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Study: Super-sizing your food takes hidden toll on pocketbook

May 24, 2006

From a soft drink in a mega-size cup to a jumbo order of fries, many fast food restaurants let you upsize your meal for pennies — seemingly a great value. Read More

Just one nanosecond: Clocking events at the nanoscale

May 18, 2006

As scientists and engineers build devices at smaller and smaller scales, grasping the dynamics of how materials behave when they are subjected to electrical signals, sound and other manipulations has proven to be beyond the reach of standard scientific techniques. Read More

Biochemist bags young scientist award

May 18, 2006

A biochemist at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is one of two recipients of the 2006 Shaw Scientist Award. Designed to help young scientists explore novel research directions, the $200,000 prize is annually awarded to Wisconsin researchers working in the fields of biochemistry, the biological sciences and cancer research. Read More

Online course to develop curriculum around process of science

May 17, 2006

"Forensic Science" is a unique online learning opportunity that will provide K-12 teachers with the techniques and tools to bring scientific investigation into their classrooms. This two-week Web-based learning opportunity will be conducted June 12-26. Read More

Study: Exercise, diet may protect against colorectal cancer

May 15, 2006

Voluntary exercise and a restricted diet reduced the number and size of pre-cancerous polyps in the intestines of male mice and improved survival, according to a study by a University of Wisconsin–Madison research published May 13 in the journal Carcinogenesis. Read More

How a crop nutrition problem becomes an insect problem

May 11, 2006

Potassium-stressed soybean plants - with their telltale yellowed leaf edges - can harbor large numbers of soybean aphids, insidious pests that can cause millions of dollars in damage to Wisconsin crops. Read More

Free program offers scientific exploration to everyone

May 9, 2006

Steve Preston, a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, will talk about how his personal journey with cancer has shaped not only his master's thesis research on sustainable engineering, but his approach to life, at Wednesday Nite @ the Lab at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 10. His project on engineering mall, an elaborate, interconnected structure of paper tube arches that bridge art, engineering and industry, portrays life as a series of portals. Read More

Dedication ceremony honors revered freshwater biologist

May 8, 2006

A dedication ceremony at the Center for Limnology (CFL) today (May 8) is honoring the vision and achievements of a late UW–Madison scientist by naming a laboratory after him. The newly named facility - the Arthur Davis Hasler Laboratory for Limnology - has been at the core of education and UW–Madison research in the aquatic sciences for more than four decades. Read More

Scientists find gene in obese mice that increases type 2 diabetes

May 8, 2006

In a painstaking set of experiments in overweight mice, scientists from the University of Wisconsin–Madison have discovered a gene that appears to play an important role in the onset of type 2 diabetes. Read More

Metal-embedding method helps tiny sensors function in extreme environments

May 4, 2006

University of Wisconsin–Madison mechanical engineers have developed a method for fabricating "packages" of tiny sensors that measure temperature more accurately than bulk thermocouples. Read More

Scientists share common interests at human biology symposium

May 4, 2006

More than 600 registrants are expected to attend the fourth Wisconsin Symposium on Human Biology Monday-Thursday, May 22-25, at UW–Madison. Read More

Research proposals sought for Wisconsin Institutes of Discovery

May 1, 2006

A grant program aimed at stimulating collaborative research projects to be included in the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery has begun with an open invitation to University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers to submit initial proposals by June 1. Read More

UW scientist among 100 most influential people of 2006

April 30, 2006

TIME Magazine, the international news weekly, has recognized a scientist at the University of Wisconsin–Madison as one of the most influential people of 2006. Read More

Scaled-down genome may power up E. coli’s ability in lab, industry

April 27, 2006

By stripping the E. coli genome of vast tracts of its genetic material — hundreds of apparently inconsequential genes — a team of Wisconsin researchers has created a leaner and meaner version of the bacterium that is a workhorse of modern biology and industry. Read More

Scientists discover a master key to microbes’ pathogenic lifestyles

April 27, 2006

A team of scientists from the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health reports the discovery of a master molecular sensor embedded in the spores of the fungi that triggers a transformation from that of a benign lifestyle in the soil to a deadly pathogen. Read More

Three faculty elected to National Academy of Sciences

April 26, 2006

Three members of the UW–Madison faculty were among 72 individuals elected this week to the National Academies of Science. Read More

UW-Madison’s cluster-hiring initiative shows signs of delivering on its promise

April 20, 2006

Seven years after the University of Wisconsin–Madison's cluster-hiring initiative was outlined by former Chancellor David Ward, the program is producing numerous accomplishments. Read More

Amasino receives prestigious HHMI professorship

April 5, 2006

Just as a non-musician savors the resounding strains of a Beethoven symphony, University of Wisconsin–Madison biochemist Richard Amasino believes that non-scientists can appreciate the role of science in their lives. He will have a chance to advance that notion to K-12 teachers nationwide after being named a million-dollar Howard Hughes Medical Institute professor. Read More

Historic gift will drive research innovation

April 3, 2006

The largest individual gift ever to benefit UW–Madison - $50 million from alumni John and Tashia Morgridge - will pave the way for pioneering scientific collaboration at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery. Read More

‘Virtual’ symposium brings nanotech, biotech topics to K-12 science teachers

March 28, 2006

On Monday, May 1, educators from around Wisconsin will join with educators in Indiana and Minnesota to explore the convergence of nanotechnology and biotechnology with a panel of experts drawn from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the National Science Foundation and Wisconsin's biotechnology community. The New Technologies symposium will originate from the Pyle Center at UW–Madison and will be broadcast live via Internet2 beginning at 8 a.m. Read More