UW-Madison researchers got five grants totaling $5.6 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to study new nuclear energy technology, the most of any university.
Quoted: Japan?s first Emperor is also said to have been a farmer and could communicate with gods to secure a good harvest, according to Emiko Onuki-Tierney, a professor of anthropology at the University of Wisconsin.
Quoted: The device will help fill the need for equipment that is more convenient and less stressful for patients, permitting easier and more reliable monitoring, said Zhenqiang Ma, an engineering professor at the University of Wisconsin, who was not part of the research team.
Noted: Duffy has shown a willingness to part ways with Republican leaders that could help him, said Charles Franklin, a University of Wisconsin political science professor. That includes voting for funding for public radio — which is popular in his district — when most Republicans voted to cut off those funds this year.
Noted: UW-Madison political science professor Barry Burden says that Democrats clearly suffered a blow in only gaining two seats. Republicans wisely delayed the general elections by running “fake” Democrats in primaries.
Meanwhile Sunday evening the Madison Club is hosting a dinner organized by Slow Food UW Madison to support a sister community project with Dakar, Senegal. This is about shared food and international friendships to bring people together to make the world a better place. Proceeds will help build a community center in Senegal. Call the Madison Club for details.
It?s Moving Days in Madison. This weekend, most downtown apartment leases are up. That means thousands of people will be sorting through their stuff and finding a lot they no longer need.
HotelRed near Camp Randall Stadium is set to open its doors next Tuesday after nearly four years in the making.
Madison police chief Noble Wray said the number of what are called “pattern robberies” has been decreasing in the city, but the crimes remain concerning because they?ve included violence and are random.
Madison Police Chief Noble Wray said Thursday he believes the police are making progress in stopping a series of “beat down” robberies occurring around the city this summer.
A group of 12 high-profile research universities is currently negotiating with commercial e-mail providers to create a standard contract that would reduce the costs and anxieties associated with outsourcing the handling of sensitive institutional data to cloud-based vendors.
Quoted: Dr. Marv Birnbaum, emeritus professor of medicine and physiology at UW-Madison.
A computer system at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee was hacked and bugged with malicious software, potentially exposing the names and Social Security numbers of about 75,000 students, faculty and staff, the school announced Wednesday.
The Madison research involves the Engine Research Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison as well as Caterpillar Inc. and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, said Rolf Reitz, a partner in the consulting firm and UW professor of mechanical engineering.
Quoted: “I don?t think there is much of a moral victory in taking only two,” UW-Madison political science professor Charles Franklin said. “This was all about taking command of the Senate.”
Quoted: Charles Franklin, a political scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said it will be a challenge for Democrats to sustain the recall intensity because they will need their resources next year for the presidential race and a U.S. Senate contest in the state.
Quoted: Kenneth Mayer, a political science professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is wary of reading too much into the results. “In 2012, particularly at the presidential level, the issues will be something else besides collective bargaining,” he said.
A computer system at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has been hacked and bugged with malicious software, putting at risk the Social Security numbers of 75,000 students, faculty and staff.
Quoted: The recall elections, sparked by a battle over union power and Walker?s controversial legislation earlier this year restricting collective bargaining, ended up focusing mostly on broad economic issues, said Charles Franklin, political science professor with the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Quoted: The votes test the viability of the political strategy of attacking unions and the amount of money coming from outside groups shows that they see the national implications, said Charles Franklin, a professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin.
Former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Louis Butler Jr. has joined the Milwaukee law firm of Gonzalez Saggio & HarlanLLP, the firm said Wednesday.
Quoted: Japan?s first emperor is also said to have been a farmer and could communicate with gods to secure a good harvest, according to Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney, a professor of anthropology at the University of Wisconsin and author of ?Rice as Self.?
Noted: “These things are robbing everything else that depends on the productivity of the water,” said Phil Moy, who studies Asian carp at the University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute. “The tiniest fish, the minnows that then feed larger fish that then feed us, all rely on plankton. And here we have a great big fish, and a lot of them, taking the food from everyone else.”
Noted: And the carp are causing as much havoc underwater. Phil Moy studies Asian carp at the University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute.
Noted: That finding itself isn?t particularly surprising to Sara Goldrick-Rab, an associate professor of educational policy studies and sociology at the University of Wisconsin. But seeing the same outcomes established over time — the study looked at four cohorts, from 1972 to 2004 — is yet another indication that, regardless of how many billions of dollars are devoted to closing this gap, there?s been little change.
Braveheart?s remarkable recovery will be on display on UW-Madison Day at the Wisconsin State Fair in West Allis on Wednesday, Aug. 10. In addition, Braveheart, along with UW?s Bucky Badger will lead the daily parade around the fairgrounds that day.
While speaking to gun rights advocates in Washington DC, State Rep. Evan Wynn (R-Whitewater) praised Wisconsin?s recent passage of concealed carry but doesn?t think it ?went far enough.?
A special committee is looking into restructuring parts of the UW System. Lawmakers added the task force to the state budget after they decided not to split UW-Madison from the rest of the system. The 17-member committee will be made up of legislators, former educators and private citizens.
Quoted: The research of Bruce Wampold, UW-Madison counseling psychology professor.
Bradie Ewing doesn?t fit the profile of someone who strives to irritate opponents every weekend. With blond hair, pale eyes and a boyish grin that never seems to disappear, Wisconsin?s senior fullback looks more like someone who shows up at your front door seeking donations for the Boy Scouts.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has been awarded $5.6 million for five research projects for nuclear reactor technology.
The research grants for the university come from the U.S. Department of Energy through its Nuclear Energy University program.
Ahh, August. The month that brings the hustle and bustle of UW-Madison students moving in and out of their Downtown apartments. This year, there will be a few locations for people to donate unwanted items to community groups during the hectic August shuffle.
Quoted: “I don?t think there is much of a moral victory in taking only two,” UW-Madison political science professor Charles Franklin said. “This was all about taking command of the Senate.”
For some reason the UW athletic fields were being watered at 11 a.m., when mid-day watering is known to be inefficient because most of the water evaporates before falling to the ground. To make matters worse, a GMC Suburban was driven along the path to monitor the watering…In the future, I hope to see the fields being watered in the early morning and a more fuel-efficient vehicle in use, such as an electric car or even a bike.
Quoted: However, John Hawks, a biological anthropologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, notes that many HLA genes pre-date humans? split from Neanderthals and Denisovans, and that the differences may have arisen by chance as the groups evolved.
Quoted: Though Democrats were declaring victory, University of Wisconsin-Madison political science professor Charles Franklin pointed out the shortfall.
Quoted: “All states are under budget pressure, and how they deal with the cost of public employees, unionized or not, is an important political issue,” said Charles Franklin, a professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Noted: But a study by economists at the University of Wisconsin at Madison and the Urban Institute found that more than 80% of households had accumulated their optimal wealth targets for retirement, and the lowest-income households were in better shape than most.
Quoted: The votes test the viability of the political strategy of attacking unions and the amount of money coming from outside groups shows that they see the national implications, said Charles Franklin, a professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin.
UW-Madison political scientist David Canon says there were few surprises in Tuesday?s recall elections. He shared his observations with WUWM?s Ann-Elise Henzl.
Quoted: Dhavan Shah, a professor of mass communication and political science at UW-Madison, laments that quiet, mostly local elections have become “major television campaigns” driven largely by outside groups. (Only a third of the ads mentioned above were issued by candidates? campaigns.)
When I talk to people about WiscNet they invariably ask, “What is WiscNet?” Perhaps I can shed some light on why WiscNet is important to public libraries and education and why it?s in the news.
Braveheart?s remarkable recovery will be on display on UW-Madison Day at the Wisconsin State Fair in West Allis on Wednesday, Aug. 10. In addition, Braveheart, along with UW?s Bucky Badger will lead the daily parade around the fairgrounds that day.
Noted: To be effective, psychotherapy needs to be provided in a way that meets a set of well-defined criteria. Condensing many hundreds of studies, psychologist Bruce Wampold, in a recent American Psychological Association symposium, boiled these ingredients down to this bakers dozen. Ive listed them in brief and translated them into practical terms that you can use in evaluating mental health professionals serving you or those close to you.
Quoted: Menzie Chinn, UW-Madison professor of public affairs and economics, said the bond rating downgrade signifies “the inability of the political groups to agree to a credible plan to shrink the budget deficit in the longer term ? and I want to stress, the longer term.”
Noted: Ted Cochrane of the UW-Madison herbarium, where an invasive plant was positively identified it as water celery, or Oenanthe javanica.
Quoted: No such reliable quick-fix solution for invasive water plants has been devised, however, according to professor Emily Stanley of the UW-Madison Center for Limnology.
A new pilot study in Sauk County will test whether specially-trained paramedics can reduce visits to the local emergency room. The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and the Baraboo District Ambulance Service are working with several partners on a study of community paramedics.
Quoted: The high failure rate for adjustable rate mortgages during the housing meltdown means that today the number of new home loans with adjustable rates is minimal — less than 5 percent of the market, according to Stephen Malpezzi, an economics professor at the University of Wisconsin Business School who follows the housing market.
Quoted: “An amazing number of people don?t even know if they have an ARM or a fixed rate,” said Stephen Malpezzi, an economics professor at the University of Wisconsin Business School who follows the housing market.
Quoted: “I don?t think we would see this level of effort if the parties didn?t think these races could go either way,” says polling expert Charles Franklin of the University of Wisconsin.
Quoted: “That was a movement that was fueled by Twitter and Facebook,” said Barry Burden, a political science professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “That morphed pretty readily into the recall efforts. Facebook and Twitter were used to collect signatures. The Democrats did a better job of that.”
Quoted: Ken Goldstein, a professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and director of the Wisconsin Advertising Project, said the amount of money flowing into the races is “extraordinary.”
Quoted: Ken Kavajecz, associate professor of finance at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business, said there are lots of mixed signals to which Wall Street just doesn?t know how to react.
Quoted: Exit polling dates to the late 1960s and was largely the creation of Warren Mitofsky, a former U.S. Census Bureau statistician who was then polling director for CBS News, says UW-Madison political science professor Charles Franklin.
Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor Jim Petro will on Thursday unveil a plan designed to reduce government involvement in the state?s 14 public universities, giving the institutions more authority in administrative and financial matters if they meet certain performance benchmarks.
One expert calls it ?the bug from hell.? University of Wisconsin-Madison entomologist Phil Pellitteri is quite familiar with the Japanese beetle. ?The small kind of coppery green, metallic beetle looks like a small bumble bee almost, in both the way it flies and kind of lands on plants.? And when it lands, you can be sure it?s not there for the view.
Quoted: ?Less than that they (Democrats) don?t get control, more than that is icing on the cake,? says UW-Madison political scientist Charles Franklin.
Quoted: UW political scientist David Canon claims it will help the left. “Clearly, a high turnout election will benefit the democrats, no doubt,” said Canon.
A new pilot study in Sauk County will test whether specially-trained paramedics can reduce visits to the local emergency room.
