Category: Health and Wellness
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Posted on February 9, 2011
Darwin celebration expands to three days
Forget the finches and orchids. The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s 2011 Darwin Day celebration is all about you, Homo sapiens. This year’s celebration of Charles Darwin’s […]
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Posted on January 24, 2011
Susan Nitzke
Susan Nitzke, chair of the nutritional sciences department, specializes in nutrition education topics of interest to Wisconsin families, including federal dietary guidelines, behavioral nutrition and […]
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Posted on January 18, 2011
Replication cycle of an envelope virus
This clever stop-motion video about virus replication was made by UW-Madison students in the Intro Biology 151 Honors class this past fall.
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Posted on December 7, 2010
The Exterminator
One woman’s battle against malaria.
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Posted on December 1, 2010
Steve Ingham
Steve Ingham is a professor of food science and former administrator of Wisconsin’s Division of Food Safety at the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer […]
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Posted on November 29, 2010
Science Nation: Leaf cutter ants
CALS bacteriologists Cameron Currie and Tim Donohue are featured in this NSF video about leaf cutter ants.
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Posted on November 22, 2010
UW Dietetics Club on WBUW, Pt II
Students in the UW Dietetics and Nutrition Club share some healthy recipes.
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Posted on November 18, 2010
Scientists ferret out a key pathway for aging
For decades, scientists have been searching for the fundamental biological secrets of how eating less extends lifespan. It has been well documented in species ranging […]
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Posted on November 15, 2010
UW Dietetics Club on WBUW, Pt I
Students in the UW Dietetics and Nutrition Club describe club activities.
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Barb Ingham
Ingham is an associate professor of food science, as well as an extension food scientist with UW-Extension. She studies issues that relate to consumer perceptions […]