One of the biologists researching this issue was Zach Peery, from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Peery had been tracking the spotted owl’s decline since 2001, and he knew that a team in the state of Washington had been experimenting with ARUs to help identify northern spotted and barred owls there.
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Wisconsin lawmakers return focus to public school reading struggles
Lawmakers will hear from reading experts, including experts from the University of Wisconsin.
Forthcoming genetic therapies raise serious ethical questions, experts warn
Despite the advances, Professor Alta Charo, a bioethicist at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, suspects most people will stick with having babies the old-fashioned way. “The biggest risk I see at the moment is that discussion around germline editing will continue to present such dystopian visions as realistic,” she said.
Genome summit to weigh pros and cons of gene-editing
“The summit is a chance to really hear about what’s happening in the field that has the greatest potential for improving human health,” says R. Alta Charo, a professor emerta of law and bioethics from the University of Wisconsin, who helped organize the summit.
Against a more topical opponent, Dan Kelly pins hopes on broad appeal to protecting the Constitution
UW-Madison journalism professor Mike Wagner and UW-Madison political science professor Barry Burden are quoted.
Roadblocks put homeowners in the middle of dispute between tribe, town of Lac du Flambeau
Richard Monette, an expert on Native American issues and director of the Great Lakes Indian Law Center at UW-Madison, said easement issues are not uncommon. In late January, a federal appellate court ruled that a lawsuit filed by the Seneca Nation of Indians against New York state may proceed over the tribe’s longstanding claims that a 1954 land deal permitting a highway to cut through part of its Cattaraugus Reservation was illegal.
A Supreme Court justice’s paragraph could mean weaker protections for voters of color
But the judge cited Gorsuch’s one-paragraph opinion and decided the case had to be thrown out. That’s because, the judge said, the Voting Rights Act does not explicitly say private groups can bring Section 2 lawsuits. Dan Tokaji, dean of the University of Wisconsin Law School, says that literal interpretation of the law doesn’t make sense.
More Doctors Can Now Prescribe Buprenorphine to Opioid Users. Will It Help?
Dr. Elizabeth Salisbury-Afshar, an addiction physician at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who has trained doctors in prescribing buprenorphine, said there were “so many health shortage concerns in rural areas” that it would be hard for health providers to meet demand, “because there aren’t enough clinicians.”
Fossil fuel companies donated $700m to US universities over 10 years
Some researchers argue that partnerships with the oil majors help keep their work relevant to the real world. “They provide a lot of guidance and they keep you honest,” George Huber, at the University of Wisconsin, told the Guardian. Huber’s cellulosic biofuels research has received funding from a variety of fossil fuel companies, including ExxonMobil.
Putin One Skirmish Away From Reaching 150,000 Battlefield Losses: Ukraine
Mikhail Troitskiy, professor of practice at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, told Newsweek that it’s difficult for one military faction to calculate its own losses—let alone tally that of an adversary.
Burning Poop Causes – Why Poop, Diarrhea Burns After Spicy Food
“Just apply a dab the size of a dime to the anal opening and create a thin smear,” advises Arnold Wald, M.D., a professor of gastroenterology and hepatology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Sarah Davis and Jill Jacklitz: Don’t nickel and dime patients for online messages to their health providers
Davis and Jacklitz are co-directors of the Center for Patient Partnerships at UW-Madison, which teaches health advocacy.
Video games are not damaging children’s brains: Study
Professor Shawn Green, from the Department of Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, added: “The current study found results consistent with previous research showing that types of gameplay that seem to augment cognitive functions in young adults don’t have the same impact in much younger children.”
What is red light therapy? Benefits, uses and more
“In terms of red light therapy for facial rejuvenation, we don’t really have many human studies to look at,” said Dr. Apple Bodemer, a board-certified dermatologist and associate professor at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. According to the Cleveland Clinic, “most experts say that they don’t know yet if red light therapy is effective for all its claimed uses. Most say that the studies so far show some potential,” but ultimately, more studies are needed to prove its efficacy.
What Ivanka’s Testimony May Reveal to Trump Special Counsel
Ion Meyn, an assistant professor of law at the University of Wisconsin, said that the prosecution is also likely to ask Ivanka about other key players, which could be used to impeach those who denied being a part of certain conversations that day.
Mike Lindell’s ‘No Merit’ Lawsuit Over Jan. 6 Tapes Is Doomed to Fail
Ion Meyn, an assistant professor of law at the University of Wisconsin, also told Newsweek on Friday that Lindell, as a network owner, is “not part of a protected class under the equal protection clause.”
Democracy has a customer-service problem
Think income inequality, an extortionate health-care system, and rural decay. Think, too, about the senses many people have that the sources of power—both public and private—are far away and unresponsive, and that when something goes wrong, they’re on their own. Katherine Cramer, a political scientist at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, has argued that this anger breeds a “politics of resentment.”
Voting Rights Act’s private right of action is in danger
“I think it’s an open question only in the sense that no court has ever felt compelled to expressly say that people whose voting rights have been violated can sue under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act because everyone — and I do mean everyone — understood that that’s what Congress meant,” says Dan Tokaji, dean of the University of Wisconsin Law School, who has written about private individuals suing for violations of federal election laws.
China, Needing Babies, Eases Limits on Births
“The two-child policy failed. The three-child policy failed,” said Yi Fuxian, a researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who has studied Chinese population trends. “This is the natural next step.”
Inflammation of the body may explain depression in the brain
“Activation of these inflammatory pathways in the body and brain is one of the ways through which depressive symptoms can be produced,” said Charles Raison, a professor of human psychology, human ecology and psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin at Madison.
After receiving tens of millions from federal government for internet upgrades, big telecom companies ask state for millions more
Despite all the federal money that’s already been distributed, much work still needs to be done to bring high-speed internet to the entire state, said Gail Huycke, a community development outreach specialist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension who focuses on broadband expansion.
Covid-19 pandemic: Celebrities may have helped shape anti-vaccine opinions, study finds
The study doesn’t get into exactly why celebrity tweets would have such an impact on people’s attitudes about the vaccine. Dr. Ellen Selkie, who has conducted research on influence at the intersection of social media, celebrity and public health outcomes, said celebrities are influential because they attract a lot of attention.
Outcomes in Wisconsin Supreme Court race, challenge to abortion law seen as inextricably linked
“We are in fairly new territory here,” said Ryan Owens, a UW-Madison political science professor who briefly ran for attorney general as a Republican. “We have seen candidates in the past lay out their judicial philosophies pretty clearly. Judge Protasiewicz, however, takes this beyond what we have seen before.”
Slamming the Door on Scholarship
“It’s a significant rupture,” said Theodore P. Gerber, a professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin at Madison and director of its Wisconsin Russia Project. “It seems like there’s not going to be a happy ending any time soon.”
Sexual attacks against teen girls increased in 2021, CDC report found
“We really don’t have that robust evidence-based, supportive, trauma-informed education at scale in the United States. And at this particular time in history, it is especially needed given what we’re seeing,” said LB Klein, an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Such a curriculum would be included in what’s known as comprehensive sex education.
Wagner’s Ammo Problem Could Cost Them Bakhmut Amid Massive Losses
The contention of Mikhail Troitskiy, professor of practice at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is that Prigozhin is “going all in now” due to the number of mercenaries within his group being “decimated” in cities like Bakhmut and otherwise.
Abortion, redistricting loom large over Wisconsin Supreme Court race
“I’m not sure that there’s going to be much oxygen in the room for anything beyond that, frankly. It just seems to be where the left has made its home in this race, as it did in the midterms,” said University of Wisconsin-Madison political science professor Ryan Owens.
‘Extremely consequential’ Supreme Court primary race
“If one of the liberal candidates win it means that the state Supreme Court is likely to hear more cases that might advantage more liberal constituencies in the state and potentially decide cases in ways that advantage them,” said Mike Wagner, political analyst and professor in the School of Journalism at UW-Madison.
Breaking down the big races in Wisconsin’s Feb. 21 primary election
Video: Prof. Mike Wagner from the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication joins Live at Four to talk about the key races on the ballot for Tuesday’s primary.
Weekly checkup with UW Health’s Dr. Jeff Pothof
Video: UW Health’s chief quality officer Dr. Jeff Pothof joins Live at Four to talk about the latest COVID-19 news, including an analysis of immunity after a previous infection.
In New York, 2 Teens’ Deaths Underscore Dangers of ‘Subway Surfing’
In an increasingly digital world, the blurring of lines between screen and reality can normalize risky behavior, said Dr. Megan Moreno, interim chair of the department of pediatrics and principal investigator of the Social Media and Adolescent Health Research Team at the University of Wisconsin.
In Wisconsin’s supreme court race, a super-rich beer family calls the shots
“It’s escalating rapidly,” said Barry Burden, a political science professor at University of Wisconsin – Madison. “If $15m, $20m, $25m is spent on this race it’s more than you see in governor’s races in some states.”
Wisconsin Supreme Court race could be the most consequential, expensive judicial race ever
“If the Supreme Court election went to a liberal candidate, it’s quite likely that the [1849 abortion ban] would get contested in the state Supreme Court,” UW-Madison professor of journalism and mass communications Mike Wagner said. “And we might then predict that that law would be overturned, kind of re-establishing abortion rights in Wisconsin.”
Wisconsin Supreme Court race holds high stakes for abortion, redistricting and 2024
“This seat is crucial to the balance of the court, and the court is crucial to the balance of the state,” said Barry Burden, a political scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and director of its Elections Research Center.
GOP, Tony Evers look to lower-cost housing as potential middle ground
“The idea is that the cost to build a new apartment is the same whether its intended for market rate occupancy or affordable occupancy,” said Kurt Paulsen, UW-Madison professor of urban planning. “If you want developers to build affordable units, you need to provide a capital subsidy.”
How to let go of a grudge
Grudges exist on a spectrum, says Robert Enright, a professor in the department of educational psychology at the University of Wisconsin Madison and a founding board member of the International Forgiveness Institute. Some grievances don’t impact your daily life, but you remember them nonetheless. These surface-level grudges are easier to relinquish, Enright says. Others take root in the soul and can grow into hatred.
Mother Nature Has the Best Climate-Fixing Technology
Gregory Nemet, a co-author of the “State of Carbon Dioxide Removal” report and a public policy professor at University of Wisconsin at Madison, told me that pretty much all successful CO2 removal to date has come from natural climate solutions like protecting forests, planting trees and better managing soils. So I asked him, “Why not invest heavily in that?” To my mind, supporting and expanding the extraordinary potential of natural ecosystems to perform carbon removal is what investors and policymakers should be focusing on — not fantastical machines.
Q&A: UW professor explains why you should care about shared revenue
Though you may not have heard of it, shared revenue is a financial lifeline for local governments in Wisconsin — and it’s entered the spotlight as communities scramble to fund essential services.
The EPA is updating the social cost of carbon to better fight climate change
I called up a philosopher to help me make sense of this. His name is Paul Kelleher. He’s a bioethicist at the University of Wisconsin.
Invasive Rusty Crayfish Appear to Be Dying Off and It’s Not Clear Why
“It can be tough to get an actual population estimate because there’s so many rusty crayfish in a lake,” lead study author Danny Szydlowski, a Ph.D. researcher at University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Center for Limnology, told Newsweek.
Expanding paid family leave ‘critically important’ to attracting workers, Gov. Tony Evers says
“Having access to paid family leave makes it more likely that people will stay in the labor force after having a child,” said Sarah Halpern-Meekin, a UW-Madison associate professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies.
Rusty crayfish disappearing from some northern Wisconsin lakes — and that’s a good thing
Many of the lakes have seen steady declines of the crustacean, with a handful of lakes falling to nearly zero. Szydlowski, who is now working on a PhD in freshwater and marine science at UW-Madison’s Center for Limnology, said that the declines could be caused by a fungal disease and by crayfish destroying their own habitat.
Rural Americans hit harder by inflation, economists say
“I think that the rural households are getting sort of nickel and dimed on inflation,” said Tessa Conroy, an economic development specialist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Animals with love lives more complicated than yours
Male Neopyrochroa flabellata beetles are attracted to a chemical called cantharidin. “Males eat the stuff like candy,” said Dan Young, a professor of entomology at the University of Wisconsin Madison. “They then sequester it away in their bodies, and they then transfer it to females when they copulate.”
Rebuilding public’s trust in government requires good governance and celebrating often invisible successes
Column by Manuel P. Teodoro, associate professor of public affairs at the La Follette School of Public Affairs.
It’s Time We Talked About Our Bambi Problem
In the forests of Wisconsin and Michigan, research suggests, expanding whitetail populations are responsible for at least 40 percent of the change observed in forest structure. “It’s rare in ecology to find one factor that accounts for so much change,” says Donald Waller, a retired professor of botany at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, who has studied white-tailed deer for over 20 years.
‘Stakes are monstrous’: Wisconsin judicial race is 2023’s key election
“The stakes are monstrous,” said Barry Burden, the director of the Elections Research Center at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. “There’s a confluence of factors that have come together, intentionally or not to make this a terribly important race for the future of the state.”
Childbirth Is Deadlier for Black Families Even When They’re Rich, Expansive Study Finds
“It’s not race, it’s racism,” said Tiffany L. Green, an economist focused on public health and obstetrics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “The data are quite clear that this isn’t about biology. This is about the environments where we live, where we work, where we play, where we sleep.”
Early literacy in Madison spotlight this week
“We’re trying to change a system that has been in place and the way it is for a long time,” said University of Wisconsin-Madison professor Mark Seidenberg, whose research has focused on how people learn to read.
FTC cracking down on wellness industry marketing
“It’s very much tapping into our insecurities that we are not well enough. And it taps into our hope that we could be better,” said Christine Whelan, a professor of consumer science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Why Ben & Jerry’s is chunky, and Häagen-Dazs is smooth : Planet Money
SMITH: That economist I met at that big conference, the person who first noticed something amiss in the freezer section, is named Christopher Sullivan. He’s a professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
The Leadership Quality That Can Make You Or Break You: Self-Awareness
“Experience necessarily involves failures, and you certainly shouldn’t miss the meaning of those,” writes Jeffrey Russell, Vice Provost for Lifelong Learning and Dean of Continuing Studies at University of Wisconsin-Madison. ”Failures can prepare you to be a leader — as long as you take the time to reflect on them. When you’re reflective, you think about outcomes and impact. You develop judgment.”
High rents are pushing many out of the Madison area market
A surging population and high costs for the construction materials to build new apartment complexes and houses are exacerbating the problem, said UW-Madison professor of urban planning Kurt Paulsen.
How Moore v. Harper at the Supreme Court could become moot
And the flip-flopping in state court rulings that could come out of the North Carolina Supreme Court’s rehearing for this case could become more common in other parts of the country, explains Robert Yablon, an associate professor of law who helps lead the University of Wisconsin Law School’s State Democracy Research Initiative.
Immunocompromised worry they’re getting left behind again
“With no mitigating measures in place and now no #Evusheld, immunocompromised patients are at even higher risk. Better meds must arise to make this world safe for all,” tweeted University of Wisconsin-Madison anesthesiology associate professor Bill Hartman.
PETA takes credit for ending sheep experiments, but UW-Madison cites funding lapse
Earlier this week, animal activist group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) put out a statement saying its protests had pushed the Navy to nix the partnership with UW-Madison. But it was lack of funding that prompted the university and the Navy to jointly agree to end the experiments, Michelle Ciucci, UW-Madison Animal Program faculty director said.
Samsung exec says he wouldn’t give a smartphone to his daughter until she was 11
Deciding whether or not a child is ready to own a smartphone should be based on their own development rather than a specific age, according to Megan Morena, a pediatrics professor at the University of Wisconsin.
Northeast U.S. Latest to Experience Polar Vortex Temperatures
“I wish I had a clear answer,” said Steve Vavrus, a climate scientist at the University of Wisconsin. With Jennifer Francis, now at the Woodwell Climate Research Center in Massachusetts, Dr. Vavrus wrote a seminal 2012 paper that presented the idea that Arctic warming was affecting the polar vortex. “Unfortunately the state of things is still ambiguous,” he said.
Madagascar’s sacred trees face existential threats in a changing world
“That’s one of the most amazing things about the Malagasy baobabs,” says Nisa Karimi, a botanist and evolutionary biologist at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. “One species occurs all across continental Africa, and then you get to Madagascar, and you have six.”
Why Bad Bunny’s Grammy nominated Un Verano Sin Ti is such a big deal
“There was a particular audience consuming this and it was divided along generational lines,” said Jorell Meléndez-Badillo, a Caribbean historian at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who is penning an article for the Bad Bunny Enigma, an academic journal analyzing the star. “It’s really interesting how Bad Bunny became this global superstar while in conversation with things that were happening in the archipelago. He was basically making music for people in the archipelago, referencing things that only Puerto Ricans would understand.”