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New technique can create flu viruses

August 3, 1999

A research team has perfected a method for creating designer influenza viruses, which can be tailor-made to solve mysteries about how flu strains mutate, spread and cause illness.

Mushrooms cripple herpes, other viruses

August 3, 1999

Rainforests and other remote, undeveloped spots on the planet arenât the sole source of medically useful plants. Researchers at the Medical School have discovered a mushroom that grows in their own "backyard" can cripple certain viruses.

Cells show capacity for mending nervous system

July 29, 1999

Using stem cells grown in the laboratory, scientists have successfully transplanted those cells into the nervous systems of ailing rats and arrested the course of a debilitating congenital disease.

Boom in Blooms: Wild flowers thrive in area this summer

July 23, 1999

Dennis Stimart, UW–Madison horticulture professor, says two straight years of exceedingly mild Wisconsin winters are helping native wild flowers run wild.

Law School examines use of video in sex abuse cases

July 23, 1999

A study underway at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Law School is examining the use of video technology to protect child victims in sexual-abuse prosecutions.

$6.75 million to extend primate studies of diet and aging

July 22, 1999

A decade-long study of how diet affects the process of growing old, will continue and be expanded at the UW–Madison with the help of $6.75 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

The Biomarkers of Aging

July 22, 1999

The biomarkers of aging are a set of bodily functions and conditions that tend to change with age. They are the same in humans as they are in non-human primates such as rhesus macaques.

Promising mastitis treatment to get Wisconsin test run

July 22, 1999

A new bovine mastitis product that enhances the cow's immune system and may curb the costliest disease facing dairy farmers will undergo a key trial this year at UW–Madison.

Oversight hearing on “Wildlife Conservation on National Forests”

July 22, 1999

Thank you for the opportunity to testify here on an issue central to management of our National Forests and vital to conserving the many plant and animal species that depend on these lands.

Packard Foundation grant boosts a dirty hunt for DNA

July 21, 1999

The dirt beneath your feet holds many secrets, not the least of which may be the next miracle drug.

UW-Madison demographer gets far-flung questions and far-reaching results

July 21, 1999

When Paul Voss tells you, "The day is punctuated by phone calls and e-mails," you might respond, "So is mine."

What makes the census so costly and time-consuming?

July 21, 1999

In the 1990 census, only 65 percent of American households voluntarily returned their questionnaires

What is the American Community Survey?

July 21, 1999

To prepare for the 2010 Census, Voss helped develop the American Community Survey

Study finds tenuous link between gender and self esteem

July 21, 1999

Popular assumptions about a cavernous self-esteem gender gap may be greatly exaggerated, according to a new analysis of nearly 150,000 respondents by University of Wisconsin–Madison psychologists.

Dairy compacts are bad public policy, experts say

July 16, 1999

As Congress considers enlarging interstate dairy compacts, a new study by three UW–Madison agricultural economists labeled the compacts "bad public policy."

Wisconsin lands federal transportation research center

July 15, 1999

Wisconsin is behind the wheel of a multi-million dollar Midwest transportation research center, thanks to an innovative partnership forged between UW–Madison engineers and state officials.

Kettl urges reforms for U.S. energy department

July 14, 1999

The U.S. Department of Energy is "hamstrung by the accumulation of 50 years of organizational structures" that have been focused on "a very different time and a fundamentally different mission," according to testimony by a UW political science professor.

New study examines scope of partner violence

July 14, 1999

A new study of violence between intimate partners by two UW–Madison psychologists reveals a problem of disturbing scope, with as many as one third of respondents reporting being either victims or perpetrators of physical abuse.

Two humanities grants go to UW–Madison

July 12, 1999

Two UW–Madison projects, both dealing with African art and culture, have won grants from the Wisconsin Humanities Council.

Ad regulators ignore deceptive spots, professor charges

July 9, 1999

A UW–Madison advertising expert charges advertising regulators, including the Federal Trade Commission, with dereliction of duty in identifying and prosecuting deceptive advertising claims.