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New book by UW lecturer examines legacy of activist incident
July 30, 2012Growing up in Catonsville, Maryland, a suburb of Baltimore, UW–Madison lecturer Shawn Peters can't remember the first time he heard about the Catonsville Nine. He was 18 months old in May 1968, when nine people - including two brothers, both well-known activists and Catholic priests, and a former nun - removed hundreds of files from the local draft office and burned them with homemade napalm.
Growing a green lawn means finding grasses that need less water
July 27, 2012You have to give Doug Soldat credit. He picked the right year to begin a study on the drought tolerance of Wisconsin turfgrasses.
Science and law connect in campus collaboration
July 25, 2012Have you ever wondered how scientists decide which problems to work on or what inventions to develop?
Thomson lab lands $2.2 million NIH grant
July 24, 2012With a $2.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, stem cell pioneer Dr. James Thomson, University of Wisconsin–Madison associate professor of biomedical engineering William Murphy and School of Medicine and Public Health medical informatics professor David Page will lead a team to derive and assemble the distinct cell types found in the human cerebral cortex.
Oral drops for dog allergies pass another hurdle
July 24, 2012A study reported today at the World Congress of Veterinary Dermatology in Vancouver, British Columbia, shows that placing allergy drops under a dog's tongue can be as effective as allergy injections for controlling skin allergies.
New conflict-of-interest rules take effect Aug. 24
July 24, 2012Mandated federal conflict-of-interest rules will tighten considerably on Aug. 24, affecting thousands of faculty, staff and some students on campus.
Two UW–Madison researchers build ties with Indonesia
July 23, 2012It took a trip halfway around the world to bring two University of Wisconsin–Madison scientists together.
Printed photonic crystal mirrors shrink on-chip lasers down to size
July 22, 2012Electrical engineers at The University of Texas at Arlington and at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have devised a new laser for on-chip optical connections that could give computers a huge boost in speed and energy efficiency.
Lake algae: What you don’t see can really hurt you
July 17, 2012The strikingly blue algae that afflicted the Madison lakes last week hardly needs a danger sign to warn of its toxicity.
UW geneticist remembered as his papers are read
July 17, 2012In a conference room in the Genetics/Biotech Building on campus, a small group gathers for a weekly discussion of a journal article.
UW-Madison, UW-Milwaukee award inter-institutional research grants
July 12, 2012Twelve teams of scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the University of Wisconsin–Madison will collaborate with the help of the third round of Intercampus Research Incentive grants.
Study finds little movement on economic ladder
July 12, 2012Economic opportunity is not the same for everyone in the United States, new research by La Follette School director Thomas DeLeire shows.
Americans’ information needs not being met, study finds
July 11, 2012Americans' lives are still grounded in the communities where they live and require a set of basic information to navigate daily life, despite the proliferation of technology that seems to shrink the world by the hour.
Down on the cacao farm: Sloths thrive at chocolate source
July 11, 2012Like many Neotropical fauna, sloths are running out of room to maneuver.
Facebook use does not lead to depression, according to new study
July 9, 2012A study of university students is the first evidence to refute the supposed link between depression and the amount of time spent on Facebook and other social-media sites.
High-tech wound dressing fights infection in mouse trial
July 9, 2012An ultra-thin layer of polymer impregnated with a surgical anti-bacterial aided healing by preventing infection in a mouse study performed at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Study shows Palin treated differently by media as vice presidential candidate than Biden
July 5, 2012The 2008 presidential race was one of the most watched, discussed and analyzed campaigns in U.S. history, and when it came to the vice presidential candidates, voters heard a great deal about Sarah Palin.
$3 million grant to train new scientists to collaborate on conservation challenges
July 5, 2012A new type of forest is taking root in Puerto Rico's abandoned sugar cane fields. The new stands are full of invasive trees, but they harbor large numbers of endangered native bird species. From the perspective of conservation science, are these forest parcels good or bad? And how should they be managed?
UW scientists play key role in discovery of a new particle consistent with Higgs boson
July 4, 2012Experiments at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), aided by scientists from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, have narrowed the search for the elusive Higgs boson, discovering a new particle with a mass in the region of 125 GeV.
Social media helps doctoral candidate reach out on research
July 3, 2012For researchers, describing complex science to folks outside their discipline can be a tricky or even unpleasant experience.