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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.
Mass communications students and faculty reap bumper crop of awards
Graduate students and faculty in the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Joint Program in Mass Communications landed several awards - the most in recent memory - at a national conference for journalism educators this week.
Early Alzheimer’s screenings could cut health care costs
As the nation debates how to control costs as part of health care reform, an Alzheimer's disease researcher says early diagnosis and treatment of the disease could save the nation billions of dollars in costs down the road.
University Theatre provides a world tour with 2009-10 season
Audiences that take in one or more productions during University Theatre's 2009-10 season at the University of Wisconsin–Madison can boast that they experienced a world of drama for very little cash.
Teamwork brings robotics team first year of success
The obstacle course was the greatest challenge the robot had ever faced. The pouring rain had damaged its laser range finder sensor - crucial for navigation - yet, it managed to push forward 200 feet before finally succumbing to the weather.
Philanthropist and UW–Madison join to develop new-generation leaders
What do American soldiers stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan do in their "spare" time?
Gasoline-diesel cocktail: a potent recipe for cleaner, more efficient engines
Diesel and gasoline fuel sources both bring unique assets and liabilities to powering internal combustion engines.
UW-Madison professor draws honors for formative computer network
The Internet Society has tapped a precursor to the modern Internet - built under the leadership of a University of Wisconsin–Madison computer science professor - for the 2009 Jonathan B. Postel Service Award.
Curiosities: How many galaxies have humans discovered?
“We don’t know,” says Ed Churchwell, professor of astronomy. “We know it’s a very large number.” It’s in the hundreds of billions, Churchwell…