Category State & Global
Poverty and national parks: Decade-long study finds surprising relationship
If so many poor people live around national parks in developing countries, does that mean that these parks are contributing to their poverty? Yes, according to the conventional wisdom, but no, according to a 10-year study of people living around Kibale National Park in Uganda that was published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
State Fair turns cardinal and white for UW–Madison Day
Forget cream puffs and the Midway. The Wisconsin State Fair’s main attraction Wednesday was Braveheart the dog.
High-tech instrument makers abound among UW–Madison spinoffs
As scientists and engineers explore the unknown, they frequently end up building the cutting-edge equipment and instruments they need, and high-tech instrument makers that have emerged from UW–Madison labs have been a good foundation for spinoff firms that sell research tools and equipment globally while creating a wide range of jobs in Wisconsin.
International panel: Is U.S. losing ground in higher education competitiveness?
Countries around the world are ramping up investments in higher education in a push to create world-class research institutions. At the same time, the top research universities in the United States are confronting the challenges of dwindling resources and support.
Made in Wisconsin: Vessel to contain cosmic force takes shape
At the heart of most celestial objects is a dynamo. The Earth's dynamo, spun to life in the molten metal core of our planet, generates a magnetic field that helps us find north and, perhaps more critically, shields us from solar winds that would otherwise singe our planet.
UW-Madison international students visit Schultz Family Farm
The Schultz Family Farm in Cottage Grove, Wis., will be the site of the third annual international student farm outing on Sunday, June 26, when the Querin-Schultz family opens its third-generation farm to more than 100 international students and their families.
Research establishment spawns research-supply spinoffs
For a century, Wisconsin's traditional metal-working industries spawned a broad and profitable series of tool-and-diemaking firms that marketed nationwide.
University spinoffs represent a new face for agricultural production
Agricultural experts at University of Wisconsin–Madison have long played a key role in a state known for corn, milk and cheese.