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• UW-Madison’s Wisconsin Poverty Report shows anti-poverty programs worked May 4, 2011 The third Wisconsin Poverty Report released today (Wednesday, May 4), shows that expanded tax credits and food assistance programs helped shield the state's poorest residents from the worst effects of the recession.
• 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.
• High cost a key factor in deciding to forgo health care May 2, 2011 The high cost of health care prevents parents from taking their children to the doctor or buying prescription medication, regardless of how much money they make or whether they have health insurance, according to a study presented Sunday at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Denver.
• Scientists detect early warning signal for ecosystem collapse April 28, 2011 Researchers eavesdropping on complex signals emanating from a remote Wisconsin lake have detected what they say is an unmistakable warning - a death knell - of the impending collapse of the lake's aquatic ecosystem.
• Antarctic neutrino telescope celebrates completion with conferences, public events April 27, 2011 Like the billions of tiny neutrinos that zip through the Earth every second, scientific exchanges will be flying thick and fast in Madison.
• Astronomy technique could help assess deadly melanomas April 26, 2011 As a young graduate student with a passion for surfing, Andy Sheinis soaked up a lot of California sun.
• Symposium to focus on reprogramming, stem cell fate April 21, 2011 The sixth annual Wisconsin Stem Cell Symposium, Reprogramming and Controlling Stem Cell Phenotype, will be held April 27 at Madison’s BioPharmaceutical Technology Center Institute.
• Analysis forecasts cuts in central city spending through 2013 April 21, 2011 Large cities in the United States are likely to reduce their per-capita spending by 7 percent from 2009 to 2013 due to the impact of the recession and the housing crisis, a forecast by a University of Wisconsin-Madison La Follette School of Public Affairs economist and his co-authors suggests.
• Worm studies shed light on human cancers April 20, 2011
• 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.
• Precipitation, predators may be key in ecological regulation of infectious disease April 14, 2011 A little information can go a surprisingly long way when it comes to understanding rodent-borne infectious disease, as shown by a new study led by John Orrock from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
• Study finds brain regions go offline at different intervals April 13, 2011
• Undergraduate Symposium is a mix of new and old traditions April 11, 2011 Since 1999, undergraduates have been given the chance to showcase their original research and achievements through the Undergraduate Symposium. Honoring the work of talented students, the symposium offers a chance for campus and the greater community to see students' research, art exhibits and performances.
• 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).
• Insights gained from growing cold-causing virus on sinus tissue April 11, 2011 Using sinus tissue removed during surgery at University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, researchers at University of Wisconsin-Madison have managed to grow a recently discovered species of human rhinovirus (HRV), the most frequent cause of the common cold, in culture.
• New technology could stamp out bacteria in persistent wounds April 4, 2011 Using an advanced form of a rubber stamp, researchers have developed a way to adhere an ultra-thin antibacterial coating to a wound.
• Study shows patient’s own cells may hold therapeutic promise after reprogramming, gene correction April 4, 2011 Scientists from the Morgridge Institute for Research, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the University of California and the WiCell Research Institute moved gene therapy one step closer to clinical reality by determining that the process of correcting a genetic defect does not substantially increase the number of potentially cancer-causing mutations in induced pluripotent stem cells.
• Milwaukee vouchers boost students’ chance of graduating, enrolling in college, researchers find March 30, 2011 Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Arkansas have found that a school voucher program in Milwaukee increases the likelihood of a student graduating from high school and enrolling in college.
• UW-Madison’s economic impact statewide hits $12.4 billion March 30, 2011 The University of Wisconsin-Madison's profound impact on Wisconsin's economy, one that totals $12.4 billion annually, is detailed in a new report that underscores the importance of the university to the state's economic well being.
• Noted primate researcher to discuss animal research March 25, 2011 On Tuesday, March 29, University of Wisconsin-Madison psychology professor Charles Snowdon will discuss his decades of research on a small new-world monkey called the cotton-top tamarin.