Tag Research
Wisconsin smokers try to quit the hard way
A new report on "How Wisconsin Smokers Quit" shows that nearly one-half of Wisconsin smokers tried to quit smoking last year. Close to eight out of 10 tried to quit "cold turkey" (without medication or counseling), and 90 percent relapsed within three months. Although new methods for quitting double or triple their chances for success, most Wisconsin smokers still are trying to quit the hard way. Read More
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Ringlingville USA: The Stupendous Story of Seven Siblings and Their Stunning Circus Success Jerry Apps, professor emeritus, continuing and vocational education… Read More
Service horse receives expert care from Vet School
When the horse you're dealing with is a prescription for its owner's health, the last thing you want is for the horse to succumb to its own health problems. Read More
Biotechnology training grant is renewed
A National Institutes of Health grant that promotes graduate training in biotechnology has been renewed for an additional five years, according to bacteriologist Timothy Donohue, who directs the program. Read More
Bird species see themselves in a different light
Two related South American species of birds, difficult to distinguish with the human eye, use ultraviolet light to differentiate between themselves, according to a zoologistat the UW. Read More
Wisconsin poised to invest $750 million in biomedical research
Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle, taking a swing at keeping Wisconsin competitive in the superheated world of biomedical research, announced today (Nov. 17) that over the next several years Wisconsin would invest up to $750 million, including more than $500 million in new facilities and direct research support for scientists at UW–Madison. Read More
Gamoran chosen to lead UW’s education research center
Adam Gamoran, professor of sociology and educational policy studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has been selected as director of the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) in the university's School of Education. Read More
New technology predicts energy use, performance
Professional athletes, including cyclists and distance runners, will soon have a powerful new tool to predict energy expenditure and performance over a race, thanks to a unique collaboration between the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Saris Cycling Group of Madison. Read More
Statement from Carl Gulbrandsen
Carl Gulbrandsen is the managing director of Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and president of WiCell Research Institute Governor Doyle’s proposal… Read More
Study: Meditation changes the brain’s electrical pattern
In the first scientific article to come from its pioneering studies of long-term Buddhist meditation practitioners, a UW–Madison team has found that long-term meditators (or "adepts") show markedly different patterns of brain electrical oscillations compared to a group with no previous meditative experience, when both of them generated a standard meditative practice. Read More
Lowe brings Native arts to Smithsonian
When Truman Lowe speaks about his trip to Minnesota's North Shore in early 2000 to visit with George Morrison, his voice conveys a deep respect. Read More
Osteoporosis research center to test drug compound
As part of the effort to find a solution to the impending osteoporosis crisis, the Osteoporosis Clinical Research Center has been chosen as one of only a dozen sites worldwide to conduct a clinical trial involving 2MD. Read More
Extinction in ocean’s mud presages key ecological changes
The loss of seemingly inconsequential animal species in the marine benthos - the top 6 inches or so of mud and sediment on the floors of the world's oceans - is giving scientists a new look ahead at the consequences of the steady decline of the world's biological diversity. Read More
In a tiny squid, bacterial toxin governs organ development
In a tiny Pacific Ocean squid, a toxic molecule that causes whooping cough and gonorrhea in humans has been found to be a critical catalyst for organ development. Read More
Keck zooms in on the weird weather of Uranus
Capitalizing on the incomparable optical capabilities of the Keck Telescope, scientists have gained an unprecedented look at the atmosphere of Uranus, providing new insight into some of the most enigmatic weather in the solar system. Read More
Older star cluster found lurking near stellar nursery
Probing the plane of the Milky Way with a powerful orbiting telescope, scientists have found an elderly cluster of stars lurking surprisingly close to the plane of our galaxy, where such old star clusters are extremely rare. Read More
Bones may reveal new eating behavior for T. rex
Dusting off scraps of hadrosaur bones from a museum collection, a UW undergraduate has found evidence for a previously unrecognized feeding behavior for Tyrannosaurus rex. Read More
UW Board of Regents approves Healthstar research facility
Construction of a $133.9 million Interdisciplinary Research Complex, which will replace outdated research facilities and unify the University of Wisconsin–Madison Medical School on the west campus, won approval Friday (Nov. 5) from the UW System Board of Regents. Read More
Grant to improve access to national digital library
The Internet Scout Project, a 10-year-old UW research unit, has received a $2.6 million grant to improve access to the National Science Foundation’s National Science Digital Library (NSDL). Read More
Medical School announces findings in diabetes therapy
Forty-two years ago, Dan Quigley injected his first insulin shot to treat his Type 1 (juvenile) diabetes, a routine repeated three times a day, every day until recently. On Oct. 29, the 55-year-old Door County man stood with Medical School physicians Luis Fernandez and Jon Odorico to announce that he is finally insulin-free after receiving the first islet cell transplant performed in the state. Quigley had the transplant in 2002. Read More