Stories indexed under: Science

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  • NSF tabs UW chemist to lead Math and Physical Sciences Directorate Sept. 25, 2012 The National Science Foundation (NSF) has selected F. Fleming Crim, a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor of chemistry, to serve as assistant director for the Directorate of Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS).
  • TED creativity guru headlines science fest, Year of Innovation Sept. 25, 2012 If Sir Ken Robinson has said it once, he's said it millions of times: "If you're not prepared to be wrong, you'll never come up with anything original."
  • Photo: Woman in research lab Studies point to rising role for women scientists at UW-Madison Sept. 25, 2012 As the University of Wisconsin-Madison competes with the world's top universities for talent and expertise, it is getting more help from women, who in 2011 comprised 31 percent of the faculty — up from 18 percent in 1990.
  • Science in film: The 'evil institute' takes center stage Sept. 24, 2012 For filmmakers, science has always set a sumptuous table for story telling. Characters, plots and settings drawn from science are all reliable grist for the celluloid mill.
  • UW Center for Dairy Research wins federal innovation grant Sept. 21, 2012 The Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research (CDR) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has been awarded one of seven $1 million i6 Challenge grants from the U.S. Department of Commerce to support an effort to commercialize research ideas that will positively impact economic development.
  • UW team to test mobile apps to prevent substance abuse relapses Sept. 21, 2012 Can giving smartphones to people with substance use disorders improve the quality of care at the same time as it reduces health care costs? A team of scholars centered at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Dartmouth College thinks so, and has won a federal grant to create and test mobile apps to deliver tested treatment and relapse prevention tools through these devices.
  • Climate expert: Record loss of arctic ice could impact Wisconsin Sept. 21, 2012 Ice covering the Arctic Ocean melted to the smallest areal extent ever recorded this year, falling to 1.3 million square miles at its lowest point on Sept. 16, according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center. That's less than half of the normal area covered by ice at summer's end.
  • Second Higgs lecture scheduled to accommodate demand Sept. 20, 2012 Due to overwhelming interest, a second lecture on the discovery of a new physics particle has been added for tomorrow evening, Friday, Sept. 21, at 6 p.m.
  • Campus car fleet evolves with changing needs, technology Sept. 20, 2012 In an age of increasing awareness of sustainability and a “greening” campus, the university’s vehicle fleet has also been changing with the times.
  • UW team studies the mechanics of stronger bones Sept. 19, 2012 As human bones age, they undergo geometric changes and also lose minerals such as calcium that give them density and strength.
  • Photo: Child looking through microscope Wisconsin Science Festival brings wonders of science to life for all ages Sept. 17, 2012 After a rousing debut last fall, the Wisconsin Science Festival returns for its second year this Sept. 27-30 with an even bigger and bolder schedule of people, music, art and explosions bringing the wonders of science to life for all ages.
  • Cervical cancer and pre-cancer cervical growths require single HPV protein Sept. 14, 2012 Human papillomavirus (HPV) has long been implicated in cervical cancer, but details of how it happens have remained a mystery. Now researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have found that a single HPV protein is required for cervical cancer and even pre-cancer growths in the cervix to survive.
  • UW-Madison Dance brings science to the stage with “PULSE”
 Sept. 14, 2012 During this Year of Innovation at UW-Madison, the Dance Department brings science to the stage with "PULSE: Intersections of Dance and Science," a Wisconsin Science Festival event, Friday, Sept. 28 at 8 p.m. in the Margaret H'Doubler Performance Space of Lathrop Hall, 1050 University Ave.
  • Stress breaks loops that hold short-term memory together Sept. 13, 2012 Stress has long been pegged as the enemy of attention, disrupting focus and doing substantial damage to working memory - the short-term juggling of information that allows us to do all the little things that make us productive.
  • Prominent UW physicist describes Higgs search and discovery Sept. 13, 2012 On July 4, 2012, the international science community exploded with excitement as physicists at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) announced the discovery of a brand-new subatomic particle widely believed to be the long-sought Higgs boson.
  • Photo: Lasers UW-Madison celebrates imagination, discovery in the Year of Innovation Sept. 13, 2012 From dairy science to dance to vitamin D to stem cells, the University of Wisconsin–Madison has pushed the boundaries of what is known and the limits of what is possible for more than 160 years.
  • Statement regarding sound localization research at UW-Madison Sept. 12, 2012 Allegations made today (Wednesday, Sept. 12) by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals about sound localization studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are unsubstantiated. At best, they are a gross misrepresentation of the research and the care and treatment provided to the animals in the study.
  • Network of neurons: a dynamic model of brain activity Sept. 12, 2012 Professor Barry Van Veen has applied signal analysis techniques to develop methods for identifying network models of brain function - essentially, traffic patterns of neural activity present in the human brain.
  • Photo: People looking at telescopes Universe in the Park takes astronomy to Wisconsin state parks Sept. 12, 2012 "I want to blow your mind, take you places you have never seen before. Do not hesitate to ask question. I will not bite."
  • Go Big Read marries art and science with “Radioactive” Sept. 11, 2012 Lauren Redniss was first drawn to Marie and Pierre Curie because of their beautiful love story. But the Pulitzer Prize-winning illustrator found much more as she researched, wrote and illustrated her book “Radioactive: Marie and Pierre Curie, A Tale of Love and Fallout,” this year’s selection for Go Big Read, UW–Madison's common reading program.