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Wisconsin's Top 10 Trends Of 2017 For Insects (And Other Pests)

UW-Extension

When it comes to these blood-sucking pests and other creepy-crawlies, each year can be a different experience, with weather patterns and other factors playing important roles in the behaviors of insects and other arthropods like spiders and millipedes, as well as other invertebrates.

Series: Growing Container Gardens

Starting Seeds Indoors Jumpstarts The Growing Season

Vijai Pandian

UW-Extension

Growing vegetables from seeds started indoors can be fun and rewarding.

Votes In 2018 Wisconsin Supreme Court Race Were Most Partisan In Two Decades

Aaron Weinschenk

UW-Green Bay

The victory by Rebecca Dallet over Michael Screnock in the Wisconsin Supreme Court election on April 3, 2018 capped off a particularly partisan campaign for what is officially a non-partisan seat.

Series: Health Insurance And The ACA

What's Next For The Health Insurance Landscape In Wisconsin?

Donna Friedsam

UW Population Health Institute

Many people are confused about the status of the Affordable Care Act: Did it get repealed? Are people still required to have health insurance? What about Medicaid and BadgerCare? Are recipients required to work and to submit to drug testing? Who do the various policy changes affect?

'Unbuilding' Gives New Life To Old Timber

Scott Bowe

UW-Extension

Reclaimed wood is growing in popularity for use in interior design and furniture, creating opportunities to meet this rising demand.

Tracking Glaciers Along The Edges Of The Driftless Area

Donna Crane

PBS Wisconsin

Sediments left behind from the edges of the retreating ice sheets are providing geologists with a unique opportunity to better determine when the glaciers covered Wisconsin's Driftless Area.

Series: UW Applied Population Lab: Wisconsin's Demographics

Is Wisconsin At Risk Of Losing Its 8th Congressional Seat After 2020?

David Egan-Robertson

UW Applied Population Lab

Wisconsin has eight seats out of 435 total in the U.S. House of Representatives, at least until population fluctuations within the state and around the nation entitle it to a different level of representation.