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Research shows advertisers new ways to hunt for TV bargains
The scene is played out in living rooms across America daily: A favorite television show builds to its riveting conclusion, and a commercial for fast food, automobiles or laundry detergent fills the screen.
Engineered protein-like molecule protects cells against HIV infection
With the help of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and molecular engineering, researchers have designed synthetic protein-like mimics convincing enough to interrupt unwanted biological conversations between cells.
Future angst? Brain scans show uncertainty fuels anxiety
Anyone who has spent a sleepless night anguishing over a possible job loss has experienced the central finding of a new brain scan study: Uncertainty makes a bad event feel even worse.
From the Wisconsin Reflections archives: An interview with Gov. Jim Doyle
Watch an interview done at the end of January with Gov. Jim Doyle on Wisconsin Reflections, television interview show produced by University Communications for the Big Ten Network.
Recent sightings: Move-out night
Senior Matt Rossman reads a comic book while hanging out in his vehicle — packed with his belongings — in Lot 91 near the…
Curiosities: How big is space?
Space is probably infinite, but we can see only the part that contains stars or galaxies whose light has been able to reach us, says…
Chemistry faculty, staff named inaugural fellows of chemical society
Four University of Wisconsin–Madison chemistry faculty and staff are among a group of 162 distinguished chemists, teachers and entrepreneurs selected by the American Chemical Society (ACS) as the inaugural class of ACS fellows.
Recent sightings: Restoring Lincoln’s luster
Working from a scaffolding platform, Milwaukee art conservator Cricket Harbeck applies a heated-wax sealant to the Abraham Lincoln statue in front of Bascom Hall…
Tracking bacteria evolution
Figuring out how unfriendly bacteria prepare themselves and future generations for life outside the friendly environment of their hosts could have a direct impact on public health.
Quantifying the lake food web
Wisconsin’s fish are what they eat, but is the pantry stocked exclusively from within the lake food web?
Harnessing an Alzheimer’s blocker
Regina Murphy, chemical engineering professor, and Jeffrey Johnson, pharmacy professor, are working together to disrupt a potential cause of Alzheimer’s disease.
WARF, Cargill sign agreement for patented canola breeding technology
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and Cargill have entered into a license agreement for patented canola breeding technology.
Ready for his close-up: Lincoln statue gets a cleaning
One of the most photographed features of the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus, Bascom Hill's statue of Abraham Lincoln, will be spruced up beginning this week.
Scientists make multiple types of white blood cells directly from embryonic and adult stem cells
In an advance that could help transform embryonic stem cells into a multipurpose medical tool, scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have transformed these versatile cells into progenitors of white blood cells and into six types of mature white blood and immune cells.
Curiosities: How long can bacteria live outside humans?
Bacteria have vastly different survival abilities, says Jeri Barak, an assistant professor of plant pathology at UW–Madison. Many species normally live in soil…
Academic Staff: ASEC statement
The following statement was unanimously passed by the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Academic Staff Executive Committee on July 31, 2009.
Student-led redesign facilitates teamwork among state legislators
In the spring, University of Wisconsin–Madison student Matt Myers found himself on his hands and knees crawling around a state Capitol caucus room, taking measurements and diagramming the tables and chairs.
Move-Out Night to assist temporarily displaced students
It's a common problem among University of Wisconsin–Madison students renting off-campus apartments and houses: Your old lease ends at noon on Aug. 14. Your new lease doesn't begin until noon on Aug.15.
GLBRC receives $8 million in Recovery Act funding
The Department of Energy (DOE) Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) has received $8.099 million in new funding from the U.S. Department of Energy through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to provide crucial support for plant cell wall imaging and sustainability research.