Clipsheet

July 26, 2021

Research

‘It’s five years since a white person applied’: the immigrant workforce milking America’s cows

Posted on 7/26/2021

The Guardian

Noted: Green county has seen one of the state’s fastest growths in Latino population, increasing by an estimated 228% from 2000 to 2019, according to the Applied Population Lab at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Monroe is the largest city in Green county and has seen a steady increase of Latino immigrants over 20 years. With a population of only about 10,800, new people stand out, which has made the adjustment, like the farm work, incredibly difficult for some dairy workers.

Carbon-capture pipelines offer climate aid; activists wary

Posted on 7/26/2021

Associated Press

Quoted: “These early plants are relatively easy and that’s a good place to start,” said Greg Nemet, a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who specializes in the development of climate-friendly energy technology. “As that gets shown and proven, you get some transportation networks, then it gets easier to do the harder stuff later.”

Higher Education/System

UW System offers students a chance at $7K to get vaccinated

Posted on 7/26/2021

WISC-TV 3

UW System Will Offer Scholarship Drawing For Students Who Get Vaccinated Against COVID-19

Posted on 7/26/2021

Wisconsin Public Radio

The University of Wisconsin System plans to offer about $500,000 in financial incentives aimed at encouraging students to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The campaign features a lottery in which a total of 70 students will each receive a $7,000 scholarship if 70 percent of a campus’ student body reports being vaccinated.

UW-Madison is not participating.

Frustrating College Access and Enrollment Barriers: Websites and Application Processes

Posted on 7/26/2021

The Good Men Project

Noted: While some higher education institutions like the University of Wisconsin-Madison and The Johns Hopkins University feature sophisticated and user-friendly websites, and their leaders have instituted efficient, unencumbered application processes, college applicants may encounter inept websites and application processes when applying at many other institutions.

UW System launches tuition scholarship raffle to boost student vaccination rate

Posted on 7/26/2021

Wisconsin State Journal

In what is likely the broadest vaccination incentive program for Wisconsin to date, the System announced Sunday that it will award $7,000 scholarships to 70 students who get the shot and attend a campus that reaches a 70% vaccination rate.

UW System announces a lottery with $490,000 in scholarships to encourage vaccination

Posted on 7/26/2021

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

As an incentive for students across the UW System to get vaccinated, interim President Tommy Thompson on Sunday announced a lottery giving out nearly a half-million dollars in scholarships.

Under the plan, vaccinated students at all University of Wisconsin campuses except UW-Madison will be entered into a lottery for one of 70 one-time, $7,000 scholarships.

Chronically ill students remain concerned about transition back to in-person learning

Posted on 7/26/2021

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Abbie Esterline, a fifth-year student at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, found herself missing fewer classes during the pandemic.

She has several chronic illnesses, such as gastroparesis and fibromyalgia, that can make it difficult to go in person to a classroom.

Campus life

Badgers football team over 85% vaccinated from COVID

Posted on 7/26/2021

Wisconsin State Journal

The University of Wisconsin football team is over 85% vaccinated from COVID-19, according to coach Paul Chryst. Speaking with local reporters Friday at the Big Ten Conference football media days, Chryst said there was an instant surge of vaccination among his players once shots were available, and their total has climbed over 85% over the summer.

Passenger dies in single-vehicle crash on UW-Madison campus, police say

Posted on 7/26/2021

Wisconsin State Journal

UW-Madison Police Department officers were called around 9:45 p.m. for a crash on Lake Mendota Drive near Frautschi Point, police said in a statement. The vehicle appeared to have flipped several times and had come to a rest on its roof, police said.

Crime and safety

UWPD: One person dead, four injured after Madison crash

Posted on 7/26/2021

WISC-TV 3

A single vehicle was involved, and officers found it off the road, on its roof. According to a report, the car seemed to have flipped multiple times. Officers say the driver was headed east when they lost control at a curve in the road.

UW-Madison Police: One dead, others injured in rollover crash

Posted on 7/26/2021

WKOW-TV 27

One person died, and the teenage driver and other teenage passengers were taken to the hospital after a vehicle rolled Friday night.

1 dead after vehicle crash on Lake Mendota Drive

Posted on 7/26/2021

NBC-15

One of the four passengers was ejected and pronounced dead at the scene. The driver and three other passengers, all of whom were in their teens, were transported to a local hospital and later released.

Agriculture

Small Farms Vanish Every Day in America’s Dairyland: “There Ain’t No Future In Dairy”

Posted on 7/26/2021

Mother Jones

Quoted: Mark Stephenson, the director of dairy policy analysis at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said the industry definitely has a lot of challenges but is nowhere near extinction.

“We’ve produced record amounts of milk in the last year or two. It’s being consumed. Most of it domestically, but increasingly with exports,” said Stephenson.

Health

UW-Madison excluded from vaccination incentive program

Posted on 7/26/2021

WKOW-TV 27

UW-Madison officials said the campus is disqualified from the ’70 for 70’ campaign since its campus community is expected to have a vaccination rate at or higher than 80% this fall.

Athletics

UW student-athletes are cashing in on new NCAA rule change

Posted on 7/26/2021

Daily Cardinal

One of the first to take advantage of this breakthrough rule change was Wisconsin Badgers’ Quarterback Graham Mertz. Mertz — a redshirt sophomore who started in seven games for the Badgers last season — revealed his merchandise store and trademark logo on July 1st with the caption, “Thank you for the support. It’s only the beginning!”

UW Madison releases 21 names of those who applied to be athletic director

Posted on 7/26/2021

NBC-15

The university has withheld names of some candidates either because the applicant requested confidentiality or due to FERPA restrictions. FERPA, or the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, allows protection of student education records.

What fans can expect at Camp Randall

Posted on 7/26/2021

NBC-15

“We are so happy to be welcoming fans back to football games,” said Brian Lucas, the director of football brand and communications at UW. “We know the players are excited to have the fans back too.”

Jim Polzin: Why his Wisconsin Badgers players believe Paul Chryst is the ‘ultimate player’s coach’

Posted on 7/26/2021

Wisconsin State Journal

UW players know Chryst’s door is always open if they need to stop in his office to talk. What Hicks and others never imagined was that in the middle of a pandemic, with the 2020 season up in the air at that point, their coach would be making house calls to check on their welfare.

Read Chris McIntosh’s cover letter, resume for the Wisconsin athletic director job

Posted on 7/26/2021

Wisconsin State Journal

Chris McIntosh highlighted his experience in off-the-field programs for players at the University of Wisconsin in his cover letter to apply for the athletic director position in April.

UW Experts in the News

Health experts worry unvaccinated Bucks parade attendees at risk

Posted on 7/26/2021

WKOW-TV 27

Dr. Nasia Safdar, Medical Director of Infection Control at UW Health, said she also anticipated the celebrations would spread the virus, even if most of the crowd was vaccinated.

Man Decries Lengthy ‘De Facto Probation’ In Outagamie County

Posted on 7/26/2021

Wisconsin Public Radio

Quoted: “Often, probation is sort of the default sentence,” said Cecelia Klingele, associate professor at University of Wisconsin Law School, where she teaches criminal law, including sentencing.

With clock ticking on Dane County landfill, focus turns to reducing food waste

Posted on 7/26/2021

Wisconsin State Journal

“Biogas is losing on the electricity market,” said James Tinjum, an associate professor of environmental engineering at UW-Madison who studies waste and energy. “Unless you have incentives, you’re going to lose money on it.”

Obituaries

Weisensel, Earl V.

Posted on 7/26/2021

Wisconsin State Journal

Earl worked for the University of Wisconsin-Madison, as a security officer for 40 years.

Stewart, Terrill P. “Terry”

Posted on 7/26/2021

Wisconsin State Journal

He graduated from Mazomanie High School in 1949 and from UW-La Crosse in 1957 and was employed at the Aeronautical Chart & Information Center, St. Louis, Mo., for three years and later at UW Medical School, Department of Neurophysiology and Medical Photography for 35 years, retiring in 1995 as a Distinguished Media Specialist, Emeritus.

Baertschy, David Karl

Posted on 7/26/2021

Wisconsin State Journal

David worked as a microbiologist for the UW-Madison for 18.5 years and in medical sales with VWR Scientific Products for 12 years, before his retirement.