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UW-Madison stellerator a step forward in plasma research
A project by University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers has come one step closer to making fusion energy possible.
Mercury contamination of fish warrants worldwide public warning
The health risks posed by mercury-contaminated fish is sufficient to warrant issuing a worldwide general warning to the public-especially children and women of childbearing age-to be careful about how much and which fish they eat.
Applications for beginning dairy, livestock farmers school due April 1
Prospective dairy and livestock farmers have until April 1 to apply for admission to the Wisconsin School for Beginning Dairy and Livestock Farmers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Media effects on public attitudes toward nanotechnology
As the emerging field of nanotechnology enters the public consciousness, mass media play an important role in shaping public attitudes about the new science. But newspapers, the Internet and television do so in significantly different ways, says Dietram Scheufele, a professor of life sciences communication at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
UW researcher and spinoff company to receive MIT technology awards
The MIT Club of Wisconsin, a state association for alumni of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is recognizing a University of Wisconsin–Madison influenza researcher and a bioscience spinoff company on Friday at its annual Technology Achievement Awards banquet.
Gene sequencing advance bolsters biofuels potential
A collaborative research project between the U.S. Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) and the Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute has advanced the quest for efficient conversion of plant biomass to fuels and chemicals.
Six UW–Madison faculty receive Kellett Mid-Career Awards
Six midcareer University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty have been recognized for their research accomplishments through conferral of Kellett Mid-Career Awards.
Romnes Awards support UW–Madison’s emerging stars
Five of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's emerging faculty stars have been named as recipients of the 2007 Romnes Awards.
Letter from Law School Dean Kenneth Davis
This February 22 letter, written by UW Law School Dean Kenneth Davis to the law school community, addresses the controversial classroom comments of law Professor Leonard Kaplan and resulting anger that occurred.