Category: Highlights
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Posted on February 4, 2019
Many campus opportunities to celebrate Black History Month
Black History Month events kick off Thursday with Black O’Clock: The Experience, featuring many artists and performers. February marks the 50th anniversary of the Black […]
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Enter your best science images in the 2019 Cool Science Image Contest
Science relies on data, and some of the most striking data produced at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is visual. Students, staff and faculty on campus […]
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Posted on January 28, 2019
Phone to farmer: Fungus on the way, time to spray
The struggle against plant disease will never end, but farmers can now get a boost from big data, advanced predictions, and, of course, the computer-in-a-pocket […]
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Conserving helium, a scarce nonrenewable resource, and reducing costs at NMR facility
The National Magnetic Resonance Facility at Madison (NMRFAM) housed in the UW–Madison Department of Biochemistry is home to state-of-the-art technology for biomolecular nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy […]
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UW–Madison Working for Wisconsin: UW’s ROI for Wisconsin
Did you know? For every tax dollar the university gets from the state, it generates 24 more dollars for a return on investment of $15 […]
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Posted on January 21, 2019
A new kind of mosquito repellent that comes from bacteria
People may soon have a new weapon in the battle against mosquitoes, and it comes from an unusual source: bacteria. Published Jan. 16 in the […]
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Study: “Post-normal” science requires unorthodox communication strategies
Proposals to fight malaria by “driving” genes that slow its spread through mosquitoes is a high-risk, high-reward technology that presents a challenge to science journalists, […]
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UW–Madison Working for Wisconsin: UW graduates stay in Wisconsin
Did you know? Almost 80% of in-state students end up living and working in Wisconsin in the years after they graduate. And almost half of […]
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Posted on January 14, 2019
Reminder: Deadline for CALS Awards is Feb. 15
It’s that time of year again when you can nominate your outstanding colleagues for recognition via the annual CALS Awards program. Please see the below links […]
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‘Lands We Share’ exhibit helps give farmers a voice
There was a time when if you didn’t grow up on a farm, you at least knew a farmer. Times have changed. In 2018, Wisconsin […]