Tag Research
Electronic pruners: A worthwhile investment
Using an electronic pruner is more efficient than using a manual pruner, because it reduces hand fatigue and is faster.
Conference to set deer-vehicle crash research agenda
More than 1.5 million drivers nationwide last year collided with deer on roadways around the country, and the costs related to this growing problem total more than $1 billion each year. On Oct. 24-25, nearly 70 researchers, administrators, engineers and ecologists from 20 states, Canada and Japan will meet in Madison to present findings and set a strategic agenda for deer-vehicle crash research, funding, technology transfer and education.
A fatty acid found in milk may help control inflammatory diseases
One of the isomers of conjugated linoleic acid, a group of fatty acids found in milk, is a natural regulator of the COX-2 protein, which plays a significant role in inflammatory disease such as arthritis and cancer, according to a study published by UW–Madison researchers.
Stainless steel design techniques could translate to biological world
A tool normally used to improve stainless steel and other metal alloys has now found application to a decidedly non-metallic substance: protein.
Fact sheet: University of Wisconsin Nuclear Reactor
Built in 1960, the university’s 1 megawatt reactor is about 1/3000 the size of a commercial reactor and is used for…
Background on the UW–Madison Nuclear Reactor
For nearly 50 years, the research reactor at UW–Madison has been operated and maintained in a consistently safe and secure manner. Public research universities are by their nature open scholarly environments where knowledge is shared, and the research reactor lab at UW–Madison is no exception.
Septic systems may harbor antibiotic-resistant bacteria
A new housing development in Sun Prairie, Wis., is giving UW–Madison researchers a chance to test whether septic systems cause bacteria in groundwater to become resistant to antibiotics.
Institute for Research on Poverty wins research center award
The Institute for Research on Poverty at UW–Madison has won designation as one of three Area Poverty Research Centers nationally by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
National Stem Cell Bank spins out first private sector work
Nimblegen Systems is the first Madison company to benefit from the Oct. 3, 2005 announcement by the National Institutes of Health to base the National Stem Cell Bank at the WiCell Research Institute.
Grant funds nursing research into improving patient care
The National Institute of Nursing Research has awarded two grants totaling $2.8 million to the School of Nursing to develop interventions designed to improve patient health.
Book Smart
Fall 1991 found Francine Hirsch entering the Ph.D. program in history at Princeton, just as unprecedented change was unfolding in the former Soviet Union.
Scientist uses form to explain building blocks of life
UW-Madison biochemists have developed an approach that allows them to measure with unprecedented accuracy the strengths of hydrogen bonds in a protein. The scientists were then able to predict the function of different versions of the protein based on structural information, a novel outcome that was published recently in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.