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Rachel Spahnn, MPH, Contributing Writer
Rachel Spahnn is a public health professional and research administrator located in Madison, WI. She earned her Master of Public Health Degree at University of Wisconsin-Madison, and completed her thesis work in Harare, Zimbabwe last summer as part of a project focused on HPV among women and girls in rural areas. She has worked on a variety of research teams, including the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center at UW Department of Medicine, and the All of Us Research Program, an NIH effort to create a diverse, representative biomedical dataset. She is passionate about translational science, public health policy, and women’s health. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her two dogs and cat, exploring nature, experimenting with vegan cooking, doing yoga, and traveling.
NHL player, Madison native Nick Schmaltz having fun playing golf 'on the side' this week at State Amateur
WAUKESHA - The Wisconsin State Amateur Championship has an unusual amount of star power this year. The 123rd installment of the golf tournament, being played at The Legend at Merrill Hills through Thursday, had two professional athletes competing in the opening rounds Monday and Tuesday: former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and CBS NFL analyst...
September 14th Will Affect Badger Athletics for Years to Come
Not to be overly dramatic, but there is one weekend this fall that has huge potential to change the course of Badger athletics forever. On September 14th, Badger basketball will host three top 100 recruits on official visits, and Badger football will play a little school from down south you may have heard of in the Alabama Crimson Tide.
Sheboygan’s Drake Wilcox on his second-round 67 at 2024 Wisconsin State Amateur
WAUKESHA — Joe DuChateau is a proven team player, winning four times in the state’s premier two-man tournaments. When it comes to the state’s biggest individual tournaments, however – though he has been a contender – the trophies have so far eluded the 30-year-old golfer from Fond du Lac. Not for lack of talent.
Daughter of man who died in Wisconsin prison pushes forward through despair
Megan Hoffmann Kolb began the one-year anniversary of her father’s death before the sun came up. She awoke at about 2 a.m. on Saturday, June 29. She and her mom drove about an hour from Cedarburg to meet with other supporters of criminal justice reform outside Wisconsin’s Waupun prison, where Dean Hoffmann died by suicide in solitary confinement 366 days earlier.
Wisconsin reveals renderings of how new premium seating at the Kohl Center will look this fall
MADISON – Work is underway to reduce the size of the ice sheet at the Kohl Center, a change that will allow the Wisconsin athletic department to create more premium seating in the 26-year-old arena. The sheet will go to the NHL dimensions of 200 feet by 85 feet....
Which newcomer will make the biggest impact in 2024?
The Wisconsin Badgers saw a number of changes to their roster this offseason, as seven players left the program, prompting the team to make use of the transfer portal. As a result, the Badgers went out and landed senior John Tonje, and juniors Camren Hunter and Xavier Amos to fill out their spots.
LOOK: Former Wisconsin tight end Hayden Rucci dons Miami Dolphins uniform
Wisconsin football fans received a glimpse of former Wisconsin tight end Hayden Rucci donning a Miami Dolphins uniform in his X post on Monday. After five seasons representing the Wisconsin Badgers football program, Rucci signed with the Miami Dolphins after going undrafted during the 2024 NFL draft. He will wear No. 49 for Miami after sporting No. 87 with the Badgers.
Big Ten basketball rival extends offer to fast-rising in-state class of 2025 PF
Wisconsin’s Big Ten rival Illinois extended an offer to fast-rising in-state class of 2025 power forward Gavin Gores on Monday. Illinois’ offer marks Gores’ first Big Ten offer at this stage of his recruitment. The rising senior represents Cumberland High School in Cumberland, Wisconsin, which is located roughly 250 miles northwest of Madison.
Former Wisconsin men's hockey defenseman transfers to Alaska
Former Wisconsin men’s hockey defenseman Luke LaMaster will transfer to the University of Alaska Fairbanks, according to BadgerExtra’s Todd Milewski. LaMaster will join Alaska for his fifth season of collegiate eligibility. He and the Nanooks will play against the Badgers during the Holiday Face-Off in late December. The...
Wisconsin men’s hockey legend officially announces retirement from the NHL
Former Wisconsin men’s hockey legend Joe Pavelski has officially announced his retirement, according to the NHL’s recent post on X. After 18 illustrious seasons representing both the San Jose Sharks and Dallas Stars, Pavelski officially hung up his skates after 1,332 games in the NHL. The Plover, Wisconsin native orchestrated one of the more storied amateur and professional careers of any Badger in program history. Before representing Wisconsin, an 18-year-old Pavelski earned United States Hockey League Rookie of the Year in 2002-03 with Waterloo on the junior ice hockey scene. The Sharks picked the Wisconsin product at No. 205 in the seventh...
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