These life-cycle models often find that there is a much smaller retirement crisis than suggested by a focus on replacing preretirement income. For example, one 2008 study—“Are All Americans Saving ‘Optimally’ for Retirement,” by John Karl Scholz and Ananth Seshadri of the University of Wisconsin-Madison—found that only 4% of households had a net worth that was below their optimal levels. The NRRI at the time was 44%.
January 19, 2021
Research
Trying To Be Happier Won’t Work. Here’s What Will, According To Science.
Another key point? It doesn’t make sense to be happy all the time. “The goal isn’t to be happy 24/7,” Richard Davidson, founder and director of the Center For Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, told HuffPost.
Covid Face Masks Are Disrupting a Key Tool of Human Communications, New Research Shows
In that test, the children correctly identified the emotional expression on uncovered faces about 66% of the time, well above the odds of just guessing, psychologist Ashley Ruba at the University of Wisconsin-Madison said. Looking at faces in surgical-type masks, however, the children were only able to correctly identify sadness about 28% of the time, anger 27% of the time, and fear 18% of the time.
“For very young children, I think it is still an open question as to how they’ll navigate these situations,” said Dr. Ruba, who studies how children learn to understand other people’s emotions. “Infants can use all these other cues, like tone of voice.”
Digital divide: Health, education, prosperity depend on high-speed internet
But the problem may be worse than we thought, according to a new UW Extension study, with implications for health, education and prosperity — problems that are further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has pushed nearly every aspect of daily life — from business to school and even health care — online. “People are choosing to live in places they can have access,” said Tessa Conroy, an assistant professor of applied economics and the lead author of the study. “More and more it’s connected to so many facets of life.”
Higher Education/System
Tony Evers blasts Trump administration over COVID-19 vaccines, announces mobile vaccination teams
Guard members, along with pharmacy or nursing student volunteers through the University of Wisconsin System, will staff the mobile teams. UW System announced Friday it is expanding a $500 tuition credit for students who volunteer to administer vaccinations.
UW students, National Guard troops to staff mobile vaccination clinics
UW students who volunteer to help administer vaccinations will be eligible to receive a $500 tuition credit.
DHS rolls out mobile COVID-19 vaccination teams
The University of Wisconsin System has also extended a $500 tuition credit to its pharmacy and nursing students who participate in this program, with System President Tommy Thompson saying they can provide critical help to the vaccination effort.
Campus life
UW-Madison begins new Covid-19 testing plan inspired by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
As many Badgers have spent the last few weeks resting and relaxing after the fall semester, students and faculty from the school’s University Health Services have been doing anything but that.
UW-Madison debuts saliva-based tests as part of new Covid-19 response
The plan is based off of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s SHIELD program, and will require students to be tested twice a week during the spring semester. The school will also introduce a new app, which students will use to show proof of a negative test in order to enter campus buildings.
ASM to propose COVID-19 Student Relief Fund for direct student aid
The proposed fund would allocate $2-$4 million directly to students affected financially by the pandemic.
ASM Chair Matthew Mitnick provides insight on spring semester plans
Mitnick will not be running to keep his position with ASM after the spring semester as he prepares to graduate early. Though, before he goes, Mitnick said ASM still has work to do as they lay the foundation for semesters to come and sustain the movements put in motion during ASM’s 27th Session.
Agriculture
Wisconsin Farm Center Hosts Online Support Groups For Producers, Families
Joy Kirkpatrick is an outreach specialist for the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Center for Dairy Profitability who meets with farmers to help them navigate farm succession planning.
Kirkpatrick said she thinks the opportunity for anonymity online could make some farmers feel more comfortable sharing tough realities.
Health
So You’ve Been Diagnosed With COVID-19. What Next?
Staying in separate rooms and using separate bathrooms, when possible, helps prevent household transmission, said Dr. Nasia Safdar, medical director for infection prevention at UW Hospitals and Clinics in Madison.
COVID-19 vaccine requirements not likely as Madison area businesses balance public health, liability
Though the law allows employers to mandate vaccines, UW-Madison professor emerita of law and bioethics Alta Charo said requiring employees to get the shot could lead to pushback from employees who might get vaccinated on their own but bristle at the mandate. “In the history of public health, we have frequently seen that voluntary compliance winds up more successful at the end than mandates,” Charo said.
UW Health wraps up vaccine trial enrollment
UW Health’s AstraZeneca vaccine trial enrollment ended Friday evening. Now, those leading the trial will compile the data and eventually submit their findings to the FDA.
Meet the UW Pharmacy students helping bring COVID vaccines across the state
“We call it Operation Immunization,” said Maggie Hoernke, a third-year PharmD student at UW-Madison. She, along with second-year PharmD student Nikki Batterman, co-chair the outreach program on Immunizations for the UW student organization, Wisconsin Society of Pharmacy Students.
New Hampshire man receives life-saving organ transplant at UW Health
UW Health’s transplant program is nationally recognized. “It has grown to be one of the largest multi transplant programs in the country,” said Dr. Dixon Kaufman, Medical Director for UW Health’s Transplant Center.
UW Health ‘Miracle Baby’ meets one-year milestone after liver transplant
Jenny Hougom gave birth to her son Lucas in August of 2019, according to a news release. He was quickly diagnosed with congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV), which is a rare virus in newborns that attacks the liver.
Athletics
Questions about No. 1 Badgers volleyball program heading into this week’s opener? Kelly Sheffield has answers
With the unprecedented spring season finally set to begin Friday against No. 13 Purdue, Sheffield responded to five key questions about his team.
Opinion
UW speech survey was truly troubling — Joan Ellis Beglinger
Letter to the editor: Every citizen should be alarmed to learn from a recent survey that more than half of UW-Madison undergraduates believe the government should punish or restrict some speech.
Mark Copelovitch, Jon C.W. Pevehouse and Jessica L.P. Weeks: Substance and framing of Thompson Center’s ‘free speech’ report are questionable
Column by Mark Copelovitch, a professor of political science and public affairs. Jon C.W. Pevehouse, a Vilas Distinguished Achievement professor of political science and public affairs, and Jessica L.P. Weeks, a professor of political science and the H. Douglas Weaver chair of diplomacy and international relations. All three are professors at UW-Madison.
UW Experts in the News
A look at Trump’s economic legacy
Trade policy is where the president wields the most economic power, as Congress has over the years delegated negotiating authority to the president’s office, according to Menzie Chinn, professor of public affairs and economics at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Chinn documented the trade war saga on his macroeconomic policy blog Econbrowser.
Why does Hallmark Cards have a political action committee? –
Hallmark having its own PAC may come as a surprise to some, but these days, a major company not having a PAC is more of an anomaly, said Eleanor Neff Powell, an associate professor of American politics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Why does Hallmark Cards have a political action committee?
Hallmark having its own PAC may come as a surprise to some, but these days, a major company not having a PAC is more of an anomaly, said Eleanor Neff Powell, an associate professor of American politics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Ask For More Money To Pay For College
“The financial aid office is your friend in this process,” explains Karla Weber, who works in the financial aid office at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “I think sometimes we get made out to be the ones that are hiding or hoarding this money from students, where it’s really just the opposite.
Obituaries
Shirley Abrahamson, Trailblazing Wisconsin Judge, Dies at 87
The couple then left for the University of Wisconsin, Madison, where she studied under the law school professor J. Willard Hurst, a pioneer in the field of legal history. She received a degree in legal history from the university’s law school in 1962 and was soon the first woman to be hired as a lawyer at what was then known as La Follette, Sinykin, Doyle & Anderson. She rose to be a name partner of the firm.
Whiting, Richard A.
A proud Marine, Dick worked for the University of Wisconsin for over 30 years.
Wayland, Victor Thomas
For many years he served as Clinical Assistant Professor in the UW Cleft Palate Clinic.
UW-Madison Related
Wisconsin native will run Joe Biden’s social media in the White House
Noted: After high school, he pursued a degree in political science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he began working with the college Democrats chapter and working with political campaigns.
Who Are Kamala Harris’ Parents? — Shyamala Gopalan and Donald J. Harris
When Shyamala and Donald separated, Kamala was five years old, and they divorced when she was seven. Their marriage took a hit as Donald took short term teaching positions at two different universities in Illinois. When he was awarded a tenure track position at the University of Wisconsin, Shyamala stayed with the children in Oakland and West Berkeley before eventually moving to Canada.
Who Was Leonard Schmitt, The Man Who Ran Against Joseph McCarthy?
Schmitt was born on a Wisconsin farm and moved to Merrill with his family at age 11. He worked in a barbershop and played semi-professional baseball with the Madison Blues while attending school at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, according to an article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Three years after graduating from law school in 1928, he became Lincoln County district attorney.
Some UW Campuses That Contract With SolarWinds IT Provider Exploited In National Cyberattack
The national cyberattack that targeted the SolarWinds computer network monitoring software could have impacted some University of Wisconsin System campuses that use it.
UW rejects instructor’s grievance citing ‘systemic harassment’ in math department hiring
The University of Wisconsin-Madison will not process a legal grievance filed by a math lecturer that characterizes his repeated, temporary contract employment as “abusive,” after concluding that the department did not violate university policy.
Teaching about Trump: UW-Madison professor whose syllabus drew backlash speaks out
Ken Mayer watched on TV earlier this month as a violent mob of Donald Trump supporters stormed the Capitol, killing a police officer, pillaging the hallowed halls of democracy and delaying the process of certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s victory.
Youngsters learn about COVID-19’s effects on lungs with activity kits from Project Empower
The free kits are funded by donations and out-of-pocket money. George Kostas, a sophomore at UW-Madison, secured a partnership with the Wisconsin Pre-Medical Society at the university, and the organization will fundraise for Project Empower this year.