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Nine projects selected for UW/WARF COVID-19 Accelerator Challenge
From improved respirators to accelerated virus testing, each project is designed to be rapidly advanced over the coming months to help combat the pandemic.
UW–Madison scientist helps set national earth sciences research priorities for next decade
Andrea Dutton, who studies climate change and sea level rise, talks about her work on the Earth in Time report and the importance of studying earth sciences even in the midst of a global viral pandemic.
Understanding ceramic ‘mortar’ of materials may reveal ways to improve them
Findings in a new study could aid in fine-tuning a new generation of ceramic materials, from silicon solar panels to superconductors and biomedical implants.
Study confirms cats can become infected with and may transmit COVID-19 to other cats
Researchers advise that people with symptoms avoid contact with cats, and cat owners should keep their pets indoors to limit contact with other people and animals.
Chancellor: Public universities are on the front lines of the COVID-19 battle
"In record time, we’ve put together public-private partnerships of scientists, engineers, public health experts, manufacturers and many others to address the pandemic," Chancellor Blank writes in a piece coauthored with Peter McPherson, president of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities.
Research on viral junk, quicker drug testing could help outflank coronaviruses
Researchers hope to better understand how coronaviruses enter cells, spread, and cause varying immune responses in different individuals.
How should journalists cover coronavirus preprint studies?
Headlines that don’t stand up to scrutiny are among the perils of writing about scientific articles that have not yet undergone peer review by experts in the field, says emerita Professor Sharon Dunwoody.
Promising research projects win funding
Twelve projects have been chosen for the UW2020: WARF Discovery Initiative. The goal is to stimulate groundbreaking research and acquire equipment that will foster significant scientific advances.
Combining mouse and human data uncovers new gene regulating cholesterol
Work by Brian Parks and collaborators provides a new target for understanding the genetic risk of high cholesterol, which is linked to heart disease.
Researchers create hybrids of six yeast species to combine useful traits
There may be many potential research and industrial uses for such hybrids, including studies in genetics, cancer biology, brewing and bioenergy.
Teams from Wisconsin, New York search for molecular clues to defeat COVID-19
Morgridge Institute researchers are hoping to better understand what factors influence whether a patient will suffer from complications such as acute respiratory distress syndrome.
Avoiding misinformation about COVID-19 and influenza research
Read in Spanish Misinformation with respect to science is not new, but it can be particularly troublesome and even dangerous during the…
National scholarship will allow student to pursue graduate studies in early reading cognition
Lauren Schilling is among 18 college juniors nationwide selected to receive a 2020 Beinecke Scholarship, which provides $34,000 for graduate study in the arts, humanities or social sciences.
WARF commits $100K to scaling up COVID solutions
The new UW/WARF COVID-19 Accelerator Challenge is intended to speed development of prototypes and concepts that can be deployed in 6-12 months.
UW–Madison engineer works with local health leaders to develop COVID-19 prediction models
The models use a swath of relevant, research-based parameters to predict the number of cases of in the region.
Advance could enable remote control of soft robots
UW-Madison researchers demonstrated a method for using magnetic fields to remotely induce soft composite materials to rearrange their internal structure into a variety of new patterns.
New research helps explain why the solar wind is hotter than expected
When the sun expels plasma, the solar wind, which causes events such as auroras above the earth, cools as it expands through space — but not as much as the laws of physics would predict. UW–Madison physicists now know the reason.
Physicists to improve plasma fusion mirror devices with $5 million grant
It will serve as a prototype for the next generation of fusion reactors. "It’s a new look at an older concept using new technology,” says researcher Cary Forest.
What’s stay-at-home like for researchers?
Four posters illustrate how the Currie Lab's researchers are adapting to working from home — and provide reflections many of us can relate to.
Chilling concussed cells shows promise for full recovery
“You can’t cool too little; you can’t cool too much; and you can’t wait too long following an injury to start treatment,” says mechanical engineer Christian Franck. And when the researchers identified that sweet spot, the results were striking.