At direct primary care clinics, patients pay a membership fee that covers basic appointments and screenings, bypassing insurance. Many patients pair it with a high-deductible plan, but some are now forgoing insurance altogether.

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Film professor Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece brings her deep knowledge of horror movies to the page with "Poltergeist," an apocalyptic horror novel set in a melting Arctic.

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Wisconsin’s aging population and large agriculture sector complicate the picture of how the labor market is doing, says UW-La Crosse economist Marissa Eckrote-Nordland.

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Federal funding is especially important for rural and tribal libraries, which offer access to technology, resources for job seekers and cultural programming.

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The exhibit, which runs through Jan. 25, includes several of the Wisconsin architect’s chair designs that had never been fabricated until now.

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After a year of budget cuts, UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin said existing funds and growing private and philanthropic support will fund the new College of Computing and Artificial Intelligence.

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