WiscAlerts-Text closes in on milestone
WiscAlerts-Text, UW-Madison’s new emergency text-messaging service, is closing in on 10,000 subscribers.
Author:
Symbiotic microbes induce profound genetic changes in their hosts
Researchers from the UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health and the University of Iowa identify a slew of microbe-induced genetic changes in a tiny squid, including a set of evolutionarily conserved genes that may hold the secrets to developing a mutually beneficial relationship.
Recent sightings: Grandparents U.
Sam Iida and his grandfather take part in a hands-on learning exercise highlighting dairy science during Grandparents University on July 22. Grandparents University features a range of two-day workshops that provide a chance for children and their grandparents to learn together on the UW-Madison campus. Photo: Bryce Richter
CLA approved as food ingredient
On July 24, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced its finding that conjugated linoleic acid, known as CLA, is “generally regarded as safe” for use in foods. UW-Madison researchers have studied CLA since the 1970s.
Study: Surgical instrument size not suited to smaller hands
The concept of one size fits all works with many things—smocks, baseball caps and inner tubes. But not disposable laparoscopic surgical instruments. So say the results of a survey of general surgery residents conducted by a group that included two surgeons at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
Eight UW-Madison graduate students receive international travel awards
Global Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has awarded the Scott Kloeck-Jenson Award to eight outstanding graduate students whose work will deepen international understanding and global social justice concerns.
Study: No gender differences in math performance
A team of scientists says that there aren’t gender differences in math performance any longer.
UW-Madison veterinary technicians first to attain oncology, internal medicine specialization
Two more certified veterinary technicians at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine have attained veterinary technician specialist (VTS) certification, bringing the school’s total to seven.
Coalition spreads the word in Wisconsin about free, low-cost health insurance
Although more than 90 percent of Wisconsin residents have some form of private or public health insurance, that is little consolation to the estimated 500,000 who find themselves without coverage.
UW-Madison historian predicts the end of science ‘superpowers’
Is the sun beginning to set on America’s scientific dominance? Much like the scientific superpowers of France, Germany and Britain in centuries’ past, the United States has a diminishing lead over other nations in financial investment and scholarly research output in science and engineering.
NASA co-op pushes student to new frontier of vehicle design
A UW-Madison mechanical engineering student is helping to develop the robotic equipment needed to clear lunar dust.
College of Engineering will sign transfer agreement with MATC
A new door is opening for students seeking entrance to the College of Engineering.
Transportation researchers evaluate Madison Metro service
University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering transportation researchers are compiling the results of ridership surveys conducted in March and April on board Madison Metro buses.
Theory meets practice in second annual Wisconsin Entrepreneurship Bootcamp
This week (July 20-25), the Wisconsin School of Business will direct the second annual Wisconsin Entrepreneurship Bootcamp (WEB) for graduate students in chemistry, biology, law and engineering, among others.
Blood-related genetic mechanisms found important in Parkinson’s disease
A finding by scientists at UW-Madison, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the University of Ottawa may lead to new treatments for Parkinson’s disease.
Recent sightings: Stem cell summer science camp
Jose Zepeda, of Ellsworth, Wis., peers into a microscope while participating in a summer science camp hosted at the WiCell Research Institute at University Research Park the week of July 14. Designed for rural Wisconsin high school students such as Zepeda, the four-day outreach program provides hands-on learning experiences with human embryonic stem cells, working …
NBA’s Devin Harris to play in Waisman golf benefit
New Jersey Nets basketball player Devin Harris will participate in the Friends of the Waisman Center’s Golf Benefit on Monday, July 21, at Bishops Bay Country Club, 3500 Bishops Drive, Middleton.
Families create special memories at Grandparents University
Grandparents and grandchildren are sharing a campus experience as they learn together at Grandparents University.
Faculty expertise central to Grandparents University success
Before strip malls and subdivisions cropped up around Madison, University of Wisconsin-Madison students often earned extra money in the summer by plucking fat, green worms from tobacco plants in nearby Sun Prairie.
Facility to house new instrument to speed biomedical research
Already home to one of the world’s most impressive collections of huge research instruments, the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s National Magnetic Resonance Facility at Madison (NMRFAM) is about to add another giant.