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Forget blizzards and hurricanes, heat waves are deadliest

August 1, 2012

In the pantheon of deadly weather events, heat waves rule. Read More

High-tech silver dressings ward off infection in wounds

July 31, 2012

Applied onto the business end of artificial skin, nanofilms that release antibacterial silver over time can eradicate bacteria in full-thickness skin wounds in mice. Read More

Collaborative computing, pioneered at UW–Madison, helped drive LHC analysis

July 31, 2012

When scientists at the Large Hadron Collider in Europe announced the appearance of a new particle among the pieces of smashed protons, Miron Livny saw a huge scientific success. Read More

Uhlrich to oversee campus research policy

July 31, 2012

Daniel Uhlrich, a professor of neuroscience in the School of Medicine and Public Health, has been appointed associate vice chancellor for research policy. Read More

New book by UW lecturer examines legacy of activist incident

July 30, 2012

Growing 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. Read More

Growing a green lawn means finding grasses that need less water

July 27, 2012

You have to give Doug Soldat credit. He picked the right year to begin a study on the drought tolerance of Wisconsin turfgrasses. Read More

Science and law connect in campus collaboration

July 25, 2012

Have you ever wondered how scientists decide which problems to work on or what inventions to develop? Read More

Thomson lab lands $2.2 million NIH grant

July 24, 2012

With 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. Read More

Oral drops for dog allergies pass another hurdle

July 24, 2012

A 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. Read More

New conflict-of-interest rules take effect Aug. 24

July 24, 2012

Mandated federal conflict-of-interest rules will tighten considerably on Aug. 24, affecting thousands of faculty, staff and some students on campus. Read More

Two UW–Madison researchers build ties with Indonesia

July 23, 2012

It took a trip halfway around the world to bring two University of Wisconsin–Madison scientists together. Read More

Printed photonic crystal mirrors shrink on-chip lasers down to size

July 22, 2012

Electrical 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. Read More

Lake algae: What you don’t see can really hurt you

July 17, 2012

The strikingly blue algae that afflicted the Madison lakes last week hardly needs a danger sign to warn of its toxicity. Read More

UW geneticist remembered as his papers are read

July 17, 2012

In a conference room in the Genetics/Biotech Building on campus, a small group gathers for a weekly discussion of a journal article. Read More

UW-Madison, UW-Milwaukee award inter-institutional research grants

July 12, 2012

Twelve 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. Read More

Study finds little movement on economic ladder

July 12, 2012

Economic opportunity is not the same for everyone in the United States, new research by La Follette School director Thomas DeLeire shows. Read More

Americans’ information needs not being met, study finds

July 11, 2012

Americans' 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. Read More

Down on the cacao farm: Sloths thrive at chocolate source

July 11, 2012

Like many Neotropical fauna, sloths are running out of room to maneuver. Read More

Facebook use does not lead to depression, according to new study

July 9, 2012

A 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. Read More

High-tech wound dressing fights infection in mouse trial

July 9, 2012

An 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. Read More