Tenzin Gyatso’s trademark chuckle echoed through Madison’s Overture Center for the Arts Wednesday, during what he, the 14th Dalai Lama, described as a “peaceful atmosphere” to simply “talk with another human being.” The 78-year-old Tibetan holy figure, who was adorned in his Buddhist monk robes and a baseball cap, was… Read more »

After taking in no state funding the past two years, University of Wisconsin’s cancer center will receive nearly $4 million through 2015, according to Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s budget proposal. Walker officially announced the proposal to invest $3.75 million to develop the Wisconsin Oncology Network of Imaging Excellence Thursday in… Read more »

Are you out there, E.T.?To understand whether life exists on Mars and other planets, University of Wisconsin scientists are contextualizing these planets by first researching the origins and evolution of life on Earth. A team of about 80 researchers from UW and other institutions comprise the Wisconsin Astrobiology Research Consortium,… Read more »

A University of Wisconsin engineer who creates innovative health promotion technologies was named to the National Academy of Engineering Tuesday. The NAE elected David Gustafson, UW’s Center for Health Enhancement Systems Studies director and professor emeritus of industrial and systems engineering and preventive medicine, and 68 others to its 2013… Read more »

Alzheimer’s disease researchers at the University of Wisconsin identified the first signs of brain function decline, bringing them closer to winning the battle against the disease. Dr. Sterling Johnson, UW professor of geriatrics and a leading member of the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center in the School of Medicine and Public… Read more »

The U.S. Office of Research Integrity recently disciplined a University of Wisconsin researcher for faking his experimental results on two publications, according to a notice from the Federal Register. After an earlier UW investigation of Rao Adibhatla, an assistant research professor in the neurological survey department of the UW School… Read more »

University of Wisconsin and other research institutions alike may have been awarded millions or billions of dollars to fund essentially identical research projects, according to a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University study. Since 1985, federal agencies have funded up to $69 million in overlapping research funds to scientists who requested… Read more »

The University of Wisconsin dropped one spot to No. 4 this year in the top-five rankings for all research universities in the United States. According to a UW statement, the university placed behind Johns Hopkins University, the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and the University of Washington at Seattle.… Read more »

The Morgridge Institute for Research and three subcontractors have received a $23.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate to be put toward improving software development to protect new technologies against potential threats. Brooklin Gore, a senior researcher at the Morgridge Institute, said the… Read more »

A nationwide study, conducted in part by the Wisconsin Center for Education Research, has begun work analyzing the nation’s decrease in science, technology, engineering and math undergraduate degrees, despite a relatively opposite trend seen at the University of Wisconsin. According to a report from the President’s Council of Advisors on… Read more »

After closing People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals’ case against the University of Wisconsin only last week, a letter from a former UW animal lab veterinarian may prompt the federal government to re-assess their decision. United States Department of Agriculture Spokesperson, David Sacks, said in an email to The… Read more »

A former University of Wisconsin animal lab veterinarian came forward in a letter to the federal government Friday in an effort to confirm the ethical research problems People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals raised in a campaign against the University of Wisconsin earlier this year.Richard Brown, former Senior Program… Read more »

The federal government has determined they cannot identify ethical problems in research that People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals raised in a campaign against the University of Wisconsin earlier this year.  The United States Department of Agriculture released the inspection report of three visitations conducted by the Animal and… Read more »

A University of Wisconsin research center will receive one million dollars over the next two years in funding from the U.S. Department of Commerce for their proposed projects. The Center for Dairy Research was one of seven winners of the third annual i6 Challenge, a competition for federal funding between… Read more »

Demonstrators supporting People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals displayed graphic photographs portraying a cat used in experiments to protest the University of Wisconsin’s alleged acts of animal cruelty Tuesday.  The group, carrying signs reading “UW: End Cruel Cat Experiments,” gathered at Library Mall yesterday afternoon as PETA worked to raise awareness… Read more »

Scientists from the University of Wisconsin have spent many years working with the European Organization for Nuclear Research, known as CERN, which has recently come into the spotlight for its research regarding the Higgs Boson particle. Wesley Smith, Bjorn Wiik professor of physics in the Department of Physics at UW,… Read more »

A new University of Wisconsin analysis of hundreds of past research studies illustrates that gays, lesbians and bisexuals face a continuation of high assault victimization rates. UW psychology and women’s studies professor Janet Hyde said the study found continuing and substantial rates of victimization among gays, lesbians and bisexuals. “You would… Read more »

The University of Wisconsin reached and surpassed $1 billion in research expenditures in a fiscal year, according to a study from the National Science Foundation. Total research expenditures for the 2010 fiscal year reached about $1.3 billion, an increase of about $15 million from the 2009 fiscal year, according to… Read more »

Some experts are linking ongoing research and medical advancements directly to health care innovations and improvements in the economy throughout the state. According to Tom Still, president of the Wisconsin Technology Council, Wisconsin can attribute much of its success in medical advancements to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, which has ranked… Read more »

The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation introduced a new grant competition aimed at University of Wisconsin graduate students Friday that will award up to $5,000 in grants for research. The Discovery Challenge competition will promote cross-disciplinary research and will serve as an opportunity for students to share their research skills and… Read more »

Following a case of research censorship surrounding a University of Wisconsin professor’s work with avian bird flu, a fellow UW researcher hosted a forum on the impact of biological research censorship Tuesday night.UW professor of pharmaceutical sciences William Mellon said the research previously called into question is potentially dangerous because… Read more »

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin studying the implications of using methylphenidate, more commonly known by the “trade name” Ritalin, on the behavior of those taking the medication for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder found the drug can often cause people to be less successful in cognitive tasks. Abby Rajala, the… Read more »

After receiving $5.8 million in funding from the National Institute of Health alone this past year, the University of Wisconsin’s Department of Surgery was recently ranked 12th among all academic surgery departments in the country for research dollars coming into the school from NIH. Based largely on the amount of… Read more »

Despite a University of Wisconsin researcher’s compliance in halting a potentially dangerous study on bird flu amid safety concerns, the professor publicly declared Wednesday his intention to continue with his research in the near future, arguing his work is pertinent and must be completed with urgency. Virology professor Yoshihiro Kawaoka recently… Read more »

Pro bono law efforts at the campus level are expected to boost in the coming months after the University of Wisconsin Law School announced its receipt of federal funds to bolster its mission. The Pro Bono Program at the Law School announced in a statement yesterday it received a grant… Read more »

A University of Wisconsin professor was elected Wednesday to a highly acclaimed national academy that honors schools working in scientific and engineering fields in honor of his research on campus. The National Academy of Science is honoring Ching Kung for his research dealing with the sensory information of microbes. Kung… Read more »

Members of the University of Wisconsin community weighed bioethical issues in a wrap-up event for the campus-wide Go Big Read program during a panel titled “Who Owns My Body and Where is It Now?” Experts from around the country offered perspectives on Rebecca Skloot’s nationally acclaimed “The Immortal Life of… Read more »

Two distinguished University of Wisconsin faculty members received the prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship to bolster future research efforts in the humanities. The Guggenheim Fellowship awarded its prestigious award to two professors from the University of Wisconsin this year. Deborah Brandt, professor emerita of English, and Lynn Nyhart, professor of history of… Read more »

University of Wisconsin researchers are one step closer to the ability to treat individuals with genetic disorders using their own reprogrammed cells — a finding that carries potential applications in gene therapy treatments for diabetes, cystic fibrosis and other illnesses. Morgridge Institute for Research scientist Sara Howden said the study,… Read more »

Two annual awards given by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation Tuesday honored 24 University of Wisconsin faculty members. The Kellett Mid-Career Award and the Romnes Faculty Fellowship each recognize outstanding faculty members and provide the recipients with monetary grants to further research efforts on UW’s campus, WARF spokesperson Janet Kelly… Read more »

To further expand the Wisconsin Idea and construct new tools for research and development in the education field, University of Wisconsin officials announced Monday a new institution that will allow university faculty and graduate students opportunities to provide greater resources for students. The Wisconsin Center for Education Products and Services,… Read more »

Water conservation research has earned one University of Wisconsin professor one of the world’s most renowned awards in a water-related field, which includes a $150,000 prize and a royal ceremony. Stephen Carpenter, a UW zoology professor and director of the Center for Limnology, has earned the prestigious 2011 Stockholm Water… Read more »

With extensive research finding that black patients receive less health care treatment than white individuals, a University of Wisconsin researcher recently found a simple adjustment in a doctor’s empathy can greatly reduce these discrepancies. A team of UW researchers, led by graduate student Brian Drwecki, found both trained health care… Read more »

Boaters and anglers around Wisconsin are more aware of the potentially detrimental effects of invasive species spreading between Wisconsin waterways and are actively taking preventative measures to stop their spread, a new survey said. Two University of Wisconsin professors and a graduate student recently conducted a survey from 500 participants… Read more »

A nationally recognized innovator in the field of organ transplant was recently appointed as the next transplant division chief for the University of Wisconsin Hospital and medical school and starts his new job today.Dixon Kaufman was previously a member of the faculty and vice chair of research for the surgery… Read more »

A world-renowned University of Wisconsin research center may be forced to limit available services and make staff layoffs as a direct result of a tight national budget for research institutions. After nearly 30 years of recruiting high-caliber researchers from around the world to conduct experimentation at the Stoughton center, the… Read more »

As University of Wisconsin students and faculty begin to revive lines of communication to improve campus climate, two researchers have received $1.5 million to study and support successful outreach programs in minority-serving institutions. Researchers hope to use the grant, awarded by Lumina Foundation for Education, USA Funds and the Kresge… Read more »

A University of Wisconsin researcher won a National Academy of Sciences award for innovative young researchers for an invention that could one day lead to finding a cure for type 2 diabetes. UW Professor of Chemistry Martin Zanni received the 2011 Award of Initiatives in Research for developing a technique… Read more »

Recent findings from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and University of Wisconsin researchers suggests the effects of climate change have been accelerating over the past 60 years and could drastically transform the state’s idyllic landscape in the future. The Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts, a group of experts… Read more »

University of Wisconsin researchers have made another breakthrough in stem cell research, possibly leading them another step closer to finding a cure for cancers including leukemia.  For the first time, UW researchers successfully reprogrammed bone marrow cells taken from a patient with leukemia back into all-purpose embryonic stem cells, providing… Read more »

Recent University of Wisconsin research results may disappoint residents looking for signs of the apocalypse in the deaths of 200 cows in central Wisconsin earlier this month. Research by the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory has shown the cows were poisoned by mycotoxin, a toxin known to grow in moldy sweet… Read more »

Morgridge Institute and University of Wisconsin researcher Jamie Thomson recently received the King Faisal International Prize in Medicine for his groundbreaking stem cell research, a prize that often marks a stepping-stone on the road to a Nobel Prize. Janet Kelly, communications director for Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, said the King… Read more »

Roads between Madison and Milwaukee might be too clogged to help bolster the valuable transportation industry in areas that might otherwise support increased freight travel, the annual Urban Mobility Report said.  The United States Department of Transportation funds the Center for Freight and Infrastructure Research and Education, which works to… Read more »