Tag Research
Study targets eating, nutrition among young adults
A nutritional scientist is leading a 10-state study that will examine the barriers to healthy eating among young adults and test a strategy to overcome the obstacles. Read More
Big magnet to bolster lab
Mysteries of the stuff that underpins all life soon will become less murky with the help of a new, big research magnet at a campus lab. Read More
Vet prof studies pain relief
Vjekoslav Miletic, a professor of comparative biosciences, studies why some physical pains persist and what may be done to relieve them. Read More
Researcher keeps tabs on bats
Counting a few hundred thousand bats sounds about as easy as herding a few thousand cats, but a university researcher is successfully tallying the winter residents at one of the largest bat hibernation sites in the Midwest. Read More
Poll: Spirits are high
How are things going in the views of Wisconsin residents? Pretty well, and economic and personal fortunes are expected to improve, according to the most recent Badger Poll. Read More
FDA approves bone graft
The newly approved INFUSE Bone Graft promises to reduce pain and recovery time for the more than 190,000 Americans who undergo lumbar spinal fusion surgery each year. Read More
Fire seen from on high
Even from space, wildfires raging near Show Low, Ariz., are standout features of the landscape, as satellite images show. Read More
Poll: Residents back school pledge
Wisconsin residents surveyed in a recent Badger Poll back the Pledge of Allegiance in schools. Read More
Poll: Wisconsin likes Bush
President George W. Bush enjoys wide backing in the Badger state, says a new poll conducted by the University of Wisconsin Survey Center. Read More
Eat your vegetables, take your medicine
As a plant geneticist and breeder who has long been interested in the link between human health and agriculture, Irwin Goldman is working to understand and apply such links in the modern diet. Read More
Grad school dean finalists named
The university has narrowed the field of candidates for Graduate School dean to three finalists. Read More
Poll: Residents happy, but skeptical
Wisconsin residents are generally happy to live here but do not express pride in government, says the second in the University of Wisconsin Survey Center's series of Badger Polls. Read More
Microbe eats formaldehyde
In a world where dangerous chemicals abound, a small microbe may have a big future. Read More
Experience alters how we perceive emotion
A new study of abused children suggests that experience can alter the way people see emotions. Read More
H.S. students discover science
The 26 high school students who take part in the Summer Science Institute through July 26 will discover first-hand what research can offer to them. Read More
New satellite technique helps spot fast-growing fires
Spotting forest fires in remote areas will be faster and easier this summer as fire-weather forecasters begin using a new technique that automatically detects wildfires in environmental satellite imagery. Read More
Bugs beat all in biodiversity
When it comes to biodiversity, nothing can beat insects - especially beetles, says Dan Young, an entomologist with the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Between 70 and 80 percent of all animals are insects, and more than one out of every four animal species on earth is some type of beetle. Read More
Study shows how pollution affects tree growth
Researchers are headed to northern Wisconsin to continue a long-term study that is revealing how air pollution affects northern forests. Read More
Gelatin bandage may aid tissue repair
Engineering professor John Kao's latest invention is sort of like a molecular version of Jell-O salad. Read More
Study: Over $100 million in political TV ads in 2002
Contestants in gubernatorial primaries in four big states -- Texas, California, Illinois, and Pennsylvania -- accounted for more than $64 million of the $107 million spent on political television advertising so far in 2002. Read More