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Rows and rows of solar panels rise from what had been farmland on both sides of Seminole Highway, just past Lacy Road. The OâBrien Solar Fields, Dane Countyâs largest solar development, has completed construction, begun testing and is expected to go âonlineâ in June, says Steve Schultz, corporate communications manager for Madison Gas and Electric, which partnered with EDF Renewables on the project.Â
âIt is possible that over the next few weeks as people go by they may notice the panels moving or some panels facing different directions,â says Schultz. âItâs all part of the testing process; making sure the panels and the system are working the way they are supposed to be working.â
UW-Madison’s Van Hise Hall crumbling. Evers, Thompson push for capital budget funding. By Bill Kaplan - Apr 26th, 2021 04:52 pm //end headline wrapper ?>Get a daily rundown of the top stories on Urban Milwaukee
Van Hise Hall in the background. Photo by James Steakley (Own work) (CC BY-SA 3.0) or (GFDL), via Wikimedia CommonsWisconsin’s infrastructure deficiencies include aging rundown buildings across the UW System, the state’s economic and intellectual crown jewel. Recently a slab of concrete facade dropped off UW-Madison’s Van Hise Hall (named after UW President
Charles Van Hise, father of the Wisconsin Idea). UW System President
2021 Academic Staff Excellence Awards April 22, 2021
Each year, UW–Madison honors nine academic staff members for their achievements and dedication to excellence. This year’s recipients are gifted teachers, award-winning researchers, skilled administrators and passionate mentors all working harder than ever to help the university navigate a pandemic. The following nine employees will receive 2021 Academic Staff Excellence Awards during an invitation-only virtual ceremony.
Chancellor’s Hilldale Award for Excellence in Teaching
Janet McCray Batzli
Biology Core Curriculum Program (Biocore)
An innovative teacher and inspiring mentor, biologist Janet Batzli is known for shaping the entire lives of UW–Madison students, not merely their academic performance.
New projects study root causes of inequalities and how to reduce their effects
Fifteen projects from improving doctor-patient communications for high-risk patients, to using data to understand racial differences in how Americans handle civil legal problems, to better understanding the factors that influence success and well-being of Hmong-American students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have been chosen for the Understanding and Reducing Inequalities Initiative.
The projects were selected from 73 proposals. The initiative is funded by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation.
“The proposals we received are evidence of the exceptionally wide breadth of research on our campus targeting inequalities based on factors such as race and ethnicity, socio-economic status, gender, sexual orientation and geography,” says Lonnie Berger, associate vice chancellor for research in the social sciences. “
Off to a busy start, data institute responds to COVID and seeks director
The American Family Insurance Data Science Institute’s first two years have been nothing if not eventful.
Last spring, as the campus and state shut down in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, AFIDSI responded to the need for mathematical modeling to guide policy decisions and public health outreach. Within weeks, the institute had convened a team of leaders and experts from across the U.S. The COVID-19 Research Group met daily in the early weeks of the pandemic, creating models and sharing findings as quickly as possible.