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• Award allows UW biochemist to investigate mitochondria mystery Aug. 1, 2011 Every student of basic biology learns that mitochondria are the powerhouses of the cell - little factories turning oxygen and food into energy.
• UW study finds that larger dairy farms tend to have better milk quality Aug. 1, 2011 Wisconsin's larger dairy operations tended to fare better than the state's small farms in a University of Wisconsin-Madison study of milk quality, although all of the state's farms - both large and small - produced milk that easily met federal food safety guidelines.
• Sea level rise less from Greenland, more from Antarctica, than expected during last interglacial July 28, 2011 During the last prolonged warm spell on Earth, the oceans were at least four meters - and possibly as much as 6.5 meters, or about 20 feet - higher than they are now.
• UW-Madison, UW-Milwaukee award inter-institutional research grants July 28, 2011 Twelve hybrid teams of faculty from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) and the University of Wisconsin-Madison have been awarded the second batch of Intercampus Research Incentive grants, awards designed to foster inter-institutional collaboration.
• Search for UW-Madison research vice chancellor delayed July 27, 2011 The exit of Chancellor Biddy Martin has put on hold the search for a new University of Wisconsin-Madison vice chancellor for research and dean of the Graduate School.
• Novel gene increases yeast's appetite for plant sugars July 25, 2011 For thousands of years, bakers and brewers have relied on yeast to convert sugar into alcohol and carbon dioxide. Yet, University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers eager to harness this talent for brewing biofuels have found when it comes to churning through sugars, these budding microbes can be picky eaters.
• Warming climate likely to dramatically increase Yellowstone fires by mid-century July 25, 2011 Climate is changing fire patterns in the west in a way that could markedly change the face of Yellowstone National Park, according to new research.
• Hybrid vehicle team to test drive new efficient dual-fuel engine July 22, 2011 An award-winning University of Wisconsin-Madison student hybrid vehicle will become a showcase for advanced fuel technology that harnesses the advantages of both diesel and gasoline.
• High school rank linked to survival throughout adulthood July 21, 2011 A person's high school class rank is good for more than just getting into a prestigious college.
• "Boot camp" prepares students for biology education at UW-Madison July 14, 2011 Here's the situation: Recently, three kids succumbed within a month to a new blood parasite at your hospital, and a fourth child has just been admitted with the same parasite.
• Climate change reducing ocean's carbon dioxide uptake July 13, 2011 How deep is the ocean’s capacity to buffer against climate change?
• Rural Wisconsin high school students learn with stem cells, top UW–Madison researchers July 11, 2011
• Landscape change leads to increased insecticide use in the Midwest July 11, 2011 The continued growth of cropland and loss of natural habitat have increasingly simplified agricultural landscapes in the Midwest.
• UW-Madison scientists played role in potato genome project July 10, 2011 University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists are part of an international consortium that has successfully sequenced and analyzed the potato genome.
• UW-Madison's Gutierrez, dictionary project win regent excellence awards July 8, 2011
• 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.
• Benson appointed sustainability research and education director July 7, 2011 Craig H. Benson, Wisconsin Distinguished Professor of geological engineering and civil and environmental engineering, has been named the first director for sustainability research and education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
• Study suggests financial aid enhances college success among the most unlikely graduates July 7, 2011 Results from an ongoing random assignment study of a private grant program in Wisconsin indicate that low-income students who receive Pell Grants and are unlikely to finish college get a sizeable boost in college persistence from additional financial aid. The findings suggest that directing aid to serve the neediest students may be the most equitable and cost-effective approach.
• 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.
• Johnson Controls teams up with UW in energy storage research June 30, 2011 Johnson Controls, Inc., the world's leading automotive battery supplier, is helping to position Wisconsin as a worldwide leader in energy storage. The company today announced it is endowing a professorship, research labs and graduate studies in energy storage at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.