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• State climatologist: Drought continues in Madison area Nov. 27, 2012 Near-normal rains in October did little to alleviate the long-term drought that has gripped the Badger state since the spring, says State Climatologist John Young.
• ‘Bringing the Universe to Wisconsin’ begins at UW–River Falls Nov. 26, 2012 It took seven years and the efforts of an international collaboration of scientists to turn the South Pole ice into the world's largest, most innovative telescope: the IceCube Neutrino Observatory.
• Analytical tool is focus of spinoff firm Nov. 20, 2012 A new company making a high-speed, accurate and user-friendly instrument that reveals the molecular structure of proteins, drugs, and other important materials is the latest spinoff from the University of Wisconsin-Madison chemistry department.
• Bioenergy center supports new science education framework Nov. 20, 2012 Teachers aiming to meet new federal standards for science education have a new resource at the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC).
• Meditation expertise changes experience of pain Nov. 15, 2012 Meditation can change the way a person experiences pain, according to a new study by UW-Madison neuroscientists.
• Astrobiology consortium supported for additional five years Nov. 14, 2012 With the help of a new grant from NASA, University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers are guiding the search for signs of life on distant planets - while keeping their feet firmly planted on Earth.
• Forum to cover intellectual property basics for students Nov. 13, 2012 University of Wisconsin-Madison students interested in entrepreneurship and innovation will be able to learn more about protecting and commercializing their ideas at a forum on Dec. 10.
• Cross-campus center for bioscience students being developed Nov. 13, 2012 The Institute for Biology Education and Steenbock Library have launched a joint Educational Innovation project to create a biology community and learning center for bioscience students across campus.
• New biofuel conversion process cuts costly separating step Nov. 12, 2012 Using a biomass-derived solvent, University of Wisconsin-Madison chemical and biological engineers have streamlined the process for converting lignocellulosic biomass into high-demand chemicals or energy-dense liquid transportation fuel.
• Early stress may sensitize girls’ brains for later anxiety Nov. 11, 2012 High levels of family stress in infancy are linked to differences in everyday brain function and anxiety in teenage girls, according to new results of a long-running population study by University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists.
• Cells from skin create model of blinding eye disease Nov. 8, 2012
• Environmental leader to speak on ‘America the Possible’ Nov. 12 Nov. 8, 2012 Author and environmental law expert Gus Speth will describe his vision of a more economically and environmentally sustainable future next week at UW-Madison.
• UW contingent among Kavli Frontiers of Science fellows Nov. 8, 2012 Four members of the University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty have been selected as Kavli Frontiers of Science fellows, and were invited to participate in the Kavli Foundation's Frontiers of Science symposium.
• Noted chemistry educator delivers Christmas ‘Science is Fun’ lectures Nov. 8, 2012 Chemistry Professor Bassam Shakhashiri will give his 43rd Christmas "Science is Fun" presentation Dec. 1 and 2 on the UW–Madison campus.
• With new high-tech materials, UW–Madison researchers aim to catalyze U.S. manufacturing future Nov. 6, 2012 Drawing on methods similar to those used to sequence the human genome, a multi-university team of researchers aims to discover and create revolutionary advanced materials that could help solve grand challenges in such areas as energy, national security and human health.
• In static friction, chemistry is key to stronger bonds Nov. 6, 2012 Inspired by phenomena common to both earthquakes and atomic force microscopy, University of Wisconsin-Madison materials engineers have learned that chemical reactions between two silicon dioxide surfaces cause the bonds at that interface to "age," or strengthen gradually over time.
• Stirred, not shaken, lake mixing experiment shows promise Nov. 5, 2012 The question is simple: can a lake be cleansed of a pernicious invader by simply raising the water temperature?
• Science writer David Dobbs to visit UW-Madison Nov. 1, 2012 Author and science journalist David Dobbs will be visiting the UW-Madison campus the week of Nov. 4 as the 2012 Fall Science Writer in Residence.
• Father of the birth-control pill talks science, art and the life of the intellectual Oct. 31, 2012 As he received a Distinguished Alumni Award from the Wisconsin Alumni Association in Madison last week, Carl Djerassi took time to talk about his many passions.
• UW scientists track Sandy's fury Oct. 30, 2012 Hurricane Sandy has earned it reputation as a perfect storm, even among meteorologists. But while Louis Uccellini, environmental prediction chief for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, said, “This is the worst-case scenario,” the storm researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison weren’t so sure.