President Bush’s 3-year-old restrictions on federal funding of embryonic stem cell research have probably hurt Wisconsin workers in that field, Gov. Jim Doyle says. Continue reading
LANGHORNE, Pa. (AP) — First lady Laura Bush, defending her husband’s policy on embryonic stem cell research, accuses proponents of overstating the potential for medical breakthroughs and says it is “ridiculous” for John Kerry to claim the president has banned the research.
Developers have proposed a business technology park that would draw participation from the University of Wisconsin’s Madison and Milwaukee campuses and from Marquette University at 1,500-acre Pabst Farms mixed-use development in western Waukesha County. But Carpenter argues the park should be in Milwaukee.
On the campus where the national debate over embryonic stem cell research began, top Wisconsin Democrats, a scientist and a 7-year-old boy with juvenile diabetes called Monday for the election of Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry to end restrictions on that research.
OXFORD, England – Construction had barely begun in February on a research laboratory at Oxford University – one scheduled to experiment with animals – when the string of violent incidents began.
Kerry renewed a previous pledge to reverse Bush administration policies on stem cells if he should win the White House and said he would increase funding for stem cell research by federal agencies.
Quoted: John Valley, a geologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Growth hormones and a last-minute relocation helped coax UW-Madison’s Titan Arum III into finally unfurling its stinky bloom Thursday, and hundreds were on hand throughout the day to see and smell it.
(MADISON) A new study shows more evidence of rural development affecting wildlife populations. Researchers at UW-Madison say that in some developing areas, you�ll see fewer native species of birds. (Fifth item)
The U-W Madison is lending a hand in the efforts of Homeland Security. It’s working with other universities around the country looking at the potential risks and economic impacts of terrorist activities on the United States. Vicki BierÃ? is one of the researchers. She tells WIBA News it’s not just the cost of re-building they’ll be looking at but also whatÃ? have the costsÃ? been for September 11th for the economy…and what other types of terrorist events can we envision and what consequences will those have on the economy.Ã? Researchers will also look at what “landmarks” are most at risk for terrorism, although Bier admits it would be impossible to protect all of them. The studies are funded by a three-grant from the U-S Department of Homeland Security.
Global warming means more summer smog for millions in Baltimore and 14 other U.S. cities, the Natural Resources Defense Council said in a report issued Wednesday. (AP story in 8/5/04 Capital Times quotes lead author Jonathan Patz of UW-Madison)
What follows is a small taste of a voluminous set of records obtained by Isthmus through an open records request. The paper asked only for the primate experiments classified by the university as being the most highly invasion. In response, the UW released records from 43 experiments.
Americans who build homes in the woods may be speeding the decline of many native bird species, according to a research team at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Forest Service.
(MADISON) New research may help women with postpartum depression.
The Titan Arum III, dubbed “Little Stinker,” remains stubbornly benign after 20 days.
A seven-year study funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that male prisoners who had multiple counseling sessions before and after their release were more likely to report using condoms during sex than inmates who had only one pre-release counseling session
A UW-Madison study found road building in northern Wisconsin doubled over 60 years. Researchers say this disrupts native plant life, and they tried to find out how much and how fast invasive species could take over. (2nd item.)
Quoted: Patrick McBride, a professor of medicine and director of a preventive cardiology program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison say they think they know the reason for so-called maternal aggression in animals.
Every road or subdivision we build, and even where we put a child’s jungle gym and whether we use bark chips or crushed rock for walkways, can affect the risk of getting or spreading infectious diseases.
Quoted: UW-Madison researchers Anna Pidgeon and Chris Lepczyk.
Mouse mothers become fearless when levels of a particular hormone drop, reveals a new study. This gives mothers the courage to ferociously attack any would-be assailants to their offspring.
UW professor of veterinary medicine Dr. Sheila McGuirk, a colon cancer survivor, is one of 20 cyclists selected from nearly 1,200 applicants to team up with Lance Armstrong for the Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of Hope, Oct. 1-9.
Sen. John Kerry officially accepted the Democratic nomination for president here Thursday night, promising to roll back tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans to pay for a bevy of domestic programs aimed at helping the middle class, including a new college-tuition tax credit, and saying that the time had come for the United States to again push the frontiers of science. (Subscription required.)
Wisconsin’s delegation to the Democratic National Convention cast its 87 votes for John Kerry for president — and, in the process, stem cell research. (7/29/04 Capital Times print edition)
Stem cell research was back in the news with a vengeance last week. The Bush Administration announced plans to speed up work on approved cell lines, while Democrats revealed that Ron Reagan Jr. will address their national convention on the promise of stem cell research (see p. 473). A conservative senator held a hearing to showcase the virtues of adult stem cells, which are ethically less troublesome than embryonic cells. All this activity suggests that the issue will be visible in the fall election despite the lack of any planned votes in Congress.
Deltanoid Pharmeceuticals, a Madison-based startup founded by University of Wisconsin-Madison medical researcher Hector F. DeLuca, is gaining steam in its attempt to develop a way to rebuild bone.
Although it’s too complicated to explain in a sound bite, one issue keeps resurfacing in speeches here at the Democratic National Convention this week, often bringing loud cheers from delegates in the hall: a call to relax federal restrictions on research on human embryonic stem cells. (Subscription required.)
Federal agencies need to do more to ensure that colleges and other recipients of federal grants do not discriminate against women in mathematics, engineering, and science, according to a report released last week by the Government Accountability Office. (Subscription required.)
Backers of stem cell research in Wisconsin say the push at Tuesday’s Domocratic National Convention to lift restrictions on federal funding could bring economic and scientific benefits to the state.
BOSTON -� Backers of stem cell research in Wisconsin, where scientists pioneered the work, said the push at Tuesdayâ��s National Democratic Convention to lift restrictions on federal funding could help bring the state economic and scientific results.
MADISON, Wis. — At the Democratic National Convention, Democrats have seized on Ron Reagan’s plea to further stem cell research. The son of late president Ronald Reagan spoke to the Democrats and it certainly perked some ears in Madison.
Quoted: UW-Madison associate dean Tim Mulcahy, who is overseeing stem cell research
Ron Reagan told Democratic delegates Tuesday that voters face a choice between “the future and the past, between reason and ignorance, between true compassion and mere ideology” on the matter of embryonic stem cell research.
Leeches might have to look beyond the operating room for their lunch, if a young Madison company has its way.
Nearly 350 people gathered at the hotel for a conference of the International Association for Relationship Research. They are psychologists, sociologists, communications scientists and researchers into human development.
CHICAGO ââ?¬â?? Anyone who has traveled to London and taken the ââ?¬Å?tubeââ?¬Â (the subway for New Yorkers or the ââ?¬Å?Lââ?¬Â for Chicagoans) is constantly besieged by tape loops of ââ?¬Å?mind the gap,ââ?¬Â which is a warning for the dark hole or space between the subway car and the concrete waiting area as one gets on or off the tube.
MADISON ââ?¬â?? If you stand on your tiptoes and squint, you can almost read the framed documents hanging in the lobby of UW Madison’s new $35.6 million biochemistry building.
More than 1,800 fisheries scientists from 30 countries will gather in Madison next month to share the latest research, technology, and management techniques for the conservation, development and sustainable use of fisheries
Stem cell research was back in the news with a vengeance last week. The Bush Administration announced plans to speed up work on approved cell lines, while Democrats revealed that Ron Reagan Jr. will address their national convention on the promise of stem cell research.
Abbott Laboratories and Deltanoid Pharmaceuticals Inc., a privately held company based in Madison, Wis, today announced the completion of an option and license agreement to develop novel Vitamin D Receptor Activators (VDRAs) for the treatment of renal disease.
Buried in the $5.6-billion bioterrorism bill signed into law by President Bush on Wednesday is a little-noticed provision that will increase the federal government’s share of construction and renovation costs for biocontainment facilities at universities and nonprofit institutions. (Subscription required.)
Pharmaceutical giant Abbott Laboratories and UW-Madison spin-off Deltanoid Pharmaceuticals Inc. today announced the completion of an option and license agreement to develop a new generation of vitamin D receptor activators (VRDAs) for the treatment of kidney disease.
Quoted: Joel Rivlin, director of the Wisconsin Advertising Project political advertising group
Federal funds for academic research increased by 13.6 percent in 2002 over the previous year, the largest increase since 1979, the National Science Foundation has reported. Meanwhile, financing from industry fell by 1.2 percent, the first decrease since 1964. (Subscription required.)
One critical aspect of drug addiction is the effect of conditioned cues on drug-seeking behavior. Scientists at the University of Wisconsinââ?¬â??Madison have reported that adolescent and adult rats exhibit different behaviors in response to nicotine and nicotine-related environments, suggesting there are molecular differences in adolescent and adult rat brains.
Quoted: Matthew Graham, a University of Wisconsin postdoctoral fellow
The Automotive Research Center, an eight-university consortium that includes UW-Madison, has received a $40 million U.S. Army grant to develop advanced engine technologies.
Scientists at UW-Madison are teaming up with information technology company SRA International Inc. to build an online, publicly accessible library of data on disease-causing infectious agents and their genomes, including ones that could be used as biological weapons.
A researcher at the University of Nebraska Medical Center has applied for a grant for a project involving two embryonic stem cell lines.
The proposed study would use two existing stem cell lines from the University of Wisconsin and the University of California, San Francisco,
FREEPORT — FHN has unveiled new technology that is expected to have a huge impact on fighting cancer at the Leonard C. Ferguson Cancer Center in Freeport.
Two weeks ago, the center treated its first patient with Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy, made possible by a $750,000 investment by FHN and a partnership with the University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Scott Craven, chair of the Department of Wildlife Ecology, in a story first printed in the LaCrosse Tribune, discusses why animals such as foxes and coyotes are moving closer to humans. He also explains what people should do if they come in contact.
In a coup for the open-access movement, the Appropriations Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives has recommended that the National Institutes of Health provide the public with free, online access to articles resulting from research it has financed. (Subscription required.)
Elizabeth Renken was a smart kid in high school. She had a passion for science but was less excited about her career options.
It wasn’t until she was majoring in biology at Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., and doing an internship at the National Institutes of Health that she decided a life of research would be suffocating.
A nationwide, highly detailed analysis of presidential campaign advertising, released Sunday and originating in large part from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, confirms what anyone watching television in Wisconsin already knows: Advertising is flooding the airwaves in unprecedented volumes, and Wisconsin is right near the highest level of the flood.
Young men who got intensive counseling before and after being released from prison were less likely to have unsafe sex or to do other things that put them at risk of getting HIV and other sexually spread diseases, a study found
ASTRONOMY: At dusk on July 24 in the amphitheatre at Ottawa Lake Park, Highways ZZ and 67, Ottawa. Graduate students from the astronomy department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will present a slide show. Weather permitting, telescopes will be set-up for participants to view the moon, planets, star clusters, constellations, satellites and other celestial bodies. Call Rob Wessberg at 594-6200
A natural stink bomb is ticking in Birge Hall, and greenhouse director Mohammad Fayyaz can barely wait to smell it.
“In a matter of 10 to 14 days it will fully open,” Fayyaz said Thursday, sounding breathless on the phone. “It’s great news.”
Quoted: Stanley Dodson, a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor who testified for the Lake Pewaukee Sanitary District Commission, which opposes the City of Pewaukee’s plan to use the herbicide
UW-Madison resident chemistry magician Bassam Shakhashiri has received one of the science world’s highest tributes with his inclusion in the Hall of Fame of the chemical fraternity Alpha Chi Sigma.
Beauty from a big stink is blossoming at UW-Madison, where workers are expanding and renovating a botanical garden using proceeds from the recent blooms of the university’s famed corpse flowers.
