Tag Research

Stem cell research funding backed

August 10, 2001

President George Bush will allow federal funding for limited embryonic stem cell research.

Gift boosts pharmacy research

August 10, 2001

A $1.5 million grant from the Madison-based Oscar Rennebohm Foundation will help the School of Pharmacy test and develop useful new drugs.

UW-Madison declares chilled water emergency

August 1, 2001

The chilled water systems that cool buildings at UW–Madison are unable to keep up with demand of recent extreme heat and humidity, and Physical Plant officials have declared a chilled water emergency that could last for at least another day.

Hinden named interim dean of international studies

August 1, 2001

Michael Hinden, associate dean of international studies and professor of English, will serve as the interim dean of international studies while the UW–Madison conducts its search for a permanent dean, Chancellor John Wiley announced Wednesday, Aug. 1.

Event promotes international research

July 31, 2001

The Center for International Business Education and Research is hosting a three-day seminar to help Ph.D. students to engage in international research.

How wild is the north woods? Not very, biologists say

July 30, 2001

Biologists have constructed a new map for the north woods of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan that they say reflects how "wild" ecological conditions are across the region.

Trace helps define standards

July 26, 2001

The Trace Research and Development Center will host a meeting July 30-31 meant to help develop all-purpose 'remote controls' for people with disabilities.

Prostate cancer study begins

July 25, 2001

Healthy men in their 50s and older are being encouraged to participate in the largest-ever prostate cancer prevention study, launched July 24 by the National Cancer Institute and a network of researchers.

Study: Families can’t afford basics

July 25, 2001

More than 200,000 working families in Wisconsin with one to three children under age 12 don't earn enough to afford a basic family budget, a new study says.

Students advance through Information Technology Academy

July 24, 2001

A new group of Madison high school students will soon enter the Information Technology Academy, a pre-college technology access and training program for talented students of color and economically challenged youth.

Tiny crystals predict huge volcano in western U.S.

July 20, 2001

Reading the geochemical fine print found in tiny crystals of the minerals zircon and quartz, scientists are forming a new picture of the life history - and a geologic timetable - of a type of volcano in the western United States capable of dramatically altering climate sometime within the next 100,000 years.

Study explores impact of Down, Fragile X syndromes

July 17, 2001

An ongoing research project is tracking the communication challenges posed by Down and fragile X syndromes, the two most common genetic causes of mental retardation. Additional families are being sought to participate in the project.

World land database charts troubling course

July 11, 2001

Over the past 300 years, in an ever-accelerating process, humans have reshaped the terrestrial surface of the Earth. In doing so, humanity has scripted a scenario of global environmental change with impacts that promise to be at least as severe as global climate change, scientists reported here today, July 11.

Backyard ecologist featured at Madison conference

July 10, 2001

Gardener and natural science writer Sara Stein will give a presentation entitled, "Homeground Ecology 101," at the Ecological Society of America's annual meeting in Madison Sunday, Aug. 5, at 5 p.m.

Expert offers insight on artificial intelligence

July 9, 2001

The tensions in the new movie "Artificial Intelligence" reflects the duality of real-world research into artificial intelligence, a campus expert suggests.

Sturgeon symposium under way

July 8, 2001

More than 375 leading scientists from 23 countries will converge on Oshkosh this week to share the latest research on the world's sturgeon populations and see firsthand why the numbers of Lake Winnebago's sturgeon have quadrupled in the last 40 years while populations of this ancient fish have collapsed in many other countries.