Quoted: “It’s one thing to say that looking at it from a social science or behavioral perspective, judges’ decisions are seldom completely divorced from the intellectual and moral and experiential things they bring to the table. We’re imperfect creatures,” says Donald Downs, law professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Quoted: â??We have a work-based safety net without work,â? said Timothy M. Smeeding, an economist at the University of Wisconsin. â??Weâ??re really in a pickle.â?
It’s going to get ugly out there, folks. No, I’m not talking about gas prices or Beltline traffic. Rather, it’s the looming fight over a shrinking pie.
As much as you wanted to think Wisconsin was going to cruise through this recession unscathed, signs are pointing to a long and painful road ahead. Government officials at the state and local level are now realizing they are going to have to make do with less, lots less.
Quoted: UW-Madison associate professor of business Jim Seward
“The work represents another important milestone, however, challenges remain,” says University of Wisconsin stem cell biologist James Thomson, by e-mail. “The most important criteria for choosing a particular reprogramming approach will be whether one can derive an (induced pluripotent stem) cell line from an easily obtained clinical sample consistently, and whether the resulting (induced pluripotent) cell line has a normal genetic and epigenetic (gene activation) status. It is not yet clear what approach, or combination of approaches, will most consistently meet these criteria.”
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“A lot of people want to avoid chemotherapy because they’re afraid of it, and what they’re actually afraid of is the symptoms,” said Dr. Lucille Marchand, clinical director of integrative oncology services at the University of Wisconsin Paul C. Carbone Cancer Center.
Quoted: “A lot of people want to avoid chemotherapy because they’re afraid of it, and what they’re actually afraid of is the symptoms,” said Dr. Lucille Marchand, clinical director of integrative oncology services at the University of Wisconsin Paul C. Carbone Cancer Center. “And symptoms can be treated.”
Credit card reform is turning into a rebellion. As the federal government pushes toward stricter rules for credit card companies, those companies are passing on their pain to customers.
“Lenders don’t know who to trust anymore. And so almost all of us are paying a premium for that lack of trust in the economy. You notice in the fine print about late fees, over the balance fees, annual fees, they all seem to be going up and they’re being levelled pretty aggressively,” says University of Wisconsin financial specialist Michael Collins.
Quoted: But in the meantime, said University of Wisconsin political scientist Benjamin Marquez, who studies Latinos and American politics, â??this is truly a way that he can symbolically reach out to the Latino voter and Latino population, so in that sense this was a very savvy thing for him to do.â?
Quoted: “Our technology is not that advanced,” said Frederick Langheim, a neuroscientist and psychiatry resident at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Quoted: Laura Dresser, a labor economist and associate director of the Center on Wisconsin Strategy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said seasonal activity means job postings and fewer notices from state employers that they’re laying off workers with no hope of calling them back.
A new study offers a ballpark projection of the Chrysler Kenosha Engine Plantâ??s effect on the local economy.
The report, commissioned by the United Way of Kenosha County, figures the auto plant supports 2,133 jobs, $154 million in wage and salary income and more than $203 million in total income.
It emerged late last week, as the wheels continued to grind in the bankruptcy process that calls for the Kenosha plantâ??s closure.
Steven Deller, a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor of agricultural and applied economics, and Kenosha County UW Extension Professor Annie Jones created the estimate, using an economic impact computer modeling system.
Quoted: “This book would be useful for art lovers and future historians to un-derstand the rich heritage of the ancient Anga (modern Bhagalpur). It will help them in understanding the importance of the idea of `history at your doorsteps,” said emeritus professor of history, languages and culture of Asia, University of Wisconsin (US), A K Narain. “We have managed to preserve some of these paintings and folklores associated with it at Bhagalpur Museum. Due to the lack of any institu-tional support, several artists associated with the art switched over to other professions,” Sinha said.
When President Obama lifted restrictions on federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research in March, many scientists hailed the move as a long-awaited boost for one of the most promising fields of medical research.
Quoted: “I think NIH has been hearing from many, many people how important it is to fix this,” said R. Alta Charo, a professor of law and bioethics at the University of Wisconsin who served on Obama’s transition team. “I can’t say how they will do it, but I’m confident they want to.”
Quoted: Ed Friedman, a specialist in Asian international relations at the University of Wisconsin, was not optimistic. “The continuing development of nuclear weapons and missiles to carry them by North Korea … has large and dangerous consequences,” he said by email.
Quoted: “I’ve never seen a parent flee in this manner from state-mandated medical treatment,” said Shawn Francis Peters, who teaches religion at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and the author of When Prayer Fails: Faith Healing, Children and the Law.
Quoted: “How is the greater good going to be served by putting kids in foster care?” said Shawn Peters, a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who teaches about religion and the law. “However, a child has died and a person was found guilty. That is not something to be trifled with.”
Quoted: David Riley, a professor of human development and family studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said at-home fatherhood usually begins with families considering schedules, finances or other everyday issues. From there, attitudes evolve — and the economy is one real catalyst.
Quoted: But a University of Wisconsin-Madison scientist says the problem goes back much further than the last couple of years.
Using statistical modeling, Chris Kucharik found that the northern quarter of the state has received 15% to 20% less rain from the decade of the 1950s to the decade ending in 2006.
“This doesn’t even include the drought years after 2006,” said Kucharik, an assistant professor of agronomy and environmental sciences.
Quoted: Dr. Darold Treffert, a former president of the Wisconsin Medical Society and one of the state’s autism research pioneers, believes both sides have some truth on their side.
“Some of the increase is no doubt due to what we call diagnostic creep, but beyond that there does seem to be a real increase,” said Treffert, who retired from active practice five years ago but remains a clinical professor at the UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health.
Quoted: “I’ve been out and about in the woods this spring and I’ve seen a lot of acorns in the woods,” said UW-Madison Professor Eric Kruger. “Oaks are mast (providing fruit for animals, etc.) seeders and some years they really live up to that reputation.”
Q: Do birds ever or usually nest in the same nest from season to season? Do they ever nest in other birdsâ?? old nests?
A: Most small birds, such as songbirds, build a new nest each breeding season, although they often reoccupy the same territory or join the same colony, says Stanley Temple, emeritus professor of conservation in the department of forest and wildlife ecology at UW-Madison. Saving energy and resources can be important to a bird, he adds, which shows up in a number of recycling strategies.
Quoted: â??Weâ??re about to have a big problem,â? said Morris A. Davis, a real estate expert at the University of Wisconsin. â??Foreclosures were bad last year? Itâ??s going to get worse.â?
Quoted: Laura Dresser, a labor economist and associate director of the Center on Wisconsin Strategy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Quoted: â??The change weâ??ve seen is a different kind of change. In fact weâ??ve seen the creation of a new kind of virus through the process of reassortment,â? said Christopher Olsen, a public health professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and co-author of the study. â??The viruses weâ??ve seen emerge in pigs are a mixture of the classical swine flu, avian flu and human flu,â? he said. Experts also witnessed the emergence of a new subtype in 1998. â??Weâ??ve not been able to determine any specific reasons for why that began to happen,â? Olsen said.
Quoted: â??Heâ??s been waiting a long time for this,â? said David Canon, a political scientist who specializes in Congress at the University of Wisconsin. â??Heâ??s clearly exerting so much more influence over the economy than any of his predecessors.â?
Mentioned: Dr. Michael Stier, a forensic pathologist from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Quoted: Shawn Francis Peters, a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who teaches about religion and the law, said these cases are difficult for all sides because they involve value disputes over what the term “best interests of the child” means.
Quoted: In Wausau, Dr. Michael Stier, a forensic pathologist from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said Madeline lacked insulin, which would have allowed glucose, a simple sugar, to go from her blood to tissue. Instead, the glucose built up in her body, which began to break down fat and produced acid.
Quoted: James Seward, an associate professor of finance, investment and banking at UW-Madison, said if GM files for bankruptcy, it likely would terminate the pension plan and offload its obligations to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.
Experts are warning central Wisconsin residents to stock up on bug spray as the number of dangerous deer ticks appears to be increasing.
Quoted: Susan Paskewitz, a University of Wisconsin-Madison entomologist.
When economists read the statistical tea leaves, seeking signs of an easing recession, they often look for a bottoming of the stock market or an uptick in factory orders.
But the economic picture for thousands of working people across Wisconsin won’t improve until the job picture brightens. And on the jobs front, there’s some good news for Madison, which was just rated No. 1 among medium-sized cities for so-called Next Generation workers. These are younger, tech-savvy people who want “a good job in a great city,” according to Next Generation Consulting, which produced the list.
Quoted: Noel Radomski, director of the Wisconsin Center for the Advancement of Postsecondary Education (WISCAPE)
Quoted: Frederick Langheim, a neuroscientist and psychiatry resident at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Mentions a revealing book titled “Galileo Goes to Jail and Other Myths about Science and Religion” (Harvard University Press), edited by Ronald Numbers, a historian of medicine at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
The Wisconsin State Journal recently endorsed Senate Bill 175. If passed, it would change the rules for math and science teacher licensing in Wisconsin.We strongly disagree with the endorsement.
A column by Peter Hewson, a professor of science education at UW-Madison, and Eric Knuth, a professor of mathematics education at UW-Madison.
Quoted: Barry Orton, professor of telecommunications at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Quoted: Charles Franklin, a University of Wisconsin-Madison political science professor.
Quoted: “It will look substantially different. All types of securities markets will be a lot more regulated and less vibrant. â?¦ The trade-off will be fewer crises,” said Menzie Chinn, associate director of the Robert M. LaFollette School of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin.
Quoted: “It’s likely farmers have been getting influenza from their pigs infected with the disease for more than 60 years, says Dr. Bernard C. Easterday, University of Wisconsin-Madison veterinary scientist.”
Quoted: “We’re actually paying much higher interest rates than they have in the past because, basically, there’s been a breakdown in the credit markets and people don’t know who to trust. And so almost all of us are paying a premium for that lack of trust in the economy,” says University of Wisconsin financial specialist Michael Collins.
Scientists at UC Santa Barbara have made a significant discovery in understanding the way human embryonic stem cells function.
They explain nature’s way of controlling whether these cells will renew, or will transform to become part of an ear, a liver, or any other part of the human body. The study is reported in the May 1 issue of the journal Cell.
The research team includes James Thomson, who provided an important proof to the research effort. Thomson, an adjunct professor at UCSB, is considered the “father of stem cell biology.”
Quoted: University of Wisconsin bioethicist Norman Fost says “the horror stories about the medical claims, some of them are just frankly made up.”
Quoted: â??Itâ??s kind of a nebulous term,â? explained Carrie Laboski, a professor and extension soil scientist at University of Wisconsin, Madison. â??Manured soil over time may have a little more structure to it. Water penetrates it nicely, and it drains nicely.â?
The number of confirmed swine flu cases in Wisconsin increased from three to five Tuesday and the state public health officer said it likely will rise higher, even as some schools closed because of the outbreak prepared to reopen Wednesday.
Most of the 119 probable swine flu cases in Wisconsin will likely be confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the coming days, Dr. Seth Foldy told the state Assembly’s Public Health Committee.
Quoted: Dr. Dennis Maki, UW-Madison professor of medicine
Quoted: John Witte, a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor who has studied charter and voucher schools extensively.
Quoted: â??Iâ??m not sure he knows or accepts that he came to power through the support of one side of the conflict,â? said Thongchai Winichakul, a specialist in Southeast Asian studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. â??Iâ??m not sure he has enough guts and that he has gathered enough political clout to break away from the people who brought him to power.â?
Quoted: “The allergy season is off to a potent start,” said Dr. Mark Moss, a UW Hospital allergist.
Quoted: One study of individuals who were new to meditating showed measurable brain and behavior differences after just two weeks of daily 30-minute sessions, says Richard Davidson, director of the Waisman Laboratory for Brain Imaging and Behavior at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. But meditation is like any other workout: To reap the benefits, don’t stop.
Quoted: “We would like to think that this market would strengthen by the summer. But that’s not certain, there are a couple of clouds on the horizon,” says University of Wisconsin Business School real estate expert Steve Malpezzi.
Noted: “It’s impossible to say with any assurance what’s going to happen,” said Dr. Christopher Olsen, a molecular virologist who studies swine flu at the University of Wisconsin’s School of Veterinary Medicine. “Influenza viruses can evolve quite quickly.”
Living and working in the New York region’s financial-media complex in 2009 means daily, compulsory attendance at a gathering of the glum. The economy may be shrinking at a 6 percent annual rate, but finance and media have contracted by about 30 percent. For the past year, the daily routine has meant sitting in a depopulated office (assuming you still have a job); following the latest grim news of magazine closings, buyouts, and layoffs; and commiserating with friends, family, and neighbors. And, of course, the angst extends far beyond directly affected companies. Finance dominates the area’s economy to such a degree that everybodyâ??lawyers, accountants, real estate brokers, waiters, retailers, and cab driversâ??have all been affected.
Quoted: “Politicians like a new thing and we’re in the peak in the moment of the Twitter fad,” said University of Wisconsin-Madison political science professor Charles Franklin, who also tweets. “In that sense, it’s not surprising to see them get on it.”
This week, President Obama said waterboarding is torture but gave no indication he is planning to hold anyone accountable for authorizing it. Interviewed is University of Wisconsin professor, Alfred McCoy, author of A Question of Torture: CIA Interrogation, from the Cold War to the War on Terror. (Video.)
Noted: Long before this outbreak of swine flu, University of Wisconsin-Madison professor Vicki Bier imagined the worst. She authored a report in 2007 that makes the case that pandemic diseases aren’t just health problems.
“It’s not just something you can hand off to public health (departments) and say, ‘Fix it for us,'” said Bier, a professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering.
Quoted: Economists ”used to say consumers are completely rational; they look at all the attributes and make a decision. Now we know that’s not true,” said Joann Peck, an assistant marketing professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who studies consumer behavior.
Noted: “The volume of specimens coming into my laboratory has been sharply increasing, and we would anticipate that given the public health concern,” said Pete Shult, director of the communicable disease division of the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, who is overseeing the testing.
Quoted: UW-Madison economist Andy Reschovsky agreed the tax was regressive but said the increase would be relatively small for even a poor drinker.
Quoted: Charles Franklin, UW-Madison professor.
Quoted: Before Mr. Obama signed the stimulus measure in February, much energy research relied on companies, and the money was scarce, says Glenn R. Bower, a faculty associate who directs automotive research at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. “Companies more and more don’t really want to fund things that are superfundamental, because 19 out of 20 times they don’t produce anything” with a competitive edge, Mr. Bower says.
Quoted: Tody’s attorney, Byron Lichstein, said the decision means judges should automatically remove their family members from jury pools. He said his research turned up one other Wisconsin case where a judge’s mother was a juror in a 1990s murder case and about 10 others nationwide.
”This is a decision that helps safeguard the way juries work in our state,” said Lichstein, of the University of Wisconsin law school.
Eaton’s mother was among the potential jurors who showed up for Tody’s one-day trial. During jury selection, the judge jokingly asked her whether she was related to anyone in law enforcement. ”The judge,” she responded.
