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Study shows gains for voucher students
A study by a new political scientist at the university, William Howell, has found that test-score performance went up among black students who switched from public to private schools under voucher programs in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Dayton, Ohio.
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Photo essay: E-mail from the deep
Bobbing over the 100-foot depths of northern Wisconsin’s Trout Lake, a technology-stocked buoy is helping scientists track the vital signs of major ecological…
Scientist puts cancer under fierce new light
Gelsomina De Stasio speaks English and Italian with equal fluency. But when she speaks of a "multi-lingual approach" to curing cancer, it has little to do with either language. De Stasio, a physics professor and one of the university's new strategic hires, talks about multilingual science: a hybrid of physics, chemistry, biology and oncology that is guiding her to new approaches to fighting lethal cancers.
Either ‘fire’ or ‘ice’ may hurt marriage
Turning a cold shoulder can be just as corrosive to marriage as open hostility, according to a new study authored by a university researcher.
UW-Madison continues to aid Hurricane Mitch recovery
The university's Space Science and Engineering Center is working with other agencies in the continuing effort to help Central America recover and rebuild after Hurricane Mitch's devastation in 1998.
New soybean pest reported in Wisconsin
A new soybean pest previously unreported in the U.S. has appeared in fields scattered across Wisconsin during the past month, according to university scientists. The soybean aphid also has turned up in northern Illinois and may soon be reported from Michigan.
Guatemala gets land advice from UW experts
A group of high-level government officials and policymakers from Guatemala will be among those attending a land access workshop Aug. 21-24 at the university.
Sans organism, scientists harvest a trove of DNA
Plant pathologists at UW–Madison are harvesting many new and useful chemicals from, literally, beneath our feet. The DNA of microorganisms extracted from soil samples may yield new antibiotics, insecticides, anticancer drugs or antiparasitic agents.
Lake study shows persistence of acid rain effects
Little Rock Lake, the site of a landmark study on the effects of acid rain, has been taken to chemical hell and back, and seemingly recovered from the trip.
Chinese research leaders learn about tech transfer
Twenty members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences will be at the university until Friday, Aug. 25, to learn how Wisconsin research moves into the marketplace.
Real-time lake data advances ecology research
Bobbing over the 100-foot depths of northern Wisconsin's Trout Lake, a technology-stocked buoy is helping scientists track the vital signs of major ecological change.
Report finds support lacking for working poor
While many state residents are celebrating Wisconsin's new prosperity, tens of thousands of working families have not yet achieved even minimal financial security, a new report shows.
Cancer study enrolls 6,000 women
A landmark breast-cancer prevention study has enrolled 6,139 postmenopausal women in its first year.
UW to help build monster telescope
The university has joined forces with an international consortium to help build and operate a major new South African observatory.
Autism study sheds light on family struggles
A new study involving 427 families from Wisconsin and Massachusetts is the first of its kind to shed light on how individuals and families cope with autism into adulthood.
New Earth data to stream into campus
UW-Madison will have access to a new generation of global earth science data through a new satellite tracking antenna to be installed this weekend at the Space Science and Engineering Center.
Brain study sheds light on impulsive violence
The human brain is wired with natural checks and balances that control negative emotions, but breakdowns in this regulatory system appear to heighten risk of violent behavior, according to findings of a study by UW–Madison psychologist Richard Davidson.
Experiments point to new theory of skeletal development
Curious children and developmental biologists have long pondered the question: what makes a thumb a thumb and a pinkie a pinkie? The answer UW Medical School researchers have found may force scientists to revise their theories of how cells of the developing skeleton organize into exquisitely patterned tissue, from fingers to spines.
Forest Service, not industry, owns top forestland
In nearly all of the United States, forest industries own the best land for growing trees while National Forests occupy some of the least productive land. But the reverse is true in Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota, according to a recent UW–Madison study.