I&D

  • Instrument for managing phosphorous Phosphorus management system balances farms, water quality July 18, 2007 At any given spot in Wisconsin, chances are that you're not far from a lake or a farm, or both - but the combination is not always a harmonious one. The future of both may hinge on proper management of an essential element: phosphorus.
  • Sign that reads 1957 Fifty years and counting: The Wisconsin Longitudinal Study July 17, 2007 Lee Schoenecker doesn't recall filling out a survey 50 years ago about his plans after high school, yet this long-forgotten event has stayed with him ever since. Because of it, the retired urban planner has spent many more hours being surveyed both by telephone and written questionnaire. He recently provided a sample of DNA. Even his wife and siblings have become involved.
  • Cover of fantasty baseball magazine Researchers studying fantasy baseball and ‘competitive fandom’ July 13, 2007 Erica and Rich Halverson aren't just spending the summer running their fantasy baseball teams. The University of Wisconsin-Madison assistant professors are also studying fantasy leagues, including their own, in a new research project aimed at understanding how both expert and novice players approach the game and what it can teach us about how people learn.
  • Girl with insect Catching the insect bug: Insect Ambassadors spread their fascination with the six-legged world July 11, 2007 When he was in seventh grade, Mike Hillstrom was happiest when he was playing with bugs. A dozen years later, it's still true. But now the bugs are a lot bigger and more exotic. And technically, he's not just playing.
  • Rod of Asclepius Study finds variable drug sensitivity among hepatitis C viruses July 11, 2007 A new study from the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health offers promise for a double-duty treatment that may provide both immune suppression and anti-HCV activity in a single drug.
  • Soldier and woman embracing ‘Operation Quit Tobacco’ helps 300 Wisconsin soldiers, veterans July 9, 2007 Smoking rates among military personnel are up, but an innovative Wisconsin program is helping them quit smoking or chewing tobacco.
  • Photo of a deer Soil particles found to boost prion’s capacity to infect July 6, 2007 The rogue proteins that cause chronic wasting disease (CWD) exhibit a dramatic increase in their infectious nature when bound to common soil particles, according to a new study.
  • Vote 2004 parerphenalia Internet users had a better handle on politics in 2004, study finds July 2, 2007 As candidates and pundits look to the Internet in the 2008 presidential campaign, a University of Wisconsin-Madison study shows that Web users during the last election cycle had a more thorough understanding of presidential politics than users of other media.
  • Mother-of-pearl Mother-of-pearl: Classic beauty and remarkable strength July 2, 2007 While the shiny material of pearls and abalone shells has long been prized for its iridescence and aesthetic value in jewelry and decorations, scientists admire mother-of-pearl for other physical properties as well.
  • Engine industry master's program graduates its first class June 28, 2007 Back in 2003, Rick Geisheker, a design engineer for Briggs & Stratton in Milwaukee, didn't mind driving to the University of Wisconsin-Madison once or twice each year to attend seminars on the engine industry. But when Kevin Hoag, the director of continuing engineer education for the College of Engineering, told him about a new opportunity to earn a master's degree in engineering through his personal computer, he knew the university was onto something.
  • This artist’s illustration depicts the jet of relativistic particles blasting out of Circinus X-1 Jets from neutron star rival those made by black holes June 27, 2007 A team of astronomers led by a UW-Madison scientist has found that neutron stars produce jets of energy and matter that rival those produced by black holes.
  • Switchgrass research Major bioenergy initiative takes flight in Midwest June 26, 2007 A consortium of universities, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratories and businesses led by the University of Wisconsin-Madison to explore the vast potential of bioenergy was awarded one of three major new DOE bioenergy research centers, it was announced today (June 26).
  • Photo of a person meditating. Brain scans show meditation changes minds, increases attention June 25, 2007 For hundreds of years, Tibetan monks and other religious people have used meditation to calm the mind and improve concentration. This week, a new study shows exactly how one common type of meditation affects the brain.
  • Photo of the sun UW-Madison employee shines light on solar power, energy conservation June 22, 2007 A UW-Madison employee has demonstrated his commitment to the environment by switching to solar power for most of his energy needs.
  • Engineers develop higher-energy liquid-transportation fuel from sugar June 20, 2007 Plants absorb carbon dioxide from the air and combine it with water molecules and sunshine to make carbohydrate or sugar. Variations on this process provide fuel for all of life on Earth.
  • Concrete canoe team Concrete canoe team wins fifth straight national title June 18, 2007 Racing and exhibiting a 20-foot, 176-pound boat named Descendent, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Concrete Canoe Team did more than just buck the laws of physics this weekend: Despite stiff competition, the team earned its fifth consecutive national title at the American Society of Civil Engineers 20th annual National Concrete Canoe Competition, held June 14 through 16.
  • Portion of the voer of Suri's book Global villain or strategic genius? Neither, asserts new book on Henry Kissinger June 18, 2007 In examining the complicated and controversial legacy of Henry Kissinger, UW-Madison historian Jeremi Suri creates a portrait of a man whose political career was motivated by deep moral convictions, yet the outcomes of many of his policies were viewed as morally horrendous.
  • Graduate student and post-doc Training grants a boon to research, scientists June 14, 2007 David Beebe is living proof of the value of training grants such as the Biotechnology Training Program.
  • Part of the Wisconsin Blue Book cover UW Digital Collections puts Wisconsin Blue Book online June 7, 2007 More than 150 years of the Wisconsin Blue Books go online starting today in the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections. The digitization project provides worldwide open access on the Internet to facts and figures on the government, people, industry, lifestyle and history of the state of Wisconsin.
  • Research probes seniors’ plans for end-of-life care June 6, 2007 A new UW-Madison study offers insight into a critical part of end-of-life planning.