Tag Research

Sociologists dissect doctor-patient dialogue

August 8, 2006

An international group of conversation analysts, including one from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has put together a new anthology of studies that explore communication between primary-care doctors and their patients. Read More

MATC, UW collaborate on biodiesel fuel reactor

August 7, 2006

Madison Area Technical College today dedicated its new biodiesel reactor, built in partnership with the University of Wisconsin–Madison, to produce motor fuel blended from waste vegetable oil and methanol. Read More

Gabriela Cezar’s stem cell research targets birth defects and cancer

August 4, 2006

After conducting research at Scotland's Roslin Institute (birthplace of Dolly the cloned sheep) and creating in-vitro models of obesity and Parkinson's Disease for the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, Gabriela Cezar has returned to the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More

UW-Madison research part of international mercury conference

August 3, 2006

A number of University of Wisconsin–Madison scientists will present research at the Eighth International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant starting this weekend at the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center in Madison. Here is a preview of some newsworthy presentations: Read More

Drum corps event to restrict street access next week

August 2, 2006

The Drum Corps International World Championships will be returning to Camp Randall Stadium Tuesday-Saturday, Aug. 8-12. There will be restricted street access around the stadium during the week. On Monroe Street from Lot 18 to Randall Avenue and Randall north to West Dayton Street, the curbs on the Camp Randall side will designated for DCI use only. Read More

ResearchChannel programs available to Charter Digital Cable subscribers

August 2, 2006

Subscribers to Charter Digital Cable now have access to University of Wisconsin–Madison programming on ResearchChannel as video on demand. Read More

Autonomous lenses may bring microworld into focus

August 2, 2006

University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers have found a way to make a tiny lens so "smart" that it can adapt its focal length from minus infinity to plus infinity — without external control. Read More

UW studies challenge national asthma guidelines

August 2, 2006

Antibiotics should not be used routinely when asthma patients have attacks, according to national asthma-treatment guidelines. But two new studies—one in adults and one in children—at University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health will test these current recommendations by analyzing whether using antibiotics for patients with uncontrolled asthma symptoms improves their condition. Read More

Study shows hope for ridding lakes of clawed invader

July 31, 2006

A University of Wisconsin–Madison study shows that the rusty crayfish, long seen as a bully in Wisconsin lakes, may be vulnerable to a "double whammy" of intensive trapping and predator fish manipulation to the point where it may be possible to rid lakes of the animal that has vexed scientists, anglers and conservation agencies alike for decades. Read More

New MRI technique quickly builds 3-D images of knees

July 25, 2006

A faster magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data-acquisition technique, developed at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, will cut the time many patients spend in a cramped magnetic resonance scanner, yet deliver more precise 3-D images of their bodies. Read More

Research dishes out flexible computer chips

July 18, 2006

New thin-film semiconductor techniques invented by University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers promise to add sensing, computing and imaging capability to an amazing array of materials. Read More

New program to advance personal health care through technology

July 17, 2006

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today issued a call for proposals for a new program to stimulate innovations in personal health information technology. Read More

UW-Madison’s CIAS receives grant to boost mid-sized farms

July 17, 2006

Experts debate best alternative to mother’s milk

July 14, 2006

Two University of Wisconsin–Madison experts have differing opinions about whether formula or "donor milk" is a better alternative for babies. Read More

Soil scientists in the spotlight at World Congress of Soil Science

July 10, 2006

Soil scientists from the University of Wisconsin–Madison will have international attention this week at the 18th World Congress of Soil Science on July 9-15 in Philadelphia. Read More

Top prize for research on corporate finance goes to Wisconsin professor

July 10, 2006

Toni M. Whited, an associate professor of finance at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Business, co-authored the best paper on corporate finance published in the Journal of Finance in 2005. Read More

Study: Body image is not just white woman’s burden

June 30, 2006

University of Wisconsin–Madison scientists report that body dissatisfaction studies may focus too much on white women, although women of color report similar levels of anxiety about their bodies. Read More

Study of urban roadside dirt reveals potentially toxic mix of metals

June 29, 2006

Scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison learned that there's more to that cloud of roadway dirt than meets the eye: What looks like ordinary dirt actually is a potentially toxic mixture of non-tailpipe vehicle emissions, including microscopic metal particles from brake and tire wear. Read More

New process makes diesel fuel, industrial chemicals from simple sugar

June 29, 2006

A University of Wisconsin–Madison chemical and biological engineering professor reports in the June 30 issue of the journal Science on a better way to make a chemical intermediate called HMF from fructose: fruit sugar. Chemical intermediates are compounds that are the raw material for many modern plastics, drugs and fuels. Read More

Psychologist adds scientific insight to loaded label of ‘psychopath’

June 28, 2006

A University of Wisconsin–Madison psychology professor has devoted much of his career to the study of psychopathy. Read More