Category: UW Experts in the News

Quoted: Gemma Narisma at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, US.

Quoted: John Williams, who studies plant dynamics at the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

Quoted: Jack Williams, an assistant professor of geography at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and lead author on the paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Ed Jesse, a dairy marketing specialist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said that the spike in prices is related to higher demand for ethanol. It’s driven corn prices up to nearly $4 a bushel.

Quoted: University of Wisconsin law professor Bert Kritzer.

UW-Madison political science professor Charles Franklin said the allegation that Ziegler presided over dozens of cases in which she had a conflict of interest became a central – and relevant.

Quoted: Kris Olds is a geography professor at the University of Wisconsin who has studied the impact of the Olympic Games on cities.

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

Former Governor Tommy Thompson’s bid for the White House is a “real long shot,” according to UW political scientist Charles Franklin. Thompson ended speculation on Sunday by announcing he’s entering the race.

Quoted: Richard Weindruch, a University of Wisconsin professor of medicine who studies caloric restriction in laboratory animals.

Quoted: Jo Handelsman, a plant pathologist at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and co-chair of the NRC panel.

Quoted: John J. Magnuson, professor of zoology and limnology at UW-Madison.

Readers can get an insiderâ??s perspective on the behind-the-scenes banter of 1950s television network executives and the culture of television in a new book published by the director of the University of Wisconsin Journalism School.

Quoted: Randall Fortenbery, director of the Renk Agribusiness Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

But while some students enjoyed ice cream, others sweltered in classrooms where the heat couldn’t be turned off completely. University buildings are heated and cooled by coils containing water of different temperatures, and those coils can take three weeks to drain when switching between heating and cooling.

“They don’t just change on a dime,” said Faramarz Vakili, associate director for the UW- Madison Physical Plant. “Normal cooling season doesn’t start until May, and our top priorities are (buildings) that have animals or labs for experiments.”

With temperatures reaching record highs in Madison Sunday, Lake Mendota is ahead of the average too; this year it is thawing days earlier than springs in the past.

According to UW-Madison meteorology professor Steve Vavrus, the lake froze so late this year, so the ice did not have enough time to get as thick as it usually does. He added the large amounts of snow Madison received also slowed the ice freezing process.

The recent pet food recall making the news has us questioning what our furry friends eat. But, last fall, after an e-coli outbreak, we were wondering what we were eating. Food safety is one UW professor’s specialty and Sunday he’s sharing his knowledge with a national audience.

Quoted: Barry Orton, a UW-Madison telecommunications professor who advises local governments on the issue.

Rafael Lazimy, a UW- Madison business professor who specializes in the development of IT systems, said sometimes canceling a project is the right call, for instance if the need for an application is no longer as great.

But when several projects are being canceled for technical or cost issues, it calls for investigating whether it was the result of poor planning, Lazimy said.

So far, oversight of troubled state projects has been uneven. An internal audit released this month showed that the UW Board of Regents wasn’t notified about setbacks in the $28.4 million project for the payroll and benefits system until it was scrapped.

Quoted: Susan Fischer, director of student financial services at the University of Wisconsin in Madison.

Quoted: Ben Kempinen, associate clinical professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School and a member of a committee writing ethics rules for attorneys.

Quoted: Michael Knetter, dean of the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business.

Quoted: Karen Delahaut, a phenology specialist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Quoted: Professor John Valley, a geologist at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Democratic lawmakers in Wisconsin are pushing for a bill to strengthen Wisconsinâ??s current laws prohibiting discrimination in the workplace.

Quoted: Dr. David Mann, an orthopedic surgeon with the University of Wisconsin Hospital who works with Sharing Resources Worldwide.

Quoted: Allen Odden, a school finance expert at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Quoted: Political scientist Kenneth Mayer of the University of Wisconsin.

Quoted: Scott A. Rankin, a food science professor at the University of Wisconsin.

Quoted: Sean Carroll of the University of Wisconsin in Madison

Quoted: Susan Steingass, a law professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Quoted: Scott Caldwell, the clinical evaluator for the Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse (AODA) program at University of Wisconsin Health.

Quoted: John Gaska, a University of Wisconsin agronomist.