Category: UW Experts in the News

Quoted: “It?s very confusing because they come from two different sources of data,” said Charles Franklin, a political scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Quoted: In other words, the protester achieved exactly what he was going for, said Pamela Oliver, a sociologist and expert on social movements at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Single-handedly, he drew attention to his opinions, without having to organize any kind of group effort at all.

Quoted: University of Wisconsin law Professor Walter Dickey, a criminology expert who once served as monitor of the federal Supermax prison in Wisconsin, said two men flashing lights outside a prison without getting anyone?s attention is problematic whether the prison is public or private.

Blacks come through the courthouse doors in Dane County in numbers far greater than their representation in the general population. But after they?ve been convicted of a crime, blacks appear to receive similar sentences to whites for certain types of crimes, a new analysis has found.

The analysis – done for the Wisconsin State Journal and funded by the Center for Media, Crime and Justice – examined sentences for people convicted of Class F felony cases, a common class of crimes, in Dane County Circuit Court from 2008 through 2010.

Mentioned: Pamela Oliver, UW-Madison sociology professor and an expert on racial disparities in criminal justice systems.

At age 12, (Teivon) McNair was arrested after a friend used his BB gun to shoot at people in their Sun Prairie neighborhood. He spent time in a series of group and foster homes, a juvenile boot camp and eventually a juvenile correctional center. By the time he was 18, he was charged with participating in the armed robbery of a Sun Prairie gas station.McNair was headed for a common and tragic destiny for many young black men in Dane County: At any given time, nearly half of the county?s black men between 25 and 29 are in prison, jail or under some form of state supervision, according to one study.

Quoted: Pamela Oliver, UW-Madison professor of sociology and an expert in racial disparities in criminal justice systems.

Quoted: Mike Peters, dairy farm manager for the UW-Madison Dairy Science Department, says the good news is that cattle usually recover quickly.

Noted: But University of Wisconsin-Madison Political Science Professor Charles Franklin says it?s a mistake to say that there was nothing to learn from the Hansen race.

Quoted: UW-Madison political science professor Ken Mayer said those who are highly involved in the recall movements are already familiar with the issue.   Mayer said ad creators want to frame the recall elections with other issues,  not distract from the message, and avoid backlash.

Is something strange lurking around in the woods of Juneau County? Some residents think so. Juneau County highway worker, Jeff Potter, found an unusual animal. Experts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are taking a more scientific approach, saying it is likely a severely manged fox or raccoon.

Quoted: Entomologist Phil Pellitteri, of UW-Madison extension.

Quoted: Donald Waller, a UW-Madison botany professor who studies evolutionary biology.

Quoted: UW-Madison political science professor Charles Franklin.

Quoted: Benjamin Darien, associate professor of internal medicine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine.

Quoted: Charles Franklin, a political scientist at the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

Quoted: Charles Franklin, a political scientist at the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

Noted: The University of Wisconsin Badger Poll.

A group of law professors and administrators are rallying behind the stalled nomination of University of Wisconsin Law Professor Victoria Nourse to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit.

Noted: The University of Wisconsin Survey Center?s Badger Poll.

Noted: Jenny Liu of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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

Quoted: Stephen Ward, director of the Center for Journalism Ethics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Quoted: UW-Madison Political Science Professor Barry Burden.

Quoted: Dr. David Kammel, with UW-Madison?s College of Agriculture.

Quoted: Mark Stephenson, the director of dairy-policy analysis at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Quoted: Jim Seward, associate professor of finance and academic director for the UW-Madison Nicholas Center for Corporate Finance and Investment Banking.

Quoted: “These folks can?t give directly, so what you?re finding is these firms want to represent the interest of their clients the best they can,” explains Jon Pevehouse, a political science professor at the University of Wisconsin who is in the process of creating a foreign lobbying database for his research.

Quoted: ?It?s just a very long process,? said Aaron Field, associate professor of neuroradiology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. ?We?re really in the very early stages.?

Quoted: UW-Madison Professor Charles Franklin told TPM that turnout patterns were difficult to get any handle on, but some clues could be gleaned from this past spring?s very close state Supreme Court election, where turnout of eligible voters jumped to 35 percent — which was unusually high for a spring court race — and from last week?s turnout in the Democratic primaries for the six targeted GOP-held districts.

Quoted: Deborah Mitchell of the U-W Madison School of Business says it?s a ?hot potato,? because of the image problems it can cause.

Quoted: UW-Madison Space Place Director Jim Lattis.

Noted: Researchers from the University of Wisconsin helped manage the state’s herd.

Quoted: “The fact that we don?t hold teachers accountable is a huge problem,” says Douglas Harris, an associate professor of educational policy studies for the University of Wisconsin. “It?s a problem because there are huge variations between teachers. Teachers know this: That performance varies, and nobody is doing anything about it.”

Quoted: “I don?t even think you can quantify how many have been installed in the past six months, because the installations are happening so rapidly,” said David Noyce, a researcher at the University of Wisconsin. “We are approaching where either every state has implemented it or is thinking about it.”

Quoted: Dr. Patrick McBride, a cardiologist at University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, says people with underlying heart, lung or neurological conditions are especially prone to heat illness, but really hot weather affects everyone.

Everyone in south central Wisconsin, from individuals to local and state governments, would hurt if Congress fails to raise the U.S. debt limit, a University of Wisconsin-Madison economist said.

Noted: ?Soulful Stitching? is co-curated by Dr. Henry J. Drewal, Evjue-Bascom Professor of African and African Diaspora Arts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and by Dr. Sarah K. Khan, Director of the Tasting Cultures Foundation. The quilts in the exhibition were made by members of the nonprofit Siddi Women?s Quilting Cooperative, which is keeping this tradition vibrant.

Quoted: Kathleen Horning, director of the Cooperative Children?s Book Center.

Quoted: Charles Franklin, a University of Wisconsin political scientist.