Tag Research

New director takes over at Primate Center

September 8, 2010

It is not likely, by a long shot, to be his biggest challenge, but reorienting his collegiate athletic allegiances and keeping peace in the family will be one pressing priority for neurophysiologist Jon Levine, the Northwestern University researcher who takes the reins of the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center (WNPRC) this month. Read More

Dalai Lama trust to fund UW–Madison research on healthy minds

September 8, 2010

Securing research funding is always welcome news, but this one came with a unique twist. Read More

For migrant workers, community cooperation builds on individual strengths

September 7, 2010

Fostering community cooperation, building on skills and strengths, and getting strangers to work together - these are fundamentals of community development. Read More

UW-Madison researchers release Wisconsin Poverty Report: New measure tells new story

September 2, 2010

The second Wisconsin Poverty Report shows the rate of poverty in Wisconsin worsened in 2008, with more than 11 percent of the state's population living in need, including one in seven children and one in 10 elderly residents. Read More

UW-Madison researcher wins grant to explore policy options for climate change

September 1, 2010

A University of Wisconsin–Madison La Follette School of Public Affairs professor has won a three-year, $183,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to explore options for public-policy mechanisms to address climate change. Read More

Renewed partnership keeps $60 million satellite center in Madison

August 20, 2010

It was a deep history in satellite meteorology that first got the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration interested in Madison in the 1970s. Read More

UW-Madison’s area, international programs receive federal grants

August 18, 2010

Eight of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's area and international studies programs have received a combined total of about $18 million during the next four years in federal Title VI grants under the National Resource Center (NRC) and Foreign Language Area Studies (FLAS) programs, administered by the U.S. Department of Education. Read More

Building a bridge with cross-cultural cancer education

August 17, 2010

Most cancers are easier to treat if detected early, so cancer educators emphasize the benefits of screening and prompt treatment. But for immigrants and other "medically underserved communities," simply handing out a brochure on early detection - even if it's been translated into the appropriate language - may not work. Read More

Inherited brain activity predicts childhood risk for anxiety

August 11, 2010

A new study focused on anxiety and brain activity pinpoints the brain regions that are relevant to developing childhood anxiety. Read More

Brain responds same to acute and chronic sleep loss

August 9, 2010

Research examines the price of prison for children

August 9, 2010

It comes as no surprise that many children suffer when a parent is behind bars. But as rates of incarceration grew over the past 30 years, researchers were slow to focus on the collateral damage to children. Read More

H1N1 flu virus used new biochemical trick to cause pandemic

August 5, 2010

The influenza virus, scientists well know, is a crafty, shape-shifting organism, constantly changing form to evade host immune systems and jump from one species, like birds, to another, mammals. Read More

Study details autism’s heavy toll beyond childhood on marriages

August 3, 2010

The parents of grown children with autism are more likely to divorce than couples with typically developing children, according to new data from a large longitudinal study of families of adolescents and adults with autism. Read More

Wisconsin children exposed to too much secondhand smoke, research shows

July 29, 2010

IceCube drillers train for final Antarctic season

July 29, 2010

The sweltering Wisconsin summer is a far cry from conditions at the South Pole, but ice drillers from around the United States will gather next week in Stoughton to prepare for the upcoming Antarctic work season. Read More

Students size up seismic sensor sites

July 29, 2010

University of Wisconsin–Madison students Matthew Kogle and Kelly Hoehn logged thousands of miles this summer driving rural Wisconsin roads, scanning the landscape. When they found a promising spot, they knocked on the door of the nearest farmhouse and tried to interest the owners in their cause. Read More

UW scientists find sleep changes during migration make birds hyperactive

July 29, 2010

Rural areas take greater brunt of Iraq War, UW–Madison research shows

July 28, 2010

The Iraq War has taken a greater toll on the nation's non-metropolitan areas because troops from rural areas experience higher rates of death in the war than those from urban parts of the United States, according to a new study by a University of Wisconsin–Madison sociologist. Read More

IceCube spies unexplained pattern of cosmic rays

July 27, 2010

Though still under construction, the IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole is already delivering scientific results - including an early finding about a phenomenon the telescope was not even designed to study. Read More

Center to study community organizations’ role in infant mortality issue

July 22, 2010

The University of Wisconsin Center for Nonprofits will study the role nonprofit/community-based health and social service organizations played in reducing disparities in infant mortality. A $50,000 award provided through the UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research was announced this week and will make the research effort possible. Read More