Promising research makes its way into the world December 10, 2002 Share WARF assists projects by filing for patents Beet pigments may help prevent cancer Removing arsenic from water: faster, cheaper Milk-based material improves imaging Tags: research Editor’s picks Half a million Badgers and counting UW–Madison has reached the milestone of 500,000 living alumni. See how they’re spreading the Wisconsin Idea around the state, country and world. Scrolling for answers Hundreds of Wisconsin teens are helping UW researchers study the effects of social media. The findings could be transformative. Growing the future UW–Madison’s research stations help Wisconsin farmers stay on agriculture’s leading edge. A global hub for Hollywood history UW–Madison’s Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research preserves priceless materials from the entertainment industry.