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  • New math and science repository serves up the good stuff Dec. 19, 2006 Internet Scout, a 12-year-old University of Wisconsin-Madison online research project, is unveiling its new national math and science educational project this month called the Applied Math and Science Education Repository.
  • Wisconsin scientists land major infectious disease awards Dec. 19, 2006 The holidays have arrived early for two young University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty members. Cancer researcher Robert Kalejta and chemist Helen Blackwell have learned that they are each the recipients of prestigious Investigators in Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease Awards from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund.
  • Study: Botulinum attacks like a 'smart bomb' Dec. 13, 2006 A pilot without a map can locate an airport by first finding a nearby landmark, like a big river, and then searching for the airport. New research from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) and Scripps Research Institute shows how the astonishingly powerful botulinum toxin uses a similar strategy to latch onto nerve cells, the first step in inactivating them.
  • Controlling confusion: Researchers make insight into memory, forgetting Dec. 4, 2006 Why do we forget? Do memories decay on their own, or are they harmed by interference from similar memories? Using a technique called "transcranial magnetic stimulation," brain researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison may have found the answer.
  • Combustible Christmas special coming to public television Nov. 29, 2006 Chemistry is still a hot ticket in town. As in past years, the popular holiday lectures by University of Wisconsin-Madison chemistry professor Bassam Shakhashiri, scheduled for Dec. 2-3, are sold out, according to organizers.
  • Five UW-Madison faculty named AAAS fellows Nov. 24, 2006 Five University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty members are among the 449 scientists and engineers to be awarded fellowships from the American Association for the Advancement of Science, which were announced this week (Nov. 23).
  • UW-Madison researchers develop novel method to find new antibiotics Nov. 20, 2006 A University of Wisconsin-Madison bacteriologist plans to search for new antibiotics that render virulent bacteria harmless without killing them.
  • New maps emphasize the human factor in wildfire management Nov. 16, 2006 To help fire managers identify the best locations for site treatments in one particularly fire-prone region in Southern California, a University of Wisconsin-Madison team developed a map that incorporates both environmental and human factors to pinpoint where the most devastating wildfires are likely to start in the Santa Monica Mountains, located just north of Los Angeles.
  • Dieting meets DNA: Nutrition gets personal in new studies Nov. 15, 2006 Ushering nutritional science into the biotech age, UW–Madison researchers are exploring the complex interactions between food and genes to uncover new modes of disease prevention, drug development and, eventually, personalized diet advice tailored to one’s DNA.
  • Scientists find mutations that let bird flu adapt to humans Nov. 15, 2006 By comparing influenza viruses found in birds with those of the avian virus that have also infected human hosts, researchers have identified key genetic changes required for pandemic strains of bird flu.
  • Space Place unveils nifty new exhibits Nov. 8, 2006 On Friday, Nov. 10, the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Space Place will unveil three new exhibits about Wisconsin astronomers' explorations of the heavens.
  • Icelandic swarms may provide hints on ecosystems Nov. 2, 2006 Wisconsin ecologists have ventured into remote parts of Iceland to explore a startling phenomenon in which trillions of gnat-like bugs periodically rise up to form hovering swarms so thick they resemble waves of morning fog.
  • Researcher finds gene associated with sharp drop in dairy cow pregnancy rates Nov. 1, 2006 The new discovery of a lethal gene may explain why pregnancy rates in dairy cattle have dropped sharply in recent years, a UW–Madison researcher says.
  • Scientists find key to immune system’s ability to remember Oct. 23, 2006 A team of researchers led by a University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher have identified the role of a protein that is important in stimulating the cells of the immune system, whose role is to take quick and effective action when agents of disease reinvade the body.
  • Future of conservation pondered in Oct. 26 lecture Oct. 20, 2006 "The Future of Conservation" will be the topic of a free public lecture by Steven Sanderson at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26, in the Wisconsin Historical Society Auditorium, 816 State Street.
  • Local events mark National Chemistry Week on Oct. 22-28 Oct. 18, 2006 The Wisconsin local section of the American Chemical Society, together with the chemistry department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Institute for Chemical Education, will celebrate National Chemistry Week, Oct. 22-28, with several interactive events highlighting the theme "Your Home: It's All Built on Chemistry."
  • Commonplace sugar compound silences seizures Oct. 16, 2006 Though in clinical use for decades, a small, sweet-tasting compound is revealing a startling new face as a potential cure for epilepsy.
  • Nova producer to delve into the art of science television Oct. 11, 2006 Paula S. Apsell, the executive producer for public television's science series Nova, has been named University of Wisconsin-Madison Science Writer in Residence for the fall of 2006.
  • Microbial ‘blueprint’ may unlock mysteries of wastewater treatment Oct. 11, 2006 A University of Wisconsin-Madison environmental engineer and her graduate student are among researchers on a multi-institutional team who have mapped the metagenome of elusive phosphorous-eating organisms key to thousands of wastewater treatment processes in the developed world.
  • Study: Dust may dampen hurricane fury Oct. 10, 2006 Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have put forward an intriguing theory that introduces a whole new dimension to the debate on what might be causing stronger and more frequent storms.