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National scholarship will allow student to pursue graduate studies in early reading cognition
Lauren Schilling is among 18 college juniors nationwide selected to receive a 2020 Beinecke Scholarship, which provides $34,000 for graduate study in the arts, humanities or social sciences. Read More
WARF commits $100K to scaling up COVID solutions
The new UW/WARF COVID-19 Accelerator Challenge is intended to speed development of prototypes and concepts that can be deployed in 6-12 months. Read More
UW–Madison engineer works with local health leaders to develop COVID-19 prediction models
The models use a swath of relevant, research-based parameters to predict the number of cases of in the region. Read More
Advance could enable remote control of soft robots
UW-Madison researchers demonstrated a method for using magnetic fields to remotely induce soft composite materials to rearrange their internal structure into a variety of new patterns. Read More
New research helps explain why the solar wind is hotter than expected
When the sun expels plasma, the solar wind, which causes events such as auroras above the earth, cools as it expands through space — but not as much as the laws of physics would predict. UW–Madison physicists now know the reason. Read More
Physicists to improve plasma fusion mirror devices with $5 million grant
It will serve as a prototype for the next generation of fusion reactors. "It’s a new look at an older concept using new technology,” says researcher Cary Forest. Read More
What’s stay-at-home like for researchers?
Four posters illustrate how the Currie Lab's researchers are adapting to working from home — and provide reflections many of us can relate to. Read More
Chilling concussed cells shows promise for full recovery
“You can’t cool too little; you can’t cool too much; and you can’t wait too long following an injury to start treatment,” says mechanical engineer Christian Franck. And when the researchers identified that sweet spot, the results were striking. Read More
UW–Madison, FluGen, Bharat Biotech to develop CoroFlu, a coronavirus vaccine
Refinement of the CoroFlu vaccine concept and testing in laboratory animal models at UW–Madison is expected to take three to six months. CoroFlu could be in human clinical trials by fall, 2020. Read More
Taking survey can help thwart COVID-19, spread Wisconsin Idea
Based on your responses, a UW–Madison team will design a social media campaign to successfully encourage healthy behavior. Read More
Molds damage the lung’s protective barrier to spur future asthma attacks
A UW–Madison study provides a new avenue of research for understanding and potentially preventing the development of asthma, which affects 25 million Americans. Read More
This beetle got a boost when it partnered up with antifungal bacteria
In new research, scientists in the UW–Madison School of Pharmacy reveal the genetic history of this beetle-bacteria partnership. This kind of genetic detective work can help researchers decide where and how to look for new drugs. Read More
Newly identified cellular trash removal program helps create new neurons
New research by University of Wisconsin–Madison scientists reveals how a cellular filament helps neural stem cells clear damaged and clumped proteins, an important step in eventually producing new neurons. Read More
Cells carrying Parkinson’s mutation could lead to new model for studying disease
The edited cells are a step toward studying the degenerative neurological disorder in a primate model, which has proven elusive. Read More
Complex local conditions keep fields of dunes from going active all at once
New research on dunes in China describes how even neighboring dunes can long remain in different and seemingly conflicting states — confounding the assessment of stabilization efforts and masking the effects of climate change. Read More
Sen. Tammy Baldwin wins ‘Champion of Science’ award with nomination from UW–Madison, Marquette
The award honors members of Congress whose actions and votes consistently reflect their commitment to fundamental science through funding investment for federal research agencies. Read More
UW study designs novel approach for better understanding teens and technology
Researchers at UW have designed a scale, The Adolescents’ Digital Technology Interactions and Importance, that measures the importance of social media interactions. This novel approach proposes… Read More
Researchers wake monkeys by stimulating ‘engine’ of consciousness in brain
A small amount of electricity delivered at a specific frequency to a particular point in the brain will snap a monkey out of even deep anesthesia, pointing to a circuit of brain activity key to consciousness and suggesting potential treatments for debilitating brain disorders. Read More
UW–Madison researchers lead efforts to understand, thwart new coronavirus
Within the next few weeks, an interdisciplinary team of UW scientists hopes to begin studies of 2019-nCoV to "erect more barriers to prevent this sort of thing from happening in the future.” Read More
New battleground poll to help bring swing states into focus for election 2020
The first polls, directed by the Elections Research Center at UW–Madison, will be conducted in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania immediately after the New Hampshire primary. Read More