Science & Technology
UW–Madison physicists play key role in international observatory
Physics professor Keith Bechtol and his research group have been key players in bringing the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile to the main stage. Now its state-of-the-art telescope has started taking its first images of the night sky. Read More
Fossil corals point to possibly steeper sea level rise under a warming world
Newly uncovered evidence from fossil corals found on an island chain in the Indian Ocean suggests that sea levels could rise even more steeply in our warming world than previously thought. Read More
UW innovations are helping farmers produce crops with less fertilizer. A pause in federal funds is threatening the research.
Thanks to federal support, UW researchers are engineering beneficial bacteria and breeding more-resilient crops with the aim to minimize farmers’ reliance on synthetic fertilizers, increase their cost savings and help protect the environment. Read More
Science & Technology Events
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Learn About Our Lakes with Hands-On Science (& Free Ice Cream!)2:00 pm, Hasler Limnology Lab and Water Science and Engr. Lab, 680 North Park St.
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Arboretum Grady Tract9:00 am, Meet at Grady Tract parking lot (SE corner Seminole Hwy & W Beltline Frontage Rd), UW–Madison Arboretum
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9:00 am, Kemp Natural Resources Station, Woodruff
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with the Friends of the Lakeshore Nature Preserve1:30 pm, Picnic Point entrance kiosk, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2000 University Bay Drive, Madison WI 53705
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See the first frames of the greatest cosmic movie ever told10:00 am, 2241 Chamberlin Hall