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Back-To-School Food Safety Tips For Home-Packed Lunches

Barbara Ingham
UW-Extension
Students are heading back to school, and many of them will be carrying lunches they bring from home. Home-packed lunches can take many forms: hot or cold, homemade or pre-made from a store.
Series: The Yahara Watershed
Series: Phosphorus In Wisconsin's Land And Water

The Cyanobacteria Stalemate In Wisconsin's Lakes

Scott Gordon
WisContext
One organism, exploding in population, thrives at the expense of others in its ecosystem. That's essentially what happens when a toxic algal bloom spreads a slimy, stinky trail across a body of water.
Series: Challenges To Wisconsin's Rural Schools

Wisconsin Loosens Teacher Licensing Requirements, But Training Pipeline Still Shrinking

Scott Gordon
WisContext
School districts across Wisconsin started the 2016-17 school year with unfilled vacancies for teaching jobs.
Series: The Yahara Watershed
Series: Phosphorus In Wisconsin's Land And Water

Four Visions Of Change For The Yahara Watershed

Kristian Knutsen
WisContext
The year 2070 may sound like an impossibly distant date from the vantage point of 2016, but it's as near into the future as John Glenn's first orbit of the Earth is in the past.

Safety, Learning, Love And 'Pokémon Go'

Anne Clarkson
UW-Extension
With such a fast rise to fame, understanding the long-term effects of Pokémon Go on kids is impossible. However, what is known about other technologies can help predict how to make the use of new media, like Pokémon Go and other social platforms, a safe and positive experience for kids and parents.
Series: Civic Science In Wisconsin

Ways To Make A Yard Less Thirsty

Joseph Van Rossum
UW-Extension
Summer in Wisconsin can often be quite hot and dry, interrupted only by intermittent rains. Drier weather conditions means homeowners feel they need to water the plants in their yards.
Series: Wisconsin's 21st-Century Workforce

Gaps In The 'Skills Gap' Debate Over Wisconsin Jobs

Scott Gordon
WisContext
In an economic debate that can devolve into a pitched battle over philosophers and welders, several University of Wisconsin-based researchers believe businesses, policymakers, and educators could strike a balance.
Series: Disparities And Equity In Wisconsin

Understanding Disparities In Wisconsin Infant Mortality Rates

Scott Gordon
WisContext
Wisconsin's infant mortality rate has held steady over the past few years, in line with and sometimes below the national average. In fact, the rate of infants dying in the state between 2013-15 is slightly lower than it was a decade earlier.

Protecting Wisconsin Lakes Takes More Than Just Facts

Bret Shaw
UW-Madison
Communicating the science-based facts supporting a course of action or policy, such as protecting lakeshore, may be necessary, but it is often not sufficient to encourage people to adopt new practices.

How Trees Can Become Debris

Vijai Pandian
UW-Extension
Removing damaged trees, broken branches and debris after stormy weather is a tedious task and can be expensive. Oftentimes, examining damaged trees can provide a better understanding of the cause of their failure.