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Digital revolution is happening outside the classroom

October 6, 2009

The way we learn is changing, but schools are having trouble keeping up. While technology dominates daily life and work, it still plays a limited role in public schools filled with students who are increasingly learning outside the classroom with help from cell phones, computers and video games, says Rich Halverson, a professor of educational leadership and policy analysis and co-author of the new book “Rethinking Education in the Age of Technology.” Read More

Sand dunes reveal unexpected dryness during heavy monsoon

October 6, 2009

The windswept deserts of northern China might seem an odd destination for studying the heavy monsoon rains that routinely drench the more tropical regions of Southeast Asia. Read More

Models begin to unravel how single DNA strands combine

October 5, 2009

Using computer simulations, a team of University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers has identified some of the pathways through which single complementary strands of DNA interact and combine to form the double helix. Read More

UW-Madison researchers ranked among world’s top 20 universities

October 5, 2009

A recent assessment of the research impact of scientists at more than 4,000 universities around the world ranked those at the University of Wisconsin–Madison No. 20. Read More

Wisconsin cautious about Obama health care plan; Milwaukee poised for reform

October 4, 2009

More Wisconsinites oppose President Barack Obama's health care plan than support it, according to a new poll that also shows a majority of Milwaukee County residents favor a mayoral takeover of the Milwaukee Public Schools. Read More

Poll covers economy, state’s direction, 2010 election

October 3, 2009

Tom Barrett and Scott Walker have the early edge in hypothetical primary matchups in the 2010 governor's race, according to a new poll in which Wisconsinites also give high levels of support to President Barack Obama but express concern about the direction of state government. Read More

Federal grants power research on computer games and learning

September 29, 2009

A research team at the University of Wisconsin–Madison recently won $4.5 million in federal grants to study computer games and learning. Read More

Was mighty T. rex ‘Sue’ felled by a lowly parasite?

September 29, 2009

A new study, published today (Sept. 29) in the online journal Public Library of Science One, provides evidence that ‘Sue,’ the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex whose fossilized remains are a star attraction of the Field Museum in Chicago, was felled by a lowly parasite that still afflicts modern birds. Read More

New Wisconsin Center of Excellence in Genomics Science established

September 28, 2009

The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) of the National Institutes of Health today (Sept. 28) announced an $8 million, three-year grant to establish a Wisconsin Center of Excellence in Genomics Science. Read More

Capturing tomorrow’s satellite data with today’s instruments

September 17, 2009

A satellite that won't be launched into orbit until 2015 is already paying dividends for an advanced weather research project. Read More

Smaller isn’t always better: Catalyst simulations could lower fuel cell cost

September 17, 2009

Imagine a car that runs on hydrogen from solar power and produces water instead of carbon emissions. While vehicles like this won't be on the market anytime soon, University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers are making incremental but important strides in the fuel cell technology that could make clean cars a reality. Read More

UW-Madison undergraduates make unwelcome discovery in Lake Mendota

September 16, 2009

On Sept. 11, a standard cruise on Lake Mendota's University Bay began for students in University of Wisconsin–Madison's Zoology 315, a course that introduces them to the study of lakes. With the sampling craft Limnos anchored about one-quarter mile offshore on a clear sunny day, four students pulled up a small net and began poking through its contents. Read More

UW-Madison entomologist helps farmers deal with tricky crop pest

September 15, 2009

Historically, crop rotation has worked to keep the western corn rootworm in check in Wisconsin. Read More

Study reveals dynamic Wisconsin climate, past and future

September 14, 2009

If the future scenarios being churned out by the world's most sophisticated computer climate models are on the mark, big changes are in store for Wisconsin's weather during the next century. Read More

Research aims to cool runoff to protect coldwater streams

September 10, 2009

The ocean of stormwater that flows off of the sun-baked urban landscape is packing heat, and trout are starting to feel it. Read More

Potato blight reveals some secrets as genome is decoded

September 9, 2009

Late blight caused the 19th century famine that sparked a wave of emigration from Ireland to the United States, but the disease has also infected tomatoes and potatoes this year. Potatoes, the world's fourth-largest food crop, were raised on 65,500 acres in Wisconsin in 2007. If a potato field is not treated with pesticide, late blight can destroy the crop in a few days. Read More

Science and media disconnect? Maybe not, says a new study

September 9, 2009

The prevailing wisdom among many scientists and scientific organizations is that, as a rule, scientists are press shy, and those who aren't are mavericks. Read More

Late blight won’t affect availability or quality of Wisconsin’s potato crop

September 8, 2009

News about late blight has raised concerns among retailers, processors and other users about the availability and quality of stored potatoes in Wisconsin this winter, reports A.J. Bussan, University of Wisconsin–Madison extension vegetable specialist. But Bussan doesn't think that either quality or quantity will be a problem. Read More

Monkeys get a groove on, but only to monkey music

September 1, 2009

Music is one of the surest ways to influence human emotions; most people unconsciously recognize and respond to music that is happy, sad, fearful or mellow. But psychologists who have tried to trace the evolutionary roots of these responses usually hit a dead end. Nonhuman primates scarcely respond to human music, and instead prefer silence. Read More

UW-Madison’s ‘good ideas’ get lift from stimulus funds

August 26, 2009

The university has drawn more than $38 million in funding for more than 120 research projects and programs from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The work is spread across the range of academic disciplines, including public health, computer science, psychology, economics and engineering. Funding comes from agencies such as NSF, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Department of Energy and the National Endowment for the Arts. Read More