Tag Research
Soybean aphid may meet match in another pest
A team of researchers from the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences is building a picture of how the soybean aphid operates in Wisconsin. Read More
Study examines Wisconsin income growth
Wisconsin's per capita personal income grew by 54.5 percent during the 1990s, exceeding the nation's growth rate of 50.4 percent, according to a recently released study by Jon Udell, UW–Madison emeritus business professor. Read More
Drug could ease side effects for transplant patients
University researchers have taken a big step toward freeing transplant patients from the powerful, and sometimes harmful, drugs they now take to keep their bodies from rejecting new organs. Read More
California, the cheesehead state?
California, the cheesehead state? It could happen if current trends continue, warns a university researcher. Read More
Study assesses pollution impact on aquatic life
With support from UW Sea Grant, James Schauer is changing that. Schauer, a civil and environmental engineering professor, is employing a new, holistic approach to assessing the impact of thousands of airborne, nonpersistent contaminants on water fleas and green algae, two organisms that serve as biological benchmarks in wastewater and surface water toxicity tests. Read More
Research funding continues to increase
Figures released by the university show it is spending more on research than any other public university in the nation. Read More
‘Flags’ author plans visit
James Bradley, author of the New York Times best-seller "Flags of Our Fathers," will present a free lecture Thursday, Feb. 7. Read More
New Alzheimer’s study to focus on children
As the number of new Alzheimer's cases balloons to a projected 14 million by 2050, the Medical School is establishing the nation's first comprehensive research study of children of people with Alzheimer's disease. Read More
Stem cell study sheds light on Down syndrome
Using stem cells as a window to the earliest developmental processes in the human brain, scientists have found that a group of genes critical for brain development is selectively disrupted in Down syndrome. Read More
New Alzheimer’s study to focus on children
As the number of new Alzheimer's cases balloons to a projected 14 million by 2050, the Medical School is establishing the nation's first comprehensive research study of children of people with Alzheimer's disease. Read More
Research helps farmers grow ‘healthy potatoes’
Bags of 'Healthy Grown' Wisconsin potatoes will begin appearing in select stores this winter. The Healthy Grown brand resulted from a major program to label potatoes grown in an environmentally sensitive way under strict growing standards. Read More
Storytelling makes a successful scientist
Stories, Ann Palmenberg explains, are essential to communicating science. Read More
Bio-reader brings major recognition to Sandstrom
Electrical engineer Perry Sandstrom's invention, the SynchroGene Reader, represents a simpler, faster, more cost-effective way of analyzing hybridization microarrays, otherwise known as DNA chips or biochips. Perry Sandstrom, an electrical engineer for the Wisconsin Center for Space Automation and Robotics, takes a break at his basement lab where he developed new DNA-chip-reading technology. Photo: Jim Beal Read More
Economists to brief business leaders
Business leaders will get up-to-date insights on these issues and predictions for the coming months from experts at an upcoming conference. Read More
Engineers create new avenues for independence
Assistive robots, voice control, sensory substitution, automatic locks, lights, climate control and superior handling sound like features that come standard on any sport-utility vehicle. But thanks to UW-CREATe, an innovative new research team based in the College of Engineering, wheelchairs and other assistive devices may soon have them, too. Read More
Latin jazzmaster is spring artist
Legendary Latin Jazz teacher and composer John Santos headlines a season of outstanding performances and a semester of learning about the roots of "America's Music." Read More
Center combines traditional, complementary techniques
David Rakel, the medical director of UW Health's new Center for Integrative Medicine, spends a lot of time explaining the term 'integrative medicine' to the public and to his patients. Just don't call it 'alternative.' Read More
New tools help farmers manage fertilizer
Farmers in Wisconsin may soon have a powerful new tool to help them make decisions about fertilizer that increase yields and control runoff, thanks to university researchers. Read More