Category Science & Technology
Training grants a boon to research, scientists
David Beebe is living proof of the value of training grants such as the Biotechnology Training Program.
Middle-schoolers to give Madison neighborhoods a virtual overhaul
Some Madison middle school students will have a pretty impressive subject for their "What I did on my summer vacation" essays - developing their own plan for making over the capital city's most famous street and some of its key neighborhoods.
Students cross border to study environmental justice
This month, seven students will learn about and try to remedy some of the major environmental injustices surrounding the Mexican-U.S. border area through a University of Wisconsin–Madison summer course titled " Crossing Borders: Environmental Justice at the Mexico/U.S. Border."
Research probes seniors’ plans for end-of-life care
A new UW–Madison study offers insight into a critical part of end-of-life planning.
Veterinarians embrace opportunity for public-health training
UW-Madison's new master of public health program is opening opportunities for students in all areas of health, including veterinary medicine.
Lakeshore preserve Web site wins ‘Best of 2007’ award
The interactive Web site for the University of Wisconsin–Madison Lakeshore Nature Preserve has garnered another national award.
UW-Madison welcomes students for summer graduate research experience
This summer, the University of Wisconsin–Madison will host 100 of the brightest undergraduate students in their fields from around the country to do graduate-level research with faculty members.
With a big assist from NASA, UW-Madison launches astrobiology push
With the help of a $6.5 million grant from NASA, Wisconsin researchers will join the hunt for extraterrestrial life and early life on Earth by developing techniques and instruments to read the chemical signatures living organisms leave in rocks and minerals.
Mutant parasites, unable to infect hosts, highlight virulence genes
With a single approach, microbiologists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have identified dozens of clues to how human parasites may infect their hosts.
Freshman engineers seize the wind…and a new opportunity
Inspired to reinvigorate his teaching after a yearlong sabbatical, electrical and computer engineering professor Giri Venkataramanan decided to try an experiment. During spring semester 2007, he challenged the freshman in his introductory engineering class to build a functioning wind turbine from scratch.
Workshop to focus on policy innovation for environmental, economic gain
How can the U.S. and the European Union find solutions to environmental problems while also supporting the economy? Eight Europeans with expertise in creating and using new policies to meet 21st century environmental and economic challenges will be in Madison June 19 at Monona Terrace as part of an open-to-the-public "international dialogue on ecological policy" co-sponsored by the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Virtual chemistry experiments snag big Internet award
A Journal of Chemical Education Web site produced at UW–Madison has received a major "internetional" award.
Computer scientists set on winning the computer virus ‘cold war’
First came the virus. Then came the antivirus software. Ever since, virus programmers have been escalating their technology, trying to stay one step ahead of the computer security engineers and vice versa.
Research may yield improved treatment for diseased lungs
A multi-institutional team of engineers, scientists and clinicians from the University of Wisconsin–Madison will study large-artery biomechanics that could play a role in heart failure in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Student race car design team takes first place
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Formula SAE Racing student vehicle team took first place at the international competition in Detroit.
UW study to clarify safety, effectiveness of hormone therapy during menopause
When is the best time in a woman's reproductive history to start hormone therapy? How does estrogen therapy affect a woman's cognition and mood? What is the most beneficial form of estrogen? These are just a few important questions that researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health hope to answer in a federally funded nationwide study, the first of its kind, on the effects of estrogen therapy with perimenopausal women.
Study explores effectiveness of rain gardens
Although many rain gardeners swear by prairie plants and other native species, vegetation plays a lesser role than other factors in how well rain gardens trap storm water runoff and coax it into the ground, according to a recent UW–Madison study.
Curiosities: Why do we have fingernails?
Fingernails are essentially flattened versions of claws, and they evolved in all primates — including humans — to support broad fingertips, says UW–Madison anthropology…
Research aims to make it easier to serve local produce as classroom snacks
Wisconsin Homegrown Lunch, a partnership between a UW–Madison center and a local nonprofit organization, is working to introduce locally grown products into elementary schools around the area.