Tag Research
New UW–Madison kiosks provide Internet access on the go
Access to the Internet is getting even easier at UW–Madison. Eighteen new "communications kiosks" provide convenient access to the Web for the campus community and visitors. Read More
Surgeon tries new Parkinson’s treatment
A northwestern Illinois woman Thursday became the first Parkinson's disease patient at UW Hospital and Clinics to undergo deep brain stimulation, a procedure in which electrodes are placed deep into the brain and connected to a pacemaker-like device that delivers electrical impulses to disable certain nerve cells. Read More
WARF sues to preserve stem cell access
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation filed a lawsuit in federal court Monday, Aug. 13, to ensure broad research access to the five stem cell lines developed by researcher James Thomson. Read More
Thomson tops Time list
Stem-cell researcher James Thomson is on the cover of Time magazine this week as one of 18 leaders in science and medicine singled out by the editors as "America's Best." Read More
Stem cell research funding backed
President George Bush will allow federal funding for limited embryonic stem cell research. Read More
Gift boosts pharmacy research
A $1.5 million grant from the Madison-based Oscar Rennebohm Foundation will help the School of Pharmacy test and develop useful new drugs. Read More
UW-Madison declares chilled water emergency
The chilled water systems that cool buildings at UW–Madison are unable to keep up with demand of recent extreme heat and humidity, and Physical Plant officials have declared a chilled water emergency that could last for at least another day. Read More
Hinden named interim dean of international studies
Michael Hinden, associate dean of international studies and professor of English, will serve as the interim dean of international studies while the UW–Madison conducts its search for a permanent dean, Chancellor John Wiley announced Wednesday, Aug. 1. Read More
Event promotes international research
The Center for International Business Education and Research is hosting a three-day seminar to help Ph.D. students to engage in international research. Read More
How wild is the north woods? Not very, biologists say
Biologists have constructed a new map for the north woods of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan that they say reflects how "wild" ecological conditions are across the region. Read More
Trace helps define standards
The Trace Research and Development Center will host a meeting July 30-31 meant to help develop all-purpose 'remote controls' for people with disabilities. Read More
Prostate cancer study begins
Healthy men in their 50s and older are being encouraged to participate in the largest-ever prostate cancer prevention study, launched July 24 by the National Cancer Institute and a network of researchers. Read More
Study: Families can’t afford basics
More than 200,000 working families in Wisconsin with one to three children under age 12 don't earn enough to afford a basic family budget, a new study says. Read More
Students advance through Information Technology Academy
A new group of Madison high school students will soon enter the Information Technology Academy, a pre-college technology access and training program for talented students of color and economically challenged youth. Read More
Tiny crystals predict huge volcano in western U.S.
Reading the geochemical fine print found in tiny crystals of the minerals zircon and quartz, scientists are forming a new picture of the life history - and a geologic timetable - of a type of volcano in the western United States capable of dramatically altering climate sometime within the next 100,000 years. Read More
Study explores impact of Down, Fragile X syndromes
An ongoing research project is tracking the communication challenges posed by Down and fragile X syndromes, the two most common genetic causes of mental retardation. Additional families are being sought to participate in the project. Read More
World land database charts troubling course
Over the past 300 years, in an ever-accelerating process, humans have reshaped the terrestrial surface of the Earth. In doing so, humanity has scripted a scenario of global environmental change with impacts that promise to be at least as severe as global climate change, scientists reported here today, July 11. Read More
Backyard ecologist featured at Madison conference
Gardener and natural science writer Sara Stein will give a presentation entitled, "Homeground Ecology 101," at the Ecological Society of America's annual meeting in Madison Sunday, Aug. 5, at 5 p.m. Read More
Expert offers insight on artificial intelligence
The tensions in the new movie "Artificial Intelligence" reflects the duality of real-world research into artificial intelligence, a campus expert suggests. Read More
Sturgeon symposium under way
More than 375 leading scientists from 23 countries will converge on Oshkosh this week to share the latest research on the world's sturgeon populations and see firsthand why the numbers of Lake Winnebago's sturgeon have quadrupled in the last 40 years while populations of this ancient fish have collapsed in many other countries. Read More