UW In The News
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There’s A Reasonable Explanation As To Why This Sloth Won’t Move
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison set out to explain the sloth lifestyle and what makes it so special. Among other herbivores, and even other vertebrates, the sloth stands out and the research provides some insight into that specialty.
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UW-Madison lab devotes days, nights to decoding lake bacterial cycles
When a sheriff’s deputy found a van parked at the edge of Sparkling Lake in Vilas County at 2 a.m. on July 7, chances are he expected to find something nefarious afoot. Instead, he got a crash course in fresh water ecology from graduate student Alex Linz.
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UW team unravels mystery with DNA sequencing
Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have used DNA sequencing to unravel an 85-year-old mystery, pinpointing the genetic cause for Mauriac syndrome, a rare condition that affects children with poorly controlled Type 1 diabetes.
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Iverson outlines vision as WARF hits ‘inflection point’
Iverson outlines vision as WARF hits ’inflection point’7/21/2016 Erik Iverson says he’s taking over the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation as the 91-year-old organization is hitting a major “inflection point.”
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On Campus: UW-Madison seeks donations for northern Wisconsin flooding victims
UW-Madison is collecting donations for the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe after flooding in northern Wisconsin last week hit the band’s reservation particularly hard.
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Hancock station celebrates 100 years
The University of Wisconsin’s Hancock Agricultural Research Station is celebrating 100 years of research, vegetables, farmer partnerships, education and innovation.
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Archaeologists begin studying Aztalan artifacts from summer dig
AZTALAN — Now that the artifacts have been unearthed, the next phase of work — analyzing and trying to decipher what they mean — is under way.
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Constable: AIDS lessons help scientist tackle Zika
Serious about competition as a young boy in 1988, David O’Connor allowed himself a sly smile of contentment as his parents snapped a Polaroid portrait of the sixth-grader posing with his medals. Taking second-place in the individual competition, O’Connor helped his team from James W. Riley Elementary School in Arlington Heights win the “Future Problem Solving Bowl” state championship. His team advanced to the international competition, where they worked on a birth-defect problem, but didn’t win.
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Zika Data From the Lab, and Right to the Web
MADISON, Wis. — Of the hundreds of monkeys in the University of Wisconsin’s primate center, a few — including rhesus macaque 827577 — are now famous, at least among scientists tracking the Zika virus.
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UW Madison graduate honored in national health campaign
A University of Wisconsin-Madison 2015 graduate is being honored by the Muscular Dystrophy Association in a national campaign. Haley Frieler is one of ten people with Muscular Dystrophy who are featured in the “Live Unlimited” summer campaign.
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Tests confirm Wisconsin Civil War mascot Old Abe was indeed a male bald eagle
UW-Madison’s Molecular Archaeology Group performed the tests for the Veteran’s Museum for free.
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Local Gaming Experts say ‘Pokemon Go’ craze helping Madison’s cyber industry level up
Noted: UW-Madison professors Constance Steinkuehler and Kurt Squire comment.
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UW-Madison Summer Science Camp Captivates Budding Scientists
For budding scientists, the University of Wisconsin-Madison annual summer science camp is one of the best places to be on a sunny summer day – even though school is officially out.
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How ‘Nostalgic’ Foods & Drinks Are Making A Comeback
The classic Wisconsin soda ‘Jolly Good’ are making a comeback with products soon to be sold by retailers statewide. Interviewed: Page Moreau is the John R. Nevin Chair in Marketing at the Wisconsin School of Business and Assistant Professor of Marketing at Leeds School of Business at University of Colorado. She is also an Associate Editor at the Journal of Consumer Research.
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UW one of the best colleges in US, according to new Forbes ranking
UW-Madison added another high ranking to its dossier, and it wasn’t for an athletic achievement.
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Science camp provides advanced opportunity for rural Wisconsin students
Students from high schools in rural Wisconsin are stepping into the shoes of UW-Madison scientists for the week. They’re working hands-on with projects related to research projects that are currently going on at the university.
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Zika Virus research at UW shows promising results towards creating a vaccine
The Zika Virus has been a major concern among public health officials and world leaders in recent months, especially now that the Summer Olympic Games in Brazil are just a few short weeks away.
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Biegel nominated for AFCA Good Works Team
Already known for his playmaking ability on the field, Wisconsin senior Vince Biegel has been recognized for his efforts beyond football.
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Donald Trump has ushered in a whole new era of fact-checking in journalism
Interviewed: Lucas Graves, a journalism professor at the University of Wisconsin Madison and author of the forthcoming book Deciding What’s True: The Rise of Political Fact-Checking in American Journalism. He argues that Trump is actually pushing journalism into a new era, emboldening newsrooms to be more aggressive in calling him out. Below is our conversation, lightly edited for length and clarity.
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Chicago’s ‘Hamilton‘ Cast Announced
Angelica Schuyler will be played by Karen Olivo. Olivo, a Tony Award-winning actress, appeared in “West Side Story” and “In the Heights.” Prior to her role in “Hamilton,” Olivo taught musical theater performance at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her most recent Broadway performance was in 2014.
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Author discusses his new book about the origins of a vision of public higher education
Last year, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s original budget suggested that his state move away from “the Wisconsin idea,” a much admired philosophy about the state university and its relationship to all the people of Wisconsin. Walker, a Republican, blamed the resulting furor on a “drafting error” and pledged not to erase the Wisconsin idea. What is this idea that is so powerful that supporters rose up to defend it against a governor who otherwise has won many of the changes he sought for higher education?
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UW-Madison retains No. 25 world ranking
University of Wisconsin-Madison retained its No. 25 ranking in the world in the latest Center for World University Rankings.
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Group from UW-Madison witness flooding up north first hand
A group from UW-Madison’s Department of Life Sciences Communication is in Ashland County working on a month long outreach program. They weren’t expecting their travels to take such a dramatic turn.
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More MBA Grads Are Piling On Six-Figure Student Debt
Noted: And there are plenty of schools where MBA debt is a mere fraction of the total load taken on by grads of elite business schools. At the University of Wisconsin’s Business School in Madison, the average debt burden for graduating MBAs was $15,481, $106,889 less than Wharton’s average, while the first-year median comp package was $114,694, just $31,609 below the median pay for a Wharton grad.
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Asifa Quraishi-Landes: Five myths about sharia
Clearly, Americans fear sharia, Islam’s legal framework. At least nine states have passed “foreign law” statutes banning sharia in American courts — even though no U.S. court has ever ruled based on sharia.
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Ex-UW basketball star finds calling at Hope Street Ministry
When Ashley Thomas graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2012, she found herself at a crossroads.
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Tesla Investigations Could Question Viability of Semi-Autonomous Driving
Noted: John Lee, a professor at the University of Wisconsin, also says the Tesla investigation should consider whether it is reasonable to expect humans to step in when Autopilot fails. He worked on a National Academies report into whether faults in vehicle electronics contributed to Toyota’s acceleration problems. It concluded that they didn’t, but chastised the NHTSA for not being better equipped to investigate electronic systems in cars.
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College Campuses Are Being Overrun by Pokémon Go
The University of Wisconsin at Madison got a call on Saturday saying a group of bicyclists on the campus had their heads buried in their smartphones, and were weaving in and out of traffic.
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Tony Nominee Carrie Coon Tapped for Lead Role in Fargo Season 3
Tony nominee Carrie Coon will soon join Ewan McGregor in the third season of FX’s hit anthology series FARGO, according to TVLine.
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For the Record: UWPD Chief Sue Riseling
UWPD Chief Sue Riseling interviews with Neil Heinen looking back on 25 years in policing.
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