#UW-Madison

[heejinsoulyves]

National news outlets will report this as a "violent clash" https://twitter.com/TylerKatzen/status/1785656341182226800

[raggedyanndy]

i guess uw-madison was inspired by the shitshow at columbia last night, because there are at least 100 cops moving in on students/the encampment. they've torn down some tents. the had been shoving students and faculty to the ground, but now it seems to be just a standoff.

I want to clearly state that this encampment has been entirely peaceful. The protestors have been nonviolent. This is completely unnecessary.

[uwmadarchives]

Archives Can Be Festive Too!

by Bailey Watson, LGBTQ+ Student Processing Assistant

12/22/2023

As the holiday season is upon us, we would like to showcase just some of our holiday ornaments from across many collections. This selection comes from the Wagner Button Collection (2015/316, 2017/274) in the LGBTQ+ Archives. There are a handful of holiday ornaments in this collection, most are Pride-themed. We hope these brightly colored ornaments will bring festive cheer to the dreariness of the last few days! Have a happy winter break!

[davidblaska]

How come 'outside agitators' ...

always head for the college campus? Dear mother, raised as an abstemious Methodist in southeastern Iowa in the 1930s and never trustful of her children’s Catholic nuns, blamed the campus unrest on the tear-gassed state university campus in Madison during the 1960s on “New York Jews.” Sixty years later, supposedly enlightened progressives are the ones blaming — and in some cases persecuting —…

[sailaweigh]

Super fucking cool research at my alma mater.

[wausaupilot]

UW-Madison launches new initiative to train more pharmacists from around Wisconsin

The initiative offers high school seniors and first-semester freshmen at UW System universities an assurance they'll be admitted to the flagship's Doctor of Pharmacy program. 

By Rich Kremer | Wisconsin Public Radio The University of Wisconsin-Madison has launched a new effort to train more pharmacists from around the state. The initiative offers high school seniors and first-semester freshmen at UW System universities an assurance they’ll be admitted to the flagship’s Doctor of Pharmacy program.  Pharmacists don’t just work at retail drugstores, said UW-Madison…

[scienza-magia]

Catalisi chimica a temperatura ambiente per risparmiare energia

Scoperta a livello atomico può cambiare il mondo del petrolio e della chimica. Gli ingegneri chimici dell’Università del Wisconsin-Madison hanno sviluppato un modello di funzionamento delle reazioni catalitiche su scala atomica. Si tratta di un progresso considerato una svolta nella ricerca sulla chimica computazionale. La comprensione potrebbe consentire a ingegneri e chimici di sviluppare catalizzatori più efficienti e di mettere a punto i processi industriali – potenzialmente con enormi risparmi energetici, dato che il 90% dei prodotti che incontriamo nella nostra vita sono prodotti, almeno in parte, attraverso la catalisi. Il team ha pubblicato la notizia del loro progresso sulla rivista Science. I materiali catalitici accelerano le reazioni chimiche senza subire essi stessi cambiamenti. Sono fondamentali per la raffinazione dei prodotti petroliferi e per la produzione di prodotti farmaceutici, plastiche, additivi alimentari, fertilizzanti, carburanti verdi, prodotti chimici industriali e molto altro. Due brevi filmati sono disponibili in un file zip a questo link della pagina Science abstract.

Scienziati e ingegneri hanno trascorso decenni a mettere a punto le reazioni catalitiche; però, poiché attualmente non è possibile osservare direttamente tali reazioni alle temperature e alle pressioni estreme spesso coinvolte nella catalisi su scala industriale, non si sa esattamente cosa avvenga su scala nanometrica e atomica. Si sa cosa entra, cosa esce, ma non esattamente le singole operazioni a livello atomico. Questa nuova ricerca aiuta a svelare questo mistero, con potenziali importanti ramificazioni per l’industria. Infatti, solo tre reazioni catalitiche – il reforming del metano a vapore per produrre idrogeno, la sintesi dell’ammoniaca per produrre fertilizzanti e la sintesi del metanolo – utilizzano quasi il 10% dell’energia mondiale. Manos Mavrikakis, professore di ingegneria chimica e biologica presso l’UW-Madison, che ha guidato la ricerca, ha dichiarato: “Se si riducono di pochi gradi le temperature a cui si svolgono queste reazioni, si ottiene un’enorme diminuzione della domanda di energia che oggi l’umanità deve affrontare. Diminuendo il fabbisogno energetico per far funzionare tutti questi processi, si riduce anche la loro impronta ambientale”. Mavrikakis e i ricercatori post-dottorato Lang Xu e Konstantinos G. Papanikolaou, insieme alla studentessa Lisa Je, hanno sviluppato e utilizzato potenti tecniche di modellazione per simulare le reazioni catalitiche su scala atomica. Per questo studio, hanno esaminato le reazioni che coinvolgono i catalizzatori di metalli di transizione in forma di nanoparticelle, che includono elementi come il platino, il palladio, il rodio, il rame, il nichel e altri importanti per l’industria e l’energia verde. Secondo l’attuale modello di superficie rigida della catalisi, gli atomi strettamente impacchettati dei catalizzatori di metalli di transizione forniscono una superficie 2D a cui i reagenti chimici aderiscono e partecipano alle reazioni. Quando si applica una pressione e un calore o un’elettricità sufficienti, i legami tra gli atomi dei reagenti chimici si rompono, permettendo ai frammenti di ricombinarsi in nuovi prodotti chimici. Mavrikakis ha spiegato: “L’ipotesi prevalente è che questi atomi metallici siano fortemente legati tra loro e forniscano semplicemente dei ‘punti di atterraggio’ per i reagenti. L’ipotesi di tutti è che i legami metallo-metallo rimangano intatti durante le reazioni che catalizzano. Per la prima volta, quindi, ci siamo posti la domanda: “L’energia necessaria per rompere i legami nei reagenti potrebbe essere di entità simile all’energia necessaria per rompere i legami all’interno del catalizzatore?””. Secondo la modellazione di Mavrikakis, la risposta è sì. L’energia necessaria per lo svolgimento di molti processi catalitici è sufficiente per rompere i legami e consentire a singoli atomi di metallo (noti come adatomi) di liberarsi e iniziare a viaggiare sulla superficie del catalizzatore. Questi adatomi si combinano in cluster, che servono come siti sul catalizzatore dove le reazioni chimiche possono avvenire molto più facilmente rispetto alla superficie rigida originale del catalizzatore. Utilizzando una serie di calcoli speciali, il team ha esaminato le interazioni di importanza industriale tra otto catalizzatori di metalli di transizione e 18 reagenti, identificando i livelli di energia e le temperature che possono formare questi piccoli cluster metallici, nonché il numero di atomi in ogni cluster, che può anche influenzare drasticamente i tassi di reazione. I loro collaboratori sperimentali dell’Università della California, Berkeley, hanno utilizzato la microscopia a scansione tunneling a risoluzione atomica per osservare l’assorbimento del monossido di carbonio sul nichel (111), una forma cristallina stabile di nichel utile nella catalisi. I loro esperimenti hanno confermato i modelli che mostravano che vari difetti nella struttura del catalizzatore possono anche influenzare il modo in cui i singoli atomi di metallo si liberano e la formazione dei siti di reazione. Mavrikakis afferma che il nuovo quadro sta mettendo in discussione le fondamenta del modo in cui i ricercatori comprendono la catalisi e il modo in cui si svolge. Potrebbe applicarsi anche ad altri catalizzatori non metallici, cosa che studierà in futuro. È anche rilevante per la comprensione di altri fenomeni importanti, come la corrosione e la tribologia, o l’interazione delle superfici in movimento. “Stiamo rivedendo alcuni presupposti ben consolidati per capire come funzionano i catalizzatori e, più in generale, come le molecole interagiscono con i solidi”, ha detto Mavrikakis. Il successo di questa ricerca può rivoluzionare tutti i processi chimici, perché permette di calcolare con precisione l’energia da utilizzare e di ottimizzarlo. Chi riuscirà a sfruttare meglio questa conoscenza avrà un vantaggio competitivo notevole, mentre si prospetta un calo significativo del costo di un insieme di prodotti chimici di sintesi.  Read the full article

[sportfeed9]

Jim Leonhard announces departure from UW-Madison football program

Jim Leonhard announces departure from UW-Madison football program

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) – UW-Madison Defensive Coordinator and former Interim Head Coach Jim Leonhard announced Tuesday that he would be leaving the Badgers at the end of the season. In a post on Twitter, Leonhard said that he would stay on as the defensive coordinator through the Guaranteed Rate Bowl against Oklahoma State. “It has been an honor to coach these young men and thank you to all the…

[graysongoal]

Police at UW Madison have just arrested notable Black disability justice writer & professor Dr. Sami Schalk, who was sitting peacefully with students and colleagues on campus.

This after they injured and arrested Professor Samer Alatout, who was targeted for being a person of color.

Keep on top of these developments by following actual local reporters, like my friend Scott Gordon at Tone Madison.

UPDATE: As of 10 am Central, Sami has been released and is currently at the hospital for a once-over.

I want to note that Sami is pretty well known in Madison, not just for her work but for twerking onstage with Lizzo and Janelle Monáe.

I would not be surprised if they knew exactly who they were harming.

UPDATE 2: As of 1:30 pm Central, Sami is back at her home with a sprained shoulder, bruises, and significant pain.

Note: in the video in the following tweet, Sami is being strangled by a police officer.

UPDATE 3: Sami has posted photos of her injuries on Instagram:

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A post shared by Sami Schalk (@fierceblackfemme)

[paigebueckersmommy]

somewhere only we know - c.h

caroline harvey x fem!reader blurb

warnings- nothing just really bad fluff cuz i suck at writing it

a/n: i gave up with the banner and trying to make it look better 😭 anywho send more kk requests the earth is lacking with kk fics anywho i iterally hate this

you were sitting on your couch, not doing much of anything, you phone starts ringing, it’s kk.

you answer her, “hiii baby” kk says over the phone, sounding excited. “hiii kk, you sound excited?”

“uh yeah- do you think you can be ready for me to pick you up in a couple minutes?” kk says, you immediately sit up, knowing you were in sweats and looked pretty rough,

“uh- y-yeah? where are we going sweetheart?” you asked her, “it’s a suprise, nothing fancy. i’ll see you soon ma.” kk said before hanging up.

a couple minutes later kk texts you, “here baby” and you walk down, seeing kks car in the parking lot. she opens your door for you, “hiii pretty girl,” she says with a smile opening your door.

she kisses you softly when you sit down in the car before going to the drivers side. she got situated in her seat with a smile. “how far is the suprise kk?” you say looking at her,

“just 15 minutes, it’s in a town a couple minutes from here, poynette i think.” kk said as she started driving from the campus of your college.

as she said, about 15 minutes later you arrived at a building, and kk parked. “what is this place?” you said confused, it looked almost like a church.

“you’ll see, ma.” she said before coming to open your door, and holding your hand as she took you down a few steps on the side of the building, a gazebo and a lake with greenery surrounding, the sunset behind the lake complimenting it.

“this is beautiful kk.” you say taking in the view. “how’d you find out about this place?”

“i came here a few months ago, before we started dating, for a banquet i think. this t place is used for all types of things.” she said as you two walked closer to the lake, when you two reached the small gazebo, you two sat on a bench in it.

you two sat in silence for a few minutes, until you put your head on her shoulder, she broke the silence. “i love you sweetheart.”

“i love you too.” you say before a couple minutes pass by and your be real notification going off, perfect timing. kk saw and brought her hand from your shoulder to your face, pressing your faces together and the other side showing the sunset.

“i love how excited you get over those.” kk said as you hit send, smiling.

[arbitersart]

Wisconsune Miku. That is all.

[romanarose]

*not my school but a neighboring one in my state*

Campus police detained a faculty member trying to protect the UW-Madison encampment

Currently only one tent is left, and faculty, have surrounded the single tent to try and protect it

[raggedyanndy]

9:30 AM CDT.

uw-madison library mall encampment is almost completely torn down but 1 tent remains, UWPD Spokesperson was vague as hell about what happens next although he did say they are HAPPY for the protestors to exercise their 1st amendment rights.

at least 12 arrests were made confirmed by UWPD but there has to be much more than that. seems like most of them are being released. at least 1 disabled faculty of color was injured by police (minor injury, per her own words).

once again, everything was peaceful until the cops showed up.

[uwmadarchives]

50 Years Ago: APA Removes "Homosexuality" From DSM Diagnoses

Written by Bailey Watson, LGBTQ+ Archive Student Processing Assistant

12/18/2023

December 15, 1973 - By a vote of 5,854 to 3,810, the American Psychiatric Association removes homosexuality from its list of mental disorders in the DSM-II Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

Content advisory: This post discusses the history of homosexuality in Western psychiatry and may contain offensive language or topics.

Last Thursday marked 50 years since the APA (American Psychiatric Association) removed “homosexuality” from its list of mental disorders. This change was made to the DSM-II Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (the current edition as of 2023 is the DSM-5-TR). The long history of homosexuality being included with physical and mental disorders dates back to the 19th century with Western European theorists working towards an understanding of same-sex attraction, leading to the coinage of the term “homosexuality” or “homosexual.” While these early theories positioned same-sex attraction or desires as unnatural, other theorists of the same decades aimed to prove that homosexuality was not abnormal but instead a natural variance of human sexuality.

Photo Dr. Franklin Kameny from David Carter papers, Collection no. uac 183,  Box 5, Folder 49. 

The conversation around homosexuality as a disorder took a turn during the post-WWII period in the United States, during a phenomenon referred to as the “lavender scare.” This period, parallel to the “red scare” was a reaction to the Cold War policies and politics, resulting in the massive purge of homosexuals or suspected homosexuals from the federal government, and even further down to local governments (see here for information on UW-Madison’s history with the gay purges). Similarly, communists and suspected communists were also barred or purged from public service and government-contracted sectors. 

In response to these purges, the early gay rights movement, then known as the homophile movement focused on organizing and protesting the conditions that made up the lavender scare. These conditions included the DSM’s classification of homosexuality as a diagnosable disorder. To the early homophile movement, as to some early theorists, homosexuality was perfectly natural, and therefore they could not pose a threat to national security. 

One aspect of activism from this period was addressing the DSM's use of homosexuality as a diagnosable disorder. The homophile movement argued that sexuality had no bearing on mental health, and by stigmatizing the gay community, the DSM and APA were adding to the problem. Furthermore, by diagnosing people as "homosexual" the APA created a way to dismiss those voices and placed a barrier on the conversation on who was fit to participate in society freely and who was not.

Finally, in 1973 after years of protest and activism, the influence of activism, including the voice of Dr. Franklin Kameny (pictured above) and internal changes led to a new definition of mental disorder within the APA and thus removed homosexuality from diagnoses. A win for the homophile movement and a change that brought lasting and positive impacts to many people's lives, even 50 years later.

References and for further consideration:

Drescher, Jack. 2015. "Out of DSM: Depathologizing Homosexuality" Behavioral Sciences 5, no. 4: 565-575. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs5040565 (open access)

For more on Kameny and the early homophile movement, explore the David Carter papers, uac 182, located in the Madison LGBTQ+ Archive (housed at the University Archives, Steenbock Library)

[davidblaska]

Campus clean-up on aisle 6

THIS is how it’s done! ‘Heil Hitler!’ indeed! Madison police, UW police, State Patrol, and sheriff’s deputies cleared Library Mall of pro-Hamas demonstrators on the University of Wisconsin campus early this morning, beginning shortly before 7 a.m., two days after their Little Gaza popped up. At least a dozen arrests were made. Four police were injured. We’ll see if Dane County’s progressive…

[lenasai]

university chancellors simply say "genocide is bad" challenge level impossible, apparently