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Schultz: Dog vaccines may not be necessary

March 14, 2003

Once a year, Ronald Schultz checks the antibody levels in his dogs' blood. Why? He says for proof that most annual vaccines are unnecessary. Read More

Clouds mitigate effects of warming on Arctic

March 13, 2003

Cloudy weather may dampen the human spirit, but it also may dampen the effects of global warming on the Arctic, according to new study published in the March 14 issue of the journal Science. Read More

Advances

March 11, 2003

Advances gives a glimpse of the many significant research projects at the university. Tell us about your discoveries. E-mail: wisweek@news.wisc.edu. New… Read More

Doyle commits to biotech, stem cell science

March 11, 2003

Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle pledged his support March 5 to helping Wisconsin's biotechnology industry and to blunting legislative attacks on stem cell science. Read More

More research impact a goal

March 11, 2003

Federal funding agencies increasingly are requiring science, engineering and math researchers to get a bigger bang for their buck by integrating enhanced education, connection of research to the national community, and workforce development into their research. Read More

Safety first, science second when the lab shakes, rattles and rolls

March 11, 2003

For Chuck DeMets, a professor of geology and geophysics, his most recent brush with divine opportunity came on Jan. 22 in a Colima, Mexico, hotel room when a 7.8-magnitude earthquake sent a barefoot DeMets and his Mexican field assistant Patti Zamora scrambling for the safety of the open street. Read More

Unger’s career blessed with a shakey start

March 11, 2003

Beneath Bill Unger's pedestrian title of "research program manager in the UW–Madison Department of Geology and Geophysics" is a career that spans four decades and all the world's continents. Read More

Why Wisconsin e-businesses should prepare to collect taxes

March 7, 2003

Senator Jon Erpenbach (D-Middleton) and Diane Hardt, tax administrator for the Wisconsin Department of Revenue and co-chair of the Streamlined Sales Tax Project, will discuss Internet taxation and more at a half-day workshop on e-business legal issues sponsored by the UW Consortium for Global eCommerce. Read More

Afro-American studies evolves into global player

March 6, 2003

Even as it busily prepares for a landmark symposium on African-American activist W.E.B. Du Bois, the Department of Afro-American Studies is reinventing itself. Read More

Prof to investigate Cuba’s sustainable farming

March 5, 2003

A UW–Madison professor will be part of a 10-day fact-finding trip during May to investigate Cuba's transformation from chemical-intensive, industrial agriculture to sustainable and organic agriculture. Read More

Book explores psychological effects of pollution on children

March 5, 2003

Wherever we live, pollution lives with us. Whether it's chemical runoff from farms or loud music booming down the street, pollution touches us not just physically, but also mentally and emotionally, according to a new book by Colleen Moore, a psychology professor at UW–Madison. Read More

Diamond film may yield sensors for bioterror

March 4, 2003

With the help of a novel scheme developed by chemists at UW–Madison for chemically modifying diamond, the age of the inexpensive, compact sensor that can continuously scan airports, subways and battlefields for the slightest trace of biological weapons may be at hand. Coupled with modern electronics, the new sensors would not only be able to detect nearby biological agents, but also sound alarms and even call for help. Read More

UW-Madison near the top in patents

March 4, 2003

UW-Madison and its patent management organization, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, rank near the top of the university intellectual property class of 2002, according to the United States Patent Office. Read More

New disclosures and patents, 1992-2002

March 4, 2003

1992 Disclosures: 174 Patents: 41 1993 Disclosures: 152 Patents: 57 1994 Disclosures: 154 Patents:… Read More

Tapeworm’s trick could help humans

March 1, 2003

Capitalizing on what they learned from studying lowly tapeworms, scientists at UW–Madison believe they may have found a way to make drugs more effective in their delivery. This research holds out the promise of lowering dosage and cost, and eliminating wasted medicine. Read More

Latest research finds real-world applications

February 25, 2003

New device stops table saw kickback; Measuring the sickness factor of colds; Toning the tongue Read More

Ag forum features new secretary, researchers

February 25, 2003

Rod Nilsestuen, the new secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, will be the featured speaker at an agricultural issues forum. Read More

Fair to show ways to stay healthy

February 21, 2003

Students, faculty and staff are invited to attend a Wellness Fair on Saturday, March 1, from noon until 4 p.m. at the UW–Madison Natatorium, 2000 Observatory Drive. Read More

Alliance brings E-business Wisconsin manufacturers

February 20, 2003

A strategic alliance to help Wisconsin manufacturers apply e-business technologies to benefit supply chain collaboration was announced today by the Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnershipand UW–Madison's Consortium for Global eCommerce. Read More

Orphanage experience alters brain development

February 17, 2003

By studying these children adopted from Eastern European orphanages and the developmental problems they face, researchers from UW–Madison have developed a better understanding of how certain early childhood experiences can alter the development of the brain and, as result, also alter the development of particular skills or abilities. Read More