Stories indexed under: Biosciences

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• Indoor air pollution linked to cardiovascular risk July 8, 2011 An estimated two billion people in the developing world heat and cook with a biomass fuel such as wood, but the practice exposes people - especially women - to large doses of small-particle air pollution, which can cause premature death and lung disease.
• Old and new insect pests begin bugging Wisconsin July 7, 2011
• Retired Cargill CEO elected chair of private, nonprofit Morgridge Institute for Research July 6, 2011 Ernest Micek has been elected chair of the board of trustees for the Morgridge Institute for Research.
• Innovation marks UW-Madison contribution to vitamins, drugs, medical supplies July 6, 2011 With a long tradition of exploration of medicine and biology, and a research budget that has passed $1 billion, University of Wisconsin-Madison builds on a rich history of discoveries related to drugs and nutrition: Vitamin A and B were discovered here in 1914.
• Branchaw to lead Institute for Biology Education June 27, 2011 Janet Branchaw has been named interim director of the Institute for Biology Education (IBE) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, beginning Friday, July 1.
• Symposium honors career of UW-Madison biochemist June 23, 2011 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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• Stem cells from patients make 'early retina in a dish' June 15, 2011 Soon, some treatments for blinding eye diseases might be developed and tested using retina-like tissues produced from the patient's own skin, thanks to a series of discoveries reported by a team of University of Wisconsin-Madison stem cell researchers.
• University spinoffs represent a new face for agricultural production May 25, 2011 Agricultural experts at University of Wisconsin-Madison have long played a key role in a state known for corn, milk and cheese.
• UW Sea Grant funding Winnebago system research on VHS fish disease May 3, 2011 Four years after the deadly fish disease viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) was first diagnosed in Wisconsin, researchers are returning to the Lake Winnebago system, the site of that discovery, to learn if the virus is still a threat and to develop a faster, cheaper test to detect its presence as a management tool.
• Undergraduate biology research symposium at Union South May 2, 2011 More than 340 undergraduate biology students will present their research at the Introductory Biology Research Symposium on Thursday, May 5, from 5-7 p.m. in Varsity Hall in the new Union South.
• UW-Madison biology program marks 50 years with special conference April 28, 2011 The Cellular and Molecular Biology (CMB) graduate program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has too much science to fit into a single department.
• Intersection of neuroscience, religious practice examined in April 28 symposium April 20, 2011
• Forum considers human consciousness April 20, 2011 The 10th annual International Bioethics Forum, Manifesting the Mind, will explore perspectives on human consciousness at its two-day symposium April 28-29.
• University biomedical emphasis a big economic winner for Wisconsin April 19, 2011 As Wisconsin struggles with unemployment and anemic growth, a group of health-related university spin-offs continues to benefit from UW-Madison's profound depth in biological sciences, medicine and engineering.
• Study finds brain regions go offline at different intervals April 13, 2011
• Artists, scientists collaborate on exhibit focusing on ecological change April 11, 2011 In the popular imagination, the thought processes of artists and scientists could hardly be more distinct. And yet a year-long collaboration of lake scientists and artists from northern Wisconsin has engaged both sides of the "divide" in understanding and communicating the changing ecology in one of the world's densest group of lakes - in the northern highlands of Wisconsin.
• Community and regional food systems study gets a boost from USDA April 11, 2011 A University of Wisconsin-Madison study aimed at a better understanding of the ways to successfully develop sustainable local and regional food systems received a big boost this week (Monday, April 11) in the form of a $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
• New plan details Wisconsin’s potential to turn millions of exported energy dollars into revenues March 28, 2011 A collaboration of researchers, business leaders, policymakers and industry experts has identified a plan for capitalizing on the biogas energy opportunity in Wisconsin.
• Researchers find reduction in asthma attacks tied to seasonal allergies March 16, 2011
• Aging rates, mortality gender gap similar across primates, study finds March 10, 2011 Humans aren't the only ones who grow old gracefully, says a new study of primate aging patterns.