University Health Services in fall 2020 started its own mental health response team called the co-responder program. The University Police Department contacts Health Services for calls related to mental health, and the team will send two counselors to join UW officers at the scene.
Sarah Nolan, director of UW Mental Health Services, said that program has made a big difference on campus but is challenged by limited hours of service: from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
That’s a problem, said UW-Madison assistant professor Dr. Christopher Nicholas, who researches how psychedelics and other psychoactive compounds can be used to treat addiction, trauma, chronic pain and depression. “Trauma doesn’t discriminate … and those who are suffering often don’t have the resources to pay for ketamine,” Nicholas said.
Gavin Dehnert, emerging contaminants scientist with the University of Wisconsin-Madison, helped write the Wisconsin Department of Health Services’ statewide PFAS standards in drinking water. He told the Cap Times the bill provides much-needed funding for testing and cleanup efforts in both public and private water sources.
“Before we can actually remediate it, we have to know where it is,” Dehnert said. “This does a pretty good job at saying, ‘OK, here is where the PFAS are. Let’s find out where the PFAS are so we can go about doing our best to remediate it.’”
Limnology experts will pay especially close attention to algae growth in Madison’s lakes this week, according to Emily Stanley with the UW-Madison Center for Limnology. Excessive heat and calm water are both good ingredients for algae blooms, she said.
Stanley is expecting algae and weeds to get “slightly greener” but isn’t anticipating anything extreme. The lack of rain has slowed the growth of algae blooms this summer, so a few hot days shouldn’t make much of a difference.
Core Spaces said the Johnson & Broom project will include affordable student housing in the same style as another project Core is building on State Street called oLiv Madison.
The oLiv project will have 386 units with over 1,000 beds, and 10% of the beds will be set aside for discounted rates for students receiving financial aid, through an agreement between Core Spaces and the University of Wisconsin.
A strike could cost the U.S. economy more than $7 billion, according to research firm Anderson Economic Group, and it would have negative impacts across southern Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin-Madison distinguished lecturer Peter Lukszys said.
The latest statue, called “Honor the air, land and water,” will be on public display at Memorial Union Wednesday night.
When the Big Ten conducts its 2023 Media Days on Wednesday and Thursday at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, there will be only three holdovers from that ’11 gathering: Ferentz in his 25th season at Iowa, Bielema in his third season at Illinois and Fickell in his first season at Wisconsin.
A graduate of West High School and the University of Wisconsin-Madison (BS ’62, MBA ’64), he had a successful career in investment management that allowed him to share his love of the work and his insights both through meeting with and teaching business students, and in supporting and advising the Applied Security Analysis Program (ASAP) in the Wisconsin School of Business.
Letter to the editor: The football program understandably garners a large amount of attention and has had significant past success, of which UW fans can be proud, similar to men’s hockey. But when transitioning men’s teams overshadow equal or greater success by women’s team, as well as the individuals and coaches on those women’s teams, it seems like a missed opportunity.
UW-Madison has produced at least 485 doctoral degree graduates with research related to plasma physics (a fundamental study) and fusion energy since 1965. The nuclear engineering department within the College of Engineering is one of the nation’s best.
While today’s researchers are surprised, former faculty member and eventual dean of UW-Madison’s School of Engineering Morton O. Withey, wouldn’t be. The results being found are in tandem with the predictions he calculated by hand 90 years ago.
350 Wisconsin, the state branch of a national organization focused on steering mankind away from the worst impacts of climate change, has rallied its members and elected officials in recent weeks. The call: push UW-Madison to explicitly include sustainable building practices in its final version the West Campus District Plan.
Former Wisconsin defensive coordinator and interim head coach Jim Leonhard hosted a free youth football camp at St. Francis Xavier on Wednesday.
In the participating nursing homes, residents who had at least two minor flu symptoms — like a runny nose, congestion, sore throat, cough or fever — would be tested. The results would be returned within 12 hours, and often within 15 minutes.
A new study from researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health found rapid flu testing for residents of nursing homes helped detect outbreaks sooner and keep more people out of the hospital.
“He loves pets, he loves cuddles, he loves everything like that,” Officer Gamache said.
Chris Clark, the longest-tenured coach of any UW program, is leaving his position leading the men’s rowing program to enter a newly created role as director of rowing.
Another aspect of heat waves that disproportionately affects certain communities is the urban heat island effect, where cities are warming because of buildings and lack of trees and greenspace, said Dr. Jonathan Patz, a professor of health and the environment at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Mary Ehlenbach, the medical director of the Pediatric Complex Care Program at the University of Wisconsin, who interviewed 44 families with institutionalized children and submitted a report on her findings for the case, said that many families were told incorrectly that their children were medically unfit to live at home or that the family wasn’t eligible to bring their child home because of the size of their house.
While much of the world swelters, Auckland is feeling a bit chilly. American midfielder Rose LaVelle has impressed journalists with her attire: while at least one reporter wore a winter coat during a USWNT training session, Lavelle, a University of Wisconsin alum, practiced sleeveless and in shorts. Lavelle is a key player, but a pre-World Cup injury has worried USWNT observers. Will she be ready to go? If Lavelle’s taking on the cold head up, that seems like a strong sign she’s thriving.
“We behave differently if we know we’re being watched. We get timid, we get shy, we spend a lot of our cognition on what people are going to think. … That’s not what we want” in higher ed, said Dorothea Salo, a teaching faculty member at University of Wisconsin at Madison’s Information School. This is especially the case in today’s political climate, where exploring topics like gender identity and abortion can put people in danger.
Other imposter content commonly takes the form of websites or social media accounts, said Mike Wagner, a journalism professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Wagner is the lead investigator for the NSF-funded research project in which Wisconsin Watch and the Cap Times are participating. “We’ve had misinformation since we’ve had information, and we’ve had people sharing things that aren’t true since they shared things that are true,” Wagner said.
Peter became an academic librarian, first at UW–Parkside in Kenosha, then at the UW–Madison Instructional Materials Center (now MERIT Library).
“Other carbon sources turn off uric acid utilization,” explained Federico Rey, an associate professor at UW-Madison and the principal investigator in the study.
Spongy moth populations may spike temporarily about every 10 years. Outbreaks have been trending upward in the last couple of years, according to PJ Liesch, an entomologist with the Division of Extension at UW-Madison. The DNR recorded 294 acres of spongy moth defoliation in 2021, but around 85,000 acres of trees experienced a loss of leaves last year.
Over the decades, a Sunday afternoon stroll through the UW-Madison campus has been marked by bells playing the sonorous melodies of “On, Wisconsin,” “University Hymn” and other musical pieces.
Chris McIntosh’s tenure at the University of Wisconsin as athletic director has paralleled a new era of major college athletics with the introduction of the Name, Image and Likeness rules.
In 1990, McCarney and Wyatt were the first two hires on Barry Alvarez’ inaugural Wisconsin staff. They took part in the introductory press conference at the McClain Facility, the setting for Alvarez’ infamous declaration to the fans, “We’re going to build it from the foundation. Don’t know how long it will take. They’d better get season tickets now because before long they probably won’t be able to.’’
Leading that revolution is the University of Wisconsin-Madison, which in August opened the Transdisciplinary Center for Research in Psychoactive Substances, expanding upon clinical psychedelic studies that have been on campus for seven years. The UW School of Pharmacy is also home to the nation’s first master’s program in psychoactive pharmaceutical investigation, where researchers are studying ketamine’s effects on the brain.
UW-Madison researchers have found that black-legged ticks, commonly referred to as deer ticks, can harbor transmissible amounts of prions, the protein particle that causes chronic wasting disease in white-tailed deer.
Another aspect of heat waves that disproportionately affects certain communities is the urban heat island effect, where cities are warming because of buildings and lack of trees and greenspace, said Dr. Jonathan Patz, a professor of health and the environment at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
A boutique-style apartment complex planned for the current Vintage Spirits & Grill location has students and community members worried about Madison’s growing affordable housing crisis.
Badger football, volleyball, cross country, soccer prepare for fall 2023 season.
Chris Walker, director for the Division of the Arts at UW-Madison, spoke to the liveliness of the artistic work being done in the city, as well as the importance of stewardship in how we treat the earth. “Thank you for such a beautiful contribution to our city,” said Walker. “Earlier, someone said that the collaboration between our campus and our city can be challenging. Some of the work that the Division of the Arts is trying to do is to alleviate some of those barriers. Making this type of outcome the norm and more common, because of the brilliant work that is happening on our campus.”
The University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team was “on top of the world” in March, and the feeling was well-deserved after the Badgers made history by becoming the first team to win seven NCAA championships.
UW Health started screening ER and hospitalized patients for food insecurity in 2017, and screens children at clinic visits, spokesperson Emily Greendonner said. Patients needing food get food packages at discharge.
One in 12 Wisconsin families can’t afford the food they need, according to data before the COVID-19 pandemic, said the Wisconsin Food Security Project at UW-Madison. Food insecurity can contribute to chronic disease and poor mental health, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
But local demand for apartment developments greatly trumps the demand for condos, said Kurt Paulsen, UW-Madison professor of urban planning. That’s especially true of Madison as it tries to increase its supply of housing units amid a dire housing shortage and an affordability crisis, he said.
The closure of Cardinal Stritch University and the headlines about UW-Platteville at Richland Center and UW-Milwaukee at Washington County are, unfortunately, just leading indicators of what’s to come for both public and private institutions.
She chaired Organismal Biology from 1970 to 1994, and in 1983, Marion was promoted to Associate Professor and became the first female tenured faculty member of the UW–Madison Department of Zoology, gaining full professorship in 1991.
Q: I know you also work full time at UW-Madison. Did you take time off to finish “I Know What You Did?”
A: When I get excited about an idea, I take any possible time I can find to write. I do lunch hours, evenings and weekends. I do occasionally take myself on mini writing retreats.
UW-Madison insect researcher Patrick Liesch spent more than a decade studying the emerald ash borer — an invasive, ash-tree killing beetle the size of a grain of rice — before he finally saw it in person.
He taught for seven years at the University of Evansville and worked for 32 years at the WARF Institute and subsequent companies, analyzing foods and feeds for metals and teaching employees about the methods for conducting these analyses.
As an administrator, Laura worked for two decades at UW-Madison in various positions including the Poverty Research Institute, University Housing, and UW-Press, to name a few.
Ruth was a stay-at-home mom when the children were young, slowly taking on more hours in administrative roles such as church secretary, eventually working full time as an administrator at UW–Madison.
The fourth number to keep an eye on is any metric of smoke. The U.S. has been in a relative lull, but more smoke is expected this weekend from wildfires in Canada. As of Friday, it was already evident on weather satellite imagery. The tweet below from the University of Wisconsin-Madison CIMSS site provides great perspecive on current and near-future status of vertically integrated smoke.
We are delighted by these endorsements. And we look forward to the day when the Dads Caucus announces the Black Paternal Health Act and fellow members of Congress offer their endorsements for this much needed bill.
-Tova Walsh is an associate professor of social work at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Alvin Thomas is an assistant professor of human development and family studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the host of the Black Fatherhood Podcast. They are both members of the Scholars Strategy Network.
Allowing markets to operate on federal land would put different American values on more equal footing, thereby reducing conflict. This might harm some political and special interests in the short run, but the change will be a win-win for free markets and for the environment.
-Dominic P. Parker is an economist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a senior fellow at the Property and Environment Research Center, and the Ilene and Morton Harris visiting fellow at Stanford’s Hoover Institutio
Some Wall Street analysts tempered their enthusiasm about Leqembi’s approval in part because of limited capacity at hospitals and infusion centers to administer the biweekly IV infusions. Donanemab, however, is only administered every 4 weeks, which may ease the infusion issues as well as the long-term costs, geriatrics researchers from the University of California San Francisco, SUNY Upstate Medical University and the University of Wisconsin wrote in an editorial published in JAMA Monday.
“The modest benefits would likely not be questioned by patients, clinicians, or payers, if amyloid antibodies were low risk, inexpensive and simple to administer,” wrote UCSF’s Dr. Eric Widera, SUNY Upstate Medical University’s Dr. Sharon Brangman and the University of Wisconsin’s Dr. Nathaniel Chin. “However, they are none of these.”
In a 2020 study, UW-Madison researchers found that a wide range of community outreach programs can help people socialize and give them something to look forward to, which can boost a sense of connection.
The master plan for “Taking Shape, Our Triangle” would take a phased approach to demolish five dated and worn low- and high-rise residential buildings and the grocery store for new construction in multiple structures ranging from three to 12 stories. It would extend the East Campus Mall through the site to Lake Monona.
Vicky Opitz grew up hearing stories. Her grandfather and parents alike exposed her from an early age to the University of Wisconsin rowing program, and the success stories within it.
That could have to do with workers in service industries gravitating toward jobs that were more stable during the COVID-19 pandemic, said Nancy Wong, UW-Madison professor of consumer science.
“Perhaps these industries also do not pay as well,” she said, and salon owners are faced with the expense of raising wages and offering regular hours. That cost can be passed on to customers.
Opitz is a former Badger, world champion, Big Ten champion, and All-American. Opitz becomes the seventh coach in UW program history.
There’s a new era underway for the Wisconsin women’s rowing team and it’s a perfect fit. Vicky Opitz takes over as the program’s 7th head coach and Badger rowing is in her blood.
Grace Stanke, who studied nuclear engineering at UW-Madison, tweeted Thursday morning that she’s looking for a “crossover feature,” considering her unique background.
Editor’s note: People of UW is a human interest series produced by features editors and associates. The series — published online and on our social media accounts — aims to highlight a student at the University of Wisconsin making an impact on the campus community. These Q&As are lightly edited for clarity and style.
The luxury apartment development was proposed by Chicago-based developer Core Spaces, which has worked to develop several properties around the city in the past. Under the proposal, affordable rental units would have been demolished to build a 12-story luxury apartment complex.
New UW women’s rowing coach Vicky Opitz talks her history with Badgers rowing ahead of taking over the women’s rowing program.
