Category: UW Experts in the News

Quoted: Judith Walzer Leavitt, professor of medical history at the University of Wisconsin.

Quoted: Tim Baker, a professor of psychology at the University of Wisconsin and the Journal editor.

President Bush called for the United States to explore alternative energy methods Monday at Johnson Controls, a Milwaukee energy firm, advocating the end of foreign oil dependence.

UW-Madison Afro-American studies professor Freida High W. Tesfagiorgis say its purveyors see it as creative expression, cultural identity and the claim of a right to exist, be seen and have a place in the world that commands respect.

“Inherent in graffiti marks . . . is resistance to capitalist oppression, inclusive of racial or ethnic oppression,” she said.

But those who pay the price say it’s all criminal.

Quoted: Kevin Kniffin, an honorary fellow at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Quoted: Allan Odden, professor of educational administration at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Quoted: Charles Franklin, a professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin who has blogged about the Palestinian election results.

Quoted: Cognitive scientist Morton Gernsbacher of the University of Wisconsin, Madison

Google entered a storm of controversy over free speech recently, when it decided to censor the Chinese version of its search engine. While Google explained in its official blog that the move was an attempt to ââ?¬Å?contribute to openness and prosperity,ââ?¬Â critics have blasted the release as contrary to one of Googleââ?¬â?¢s stated mantras: ââ?¬Å?Donââ?¬â?¢t Be Evil.ââ?¬Â

Quoted: Dr. Jonathan Temte, associate professor of family medicine at the University of Wisconsin.

Quoted: Phil Moy of the University of Wisconsin and the government-affiliated water protection group Sea Grant.

Quoted: Arthur Glenberg, a professor of psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who has studied memory.

Quoted: Kurt Squire, a former Montessori and primary school teacher who is assistant professor of education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Quoted: Pamela Oliver, a sociology professor at UW-Madison.

“When the public has a chance to look more closely at what went on (at the Legislature), it’s not going to make them feel any better,” said Kathy Cramer Walsh, assistant professor of political science at UW-Madison.

Quoted: Kurt Squire, a former Montessori and primary school teacher who is assistant professor of education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

We now take a look at what lies behind the shocking images of torture at Abu Ghraib prison by turning to the history of the CIA and torture techniques. Professor Alfred McCoy talks about his book ââ?¬Å?A Question of Tortureââ?¬Â, a startling expose of the CIA development of psychological torture from the Cold War to Abu Ghraib. CIA mercenaries attempted to assassinate McCoy more than 30 years ago. (Full transcript follows.)

Quoted: University of Wisconsin researcher David Rabago.

Quoted: Seth Pollak, a developmental psychopathologist at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, US.

Quoted: Dr. Paul Sondel, a UW-Madison professor of pediatrics and human oncology.

Quoted: Sandi Sawchuk, veterinary medicine.

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

Quoted: Calvin DeWitt, professor of environmental studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a leading evangelical supporter of various environmental causes

Developers of heart-lung machines, kidney dialysis equipment and pressure chambers to simulate the deepest oceans have used Edwin N. Lightfoot’s research.

The 80-year-old UW-Madison chemical and biological engineering professor is to receive the National Medal of Science today from President Bush at the White House.

Quoted: William Cronon of the University of Wisconsin and author of ”Nature’s Metropolis: Chicago and the Great West.”

Quoted: Dr. Jonathan Temte, associate professor of family medicine at the University of Wisconsin.

Quoted: Assistant Chief Dale Burke of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department, nationally known for its success in handling large-scale events and emergencies.

Quoted: Glen Stanosz, University of Wisconsin-Madison plant pathologist.

Quoted: Thomas Heberlein, a professor of rural sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Quoted: Michael L. Corradini, professor and director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Wisconsin Institute of Nuclear Systems, a nuclear research center.

Quoted: Menzie D. Chinn, a professor of economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Quoted: Glenn Bower, faculty associate in the department of mechanical engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Applying her knowledge of game theory, a University of Wisconsin professor is helping the U.S. government to fight the War on Terror.

Quoted: Hannah V. Carey at the University of Wisconsin.

Quoted: Campus Women’s Center publicity coordinator Stephanie Halfmann

Quoted: Economist Andrew Reschovsky of UW-Madison’s La Follette School of Public Affairs.

Quoted: Rusty Bishop, director of the University of Wisconsin�s Center for Dairy Research.

Quoted: Barbara Ingham, a food science professor at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, said consumers should not worry about the information they receive on most food labels.

Quoted: Dr. David Bernhardt, a member of AAP and a professor of pediatrics and orthopedics at University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Quoted: Byron Shafer, a political scientist at the University of Wisconsin.

Quoted: Al Gunther, UW media professor.

Quoted: UW-Madison University Housing Food Service Manager Brian Burke.

Quoted: Timothy Tyson is a professor of Afro-American studies at the University of Wisconsin in Madison and the author of the biography “Radio Free Dixie: Robert F. Williams and the Roots of Black Power.”

Quoted: Howard Bailey, an associate director of clinical research at the University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Quoted: Dr. Frank Greer, a member of the academy’s nutrition committee and pediatrics professor at the University of Wisconsin.