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Study finds link between climate change and longer ‘dead zones’ in lakes

March 17, 2021

According to the study by UW researchers, warm summer weather is the main driver behind longer periods of anoxia, or oxygen-starved water, in Lake Mendota.

Online field trips bring science across Wisconsin

March 12, 2021

The pandemic’s limitations have presented new opportunities for expanding and engaging schools that would not be able to come to campus in person due to distance or other factors.

Invasive species often start as undetected “sleeper populations”

February 25, 2021

The finding has important implications for the way we approach invasive species control and management, researchers say.

Measuring the pancreas’s protein landscape assists diabetes and cancer research

February 18, 2021

New research aims to measure the pancreas’s entire suite of proteins. Ultimately, that data will advance research on pancreatic diseases like pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer, or diabetes.

Aldevron expands manufacturing capabilities in Madison

February 16, 2021

Aldevron’s partnership with UW–Madison in research and education is a compelling reason the company has continued to invest in its Madison site, its CEO said.

A year of COVID: Panel reflects on what’s transpired

February 16, 2021

A review of how the UW–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health rose to the challenge and responded to the pandemic.

Kutzbach’s role in climate science ‘expansive and foundational’

February 2, 2021

John Kutzbach, an emeritus professor in the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, died Jan. 29. His contributions “helped all of us better understand important aspects of our universe — in particular, those of the Earth’s climate system."

UW–Madison initiative to promote university-industry research and education partnerships

February 2, 2021

“The goal of this initiative is to spark new collaborations with industry, stimulate innovative thinking among students, and promote translation of fundamental research," says Steve Ackerman, vice chancellor for research and graduate education.

UW–Madison watching for new variants of virus that causes COVID-19

January 29, 2021

UW–Madison is working closely with public health agencies to prepare for the arrival of the variants, and the university has close ties to laboratories conducting surveillance and genomic sequencing for these virus types.

Next group of vaccine eligibility begins March 1

January 26, 2021

UW–Madison will identify and notify faculty and staff who have direct contact with students of their eligibility and provide next steps for vaccination as this information becomes available.

Dark Energy Survey catalogs nearly 700 million astronomical objects

January 26, 2021

Astronomical researchers around the world can access these unprecedented data and mine them to make new discoveries about the universe.