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Scientist’s goal: Control mosquito-borne diseases
The very thought of it can make you itch. Bruce Christensen pops open the door of a sealed research room about the size of a walk-in freezer. Except this room radiates with dank, tropical heat and is full of cloth-covered containers crawling with armies of hungry mosquitoes. Read More
Wildlife collection will aid study of species
James Borman has moved on to the happy hunting ground, but his legacy will touch people throughout Wisconsin. Over his lifetime, he assembled a massive collection of preserved wildlife specimens from North America and elsewhere. Borman, who died in 1999, willed the collection to the university. Read More
Sleep apnea likely to lead to hypertension
Armed with the strongest evidence to date, researchers at the UW Medical School have established that sleep apnea -- episodes of breathing pauses during sleep -- is likely to be an important cause of hypertension. Read More
Facility to bridge gap between discovery, therapy
A new Waisman Center facility will help scientists overcome one of the major hurdles of biomedical research: Taking a promising discovery from the laboratory bench to the medical environment. Read More
National poverty conference set for May 27
The Institute for Research on Poverty is hosting a national conference May 22-24 to explore future trends in poverty issues. Read More
Building boom continues at research park
The University Research Parkâs incubator for small-scale, high-technology business startups has outgrown itself again, prompting the parkâs Board of Trustees to launch a second expansion in as many years. Read More
Lost and found: Hubble finds universe’s missing hydrogen
UW astronomer Blair Savage and two collaborators say they have discovered vast quantities of hydrogen that were cooked up in the Big Bang but previously remained invisible to astronomers scanning the empty blackness of space. Read More
New network fosters start-ups
A new investor network is ready to help campus researchers create the start-up ventures that transfer academic technology to the commercial sector. Read More
National Bioethics Panel to meet here
The National Bioethics Advisory Commission, the federal panel appointed by the president and charged with formulating and reviewing policy that relate to issues of modern bioscience, will hold its 40th public meeting in Madison May 4-5. Read More
New book critiques welfare, poverty policy
'Speaking Out: Women, Poverty, and Public Policy,' a new book by the UW System Women's Studies Consortium, is a platform for scholars, feminists, and low-income women to speak out on welfare reform. Read More
Researchers tantalize animal taste buds
GÅ¡ran Hellekant and fellow researchers at the School of Veterinary Medicine have perfected a machine that allows them to determine what an animal tastes. Making animal diets more palatable could improve animal health on farms and in zoos, among other places. Read More
Study examines Dane County W-2 families
A new study by the Institute for Research on Poverty chronicles the successes and challenges of 100 Dane County families that have transitioned to Wisconsin's new welfare reform program. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
Emotion symposium set for April 13-14
Seven of the world's leading emotion researchers will convene in Madison April 13-14. Read More
Grant boosts study of human security issues
A recent grant renewal will help the Global Studies Program continue its inquiry into human security issues. Read More
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. Read More