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New way to make yeast hybrids may inspire new brews, biofuels

December 4, 2015

About 500 years ago, the accidental natural hybridization of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the yeast responsible for things like ale, wine and bread, and a distant yeast cousin gave rise to lager beer. Read More

Cosmic Radio Bursts yield first clues about their origins

December 2, 2015

With the help of the world’s largest steerable radio telescope, a team of researchers that includes a University of Wisconsin–Madison physicist has produced the first detailed portrait of a Fast Radio Burst — a brief but highly energetic pulse of radio waves from unknown sources in the distant universe. Read More

Researchers forge primitive human leukemia cells in lab

December 1, 2015

By generating cells with the properties of primitive human leukemia cells, researchers have established a model for studying chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) stem cells, potentially leading to better treatment options. Read More

‘Live from Paris’ will connect Wisconsin with UN climate conference

November 24, 2015

Faculty and state business leaders in Paris to attend COP21 (Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) will connect to campus via video conferencing for a live discussion. Read More

AAAS honors five UW–Madison engineers and physicists as fellows

November 23, 2015

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world's largest general scientific society, has elected five UW–Madison faculty members as fellows based on their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science. Read More

UW-Madison storage ring designated as historic site

November 16, 2015

The world's first dedicated source of synchrotron radiation, an electron storage ring named Tantalus, has been designated an historic site by the American Physical Society. Read More

UW-Madison bioethicist co-chairs gene editing study

November 13, 2015

R. Alta Charo, a professor of law and longtime student of the regulation and ethics of biotechnology, was named co-chair of a study committee established Nov. 12 by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to look into the implications of a faster, easier and more precise method for "editing" genes. Read More

Minuscule, flexible compound lenses magnify large fields of view

November 3, 2015

Drawing inspiration from an insect's multi-faceted eye, University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers have created miniature lenses with vast range of vision. Read More

Radiolab’s Soren Wheeler to be fall Science Writer in Residence

November 3, 2015

Soren Wheeler, an author and senior editor at Radiolab, has been named UW–Madison’s fall 2015 Science Writer in Residence. Read More

UW–Madison engineers reveal record-setting flexible phototransistor

October 30, 2015

Inspired by mammals' eyes, University of Wisconsin–Madison electrical engineers have created the fastest, most responsive flexible silicon phototransistor ever made. Read More

Divorce rate doesn’t go up as families of children with disabilities grow

October 30, 2015

Couples raising a child with developmental disabilities do not face a higher risk of divorce if they have larger families, according to a new study by researchers from the Waisman Center at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More

Scientists: Harnessing microbes could help solve hunger, health, chemical and energy problems

October 28, 2015

Tim Donohue, a UW–Madison bacteriology professor and director of the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, joined 17 other scientists from around the world and representing a wide range of disciplines today (Oct. 28, 2015) to lay out a case for an organized approach to harnessing the power of microbes to tackle many of the world’s most pressing problems. Read More

150 respond to call for innovative research proposals

October 27, 2015

UW–Madison’s latest research initiative — UW2020: WARF Discovery Initiative — has received an overwhelming response from researchers eager to jump-start their innovative projects. Read More

Researchers embrace and reap benefits of Electronic Lab Notebooks

October 27, 2015

In the fall of 2014, University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers gained a new option for storing and organizing experimental data, notes and procedures: the campus Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN) system. Since then, nearly 100 labs across campus have begun to use it. Read More