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  • School of Nursing lands $1 million NIH grant June 24, 1999 The School of Nursing has won a $1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop a comprehensive training program in nursing research.
  • Common genes form new family tree for animals June 23, 1999 Common genes form new family tree for animals" #description "Looking deep within the genes of three very different kinds of animals, scientists have found enough molecular evidence to finally fell the animal kingdom's old family tree.
  • Survey: Residents would pay for a cleaner Lake Mendota June 23, 1999 Several years ago, the Wisconsin DNR announced a program to clean up Lake Mendota at a cost of almost $18 million over 10 years. However, county residents say they'd be willing to pay $52 million for the job, according to a UW-Madison survey.
  • Grant to combat mental stress in farm families June 22, 1999 Extreme weather and unusually dire economic conditions have produced crisis situations on many northern Midwest family farms, prompting health officials in seven states to launch a federally funded initiative to reduce stress among farm families.
  • Conference to focus on atmospheric radiation research June 22, 1999 The American Meteorological Society and UW-Madison will host a scientific conference later June 28 - July 2 on atmospheric radiation and its impact on global weather and climate patterns.
  • Bad service doesn't deter customers, research finds June 15, 1999 Customers who get bad service actually may be more likely to return to a business -- if the customer expected poor service in the first place, a UW-Madison researcher has found.
  • Cantor to participate at national V-chip news conference June 10, 1999 Joanne Cantor, an expert on the effects of violent and frightening media images on children, plans to participate June 16 at a national news conference advocating the V-chip blocking device as a way for parents to control what their children watch on television.
  • UW scientists find a gene that controls organ shape June 9, 1999 Growing complete organs in the laboratory, a longstanding dream of biomedical science, is one key step closer to reality as a team of Wisconsin scientists report the discovery of a genetic mechanism that gives organs their shape.
  • Herb no remedy for tobacco grower woes June 8, 1999 Echinacea has become a popular herbal supplement, and reports of high profits have some tobacco growers thinking about switching to Echinacea production. That could be a very risky switch, according to university researchers.
  • Evolutionary biologists radiate to Madison meeting June 7, 1999 For four days this month, nearly a thousand scientists will make UW-Madison the world center of evolutionary biology.
  • Study shows unrelenting grip of nicotine withdrawal June 4, 1999 Researchers are discovering that nicotine withdrawal symptoms can behave more like characters in a bad horror flick: Just when you think you've killed them, they're back with a vengeance.
  • Rediscovered native history notebooks donated to Oneida June 3, 1999 Due to some anthropological sleuthing on campus, the Oneida Nation near Green Bay, Wis., now holds copies of 167 long-lost notebooks filled with descriptions of Oneida life during the first half of this century.
  • Microsoft grant establishes UW Data Mining Institute June 1, 1999 The almost infinite capacity of computers to collect and store information poses a practical dilemma: How does one find the gems in this mountain of raw data?
  • New WIYN Telescope image dissects a starburst galaxy June 1, 1999 New images captured by the 3.5 meter WIYN Telescope on Kitt Peak, Ariz., depict the starburst galaxy NGC 7673, shedding new light on the origins of starbursts and galactic evolution.
  • Conference keys on university role in economic growth May 26, 1999
  • The million-pound hammer May 26, 1999 Of all the devices that pulverize, crush, vibrate, flatten and stretch in the name of materials testing, one university machine separates the tools from the toys.
  • Symposium probes impact of toxins on development May 25, 1999 A symposium June 3-5 at UW-Madison will explore new research on the links between environmental toxins and disease, including birth defects and cancer.
  • Researchers learn how nature produces cholesterol-lowering agent May 24, 1999 Scientists know that a fuzzy fungus similar to the mold that grows on stale bread produces lovastatin, the natural substance that lowers cholesterol in humans. Now researchers at the School of Pharmacy have learned how the fungus makes it.
  • Bacteria that "eat" dynamite May 20, 1999 Among the first to identify bacteria that break down nitroglycerin, the active component of dynamite, UW-Madison researchers now have identified two enzymes that enable bacteria to degrade both nitroglycerin and TNT, another explosive.
  • NISE charts three years of steady progress May 19, 1999 As it flies toward its fourth birthday this fall, the National Institute for Science Education at UW-Madison has leaped over some tall pedagogical buildings, with more in sight.