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Tomorrow’s Yellowstone: Researchers

November 9, 2023

Getting to work, eat, live and sleep in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Park everyday is a unique experience and one Arielle, Timon and Lucy don’t take for granted. But with such important work and busy field days, it’s also important for the researchers to care for themselves.

Tomorrow’s Yellowstone: Monica

November 9, 2023

Rooted in a deep love of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, Monica Turner has spent the last 35 years training a generation of fire ecologists, influencing forest management and shaping our understanding of the future of western landscapes. While she feels the urgency to find answers and take action towards solutions that help limit human-driven climate change, she also feels optimistic.

Tomorrow’s Yellowstone: Lucy

November 9, 2023

Driven by her passion for the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and endless curiosity, recent UW–Madison grad and lab manager Lucy McGuire helps everyone stay organized and conduct their projects smoothly in the field. Whether they need an extra hand, a morale boost or a debrief on the discoveries of the day, Lucy is there.

Tomorrow’s Yellowstone: Timon

November 9, 2023

It can be difficult to connect the urgency and magnitude of climate change with every day life, but by starting with explaining the changes that are happening in these beloved national parks, PhD student Timon Keller hopes to inspire people to reflect on what a changing climate would mean for their own communities.

Sharing discoveries and imagining the future at the second annual Sustainability Symposium

October 31, 2023

From a keynote address on improving food security through a circular economy, to lightning talks on campus sustainability initiatives and poster sessions on research projects across UW–Madison, enthusiastic attendees learned, swapped ideas and inspired one another.

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October 27, 2023

The researchers found that a huge number of websites — about 15% of more than 7,000 they looked at — store sensitive information as plain text in their HTML source code.

Common chemotherapy drugs don’t work like doctors thought, with big implications for drug discovery

October 26, 2023

Findings reveal the likely reason why certain chemotherapies are effective for many patients. Importantly, they also help explain why attempts to find new chemo drugs based solely on stopping cellular division have been so disappointing.

Science on the Square: A festival of learning

October 26, 2023

Rainfall failed to stop people of all ages from exploring science hands-on at the sixth annual Science on the Square event on Oct. 19.

Wisconsin designated as Regional Tech Hub for biohealth – with UW–Madison helping lead the way

October 23, 2023

The Tech Hub designation opens the doors for millions in federal funding, as well as the opportunity to bring significant new private investment to the state’s biohealth industry. It is expected to generate a substantial number of new jobs, further boosting the state’s biohealth sector and enhancing employment opportunities for local communities.

UW–Madison project combines art, policy and science to create plant-based plastics and benefit marginalized communities

October 17, 2023

A team led by University of Wisconsin–Madison scholars has a plan to turn paper mill waste into plant-based plastics, slashing greenhouse gas emissions and other pollution and creating economic opportunities in ways that benefit marginalized communities.

Remnant of cell division could be responsible for spreading cancer

October 6, 2023

The midbody’s involvement in cell signaling and stimulating cell proliferation has been investigated before, but UW researchers wanted to look inside the midbody remnants to learn more.

UW–Madison to launch novel research on suicide prevention and well-being

October 5, 2023

With up to $14 million in federal funding, the Center for Healthy Minds and the Wisconsin Institute for Sleep and Consciousness will investigate how complementary neuroscience and meditation-based interventions could target and repair the areas of the brain that control emotional regulation and cognitive flexibility.

Breaking through the noise of cellular signaling

October 3, 2023

Many cancers are the result of corrupted signaling pathways, and a more nuanced understanding of those pathway disruptions may be a key step in developing targeted treatments.

The 2023 winners: Cool Science Image Contest

September 26, 2023

Winning submissions were created with a variety of equipment and techniques, including digital cameras, transparent cellophane, cutting-edge microscopes and geographical maps.

Wanted: Pizza and ice cream tasters

September 21, 2023

A Center for Dairy Research job posting created an international sensation last spring. But professional tasters perform a valuable role in the world of food science. They help improve quality and develop new products, like cheese curds that stay squeaky for longer.

New recipes for origin of life may point way to distant, inhabited planets

September 19, 2023

A team led by scientists at UW–Madison has exploited those limitations of chemical combinations to write a cookbook with hundreds of recipes that have the potential to give rise to life.