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Virginia Apgar: Google Doodle celebrates the doctor whose simple health test is still saving newborn babies today

The Independent

She was discouraged from continuing her career as a surgeon, which was regarded as a very male discipline at that time, and instead trained in anaesthesiology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison under Dr Ralph Waters, who had established the country’s first dedicated unit. After further study of the field at New York’s Bellevue Hospital, she returned to Columbia as director of its new anaesthesia division, its first female head of department.

D’Amato: Can Gwen Jorgensen pull off one of the greatest feats in Olympic history? Don’t bet against her.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Noted: She’d run in college at the University of Wisconsin and, of course, had trained for the running leg of the triathlon. But this was something altogether different. Unlike elite marathoners, Jorgensen didn’t have thousands of miles in her legs. She’d never trained for a marathon, had never run more than 40 miles in a week. After giving birth to a son, Stanley, in August 2017, she would have less than three years to make up all that ground.

It’s been a rough year for this Wisconsin DA, so he’s checked out for the summer

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Noted: McMahon, 49, grew up in tiny Hegg, in southern Trempealeau County, where his parents ran the general store. In 1980, he moved with his parents to Botswana on a mission trip. Upon his return, he attended high school at St. John’s Preparatory School in Minnesota. He earned his B.A. from University of Wisconsin-Madison and graduated from Seattle University School of Law School in 2002.

‘I Just Want To Go Home’: Author Recounts Lives Of Wisconsin’s Vietnam MIA

Wisconsin Public Radio

“Whenever I feel nervous about anything, I’m like, ’OK, take a step back here and remember that the men who were doing this were your age,’” said Miller, a recent graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison with an undergraduate degree in history and a master’s degree in communication sciences and disorders. “Because when I started this, I was 21.”

The origin of Origin Breads in Madison

WISC-TV 3

Noted: Kirk wasn’t exactly sure how to get his bread business started, but then a consultant from the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Business told him to start with wholesale and get his bread into stores. “She told me to bake some loaves, walk in and ask for [the] manager. [She told me that] any meeting you go to, bring bread,” Kirk says. Soon, loaves of Kirk’s bread could be found on the shelves of the Jenifer Street Market, the Regent Market Co-op and Fresh Market. “I slowly figured it out,” he says.

Harvard Corporation elects two new members

Harvard Gazette

Penny S. Pritzker ’81, former U.S. secretary of Commerce and past Harvard Overseer, and Carolyn A. “Biddy” Martin, president of Amherst College and former chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will become the newest members of the Harvard Corporation in July.

UW-Madison alumnus to run for president of Columbia

Ch. 58 - Milwaukee

University of Wisconsin–Madison alumnus Sergio Fajardo is running for president of the South American country of Colombia. According to a release, Fajardo studied probability theory, earning a master’s degree in mathematics in 1981 and a Ph.D. in mathematics with a minor in economics in 1984.

Madison Barbershop to Expand to Fight Health Disparities

AP

The merits of using stylists for public health is gaining wider recognition, and Perry was featured on the Megyn Kelly show last year. A separate initiative, organized by University of Wisconsin-Madison students and the Latino Health Council, trained five Latino hairstylists to bring up breast cancer awareness with their clients.

Can Jim Jordan become top House Republican?

The Hill

While a student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the 1980s, Jordan was an NCAA Division I wrestling champ. The Urbana, Ohio, native later served as an assistant wrestling coach at Ohio State University before winning seats in the Ohio General Assembly and Senate. Like McCarthy, Jordan came to the nation’s capital in the small GOP class of 2006 — when Democrats seized control of Congress.

My mother and the books that bind us

Salon

“Did you ever feel this way, Mom?” I’d ask. “Do you now?” Had I missed a huge piece of her emotional life? She shared her stories about being on the UW-Madison campus before the height of the Vietnam War protests, about how difficult it was to work and raise two children at the same time.

I Gave Birth To A Stillborn Baby. Here Is My Heartbreaking Story.

Huffington Post

hope to feel that same comfort this Mother’s Day, a day I am already specifically planning out hour-by-hour in hopes of minimizing my pain. To all mothers like me — those who have buried a child — I wish you comfort, peace and acknowledgment on Mother’s Day.

Jill Wieber Lens is an associate professor of law at the University of Arkansas (Fayetteville) School of Law, where she teaches torts, remedies and related subjects. She received her B.A. from University of Wisconsin-Madison and her J.D. from the University of Iowa College of Law.

ktvb.com | These are the best cities to be young and broke

KBTV

Thanks to a relatively low cost of living (median rent is $950), an efficient public transportation system, and an average commute of just over 20 minutes, Madison makes the cut and takes the No. 1 spot. The city, home to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, also ranks in the top 10 for lowest youth unemployment.

Brooks Kerr, Piano Prodigy and Ellington Expert, Dies at 66

The New York Times

Two years before Duke Ellington died at 75, he spent a week at the University of Wisconsin in Madison with his orchestra, teaching and performing in concert. Among the indispensable members of his entourage was a lean, legally blind 20-year-old pianist from New York to whom Ellington referred students in his master class.

My kids hate school. Can you blame them?

Salon

A whopping 36 states will hold gubernatorial elections this November. Charles Van Hise, who served as president of the University of Wisconsin from 1903 to 1918 — exactly a century ago, one might note — said of the Wisconsin Idea, “I shall never be content until the beneficent influence of the University reaches every family of the state.”

Unintended Consequences: Sex Offenders in Motels

NBC Chicago

Take a single interchange in Madison Wisconsin. Last fall — when rooms were at a premium during the University of Wisconsin’s football season — NBC5 Investigates found six separate chain-affiliated motels at that one interchange listed as housing a total of nine sex offenders, convicted for such crimes as sexual assault of a child; aggravated child molestation, child pornography, and rape.

Digital Jukeboxes Erode the Dive-Bar Experience

The Atlantic

Last year, Gina Heeb of the University of Wisconsin at Madison’s The Daily Cardinal found that over a dozen popular rap artists—such as Drake, Lil Wayne, Kendrick Lamar, and Kanye West—had been deleted from the TouchTunes listings of prominent, campus-adjacent bars.

‘Barbaro’ sculptor continues to turn history into art

NBC Sports

King originally moved to the Madison area in the early 1980s. About the time the “Barbaro” project came along two decades later, she was also finishing up her art degree at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, parenting her three children, and creating the statue of a veterinarian, using her daughter Nicole as a model, that stands outside the UW School of Veterinary Medicine.

UW-Madison grad, Antigo Native looks for fifth Kentucky Derby win

Antigo Times

While working on his master’s in education at UW–Madison, Lukas was a student basketball coach under head coach John Erickson. The lessons he learned — the importance of strong observation skills and the fact that good coaches are also good teachers — were invaluable. Lukas uses those same principles when training horses.