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Possibility of living organisms on the red planet
Radio Astronomy hosts Aaron Lopez and Zach Pace have more on what new findings mean for the possibility of finding living organisms on the red planet. Some scientists believe that there, or were, are living things on Mars. That’s after finding preserved organic molecules under martian soil. Scientists also describe that seasonal methane is released and […]
City of Madison Solar Jobs Trainee Program
The City of Madison is in its 3rd year of the solar trainee installer program. The 2018 class of solar installers (Hattie, Valerie and Eric) stopped by the studio to talk about their experiences on the rooftops of Madison. Matt Parks and Will McMahon of the City of Madison Engineering Department explained that the City […]
UW Regents Approve a New Process for Sharing Sexual Harassment Allegat...
The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents approved a new system for sharing employee sexual harassment allegations today. The regent approval today means schools can now share sexual harassment allegation history of employees who are seeking employment at other institutions in the system. This comes after UW Eau Claire hired Shawn Wilson as it’s interim […]
Trading notes on Madison music from spring 2018
This week, Tone Madison editor Scott Gordon and contributor Henry Solo sat down to round up a bunch of recent releases from Madison-based artists, ranging from metal to hip-hop to experimental music. We’re hoping to make music roundups like this a regular part of our podcast rotation once we’re back from our summer hiatus. What else […]
UWPD Embarks On New Deescalation Training
The University of Wisconsin Police Department officers practiced deescalating tense situations in the safety of the MATC Truax campus’ protective services building. That’s part of a training called Integrating communications, assessment and tactics or ICAT training. UWPD becomes the first department in Wisconsin to embark on it. The department chose the Police Executive Research Forum’s […]
Hydrogen cloud found in Whirlpool Galaxy
Radio Astronomy hosts Zach Pace and Brianna Smart share why UW-Madison researchers were in southern Arizona to do some research. Aaron Watkins from Case Western Reserve University was looking at the Whirlpool Galaxy and checking the stars with a special camera filter when he came across something uncommon, a wisp of glowing gas. The most common […]