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• New test can curb losses of potatoes in storage Nov. 8, 2007 UW-Madison researcher Zahi K. Atallah has developed a test that helps farmers identify in their fields potato crops that will not store as long as others, resulting in fewer crop losses.
• Recent sightings: Anatomy, labeled Nov. 6, 2007
• Curiosities: What determines the colors of the sky at sunrise and sunset? Nov. 6, 2007
• Illustration: The ethical dimensions of global climate change Nov. 6, 2007
• Computer scientist forges new line of defense against malicious traffic Nov. 5, 2007 Paul Barford has watched malicious traffic on the Internet evolve from childish pranks to a billion-dollar "shadow industry" in the last decade, and his profession has largely been one step behind the bad guys.
• New classes explore environmental film’s mobilizing power Oct. 31, 2007 Gregg Mitman believes in the power of a well-told story. This semester the professor of history of science is teaching two new courses on the environment from a cinematic perspective: a class on environmental film in history and a hands-on production class in documentary storytelling.
• Panels examine intersection of science, religion and contemplative practice Oct. 29, 2007 The study of the human mind and how the worlds of science, religion and contemplative practice intersect will be explored during two panel discussions in November.
• AAAS honors five UW-Madison members Oct. 26, 2007 Five University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty and staff members are among the 471 scientists, engineers, educators and communicators who have been selected as fellows by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The awards are announced in the Oct. 26 issue of Science.
• Distinguished engineering alumni honored Oct. 25, 2007 In recognition of their outstanding contributions to fields ranging from nanotechnology and information management to medicine, materials and agriculture, the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering will honor nine influential alumni on Oct. 26 at the 60th annual Engineers' Day celebration.
• Open house showcases new science building Oct. 25, 2007 Since it opened at the beginning of the school year, the Microbial Sciences Building has been drawing rave reviews from students and researchers who work and study in the new facility.
• Researchers examine world’s potential to produce biodiesel Oct. 24, 2007 What do the countries of Thailand, Uruguay and Ghana have in common? They all could become leading producers of the emerging renewable fuel known as biodiesel, says a study from the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies.
• As Halloween approaches, a food scientist muses on the coming ‘candy season’ Oct. 23, 2007 In anticipation of the candy season — those sugar-packed months stretching from Halloween through Easter, marked by a succession of candy corn, chocolate turkeys, ribbon candy, candy hearts and chocolate eggs — UW-Madison food scientist Rich Hartel answers some questions about candy and the candy business.
• UW center will lead efforts to expand farm-to-school programs in Midwest Oct. 22, 2007 The Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has been named as lead agency in a six-state area for a new national program to encourage schools to serve more locally grown food.
• New mechanical engineering building set for generations of innovation Oct. 19, 2007 When the Mechanical Engineering Building on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus opened its doors in 1930, sliding chalkboards and concrete floors were among its most innovative features.
• Researchers underscore limitations of genetic ancestry tests Oct. 19, 2007 Although many people rely on commercially available genetic tests for insights into their ancestry, consumers should be aware of significant limitations in such testing, according to a group of researchers commenting in today's issue of the journal Science.
• New York environmental justice advocate to speak Oct. 24 Oct. 16, 2007 Peggy Shepard, a prominent environmental and health advocate for minority groups in New York City, will give a free public lecture Wednesday, October 24, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
• UW-Madison faculty contributed to global warming reports that led to Gore’s Nobel Oct. 12, 2007 University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty made significant contributions in developing the reports on the implications of global warming that led today (Oct. 12) to the awarding of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize to Vice President Al Gore and the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
• Study of bacterial communities may provide climate-change clues Oct. 11, 2007 A multidisciplinary group of UW-Madison and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers is studying the composition of bacterial communities in humic lakes (bodies of water containing high levels of decaying organic matter) and how these microorganisms respond to changes in their environment.
• Curiosities: Why do leaves change color in the fall? Oct. 11, 2007 Submitted by Kaela, a sixth-grader at Cherokee Middle School
• A gene divided reveals details of natural selection Oct. 10, 2007 In a molecular tour de force, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have provided an exquisitely detailed picture of natural selection as it occurs at the genetic level.