To understand the ecological effects of lakeshore development on these freshwater ecosystems, UW-Madison has launched an extreme experiment – remove all the woody debris from one lake’s shoreline waters and study what happens.
Veterinary Medicine’s annual Dog Jog at 10 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 22, begins in front of the School of Veterinary Medicine, 2015 Linden Drive.
Reducing roadways from four lanes to three can increase safety and reduced costs, an engineering professor says.
Chemical engineers at UW-Madison have developed a new process that produces hydrogen fuel from plants.
Advances gives a glimpse of the many significant research projects at the university. Tell us about your discoveries. E-mail: wisweek@news.wisc.edu. UW to test for deer disease The Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory has hired three employees and begun renovations on a dedicated testing lab for chronic wasting disease. The lab is preparing this fall to test …
Employers are extremely reluctant to take a chance on a job applicant with a prison record, no matter how qualified he may be, says a new study.
Exploring the genomes of two different but related soil microbes, scientists have found the genes that govern the production of a class of highly potent anticancer agents.
A recent article published by emeritus professor John R. Cameron suggests that we all need more radiation for good health.
Scientists have created an animal that can eat a rich, high-fat diet without adding weight or risking the complications of diabetes
Antibiotics also may be adversely affecting zooplankton, tiny organisms that underpin the health of all freshwater ecosystems.
The Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory has hired three employees and begun renovations on a dedicated testing lab for Chronic Wasting Disease.
New research identifies a genetic variation that might protect abused children from developing antisocial behavior.
Industrial fishing poses a big threat to life and fin for sharks, dolphins and billfish, says a new study forecasting fishing’s effects on ocean ecosystems.
What we usually view as a foe to forests — fire — actually may be a key to the survival of some tree species.
Martin T. Cadwallader has been named as dean of the Graduate School and vice chancellor for research.
A new study of the well-established ‘gender gap’ in cystic fibrosis has shown, for the first time, that females are diagnosed with CF significantly later than males are – and that the difference cannot be explained by gender differences in common CF symptoms, chest X-rays or the age at which youngsters are infected with pseudomonas aeruginosa, the bacterium implicated in up to 90 percent of CF deaths.
An advance made by university scientists could bring quantum computing out of the gee-whiz world of scientific novelty and into the practical realm.
Diagnosing and treating cardiovascular disease, the nation’s number-one killer, in the near future is under the scrutiny of approximately 500 physicians and research scientists from around the world.
In the late 1980s, University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers developed a synthetic solution that could safely store organs outside the body for longer than ever before. Their advance, known as the UW Solution, became the gold standard of organ preservation techniques. Now, researchers at the School of Veterinary Medicine have raised the bar: By adding natural …
New findings by university biochemists add important information about how the hormone leptin regulates body weight and metabolism.