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Wisconsin dairy barns are a bit fuller this year
Some Wisconsin dairy cows may find themselves with less elbow room this year. The number of dairy cows in the state grew by 3,000 last year. This was only the second year since 1985 that Wisconsin’s dairy herd didn’t shrink (the other was 1994). From 1985-2001, Wisconsin lost an average of 33,000 cows per year.
Diet, aging study gains $7.9 million grant
A pioneering long-term study of the links between diet and aging in monkeys will continue through 2011 with the help of a new $7.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.
New project lets real users gang up on software bugs
Ben Liblit offers a bold prediction regarding all of the complicated software programs churning away in your computer: They have bugs. All of them. Guaranteed. Liblit has developed a novel program that lets real software users fight back with cooperative bug detection techniques.
Chemists forge a new form of iron
An international team of chemists has discovered a new and unexpected form of iron, a finding that adds to the fundamental understanding of an element that is among the most abundant on Earth and that, in nature, is an essential catalyst for life.
Physicists persevere in quest for inexhaustible energy source
As gas prices soar and greenhouse gases continue to blanket the atmosphere, the need for a clean, safe and cheap source of energy has never seemed more pressing.
Professor to coordinate U.S. fusion science effort
A University of Wisconsin–Madison professor will be the liaison between United States plasma and fusion science researchers and a group that is building the U.S. share of ITER, an international fusion experiment that eventually could lead to an abundant, economical and environmentally benign energy source.
New approach allows closer look at smoker lungs
Aided by a powerful imaging technique, scientists have discovered they can detect smoking-related lung damage in healthy smokers who otherwise display none of the telltale signs of tobacco use.
Study: Super-sizing your food takes hidden toll on pocketbook
From a soft drink in a mega-size cup to a jumbo order of fries, many fast food restaurants let you upsize your meal for pennies — seemingly a great value.
Smoking study shows extremely high quit rates
Early data from the Wisconsin Smokers' Health Study suggest that treatments provided in the study are producing some of the highest quit rates ever achieved.
Just one nanosecond: Clocking events at the nanoscale
As scientists and engineers build devices at smaller and smaller scales, grasping the dynamics of how materials behave when they are subjected to electrical signals, sound and other manipulations has proven to be beyond the reach of standard scientific techniques.
10th anniversary of Pet Pals at Children’s Hospital
On June 1, the Pet Pals program will celebrate its 10th anniversary of providing companionship and comfort to hospitalized children.
Study: Exercise, diet may protect against colorectal cancer
Voluntary exercise and a restricted diet reduced the number and size of pre-cancerous polyps in the intestines of male mice and improved survival, according to a study by a University of Wisconsin–Madison research published May 13 in the journal Carcinogenesis.
NSF grants bolster integrative graduate study
Twin grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF), coupled with matching institutional funds, will give a $6.8 million boost to innovative graduate study and research in global sustainability, development, and the environment at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
How a crop nutrition problem becomes an insect problem
Potassium-stressed soybean plants - with their telltale yellowed leaf edges - can harbor large numbers of soybean aphids, insidious pests that can cause millions of dollars in damage to Wisconsin crops.
Evjue grant provides opportunity for piano performance
A piano student's lot is a lonely one. They practice and perfect their instrument in solitude and usually perform only for the critical ears of their professors and peers. They rarely have the opportunity to perform before a lay audience or with other musicians, unlike members of an orchestra or choir.
Scientists find gene in obese mice that increases type 2 diabetes
In a painstaking set of experiments in overweight mice, scientists from the University of Wisconsin–Madison have discovered a gene that appears to play an important role in the onset of type 2 diabetes.
Metal-embedding method helps tiny sensors function in extreme environments
University of Wisconsin–Madison mechanical engineers have developed a method for fabricating "packages" of tiny sensors that measure temperature more accurately than bulk thermocouples.
Scientists share common interests at human biology symposium
More than 600 registrants are expected to attend the fourth Wisconsin Symposium on Human Biology Monday-Thursday, May 22-25, at UW–Madison.