Category: UW Experts in the News

Dr. Charles Franklin, professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, recently paid a visit to Loyola University to deliver a speech on the 2008 presidential primaries. “You might say [it is] a little early [for talk of the primaries] but not really,” Franklin said.

Quoted: Dr. Patrick Remington, a University of Wisconsin-Madison epidemiologist.

Quoted: Mark Rank, professor of social welfare

During his tenure on the federal bench, U.S. District Judge John Shabaz has forged a reputation for being in complete control of his courtroom.

While criticized for dealing out harsh sentences, he’s known for his keenness of mind, his unparalleled work ethic, his ability to get to the core of an issue. But some attorneys say Shabaz’s legendary capabilities are not always evident now, his intimidating presence diminished.

….A UW legal scholar, who also spoke to The Capital Times on the condition of anonymity because the scholar regularly writes recommendations for judicial clerkships, says if their observations are valid, the attorneys have reason for concern.

Quoted: Mark Rank, a professor of social welfare at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Quoted: Ed Jesse, a University of Wisconsin dairy economist.

Quoted: Sandy Wilcox, 64, president of the University of Wisconsin Foundation, which helped the Madison-based university raise $1.9 billion in a six-year campaign that ended Dec. 31, surpassing its goal by 24 percent.

Quoted: Dr. Richard Illgen, co-director of the UW Madison Joint Replacement Program

Quoted: Morton Ann Gernsbacher, a cognitive psychologist who specializes in autism at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Quoted: Dr. David Robago, University of Wisconsin.

Quoted: Alta Charo, a professor of law and bioethics at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, who served as a bioethics adviser to Clinton.

A panel of experts met with students Tuesday evening to discuss current and past issues surrounding the world of public radio.

Quoted: Virginia Sapiro, a political science professor at the University of Wisconsin.

Quoted: Ex-astronaut Harrison Schmitt, a former U.S. senator from New Mexico now with the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

Quoted: Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen, an assistant professor of history at the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

The measure approved by the House on Friday criticizing President Bush’s plan to increase troop levels in Iraq was an especially substantive nonbinding resolution, compared with the topics that usually get such treatment.

Others introduced in the House this term include those honoring sports teams and expressing sorrow at the death of Gerald Ford, said David Canon, a political science professor at the University of Wisconsin in Madison who specializes in the U.S. Congress.

Quoted: telecommunications expert Barry Orton.

Quoted: political scientist Barry Burden.

Quoted: Richard K Davidson, principal of the Laboratory for Affective Neuroscience at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Quoted: Craig Werner, Afro-American studies professor at University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Quoted: UW Professor Virginia Sapiro, who specializes in political psychology and public participation in elections.

Quoted: UW-Madison sociology professor Myra Marx Ferree, a 57-year-old Boomer, said that women of her generation are more optimistic than her students, despite the “glass ceiling” in every area of their lives.

“Climate is what you expect. Weather is what you get.”

Assistant State Climatologist Ed Hopkins was answering a question about a recent international report supporting global warming released this month when southern Wisconsin was suffering from very cold temperatures.

Quoted: Galen McKinley, assistant professor of atmospheric and oceanic science, and John Magnuson, professor emeritus of limnology.

UW-Madison Professor of food engineering Richard Hartel announced that chocolate is the food of the gods during his talk about the science of the treat that has been around since 1500 B.C.

Quoted: Anne Miner, executive director of the Initiative for Studies in Technology Entrepreneurship at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business.

Quoted: UW political science professor Howard Schweber.

Deafening train whistles, drunks spilling onto the sidewalks at bar time, rowdy behavior on King Street.

Downtown Madison can be a rather noisy place, says Bert Stitt, former president of Capitol Neighborhoods Inc.

Quoted: UW-Madison psychology professor Colleen Moore.

Quoted: telecommunications professor Barry Orton.

Quoted: Martha Gaines, director of the Center for Patient Partnerships and a professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School.

Quoted: Adam Gamoran, director of the Wisconsin Center for Educational Research.

Quoted: Thomas J. Scott, president of the Higher Education User Group and senior enterprise resource-planning strategist at the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

Quoted: David Williamson Shaffer, a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor.

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Quoted: UW-Madison education professors David Williamson Shaffer and Kurt Squire.

Quoted: Kenneth Mayer, a political science professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Quoted: Maria Cancian, an economist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Quoted: Jonathan Foley, a climatologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.