Xinyu Zhao, a researcher on an NIH-funded brain organoid project at UW-Madison’s Waisman Center, said one challenge is that brain development is a dynamic process. Gene activity and cellular behavior can change over time, making it difficult to determine whether a model accurately reflects what happens in a developing human brain.
Sam Warfel is a fourth-year undergraduate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where his research focuses on the ionized interstellar medium and HII regions. Outside of school, he enjoys astrophotography, aurora chasing, bicycling, hiking, and woodworking.
Wisconsin’s universities, already shaken by federal shifts and leadership changes at the UWs, may see even more turbulence after Tuesday’s election results.
A “blue wave” swept the nation Nov. 3 as Democrats were elected from coast to coast to seats of power many haven’t held in decades. In Wisconsin, that led to a Democratic “trifecta,” meaning the party controls the Wisconsin Assembly, Senate and governor’s office.
Barry Burden, director of the Elections Research Center at UW-Madison, said Democrats “are likely ready to roll with a lot of pretty significant initiatives that have been kept on hold because of Republicans having a place somewhere in state government to stop them.”
University police issued eight citations for underage drinking at Saturday’s Badgers-Rutgers game. Six of these citations went to UW-Madison students.
Eight people were arrested, six of whom were students.
There’s a level of awkwardness attached to carrying an 18-inch pizza box into the student section seating area of Camp Randall Stadium during a University of Wisconsin football game.
