Category Science & Technology
In these microbes, iron works like oxygen
Two new studies can shed some light on the perennial question of how life arose, but they also have practical applications in the search for life in space. Read More
Experience is the best teacher in creating a better STEM faculty
The Delta Program has helped to prepare hundreds of UW–Madison graduate students for faculty positions in STEM fields. Read More
Recent evolutionary change allows a fruit fly to dine on a toxic fruit
A fruit called the noni, now hyped for a vast array of unproven health benefits, is at the heart of a new research study. Read More
Science Expeditions puts UW–Madison research on display April 1-3
UW-Madison's 14th annual science open house starts Friday with 8 tons of mastodon and a window out into the cosmos — and then gets really big. Read More
No snow, no hares: Climate change pushes emblematic species north
UW researchers report that the range of the snowshoe hare in Wisconsin is creeping north by about five and a half miles per decade. Read More
Golden: UW continues to thrive
As dean of the School of Medicine and Public Health at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, I was both troubled and puzzled by an opinion piece posted… Read More
NAS panel takes stock of U.S. science literacy
Professors Dominique Brossard and Noah Feinstein are exploring the association between knowledge of science and public perception of and support for science. Read More
Making molecules comfy: Ultimate challenge for UW’s ‘Glass Guy’
"If you ask an ordinary person, ‘What is glass?’ they will point to a window, but glass is a much broader category of materials,” says Mark Ediger. Read More
Remembering late UW–Madison Zoology Professor Jack P. Hailman
Hailman was a professor emeritus of zoology and well-known experimentalist and animal behaviorist. His UW–Madison career spanned 30 years. Read More
New Morgridge research team leader foresees era of ‘smart microscopes’
Jan Huisken, a scientist who develops tools to image biology in its unaltered natural state, will lead the medical engineering focus area at the Morgridge Institute for Research. Read More
Drought alters recovery of Rocky Mountain forests after fire
Researchers say warm, dry conditions in the years following fires impedes the growth and establishment of vulnerable new seedlings. Read More
UW scientists say invasive species impacts much worse than thought
According to UW researchers, a single non-native species in a single inland lake has racked up $80 million to $163 million in damage. Read More
2016 CSI Contest: Amazing pictures tell tales of science, nature
Ten images and two videos by UW–Madison students, faculty and staff have been named winners of the Cool Science Image contest. Read More
Cool Science Images 2016
2016 Winning Cool Science Images… Read More
Fish-eyed lens cuts through the dark
The artificial eyes created by UW–Madison engineers could help search-and-rescue robots or surgical scopes make dim surroundings seem bright as day. Read More
Computer science program aims to make technology open to all
Wisconsin Emerging Scholars-Computer Sciences (WES-CS) provides a challenging, collaborative environment that helps recruit a broader cross section of UW students to the field of computer science. Read More
UW-Madison traffic lab assisting city in competition for $50 million
The award will go to one mid-sized American city to fund the creation of an integrated transportation system for the future, including driverless "smart" transit. Read More
High Throughput Computing helps LIGO confirm Einstein’s last unproven theory
A software program pioneered at UW–Madison churned away in the background, helping analyze data from billions of particle collisions. Read More
Bioenergy Center, collaborators report 500th invention
The Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center and two partners reported significant progress in their mission to develop technologies that will bring advanced biofuels to the marketplace. Read More
After long hiatus, Washburn Observatory public viewing to resume
The observatory had closed unexpectedly in April 2014 when a motor and gear box that operate a sliding door on the dome malfunctioned. Read More