Category: UW Experts in the News

Quoted: David DeMets, a professor of biostatistics at the University of Wisconsin.

Quoted: Emeritus History Professor Stanley Kutler.

Quoted: Ronald L. Numbers, a professor of the history of medicine at the University of Wisconsin.

Quoted: Economist Steven Durlauf of the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Quoted: Jim Baughman, director of the University of Wisconsin at Madison�s journalism school.

Quoted: John DeLamater, a human-sexuality expert from the University of Wisconsin — Madison.

Quoted: Cultural anthropologist Robert Kozinets of the University of Wisconsin- Madison.

Quoted: Warren Porter, a professor of zoology and environmental toxicology at the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

Quoted: Charles Jones, a retired political science professor at the University of Wisconsin.

E3 is a sensory bombardment of gargantuan displays, lights, noise and stars. Madison was represented by not only Raven, but also the Human Head Studio guys, and UW-Madison professors Jim Gee and Kurt Squire. (Squire snapped a cell-phone photo of rapper Coolio surrounded by the conference’s ubiquitous Booth Babes.)

Quoted: Stephen Chenney, assistant professor of computer science at UW-Madison.

Quoted: Dr Paul Bach-y-Rita of the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Quoted: Raymond Fonck, a physicist at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, US.

Quoted: Gail Brassard, professor of costume history at UW- Madison.

Quoted: Charles Jones, University of Wisconsin professor emeritus of political science.

Quoted: Comparative biologist Hannah Carey of the University of Wisconsin at Madison

Quoted: Hector DeLuca, a University of Wisconsin-Madison biochemist who did landmark studies on the nutrient.

Quoted: Teryl Roper, a fruit specialist and horticulture professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Quoted: Tom Lillesand, professor of geography and director of the Environmental Remote Sensing Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Quoted: Tom Lillesand, professor of geography and director of the Environmental Remote Sensing Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Quoted: Timothy Riddiough, a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor and director of its Center for Real Estate.

Quoted: Andrew Taylor, director of the Bolz Center for Arts Administration, at the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

Quoted: Ron Kuka, program coordinator for creative writing at the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

Quoted: Ed Jesse, a dairy economist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Quoted: Kenneth Mayer, a political science professor at the University of Wisconsin and author of a book about executive orders and presidential power.

A recent UW-Madison study showed that ramp meters, and other improvements, have improved traffic flow and reduced crashes on the Beltline despite huge increases in traffic volume.

After 23 years, UW-Madison anthropology professor Karen Strier knows that her life’s work – studying and helping to protect the endangered muriqui monkeys of Brazil – comes with its own rewards.

“I think it’s impossible not to develop a great affection (for the monkeys),” Strier said. “There really is a sense every time I go back and see them that they’re my friends. There’s also this exquisite sensation of building trust with another species, and the idea that they would let us into their lives.”

Quoted: John Karl Scholz, an economics professor at the University of Wisconsin.

Quoted: Joanne Cantor, professor emerita of communication and psychology, University of Wisconsin.

Quoted: Michael C. Fiore, a medical professor and director of the Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention at the University of Wisconsin Medical School who underwent seven hours of cross-examination over two days by Ted Wells, a lawyer for Philip Morris.

Quoted: Dr. Gregory Hollman, pediatric intensive care physician with University of Wisconsin Children�s Hospital.

That’s the advice from Brian Hudelson, of UW-Madison’s Plant Disease Diagnostics Clinic, who pinpointed the bulb rot penicillium that claimed a third of the Square’s tulips this spring.

Quoted: A study by UW-Madison researcher Jeff Johnson that identified an amino acid-peptide sequence that encourages a protective response in the brain against Alzheimer’s.

Quoted: Hector DeLuca, a University of Wisconsin-Madison biochemist who did landmark studies on the nutrient.

Quoted: Dr. Tom Rooney, a research scientist at the University of Wisconsin.

Quoted: Terry Lynn Gawlik, chair of the Division I Men’s Soccer Committee and assistant athletics director at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

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

Quoted: Jim Seward, finance professor at the UW- Madison School of Business.

Quoted: William Aquilino , a professor in human development and family studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Quoted: Alta Charo, a professor of bioethics at the University of Wisconsin Law School. (Audio)

Quoted: Jonathan Patz, an expert on the link between disease and ecology who divides his time between the University of Wisconsin and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Quoted: Veterinarian Ronald Schultz of the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine at Madison, one of the nation’s most respected veterinary immunologists.

Quoted: Kurt Squire, an assistant professor at Wisconsin’s Madison campus and a veteran of a similar education-focused program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Pig tails are often docked to prevent biting, according to Peter Bahnson, assistant professor of swine medicine with the University of Wisconsin Veterinary School.

“It’s poor for the pig’s health if they chew on its tail,” he said. “It’s not well understood what starts tail biting, but once they get started, they continue more frequently.” Bitten tails are painful and can become infected, Bahnson said.

Forget those visions of peacefully feeding dairy cows with tails gracefully swishing through the air. Those tails are most likely docked – leaving a stump instead of a swisher.

“It is relatively common in Wisconsin dairy herds,” said Dr. Ken Nordlund, a clinical professor in the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine.

“Probably the primary reason is convenience. The tail is a tail, and as milkers work around the udder, the cows flip the tail and it is like getting swatted in the face with a flyswatter.”

That’s the reason farmers started docking tails, but modern milking parlors have removed that potential problem, said Bill Endres, a Waunakee dairy farmer. Tail docking is now regarded as a way to keep cows clean and – consequently – comfortable, he said.

Quoted: David Jarrard, head of urologic oncology at the University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center in Madison.

Quoted: Patrick McBride, a professor of medicine at the University of Wisconsin Medical School in Madison.