Eagle-eyed machine learning algorithm outdoes human experts
UW–Madison's Dane Morgan and collaborators used machine learning to make artificial intelligence better than experienced humans at analyzing damage to potential nuclear reactor materials.
Wisconsin researchers receive $60 million from NIH for ‘All of Us’ research program
By partnering with 1 million diverse people who share information about themselves over many years, "All of Us" will enable research to more precisely prevent and treat a variety of health conditions.
Students use cool tools to solve local problems in summer Makerspace course
In the UW–Madison Makerspace, students design and build whatever they can imagine in a collaborative environment with cutting-edge tools. Some of their designs solve local challenges.
Recent Sightings
The delicate beauty of leaves Sunshine and leaves — both in abundant supply in mid-summer — were combined to make sun print art this week, during a Lunchtime Wellness Series event at Allen Centennial Garden. See more
Photo by: Jeff Miller
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Seth Pollak: Effects of childhood stress
A new study from UW–Madison researchers Leslie Seltzer, Ligia Papale and others compared the genomes of children with very high-stress early lives… More
Events calendar
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Arboretum Family Nature Program
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at the Lakeshore Nature Preserve1:30 pm, Meet at Picnic Point parking lot 129 (2004 University Bay Drive). On 80 bus route.
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5:00 pm, Allen Centennial Garden
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Study suggests buried internet infrastructure at risk as sea levels rise
The most susceptible U.S. cities are New York, Miami and Seattle, but the effects would ripple across the internet — potentially disrupting global communications.
Can plants and trees change the weather?
An array of towers, aircraft and researchers will keep watch over the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest in northern Wisconsin, focusing on an area from a region of the country sensitive to changes in climate.
Childhood stress leaves lasting mark on genes
How does stress put some children at risk of psychiatric disorders when they grow up? To find out, researchers compared their genomes to those of kids whose childhoods were relatively tranquil.