Author: jplucas

Quoted: “This is the best study to date looking at frequency of sexual thought,” says Janet Hyde, PhD, professor of psychology at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. She reviewed the study but was not involved in it.

Quoted: “Despite the runs, the surges that other candidates have had, Romney remains the most likely nominee. And I think the Obama people seem to believe that, as well,” said University of Wisconsin political science professor Charles Franklin.

Noted: This reporting caught the eye of a Jesse Ellis, a researcher in the Zoology Dept. at University of Wisconsin – Madison, who got interesting results by tabulating all of the snowy owl reports across the country as of Thanksgiving weekend.

Pepper spray is literally made from peppers, but it?s name might make it seem more innocuous than it is, wrote Deborah Blum, a journalism professor at the University of Wisconsin, in Scientific American. It ranges between 2 and 5.3 million Scoville units, which are used to measure the intensity of a variety of peppers. The Habanero, for example, ranks significantly lower ? 200,000 to 350,000 units.

Quoted: This fall I went to meet Sandra Sawchuk, the chief of primary-care services at the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine. Sawchuk is the rare veterinarian who owns a bulldog. ?I should know better, but I?m a sucker for this breed,? she told me. ?I?m also a vet, so I feel I can handle any problems that come up. But if anyone else tells me they want a bulldog, my immediate response is, ?No, you don?t.? ?

Quoted: Controlling for the demographics of a whole class can be messy, says Douglas Harris, a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor who has studied both value-added modeling and how a student?s peers affect his or her own achievement.

Quoted: But Jack Huddleston, a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor and expert in economic development, said no studies have shown that tax credits lead to job creation. Credits simply transfer wealth from the state to companies, he said.

Quoted: Layaway sometimes is the only option for people who want to get the hottest holiday gifts but don?t have cash saved or credit cards, said Cynthia Jasper, a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor and expert in retail and consumer behavior.

Quoted: Andre Phillips, of the UW-Madison admissions and recruitment office, said the school has no immediate plans to revise its transfer rate. But administrators are well aware of “a host of factors that push more talented students into the community college pipeline,” he said.

Quoted: Other programs are also working with schools to help increase fruit and vegetable consumption. Sara Tedeschi is the state Farm to School Director for UW-Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems. She says Farm to School helps create interest by promoting locally grown foods that connect students with the source.

Quoted: Douglas Harris, a University of Wisconsin-Madison education professor.

Quoted: University of Wisconsin-Madison, political science professor Charles Franklin

Mentions research by University of Wisconsin neuroscientist Richard Davidson that has shown that experienced meditators exhibit high levels of gamma wave activity and display an ability — continuing after the meditation session has attended — to not get stuck on a particular stimulus.

Quoted: Douglas Harris, a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor.

Quoted: UW-Madison political scientist Charles Franklin.

Quoted: Deborah Mitchell, executive director for the Center of Brand and Product Management at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.