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- UWisconsin Chancellor’s message on academic freedom and open records http://www.news.wisc.edu/19190 11 comments
- Large study shows females are equal to males in math skills http://www.news.wisc.edu/18508 39 comments
- Researchers use brain interface to post to Twitter http://www.news.wisc.edu/16576 2 comments
- An Ebola vaccine has been developed and shown successful in primates http://www.news.wisc.edu/23601 75 comments worldnews
- Dwindling wind may tip predator-prey balance: New research suggests that diminishing wind speeds caused by climate change affect the ability of insects to capture prey http://www.news.wisc.edu/23137 4 comments science
- New analysis links tree height to climate: What limits the height of trees? Is it the fraction of their photosynthetic energy they devote to productive new leaves? Or is it their ability to hoist water hundreds of feet into the air, supplying the green, solar-powered sugar factories in those leaves? http://www.news.wisc.edu/23055 9 comments science
- A global temperature conundrum: cooling or warming climate? http://www.news.wisc.edu/23050 12 comments science
- Water’s reaction with metal oxides opens doors for researchers: A multi-institutional team has resolved a long-unanswered question about how two of the world’s most common substances interact http://www.news.wisc.edu/23046 3 comments science
- Tricking plants to see the light may control the most important twitch on Earth: For the first time, scientist have revealed the structure of the plant phytochrome, a critical molecule that detects the light that tells plants when to germinate, grow, make food, flower and even age. http://www.news.wisc.edu/23022 7 comments science
- Early life stress can leave lasting impacts on the brain http://www.news.wisc.edu/22955 3 comments science
- First in the nation: UW-Madison establishes post-doc in feminist biology http://www.news.wisc.edu/22756 5 comments nottheonion
- A multi-university team of engineers has developed what could be a promising solution for charging smartphone batteries on the go — without the need for an electrical cord http://www.news.wisc.edu/22578 2 comments technology
- Study shows that meditation can produce epigenetic changes in one's DNA, decreasing expression of genes associated with inflammation [Neuroscience] http://www.news.wisc.edu/22370 30 comments science
- Model virus structure shows why there’s no cure for common cold http://www.news.wisc.edu/22246 131 comments science
- Virus confirms ancient human migration: A study of the full genetic code of a common human virus offers a dramatic confirmation of the "out-of-Africa" pattern of human migration, which had previously been documented by anthropologists and studies of the human genome http://www.news.wisc.edu/22232 13 comments science
- Abused girls have very high oxytocin, which may motivate them to engage in sexual behaviors earlier than their peers http://www.news.wisc.edu/21970 1572 comments science
- Short-term effects of compassion meditation: Act more compassionately. Associated changes found in inferior parietal cortex and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. Conclusion: Brain can be trained in compassion. http://www.news.wisc.edu/21811 16 comments science
- New Form of Cell Division Found and Reported at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology in San Francisco Today: Klerokinesis http://www.news.wisc.edu/21364 15 comments science
- Stress breaks loops that hold short-term memory together. Stress has long been pegged as the enemy of attention, disrupting focus and doing substantial damage to working memory — the short-term juggling of information that allows us to do all the little things that make us productive. http://www.news.wisc.edu/21050 242 comments science
- Printed photonic crystal mirrors shrink on-chip lasers down to size. Electrical engineers have devised a new laser for on-chip optical connections that could give computers a huge boost in speed and energy efficiency. http://www.news.wisc.edu/20895 6 comments science
- UW Chancellor Martin's response to the GOP open records request against Professor Cronon http://www.news.wisc.edu/19190 40 comments politics
- I was just in this massive fight at UW Madison! http://www.news.wisc.edu/slideshow_photos/288/original_snowball_baschill11_3372.jpg?1296683059 8 comments reddit.com
- Why does the sky turn green before a tornado? http://www.news.wisc.edu/14039 2 comments science
- Physicists find way to ‘see’ extra dimensions -- the original post, with the image http://www.news.wisc.edu/13422.html 4 comments science