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Overcoming the 'Eye-Glazing' Factor In Making Financial Decisions

WisContext

Financial literacy researchers have no shortage of recommendations on how people should handle their money, how families can learn more about their finances, and how a crisis can encourage new ways of thinking about these issues.

Ongoing Tuition Freeze Will Mean Academic Cuts, UW-Stout Chancellor Says

Scott Gordon

WisContext

The last time University of Wisconsin System schools raised tuition was in 2012. They won't raise it again until after 2019, if the state legislature backs Gov. Scott Walker's proposal to extend a tuition freeze enacted four years ago.

Series: Drinking Water Quality

Where Coliforms Were Found In Wisconsin Utility Water In 2015

Scott Gordon

WisContext

As the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources noted in its 2015 annual report about municipal water utilities, coliform bacteria are found in systems across the state. In fact, water samples testing positive for these bacteria outnumbered those showing higher-than-permitted levels of other contaminants.

Series: Drinking Water Quality

The Wisconsin DNR's 2015 Water Utilities Report, In Context

Scott Gordon

WisContext

On July 29, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources released its 2015 report on the state's public drinking water utilities, detailing information about costs, contaminants and infrastructure status.

Series: Health In Rural Wisconsin

Protecting The Hearing of Rural Wisconsinites

Scott Gordon

WisContext

When people in Wisconsin think of the dangers that farmworkers face, they might envision extreme heat malfunctioning machinery, or even unruly livestock. But they might be unaware of another serious threat: Hearing loss.

Childhood Is A Critical Window For Learning How To Handle Money

Peggy Olive

UW-Extension

Individuals who have formal financial education perform better on a national financial literacy quiz then those who have had no financial education.

Series: Managing Japanese Beetles

8 Tips For Preventing Japanese Beetles From Overtaking A Garden

Vijai Pandian

UW-Extension

Just when a garden looks good, ravenous Japanese beetles can promptly emerge in the heart of summer to devour the gardener's favorite plants.

Southern Rust Is A Rare But Serious Threat To Wisconsin Corn Crops

Damon Smith

UW-Extension

Wisconsin corn farmers are keeping an eye out for southern rust, a plant fungus that causes bright orange pustule growth on the leaves of corn.

Wisconsin's Forests Have A Dynamic History

Scott Gordon

WisContext

To many Wisconsinites, the state's northern forests are sturdy and vast swaths of land that resist the forces of the outside world and symbolize the state’s natural inheritance.

Parents Can Prevent Kids' Summer Weight Gain

Amber Canto

UW-Extension

Summer marks a hiatus from the daily responsibilities and scheduled demands children face during the school year, which provides a structure for eating, sleeping and physical activities. But in summer, if children engage in less physical activity, they may gain up to three times as much weight as they do over an entire school year.