Quoted: Joel Rogers, director of the UW-Madison Center on Wisconsin Strategy.
Category: UW Experts in the News
Tommy vs. Jim: Secretary and gov to square off over election
Quoted: John Coleman, UW political science professor
Weary protestsers uncertain of impact
Quoted: Jeremi Suri, an expert on protest movements at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. (Login required.)
Hurricane Frances could destroy space shuttles (New Scientist)
Quoted: Tim Olander of the University of Wisconsin, Madison
Records show storms really are bigger, nastier (KRT)
Quoted: atmospheric scientist Chris Velden, of the University of Wisconsin in Madison.
High-Tech Ice Cream (ScienCentral.com)
To most of us, ice cream is merely delicious. But to a food engineering professor like the University of Wisconsinââ?¬â??Madison’s Rich Hartel, who has studied the creamy treat for fifteen years, it’s a phenomenon of physics.
Madison Makes a Move Toward WiFi
Quoted: Brian Rust, UW Communications Manager for the Division of Information Technology
Our Critical Production Environments (Syllabus.com)
Author: Annie Stunden, chief information officer and director of the Division of Information Technology (DoIT) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.).
Grothman takes on Panzer in primary (Waukesha Freeman)
Quoted: University of Wisconsin-Madison political scientist Dennis Dresang
New farm project is hailed (Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter)
Quoted: Vicki Harris of the University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute
UW’s comp. sci. chief says industry poised for renewed growth (wisbusiness.com)
MADISON ââ?¬â?? Computer systems will become faster, more reliable, easier to use, more robust and have more capabilities in the years to come. Moreover, Gordon Mooreââ?¬â?¢s theory ââ?¬â?? that chip performance will double every 18 months ââ?¬â?? will continue for at least another decade.
Out of season
Quoted: Michael Adams, University of Wisconsin-Madison emeritus professor of botany
It can take a village (Chicago Tribune)
Quoted: Steve Stevenson, associate director of the University of Wisconsin’s Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems. (Login required.)
Picture fuzzy for public access TV
Quoted: Barry Orton, a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor.
When parasites are practical (Baltimore Sun)
Quoted: University of Wisconsin neuroimmunologist Zsuzsa Fabry. (Login required.)
Chicago’s young hobbits to do concert in Elvish (Chicago Sun-Times)
Quoted: niversity of Wisconsin-Madison linguistic professor David Salo,
UW discovery hurdles fuel cell barrier
UW-Madison researchers (James Dumesic, Won Bae Kim, Tobias Voitl & Gabriel Rodriguez-Rivera) report in the 8/27 issue of Science that they have discovered a method that clears a major hurdle to efficient operation of hydrogen fuel cells. (Capital Times, 8/27/04)
Weird summer begets early fall colors
Some areas of Wisconsin like to promote their fall foliage — just not this early. UW-Madison horticulturist William Hoch is quoted. (Capital Times, 8/27/04 print edition.
100 Black Men to distribute stocked backpacks to children
Hundreds of local families are expected to flock to Demetral Field Saturday for a popular back-to-school event: free backpacks of supplies to all kids who show up, courtesy of 100 Black Men of Madison. (Vice Chancellor and local chapter president Darrell Bazzell is quoted.)
Heart condition forces Smith to quit football
Madison – University of Wisconsin tailback Dwayne Smith has decided to give up football because of a potentially life-threatening heart condition, UW officials announced Thursday.
Doug Moe: The Talk
Documentary interview with history professor John Sharpless mentioned, along with the 34th anniversary of the Sterling Hall bombing & a possible sighting of fugitive Leo Burt. (8/25/04 print edition of the Capital Times)
Bay OKs new water treatment
Quoted: Greg Harrington, a UW-Madison expert and director of the Wisconsin Consortium for Applied Water Quality Research.
Eyetech Pins Its Hopes (and Shares) on New Drug (NYT)
Quoted: Ronald P. Danis, an ophthalmologist at the University of Wisconsin
Early color change stumps experts (Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune)
Quoted: William Hoch, University of Wisconsin-Madison horticulturist.
Cape-launched telescope offers a galactic glimpse (floridatoday.com)
One year after its launch, the Spitzer Space Telescope has already produced intriguing pictures of once-invisible star nurseries and galactic features that are expected to lead to more surprising discoveries.
Quoted: Ed Churchwell, a Spitzer scientist from the University of Wisconsin in Madison
Smith’s injury clouds plans for backfield
During a recent University of Wisconsin football practice, Dwayne Smith approached Jamil Walker on the sidelines and counseled the freshman running back on the proper use of technique. The instruction lasted a few minutes.
Listen To the Russians (Washington Post)
Author: Theodore P. Gerber is associate professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin at Madison
Yellowjackets not bugging many in 2004
Quoted: Phil Pelleteri, a professor of entomology at the University of Wisconsin- Madison.
A better mouse… (Newsday)
Quoted: University of Wisconsin’s Stephen Gammie
Experts: Educate students early on drinking
Do you think your child will go to the party? Will your child drink? How much will your child drink?
If you don’t know the answers, you probably need to talk to your child about the consequences of college drinking and the dangers of binge drinking, experts say.
Quoted: Aaron Brower, a professor of social work at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is an expert on binge drinking
Stem cell debate may be far ahead of science (Houston Chronicle)
Quoted: Terry Devitt, a spokesman for stem cell research at the University of Wisconsin,
Diet Restriction (Time)
Quoted: Gerontologist Richard Weindruch
Negative Campaign Ads and the Presidential Race (NPR)
Quoted: Ken Goldstein, who watches every political ad as director of the Wisconsin Advertising Project at the University of Wisconsin. (Audio)
Charter schools lagging? Not in Wisconsin (WSJ)
John Witte, UW-Madison professor, says a national study that found charter schools largely trail regular public schools in student performance doesn’t reflect what’s happening in Wisconsin.
Bush Vows Push for More Military Benefits (AP)
Quoted: Kenneth R. Mayer, professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
China prepares to celebrate 100th birthday of Deng Xiaoping (Channelnewsasia.com)
Quoted: Wang Jianwei, a China expert at the University of Wisconsin
Cloning Kerry’s Friend or Foe? (Wired News)
Quoted: R. Alta Charo, professor of law and bioethics at the University of Wisconsin Law and Medical Schools.
Editorial: Oprah and the vanishing trial (Chicago Tribune)
Quoted: University of Wisconsin scholar Marc Galanter
Campaign advertising takes no August break
Quoted: Ken Goldstein, a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor who studies campaign ads.
UW ranks 3rd on “parkty school” list (WIBA)
UW officials are downplaying a new list that claims that the university is the third-best party school in the nation.
Bush, Kerry are equals on ads
Reference: A national study released last month that originated in large part from the University of Wisconsin-Madison showed that almost 60% of Americans live in TV markets where there had been no Bush or Kerry ads at all in the months after the primary season.
Moss: I didn’t do anything (Racine Journal Times)
RACINE – Brent Moss disputed the police version of his Wednesday night arrest for possession of cocaine, saying he didn’t have any cocaine and he didn’t resist arrest. The former University of Wisconsin Badger football star also said police never read him his rights, beat him unnecessarily, talked of shooting him, spat on him and called him names.
Remember last year’s big blackout? Get ready for another one (The Globe and Mail, Canada)
Quoted: Ian Dobson, a professor of electrical engineering at the University of Wisconsin
Sudden, small changes in wind can change a hurricane’s course (Washington Post)
Quoted: Christopher Velden, an atmospheric scientist at the University of Wisconsin at Madison.
Pain experts, DEA seek consensus on abuse
Leading U.S. pain experts have collaborated with the Drug Enforcement Administration on a set of frequently asked questions and answers designed to improve pain treatment while attacking the growing problem of prescription drug abuse.
Quoted: Philipp Simon, a plant breeder and geneticist who directs the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s vegetable breeding program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Digging the baby carrot
Baby carrots have overtaken the nation like a healthful tsunami, an orange tide that is sliding into grocery carts, pooling on dinner plates and lapping into minivans full of snack-hungry kids.
Cited: Philipp Simon
UW-Madison’s Schuler Named ASAE Fellow (Wisconsin Ag Connection)
A professor of biological systems engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences has been named a Fellow of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers. Ronald Schuler was inducted during a ceremony last week at the 2004 ASAE Annual International Meeting in Ottawa, Ontario
Platypus: Nanotech Startup Rakes in Federal Money (wisbusiness.com)
MADISON – With a name like Platypus, itââ?¬â?¢s clear that the founders of this nanotechnology start-up possess a quirky sense of humor, to say nothing of the confidence that what they have to offer is sound enough to overcome the off-beat name.
QUoted: CEO Barbara Israel, a University of Wisconsin virologist who earned her PhD in medical microbiology.
For Psychotherapy’s Claims, Skeptics Demand Proof
Quoted: Dr. Bruce E. Wampold, a professor in the counseling psychology department at the University of Wisconsin
Campaign ads: Who listens? (Christian Science Monitor)
Quoted: Ken Goldstein, head of a University of Wisconsin project tracking political advertising.
Warts and all (Chicago Tribune)
Quoted: Stanley Kutler, a University of Wisconsin historian
Stem Cell Obstacle Solved, But to Limited Effect (NPR Morning Edition)
Quoted: Thomas Swaca(ph) a developmental biologist at the University of Wisconsin. (Audio.)
Give ‘Em Credit (Entrepreneur.com)
Quoted: Bill Kelly, director of the Center for Credit Union Research at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Undecided women voters vital to Bush, Kerry camps
Quoted: Virginia Sapiro, a professor of political science and women’s studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison; Byron E. Shafer, UW political scientist
Icelandic water gives clues about quakes
Quoted: John Valley, a geologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Easing a nation’s toxic burden
Quoted: Ian Coxhead, director of the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Many Birds of Native Species Declining (WPR)
(MADISON) A new study shows more evidence of rural development affecting wildlife populations. Researchers at UW-Madison say that in some developing areas, you�ll see fewer native species of birds. (Fifth item)
The Capital TimesStudy warns of more smog; UW researcher is lead author
Global warming means more summer smog for millions in Baltimore and 14 other U.S. cities, the Natural Resources Defense Council said in a report issued Wednesday. (AP story in 8/5/04 Capital Times quotes lead author Jonathan Patz of UW-Madison)
Global warming means more smog, environmental group warns
Quoted: Jonathan Patz of the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Lilly’s Cymbalta wins approval, faces competition (Indianapolis Star)
Quoted: Dr. John Greist, clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin in Madison.