{"id":29546,"date":"2025-07-01T13:00:21","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T18:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/?page_id=29546"},"modified":"2025-07-01T13:00:23","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T18:00:23","slug":"in-focus-magazine-april-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/news-events\/in-focus-magazine\/infocus-archive\/in-focus-archive-2025\/in-focus-magazine-april-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"In Focus Magazine: April 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"lead-in\">Volume 15, Number 4<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-featured-stories\">Featured Stories<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"uwm-p-posts uwm-c-list--cleanlist uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--3 has-dates\"><li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus-2025\/physics-professors-start-up-is-thriving-and-could-change-the-battery-supply-chain\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2025\/04\/Hirschmugl-in-black-shirt.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"A white woman in a black polo shirt wears safety goggles as she smiles at the camera. Wearing a blue glove, she holds up a white rectangular object. In the background is laboratory equipment.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2025\/04\/Hirschmugl-in-black-shirt.webp 720w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2025\/04\/Hirschmugl-in-black-shirt-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus-2025\/physics-professors-start-up-is-thriving-and-could-change-the-battery-supply-chain\/\">Physics professors\u2019 start up is thriving, and could change the battery supply chain<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-04-01T00:01:00-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">April 1, 2025<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">In 2016, two UWM physics professors, Carol Hirschmugl and Marija Gajdardziska-Josifovska, identified a novel material called graphene monoxide, which they discovered in their labs with other UWM colleagues, significantly improves &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus\/alumni-student-news\/mourning-meets-ai-uwm-student-researcher-explores-grief-technology\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2025\/04\/Grief-bot.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"A small yellow robot with a square head atop a square body stands alone on brown dirt. It looks down at an orange flower that it holds in its arm.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2025\/04\/Grief-bot.webp 720w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2025\/04\/Grief-bot-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus\/alumni-student-news\/mourning-meets-ai-uwm-student-researcher-explores-grief-technology\/\">Mourning meets AI: UWM student researcher explores grief technology<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-04-01T00:01:00-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">April 1, 2025<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">When a loved one passes away, we\u2019re often left bereft and longing to see them just one more time \u2013 to gaze upon their face, to hear their voice, to &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus\/alumni-student-news\/all-charged-up-geography-alum-uses-mapping-skills-to-expand-ev-infrastructure\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2025\/03\/Ethan-Hintz-EV-charging.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Two images are side by side. On the left is a headshot of a young white man with dark hair and a beard. He is smiling at the viewer. His headshot sits over a gold background. The image on the right is a white car plugged into a charger. The road is red brick and the car is parked in front of a green hedge with trees in the distant background.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2025\/03\/Ethan-Hintz-EV-charging.webp 720w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2025\/03\/Ethan-Hintz-EV-charging-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus\/alumni-student-news\/all-charged-up-geography-alum-uses-mapping-skills-to-expand-ev-infrastructure\/\">All charged up: Geography alum uses mapping skills to expand EV infrastructure<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-04-01T00:01:00-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">April 1, 2025<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">In 1908, Henry Ford introduced the Model T and sparked a transportation revolution in America. People began purchasing automobiles, and by the 1930s, more than 100,000 gas stations had sprung &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus\/research-news\/research-is-brewing-uwm-biologists-study-carbon-sequestration-using-tea-bags\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2025\/03\/Tea-bag-placement.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Two people stand in the middle of a pond and are bending down to look beneath the surface. Behind them is a bloom of green aquatic plants. Cinder blocks are just visible beneath the water.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2025\/03\/Tea-bag-placement.webp 720w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2025\/03\/Tea-bag-placement-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus\/research-news\/research-is-brewing-uwm-biologists-study-carbon-sequestration-using-tea-bags\/\">Research is brewing: UWM biologists study carbon sequestration using tea bags<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-04-01T00:01:00-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">April 1, 2025<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Need to calm down before bed? Try chamomile tea. Need to settle an upset stomach? Sip some ginger tea. Do you need to measure how much carbon can be sequestered &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus-2025\/gibson-named-chancellor-of-uwm\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2025\/03\/Thomas-Gibson.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"A headshot of a middle-aged Black man with a mustache and short haircut. He smiles gently at the viewer. He wears a black suit over a white shirt and yellow tie.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2025\/03\/Thomas-Gibson.webp 720w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2025\/03\/Thomas-Gibson-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus-2025\/gibson-named-chancellor-of-uwm\/\">Gibson named chancellor of UWM<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-04-01T00:01:00-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">April 1, 2025<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Thomas Gibson was chosen to be the 10th\u00a0chancellor in the history of UWM. Gibson, currently chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, will take the place of Mark Mone, who&nbsp;will &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-p-md\"><strong>Please be aware that some publications require a subscription in order to view articles and most links below leave this site.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-alumni-accomplishments-nbsp-nbsp\"><strong>Alumni Accomplishments&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Louise Meyer (\u201889, BS Chemistry) <\/strong>and <strong>Mary Wackman (\u201889, BA Psychology and English) <\/strong>were named Teachers of the Year by the <em>Catholic Herald<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/catholicherald.org\/local\/creating-a-love-for-science\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Meyer<\/a> is a chemistry teacher at St. Joseph Catholic Academy in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and has been an educator for more than 30 years. <a href=\"https:\/\/catholicherald.org\/local\/bringing-faith-to-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wackman<\/a> is a middle school religion teacher at St. Mary\u2019s Catholic School in Hales Corners, Wisconsin, and has spent 20 years as a teacher. The <em>Catholic Herald <\/em>Teacher of the Year award recognizes educators who exemplify the mission of Catholic education, including dedication to faith, learning, and community.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ryan Casey (\u201807, BA History) <\/strong>joined <a href=\"https:\/\/business.decaturdailydemocrat.com\/decaturdailydemocrat\/article\/gnwcq-2025-3-3-lexitas-adds-key-talent-to-c-suite-continuing-growth-in-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lexitas<\/a> as the company\u2019s chief legal officer. Lexitas provides technology-enabled litigation services. Casey earned a law degree from DePaul University College of Law and was previously the deputy general counsel and chief privacy officer at Circana, a cloud-based data and predictive analytics firm.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-laurels-amp-accolades\">Laurels &amp; Accolades\u00a0\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Associate Professor <strong>Arijit Sen (History) <\/strong>will be an advisor for the newly-announced Community Powered Tribal Health Initiative (CPTHI), which was launched this month by Wisconsin Humanities. The new initiative has received grant support from the UW School of Medicine and Public Health\u2019s Wisconsin Partnership Program (WPP). The CPTHI will be a partnership between Wisconsin\u2019s tribes and Wisconsin Humanities to address mental health issues and other health disparities experienced in the state\u2019s Indigenous communities.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Distinguished Professor <strong>Derek Counts (Art History) <\/strong>was awarded a research fellowship from Harvard University\u2019s Loeb Classical Library Foundation for his current research project, \u201cThe Whole of Athienou was Here:\u2019 Oral Histories of Undocumented Digging in Inter-and Postwar Cyprus.\u201d The fellowship will allow Counts and his colleagues to undertake the first exploration of undocumented digging (aka, \u201carchaeological looting\u201d) in the environs of Athienou (Cyrprus) during the early and mid-twentieth century; Counts has been directing excavations and conducting research for the last three decades as apart of the Athienou Archaeological Project.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-in-the-media-and-around-the-community\">In the Media and around the Community\u00a0\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rebecca Neumann (Economics) <\/strong>worried about the effect on consumers if the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is shuttered in an article by the <a href=\"https:\/\/racinecountyeye.com\/2025\/03\/06\/cfpb-end-consumer-protection-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Racine County Eye<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Distinguished Professor <strong>Karyn Frick (Psychology) <\/strong>spoke about the impact of the loss of funding from the National Institutes of Health would have on research to treat diseases like Alzheimer\u2019s. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/news\/education\/2025\/03\/07\/uw-alzheimers-researcher-speaks-out-against-nih-cuts\/81655241007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Milwaukee Journal Sentinel<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>reported on her remarks, as did <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbay.com\/2025\/03\/06\/universities-wisconsin-leaders-discuss-federally-funded-health-research-impacts-wisconsin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WBAY<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmj4.com\/news\/state-capitol\/biotech-companies-and-uw-leaders-call-on-wisconsins-congressional-delegation-to-protect-research-funding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TMJ4 News<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/badgerherald.com\/news\/wisconsin\/2025\/03\/06\/universities-of-wisconsin-system-president-talks-potential-impact-of-nih-funding-cuts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Badger Herald<\/em><\/a>, among other outlets.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A new soap opera is airing on television, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/05\/arts\/television\/beyond-the-gates.html?searchResultPosition=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The New York Times<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>spoke to Professor <strong>Elana Levine (English) <\/strong>about the soap opera genre.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How did urban renewal projects impact Milwaukee? Assistant Professor <strong>Derek Handley (English) <\/strong>explained on WUWM Radio\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wuwm.com\/show\/lake-effect\/2025-03-03\/monday-3-3-25-urban-renewal-cosmic-neighbors-history-of-a-tile-factory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lake Effect<\/a>\u201d show.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They\u2019re millions of miles away, but Earth has some interesting cosmic neighbors. <strong>Jean Creighton (Planetarium) <\/strong>spoke about our planet\u2019s nearby fellows on WUWM Radio\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wuwm.com\/show\/lake-effect\/2025-03-03\/monday-3-3-25-urban-renewal-cosmic-neighbors-history-of-a-tile-factory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lake Effect<\/a>\u201d show. She also explained the science behind the vernal equinox on <a href=\"https:\/\/wtmj.com\/news\/2025\/03\/20\/light-and-balance-the-vernal-equinox-explained\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WTMJ 620 Radio.<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What can underwater volcanoes teach us about the Earth? Associate Professor <strong>Julie Bowles (Geosciences) <\/strong>and her graduate students, <strong>Mike Anderson, Vera Soltes, and Terra Johnson (all Geosciences) <\/strong>explained on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wuwm.com\/environment\/2025-03-11\/uwm-scientist-dives-into-deep-sea-volcanoes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WUWM Radio<\/a> and on <a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumnews1.com\/wi\/milwaukee\/news\/2025\/02\/26\/uwm-paleomagnetism-volcanic-rocks-expedition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spectrum 1 News.<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/iew.com\/support\/blog\/grammar-and-thinking-age-of-ai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Institute for Excellence in Writing<\/a> drew on work from Professor Emeritus <strong>David Mulroy (Ancient &amp; Modern Languages, Literatures, &amp; Cultures) <\/strong>when explaining the importance of understanding grammar to parse an author\u2019s meaning.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Openness in Government Awards, awarded by the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council, celebrate outstanding efforts to protect the state\u2019s tradition of open government. <a href=\"https:\/\/wisconsinwatch.org\/2025\/03\/wisconsin-opee-awards-open-government-your-right-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Wisconsin Watch<\/em><\/a> highlighted how <strong>Jessica McBride (Journalism, Advertising, &amp; Media Studies) <\/strong>nominated the Milwaukee Police Department for its assistance in helping her investigative reporting class research missing persons cases. The same class of <strong>Journalism, Advertising, &amp; Media Studies <\/strong>students were interviewed about their work on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wuwm.com\/race-ethnicity\/2025-03-05\/project-by-student-journalists-at-uw-milwaukee-highlight-cases-of-missing-people-of-color\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WUWM Radio<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor <strong>Valeric\u0103 Raicu (Physics) <\/strong>delivered a lecture titled, \u201cQuantum properties of fluorescence as makers for supramolecular organization\u201d at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.physics.utoronto.ca\/research\/quantum-optics\/cqiqc-seminars\/cqiqc-seminar-on-14-march-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">University of Toronto<\/a> in March.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How will the rift between President Trump and Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky impact relationships across the Atlantic? Professor <strong>Jeffrey Sommers (Global Studies and African &amp; African Diaspora Studies) <\/strong>gave his take on <a href=\"https:\/\/news.az\/news\/-how-the-trump-zelensky-rift-could-reshape-atlantic-relations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">News.AZ<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After a drug compound that he helped to develop was accepted for clinical trials by the FDA, Distinguished Professor emeritus <strong>Jim Cook (Chemistry &amp; Biochemistry) <\/strong>was interviewed about his work on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisbusiness.com\/2025\/fri-am-news-wisbusiness-the-podcast-with-prof-jim-cook-milwaukee-institute-for-drug-discovery-startup-advocates-calling-for-adjustments-to-investment-incentive-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WisBusiness: the Podcast<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor <strong>Nigel Rofthels (History) <\/strong>spoke about the future of smaller, municipal zoos on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpr.org\/news\/wisconsin-zoos-chippewa-falls-lulu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wisconsin Public Radio<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why is St. Patrick\u2019s Day such a popular holiday in the United States? Professor <strong>Bettina Arnold (Anthropology) <\/strong>explained to <a href=\"https:\/\/wallethub.com\/edu\/best-worst-cities-for-st-patricks-day-celebrations\/19603#expert=Bettina_Arnold\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WalletHub<\/a> how the American descendants of Irish immigrants bolster the celebrations.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is for the birds: The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/sports\/columnists\/paul-smith\/2025\/03\/16\/tree-swallows-and-eastern-bluebirds-among-species-that-benefit-from-nest-boxes-use-boxes-for-nesting\/81921015007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Milwaukee Journal Sentinel<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>reported on how volunteers, including former director <strong>Jim Reinertz (Field Station), <\/strong>maintain bird nesting boxes originally installed by distinguished professors emerita <strong>Peter Dunn and Linda Whittingham (Biological Sciences)<\/strong>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After worries about the government\u2019s handling of Social Security, Distinguished Professor<strong> emeitus William Hollahan (Economics) <\/strong>penned an op-ed for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/opinion\/2025\/03\/16\/elon-musk-entitlements\/82420631007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Milwaukee Journal Sentinel<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>explaining some facts about the program.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In honor of Women\u2019s History Month, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmj4.com\/news\/womens-history-month\/milwaukee-native-staci-young-focuses-on-improving-community-health-and-tackling-disparities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TMJ4 News<\/a> highlighted the work of alumna <strong>Staci Young (\u201802, MS Urban Studies; \u201807, PhD Urban Studies)<\/strong>, the senior associate dean of community engagement and professor of family and community medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Assistant Professor<strong> Lia Medeiros (Physics) <\/strong>was a panelist at a conference in Boston aimed at journalists. She was among five researchers nominated or endorsed by an editor from the <em>Science <\/em>Family of Journals advocating for more science-focused stories to receive coverage in mainstream media. The American Association for the Advancement of Science discussed Medeiros\u2019 argument.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the election for Wisconsin\u2019s State Supreme Court looming, Associate Profesor <strong>Sara Benesh (Political Science) <\/strong>spoke to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2025\/03\/26\/tuesday-election-kickstarts-six-years-of-wisconsin-supreme-court-races\/78020887007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Milwaukee Journal Sentinel<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>about partisanship and potential ideological swings in rulings. She also talked to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.courthousenews.com\/shadow-campaign-darkens-race-for-critical-wisconsin-supreme-court-seat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Courthouse News Service<\/a> about the impact of \u201cdark money\u201d on state supreme court elections, and again with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/news\/politics\/elections\/2025\/03\/21\/are-wisconsin-supreme-court-candidates-sentencing-attacks-relevant\/81775461007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Journal Sentinel<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>about the relevance of the candidates\u2019 sentencing records.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-people-in-print\">People in Print\u00a0\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Elliott Mark Weiss, Devan M. Duenas, Adnrea Kelsh, Megan M. Gray, PhD student <strong>Ellie Oslin (Psychology), <\/strong>Devinae Mcneil, Sandra E. Juul, and Stephanie A. Kraft. 2025. Piloting the better research interactions for every family (BRIEF) researcher intervention to support recruitment for a neonatal clinical trial: parent experience and infant enrollment. <em>Journal of Perinatology. <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41372-025-02245-w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Online<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eds. Laura Coltofean, Professor <strong>Bettina Arnold (Anthropology)<\/strong>, and L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Bartosiewicz. 2025. <em>Connecting People and Ideas: Networks and Networking in the History of Archaeology. <\/em>Cham, Switzerland: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/book\/10.1007\/978-3-031-81006-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Springer Publishing<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Associate professor <strong>Sara C. Vanderhaagen (Communication)<\/strong>. 2025. Memory work and rhetorical activism. In <em>Oxford Handbook of African American Women\u2019s Writing. <\/em>Oxford: Oxford University Press. <a href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/edited-volume\/59646\/chapter-abstract\/505016337?redirectedFrom=fulltext\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Published online<\/a> ahead of print.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Volume 15, Number 4 Featured Stories Please be aware that some publications require a subscription in order to view articles and most links below leave this site. 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