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• Study reveals extraordinary glass properties Jan. 6, 2013 Technologically valuable ultrastable glasses can be produced in days or hours with properties corresponding to those that have been aged for thousands of years, computational and laboratory studies have confirmed.
• Researchers: Online science news needs careful study Jan. 3, 2013 A science-inclined audience and wide array of communications tools make the Internet an excellent opportunity for scientists hoping to share their research with the world. But that opportunity is fraught with unintended consequences, according to a pair of University of Wisconsin-Madison life sciences communication professors.
• As climate warms, bark beetles march on high-elevation forests Dec. 31, 2012 Trees and the insects that eat them wage constant war. Insects burrow and munch; trees deploy lethal and disruptive defenses in the form of chemicals.
• One step closer: UW-Madison scientists help explain scarcity of anti-matter Dec. 26, 2012 A collaboration with major participation by physicists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has made a precise measurement of elusive, nearly massless particles, and obtained a crucial hint as to why the universe is dominated by matter, not by its close relative, anti-matter.
• UW-Madison’s Trisha Andrew honored for energy research Dec. 19, 2012 Trisha Andrew, an assistant professor of chemistry at UW-Madison, has been named to Forbes magazine's 30 Under 30 in Energy. The list recognizes talented young innovators whose work holds potential for the energy landscape of the future.
• From penguins to hyenas, vet students care for the wildest patients Dec. 18, 2012 A UW-Madison initiative is one of only 22 accredited zoological medicine residency programs in the world, and its mission is to prepare veterinarians to effectively treat the increasing number of exotic pets, animals at zoos and aquaria, and injured and sick wildlife — and free-ranging wildlife as well.
• Botany experiment will try out zero gravity aboard space station Dec. 17, 2012 Gravity: It's the law in these parts. But to reach the stars, humans may have to learn to live outside the law.
• Mapping effort charts restoration tack for Great Lakes Dec. 17, 2012 As the federal government builds on its $1 billion investment to clean up and restore the Great Lakes, an international research consortium has developed innovative new maps of both environmental threats and benefits to help guide cost-effective approaches to environmental remediation of the world’s largest fresh water resource.
• New form of cell division found Dec. 17, 2012 Researchers at the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center have discovered a new form of cell division in human cells.
• Bad news for bats: deadly fungus persists in caves Dec. 14, 2012 Researchers have found that the organism that causes deadly white-nose syndrome persists in caves long after it has killed the bats in those caves. A study just published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology shows that the fungus can survive in soil for months, even years, after the bats have departed.
• White House official to discuss science policy Dec. 13, 2012 Thomas Kalil, deputy director for policy in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, will discuss the difference between “policy for science” and “science for policy” tomorrow (Friday, Dec. 14) as part of the Neuroscience and Public Policy Seminar series.
• Competitive prizes help move printable prosthetic hand closer to market Dec. 12, 2012 With an inexpensive, body-powered prosthetic that replicates an amputee's lost hand, a University of Wisconsin-Madison mechanical engineering student earned second place in the undergraduate division of the 2012 National Collegiate Inventors Competition, held in Washington, D.C., in November.
• Explore SoundWaves at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery Dec. 11, 2012 What do genetics, plant infections, West Nile virus, the human brain and Bach have in common?
• Suomi satellite reveals Earth’s dark side Dec. 5, 2012 A remarkable new view of the dark side of our planet from space released today by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is just a peek at the nighttime capabilities of the agencies' newest weather satellite, the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership.
• Virtually healthy: 'CAVE' lets researchers experience patients' behavior Dec. 4, 2012 Every day, patients take prescription medications, monitor vital signs or blood glucose levels, and even administer their own preventative care in the form of exercise and diet choices. It’s important for health care providers to understand how their patients actually perform these activities — yet do so without invading patients' privacy. Virtual reality makes that goal a reality.
• Key lesson from the first hunt: Harvesting wolves may be easier than anticipated Nov. 30, 2012 One of the early lessons from Wisconsin’s first wolf hunt in decades is that shooting or trapping wolves is easier than wildlife management experts had expected, says Tim Van Deelen, University of Wisconsin-Madison professor of forest and wildlife ecology.
• Researchers trying to get computers to see as humans do Nov. 30, 2012 How could a few pictures of a dog in the grass illustrate key concepts underlying computer vision, a sophisticated science aimed at teaching machines to perform visual tasks for humans - such as recognizing faces, objects and patterns?
• Five faculty members honored as AAAS fellows Nov. 29, 2012 The American Association for the Advancement of Science has added five members of the University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty to its rolls as elected fellows.
• Scientists create road map to metabolic reprogramming for aging Nov. 29, 2012 In efforts to understand what influences life span, cancer and aging, scientists are building road maps to navigate and learn about cells at the molecular level.
• Class explores worldwide picture for AIDS, HIV Nov. 29, 2012 "This is an important time in HIV research," Matt Reynolds, an HIV researcher at University of Wisconsin-Madison, tells an undergraduate class on the Monday morning after Thanksgiving.