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Researchers explore a sustainable bio-based chemical economy

August 23, 2012

With cyanobacteria, carbon dioxide and sunlight, a team of University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers aims to create a sustainable alternative source of commodity chemicals currently derived from an ever-decreasing supply of fossil fuels.

Democratic congressional hopefuls to square off in debate at UW

August 6, 2012

The University of Wisconsin¬-Madison and WISC-TV will host a debate between 2nd Congressional District Democratic primary candidates on Tuesday, Aug. 7.

Forget blizzards and hurricanes, heat waves are deadliest

August 1, 2012

In the pantheon of deadly weather events, heat waves rule.

Thomson lab lands $2.2 million NIH grant

July 24, 2012

With a $2.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, stem cell pioneer Dr. James Thomson, University of Wisconsin–Madison associate professor of biomedical engineering William Murphy and School of Medicine and Public Health medical informatics professor David Page will lead a team to derive and assemble the distinct cell types found in the human cerebral cortex.

Translational research institute grant renewed with $41.5 million

July 8, 2012

Following a highly productive first five years, the University of Wisconsin–Madison Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) has received a coveted five-year renewal by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

$3 million grant to train new scientists to collaborate on conservation challenges

July 5, 2012

A new type of forest is taking root in Puerto Rico's abandoned sugar cane fields. The new stands are full of invasive trees, but they harbor large numbers of endangered native bird species. From the perspective of conservation science, are these forest parcels good or bad? And how should they be managed?

$27 million award bolsters research computing grid

June 20, 2012

Every day researchers add another sea of data to an ocean of knowledge on the world around us - billions on top of billions of measurements, images and observations of the tiniest subatomic particles up to the movement of planets and stars.

Modeling biofuel fitness for the sea

June 19, 2012

With the help of a $2 million grant from the U.S. Office of Naval Research, mechanical engineers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will develop a tool to characterize the performance of a new class of alternative fuels that could be used in maritime vehicles such as submarines and aircraft carriers.

National network innovation program builds on UW–Madison success

June 14, 2012

Suman Banerjee's work finds plenty of happy users every day, but it's not every day the University of Wisconsin–Madison computer sciences professor helps inspire a national program supporting technical innovation.

Fragile X gene’s prevalence suggests broader health risk

June 14, 2012

The first U.S. population prevalence study of mutations in the gene that causes fragile X syndrome, the most common inherited form of intellectual disability, suggests the mutation in the gene - and its associated health risks - may be more common than previously believed.

New early career awards support biofuels research

May 31, 2012

A young generation of researchers are seeking biofuels in some unlikely-sounding places: toxic algae blooms and cow stomachs.

New stem cell technique promises abundance of key heart cells

May 28, 2012

Cardiomyocytes, the workhorse cells that make up the beating heart, can now be made cheaply and abundantly in the laboratory.

In chemical reactions, water adds speed without heat

May 17, 2012

An international team of researchers has discovered how adding trace amounts of water can tremendously speed up chemical reactions-such as hydrogenation and hydrogenolysis-in which hydrogen is one of the reactants, or starting materials.

In metallic glasses, researchers find a few new atomic structures

May 11, 2012

Drawing on powerful computational tools and a state-of-the-art scanning transmission electron microscope, a team of University of Wisconsin–Madison and Iowa State University materials science and engineering researchers has discovered a new nanometer-scale atomic structure in solid metallic materials known as metallic glasses.

UW-Madison earns DOE funding for nuclear engineering innovations

May 8, 2012

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded the University of Wisconsin–Madison more than $2.6 million in grants for nuclear engineering research, fellowships and facilities upgrades.

New round of federal funding received for $85 million medical isotope project

May 8, 2012

The Morgridge Institute for Research has received a $20.6 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration to support development of a new process and manufacturing plant for a medical isotope needed by tens of thousands of U.S. patients daily.

After epic debate, avian flu research sees light of day

May 2, 2012

After a marathon debate over a pair of studies that show how the avian H5N1 influenza virus could become transmissible in mammals, and an unprecedented recommendation by a government review panel to block publication, one of the studies was finally and fully published today (May 3, 2012) in the journal Nature.

IceCube Neutrino Observatory explores origin of cosmic rays

April 18, 2012

Although cosmic rays were discovered 100 years ago, their origin remains one of the most enduring mysteries in physics. Now, the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, a massive detector in Antarctica, is honing in on how the highest energy cosmic rays are produced.

UW-Madison research support continues growth arc

April 3, 2012

The latest statistics from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) show that scholars at the University of Wisconsin–Madison continue to be among the nation's most successful at securing support for their research.

Baumann appointed to U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

February 23, 2012

Linda Ciofu Baumann, professor emerita at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Nursing, has been appointed to a four-year term on the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.