Hurricane Melissa, which made landfall in both Jamaica and Cuba in the last two days, followed what has unfortunately become a familiar pattern for major storms in a warming world.
The new face of major hurricanes
NBC News
Category: UW Experts in the News
Local musician Rökker advocates for AEDs after cardiac arrest
Channel 3000
After suffering a cardiac arrest while performing on stage last year, local musician Rökker is speaking out regarding his efforts to provide Automated External Defibrillators to public spaces.
Rökker collapsed on stage at the Gamma Ray Bar, and with the help of bystanders, he was taken to UW Health.
Madison Jamaicans anxiously await word as Hurricane Melissa devastates the island
NBC 15
People in Madison are working to help Jamaicans prepare as a Category 5 hurricane is hitting the islandon Tuesday.
Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica as a Category 5 storm. It’s currently tied for the strongest hurricane to make landfall in the Atlantic. At least seven people have died from the hurricane.
Co-owners of Fya Syde Kitchen in Madison say they have been trying to stay in contact with their family, who are still in Jamaica, to make sure they know just how devastating this storm is.
Here’s why the Wisconsin Badgers switched to Klement’s brats
Wisconsin state Journal
Part of the shipment of food to be prepared for the next week’s University of Wisconsin football game arrived as usual at Camp Randall Stadium on a Thursday last year.
The collection was short in one product that in Wisconsin almost certainly would get noticed if concession stands ran out early: There weren’t enough brats.
UW-Madison professor who contributed to Bad Bunny’s album calls Super Bowl halftime choice a ‘victory’
Wisconsin State Journal
The UW-Madison professor who contributed as a historian to Bad Bunny’s most recent album says his selection to headline the Super Bowl LX halftime show is a “victory” for Puerto Rico.
Bad Bunny and his team reached out to Jorell Meléndez-Badillo, UW-Madison associate professor of Latin American and Caribbean history, to write 17 historical narratives, which were made into videos called “visualizers,” to accompany his songs for his album “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS.”
Bird flu detections in Jefferson County part of years-long outbreak, experts say
NBC 15
The Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory was activated in 2022 to help the state monitor and track the disease, testing samples from poultry and wild birds across the state. Since then, scientists there have continued running surveillance year-round as detections rise and fall with migration seasons.
“Since then, we’ve lost several hundred million birds,” said Dr. Keith Poulsen, director of the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory. “It changes a little bit. Flu changes all the time, right? But this is still considered really the same outbreak that started in 2022. And it’s the biggest foreign animal disease outbreak in U.S. history.”
Stay active this winter: UW-Madison experts share movement tips for cold months
Channel 3000
Dobby Stucki, a board-certified geriatric physical therapist and lecturer in the Doctor of Physical Health program at UW-Madison, joined second-year physical therapy student Zachary Carden at News 3 Now Live at Four on Thursday to discuss practical solutions for winter wellness.
Overfishing has greater impact on midwestern fish populations than climate change
The Badger Herald
A recent University of Wisconsin study found that overfishing is hurting the Wisconsin and Minnesota fish population more than climate change.
Most species of fish are impacted primarily by overfishing, though climate change has a detectable impact on the upper midwest region of the United States, co-author of the study and associate professor Olaf Jensen said. “When we compare the magnitude of [climate change and fishing], for most species, fishing is still having a much larger impact than warming,” Jensen said.
UW professor says National Guard deployment in Madison unlikely
The Badger Herald
University of Wisconsin Ambrose-Hesseltine professor of U.S. military history and retired U.S. Army Reserve Colonel John Hall said it is unlikely troops will be sent to Madison, Wisconsin, as the federal government is limited in its capacity to deploy the National Guard in the way it has thus far.
Can AI Replace Teachers?
Bloomberg
From Tennessee classrooms to university research labs, artificial intelligence is helping teachers tailor instruction to every student. Developers like Kira’s Andrea Pasinetti and professors like Shamya Karumbaiah say that AI can act as a digital teaching assistant, tracking progress and giving real-time feedback, but only if it supports, not replaces, the human teacher.
Health Day: Fighting ageism, treating voice disorders, and the disease-curing potential of cell therapy
Wisconsin Public Radio
Older Americans are often the victims of ageist attitudes. Then, a new UW department forms to improve treatment of larynx disorders. Then, we learn about possible cures for disease coming out of cell therapy research at the UW.
WHYsconsin: Where can kids get the 2025 COVID vaccine?
Wisconsin Public Radio
Dr. Jim Conway, the medical director at UW Health’s immunization program, said some pharmacies may be concerned about a state law which generally requires a prescription before a pharmacist administers a vaccine to someone under 6 years old. Even so, Conway said the state directive was intended to clear that up, by specifying that prescriptions aren’t required for the COVID vaccine.
“It’s not just flipping a switch,” Conway said. “We had to get vaccine ordered and get it shipped in and then get it distributed to the clinics. So that was happening … and then everything was finally in place and we were ready to go. We’re very excited.”
UW-Madison pioneers cancer detection research
The Daily Cardinal
According to University of Wisconsin-Madison professor Zachary Morris, the university has experts in nearly every area of a rising field of cancer research called theranostics.
Morris, a faculty member at the School of Medicine and Public Health and Chair of the Department of Oncology, leads the UW-Madison Initiative for Theranostics and Particle Therapy. He told The Daily Cardinal the theranostics field has quickly been gaining traction over the past decade, and UW-Madison is poised to be at the forefront.
Most Wisconsin schools protect students from discrimination against everything but this.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A study of Wisconsin school board policies has found that nearly all districts have policies protecting students from discrimination based on sexual orientation and the vast majority protect students from discrimination based on gender identity.
“I don’t think there’s enough work that describes the environment that we’re in. But then the project gained some urgency when we started hearing from educators across the state about the need for some sort of description of the state of guidance affecting teachers and students,” said Mollie McQuillan, lead author of the school board policy research and an associate professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis at UW-Madison.
Wisconsin joins clinical trial to see if AI can catch more breast cancer cases
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The trial, led by the University of California, Los Angeles and the University of California, Davis will look at hundreds of thousands of mammograms at UW Health and the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s medical school, as well as academic medical centers in four other states. Wisconsin researchers say it’s an important foray into better understanding both the potential benefits and drawbacks of using AI in cancer screenings.
University of Wisconsin psychology professor Gary Lupyan: If you talk to yourself out loud, you’re probably this type of person
As
Talking to oneself out loud—known in psychology as “self-talk” or “thinking out loud”—is a common and beneficial behavior, not a sign of irrationality. Rather than indicating madness or social isolation, self-talk serves as a powerful cognitive tool with a range of psychological benefits. Gary Lupyan, associate professor of psychology at the University of Wisconsin, explains that this practice can improve memory and concentration, challenging the stereotype that talking to oneself is a symptom of instability.
In one experiment, participants who named objects out loud were able to locate them more quickly than those who remained silent. As Lupyan explains, “Even though we all know what a banana looks like, saying the word out loud helps the brain activate additional information about that item, including what it looks like.” Verbalizing names or thoughts engages both visual and contextual processing in the brain, enhancing identification and recall.
7 benefits of meditation, and how it can affect your brain
Business Insider
“Research shows we can actually train our attention and our meta-awareness, and that this is a learnable skill,” says Richard Davidson, PhD, a professor of psychology and psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and founder of the Center for Healthy Minds.
How to relieve nausea during pregnancy, according to an OB-GYN
Business Insider
“Because this idea of ‘morning sickness’ is common, a lot of women don’t report their symptoms,” says Cynthie Wautlet, MD, an OB-GYN at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Reporting your symptoms is especially important since early detection and prevention are the best ways to control nausea.
“Eating every two hours — just a small amount — can be easier on the stomach,” says Wautlet. To feel full from these smaller meals, she adds that high-protein, nutrient-dense foods will help. But you should avoid foods with smells or spices that may trigger your nausea.
Wisconsin rarely grants compassionate release as aging, ailing prisoners stress systems
Wisconsin State Journal
“In Wisconsin overcrowding is a huge issue. Assigning more people to a room than they’re supposed to, which, of course, affects your sleep,” said Farah Kaiksow, associate professor of medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, who has researched aging and care in prison.
Here’s how Trump’s new tax law affects people with low incomes
Wisconsin Watch
Benefits that people with low incomes do receive may be outweighed when considered alongside other provisions in the bill, said Andrew Reschovsky, professor emeritus of public affairs and applied economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
This is especially true of cuts to safety net programs such as Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, Reschovsky said.
“This is the dilemma – if you count those things in with the tax side, the net will be that a lot of people are going to be worse off.”
A big corn crop in 2025 creates a tricky price situation for Wisconsin corn growers
PBS Wisconsin
“Corn is one of the biggest contributors to the dairy industry, both in corn silage crop and a corn grain crop, which is also used for foraging,” said Harkirat Kaur, a corn agronomist with UW-Madison Division of Extension Crops and Soils program. Harvesting grain differs from producing silage because it focuses on using the corn plant’s kernels for human food and animal feed, as well as the basis for ethanol biofuel.
Two UW–Madison professors awarded prestigious MacArthur ‘Genius grants’
WKOW - Channel 27
Two University of Wisconsin–Madison professors have been named MacArthur Fellows, receiving one of the nation’s most prestigious honors.
Angel Adames Corraliza studies tropical weather patterns, focusing on atmospheric physics and climate model simulations. He says his research helps improve understanding of the planet and can ultimately save lives.
Sébastien Philippe, the second recipient, studies the harms and risks of building, testing and storing nuclear weapons. Using archival research, data modeling and his experience as a nuclear safety engineer, he examines the damage caused by nuclear testing. His work has influenced policy and improved compensation for people exposed to nuclear radiation.
Fishing plays greater role on Midwest fish populations than warming, study finds
Wisconsin Public Radio
Despite worries over rising temperatures, it turns out anglers have a greater effect on fish populations than global warming. That’s according to a new study led by the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
“We found that for the majority of the populations so far fishing has far more greater impact than warming on the fish populations,” said Luoliang Xu, postdoctoral researcher at UW-Madison’s Center for Limnology.
Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl 2026 halftime show could finally bring Puerto Rican history into the spotlight
Teen Vogue
To purposely further adhere his politics and his art, Bad Bunny involved University of Wisconsin-Madison associate professor of history Jorrell Meléndez-Badillo in the DtMF album rollout. The distilled history lessons from Meléndez-Badillo’s acclaimed book “Puerto Rico: A National History” were used as visualizers and displayed onscreen during the Residencia. His anti-colonial storytelling clarifies moments like the SCOTUS Insular cases, which afforded Puerto Rican U.S. citizens only some constitutional rights. He also emphasizes that these decisions were made in the early 1900s, when both journalistic coverage of Puerto Ricans and public intellectual discourse of them (including the President), was almost unilaterally disparaging and racist. This proliferated the idea that Puerto Ricans could never be American because of their “ignorance, laziness, and inferior ability to self-rule” (Melendez-Badillo, ch. 6).
‘Affordability’ becomes a watchword as Democrats look to 2026 elections
Wisconsin Examiner
Nathan Kalmoe, a University of Wisconsin political scientist, said via email that emphasizing poor economic conditions could be risky for Wisconsin Democrats running in state elections. While Republican lawmakers “may take some blame, the governor is a Democrat,” and voters tend to hold the chief executive responsible for economic conditions, he said.
Kalmoe added that focusing on the economy exclusively at the expense of concerns for the most marginalized or concerns about Trump administration actions that threaten democracy would be “disturbing, and dangerous.”
What the Pacific ‘blob’ + La Niña means for winter in the US
CNN
Atmospheric scientist Elizabeth Maroon of the University of Wisconsin-Madison told CNN there are large uncertainties in how this marine heat wave will affect the atmosphere above it, but there is no question that the blob will have an impact.
For example, she said there is the question of, “Will the marine heat wave get amplified by La Niña conditions, which is a very distinct possibility?” Those two would then work together to change winter weather patterns, she said, calling it one of several scenarios.
These UW-Madison faculty have been awarded MacArthur fellowships
Wisconsin State Journal
wo more MacArthur fellows were added Wednesday to UW-Madison’s growing list of faculty who have received the prestigious award.
Since 1985, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has granted eight UW-Madison professors the fellowship, which often is referred to as a “genius award.”
2 UW-Madison professors named MacArthur Foundation ‘genius’ fellows
Wisconsin State Journal
Two UW-Madison professors have been named MacArthur Foundation fellows, called “genius awards,” for their work in studying weather patterns in the tropics and investigating the effects of nuclear weapons.
UW-Madison professors Ángel F. Adames Corraliza, who is an atmospheric scientist, and Sébastien Philippe, a nuclear security specialist, were selected Wednesday for the prestigious fellowships. Fellows receive $800,000 paid out over five years for any use.
MacArthur 2025 ‘genius’ grant winners include 2 UW-Madison professors
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation named atmospheric scientist Ángel Adames Corraliza, 37, and nuclear security specialist Sébastien Philippe, 38, as recipients of the prestigious MacArthur fellowship. Also known as the “genius grant,” the national award is given annually to a small group of people across a range of disciplines who show exceptional creativity in their work and future ambitions.
Bat Brigade: The UW group contributing to bat conservation
The Daily Cardinal
A University of Wisconsin-Madison collective is working to establish a long-term data set of little brown bat populations on campus with national implications for conservation.
The UW-Madison Bat Brigade is a collaboration between students, professionals and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to monitor and study bats on campus. The Brigade is part of Biocore, an honors biology program.
Meet the 22 artists, scientists and authors who will each get $800,000 MacArthur genius grants
Associated Press
For Ángel F. Adames Corraliza, an atmospheric scientist at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the award is also a recognition of the talent and grit coming from Puerto Rico, where he is from, despite the hardships his community has endured. His research has uncovered many new findings about what drives weather patterns in the tropics, which may eventually help improve forecasting in those regions.
Adames said usually one of his classes would be ending right when the foundation would publish the new class of fellows, so he was planning to end the lecture early to come back to his office. He said he’s having trouble fathoming what it will be like.
“I am low-key expecting that a few people are just going to show up in my office, like right at 11:02 a.m. or something like that,” he said.
Joshua Braver: How judicial deference could let Donald Trump turn the National Guard against Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Written by Joshua Braver, an assistant law professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Many 2025 ‘Genius’ Fellows affiliated with universities
Inside Higher Ed
Since the fellowship launched in 1981, fellows have included writers, scientists, artists, social scientists, humanists, teachers and entrepreneurs. While no institutional affiliation is required, the award went to the following 2025 fellows with ties to a college or university:
- Atmospheric scientist Ángel F. Adames Corraliza, an associate professor in the Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, for investigating the mechanisms underlying tropical weather patterns.
- Nuclear security specialist Sébastien Philippe, assistant professor in the Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, for exposing past harms and potential future risks from building, testing and storing launch-ready nuclear weapons.
Fishing is impacting fishery populations more than climate change, new study finds
Channel 3000
It’s no secret that Wisconsinites love fishing. But who knew the effects of local anglers on our fisheries were outpacing that of climate change?
That’s exactly what a new study from postdoctoral researcher Luoliang Xu and Prof. Olaf Jensen at UW-Madison’s Center for Limnology found. The discovery was published last week in the journal Science Advances.
“Warming and fishing are happening at the same time, and they both can strongly affect the fish populations,” Xu said. “So the intention of our study is to try to tear apart these two factors.”
UW scientists prepare for final IceCube expedition
Isthmus
This fall, as temperatures plummet to -50°C (or -58°F) at the South Pole, a team of UW-Madison scientists and engineers will embark on an adventure to the frozen desert. Their goal: drill seven holes through a mile and a half of Antarctic ice to complete a revolutionary upgrade to the world’s coldest neutrino telescope.
“Whoever had the idea of drilling holes a mile and a half into a glacier was crazy,” says Vivian O’Dell, project manager for the IceCube Upgrade. “Completely nuts. And yet it works.”
Glacier melt will lead to ice-free peaks in California for first time in human history
The Guardian
“We’ll be the first to see the ice-free peaks,” said Andrew Jones, the study’s lead author and a doctoral student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, told the San Francisco Chronicle. “This has ecological implications for plants and animals. And it’s a symbolic loss. Climate change is very abstract, but these glaciers are tangible. They’re iconic features of the American West.”
UW research resumes on social media effects after funds frozen
Badger Herald
Funding for a long-term study on the effects of social media on 325 Wisconsin teenagers aged 13-15 resumed on Monday after funding for the study was frozen by the Trump administration in March of this year, according to UW News.
The study is operating on a five-year $7.5 million grant from the National Institute of Health who terminated the grant on the basis that the grant no longer “effectuates agency priorities,” according to UW News.
Invasive plant found in three additional counties in southern Wisconsin
WKOW - Channel 27
UW experts say Japanese stiltgrass can harm forests by growing in a branching, sprawling manner that alters soil composition, reduces wildlife habitat and decreases biodiversity. The DNR says the plant is widespread in the eastern and southern United States and has been negatively impacting forests.
By 2100, humans might see a glacier-free Sierra Nevada for the first time ever
Smithsonian Magazine
“Glaciers are touchstones between the past and the present, and it’s just so visceral when you can see how it used to be and how it is today,” Andrew Jones, a geoscientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and lead author of the study, tells the Los Angeles Times’ Ian James.
Lake Winnebago wild rice restoration project continues despite federal funding cut
Wisconsin Public Radio
For Jessica Skeesuck, vice chair of the Brothertown Indian Nation, restoring wild rice goes beyond just helping the environment.
“It is an important food from a nutritional value perspective, but also from a very important cultural perspective for many tribes, including Brothertown Indian Nation,” Skeesuck told WPR’s “Wisconsin Today.”
Skeesuck and Jessie Conaway, an outdoor educator at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, are co-leads on the Intertribal Lake Winnebago Wild Rice Revitalization Project.
Tips for proper lawn care this fall, according to a Wisconsin turfgrass specialist
Wisconsin Public Radio
There’s a sweet spot for lawn chores like seeding, said Doug Soldat, a professor and turfgrass extension specialist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
“If you wait too long, you run the risk of a hard frost coming and killing some of the seeds that you planted,” Soldat said.
About that column I didn’t write as a UW professor
Wisconsin State Journal
“I am not going to be that professor who posts on social media and is promptly pilloried for expressing an opinion.
“Like many academics these days, I have been wanting to weigh in on recent crises and tragedies that are at the top of the news cycle. But such a course hardly seems wise.”
Written by Russ Castronovo, a professor of English and the director of the Center for the Humanities at UW-Madison.
Tool developed at UW-Madison helps map health disparities nationwide
Wisconsin State Journal
Where someone lives can shape their health, just as much as the care they receive. That’s why Dr. Amy Kind of her team at UW-Madison have developed the Area Deprivation Index (ADI).
The tool maps health disparities using the impacts of income, housing, education and employment on health.
UW-Madison lab creating archive of historic, significant locations for Black Madisonians
Spectrum News
New research going on at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is focused on how Black residents find and build community in the City of Madison, which is predominantly white.
About a dozen students are part of the first research lab within UW-Madison’s Department of African American Studies. It’s called the Soulfolk Collective.
Here’s what the return of nuclear power to Kewaunee County means for Wisconsin’s workforce
Wisconsin Watch
Bringing a new power station online means Wisconsin would need more nuclear engineers to design and operate the plant.
Department Chair Paul Wilson and Assistant Professor Ben Lindley believe there is a ready pipeline of qualified workers in the state to keep up with that added demand. UW-Madison “pumps out” nuclear engineers, but Wisconsin has only one nuclear plant located in Two Rivers, Lindley said. This leaves some graduates to look for employment in other states.
“A lot of them want to stay in the state, and so having more job opportunities would certainly help,” Lindley said.
Ascension Wisconsin is out-of-network for UnitedHealthcare members. What should patients do?
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
“It absolutely puts people in this impossible situation where you’re signed up for a plan that you thought covered your provider and then it turns out it doesn’t,” said Dan Sacks, associate professor of risk and insurance at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Trump education cuts quietly declare that opportunity should be rationed on race
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Written by Anthony Hernandez, a faculty member in the Department of Educational Policy Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He received a research award from the National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation for his study on leadership in higher education.
A Milwaukee woman thought her insurance covered flood damage. It was a $60K misunderstanding.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Many residents in high-flood-risk areas, like coastal or riverside communities, have shifted to private flood insurance programs that can cover more damage, said Ben Collier, an associate professor of risk and insurance at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The NFIP covers up to $250,000 for homes and buildings and up to $100,000 in personal property. Collier said costs can easily exceed that in the most severe flood situations.
“The National Flood Insurance Program has been priced too low and has run deficits for many years,” Collier said. “The coverage limits are not especially high.”
Federal budget cuts could affect tremendous progress in weather forecasting
Wisconsin State Journal
“Recent budget reductions to NOAA are reducing the observations needed to support these accurate weather prediction models. This budget impact results in fewer observations of the atmosphere and elimination of future satellite systems.”
Steve Ackerman and Jonathan Martin, professors in the UW-Madison department of atmospheric and oceanic sciences.
Trump’s tariffs are hurting the people who voted for him
HuffPost
“The tariffs are an insult to injury,” said Paul Mitchell, a professor of agriculture and applied economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Mitchell says farmers are now quietly rethinking the Trump administration’s strategies.
“We already have enough problems,” as he puts it. “Why are you making more for us?”
Can National Guardsmen deployed to US cities claim conscientious objection?
USA Today
“Under the present deployments the legality of the orders is dubious, but historically it’s not within the ken of any individual service members to make a decision,” said John W. Hall, a professor of military history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Wisconsin lawmakers propose ban on hemp-derived THC
WKOW - Channel 27
“I feel like closing loopholes is kind of like this idea of putting Band-Aids on big wounds … it doesn’t seem like it will solve a problem,” said Shelby Ellison.
Ellison, a hemp researcher and assistant professor in the Department of Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences at UW–Madison, proposes that the state could implement age limits, require testing and labeling, and prevent packaging that appeals to children.
“There’s lots of things to do with packaging and marketing that there are no restrictions on in Wisconsin that many other states have … but just that you can’t make it look like Skittles, right?” Ellison said.
UW Health, CDC differ in COVID-19 vaccine guidance for Wisconsin
Spectrum News
While the current guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention doesn’t recommend the COVID-19 vaccine for healthy children and pregnant women, UW Health is recommending the vaccine for everyone 6 months old and older.
“We’ve always leaned into the professional societies’ recommendations,” said Dr. Jim Conway, the medical director of the UW Health immunization program and an infectious disease physician with UW Health Kids. “The American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Family Physicians [and] the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology have all endorsed, based on data, that every person over 6 months is eligible and should consider getting these vaccines.”
Wisconsin moves to bring PFAS limits in line with contested federal standards
Wisconsin Public Radio
The EPA could take enforcement action against Wisconsin if the Legislature decides not to approve the rule or comply with federal standards, said Steph Tai, an environmental law professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
“They could initiate what’s called an administrative order to tell the state to comply, or they could do a civil action against the state,” Tai said.
Strifling added the EPA could offer water systems assistance with co
Inside Yosemite on Day One
Politico
“When the peaks in Yosemite National Park are ice-free, we will be the first humans to lay eyes on that,” Andy Jones, the study’s lead author and a Ph.D. candidate in geoscience at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said in an interview.
Swap your boiler for a money-saving heat pump
Popular Science
While heat pumps in the US have traditionally been associated with warmer locations, they are starting to become more feasible for colder climes. “You can pretty much buy a heat pump for most climates in the US and it can lower your energy bills,” Allison Mahvi, a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, tells Popular Science. Some of Mahvi’s research focuses on how to make more efficient heat pump systems for cold climates.
Flu, COVID-19 vaccines available at UW Health
WMTV - Channel 15
Dr. Jim Conway, medical director of the UW Health immunization program and infectious disease physician with UW Health Kids, stressed the importance of vaccines to protect yourself and your loved ones respiratory illness season kicks off.
“By getting vaccinated, you decrease your chances of getting infected, or, if you do get infected, it’s more likely to be a milder case,” said Conway, who is also a professor of pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. “Everyone who can, should get the vaccines, but especially those who are 65 and older or individuals with high-risk factors.”
How three Madison researchers broke ground in the fusion world
The Daily Cardinal
Sam Frank, the head of the University of Wisconsin-Madison startup Realta Fusion’s theoretical physics team, Kai Shih, a Realta scientist, and Aaron Tran, a UW-Madison postdoctoral researcher, have spent years designing a model that shook up the order of the fusion world.
Fall wildlife, and the impact of antibiotics pollution on frogs
Wisconsin Public Radio
For another Wildlife Wednesday, emeritus professor and UW Extension wildlife ecologist Scott Craven joins us to talk about fall hunting seasons, the cost of poaching, and the latest on wolves in Wisconsin.
Antibiotic drugs are polluting waterways and exacerbating the spread of an infectious fungal disease in frogs and salamanders. We talk to Jessica Hua, an associate professor in UW-Madison’s Forest and Wildlife Ecology Department, about new research on the subject.
Local industries impacted by government shutdown
Spectrum News
Barret Elward is an engineer at UW-Madison, and co-president of United Faculty and Academic Staff (UFAS) Local 223, the union that represents faculty and staff at UW-Madison.
Elward and his team study fusion energy. Their work is mainly funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, which is directly affected by the government shutdown.
“We’ve already been operating under don’t buy the expensive things, or be really cautious about your expenses,” Elward said.