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Posted on November 18, 2013
University Housing increasing emphasis on sustainability
A picture of Aldo Leopold graces the lobby wall in his namesake building, the newest residence hall at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. As seems fitting […]
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Posted on November 13, 2013
Fox sightings a wild glimpse of nature on Observatory Hill
There’s a story going around Nancy Nicholas Hall these days about a professor, teaching with his back to the building’s north-facing windows, who was interrupted […]
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Posted on October 15, 2013
Growth industry: New faculty member supports local produce
When Julie Dawson starts making farm visits, she may face a problem many of her fellow UW-Madison agricultural extension specialists don’t: battling city traffic and […]
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Posted on October 10, 2013
UW’s bug-eating advocate Gene DeFoliart had global impact
When Gene DeFoliart had his brainstorm in 1974, not even he thought his brainchild would be an easy sell. As a professor at UW-Madison, DeFoliart […]
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Posted on September 26, 2013
Mouse studies reveal promising vitamin D-based treatment for MS
A diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) is a hard lot. Patients typically get the diagnosis around age 30 after experiencing a series of neurological problems […]
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Posted on September 18, 2013
Decades on, bacterium’s discovery feted as paragon of basic science
Over time, the esoteric and sometimes downright strange quests of science have proven easy targets for politicians and others looking for perceived examples of waste […]
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Posted on August 23, 2013
Tasty solution: Better beverages for people who have trouble swallowing
After having a stroke in 2008, Jan Blume lost the ability to swallow for two full years. As she slowly regained that vital function, she […]
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Posted on August 5, 2013
Better Fishing and Hunting: CALS undergrads apply ingenuity to classic Wisconsin pursuits
When his grandfather would complain to him about the difficulty of fishing on choppy days out on Green Bay, biological systems engineering student Justin Vannieuwenhoven […]
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Posted on July 15, 2013
Getting to the heart of a problem: Research sheds light on dilated cardiomyopathy
When Marion Greaser set out to study titin, the largest natural protein known to man, his goal was to answer some basic questions about its […]
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Posted on July 1, 2013
Protecting our pollinators: CALS researchers seek answers, solutions to bee die-off
People and bees have a long shared history. Honeybees, natives of Europe, were carried to the United States by early settlers to provide honey and […]