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  • "Carbon playground" converts atoms into fun Oct. 30, 2012 A new playground that opened Oct. 25 at the Discovery Center Museum in Rockford, Ill. is the first in the world built around unique structures formed by the element carbon.
  • Graduate student’s curiosity garners video contest slot Oct. 25, 2012 “Curiosity is infectious,” says Jamin Dreyer in a short online video. “My eyes see things differently after doing field research in beautiful Iceland.”
  • Community forum to focus on fracking and sand mining Oct. 24, 2012 Fracking, the controversial technology for opening natural gas deposits, will be the focus of a three-part Community Environmental Forum series beginning on Tuesday, Oct. 30, at 5:30 p.m. in room 1106 of the Mechanical Engineering Building.
  • Scientists begin effort to stir up a cosmic dynamo in the lab Oct. 24, 2012 For scientists trying to understand the subtleties of cosmic dynamos - the magnetic field-inducing phenomena at the hearts of planets, stars and galaxies - the physics, for the most part, must be done at vast distances.
  • Keck observations bring weather of Uranus into sharp focus Oct. 17, 2012 In 1986, when Voyager swept past Uranus, the probe's portraits of the planet were "notoriously bland," disappointing scientists, yielding few new details of the planet and its atmosphere, and giving it a reputation as a bore of the solar system.
  • Study looks at why students leave STEM majors Oct. 16, 2012 The good news: Jobs in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) continue to grow and offer better pay than non-STEM jobs.
  • Nobel Prize winner to deliver 2012 Rennebohm Lectures Oct. 16, 2012 Mario Capecchi, winner of the 2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine, will deliver the 2012 Rennebohm Lectures at UW-Madison on Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 22 and 23.
  • Center gets small to study nanoparticles in environment Oct. 15, 2012 Our understanding of the creation and use of nanomaterials is growing, but so much about our long-term relationship with their tiny component particles remains little understood.
  • UW-led project will help growers and processors show sustainable production Oct. 12, 2012 UW-Madison researchers are leading a new $2.1 million, USDA-funded project designed to help vegetable producers and processors get rewarded in the marketplace for producing their products in a sustainable manner.
  • Tailored breast cancer screening model developed Oct. 11, 2012 How early and how often should women have mammograms? In theory, it's, "Annually, beginning at age 40." As of late, however, that answer has been up for debate - in part because of the risk of false positives, unnecessary biopsies, and the fear and anxiety that go along with such a diagnosis - and the answer has shifted to a more ambiguous, "It depends."
  • Unusual genetic structure confers major disease resistance trait in soybean Oct. 11, 2012 Scientists have identified three neighboring genes that make soybeans resistant to the most damaging disease of soybean. The genes exist side-by-side on a stretch of chromosome, but only give resistance when that stretch is duplicated several times in the plant.
  • NSF deputy director receives WAA's Distinguished Alumni Award Oct. 10, 2012 The University of Wisconsin-Madison welcomed Cora Marrett, deputy director of the National Science Foundation (NSF), back to campus Oct. 5-6 as the Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) presented her with the 2012 Distinguished Alumni Award.
  • Knox, research pioneer in streams and soils, dies Oct. 9, 2012 Jim Knox, Evjue-Bascom Professor Emeritus of Geography at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, died at his home in Madison on Saturday, Oct. 6.
  • Engineering dean finalists announced Oct. 5, 2012 The University of Wisconsin-Madison today named four finalists for the deanship of the College of Engineering.
  • Five Questions with Kevin Niemi Oct. 4, 2012 Inside UW recently asked Kevin Niemi about the current status of K-12 science education.
  • Hydrogeologist appointed to federal nuclear waste board Sept. 27, 2012 University of Wisconsin-Madison hydrogeologist Jean Bahr has been appointed by President Obama to the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board.
  • NSF funds UW sustainability project studying the human component of green buildings Sept. 27, 2012 Designing a "green" building involves considering a multitude of variables - everything from electrical efficiency to airflow controls to natural sources of light, heat and energy. But engineering more efficient building control systems is only part of the picture; for a building to be truly green, the occupants living and working within it need to know how to behave in a sustainable way as well.
  • Vet med students ensure safe, speedy biosecurity check-in for dairy expo cattle Sept. 27, 2012 Scores of trailers will begin rolling into Madison on Friday, Sept. 28, delivering 2,500 show cows to the Alliant Energy Center for the upcoming World Dairy Expo. But to prevent the spread of disease among the cattle, the health status of each animal must be verified before they are unloaded. Fortunately, volunteer students from the UW-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine keep this process running as smoothly as possible.
  • Hydrogen beam injector guides plasma physics research Sept. 26, 2012 The Madison Symmetric Torus, a leading piece of equipment in plasma physics research for more than 20 years, recently gained a new capability with the installation of a neutral beam injector.
  • Seeing sound from all angles at Wisconsin Science Fest Sept. 26, 2012 Sound can be an incredibly powerful experience, able to dominate our attention, convey information, transport us from the here and now or add or relieve tension and emotion.