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Stem cell advance brings bioengineered arteries closer to reality
New techniques have produced, for the first time, functional arterial cells at both the quality and scale to be relevant for disease modeling and clinical application.
Plants under attack can turn hungry caterpillars into cannibals
A researcher found a tomato plant can make itself taste so horrible that a caterpillar, which would typically munch on its leaves, might eat another caterpillar instead.
Through robust collaboration, UW students help new museum launch inaugural exhibit
Over two years, UW–Madison students have researched dozens of objects in the Mount Horeb Area Historical Society’s expansive collection.
Thin photodetector could increase performance without adding bulk
The advance could reduce the size and weight of a series of solar panels, produce a higher-quality photo in low lighting conditions, or even transmit data more quickly.
UW-Madison spinoff helps libraries help local musicians
Rabble LLC, a Madison startup with UW–Madison roots, offers software to libraries that presents the sound of local musicians in an easy-to-access format.
The Guide: Your key to all UW–Madison courses
This month, UW–Madison published the 2017–18 edition of our Guide (guide.wisc.edu), the combined catalog of undergraduate and graduate academic offerings and the Wisconsin Experience.
Old bones lead to new strategy for drug delivery
An engineering team has developed a new way to seed biomedical devices with agents that promote tissue growth and healing.
UW-Madison researchers tackle bias in algorithms
If you’ve ever applied for a loan or checked your credit score, algorithms have played a role in your life. You might assume that computers remove human bias from decision-making, but research has shown that is not true.
Scientists converge to study ozone, an atmospheric mystery near Lake Michigan
Researchers want to help improve models to better predict when ozone events will occur and thus, protect health.
UW–Madison selected for $9.3 million in nuclear energy research funding
The Nuclear Energy University Program, which seeks to maintain U.S. leadership in nuclear research, has a long history of funding research in the College of Engineering.
Colleagues pay tribute to cancer researcher Patti Keely
It would be easy to simply say Patti Keely was a world-class, nationally recognized breast cancer researcher at the UW School of Medicine and Public…
How much would you pay for a fishing trip?
Findings show that a Wisconsin angler would be willing to pay an average of $140 for a successful Lake Michigan trip that targeted Chinook salmon.
UW-Madison advisory board aids cancer treatment statewide
The Precision Medicine Molecular Tumor Board has a dual mission: consulting with oncologists statewide about targeted drugs to battle out-of-control cancers; and amassing data on what works and what does not.
Medical students join program to get more physicians into rural Wisconsin
The students will spend time in Green Bay, La Crosse, Marshfield, and surrounding communities through the Wisconsin Academy for Rural Medicine.
Student group promotes usefulness of philosophy in the community
“We believe that no matter what you’re doing, philosophy can help you do it better,” says the group’s executive director and co-founder.
New summer course on ‘Hamilton’ excites undergraduates, lifelong learners
The class will take a “deep dive” into the record-breaking hip-hop musical that takes a fresh look at the lives of the founding fathers.
Plant derivative could help patients reliant on tube feeding
Experiments suggest it could help people who must obtain "enteral nutrition" — often due to swallowing problems related to cancer, neurological disease, surgery or developmental delay.
Morgridge scientists illuminate structures vital to virus replication
Scientists at the Morgridge Institute for Research have, for the first time, imaged molecular structures vital to how a major class of viruses replicates within infected cells.
First, but not last, algae bloom spells danger for Madison swimmers, fish
Steve Carpenter couldn’t believe the view from his second-floor office on the shoreline of Lake Mendota. As far as he could see, the still water looked just like teal-blue paint.
Peanut family secret for making chemical building blocks revealed
As you bite into your next peanut butter and jelly sandwich, chew on this: The peanut you’re eating has a secret.