Quoted: Tarique Niazi, an analyst at the University of Wisconsin, who has written extensively on Sino-Pakistan relations.
Category: UW Experts in the News
In Trials for New Cancer Drugs, Family Pets Are Benefiting, Too (New York Times)
Quoted: David M. Vail, director of clinical research at the University of Wisconsin�s veterinary school.
Honey, should we shrink the classrooms? (Chicago Sun-Times)
Quoted: University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher Beth Graue, who is evaluating SAGE classrooms for the state of Wisconsin.
Bird flu remains a major worry (Wisconsin State Journal)
A year ago, bird flu was in the news nearly every day. The drumbeat of a pandemic threat was growing louder. Health officials hurried preparation plans.
Today, bird flu seems more like the punchline of a joke.
But experts say it remains just as dangerous ââ?¬â? and just as able to cause a worldwide outbreak of flu like none seen since 1918, when as many as 50 million people died.
ââ?¬Å?The reality is this virus is continuing to spread,ââ?¬Â said Christopher Olsen, a virologist at the UW-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine. ââ?¬Å?Itââ?¬â?¢s continuing to infect birds. Itââ?¬â?¢s continuing to kill human beings.ââ?¬Â
Teaching children to care
Quoted: David Riley, a professor in UW-Madison’s School of Human Ecology.
Conflict in cranberry lawsuit?
Quoted: Ben Kempinen, a UW- Madison clinical associate professor of law.
It’s Your Money: Open Enrollment
Open enrollment season is one of the most important times of the year for people who work for a company that provides benefits like insurance, retirement plans and flexible spending accounts.
“It could be adding people to those plans, it could be how you’re participating in those plans,” says Michael Gutter, University of Wisconsin-Extension financial specialist.
Gutter says you should look forward to open enrollment season
Be aware of hazardous toys
Quoted: Cynthia Jasper, a UW-Madison professor of consumer science.
Torture and Social Scientists (Inside Higher Ed)
Quoted: Alfred W. McCoy, a historian at the University of Wisconsin at Madison and the author of A Question of Torture: CIA Interrogation, From the Cold War to the War on Terror.
Cardiac Check-Up A Hunting Must (WPR)
Quoted: Dr. James Stein is a cardiologist at the University of Wisconsin Hospital.
New TV network to keep an eye on state lawmakers
he green light was recently given to WisconsinEye, a new public access channel, to install broadcast equipment in the State Capitol. The network will air C-SPAN-style broadcasting of legislative affairs.
WisconsinEye set for Capitol launch
The Wisconsin Department of Administration cleared the installation of broadcast infrastructure for C-SPAN-style coverage of state governmental activity in the Capitol Thursday.
Home sales plunge in Dane County
Quoted: UW-Madison real estate professor Stephen Malpezzi.
For Plan B, A Broader Reach
Quoted: Scott Spear, associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin at Madison and a member of Planned Parenthood’s national medical committee.
Doctors Perform Historic Five-Way Kidney Swap (ABC News)
Quoted: Dr. Bryan Becker, section chief of nephrology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
From corn on the cob to a plastic blob
Sitting on Lih-Shend Turng�s desk are a non-descript, whitish-gray plastic plate and bowl set. Almost artistically opaque, foamy swirls curl around the bowl�s curves. Upon closer examination, this plasticware has heft and rigidity that could definitely stand up to Aunt Linda�s baked beans.
Unlike traditional picnic paraphernalia, this particular plateware is made from plants.
Stockinger’s comment on Edgar Meyer an insult to all bassists
This is in response to Jacob Stockinger’s Oct. 12 column in Rhythm. In it, he described the Madison Symphony Orchestra concert that featured bassist Edgar Meyer. He shared his thoughts and predictions about the pieces that were to be performed and his expectations for the audience.
Van Hollen sticks to his campaign guns
Quoted: UW-Madison political scientist Donald Downs.
Harley union deal is ‘classic capitalism’
Quoted: Joel Rogers, a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and director of the Center on Wisconsin Strategy.
Biologist’s book an olive branch to evangelicals (AP)
Quoted: Calvin DeWitt, a professor of environmental studies at the University of Wisconsin and a founder of the Evangelical Environmental Network.
Suicides most common by older white men (Greensboro News-Record)
Quoted: Art Walaszek, a geriatric psychiatrist at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
That 5-pound statistic is bloated by 4 pounds (Los Angeles Times)
Quoted: Nutritional scientist Dale Schoeller of the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Ideas for controlling CWD pour in (AP)
Quoted: Scott Craven, a University of Wisconsin-Madison wildlife ecology professor who hunts in the Iowa County CWD zone.
Video games ââ?¬Ë?engageââ?¬â?¢ learning
Instead of skipping class to play video games, University of Wisconsin students may be able to actually go to class instead find similar entertainment in upcoming semesters.
Red Wine Ingredient Increases Endurance, Study Shows
Quoted: Dr. Tomas Prolla at the University of Wisconsin.
Curiosities: UW snowflake expert melts a childhood belief
Q: Is every snowflake unique?
A: One fact we know from childhood: Every snowflake is unique.
Isn’t it?
UW-Madison’s snowflake expert, meteorology professor Pao Wang, gently delivered the grim news: “Not really. I think the saying is more or less a picturesque way of saying that there are so many varieties of snowflakes, thousands of different kinds.”
Boehner’s Bid for Leader Draws Opposition From Activist Groups (Bloomberg News)
Quoted: Kenneth Mayer, a professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin in Madison.
Thompson viewed as long shot for president (AP)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) ââ?¬â? Tommy Thompson was beloved by Wisconsin voters, winning election to a record four terms as governor, but he would be a long shot for president, according to a University of Wisconsin-Madison political science professor.
ââ?¬Å?Iââ?¬â?¢m not sure that he has a natural large core base within the Republican Party nationally,ââ?¬Â said professor John Coleman. ââ?¬Å?I think heââ?¬â?¢s really going to have to build that. Heââ?¬â?¢s a bit of chameleon with his image. … I consider him a long shot.ââ?¬Â
Humans, Neanderthals closer on family tree (Houston Chronicle)
Quoted: John Hawks, an anthropologist at the University of Wisconsin in Madison.
The Numbers Guy (Wall Street Journal)
Quoted: Charles Franklin, a professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin who blogs about polls at Political Arithmetik.
New Methods Let Scientists Analyze Neanderthal DNA (Washington Post)
Quoted: Sean Carroll, a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator and evolutionary geneticist at the University of Wisconsin at Madison.
Video game learning has no traction in K-12
Quoted: Kurt Squire, assistant professor of curriculum and instruction at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Games and Professional Practice Simulations group.
It’s Your Money: Holiday Spending
Quoted: Michael Gutter, University of Wisconsin-Extension Financial Specialist.
Parents� pockets running dry
Parents are often the first people college students go to when they�re strapped for cash, particularly when it comes to tuition costs. But according to a new study, students might have to start thinking twice.
Political experts say state bound to see ethics reform
According to four political experts who took part in a panel discussion at the University of Wisconsin Tuesday night, ethics reform may have a bright future in Wisconsin after last week�s election. Campaign-finance reform, on the other hand, may continue to be a work in progress.
Testing Boosts Memory (ScienceNOW)
Quoted: Mitchell Nathan, an educational psychologist at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Thompson Looking More Like Presidential Candidate
Quoted: University of Wisconsin-Madison political science professor Charles Franklin.
A testing time for Democrats (Asia Times)
Quoted: Kenneth Mayer, professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin.
How Many Wins Make Up a ‘Wave’? (Wasington Post)
Quoted: John Coleman, a professor at the University of Wisconsin.
Time in Senate May Be Irrelevant if Obama Runs (Washington Post)
Quoted: Barry C. Burden, a political scientist at the University of Wisconsin at Madison.
Feingold alters the calculus in presidential race
Quoted: Charles O. Jones, a Brookings Institution fellow and retired University of Wisconsin-Madison professor.
The debate is growing: Is being short a disability?
Mentioned: pediatric endocrinologist David Allen of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Let the web cams roll…
It could be the girl frantically scribbling down notes next to you in lecture. It could be the bundled-up couple holding hands walking through Library Mall. It could even be your TA. Do you think you could really tell if someone starred in Internet pornography? How would you know?
UW chancellor, dean attack marriage ban
Campus could soon feel consequences from the passage of the gay marriage ban, administrators and student leaders said of the ban�s approval Tuesday.
Chancellor John Wiley and Interim Dean of Students Lori Berquam have each issued statements expressing dismay over the implications the ban could have for domestic partner benefits and overall campus climate.
Lab advances AIDS research
Rick Bogle could not be more wrong with his assertion that ââ?¬Ë?nothing has been learned about HIV from studying monkeys.ââ?¬â?¢ Monkey research forms the basis for much of our current understanding of HIV.
It’s Your Money: Credit Solutions
Americans just can’t stop using credit cards; and it’s no wonder.Ã? According to University of Wisconsin-Extension financial specialist Michael Gutter,Ã? “It’s a lot easier to get a credit card now than ever before.”
Gay Marriage Debate Continues…
Quoted: UW Political Science Professor Donald Downs.
Vote sends mixed signals to Doyle
Analysis of state elections results. Quoted: Charles Franklin, a political science professor at UW-Madison.
UW�s monkey business
In a small alleyway off of Charter Street, nestled between two large brick buildings, stands a little white warehouse.
Experts: Amendment to spark court battles
Patrick Erwin went to bed Tuesday harboring a deep sadness and a looming dread that he would soon need to leave Wisconsin.
Voters had just passed a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage and civil unions in the state, and Erwin, who is gay and lives in Madison, said he felt his life here was about to become more difficult.
Presidency is on Feingold’s mind
In the wake of widespread Democratic election gains and voter unrest over the Iraq war, Wisconsin Sen. Russ Feingold said Wednesday he will spend the next few days mulling a run for the presidency in 2008 and could make a decision soon.
Democrats take control of House (Jerusalem Post)
Quoted: Kenneth Goldstein, a professor of political science and Judaic studies at the University of Wisconsin.
Power shift extends to governorships (AP)
Quoted: Charles Franklin, a political science professor at the University of Wisconsin.
Kagen eager for first term in Congress (Appleton Post-Crescent)
Quoted: John Coleman, a University of Wisconsin-Madison political scientist
Doyle scores a win (AP)
Quoted: Dennis Dresang, a University of Wisconsin-Madison political science professor.
Senate shift bodes well for Doyle (AP)
MILWAUKEE ââ?¬â? From health care to stem cell research, education funding to tax cuts, Gov. Jim Doyle should find more support for his policies in the statehouse as he embarks on his second term in office.
He will be buoyed by a shift in power in the Senate and an increase in Democrats in the Assembly, but that doesn’t guarantee success.
Quoted: University of Wisconsin-Madison political science professor John Coleman.
Feingold closer to decision on presidential run (AP)
Quoted: David Canon, a political science professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who specializes in Congress.
Analyzing the Marriage Amendment Vote
Quoted: UW political science professor Howard Schweber.
Funding progress
Since taking office, the Bush administration has started three warsââ?¬â?the war on terror, the war in Iraq and, according to some researchers, a war on science.
Crossing the socioeconomic gap
With college attendance at record highs and the need for a college degree to enter most middle-class jobs, income disparity is becoming more apparent, especially in relation to education.
According to Sara Goldrick-Rab, assistant professor of educational policy studies and sociology, these differences in income are known as socioeconomic gaps and exist ââ?¬Å?any time we see differences in students from different backgrounds.ââ?¬Â