Category Science & Technology
Play to examine woman’s life in the male world of MIT math
Trust a good play to raise issues and spark debate. Read More
Research on hive microbes may lead to better understanding of honeybee disease
If you spot a honeybee in the UW–Madison's Allen Centennial Gardens and are wondering where it came from, look up. Read More
UW scientists probe, attack late blight in potatoes
As the annual potato harvest begins, Wisconsin farmers continue to check their fields for late blight, the ferocious plant disease that caused the 1848 Irish potato famine and fueled massive emigration from Ireland. Read More
Summer’s no snooze on campus
Campus is not dormant during the summer. Though they may not quite match the hustle and bustle of the fall and spring semesters, the summer months are filled with activity at UW–Madison. Read More
Neuro reunion shows off progress
They were brought together by some of the worst moments of their lives – but you’d never know, if you witnessed the hugs and snapshots and, yes, laughter, at the first-ever reunion of patients from UW Hospital’s Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit. Read More
UW plans new research and teaching facilities to support dairy, meat and poultry processors
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is moving ahead with a $75-million initiative to upgrade research and teaching facilities to support the industries that make some of the state's most iconic agricultural products. Read More
Visual art: Exhibit explores the science behind the beauty
"About Seeing," an innovative exhibit focusing on the interaction between vision science and visual art, opens Aug. 31 at the James Watrous Gallery at the Overture Center for the Arts in Madison. Read More
UW–Madison researchers expanding study on human resilience
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Institute on Aging are studying how adults overcome social and economic challenges and whether it matters for their health, with a special focus on human resilience in the face of adversity. Read More
‘Hacking’ to bridge a divide
On a wall in a darkened room, a single word flashed: divide. Read More
West Nile’s ‘super spreader:’ How about the American robin?
The 2012 outbreak of West Nile virus, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, promises to be the largest since the disease was first detected in the United States 13 years ago. Read More
Morgridge Institute’s Velten named a top young innovator
Andreas Velten, an associate scientist with the Morgridge Institute for Research, has been recognized by MIT’s Technology Review as a TR35 honoree for 2012. Read More
Compounds shown to thwart stubborn pathogen’s social propensity
Acinetobacter baumanni, a pathogenic bacterium that is a poster child of deadly hospital acquired infections, is one tough customer. Read More
Industrial and systems engineering professor Ben-Tzion “Bentzi” Karsh dies
Ben-Tzion “Bentzi” Karsh, a professor of industrial and systems engineering who also earned three degrees from UW–Madison, died Aug. 18 after an 18-month battle with cancer. Read More
Engineering moving classroom into digital age
The Internet has profoundly affected the lives of those born into an information-saturated world, the “digital natives.” It has shaped nearly all of their expectations of the world, including what they expect from an institution of higher learning. Read More
Sunflowers inspire more efficient solar power system
A field of young sunflowers will slowly rotate from east to west during the course of a sunny day, each leaf seeking out as much sunlight as possible as the sun moves across the sky through an adaptation called heliotropism. Read More
Research shows how computation can predict group conflict
When conflict breaks out in social groups, individuals make strategic decisions about how to behave based on their understanding of alliances and feuds in the group. Read More
AhR Pharma and WARF sign exclusive license for cancer-fighting hormone
AhR Pharmaceuticals Inc. and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) have signed an exclusive license agreement for ITE, a natural hormone discovered by University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers with properties helpful in treating cancer, obesity and immune system disorders. Read More