Category Science & Technology

‘Condor’ brings genome assembly down to Earth

July 19, 2010

Borrowing computing power from idle sources will help geneticists sidestep the multimillion-dollar cost of reconstituting the flood of data produced by next-generation genome-sequencing machines.

Screen yields drugs that could help treat fatal brain disorder

July 19, 2010

Using novel screens to sort through libraries of drugs already approved for use in human patients, a team of Wisconsin researchers has identified several compounds that could be used to treat a rare and deadly neurological disorder.

Monkey generosity: No strings attached

July 13, 2010

Among monkeys that split child care responsibilities, sharing extends to dinnertime, but grudges do not, according to research published July 14 in Proceedings of the Royal Society B.

Hormone study finds monkeys in long-term relationship look strangely human

July 12, 2010

Monkeys in enduring relationships show a surprising correspondence in their levels of oxytocin, a key behavioral hormone, according to research published online June 28 in the journal Hormones and Behavior.

July 12, 2010

The audience laughs and applauds as the performers on stage pull trick after trick from their sleeves: suspending a ball in midair, defying gravity, turning water into ice right before people's eyes.

Canine influenza vaccine found effective against secondary infections

July 8, 2010

Recent research by Ron Schultz, professor and chair of the Department of Pathobiological Sciences at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Veterinary Medicine, has shown the newly approved Canine Influenza Virus (CIV) vaccine to be effective not only in reducing length, severity and spread of the virus, but also in protecting against secondary infections.

Ecological restoration on lakeshore working on historic ground

July 7, 2010

The ongoing ecological restoration along the shoreline of the University of Wisconsin–Madison has reached a hillside near Eagle Heights that was once the summer home to hundreds of graduate students. The goal in the Tent Colony Woods, which is cut by gullies and invaded by exotic trees and shrubs, is to create a sustainable and ecologically diverse tract of sloping lakeshore forest.

UW School of Veterinary Medicine advances spinal cord injury treatments

July 6, 2010

A full recovery from a spinal cord injury? Don't hold your breath.

Before Rhythm and Booms, learn the science of fireworks

July 2, 2010

Before the first rocket lights up the night sky on Saturday (July 3), stake out a seat at the Memorial Union Terrace at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and learn about the science behind Rhythm and Booms.

Gene regulating human brain development identified

July 1, 2010

With more than 100 billion neurons and billions of other specialized cells, the human brain is a marvel of nature. It is the organ that makes people unique.

Confronting toxic blue-green algae in Madison lakes

July 1, 2010

Harmful algal blooms, once considered mainly a problem in salt water, have been appearing with increasing severity in the Madison lakes, and a team of University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers has geared up to understand the when, where and why of these dangerous "blooms."

Young UW–Madison freshwater scientists noted by Great Lakes group

June 30, 2010

Two researchers from the University of Wisconsin–Madison Center for Limnology won major awards at the recent meeting of the International Association for Great Lakes Research in Toronto.

UW eye researchers key to major study of diabetic eye disease

June 29, 2010

University of Wisconsin–Madison ophthalmologists analyzed thousands of eye photographs as part of a large study that says reducing blood lipid levels slows the progression of diabetic retinopathy, the most common diabetic eye problem and a major cause of blindness worldwide.

Stirring the ocean: Calculating the role of the oceans’ swimmers

June 28, 2010

The world's oceans, we know, are constantly shaken and stirred by the winds and the tides and other physical forces of nature.

TIP/High school students get hands-on with CSI science

June 22, 2010

Students from five Madison high schools are getting a first-hand view of cutting-edge forensic science and its high-tech tools this week on the campus of…

Changing sounds are key to understanding speech

June 22, 2010

On the printed page, c*ns*n*nts m*tt*r m*r* th*n v*w*ls.

Incidence of malaria jumps when Amazon forests are cut

June 16, 2010

Establishing a firm link between environmental change and human disease has always been an iffy proposition. Now, however, a team of scientists from UW–Madison, writing in the online issue of the CDC journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, presents the most enumerated case to date linking increased incidence of malaria to land-use practices in the Amazon.

New technology promises to help drug makers go green

June 16, 2010

Production of a single kilogram of pharmaceuticals often yields hundreds of kilograms of chemical waste. Now, new chemistry developed by scientists at UW, combined with technology developed by researchers from Eli Lilly and Company, promises to dramatically reduce that waste stream for a key step in the pharmaceutical production process.

QRM center gives Wisconsin company a bright future

June 14, 2010

Five years and a series of joint projects later, an ongoing partnership between the UW–Madison Center for Quick Response Manufacturing and a Milwaukee company is having significant results.

UW-Madison, UW-Milwaukee award Intercampus Research Grants

June 9, 2010

Eight hybrid teams of faculty from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) and the University of Wisconsin–Madison have been awarded the first batch of Intercampus Research Incentive grants, awards designed to foster inter-institutional collaboration.