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International commission offers road map to sustainable agriculture
An independent commission of scientific leaders from 13 countries today (Wednesday, March 28) released a detailed set of recommendations to policymakers on how to achieve food security in the face of climate change. Read More
Cool science images show aesthetic side of science at UW–Madison
The second annual UW–Madison Cool Science Image contest has highlighted the synergy of science and aesthetics, selecting six winners and six honorable mentions from 82 entries from faculty, staff and students on campus. Read More
Challenge opens doors for grad student research partnerships
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation is looking to draw graduate students into the spirit of the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery with Discovery Challenge, a grant competition for collaborative research. Read More
Cool Science Images 2012
The second annual UW–Madison Cool Science Image contest highlights the synergy of science and aesthetics. Read More
Romnes Fellowships awarded to 11 recently tenured faculty
Eleven promising young UW–Madison faculty have been honored with Romnes Faculty Fellowships, which recognize exceptional faculty members who have earned tenure within the last four years. Read More
A wandering mind reveals mental processes and priorities
Odds are, you're not going to make it all the way through this article without thinking about something else. Read More
Stem cells hint at potential treatment for Huntington’s disease
Huntington's disease, the debilitating congenital neurological disorder that progressively robs patients of muscle coordination and cognitive ability, is a condition without effective treatment, a slow death sentence. Read More
Assessing innovative intervention for children with cerebral palsy
Five-year-old Lauren's cerebral palsy used to make eating meals an ordeal, going to bed a challenge, and crawling an impossibility. Read More
Scientists produce eye structures from human blood-derived stem cells
For the first time, scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have made early retina structures containing proliferating neuroretinal progenitor cells using induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells derived from human blood. Read More
Study pinpoints effects of different doses of an ADHD drug; finds higher doses may harm learning
New research with monkeys sheds light on how the drug methylphenidate may affect learning and memory in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Read More
Missing: Electron antineutrinos; Reward: Understanding of matter-antimatter imbalance
An international particle physics collaboration today (Thursday, March 8) announced its first results toward answering a longstanding question - how the elusive particles called neutrinos can appear to vanish as they travel through space. Read More
UW law professor offers look at FDA from the inside out
UW Law Professor R. Alta Charo was senior policy adviser to the commissioner at the Food and Drug Administration from August 2009 until June 2011. Now back on campus, Charo spoke reflects on her time with the FDA. Read More
Public reports on diabetes care helped drive clinic improvements in Wisconsin
In one of the first studies of the impact of publicly reporting quality measures on outpatient care, a research team has found that clinics made improvements in diabetes care when they began publicly reporting how they were treating patients with the chronic disease. Read More
Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery named 2012 Laboratory of the Year
The Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, the innovative 330,000-sqaure-foot public-private facility that opened just more than a year ago on the UW–Madison campus, has been named the 2012 Laboratory of the Year. Read More
In new book, leading neuroscientist describes your brain on emotion
Building on more than 30 years of cutting-edge brain research, a new book by UW–Madison psychology and psychiatry professor Richard J. Davidson offers an inside look into how emotions are coded in our brains and our power to control them. Read More
Laboratory research shows promising approach to preventing Alzheimer’s
As scientists struggle to find an effective way to prevent Alzheimer's disease, researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public health may have found a new approach to interrupting the process that leads to the devastating disease. Read More