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UW-Madison lands coveted grant to accelerate clinical research
The National Institutes of Health has awarded UW–Madison a $14 million grant to expand the nation's capacity to conduct clinical research by teams of investigators that bridge the health sciences disciplines.
Horticulturist goes in search of a sweeter onion
The future looks rosy for the pungent bulb, says Michael Havey of the Department of Horticulture.
Veterinarian finds treatment for brain lesions in dogs
A veterinary neurologist at the School of Veterinary Medicine believes he’s on track to offer a more comfortable and effective treatment for dogs with a fatal neurological condition called granulomatous meningoencephalomyelitis, or GME, which causes lesions in the brain.
Botanist wins prestigious international award
A botany professor who conducted pioneering research on the plant growth hormone ethylene has been honored with the 2004 Distinguished Researcher Award from the International Plant Growth Substances Association.
Events raise domestic violence awareness
Through the end of October, the UW community will examine the issues of relationship violence as part of Domestic Abuse Awareness Month.
UW Tobacco Center receives $8.5 million federal grant
The National Institutes of Health has announced that the Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention, a program of the Medical School, has been awarded a five-year grant for $8.5 million for research on tobacco dependence and its treatment. The research, to be conducted in Madison and Milwaukee, will study the long-term consequences of smoking.
Is ‘Sonic hedgehog’ a cancer culprit?
Scientists suspect that an important regulatory mechanism that controls normal growth during embryonic development of the prostate gland can become the culprit in prostate cancer later in life.
Plan helps Hmong smokers quit
Chong Cha Thao, a Hmong elder from La Crosse, is glad he quit smoking.
Campus flu shot clinics canceled
The Safety Department has announced that its annual free flu shot clinics for university employees have been canceled due to the short supply of flu vaccine supplies nationwide.
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UW-Madison makes next generation computing environment available
The Croquet Project, a joint software development effort among the Division of Information Technology (DoIT), the University of Minnesota and Viewpoints Research Institute, Inc. of Glendale California, has announced the release of the Croquet developers' release code named "Jasmine." Jasmine is a new open-source software technology and peer-to-peer network architecture that supports online learning and resource sharing among large numbers of users.
Biological engineers hope to help take the world beyond oil
In recent months consumers have become all too familiar with spiking oil costs, and most experts agree that higher prices at the pump are likely here to stay. As the demand for alternative forms of energy grows, "green-thinking" engineers at UW–Madison are working to expand the world's fuel options.
Gene from 1918 virus proves key to virulent influenza
Using a gene resurrected from the virus that caused the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic, recorded history's most lethal outbreak of infectious disease, scientists have found that a single gene may have been responsible for the devastating virulence of the virus.
Hunting may not cause sinking woodcock populations
Wildlife ecology graduate student Jed Meunier is participating in a project that is helping to reveal the reasons underlying woodcock population declines in the upper Midwest.
Computer model mimics how children read
By developing a computer model that mimics how children learn to read, two researchers from UW–Madison and Stanford University track the development of a skilled reader, ultimately showing that phonics gives readers an edge, especially early on.
NSF grant aids state plastics industry
A project that partners students from across the state with UW–Madison professors and Wisconsin companies could help boost the state's plastics industry in years to come.
Tiny arm shuttles electrons in a new transistor
Using a vibrating arm less than one-millionth of an inch long and one-thousand times thinner than a human hair, a new transistor toggles on and off through the movement of a single electron.
Wisconsin scientists develop quick botox test
Scientists at UW–Madison have developed a pair of rapid-fire tests for botulinum toxin, a feat that could underpin new technologies to thwart bioterrorism and spur the development of agents to blunt the toxic action of the world's most poisonous substance.
‘Fossil genes’ reveal how life sheds form and function
Reading the fossil record, a paleontologist can peer into evolutionary history and see the surface features that plants and animals and, occasionally, microbes have left behind. Now, scouring the genome of a Japanese yeast, scientists have found a trackway of fossil genes in the making, providing a rare look at how an organism, in response to the demands of its environment, has changed its inner chemistry and lost the ability to metabolize a key sugar.
UW Hospital and Clinics installs “smart” intravenous pumps
Sixty percent of the harmful medication errors that occur in hospitals are related to IV infusion pumps.