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Image conscious: Service helps illustrate work
Medical Illustration and Photography staff members support clinical, teaching and research projects at the Medical School, University Hospital and Clinics, health sciences and for other university faculty and staff. Read More
Mapmakers merge art and science
Cartographers have the computer tools today to depict the land in staggering detail, taking inventory of every tree, shrub, bump and crevice. Yet mapmaker Jennifer Grek is inspired less by technology than she is by 400-year-old Dutchmen. Read More
Mind-Body research highlights
The scientific team assembled for UW–Madison's new Center for Mind-Body Interaction will explore emotional pathways to physical health from a variety of perspectives. Here are the five interrelated projects that will be pursued. Read More
UW researchers offer new take on teaching evolution
A new take on teaching evolution in public schools - an issue stoked white-hot by the recent decision of the Kansas state board of education - can be found in a high school course developed at UW–Madison. The difference between this course and those typically taught across America is the difference between learning by rote and by discovery. Read More
UW to launch center for mind-body interaction
UW-Madison scientists will study how the emotions affect health at a new center funded by the National Institutes of Health. The university will receive $10.9 million to create a Center for the Study of Mind-Body Interaction. Read More
Advance may put gene chip technology on scientists’ desktops
The most insightful technology in modern genetics, the gene chip, which permits scientists to analyze thousands of genes at once, may soon come within easy reach of most biologists. Read More
Study: Students who are challenged perform better
A study of 12 elementary and middle schools in Chicago has revealed two important findings: In writing and mathematics, few teachers give challenging assignments. But those who do get higher-quality student work. Read More
Microwave imaging may yield better breast-cancer detection
A radar technology used to detect anti-personnel land mines may find a promising application in the campaign for early detection of breast cancer. Read More
NSF funds new power electronics center
The College of Engineering will share with five universities a new national center for power electronics aimed at achieving dramatic savings in electric power consumption. Read More
Tracks in iron provide an insightful map of microbial world
Reading the narrow bands of iron found in some sedimentary rocks, scientists may have found a way to assess microbial populations across time and space, opening a window to the early history of life on Earth and possibly other planets. Read More
Campaign ‘issue ads’ don’t pay off, study finds
The big spenders on campaign issue ads in the 1998 Wisconsin elections got very little payoff, says a UW–Madison professor. Read More
Study: Policies interfere with pain management
Good pain control is an essential component of medical care for people with serious illnesses, but state policies can stand in the way of pain relief, according to a study by the Pain and Policy Studies Group at Comprehensive Cancer Center. Read More
Not-for-profit journals more cost-effective, study says
A study released by the UW–Madison library system confirms earlier findings that not-for-profit journals prove more cost-effective than commercial publications for scholarly research. Read More
UW-Madison receives biotechnology training grant
A National Institutes of Health grant that promotes graduate training in biotechnology has been renewed for an additional five years, according to bacteriologist Timothy Donohue, who directs the program. Read More
One-of-a-kind fusion experiment comes online
A team of university engineers managed an improbable scientific coup this summer, completing a new fusion research device with surplus property, ingenuity and a small army of Wisconsin companies. Read More
New book offers view of 1969 conflict between academic freedom and racial justice
A new book by Donald Downs, professor of political science, chronicles the clash of two principles that many universities espouse: academic freedom and racial justice. Read More
Recent Sightings
Hitting a high note Cathy Ross and the UW Gospel Choir led the audience “to church” and a standing ovation at the… Read More
New DNA mapping tool may accelerate human genome work
A new technology that maps an organism's entire genome from single DNA molecules could ratchet up the race to decipher complex genomes, from food crops to human beings. Read More