Recommendations of “cozy mysteries” by mystery writer Christine DeSmet, faculty associate in Continuing Studies. She?s the director of the annual Write-by-the-Lake Writer?s Workshop & Retreat (and recent Academic Staff Excellence Award winner).
Quoted: ?There was this magical moment a few days into the thread,? Andrew Peck, a PhD candidate in folklore and media at the University of Wisconsin who has also been involved with Slender Man from the beginning, told the Guardian. ?People began riffing on it, took this character who is not well defined and made it their own.?
?It?s being adopted in red states and blue states. It?s just taking off everywhere,? said Barry Burden, a political science professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. ?There?s a little something for both sides.?
Noted: Tigers may signify strength and dominance, or suggest the hunt?all cues male daters might wish to convey, said Catalina Toma, assistant professor of communication science at University of Wisconsin-Madison, whose research focuses on self-presentation in online dating. A tiger snapshot from an exotic location may also signal that a person has the means to travel, Dr. Toma added.
Quoted: Barry Orton, professor of telecommunications and professional development and applied studies.
UW-Madison Professor Jason Fletcher looked at data before and after the attacks and compared the data to DNA information reported by respondents in a survey. The aim was to get an objective rather than self-reported look at stress.
UW-Madison entomology professor Susan Paskewitz said she and co-workers collected 250 ticks during three trips to the Sandburg Woods park near East Towne Mall starting on April 19.
This idea that the pathway from sewer pipes to storm drains might be a significant source of contamination even in areas with separate systems is new, as is the ability to track it.Whether it is happening in Madison is unknown, said Trina McMahon, a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor of civil engineering who studies the area?s Yahara lakes.
Quoted: “It would not surprise me if this [was] an effort to fracture the progressive vote,” says Barry Burden, a professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, who specializes in electoral politics. “It is a competitive district, so drawing even a small number of votes away from Robertson could [have] help[ed] ensure Reed?s reelection.”
Quoted: Both Republican and Democratic conventions typically feature a tension between mainstream and more radical elements of the party, but that has become a more difficult balancing act for Republicans since the rise of the tea party in 2010, said Barry Burden, a UW-Madison political science professor and expert on state politics.
Noted: Such hopelessness is common among mothers of children with autistm, according to researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A 2009 study by the college found the women, who handle most of the child-rearing duties, have stress levels comparable to combat soldiers. They also suffer from chronic fatigue.?This is the physiological residue of daily stress,? said Marsha Mailick, director of the school?s Waisman Center.
Includes quotes from UW prof Steve Carpenter.
Quoted: Both Marsha Ford, director of the Carolinas Poison Center, and Deborah Blum, a professor of journalism at the University of Wisconsin and author of The Poisoner?s Handbook, think that cyanide is the closest match.
A complete necropsy will be performed at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine. In a paper published this year, a team of researchers led by Tony Goldberg of the SVM concluded that the previous death of an orangutan at the zoo raised concerns about the health of captive apes in similar settings.
Quoted: Michael Wagner is an assistant professor of journalism and mass communications at the University of Wisconsin who researches media and democracy. He said the impact of such videos might be fewer people willing to run for public office, more guarded speech by politicians or more partisan politics.
Quoted: An app that teaches your kid his ABCs isn?t the same as a television cartoon, but the AAP is probably right to be conservative with its advice. ?Researchers know almost nothing about the impact of touchscreen technology on young children,? says Heather Kirkorian, an assistant professor of human development and family studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who is trying to find some answers. ?Our society is running a large-scale experiment with real children in the real world, and we won?t know the impact, if any, for many years to come.?
So I turned to the UW-Madison?s experts database to see who might know something more about this research as it relates to soccer, and I found Dr. David Bernhardt.
The latest switchover isn?t about forcing stations to broadcast digitally ? all of them already are ? but about how cable companies ?deliver programming to subscribers? TV sets,? according to UW-Madison telecommunications professor Barry Orton.
Quoted: ?At any given moment, if we were to swab you ? we?d probably come up with five different rhinoviruses sitting in your nose but you?re not sick,? says Ann Palmenberg, a researcher at the Institute of Molecular Virology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Rhinovirus is the most common viral cause of the common cold, accounting for 30 per cent to 50 per cent of adult colds, and there are more than 150 strains of it.
Noted: But those numbers may not paint a totally accurate picture, according to Tim Smeeding, director of the Institute for Research on Poverty at UW-Madison. He says the study did not take into account social welfare programs that boost household income.
Your shoelace is untied. Welcome to April Fool?s Day 2014. ?Everybody becomes a trickster on this day,? says retired UW folklore expert Harold Scheub.
Even under the new maps, three congressional districts currently held by Republicans ? the 1st, 7th and 9th ? still remain competitive, said University of Wisconsin political science professor David Canon who studies redistricting.
Quoted: “The growth of the middle class in developing countries probably has more to do with the increase in demand and related prices than anything else,” Jeff Sindelar, an associate professor who studies the meat industry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Truth is, says UW professor emeritus Andrew Reschovsky, Burke?s plan is long on feel-good lingo and short on substance.
But UW-Madison political science professor emeritus Dennis Dresang argued that Republicans prioritizing local control is a fallacy dating back to “day two” of the party ? that is, the iteration following the abolition of slavery. From that point in the party?s history, Dresang said, it has been dominated by moneyed interests as opposed to those espousing small government philosophy.
Quoted: “At any given moment if we were to swab you?we?d probably come up with five different rhinoviruses sitting in your nose but you?re not sick,” said Ann Palmenberg, a researcher at the Institute of Molecular Virology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Rhinovirus is the most common viral cause of the common cold, accounting for 30% to 50% of adult colds, and there are more than 150 strains of it.
Toma is an associate professor of communication science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She studies how people relate to each other online, using Facebook, Twitter, OK Cupid and Match.com to analyze what we share, alter, inflate and lie about when we can?t be seen face to face.
Quoted: There was once a time the FCC?s rule would be interpreted to mean that a station was required to provide a local newscast in the area it served, but the Reagan administration changed that, said Barry Orton, professor of telecommunications at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Stations no longer have to create ?programming that isn?t financially viable for them,? he said.
Quoted: The growing popularity in Wisconsin mirrors a national trend, but since 2010 several states controlled by Republicans have sought to curtail early voting, said UW-Madison political science professor Barry Burden, an expert on running elections.
Quoted: ?It?s kind of the younger generation we?ve lost, ? said K.J. Burrington of the University of Wisconsin-Madison?s Center for Dairy Research.
Noted: Last year, Laura McLay, an operations research professor at the University of Wisconsin wrote a post about some of her favorite ranking tools.
Changes to the SAT college entrance exam announced last week ignore the bigger picture, Michael Apple, a professor of curriculum and instruction and educational policy studies at UW-Madison, told Wisconsin Public Radio.
Quoted: “The growth of the middle class in developing countries probably has more to do with the increase in demand and related prices than anything else,” said Jeff Sindelar, an associate professor who studies the meat industry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
A prevalent health problem in the developing countries of the tropics and subtropics is helminth or parasitic worm transmission. Among the most common parasites is a hookworm or a nematode roundworm with hooked mouthparts known to cause tissue obstruction, anemia and infestation in the stomach.
Quoted: Many legal analysts believe that Obama is behaving like any other president. Obama?s actions have been ?entirely consistent with past presidents, and the complaints that are coming are almost without exception based on partisanship, which is not to say there are no principled objections you can make on reliance on presidential power,? said Kenneth Mayer, a professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin.
Wisconsin?s larger companies held onto their employees in 2013, putting the brakes on plant shutdowns and big layoffs, if the number of reports to the state is any indication.
Quoted: Flooding could also impact urban areas away from rivers. There is a potential for flooded basements, said Ken Potter, a civil and environmental engineering professor at University of Wisconsin-Madison.
As the threat of war looms over Ukraine and the international community scrambles to respond, the United States and its allies are weighing their limited options for mediation, according to University of Wisconsin-Madison associate professor Andrew Kydd.
Jonathan Martin ? a professor in the UW-Madison atmospheric and oceanic sciences department and one-half of the ?Weather Guys? who pen a Monday column in this newspaper ? said this most recent December through February period is likely to be the 11th coldest on record.
Quoted: Jonathan Martin and Steve Ackerman, professors of atmospheric and oceanic sciences.
The newly formed Digital Lab for Manufacturing will develop a variety of digital tools to enhance efficiency and lower the cost of manufactured products. The Defense Department kicked in $70 million to the effort, with companies and research universities throughout the country joining as partners.
A University of Wisconsin professor has received a research grant to study preventative measures for individuals at high risk for Alzheimer?s disease.
Most Wisconsin farmers remain skeptical about climate change, although data show they have already begun adapting to shifts in weather patterns. Quoted: Paul Mitchell, associate professor of agricultural and applied economics; and Chris Kucharik, assistant professor of agronomy and Nelson Institute Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment
Quoted: Judith Claire Mitchell, professor of English and director of the Creative Writing MFA program.
A recent study, co-authored by one of our colleagues at UW-Madison, has suggested that reductions in Arctic sea ice, which have made the Arctic warmer, have effectively reduced the pole-to-equator temperature difference. This theory ? though plausible ? has not gained wide acceptance and is being challenged from a number of different perspectives.
Robert Drechsel, the director of the UW-Madison Center for Journalism Ethics, said it?s not as if Novak is covering high school sports.?It just seems to me the kind of conflict that really isn?t the appropriate thing for journalists,? he said of Novak?s second job at city hall.
UW?Madison experts Downs, Drechsel, Mayer comment.
UW?Madison Poli Sci Prof. Ken Mayer comments.
Reporters and political operatives are pouring over about 27,000 pages of emails from the case against one of Governor Walker?s former aides. UW-Madison political science professor David Canon says the reaction will probably differ, along party lines.
There are legal grounds for placing a hold on offenders if they cannot meet conditions of their release, such as finding housing in compliance with city laws, said Cecelia Klingele, a University of Wisconsin-Madison assistant professor, who has researched the collateral consequences of sex offenders? sentences.
Comments from UW?Madison telecommunications professor Barry Orton.
Richard Monette, a University of Wisconsin Law School professor of law, is one of the top experts on tribal law and the legal relationship between Native American tribes and government.
?I haven?t encountered anything quite like this before, and it does make me queasy,? said Robert Drechsel, director of the Center for Journalism Ethics at UW-Madison. The arrangement triggers a host of questions, he said.
?This is the dairy farmers? year to enjoy,? said Mark Stephenson, the director of the UW-Madison?s Center for Dairy Profitability.
Quoted: “This is the dairy farmers? year to enjoy,” said Mark Stephenson, the director of the Center for Dairy Profitability at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Roads often get bumpy in winter because moisture in the gravel and other materials below the surface freeze and swell, said Michael Oliva, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at UW-Madison. ?If that moisture keeps getting in there and keeps swelling up, you build up this ice lens, and the ice lenses lift the pavement up,? he said.
Richard Brown, a UW-Madison medical professor who specializes in substance abuse, does not believe that pot-smoking is more dangerous than drinking and says the theory that weed is a ?gateway? to more perilous poison has been discredited.
Newly released research from a UW-Madison professor finds income inequality will continue to go up in the years to come.
Susan Siman and Mark Koehn talks with Susan Cook, a professor of musicology at UW School of Music, about the 50th anniversary of the Beatles arriving in the U.S.
Iowa?s system avoids gerrymandering and fat legal fees while encouraging more competition for seats and cooperation from leaders, said UW-Madison political science professors Ken Mayer and David Canon. The two redistricting experts insisted Iowa?s process would not undermine the Wisconsin Legislature?s constitutional authority, as GOP leaders here have suggested. Wisconsin?s current way is ?divisive, polarizing, expensive, litigious and undermines basic notions of representation,? Mayer said.
