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I nearly died from H1N1. I can tell you this: Social distancing is the best potion we have to fight the coronavirus in Wisconsin
April 23
Aaron Olver
Special for Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
In 2009, the H1N1 viral pandemic nearly killed me. I’ve lived through the care the sickest COVID-19 patients will need, and I’m here to tell you that social distancing through Gov. Tony Evers’ “safer at home” order is the only chance we have.
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State tech employment grows by nearly 5,000 jobs
May 18
In Business
A Cyberstates 2020 report by CompTIA shows IT jobs statewide growing by a net of nearly 5,000 in 2019. The news follows a decade of expansion, when the state’s tech-related labor force grew by more than 44,000 workers. In 2019, tech employment increased by about 4,942 workers, up 2.3 percent compared to 2018.
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Opinion: The University of Wisconsin and other public universities are on the front lines of the battle against coronavirus
May 12
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Rebecca M. Blank and Peter McPherson
Our nation and the world are facing a global pandemic of the sort we have not seen for a century. We are anxious about potential illness and death among our family and friends. But we are also seeing, perhaps more clearly than ever, the places where hope exists.
Together, we have paused tens of thousands of research projects and turned our attention to the urgent work of stopping the coronavirus. In record time, we’ve put together public-private partnerships of scientists, engineers, public health experts, manufacturers and many others to address the pandemic.
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Ranked: The 10 US Cities Best Positioned To Recover From Coronavirus
May 12
Forbes.com
Madison earns Top 10 spot
The coronavirus pandemic has impacted cities across the country with varying force. New York City has been hardest hit, and it’s no secret that the Big Apple is going to be one of the places that will have the most challenging time bouncing back from the coronavirus pandemic, no matter when things subside.
But which cities will have the best coronavirus recovery? And which other cities will struggle? Moody’s Analytics has issued a report that examines the potential to recover from coronavirus among the top 100 metro areas in the US—and while some of the results are to be expected, some are more surprising.
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Madison-based GoDx developing rapid test for COVID-19
May 10
Madison.com
GoDx has been developing paper-based tests for pathogens that cause gastrointestinal diseases, such as salmonella and norovirus. While those tests are currently undergoing clinical trials, GoDX is now working on a similar test for the new coronavirus that causes the respiratory disease COVID-19.
The test GoDx is developing, CEO Chang Hee Kim said, wouldn’t require a lab, instead offering results at the point of care in about 30 minutes.
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Madison’s Nimble Therapeutics collabs with Roche on COVID-19 diagnostics
May 7
WisconsinInno
Madison-based Nimble Therapeutics, is collaborating with Roche Diagnostics to discover and develop novel peptide-based molecules for diagnostics of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
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Troxell scholars exemplify intellectual curiosity and global citizenship
May 5
UW Letters & Sciences
Four UW Madison College of Letters and Science students will receive the Louise Troxell Award, recognizing extraordinary junior and senior women whose qualifications include exceptional intellectual ability, curiosity, citizenry and engagement in society.
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