Author: caschneider3
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Posted on August 28, 2020
My parents’ kitchen as a classroom: A CALS undergraduate describes her life as a college student during a pandemic
Jori Skalitzky is a sophomore majoring in life sciences communication and environmental sciences. She wrote this perspecitve in mid-April 2020, several weeks after classes moved to […]
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Posted on August 7, 2020
‘COVID Crush’ shows disease spread is no game
They wanted a way to help people understand how a disease like COVID-19 can transmit through a population. So Malia Jones and Caitlin Bourbeau of the Applied Population Laboratory (APL) made […]
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Posted on July 30, 2020
Taking on COVID-19 with data: Researchers lead a nationwide data science group to bring insights to pandemic management
It began with a question from a yoga instructor, sent to the inbox of horticulture professor Brian Yandell. Now it’s a major collaborative effort, housed at UW–Madison, […]
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Posted on July 23, 2020
Detailed view of viral replication machinery lends new insights into infection
The coronavirus that causes COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, is known as a positive-strand RNA virus because of the way it stores and makes copies of its genetic […]
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Posted on July 21, 2020
Badger Talks: When and how should schools reopen?
As schools consider when and how to reopen in the fall, they must remain flexible and transparent, says Malia Jones, associate scientist and social epidemiologist […]
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A missing piece in the genetic puzzle of high cholesterol risk
Precision medicine has the potential to tailor treatments to a patient’s unique genetic sequence. But achieving this precision — or developing new drugs — requires […]
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Posted on July 20, 2020
Bioenergy research discovery paves way to production of new hydrocarbon
Fatty acids, the compounds that give a diet rich in leafy greens and fish its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits, are now also heralded for their […]
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Posted on July 16, 2020
UW’s Elizabeth McCoy was a pioneer of 20th century microbiology
When Elizabeth McCoy was about to graduate from the University of Wisconsin in 1925, she faced a choice: accept an offer to join the U.S. […]
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Posted on July 13, 2020
Planetary Health Scholar Ben Iuliano discusses his research into “ladybug landscapes”
The Spring 2020 University of Wisconsin–Madison Planetary Health Scholars were brought together to share ideas and inspire change. Scholars were nominated for their outstanding research […]
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Posted on July 6, 2020
Eight things everyone should know about coronaviruses
Coronaviruses come from a large family. It includes four genera and many species that infect a variety of mammals and birds — and sometimes reptiles. There […]