Noted: So, along the way, Maniilaq got in touch with UAF’s Kodiak Seafood and Marine Science Center, and Dr. Eric Johnson, a botulism specialist and professor of bacteriology at the University of Wisconsin – Madison.
Quoted: “I don’t expect it to have much actual impact on prices,” Mark Stephenson, director of dairy policy analysis at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, told us in an email. “The Chicago Mercantile Exchange spot prices for cheddar cheese were down following the announcement.”
In 2013, the National Academy of Sciences hosted a forum on the influence of global environmental change on infectious diseases. In his keynote speech, Dr Jonathan Patz stood in front of a large slide of a mosquito and warned: “Global warming’s greatest threat may also be the smallest.”
“Doing both – traditional media and social media – is more powerful in boosting citations than doing just one of the two,” says Dominique Brossard, University of Wisconsin-Madison professor of life sciences communication, who demonstrated a link between “h-index” – a measure of the quality and influence of a researcher’s work – and whether the researchers in question interacted with journalists and were mentioned on Twitter.
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Noted: Nike didn’t invent the idea that tapping into the earning potential and selfless spending patterns of impoverished women can ignite economic development. It’s been promoted by the World Bank and other international development organizations since the 1980s; before that, attention to girls was substantially absent in global development efforts. But by coining and investing in the Girl Effect, the Nike Foundation, the company’s philanthropic arm, “gave it authority and made it catchy,” says Kathryn Moeller, an assistant professor of gender and women’s studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, who is writing a book about the Girl Effect. “Without them, we wouldn’t hear poverty and development experts talking all the time about the importance of prioritizing girls in development.”
Noted: In the early part of the 20th century, states tried to step in and provide grants to districts so that school funding was equitable, according to Allan Odden, an expert in school finance who is a professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. But then wealthier districts would spend even more, buoyed by increasing property values, and the state subsidies wouldn’t go as far as they once had to make education equitable.
Quoted: R. Alta Charo, professor of law and bioethics at the University of Wisconsin Law School, co-chairs the National Academies study group looking at human gene editing, and was also part of the study focused on mitochondrial replacement therapy. She says the use of the term “heritable” in the bill’s language that refers to the genetic modification being banned could prove important to the fate of mitochondrial replacement therapy.
Noted: Are you squirming a little? Curiosity piqued? If you’re still reading to find out the answer to the riddle, you may exemplify a form of motivation identified in many psychology research findings, more recently a study led by Evan Polman, Ph.D., an assistant professor of marketing at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Noted: Interview with Professor Cecelia Klingele. Private prisons are less safe and less effective than government-run prisons, according to the United States Department of Justice, and will soon no longer be used by the federal government.
Quoted: “(It provides) a signal that the Secretary (of Agriculture) does recognize the problem and couched with the fact that milk prices look like they’re increasing in the near term. So it could be a positive on both of those fronts,” said Brian Gould, professor of agricultural and applied economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Noted: Joann Peck, associate professor of marketing at the Wisconsin School of Business, has conducted numerous studies on haptics, the science of tactile sensations, and how it influences shoppers. Peck has found that when customers handle an item “they’re going to value it more, so they’re going to be more likely to purchase it and often to pay more for it,” she says, because the action increases people’s sense of psychological ownership.
Noted: “There are many things we know we should be doing, but temptation gets in the way,” says study coauthor Evan Polman, an assistant professor of marketing at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “Curiosity is a very powerful force” that can help us overcome those short-term temptations, he says.
Noted: Many companies make “really big mistakes” when they start getting involved in big data, said Jignesh Patel, a University of Wisconsin-Madison computer science professor who is the conference’s keynote speaker.
If you’re hitting the beach this August, you may find yourself indulging in one of those characteristic treats of America’s boardwalks: saltwater taffy, made by a process conventionally known as “pulling” taffy. But if you’re a fluid dynamics professor at the University of Wisconsin, you might prefer to characterize it as “mixing” — mixing air with sugar, essentially. And you might start to get curious about the mesmerizing spirograph patterns traced by the rods on those taffy machines, and wonder, above all else, if there isn’t a more efficient way to achieve that silky result.
A 2015 study from the University of Wisconsin found that private prisons in Mississippi (which has one of the highest incarceration rates in the state) handed down more violations and increased inmate sentences more frequently than their state counterparts, elongating the amount of time a citizen spends in a prison bed and, in turn, jacking up profits for the facility. States may want to consider increased monitoring to prevent excessive violations to keep costs in line or having contracts that don’t just reward operators for filling beds but require them to produce outcomes such as reduced rates of recidivism,” observed Anita Mukherjee, the study’s author.
Earlier this year, University of Wisconsin-Madison political science professor Katherine Cramer published a book that detailed how changes in rural Wisconsin have altered the state’s political landscape.
Quoted: “Most voters vote for the same party for president as they vote for Senate and Congress and other offices. I wouldn’t have expected there to be much daylight between the presidential ticket and what’s happening in Senate races,” said Barry Burden, professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “But it looks like at least some of these senators, Rubio in particular, have been able to differentiate themselves from Trump by some degree.”
Noted: “The grounds crew has taken steps to deal with the chlorosis,” says Michels. The Capitol Square trees have been receiving special treatment since last fall, after the state consulted R. Bruce Allison of the UW-Madison Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology.
Quoted: Cheryl Skjoloass is an agricultural safety and health specialist at UW-Madison and Extension. She said the gases that are released in that process of working with manure–methane, carbon dioxide, ammonia and hydrogen sulfide, can be deadly.
Noted: “UW-Madison professor of arboriculture Dr. Richard Allison has been working with the state to monitor the health of the trees at Capitol Park for over 20 years,” the statement said. “Dr. Allison inspected the tree after yesterday’s incident again, noting that the tree did not exhibit any outward signs of rot or distress.
Noted: Technology of all types is still the No. 1 theme, but this year, new events include a talk on “Earth Futures” by Paul Robbins, director of the UW-Madison’s Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies; Code Madison Forward, where student teams compete to create an interactive website; and Microbrews for Microfinance, a fundraiser hosted by Madison nonprofit Wisconsin Microfinance to raise awareness and funds for entrepreneurs in Haiti and the Philippines.
Quoted: That kind of ending is not uncommon, said Hart Posen, UW-Madison School of Business associate professor of management and human resources.
Noted: Fascinating research by psychologist Patricia Devine from the University of Wisconsin deals with breaking the prejudice habit. She explains how even people who hold beliefs and attitudes that are opposed to prejudice can act in discriminatory ways. This essentially happens because of implicit biases, automatic processes we all hold.
Noted: Mike Wagner, professor of political science at University of Wisconsin-Madison, said most campaigns would likely denounce such remarks, but Trump’s might not. “Donald Trump himself has already said, if I don’t win, it may be that this election was rigged,” Wagner said. “And so the column from Roger Stone, a former Trump associate, sure makes it sound like this is at least consistent with the Trump message, if not coordinated with the Trump message.”
“My sense is that Trump is scrambling a bit to try to find a set of states to put together to win the Electoral College,” said Barry Burden, professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “He’s looking for a different strategy than Republicans traditionally follow.”
Quoted: “It’s a knee-jerk reaction to say that someone who’s getting a couple hundred bucks a month is lazy, so let’s throw them off,” said Tim Smeeding, a professor at the University of Wisconsin who studies poverty.
Noted: “It’s a little bit of every person for themselves,” University of Wisconsin-Madison political science professor Barry Burden told me during the Republican convention. “A lot of people are there to think about their future in the party. Skipping [the convention was] not a viable option, but they don’t want to be attached to a sinking ship.”
Quoted: Dr. Majid Sarmadi, a professor of textile science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, reported that blaze orange offered a good contrast in the woods in the spring and summer, but that pink was better in the autumn because of the orange found in fall leaves.
Officials around the globe often seek out the help of Alex Wiedenhoeft, who is the team leader of the Center for Wood Anatomy Research (CWAR) at the U.S. Forest Products Laboratory on the UW-Madison campus and one of the world’s foremost forensic wood anatomists and a secret weapon in the fight against illegal logging.
Dr. Shilagh Mirgain, UW Health Clinical Psychologist, said it is important to instill the value of kindness in children each and every day.
The shower happens every year and is one of the most reliable annual meteor showers, Jim Lattis, director of the UW-Madison Space Place, said.
Noted: Davies believes a professional organization provides a natural fit for a preprint server. Although ACS has not formally polled its membership, he adds, most of its advisers and journal editors support ChemRxiv. (Science and Nature, among many others, now publish papers that first appeared as preprints.) The initiative was first proposed by Laura Kiessling, a chemistry professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and editor-in-chief of ACS Chemical Biology, during a society retreat in January.
Noted: Looking back on our work history makes people nostalgic, said Patricia Mullins, a professor emerita at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Wisconsin School of Business.
Quoted: Robert Drechsel, who retired last week as the James E. Burgess Chair in Journalism Ethics and director of the Center for Journalism Ethics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, described the article as “thoughtless, insensitive and unethical.”
Quoted: A serious hurdle for Libertarians and other minor parties is a patchwork of rules and laws nationwide governing access to ballots. “It’s the number one problem that third party candidates face,” said Barry Burden, a professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin in Madison and director of the Elections Research Center.
Sean Casey joined NBC15’s John Stofflet to talk about how to make small improvements in your diet that can improve fitness and performance. Casey is a UW Health Sports Performance and Nutrition Specialist.
Quoted: Walker has only run for governor in non-presidential elections, said University of Wisconsin-Madison political science and journalism professor Mike Wagner.
Noted: Christopher Murphy, an ophthalmology professor at the University of California-Davis, is EyeKor’s chief executive officer and a co-founder. Ronald Danis, an ophthalmology professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is EyeKor’s chief science officer and also a co-founder.
Americans know a lot more about science and health issues than traditional surveys of individuals would suggest, according to a new report from the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Panelist Noah Feinstein, a UW–Madison sociologist and science educator, is quoted.
Quoted: The idea of community literacy has been around for decades, says panelist Noah Feinstein, a sociologist and science educator at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, citing the role of HIV activists in the 1980s and 1990s in transforming clinical trials to combat AIDS. But literacy researchers have only recently begun to focus on the power of that collective action, he notes.
Noted: Byron Shafer is Hawkins Chair of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and has been attending national party conventions since 1980.
Noted: The cost to build the network — short of the lines connecting individual users — would be about $150 million. How much of that funding would fall on the city depends on how much private companies would be willing to invest in the project and how much funding the city can get from the federal government, said Barry Orton, chairman of the Citywide Broadband Subcommittee and a professor emeritus at UW-Madison.
Quoted: “If you are looking for your next big win, going after Paul Ryan is probably not a wise strategy,” said David Canon, a political science professor at the University of Wisconsin. “Paul Ryan is someone who has a strong reservoir of support, so it is going to take more than Ann Coulter to turn his constituents against him.”
Quoted: Barry Burden, political science professor at the University of Wisconsin, said Nehlen has “made a lot of noise.”
Noted: “Our research shows that arousing people’s curiosity can influence their choices by steering them away from tempting desires, like unhealthy foods or taking the elevator and toward less tempting, but healthier options, such as buying more fresh produce or taking the stairs,” said Evan Polman, researcher at University of Wisconsin-Madison, in a statement.
Noted: “I can’t remember a time when it (water) was a major statewide political issue,” said UW-Madison history professor John Sharpless, a former Republican congressional candidate.
Quoted: “We don’t know what the claims that things will be fine are based upon. This is unacceptable considering the high stakes,” said Ian Baird, a geography professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who studies Mekong fisheries. “If the measures don’t work well, it will be too late to undo the damage and there will be regional implications for food security and biodiversity.”
Noted: “It’s a fascinating feedback loop,” said Caitlin Pepperell, a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who studies the evolution of human diseases. “I hope these studies will spur us to think more about fire, and take it in all the different directions it can go.”
Heavy rainfall and flooding have made conditions ripe for mosquitoes in the area.The recent influx of the blood-sucking insects is the result of weeks of heavy rain as some varieties of mosquito breed in stagnant water, according to Phil Pellitteri, a UW-Madison entomologist emeritus.
“Trump’s erratic campaign has put state Republican leaders in a difficult position,” said Barry Burden, a political science professor at UW-Madison.
Many of us are aware of the negative health effects from too much sugar, but what about the effects on kids and their eating habits? How can we better monitor their intake of sugar?Clinical Nutritionist Amy Caulum with UW Health Pediatric Fitness joined NBC15’s John Stofflet to share how to keep an eye on those sugars and added sugars.
Noted: The new prototype, described in the journal Nature, is a step in that direction—“a very clear demonstration of flexible programmability and universality on a single hardware platform,” said Mark Saffman, a University of Wisconsin-Madison physicist who wasn’t involved in the work.
Quoted: “I think it’s become clear to policymakers that the courts are going to be pushing back,” said Barry Burden, director of the University of Wisconsin’s Election Research Center, who testified against his state’s voter ID law. “It’s not one rogue judge. It’s a series of district courts and appeals courts that are saying to the states, you’ve gone too far.”
Noted: If unscrupulous test-preparation centers were to obtain the items, the impact on the SAT would be “devastating,” said James Wollack, director of the Center for Placement Testing at the University of Wisconsin.
Quoted: Eleanor Neff Powell, assistant professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said some of that has to do with a lot of that donor money being less concerned about particular candidates, but instead particular issues.
Noted: Dr. Patrick Remington is a member of the Wisconsin Medical Society’s Board of Directors and is a professor and associate dean in the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. Remington said while opioids have been, and will continue to be, a useful treatment option for some cases of chronic pain, the pain killers can easily be abused and lead to addiction.
Noted: The work is scientifically sound, said Dr. William Busse, a professor of allergy, pulmonary and critical care medicine at the University of Wisconsin. “It is an extremely positive march forward,” he said. “This is an exciting paper.”
Noted: Clinical Nutritionist Amy Caulum with UW Health Pediatric Fitness joined NBC15’s John Stofflet to share how to keep an eye on those sugars and added sugars.
Noted: Still, a sense of opportunity is in the air. In “Wealth and Welfare States,” published during the depths of the Great Recession, Irwin Garfinkel of Columbia University, Lee Rainwater of Harvard and Timothy Smeeding of the University of Wisconsin-Madison suggested the United States was ultimately likely to fall into line with the rest of the advanced industrial world — for the simple reason that they all face similar challenges.
A University of Wisconsin-Madison journalism professor says Donald Trump’s controversial responses to a Muslim-American military family might be an intentional attempt to exploit their ethnicity to win over voters.
