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Quoted: The 2013 upturn in the rates among black teen girls and slight increase among white girls are “bumps in the road” that are typical in all statistical downward trends, according to Geoffrey Swain, medical director for the Milwaukee Health Department and a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health.

Quoted: The ratcheting up of this by making objects or people sexy that usually aren’t or shouldn’t be, like the sexy Ebola nurse is perhaps a way to differentiate ourselves now that va-va-voom costumes are the norm, says Markus Brauer, a psychology professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, an expert in human social behavior. After all, no one wants to be the third sexy cop at a party. We want to be sexy and stand out.

Quoted: University of Wisconsin Entomology professor Chris Williamson said he was not aware of that aspect either. He said he would like to see the city treat some park trees as well but that he doesn?t know enough about the details of the park forests to make an informed analysis of the plan.

Quoted: John M. McKeller, a senior lecturer at UW-Madison?s Grainger School of Supply Chain Management, said secretly providing information to one bidder ?goes against everything that the government procurement process is supposed to preserve for the taxpayers.? In a process involving bidding or requests for proposals, all bidders should be given the same information to preserve fairness, transparency and competitiveness, he said.

Quoted: The 2014 electorate could be a fundamentally different group than it was for the 2012 gubernatorial recall election.UW-Madison journalism professor Michael Wagner pointed that out during the Cap Times? panel on polling on Monday, noting that there was a segment of the voting population in 2012 that voted against the idea of a recall and for Gov. Scott Walker.

Quoted: But University of Wisconsin-Madison journalism and mass communication professor Michael Wagner, an expert on political messaging, finds the silver lining. For one thing, he says, the ads in Wisconsin have not been as personal or harsh as those in other states.

Quoted: Even with the recent ups and downs, a UW professor of finance says it?s not time to pull your money out of the market. “Even if you are close to retirement, you should not remove money out of the stock market just because you see a lot of volatility. In fact, most of the time we think that volatility will actually give you high rates of return going forward,” says Bjorn Eraker.

Quoted: ?Every scientist that I?ve heard speak on the matter says the same thing,? said retired University of Wisconsin-Madison law professor Nina Camic. ?It?s not possible to develop with no damage to the Lake Waubesa wetlands. Yes, you can mitigate, but you cannot avoid it.?

Quoted: “When you put on your garb and you take off your garb, it?s a buddy system,” with another health worker watching to make sure it?s done right, said Dr. Dennis Maki, University of Wisconsin-Madison infectious disease specialist and former head of hospital infection control.

Quoted: Every emergency room needs to be prepared to isolate and take infection control precautions, because no one can control where an Ebola patient might show up, said Dr. Dennis Maki, University of Wisconsin-Madison infectious disease specialist and former head of hospital infection control.