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Lab brings complex science hardware to life
Staff at Stoughton's Physical Sciences Laboratory provide one-of-a-kind research tools for UW–Madison scientists.
Africa sights and sounds preserved on Web
'Africa Focus,' a new Web site created jointly by African Studies Program and the General Library System, catalogs more than 3,000 slides, 500 photographs and 50 hours of sound from 45 African nations.
Joint repair method benefits humans, animals
A new technique that uses heat as part of surgical repair of shoulder injuries promises to help many athletes and others regain shoulder stability.
Medical ethics program branches out
Robert Streiffer and Pilar Ossorio, the two newest members of the Medical School's program, use their expertise in philosophy, law and science to guide medical researchers and policy-makers through a labyrinth of sticky ethical issues.
Emotion symposium set for April 13-14
Seven of the world's leading emotion researchers will convene in Madison April 13-14.
Grant boosts study of human security issues
A recent grant renewal will help the Global Studies Program continue its inquiry into human security issues.
Restoration ecologist battles invading plants
In the face of a pernicious invading foe, what's a restoration biologist to do? If you're the director of research at one of the world's leading centers of restoration ecology - the art and science of rebuilding lost or threatened landscapes - you experiment.
Shuttle experiment set to blast off
University scientists have a chance in April to build evidence that microgravity is fertile ground for crop improvement.
Cell membrane protein reduces cholesterol
A cell membrane protein thought mainly to bind 'bad' cholesterol and remove it from circulation also plays a major role in reducing the production of that cholesterol, according to a study published this February in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
Nature’s path leads to new antibiotic strategy
By mimicking one of nature's own potent antimicrobial defenses, scientists may have found a new way to wage war on pathogenic bacteria.
Study: Narcotic abuse may be overstated
University scientists, in a new study, challenge the conventional wisdom that drugs used for relief of severe pain - such as morphine - are widely abused.
Project to trace the emotional toll of severe child neglect
With the help of Wisconsin families who have adopted East European children, a university study hopes to deepen understanding of the emotional and physical aftershocks from early-childhood neglect.
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Team finds cell gene that helps viruses multiply
Working with a virus introduced into a yeast, UW–Madison scientists have found a cellular gene that is commandeered by the virus to help it multiply.
Biologists focus on weed/crop competition
At one time, weeding was a tedious, backbreaking part of farm work. Today it's a tedious, backbreaking part of research. Just ask Jed Colquhoun, Shawn Conley or Mike Moechnig.
Scientists take ecological approach to weeds
UW-Madison researchers have begun a new effort to understand weed-crop competition. When completed, the research will help Wisconsin growers manage weeds more efficiently and reduce their reliance on herbicides.
CCBC picks top children’s books
The professional staff of the Cooperative Children's Book Center has released CCBC Choices 2000, which provides annotated entries on 223 of the best books for children and young adults published in 1999.
Program uses family to help at-risk children
A nationwide program to keep at-risk children out of trouble - Families and Schools Together - has cut a swath of success through the tangled thicket of poverty, drugs and social isolation.