Education

A next-door galaxy has come into clearer focus thanks to the work of new imaging technology and a team of astronomers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The team is releasing sharp new images of the Large Magellanic Cloud, which appears only as a smudge to...

A group of researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has discovered a way to "pirate" nature's sugars and create a biological effect that produces more of the cancer- and infection-fighting agents used in pharmaceuticals. Their findings were published in the Sept. 1 edition of the...

A Wisconsin biotechnology company is seeking to commercialize medicines to treat the diseases of aging, and it has adopted a business model that seeks to shoot down one degenerative disease at a time - perhaps before stem cell research gets a chance to. ...

Professors from the Chippewa Valley Technical College, the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, and the University of Wisconsin-Stout are collaborating to develop curriculum for nanotechnology courses offered at Chippewa Valley Technical College. The National Science Foundation has contributed a $217,795 grant to the project, which will...

After six years as a teacher and a collaborator in the field of nanotechnology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, associate professor Rob Carpick is leaving. He cites discriminatory state laws prohibiting domestic partner benefits, but how much will such policies impact the state's ability to...

Madison attorney Joe Boucher wishes cities in Northern Wisconsin were as technology savvy as Madison, and that includes his hometown of Marinette. In this guest column for WTN, Boucher opines that the northland can be more dynamic economically by embracing technology and innovation. ...

Yet another discovery has roiled the ongoing debate over the use of human embryonic stem cells in scientific research. This time, researchers believe they have eliminated the main objections to stem cell research - the destruction of embryos. ...

A recent Wisconsin Biotechnology and Medical Device Association breakfast raised the question of research park expansion to accommodate more life-science businesses. But the director of Milwaukee County Research Park says the demand is just not there. ...

The United States Departments of Energy and Agriculture have awarded several educational institutions, including the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with grants to study the use of woody plant tissue in the development of alternative fuels. ...