Category: UW Experts in the News

Quoted: Ken Mayer, a political scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Quoted: Charles Franklin, a University of Wisconsin political science professor.

DNR biologists estimate that 500 to 600 wolves now make Wisconsin home, and last March the wolf was taken off the federal endangered species list in the western Great Lakes region, said UW-Madison ecologist Adrian Treves and his wife, UW-Madison geography professor Lisa Naughton.

If it ‘s starting to feel like we ‘ve had a target on our back in Madison this winter, that ‘s not too far off, said professor Jonathan Martin, chairman of UW-Madison ‘s Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences department.

“We have been placed time and time again in a position where we ‘ve gotten near the maximum snowfall for each particular snow event that ‘s come through since Dec. 1. That ‘s very unusual, ” Martin said.

Quoted: UW-Madison political science professor Ken Goldstein.

Quoted: Barry Burden, a professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

While nanotechnology is among the hottest areas of scientific research and many universities are expanding their nano programs, the American public is deeply skeptical, with only 29.5 percent in a recent poll believing that the work is morally acceptable. That result was presented Friday, by Dietram Scheufele, a professor of life sciences communication at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Scheufele found much higher percentages of people in Britain (54.1 percent), France (72.1 percent) and Germany (62.7 percent) believe that the research is moral, and sees Americansâ?? religious beliefs explaining the difference.

Quoted: Dr. Charles Franklin, a political scientist at the University of Wisconsin Madison and co-developer of pollster.com.

Quoted: Charles Franklin, professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Quoted: Charles Franklin, a UW-Madison political scientist and the co-developer of Pollster.com, helped draw the lines.

A WISC-TV Reality Check found that the negative ads just might be better for voters’ decision-making than they might think.

One University of Wisconsin-Madison professor said he believes negative ads can be a good thing for voters.

“Negative advertising is more likely to be factually correct than positive advertising, and is also more likely to be on issues than positive ads,” said Ken Goldstein, who heads up the University of Wisconsin Advertising Project.

Quoted: Rob Howard, a UW communication arts professor.

GREEN BAY â?? A close race for the Democratic Party nomination has enabled Wisconsin to retain its reputation as a difference-maker in the presidential primary process.

That’s not the way it used to be, say observers of the state’s election political scene.

“I was telling people last fall that it was never going to get to us,” said Charles Franklin, professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “But there are unusual circumstances this year.”

MADISON, Wis.â??Sen. Barack Obama has been lavishing attention on the historically independent voters of Wisconsin. Rival Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is moving belatedly to make a contest of next Tuesday’s Democratic presidential primary.

The senator from neighboring Illinois has spent more time in the state than the former first lady. Obama drew 4,000 people at a rally last October and beat Clinton back to Wisconsin this year.

Quoted: UW-Madison political scientist John Coleman.

Quoted: Craig Werner, chairman of the Afro-American Studies department at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Barry Burden, political science at UW-Madison.

Quoted: Dr. James Stein, of the division of cardiovascular medicine at University of Wisconsin in Madison.

Quoted: Meg Gaines, a lawyer and ovarian cancer survivor who runs the Center for Patient Partnerships, an advocacy resource at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Quoted: Barry Burden, a professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin, in Madison, said his state was one place where Clinton could interrupt Obama’s run.

Quoted: Kris Olds, a professor of geography at the University of Wisconsin.

Quoted: Sharon Dunwoody, a professor of journalism at the University of Wisconsin at Madison who has studied the behavior of reporters at AAAS meetings.

Quoted: Menzie Chinn, a professor of economics and public affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison,

Quoted: Margaret Bogue, a retired University of Wisconsin-Madison history professor.

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

Quoted: James Baughman, director of the journalism program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said given the paper’s distinctive voice it should have success attracting readers on the Internet.

Quoted: James Baughman, a media historian and director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s School of Journalism.

Quoted: Joel Rogers, a professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School and the director of the Center for State Innovation, which describes itself as a progressive public-policy research institute.

Following the trend of afternoon daily newspapers, executives at The Capital Times announced Thursday plans to reduce print frequency and focus attention on the Internet.

“MATC has been strong in the area of training lab animal technicians,” said Joseph Kemnitz, director of the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center at the UW-Madison. “This is a career pathway that can lead to other opportunities working in research and animal care. It is a steppingstone to veterinary technician program or laboratory technician program opportunities.”

Quoted: Commissioner Pamela Oliver, a University of Wisconsin-Madison sociologist.

MADISON, Wis. â?? Madisonâ??s afternoon newspaper, The Capital Times, will move to an all-Internet edition in a transition that could be the first of its kind in the struggling industry.

The 17,000-circulation newspaper announced the changes, which include publishing twice-weekly free print editions, to staff and with a story on its Web site Thursday. There will be job cuts and a buy-out program, but details and how many staff will be affected were not immediately released.

Quoted: James Baughman, director of the journalism program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said given the paperâ??s distinctive voice it should have success attracting readers on the Internet.

Quoted: Charles Franklin, a political science professor at University of Wisconsin-Madison. Franklin, co-founder of Pollster.com, spent “Super Tuesday” in New York calling races for ABC News.

MADISON, Wis. — The Capital Times, Madison’s 90-year-old newspaper announced Thursday it will stop printing a daily newspaper, reduce staff and focus on Internet operations.

Editors at the paper announced Thursday that the paper will end its six-day a week publication and instead offer readers a tabloid-style insert in the Wisconsin State Journal twice weekly.

Quoted: James Baughman, director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Journalism.

Quoted: Awais Khaleel, a 23-year-old University of Wisconsin-Madison student and an undecided super-delegate, said he’s also talked with Bill and Chelsea Clinton.

Quoted: Barry Burden, associate professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

Quoted: Barry Burden, a professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin.

Even if you donâ??t like winter, doctors say youâ??re better off getting outside during the day.

What many of us call cabin fever can produce some real health problems in what experts call seasonal affective disorder.

Nancy Barklage, University of Wisconsin psychiatrist of Madison says you can throw your life into turmoil if the only contact you have with winter is shoveling snow, and adjusting to changes in your kidsâ?? school schedules.

Quoted: Barry Burden, a professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin.

A UW-Madison political scientist has joined a national panel to analyze 2008 presidential primary polling results, the university announced Monday.

Quoted: Kenneth Cameron, director of the Wisconsin State Herbarium at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. â??There are a lot of politics and personalities involved.â?

A startup founded by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison next month will begin beta-testing an appliance based on its patent-pending technology aimed at stopping attackers and bot-herders before they hit client machines.

A startup with U.S. military backing will begin beta-testing a security appliance this month, which it argues could change the face of network security by automating and refining the generation of malware signatures.

The startup, Nemean Networks, was co-founded by Paul Barford, a computer scientist at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and is named after the first of Hercules’ 12 tasks – to kill the Nemean lion, a beast with an impenetrable coat.

Botnets are a huge problem for the Internet as a whole. With millions of infected machines prepared to attack sites at any given moment, it is both difficult to find and bring down the leaders of these botnets. Perhaps one of the most challenging problems in doing so is that most of the computers infected have owners who are blissfully unaware their machines are being used in such a manner.

A new startup called Nemean Networks wants to attack the problem head on with a device that aims to help curb the botnet problem by preventing machines from getting infected in the first place.

Quoted: Ken Goldstein, a University of Wisconsin professor who studies political advertising

Quoted: Kristi Shook Slack, an associate professor of social work at UW-Madison.

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

Quoted: Hannah Carey, a professor of veterinary medicine at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Carey specializes in the study of hibernating animals.