,” UW Health CEO Dr. Alan Kaplan said. “UW Health will continue to set the standard for remarkable care, innovative practices and health equity.”

Climate change could collapse a key Atlantic Ocean current. How that could affect Wisconsin

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Feng He, a senior scientist with the Center for Climatic Research within the Nelson Institute of Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said Wisconsin would see some pretty abrupt changes under a collapsed current, likely mirroring the major warming episode between 48,000 and 68,000 years ago.

Commentary: Young people deserve a seat at the table

Tribune News Service

The myriad crises we collectively face demand innovative and collaborative solutions. It is time for the expertise of teens and young adults to take center stage. Our future depends on it.

About the writer: Linnea Hjelm is a PhD Candidate at the University of Wisconsin School of Human Ecology. She has worked in violence prevention in high schools, colleges and nonprofit organizations with youth and adult leaders. This column was produced for Progressive Perspectives, a project of The Progressive magazine, and distributed by Tribune News Service.

Hold-outs no more? Madison police body camera test run to face final City Council vote

Wisconsin State Journal

UW-Madison Professor Keith Findley, who co-chaired the Body-Worn Camera Feasibility Review Committee, said despite the pilot program’s differences, it largely reflects the committee’s recommendations.

“It’s taken so long to get to this point we can’t keep dragging our feet on this,” Findley told the Civilian Police Oversight Board on Monday. “I think Madison has fallen behind on the times.”

Lights, Cameras and Homes for Veterans

WSJ

Through his rehabilitation, Capt. Church graduated from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, and he later earned a law degree from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. He and Bella applied for and were granted a home from the foundation.