SUTHERLAND, South Africa ââ?¬â? Really good astronomy requires three things: a really dark sky, a really powerful telescope and really talented scientists. The nighttime sky here, in this desolate, brush-strewn desert called the Karoo, makes metaphors about coal mines at midnight seem pallid.
UW-Madison stem cell patents may restrict other universities from furthering their own research, due to restrictions and high fees enacted by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation.
Quoted: Carey Gleason, a dementia researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Quoted: Jonathan Foley, director for the Center for Sustainability at the University of Wisconsin.
Quoted: Stanley Temple, professor of wildlife ecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Low-Calorie Diet May Lead to Longer Life
A low-calorie diet, even in people who are not obese, can lead to changes in metabolism and body chemistry that have been linked to better health and longer life, researchers are reporting.
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By DENISE GRADY
Published: April 5, 2006
A low-calorie diet, even in people who are not obese, can lead to changes in metabolism and body chemistry that have been linked to better health and longer life, researchers are reporting.
Quoted: Aaron Carrel, an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
In the early 1990s, American scientist Richard Davidson traveled to India at the request of the Dalai Lama to meet with Buddhist monks who devote their lives to meditation. A Harvard-educated researcher at the University of Wisconsin, Davidson has since brought Buddhist monks to his lab.
Quoted: Charles Franklin, a University of Wisconsin political science professor.
A University of Wisconsin scientist is challenging recent rumors of a national autism epidemic, pointing to a new study on special-education trends.
The UW Hospital and Clinics� In Vitro Fertilization program, though slated to close by June 30 due to infighting among the program�s physicians, will remain open, the UW Medical Foundation announced Saturday.
Quoted: Dr. Stuart Knechtle, a professor of surgery at the University of Wisconsin who has studied tolerance
Quoted: David Larbalestier, a superconductivity expert at the University of Wisconsin, Madison
Quoted: University of Wisconsin professor Aaron Brower, who has been teaching social work for 20 years
Quoted: Veterinary immunologist Ron Schultz of the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary in Madison, arguably the expert’s expert in the field of canine epidemiology
Quoted: Charles Franklin, a University of Wisconsin political science professor who studies public opinion.
Quoted: Thongchai Winichakul of the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Six residents will be honored Monday by the joint city-county public health department for their contributions to the health and welfare of people in Madison and Dane County.
The 2006 public health awards ceremony is set for 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Warner Park Community Recreation Center, with Mayor Dave Cieslewicz and County Executive Kathleen Falk presiding over the award ceremonies.
(Among the honorees are Dr. Timothy Corden, associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics and clinical director of pediatric intensive care at UW Children’s Hospital, and epidemiologist Craig Roberts of University Health Services.)
Wisconsin is one step closer to passing legislation with the potential to lure the lucrative film-production industry into the state following the bill�s approval in the Joint Committee on Finance Thursday.
Thursday is sleep apnea awareness day.
That’s the condition that, as many of you probably remember, contributed to the death of Packers legend Reggie White.
And there’s a good chance that you or someone you know is suffering from the disease.
We lost the dairy crown to California. Milwaukee’s days as the nation’s beer capital ended years ago. But when it comes to rat poison, Wisconsin can hold its head high: In the rodent-killing world, we rule.
Quoted: Aaron Brower, professor of social work.
Quoted: Richard Davidson, professor of psychology.
Women struggling with breast cancer can benefit greatly from online support groups, new research suggests.
These groups provide emotional benefits for breast cancer patients who can openly express their feelings in ways that help them make sense of their cancer experience, report researchers at the Center of Excellence in Cancer Communications Research, part of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Quoted: David Larbalestier, professor of materials science and engineering and director of the Applied Superconductivity Center.
Quoted: Max Lagally, professor of materials science and engineering.
Quoted: Ken Mayer, a political scientist at UW-Madison.
It’s that time of year again. Time for plenty of sneezing and stuffy noses. In fact allergy season is upon us.
While allergies affect different people in different ways, UW Researchers are looking for volunteers who have dust mite allergies to help them learn more about a new allergy treatment.
The debate over the War in Iraq will go to the polls next week, as cities across Wisconsin are gearing up to weigh in on whether U.S. troops should be brought home.
UW-MADISON molecular biologist Ross Inman does not adhere to the theory, advanced by Time magazine in a cover story this week, that “the climate is crashing” and global warming is to blame.
But as Inman looks out on Lake Mendota from his sixth floor office on Linden Drive, he sees a lake that did not completely freeze over this past winter.
That view is at odds with the state climatology office, which reported that the lake froze on Dec. 19. With all due respect, Inman will believe his own eyes, and he says the lake did not completely freeze.
Quoted: Pieter Johnson, fellow of the Center for Limnology
The number of inmates in Wisconsin prisons has grown more than 2 times faster than the number of guards in recent years, raising questions about safety and ballooning overtime budgets from union leaders.
Quoted: Aaron Brower, professor of social work
Hummingbirds do it. Bears do it. Even whistle pigs do it. So why don’t we do it?
That’s the question scientists who study hibernation are asking. If humans could hibernate, or at least harness the power of torpor (as scientists call the dormant drowse), conditions such as SIDS, obesity and diabetes might be a thing of the past.
Researchers hope that studies of hibernators also may aid trauma victims, help preserve transplant organs, lead to safer weight-loss treatments and blood-thinning agents and shed light on some of the most basic, but still mysterious processes in the body.
Quoted: Jeffrey Jones, professor of medicine
Quoted: Menzie Chinn, Professor of Public Affairs and Economics at the LaFollette School of Public Affairs.
The men’s hockey team delivered a shutout victory on Saturday over Bemidji State in an NCAA Midwest Regional Semi-final. But cheering for Bucky could be bad for your health, if you overdo it.
For UW’s soon-to-be graduates, the real world looks rosy.
“The job market looks very strong for graduating seniors, the strongest that we’ve seen in about 6 years,” says Steve Schroeder with UW’s School of Business.
Quoted: Alta Charo, professor of law and medical ethics (regarding investigation of possible scientific misconduct in stem cell research by a former UW professor)
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Quoted: Dr. Ronald Schultz, professor and chairman of pathobiological sciences in the School of Veterinary Medicine
Quoted: William Reese, professor of history and educational policy studies
Quoted: Jon Pevehouse, associate professor of political science
Quoted: William Whitford, professor emeritus of law.
Quoted: Don Nichols, director of the La Follette School of Public Affairs
How highly does University of Wisconsin English and women’s studies professor Susan Friedman regard the British writer Virginia Woolf (1882-1941)?
So highly that when Friedman was awarded a special chair professorship from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, she broke with the precedent of naming her chair after a UW-related person. Friedman, who came of age academically during the feminist revival of the 1960s and 1970s, asked instead to become the UW Virginia Woolf Professor of English.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison broke years of silence Thursday when a UW-Madison professor went head to head in a debate with an animal rights advocate over the University�s use of animals in scientific research.
For the first time in eight years, a debate concerning the use of animals in research was held Thursday on the University of Wisconsin campus.
More than a week after Wisconsin�s top law official announced intentions to join a lawsuit pushing for easier access to the Plan B emergency contraceptive pill, two University of Wisconsin student groups held a forum Thursday to discuss the matter.
The two most popular types of individual retirement accountsÃ? are traditional and Roth.Ã? In a traditional IRA, the money you put in and what you earn on it is not taxed until you start to withdraw it in retirement.Ã? Ã? The Roth IRA is set-up just the opposite. According toÃ? UW Extension Financial Specialist Michael Gutter, “The Roth IRA will allow you to take current after tax income and put that into an account. It’s already been taxed, you didn’t get a deduction for it. And, all earnings on that money will grow tax free. A Roth IRA won’t help your taxes today, but helps your taxes in the future.”
A UW-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine professor has recently discovered why the H5N1 avian influenza virus does not spread easily from human-to-human contact, though it continues to infect those in close contact with infected poultry, a UW-Madison statement said.
Over the past year, UW-Madison students acquired a reputation of engaging in heavy alcohol and drug use after being crowned the No. 1 party school by the Princeton Review and number two of the Top 10 Cannabis colleges by High Times magazine.
The two most popular types of individual retirement accounts� are traditional and Roth.� In a traditional IRA, the money you put in and what you earn on it is not taxed until you start to withdraw it in retirement.� � The Roth IRA is set-up just the oppos
A referendum aiming to raise the wages of workers employed at many University of Wisconsin organizations might violate university policy if approved, according to one UW administrator.
Two groups of researchers, in Japan and in Holland, say they have discovered why the avian flu virus is rarely if ever transmitted from one person to another.
The reason, the researchers propose, is that the cells bearing the type of receptor the avian virus is known to favor are clustered in the deepest branches of the human respiratory tract, keeping it from spreading by coughs and sneezes. Human flu viruses typically infect cells in the upper respiratory tract.The avian virus would need to accumulate many mutations in its genetic material before it could become a pandemic strain, said Yoshihiro Kawaoka, a virologist at the University of Tokyo and the University of Wisconsin.
A growing number of Americans are finding help, in the form of certified financial planners, to manage their family finances.Ã? Michael Gutter, University of Wisconsin-Extension Financial Specialist says,Ã? “More and more people are realizing the complexity of managing their own money and realizing that it’s not just as simple as picking the right mutual fund anymore, but it’s actually putting things in a broad strategy.
Quoted: Amy Stettner, a clinical genetic counselor at the University of Wisconsin Medical School in Madison
Quoted: James Gee, a professor of learning sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Quoted: UW Madison entomologist, Professor Phil Pellitteri.
Quoted: Eric Mata, assistant director for diversity education programs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Heidi Nass is an HIV-positive treatment educator and patient advocate with the University of Wisconsin Medical School in Madison.
