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Posts Tagged ‘Research’
Blow Holes
August 24, 2010 — 1 comment
The shot-hole drill gives the Antarctic a breath of fresh air.
In a Manner of Speaking
May 19, 2010
When humans communicate, laughter plays a key role in comprehension.
Healthy Spuds
May 19, 2010
With sustainability at the forefront, this program has put Wisconsin ahead of the trend.
A Voice in the Wilderness
May 14, 2010 — 14 comments · 1 reader letter
Before Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey, there was George Schaller MS’57, PhD’62, whose crusade to protect the world’s most beautiful and endangered animals has taken him to the globe’s most remote regions.
Michael Fiore
February 19, 2010
This anti-smoking advocate believes the battle against tobacco can be won.
Walking Wounded
February 19, 2010
Can differences in the brain predict better treatment of post-war trauma?
Patients Know Best
November 18, 2009
Project banks on nobody knowing your health better than you do.
Consumer Wake-Up Call
November 16, 2009
By necessity, Americans have tightened their belts during the economic downturn‚ but will the valuable lessons learned bring lasting changes to our relationship with money?
Celestial Chat
November 5, 2009
Copernicus’s big idea may have sprouted from earlier talk among scholars.
Subtract Calories, Add Years?
November 5, 2009 — 3 comments
Eat less — a whole lot less — and you could live a whole lot longer.
UW on the Air
November 5, 2009
Fire up your DVR, because there’s more than football to watch on the Big Ten Network.
Ready, Set … Slow Down
November 5, 2009
Want to go farther faster on your daily jog? It turns out that slowing down might be a better idea in the long run.
Wolves at the Door
November 4, 2009 — 3 comments · 1 reader letter
Thirty-five years ago, Wisconsin had no gray wolves. Today it has more than it knows what to do with. Now UW researchers are trying to help the state figure out how many wolves it wants and needs.
Reinventing Wheels
November 4, 2009 — 1 comment · 1 reader letter
American automakers have taken their share of wrong turns, but 2009 has been the worst year ever. Can UW-Madison step in with ways to help them get back on the road?
Tele[re]vision
June 3, 2009
Conventional wisdom says that TV is bad for kids, but research is finding that good messages can prevail — if parents choose programming wisely.
Thump-THUMP, Thump-THUMP
June 1, 2009
The latest UW stem-cell breakthrough creates beating heart muscle.
Weights and Measures
June 1, 2009
An unprecedented study of childhood seeks answers to health problems.
Blow Holes
August 24, 2010 — 1 comment
The shot-hole drill gives the Antarctic a breath of fresh air.
In a Manner of Speaking
May 19, 2010
When humans communicate, laughter plays a key role in comprehension.
Healthy Spuds
May 19, 2010
With sustainability at the forefront, this program has put Wisconsin ahead of the trend.
A Voice in the Wilderness
May 14, 2010 — 14 comments · 1 reader letter
Before Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey, there was George Schaller MS’57, PhD’62, whose crusade to protect the world’s most beautiful and endangered animals has taken him to the globe’s most remote regions.
Michael Fiore
February 19, 2010
This anti-smoking advocate believes the battle against tobacco can be won.
Walking Wounded
February 19, 2010
Can differences in the brain predict better treatment of post-war trauma?
Patients Know Best
November 18, 2009
Project banks on nobody knowing your health better than you do.
Consumer Wake-Up Call
November 16, 2009
By necessity, Americans have tightened their belts during the economic downturn‚ but will the valuable lessons learned bring lasting changes to our relationship with money?
Celestial Chat
November 5, 2009
Copernicus’s big idea may have sprouted from earlier talk among scholars.
Subtract Calories, Add Years?
November 5, 2009 — 3 comments
Eat less — a whole lot less — and you could live a whole lot longer.
UW on the Air
November 5, 2009
Fire up your DVR, because there’s more than football to watch on the Big Ten Network.
Ready, Set … Slow Down
November 5, 2009
Want to go farther faster on your daily jog? It turns out that slowing down might be a better idea in the long run.
Wolves at the Door
November 4, 2009 — 3 comments · 1 reader letter
Thirty-five years ago, Wisconsin had no gray wolves. Today it has more than it knows what to do with. Now UW researchers are trying to help the state figure out how many wolves it wants and needs.
Reinventing Wheels
November 4, 2009 — 1 comment · 1 reader letter
American automakers have taken their share of wrong turns, but 2009 has been the worst year ever. Can UW-Madison step in with ways to help them get back on the road?
Tele[re]vision
June 3, 2009
Conventional wisdom says that TV is bad for kids, but research is finding that good messages can prevail — if parents choose programming wisely.
Thump-THUMP, Thump-THUMP
June 1, 2009
The latest UW stem-cell breakthrough creates beating heart muscle.
Weights and Measures
June 1, 2009
An unprecedented study of childhood seeks answers to health problems.
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