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Confronting toxic blue-green algae in Madison lakes

July 1, 2010

Harmful algal blooms, once considered mainly a problem in salt water, have been appearing with increasing severity in the Madison lakes, and a team of University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers has geared up to understand the when, where and why of these dangerous "blooms." Read More

Young UW–Madison freshwater scientists noted by Great Lakes group

June 30, 2010

Two researchers from the University of Wisconsin–Madison Center for Limnology won major awards at the recent meeting of the International Association for Great Lakes Research in Toronto. Read More

UW eye researchers key to major study of diabetic eye disease

June 29, 2010

University of Wisconsin–Madison ophthalmologists analyzed thousands of eye photographs as part of a large study that says reducing blood lipid levels slows the progression of diabetic retinopathy, the most common diabetic eye problem and a major cause of blindness worldwide. Read More

Stirring the ocean: Calculating the role of the oceans’ swimmers

June 28, 2010

The world's oceans, we know, are constantly shaken and stirred by the winds and the tides and other physical forces of nature. Read More

TIP/High school students get hands-on with CSI science

June 22, 2010

Students from five Madison high schools are getting a first-hand view of cutting-edge forensic science and its high-tech tools this week on the campus of… Read More

Changing sounds are key to understanding speech

June 22, 2010

On the printed page, c*ns*n*nts m*tt*r m*r* th*n v*w*ls. Read More

Incidence of malaria jumps when Amazon forests are cut

June 16, 2010

Establishing a firm link between environmental change and human disease has always been an iffy proposition. Now, however, a team of scientists from UW–Madison, writing in the online issue of the CDC journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, presents the most enumerated case to date linking increased incidence of malaria to land-use practices in the Amazon. Read More

New technology promises to help drug makers go green

June 16, 2010

Production of a single kilogram of pharmaceuticals often yields hundreds of kilograms of chemical waste. Now, new chemistry developed by scientists at UW, combined with technology developed by researchers from Eli Lilly and Company, promises to dramatically reduce that waste stream for a key step in the pharmaceutical production process. Read More

QRM center gives Wisconsin company a bright future

June 14, 2010

Five years and a series of joint projects later, an ongoing partnership between the UW–Madison Center for Quick Response Manufacturing and a Milwaukee company is having significant results. Read More

UW-Madison, UW-Milwaukee award Intercampus Research Grants

June 9, 2010

Eight hybrid teams of faculty from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) and the University of Wisconsin–Madison have been awarded the first batch of Intercampus Research Incentive grants, awards designed to foster inter-institutional collaboration. Read More

University administration’s statement regarding Circuit Court ruling on submarine rescue studies

June 3, 2010

The university is reviewing Dane County Circuit Court Judge Amy Smith's decision to defer animal cruelty charges involving longstanding submarine rescue studies to a special prosecutor. Read More

UW-Madison researcher named Hartwell Investigator

June 3, 2010

Dr. De-Ann Pillers, a professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, recently received a Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Award from The Hartwell Foundation, based in Memphis, Tenn. Read More

Two young UW–Madison faculty win Shaw Scientist Awards

June 2, 2010

Two University of Wisconsin–Madison assistant professors will receive the 2010 Shaw Scientist Awards, the Greater Milwaukee Foundation announced today. Read More

Powerful genome barcoding system reveals large-scale variation in human DNA

May 31, 2010

Genetic abnormalities are most often discussed in terms of differences so miniscule they are actually called "snips" - changes in a single unit along the 3 billion that make up the entire string of human DNA. Read More

UW emeritus professor named acting director of NSF

May 28, 2010

Cora Marrett, an emeritus professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has been named acting director of the National Science Foundation (NSF). Marrett assumes her new duties June 1. Read More

Organic solids in soil may speed up bacterial breathing

May 23, 2010

The "mineral-breathing" bacteria found in many oxygen-free environments may be "carbon-breathing" as well. Read More

Master Gardeners seed UW–Madison horticulture scholarship

May 20, 2010

The SouthEast Wisconsin Master Gardeners have been sharing their gardens' abundance at an annual plant sale for years. They dig and divide thousands of perennials, everything from astilbes to zinnias, that shoppers stand in line to buy. Irises, daylilies and hostas are plentiful. Trilliums go quickly. Read More

Biology “boot camp” to help incoming students through maze of UW–Madison biology

May 20, 2010

Incoming biology students at University of Wisconsin–Madison will get extensive new help navigating the tricky transition from high school to a university that has 31 different majors related to biology, funded by a $1.4 million undergraduate science education grant announced today by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Read More

Symposium celebrates 100 years of UW–Madison genetics

May 19, 2010

It's been an eventful 100 years. Read More