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WAGE awards three research collaborative grants related to globalization

April 10, 2008

The University of Wisconsin–Madison Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE) announces the three winners of its research collaborative competition, each receiving $100,000 during a three-year period. Read More

Negligent, attentive mouse mothers show biological differences

April 9, 2008

In mice, child neglect is a product of both nature and nurture, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of Wisconsin–Madison describe a strain of mice that exhibit unusually high rates of maternal neglect, with approximately one out of every five females failing to care for her offspring. Read More

MSNBC science editor is visiting writer

April 9, 2008

Alan MSNBC science editor is visiting writer, science editor for msnbc.com, has been named the Science Writer in Residence for this spring. Read More

Recent sightings: Science Expeditions 2008

April 8, 2008

A UW–Madison student demonstrates to Natalie Rodenkirch how DNA is isolated in the lab at an activity booth during the “Science is… Read More

Money doesn’t grow on trees, but gasoline might

April 7, 2008

In 2003, University of Wisconsin–Madison graduate student George Huber and colleagues made hydrogen from plant sugars using nickel-tin alloy catalysts in the lab of Chemical and Biological Engineering Professor James Dumesic. Read More

Using street theater to channel the lessons of molecules

April 7, 2008

A novel project by a collaboration of scientists and educators from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the Madison Area Technical College (MATC) is making molecules and atoms the stars of a project to use theater to teach children the basics of science. Read More

UW study shows pomegranate juice may help fight lung cancer

April 4, 2008

Researchers are adding to the list of cancer types for which pomegranates seem to halt growth. A recent study at the University of Wisconsin–Madison using a mouse model shows that consuming pomegranates could potentially help reduce the growth and spread of lung cancer cells or even prevent lung cancer from developing. Read More

Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation chair to speak at Stem Cell Summit

April 2, 2008

Peter D. Kiernan, III, chair of the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, will provide the keynote address at the World Stem Cell Summit Sept. 22-23, 2008, at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison. Read More

From stained glass to stem cells, science shines on campus April 5

March 27, 2008

The University of Wisconsin–Madison will offer a science smorgasbord to the public at the sixth annual Science Expeditions on Saturday, April 5. Read More

From stained glass to stem cells, science shines

March 26, 2008

UW–Madison will offer a science smorgasbord to the public at the sixth annual Science Expeditions on Saturday, April 5. Read More

WARF, UW–Madison influenza researcher, Lentigen agree to donate technology

March 25, 2008

The University of Wisconsin–Madison has received a $1.3 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support research aimed at understanding the molecular features that lead to influenza pandemics. UW–Madison will collaborate with Maryland-based Lentigen Corp. on the project. Read More

Study shows compassion meditation changes the brain

March 25, 2008

Cultivating compassion and kindness through meditation affects brain regions that can make a person more empathetic to other peoples' mental states, say researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More

For stem cell scientist James Thomson, discovery trumps fame

March 24, 2008

The UW scientist who first brought stem cells into the scientific spotlight — a discovery that sparked a volatile debate of political and medical ethics — doesn’t seek fame for himself. So when you are the go-to guy for everybody who wants access to James Thomson, a man who’d much rather be in the lab than in the media’s glare, you learn to say no more often than you’d like. Read More

Events celebrate nanotechnology

March 20, 2008

The public can get up close and personal with nanotechnology research during a series of free public nanotechnology events on campus during "Nano Days," Saturday, March 29-Sunday, April 6. Read More

Technology to predict strain gets a perfect model: Michelangelo’s ‘David’

March 19, 2008

For statues, stress injuries come from standing in place for hundreds of years. Using a novel technique, researchers have now developed a way to predict such fracturing, applying the procedure to Michelangelo's famous statue "David" in an analysis that proved simpler, faster and more accurate than previous methods. Read More

New nanoparticle catalyst brings fuel-cell cars closer to showroom

March 19, 2008

A University of Wisconsin–Madison and University of Maryland (UM) team has developed a new nanotechnology-driven chemical catalyst that paves the way for more efficient hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles. Read More

UW Geology Museum receives more than $100,000 in minerals

March 19, 2008

In its 160-year existence, the University of Wisconsin–Madison Geology Museum has never before received a mineral donation like the one recently given by retired UW–Madison electrical engineering Professor R.A. Greiner. Read More

Chancellor search

March 14, 2008

UW-Madison is currently conducting a national search for a successor to Chancellor John D. Wiley, who will step down in September 2008. Read More

UW–Madison biochemist elected to National Academy of Sciences

March 12, 2008

Judith Kimble, a professor of biochemistry and genetics and Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator, has been elected to a three-year term as councilor for the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). Read More

Office upholds remaining WARF stem cell patents

March 12, 2008

The United States Patent and Trademark Office again has upheld the claims of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) by making determinations on… Read More