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Ancient mineral shows early Earth climate tough on continents

June 13, 2008

A new analysis of ancient minerals called zircons suggests that a harsh climate may have scoured and possibly even destroyed the surface of the Earth's earliest continents. Read More

Obama leads McCain in new poll directed by UW–Madison political scientists

June 12, 2008

In the inaugural University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Political Science/WisPolitics.com survey taken immediately after Hillary Clinton suspended her campaign, Barack Obama leads John McCain by a 13-percentage point margin in the Badger state. Read More

Scientific information largely ignored when forming opinions about stem cell research

June 5, 2008

When forming attitudes about embryonic stem cell research, people are influenced by a number of things. But understanding science plays a negligible role for many people, according to a recent UW–Madison study. Read More

Agent in red wine found to keep hearts young

June 4, 2008

How, scientists wonder, do the French get away with a clean bill of heart health despite a diet loaded with saturated fats? Read More

Milky Way’s infrared portrait gives new view of galaxy

June 3, 2008

Astronomers have obtained an entirely new perspective of our home galaxy: a complete mosaic portrait of the Milky Way in infrared light, a picture that when printed measures 180 feet long by 4 feet wide. Read More

Hartwell fellowship aids childhood asthma research

May 23, 2008

Postdoctoral fellow Lisa Lenertz spends her days at the University of Wisconsin–Madison studying how one protein, critical for proper immune function, moves from the inside to the surface of white blood cells. Read More

At the synapse: Gene may shed light on neurological disorders

May 22, 2008

In a recent finding, UW–Madison researchers describe a gene that controls the proper development of synapses, explaining how they work and why they sometimes go wrong. Read More

Astronomers witness the birth of a supernova

May 21, 2008

An international team of astronomers, acting on a tip from a NASA satellite that serves as an early warning system for the most violent astronomical events, has caught a supernova in the act. Read More

African dust forecast may help hurricane season predictions

May 20, 2008

As the official June 1 start of the Atlantic hurricane season approaches, forecasters are developing predictions about the severity of this year's season. For the first time this year, African dust may provide a piece of this puzzle. Read More

Two UW–Madison researchers receive Shaw Awards

May 19, 2008

Innovative research that could help develop drugs to treat disorders such as epilepsy and cardiac arrhythmias, and a novel approach to advancing the understanding of how breast cancer cells lose the ability to respond positively to anti-estrogen therapy won two University of Wisconsin–Madison scientists 2008 Shaw Scientists Awards. Read More

‘Wisconsin Votes’ explores lively history of state voting behavior

May 14, 2008

Growing up in a politically divided house — with a Democratic mother and a Republican father — may have been one of the best things that could have happened to Robert Booth Fowler. Read More

Notable graduates: Leann Barden — Research leads to help for dysphagia sufferers

May 13, 2008

UW-Madison food science graduate Leann Barden made a commitment to the field when she began researching and developing beverages suitable for people diagnosed with dysphagia, a swallowing disorder that affects nearly 18 million adults and children and is currently the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. Read More

Invitrogen, WARF sign license agreement for human embryonic stem cells

May 8, 2008

Invitrogen Corp. and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation announced today (May 8) that they have signed a license for human embryonic stem cell (hESC) patents for the development of research tools. Read More

WARF licenses influenza vaccine technology to FluGen

May 8, 2008

The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and FluGen have signed license agreements for a technology that has the potential to significantly improve the way influenza vaccines are manufactured. Read More

Virus mimics human protein to hijack cell division machinery

May 8, 2008

Viruses are masters of deception, duping their host's cells into helping them grow and spread. A new study has found that human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) can mimic a common regulatory protein to hijack normal cell growth machinery, disrupting a cell's primary anti-cancer mechanism. Read More

Sweeping analysis of research reinforces media influence on women’s body image

May 8, 2008

As France's parliament considers a landmark bill that would outlaw media images glamorizing the extremely thin, psychology researchers are reporting some of the most definitive findings yet on how these images affect women. Read More

Web tool puts wildlife diseases on the map

May 7, 2008

A new online map makes it possible, for the first time, to track news of disease outbreaks around the world that threaten the health of wildlife, domestic animals, and people. Read More

Spiraling nanotrees offer new twist on growth of nanowires

May 1, 2008

Since scientists first learned to make nanowires, the tiny wires just a few millionths of a centimeter thick have taken many forms, including nanobelts, nanocoils and nanoflowers. Read More