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Heartgard scientist to receive honorary degree
The scientist who played a pivotal role in the discovery of ivermectin — the drug that combats river blindness in humans, heartworm in dogs and a broad spectrum of parasites in horses and other livestock — will receive an honorary degree from UW–Madison on Friday, May 13. Read More
Faculty and staff experiment with new type of broadcasting
"Podcasting" is the new buzzword for sending audio over the Internet, and faculty and staff on campus are looking at it as an outreach vehicle and an academic tool. Read More
Compounds in cranberries may have heart-healthy effects
Compounds that occur naturally in cranberries may be good for the heart, researchers at UW–Madison have found. Read More
Can I get a copy of that molecule? Biology goes 3-D with new technology
In an era of quantum dots and genome maps, science education faces an interesting challenge: How can students come to grips with the complexity of the infinitesimally small? The answer: Fire up the copy machine. Read More
Study to focus on funding of Wisconsin schools
What does it cost to adequately fund K-12 education in Wisconsin? A nationally recognized expert in school finance at UW–Madison is leading an effort to address this critical question. Read More
Researchers devise nano-scale method for investigating living systems
By observing how tiny specks of crystal move through the layers of a biological membrane, a team of electrical and computer engineers and biologists has devised a new method for investigating living systems on the molecular level. Read More
Laser scientist illuminates research in living color
In art, color is information. Just look at a painting by an artist such as Monet: Each uniquely hued brushstroke brings to life a new blade of grass, a leaf, a flower petal, a slice of sky-each a component of the complete picture. Read More
Wisconsin researchers identify sleep gene
Zeroing in on the core cellular mechanisms of sleep, researchers at University of Wisconsin Medical School have identified for the first time a single gene mutation that has a powerful effect on the amount of time fruit flies sleep. Read More
Study: Perceived risk, personalities sway drinking habits
Undergraduate students who believe they have less control over post-drinking agonies such as hangovers and vomiting are more likely to over-drink than students who are able to resist martinis once they're already tipsy, according to psychologists at UW–Madison. Read More
Studying abroad leads to grassroots student effort in Uganda
UW-Madison students who participated in a recent study abroad program in Uganda returned to Madison with more than the usual suitcase full of souvenirs -- they brought home a cause. Read More
UW-Madison gains two new stem cell programs
Capitalizing on its across-the-board-strengths in stem cell research, UW–Madison will add two new stem cell programs to its portfolio. Read More
Plant pathway may treat human disease
A newly discovered pathway by which cells protect themselves from a toxic byproduct of photosynthesis may hold important implications for bioenergy sources, human and plant disease, and agricultural yields, a team of UW–Madison bacteriologists announced Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Read More
Burgess endows ethics chair for journalism school
James Burgess, former publisher of the Wisconsin State Journal and executive vice president of Lee Enterprises, has made a $1 million gift to the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication to establish an endowed professorship in ethics. Read More
Stem cell scientists make progress toward ALS treatment
Unveiling a delivery method that may one day help surgeons treat the deadly neurodegenerative disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), researchers at UW–Madison have inserted engineered human stem cells into the spinal cords of ALS-afflicted rats. Read More
Professor aids effort to standardize health care assessments
Industrial and Systems Engineering Professor David Zimmerman is among researchers from 26 countries who today announced a new standardized suite of instruments that health care providers can use to assess patient health regardless of their country or care setting. Read More
New UW–Madison programming available on Research Channel
The University of Wisconsin–Madison has added several new programs to the Research Channel, the 24-hour network for the broadcast of faculty research findings, institutional lectures, interviews, panel discussions and documentaries from the world's leading research universities. Read More
Physicists plan quark conference
Physicists from around the world will gather at Madison's Monona Terrace from Wednesday, April 27-Sunday, May 1, to explore the world of quarks, subatomic particles that represent the frontier of modern particle physics. Read More
Review of smoking treatment programs to recruit thousands across state
A new groundbreaking study on smoking and health being conducted in Madison and Milwaukee is recruiting 2,800 Wisconsin smokers for head-to-head comparisons of five smoking cessation treatments. Read More
Bioethicists to ponder biotechnology and the brain
Researchers at UW–Madison will be featured among several experts gathering at the Fourth Annual International Bioethics Forum on Thursday and Friday, April 21 and 22, to discuss a range of ethical issues. Read More
Book Smart
The English Renaissance Stage: Geometry, Poetics and Practical Spatial Arts in England, 1580-1630 (Oxford University Press, 2005-06) Henry Turner, assistant professor of… Read More