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Hitting a high note Cathy Ross and the UW Gospel Choir led the audience “to church” and a standing ovation at the…
New DNA mapping tool may accelerate human genome work
A new technology that maps an organism's entire genome from single DNA molecules could ratchet up the race to decipher complex genomes, from food crops to human beings.
New hires strengthening genetics research
The effort to assemble a nationally prominent genomics research center at the university is gaining momentum. The new Genome Center of Wisconsin has hired two big-name faculty in the genomics field, and recruitment is in progress for three more positions.
Business ethicist’s ledger tallies life decisions
Though the outcome of unethical decisions can be macro, a la Texaco, they have an exceedingly micro origin: the hearts and minds of individuals. And that's where Laura Hartman and her eight-week MBA module on business ethics fit in.
Physics team studies atomic life at ‘absolute zero’
With a lab full of lasers to corral and chill atoms, physicist Thad Walker is plunging into the frigid domain of "absolute zero." It's not just cold there. It's weird.
Vertical wind shear field over the Atlantic
An example of the vertical wind shear field over the Atlantic including tropical cyclones Floyd and Gert (red icons). Wind shear has…
Image from the Wavetrak product over the Atlantic
An image from the Wavetrak product over the Atlantic, showing a satellite mosaic of infrared imagery and winds tracked from successive images.
A multi-channel satellite image composite of Hurricane Floyd
A multi-channel satellite image composite of Hurricane Floyd.
Study details genetic basis of aging — and how it might be delayed
Scientists at UW–Madison have, for the first time, profiled specific genetic changes during the aging of experimental animals, a discovery that could aid work to extend life span and preserve health.
Study: Step-by-step dairy expansion pays off
A study by dairy economist Bruce Jones suggests that farmers who are considering a major dairy expansion should start by retrofitting their old stanchion dairy barns into dounle-six parlors rather than building a full-size milking parlor.
Volunteers needed for schizophrenia study
For aging families who have an adult son or daughter with schizophrenia, the unpredictable disease heightens fears about the future. A new study hopes to change that fact by better understanding the needs of these families.
Study: Tax cut benefits polluters, ignores environment
Congressional passage of a $790 billion federal tax cut has an enormous price tag for the environment, according to a new study by UW–Madison's Center on Wisconsin Strategy and Washington, D.C.-based Friends of the Earth.
The other red meats: UW to study alternatives
A team of researchers will study ways to improve marketing and processing of alternative red-meat animals including ratites, such as ostriches, emu and rhea; farm-raised red deer and fallow deer; and bison.
New book explores what workers want
What do workers want? University professor Joel Rogers answers that question in a new book based on the most extensive workplace survey of the last 20 years.
Psychologists study new way to treat depression
The standard treatments for depression do not work for millions of people who suffer from the condition. But Medical School psychologists are studying a promising new approach that may greatly improve the odds.
New technique can create flu viruses
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
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
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
Dennis Stimart, UW–Madison horticulture professor, says two straight years of exceedingly mild Wisconsin winters are helping native wild flowers run wild.