Category: UW Experts in the News

Quoted: UW-Madison political scientist David Canon.

Quoted: Ken Goldstein, a University of Wisconsin-Madison political science professor whoâ??s considered a national expert on campaign advertising.

Walker and Neumannâ??s ads may have started a tad early in the campaign season, but they follow the standard mold of early, introductory spots, said Ken Goldstein, a University of Wisconsin-Madison political science professor whoâ??s considered a national expert on campaign advertising.

Quoted: UW-Madison political science professors Barry Burden and Ken Mayer.

Charles Franklin, a political scientist at the University of Wisconsin, studied publicly released horse race surveys from the 2000 and 2002 elections and found that polls identified as partisan by The Hotline tended to skew in favor of their candidate by about 2.9 percent and against their opponent by roughly the same amount.

Quoted: Ken Goldstein, a professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison and the director of the Wisconsin Advertising Project.

Jeff Kirsch, who teaches Spanish and Portuguese at the UW-Madison Division of Continuing Studies, is a spelling bee coach.

Quoted: Paul S. Boyer, emeritus professor at University of Wisconsin-Madison and the author of several of the most popular U.S. history textbooks, including some that are on the approved list in Texas.

Some textbook authors expressed discomfort with the state boardâ??s changes, and it is unclear how readily historians will go along with some of the proposals.

“Iâ??m made uncomfortable by mandates of this kind for sure,” said Paul S. Boyer, emeritus professor at University of Wisconsin-Madison and the author of several of the most popular U.S. history textbooks, including some that are on the approved list in Texas.

Noted: Kate Reilly, wife of University of Wisconsin System President Kevin Reilly, has a paid staff appointment on the UW Madison campus and an unpaid appointment as “associate to the president” – an “honorary title” that does not include pay or benefits but allows her to have access to UW facilities, as well as fleet vehicles for official functions, according to UW spokesman David Giroux.

Quoted: The whole idea of preventing diabetes is â??a sleight of hand by pharmaceutical sponsors,â? argues James Stein, a cardiologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Thereâ??s no difference between a diabetic on a diabetes drug and a pre-diabetic on a diabetes drug, he argues, unless you can show long-term benefits that outweigh the very serious short-term side effects that all of these medicines have.

Quoted: However, not everyone agrees that a parentâ??s bed is the safest place for an infant. Jim Savage, a safety advocate and spokesperson for the Kohlâ??s Kids Safety Center at the American Family Childrenâ??s Hospital, said the potential risks of co-sleeping outweigh the benefits.

Quoted: Nasal rinses can be especially helpful for people who suffer from seasonal allergies or lingering sinus infections, says Dr. David Rabago, an assistant professor in the department of family medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison. “People say they feel better right away,” he says.

Quoted: Labor economist Laura Dresser of the Center of Wisconsin Strategy (COWS), is eager to study that data to better understand exactly whatâ??s going on with the stateâ??s job market.

Quoted: Philip Oâ??Leary, a professor and chairman of the engineering professional development department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who has studied landfill engineering and solid waste for 30 years.

Quoted: Bob Cramer, a co-founder of several local banks and a lecturer at the UW-Madison School of Business Puelicher Center for Banking Education.

Mentioned: Robert Cropp of UW-Madison, who says that in 2009 Wisconsin had record high milk production and Wisconsinâ??s cow numbers are increasing.

Quoted: Bob Drechsel, professor of journalism and mass communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said searchers can find quite a bit of information on public businesses and organizations.

Quoted: Not only is it very unusual to pay family members like that, said Brian Mayhew, accounting professor with a background in business ethics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, but itâ??s unethical to help someone else cheat the system.

Quoted: Professor Clifford Thurber, a UW-Madison seismologist, says, “Thereâ??s no direct connection between the two, the one in Haiti didnâ??t cause the one in Chile, however the February one in Chile certainly is responsible for the one happening today.”

Quoted: John Webster, professor emeritus of biomedical engineering at the University of Wisconsin, said there is “no doubtâ??â?? that Tasers save lives by reducing the number of people shot. But at the same time, it would be “controversialâ??â?? to say they are not lethal, he said.

Noted: Another witness, professor Richard Monette of the University of Wisconsin Law School, said he shares in the concern about the fees. Monette called the settlement a deal “struck behind closed doors.”

Quoted: Barry Burden, professor of political science at UW-Madison.

Quoted: Cardiologists believe it does not have the same benefits, because the body does a poor job at converting ALA to EPA. â??There may be differences in effectiveness,â? says James Stein, head of preventive cardiology at the University of Wisconsin Medical School. So if you are buying a supplement for the heart benefits, make sure it contains EPA or DHA and not ALA.

Noted: Heather Royer, of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, surveyed 302 women, 18 to 24 years old, about their beliefs about STD testing.

A University of Wisconsin professor who signed a personal contract with a conservative think tank last summer is now being accused of aiding the agency in the manipulation of poll results.

Quoted: â??Very often psychiatric disorders and insomnia are overlapping,â? says Dr. Michael Peterson, an assistant professor of psychiatry who specializes in sleep disorders at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.

Quoted: Politicians tend to respond when they see a strong movement with intense feelings and the potential to mobilize voters, according to UW-Madison Political Science Professor Charles Franklin.