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Faster, safer method zaps tumors with great success

June 17, 2014

When Kevin McSweeney was referred to UW Health last year for a tumor in his liver, he had already gone through six rounds of chemotherapy and 13 surgeries over ten years to treat his metastasized cancer.

UW-Madison links with New York museum to collect games and learning data

May 29, 2014

Leaning over a multitouch table, middle schoolers examine a digital underwater environment, shifting blocks across the screen and building lures to capture computerized fish. While the game introduces engineering principles and logic through an entertaining vehicle, the surface of the table is only half the story.

Beginning of time to unfold at UW–Madison Space Place

May 27, 2014

Eavesdrop on the beginning of time this Friday evening (May 30, 2014) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Space Place, 2300 S. Park St.

The color of blood: Pigment helps stage symbiosis in squid

May 15, 2014

The small but charismatic Hawaiian bobtail squid is known for its predator-fooling light organ.