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Researchers to test methods for helping smokers quit
The UW Medical School is launching two large new studies aimed particularly at those cigaratte smokers who have tried -- and perhaps tried again -- to quit. Read More
UW researcher reports kidney transplant finding
Kidney transplants between siblings with slightly different tissue types are as much as 28 percent more likely to survive long-term when maternal tissue types are used to determine the donor, a new study from the UW Medical School suggests. Read More
Pediatrician nurtures growth of ethics program
Thanks in no small measure to Norman Fost's continuing leadership, medical ethics is widely appreciated as a highly relevant field with the potential to profoundly affect individual lives as well as national policy. Read More
UW research effort bringing emotions into focus
The scientific study of emotion, an area once considered too 'soft' for serious inquiry, is developing a solid future at UW–Madison. Read More
Law professor pursues theology, restorative justice
Bruce Kittle belongs to a select group of lawyers: those with seminary degrees. Read More
Professor finds that in shirts, as well as skin, color matters
Prejudice strikes most people as a learned behavior, but a study of grade school kids exposes prejudice as a much cagier beast, waiting to rear its head at the slightest provocation. Read More
Stem cell research captures world attention
The international spotlight focused on James Thomson with the news Nov. 6 that his team had cultured human embryonic stem cells in the laboratory. Read More
Campus-community project examines childhood asthma
A new Madison project doesn't involve higher taxes or a referendum, but it does require a positive pregnancy test and a history of allergies or asthma. Read More
New UW consortium helping steer electronic commerce
A new consortium developed by UW–Madison engineer Raj Veeramani provides companies with an unbiased resource when navigating the new landscape of electronic commerce. Read More
UW-Madison engineers design new disabled-access bike
What started as a challenge to improve disabled access for a local outdoor recreation club put a team of UW–Madison engineers on the road to a better bike. Read More
UW chemist enters a clash of corporate titans
As far as epic battles go, UW–Madison chemist Charles Casey's work this summer on a high-stakes legal battle between Dow Chemical and Exxon Corp. falls in the realm of Goliath vs. Goliath. Read More
Grant funds study with community organizations
A two-year federal grant will help a team of UW–Madison researchers join forces with community organizations in Dane County to identify the service needs of women with substance abuse and mental health problems who are victims of violence. Read More
Golf course development study finds surprises
Stephen Malpezzi, a real estate professor in the School of Business, has developed a statistical model explaining the demand for golf based on economic and demographic variables. Read More
Wisconsin scientists culture elusive embryonic stem cells
The dream of one day being able to grow in the laboratory an unlimited amount of human tissues for transplantation is one step closer to reality. Read More
Embryonic Stem Cell Fact Sheet
Embryonic stem cell facts Read More
The China question
Considering the Chinese as essentially and forever authoritarian - as many Westerners do - denies the complexity of culture and its capacity for change, says one of the nation's leading Sinologists. Read More
NSF awards grant for plant gene study
Two UW–Madison molecular biologists will receive $1.8 million over three years to help develop a system to rapidly identify the function of genes specific to plants. Read More
UW joins breast cancer diagnosis study
Diagnosing some suspicious breast tumors could become simpler and more reliable through a new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) approach being tested at UW Hospital and Clinics as part of an international study announced October 22. Read More
NSF grants recognize integrative innovation in graduate education
A UW–Madison professor is one of 17 researchers across the country who have received a total of $40.5 million over five years to promote integrative graduate education and research training. Read More
Historic impeachment proceedings won’t shape election outcome, say UW’s political experts
The avalanche of political commercials might make you feel as if you know Tommy and Tammy and all the other election candidates better than your neighbor ö and with good reason. Read More