Tag Research
Prostate cancer study begins
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. Read More
Study: Families can’t afford basics
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. Read More
Students advance through Information Technology Academy
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. Read More
Tiny crystals predict huge volcano in western U.S.
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. Read More
Study explores impact of Down, Fragile X syndromes
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. Read More
World land database charts troubling course
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. Read More
Backyard ecologist featured at Madison conference
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. Read More
Expert offers insight on artificial intelligence
The tensions in the new movie "Artificial Intelligence" reflects the duality of real-world research into artificial intelligence, a campus expert suggests. Read More
Sturgeon symposium under way
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. Read More
Kathleen Poi chosen to lead University Health Services
Kathleen Poi, interim executive director of University Health Services at UW–Madison, has been appointed to the position permanently, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Paul Barrows announced today, July 3. Read More
Hand-held pasta holds cheesy secret
Wisconsin students who won a product development contest by developing a hand-held pasta recently shared their secret to success: More cheese. Read More
NASA brings advanced aircraft to Wisconsin
A new aircraft used for atmospheric research will visit Madison's Truax Field Monday, July 9, brought here by UW–Madison's Space Science and Engineering Center and hosted by the 115 Fighter Wing, Wisconsin Air National Guard. Read More
Madison to host ecologists Aug. 6-10
About 3,000 scientists are expected to attend the Ecological Society of America's 2001 annual meeting in Madison Aug. 6-10, focused on the theme 'Keeping All the Parts: Sustaining and Restoring Complex Ecosystems.' Read More
Study shows economic benefits of early intervention
Research has long demonstrated the educational value of early intervention for America's at-risk children, but a new study also shows the federal programs are a wise public investment. Read More
Satellite images tell tale of Siren tornado
The morning after the northwestern Wisconsin town of Siren was leveled by a devastating tornado, the federal Landsat-7 satellite captured its destructive path from space. Read More
NASCAR comes to town
A NASCAR entry in the July 1 Milwaukee Mile race at the State Fair Grounds will bear UW–Madison colors of red and white with a "Motion W" on both sides and front hood. Read More
Students impress with ‘Revolutions per Minute’ campaign
An advertising campaign created for DaimlerChrysler by UW–Madison students has won the American Advertising Federation 2001 National Student Advertising Competition. Read More
Renowned genetics leader to speak at symposium
Leroy Hood, the founder and president of the Institute for Systems Biology, will discuss "Decoding Life: Genomics, Proteomics, and Systems Biology" at the Wisconsin Symposium on the Analysis of Human Biology: Genes, Genomes, and Molecules, Thursday, June 14. Read More
The eyes have it: Collection provides insight about disease
Richard Dubielzig has a collection of eyeballs. They're not exactly peering out at him from shelves, though. They help him diagnose animal eye diseases. Read More
Lake helps scientists measure ecological health
Little Rock Lake, the site of a landmark study on the effects of acid rain, continues to yield important clues about the long-term health of North America's inland lakes. Read More