A team of University of Wisconsin physicists may be tantalizingly close to being among the first to see the Higgs boson, the subatomic particle that is responsible for endowing all matter with mass.
The George W. Bush presidential campaign and the Republican National Committee have drawn even with Vice President Al Gore and the Democratic Party's spending by dramatically increasing spending on television ads since Labor Day, according to a new study by a University of Wisconsin-Madison political scientist.
From sources as diverse as newspaper archives, transportation ledgers and religious observances, scientists have amassed lake and river ice records spanning the Northern Hemisphere that show a steady 150-year warming trend.
Plant pathologists are harvesting many new and useful chemicals from, literally, beneath our feet. The DNA of microorganisms extracted from soil samples may yield new antibiotics, insecticides, anticancer drugs or antiparasitic agents.
A new soybean pest previously unreported in the U.S. has appeared in fields scattered across Wisconsin during the past month. The soybean aphid also has turned up in northern Illinois and may soon be reported from Michigan.
Wisconsin's Little Rock Lake, the site of a landmark study on the effects of acid rain, has been taken to chemical hell and back, and seemingly has recovered from the trip.
Fresh education news angles from the University of Wisconsin-Madison are given that may help enrich fall education coverage.
A long-term study involving 427 families from Wisconsin and Massachusetts is the first to shed light on how individuals with autism are coping into adulthood, and how parents respond to the lifelong needs of these children.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has joined forces with an international consortium to help build and operate a major new South African observatory.
The human brain is wired with natural checks and balances that control negative emotions but breakdowns in this regulatory system appear to dramatically heighten risk of impulsive violent behavior, according to a University of Wisconsin-Madison study (Science, 7-28-00).
To help prepare for the upcoming national political conventions and subsequent fall election coverage, here is a list of University of Wisconsin-Madison experts who can offer insights into major campaign issues.
UW-Madison has an accomplished group of scientists working in the genomics field -- including some who participated in the federal Human Genome Project -- who are available to comment on the completion of the human genome sequence.
Eating less may be good for the health of your brain, and may help keep debilitating ailments such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases at bay. That is the message from a study that employed a gene-scanning technique to analyze activity in thousands of genes in mice (Nature Genetics, 7-00).
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is at the forefront to curb binge drinking through the RWJ Project, which aims to change the campus and community norms that result in high-risk drinking.
Computer models developed at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are helping engineers design high-performance engines of the future by using genetic algorithms to simultaneously increase fuel efficiency and reduce pollution (International Journal of Engine Research).
Scrutinizing a 139-year record of Great Lakes water levels, a University of Wisconsin-Madison scientist has discovered a dramatic shift in the seasonal changes in water levels on the Great Lakes.
Sometime in the year 2003, if all goes well, a University of Wisconsin-Madison experiment, designed to probe the nearly invisible ice clouds of Earth, will be hitched by astronauts to the International Space Station.
Actress Uta Hagen, glass artist Harvey K. Littleton and former Cargill chief executive officer Ernest S. Micek will deliver the "Charge to the Graduates" at University of Wisconsin, Madison, ceremonies May 20-21.
Nobel laureates, MacArthur geniuses and industry pioneers are on the card for the 4th annual "Frontiers of Genomics" symposium, May 18-19, on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
A University of Wisconsin-Madison scientist has been exploring the mosquito's role as a carrier of serious diseases such as malaria, yellow fever and encephalitis for two decades.
The Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is hosting a national conference May 22-24 to explore future trends in poverty issues.
A cell membrane protein thought mainly to bind "bad" cholesterol and remove it from circulation also plays a major role in reducing the production of that cholesterol, according to a University of Wisconsin-Madison study in the Feb. Journal of Clinical Investigation.
By mimicking one of nature's own potent antimicrobial defenses, scientists may have found a new way to wage war on pathogenic bacteria (Nature, 4-6-00).
Working with a virus introduced into a yeast, University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists have found a cellular gene that is commandeered by the virus to help it multiply (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 4-4-00).
A new, massive iceberg has broken from Antarctica's Ross Ice Shelf, just east of one discovered on March 17.
A nationwide program to keep at-risk children out of trouble -- Families and Schools Together -- has cut a swath of success through the tangled thicket of poverty, drugs and social isolation.
University of Wisconsin leaders said they were pleased with the Supreme Court's decision that public colleges and universities can use money from student fees to finance the campus groups of their choosing.
A massive iceberg, about twice the size of Delaware according to estimates, is peeling off of Antarctica's Ross Ice Shelf and may soon be adrift in the Ross Sea.
The intersection between exercise and pain and whether exercise can actually have a pain-relieving effect, not unlike downing a couple aspirin, is being studied by a University of Wisconsin-Madison kinesiologist.
A newfound microbe that eats iron and lives in acid-drenched conditions has been identified as a chief suspect in the environmental damage caused by metal ore mining, report University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists in Science (3-10-00).
George Washington probably did not excel in oratory, concludes Stephen Lucas, University of Wisconsin-Madison communication arts professor and author of "The Quotable George Washington."
A powerful new way to probe the molecular universe using infrared light has been refined by chemists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (Physical Review Letters, 2-14-00).
In an effort to move human embryonic stem cell technology into the mainstream of academic and corporate research, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation has established a subsidiary whose primary purpose will be to distribute the cells to qualified scientists.
Pinning Wisconsin's economic growth to the potential of biotechnology, Gov. Tommy Thompson has proposed a $317 million investment in research centers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
For coverage of the presidential primary, the University of Wisconsin-Madison offers several political science experts.
A University of Wisconsin animal scientist is finding ways producers can raise chickens economically, with fewer antibiotics.
A vegetation change study in Wisconsin's northwest sand country reveals a dramatic decline in pine barrens, pines and open habitats, and an increase in oak and aspen forests over the past 140 years.
Scientists have taken DNA computing from the free-floating world of the test tube and anchored it securely to a surface of glass and gold, as reported in 1-13-00 Nature.
Peering deep into a distant galaxy, astronomers have obtained a glimpse of what may be the youngest massive star clusters ever observed.
With the help of a new satellite capable of finding the telltale, superheated gas created by stars that exploded long ago, scientists have confirmed that the Milky Way is swathed in a corona of hot gas.
Compiled by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Texas A&M University, the 100 best political speeches of the 20th century reflects the opinions of 137 leading scholars of American public address. The experts were asked to recommend speeches on the basis of social and political impact, and rhetorical artistry.
For those who get flummoxed by how-to manuals, or stymied by instructions for assembly, a University of Wisconsin-Madison psychologist has a reassuring theory that it's not all your fault.
Massive clouds of gas, discovered long ago but only recently identified as being within the margins of the Milky Way, play a key role in the ability of the galaxy to churn out new stars by raining gas onto the plane of the galaxy, a new report in Nature suggests.
Workplace ergonomics, in the national spotlight with new standards proposed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), are a prominent research focus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
A new Web-based international business course links teams of students from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with teams of students from universities in Italy, Chile and Hong Kong.
Scientists working with monkeys at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have discovered new evidence explaining why retroviruses, such as HIV in people and SIV in rhesus monkeys, are so variable and difficult for the body's immune system to target and kill.
A new University of Wisconsin-Madison online science course in geology based on the content of the popular Why Files Web site promises to draw sciencephobes like claim jumpers to a gold strike.
Grounding mathematics problems in real-life contexts through video technology gives some low- and average-achieving students a double boost: They perform better on tests and then can apply what they learned to new projects.
Forcing students to simply repeat a grade doesn't help children's educational achievement, but enrolling them in high-quality early childhood programs does, a University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher has found in two separate studies.
With the help of the National Science Foundation, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and four Wisconsin school districts have launched a comprehensive initiative to reinvigorate the way science and math are taught and learned at the primary, middle and high school levels.
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