Author: caschneider3
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Posted on March 5, 2019
UW–Madison conferred the most PhDs in 2017
The University of Wisconsin–Madison granted more doctorates than any other U.S. institution in 2017, rising from 2nd place the year before. The 844 awarded doctorates […]
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Posted on February 28, 2019
WARF bets big on new squad of drug hunters
As it nears its 100th birthday, WARF — the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, the nation’s first university technology transfer office — is embarking on a […]
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Posted on February 27, 2019
Climate change in microcosm: Research in a state wildlife area reveals how animals struggle with and adapt to an environment in flux
Jon Pauli is perched in the passenger seat of a mud-spattered Ford F-250. His ceramic mug brims with coffee as graduate student Evan Wilson guides the truck, loaded […]
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Posted on February 26, 2019
Radiation-resistant E. coli evolved in the lab give view into DNA repair
Scientists in the University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Biochemistry are watching evolution happen in real time. In a recent study published online in the Journal of Bacteriology, biochemistry […]
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Posted on February 25, 2019
Yeasts reach across tree of life to domesticate suite of bacterial genes
An insect’s gut might seem an inhospitable place to settle in, but diverse microbes nonetheless make their home there. Yet in the gut, there’s a […]
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As climate heats up, rising rainfall averages hide crop-killing droughts
Research performed in the Ethiopian highlands shows that even in years with above average rainfall, crops can be severely reduced by drought early in the […]
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How did insects fare in the polar vortex? – Audio
/RSS FeedPJ Liesch, Extension entomologist Department of Entomology UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Science pliesch@wisc.edu Twitter: @WIBugGuy 3:00 – Total time 0:13 – Polar vortex […]
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Posted on February 20, 2019
Blue Sky Science: Why do fresh cheese curds squeak?
Why do fresh cheese curds squeak? In this episode of Blue Sky Science, Mark Johnson, a scientist with the Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research, answered that question posed by […]
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Posted on February 18, 2019
Steve Miller and CALS’ Tom Brock to receive honorary degrees
This year’s recipients of honorary degrees from the University of Wisconsin–Madison are both rock stars — one literally, the other in microbiology. The honorees are […]
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Posted on February 5, 2019
To expand exports, Wisconsin ginseng industry relies on UW–Madison expert
As ginseng growers in Wisconsin prepare to export fresh ginseng roots to Taiwan, they need to be able to show that the roots will not […]
