Category: Highlights
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Posted on October 6, 2023
Remnant of cell division could be responsible for spreading cancer
Once thought to be the trash can of the cell, a little bubble of cellular stuff called the midbody remnant is actually packing working genetic […]
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Posted on October 2, 2023
New recipes for origin of life may point way to distant, inhabited planets
Life on a faraway planet — if it’s out there — might not look anything like life on Earth. But there are only so many […]
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Posted on September 11, 2023
Six brain-freezing facts about nondairy frozen desserts
Ice cream has long been a popular, almost sacred, part of global diets. Influenced by consumer appetites, ice cream comes in a host of flavors, […]
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Posted on August 24, 2023
Wisconet provides up-to-date weather information to support Wisconsin farmers, researchers and residents
Wisconsin’s wild weather has been on full display in 2023 with severe thunderstorms and tornadoes, wildfire smoke, heavy precipitation and extreme drought. Weather can have […]
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Posted on August 9, 2023
With Wisconsin Rural Partnership funding, UW–Madison launches new projects to support rural and tribal communities
Four projects that aim to support rural communities and tribal nations in Wisconsin have been selected to receive funding through the Wisconsin Rural Partnership initiative […]
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Posted on August 8, 2023
FISC’s Turfgrass Apprenticeship Program provides “supercharged” training for management roles in golf, turf-related industries
Emerging from the tree line onto The Lido golf course is like walking into a different world. Sand stretches over rolling hills with green grass […]
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Posted on July 26, 2023
UW–Madison offers new major in animal and veterinary biosciences
“I will always be a cat and dog girl,” says Maria Rivera, with a glint of light in her eyes. Rivera, a third-year University of […]
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Posted on July 19, 2023
Picturing the places wildlands and people meet at a global scale
Researchers led by a team at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have created the first tool to map and visualize the areas where human settlements and […]
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Posted on July 7, 2023
Art that integrates data visualizations can help bridge the US political divide over climate change
Communicating science to a general audience can be challenging. Successfully conveying research on polarizing topics such as climate change can be even more difficult. But […]
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Posted on June 30, 2023
Bacteria with a taste for an inflammatory compound could help protect against heart disease
Some microbes in the guts of humans and mice may help control the buildup of plaque in arteries, the leading cause of cardiovascular disease, by […]