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  • Photo: Blue Marble Satellite renamed to honor UW-Madison space pioneer Jan. 25, 2012 NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have renamed their newest Earth-observing satellite after Verner Suomi, a longtime UW-Madison professor who often is called the father of satellite meteorology.
  • Photo: Back of football fans head with painted 'W' Slide show: 2011 in review Dec. 15, 2011 University Communications’ photographers have culled through hundreds of options for favorite images from 2011 that capture the campus through four seasons, major building projects and initiatives, transitions in leadership, learning inside and outside the classroom, research in progress, the Wisconsin Idea in practice, and Badger spirit in its many forms.
  • Photo: Tricia Bushnell Wisconsin Innocence Project screens cases with an open mind Dec. 13, 2011 The first innocence case Tricia Bushnell, a staff attorney for the Wisconsin Innocence Project, ever worked on involved an inmate who had been convicted of murder after being found driving the victim’s car with her blood on his socks.
  • Photo: Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery interior Slide show: A Building Abuzz Nov. 30, 2011 The Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery offers proof positive that promises can be kept. Since opening in December 2010, the 300,000-square-foot building is delivering on original plans for an innovative, sustainable space, and is providing an environment that fosters collaborative science and hosts public outreach activities.
  • Image: virus New evidence links virus to brain cancer Nov. 22, 2011 Tilting the scales in an ongoing debate, University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers have found new evidence that human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is associated with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the brain cancer that killed Sen. Edward Kennedy.
  • Photo: finger with cut Hydrogen peroxide provides clues to immunity, wound healing, tumor biology Nov. 22, 2011 Hydrogen peroxide isn't just that bottled colorless liquid in the back of the medicine cabinet that's used occasionally for cleaning scraped knees and cut fingers. It's also a natural chemical in the body that rallies at wound sites, jump-starting immune cells into a series of events.
  • Image: enhanced neurons Implanted neurons, grown in the lab, take charge of brain circuitry Nov. 21, 2011 Among the many hurdles to be cleared before human embryonic stem cells can achieve their therapeutic potential is determining whether or not transplanted cells can functionally integrate into target organs or tissues.
  • Image: Fly eye Researchers discover possible key to degenerative nerve diseases Nov. 16, 2011 Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and collaborators have discovered a powerful new protein in the eye of the fruit fly that may shed light on blinding diseases and other sensory problems in humans.
  • Photo: corn field Forage know-how gives Wisconsin farmers an edge in growing biomass Nov. 16, 2011 Wisconsin farmers have been growing biomass for generations, says Kevin Shinners. They just have a different name for it.
  • Photo: Students in kitchen with instructor Popular UW–Madison program for first-year students continues to grow Nov. 10, 2011 The FIG program is a popular option among freshmen that integrates coursework in a specific focus area with a social experience. Typically, a FIG consists of about 20 students who enroll in the same three classes, forming a core group of students who meet several times each week and become a support network throughout the crucial first year of college.
  • Composite image showing timber harvesting in a part of northern Wisconsin. Satellite technology enables rapid, accurate mapping of forest harvest in upper Midwest Nov. 9, 2011 Using satellite images, Mutlu Ozdogan, an assistant professor of forest and wildlife ecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is automatically generating maps showing where trees have been harvested in the form of clear-cut areas over five-year intervals.
  • Photo of Muriqui monkey mother Study: Monkey mothers key to reproductive success of sons Nov. 7, 2011 If you are a male human, nothing puts a damper on romantic success like having your mother in tow. If you are a male northern muriqui monkey, however, mom’s presence may be your best bet to find and successfully mate with just the right girl at the right time, according to a study reported by UW–Madison anthropologist Karen B. Strier.
  • Photo: Bats in flight Study evaluates bat deaths near wind turbines Oct. 31, 2011 It's something of an ecological murder mystery - countless numbers of bats are turning up dead near wind farms. But what is killing them?
  • Photo: Satellite Launch of new satellite will sharpen weather observations Oct. 28, 2011 From a launching pad at California's Vandenberg Air Force Base our newest weather satellite rose into orbit this morning, buoyed by know-how from the University of Wisconsin-Madison's atmospheric and space science community.
  • Image: protein-producing cell structures called Golgi stacks Microscope will give UW researchers powerful view of molecular structures Oct. 27, 2011 A successful campus-wide partnership will bring to the University of Wisconsin–Madison a powerful new electron microscope equipped to produce high-resolution, three-dimensional images of a wide range of biological samples.
  • Photo: Biologist taking samples from a cave Fungus causes deadly bat disease: last doubts removed Oct. 26, 2011 Scientists have proven that the fungus Geomyces destructans causes white-nose syndrome, a fast-spreading and highly lethal disease of bats.
  • Photo: Costume fitting in UW Opera UW Opera costume designers make good singers look great Oct. 20, 2011 In the UW Opera costume shop, fashion history, stage blocking, vocal technique, sewing mastery and tight budgets come together in an ever-moving buzz.
  • Illustration: Blue straggler Astronomers discover how mysterious blue straggler stars stay young Oct. 19, 2011 Mysterious "blue stragglers" are old stars that appear younger than they should be: they burn hot and blue. Several theories have attempted to explain why they don't show their age, but, until now, scientists have lacked the crucial observations with which to test each hypothesis.
  • Photo: potatoes UW–Madison to lead national effort to improve quality of processed potatoes Oct. 14, 2011 University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers have been selected to lead a national, multi-institution effort to improve the quality and safety of processed potatoes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced today (Oct. 14).
  • Screen capture from WHAIfinder website Birds-eye view of Wisconsin’s past wins governor’s award Oct. 13, 2011 A popular website that draws from tens of thousands of rare aerial photographs of Wisconsin will receive the 2011 Governor's Award for Archival Innovation from the Wisconsin Historical Records Advisory Board.