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NASA co-op pushes student to new frontier of vehicle design

July 22, 2008

A UW–Madison mechanical engineering student is helping to develop the robotic equipment needed to clear lunar dust. Read More

College of Engineering will sign transfer agreement with MATC

July 21, 2008

A new door is opening for students seeking entrance to the College of Engineering. Read More

Transportation researchers evaluate Madison Metro service

July 21, 2008

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. Read More

Blood-related genetic mechanisms found important in Parkinson’s disease

July 21, 2008

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. Read More

Recent sightings: Stem cell summer science camp

July 20, 2008

Jose Zepeda, of Ellsworth, Wis., peers into a microscope while participating in a summer science camp hosted at the WiCell Research Institute at… Read More

Families create special memories at Grandparents University

July 17, 2008

Grandparents and grandchildren are sharing a campus experience as they learn together at Grandparents University. Read More

Faculty expertise central to Grandparents University success

July 17, 2008

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. Read More

Facility to house new instrument to speed biomedical research

July 17, 2008

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. Read More

Engineers Without Borders

July 17, 2008

Watch a WISC-TV For the Record episode that features UW–Madison’s Engineers Without Borders program. Read More

Morgridge Institute to hold symposium on integration of math, biology

July 16, 2008

To address the challenge and position UW–Madison scientists for the future, the Morgridge Institute for Research, part of the new Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, has slated the first symposium on the Integration of the Mathematical and Biological Sciences, to be held Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 2-3. Read More

Associate dean advises NASA on human challenges in space programs

July 15, 2008

A UW–Madison associate dean is part of a committee advising NASA on issues related to a new space program that will send human astronauts to Mars. Read More

Scattered nature of Wisconsin’s woodlands could complicate forests’ response to climate change

July 14, 2008

If a warmer Wisconsin climate causes some northern tree species to disappear in the future, it's easy to imagine that southern species will just expand their range northward as soon as the conditions suit them. Read More

Scientists see bright side of working with media

July 10, 2008

In a report published this week (July 11) in the journal Science, an international team of communications researchers reports that relationships between scientists and journalists are now more frequent and far smoother than the anecdotal horror stories scientists routinely share. Read More

Flu-infected fly cells reveal dependencies of the virus

July 9, 2008

By giving fly cells the flu, scientists have identified scores of host genes the pathogen requires for successful infection, revealing a raft of potential new pressure points to thwart the virus. Read More

A ‘red flag’ for expanding biofuels in the tropics

July 9, 2008

Biofuels, by recycling atmospheric carbon, are a potential boon to the world's ailing climate. But efforts in the tropics to significantly expand biofuel production by replacing tropical forests with oil palm, sugarcane and other agricultural biofuels could, in fact, accelerate climate change, according to a new study published this week (July 9). Read More

Zero-gravity team finds spray cooling works in space

July 8, 2008

For the 10th consecutive year, University of Wisconsin–Madison students have found themselves floating upside down over the Gulf of Mexico. Read More

Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center hires scientific programs manager

July 7, 2008

The Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) has hired a translator to connect researchers who would normally live in entirely separate research worlds. Read More

BP presents solar-powered electric vehicle to Lakeshore Nature Preserve

July 7, 2008

BP America Inc., the largest oil and gas producer in the United States and one of the largest investors in alternative energy, is making a gift of a solar-powered all-terrain electric vehicle to the Lakeshore Nature Preserve at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More