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Kivanç Birsoy, Expert on Cancer Cell Metabolism, Is Promoted to Associate Professor

A cancer cell must eat. While radiation may burn it, chemo may choke it, and surgery may pluck it out altogether

UW–Madison’s Ultra-Efficient Carbon Capture Tech Earns Top 60 Spot in Global XPRIZE Challenge

For a planet increasingly ravaged by the effects of climate change, removing carbon from the atmosphere could be part of a desperately needed turn in the right direction.

Alumni Address Pressing Environmental Challenges

In April 2022, a new report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, commissioned by the U.N., contained yet another stark warning about climate change.

Psychiatric Symptoms in Alzheimer´s Disease

In addition to memory problems and other cognitive symptoms, most people with Alzheimer’s disease also suffer from mental health issues.

Shifting Food Choices Reducing Climate Impact of American Diet

Changing dietary patterns in the U.S. are leading to lower emissions of food-related, climate-warming gases, according to a new research study, and half of the reduction can be attributed to eating less beef.

Ice shards in Antarctic clouds let more solar energy reach Earth’s surface

Clouds come in myriad shapes, sizes and types, which control their effects on climate.

How did visitors experience the domestic space in Pompeii?

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have used virtual reality and 3D eye-tracking technology to examine what drew the attention of the visitors when entering the stunning environment of an ancient Roman house.

Nationwide maps of bird species can help protect biodiversity

New, highly detailed and rigorous maps of bird biodiversity could help protect rare or threatened species.

New SUEDE shoes apply smart tech to ankle injury prevention

Ankle sprains are one of the most common musculoskeletal injuries, usually involving a stretched or torn ligament in the joint.

What Lies Beneath

In a new book, an MIT scholar examines how game-theory logic underpins many of our seemingly odd and irrational decisions.

Large studies reveal genes that dramatically influence schizophrenia risk

International research consortia have analyzed common and rare DNA variants in hundreds of thousands of people, revealing clearest genetic signals yet for schizophrenia risk.

Strengthening Students’ Knowledge and Experience in Climate and Sustainability

Through the year-long MCSC Climate and Sustainability Scholars Program, students have the opportunity to lead research projects.

UW Hurricane Application Gets Upgrade in Time for 2022 Hurricane Season

With the 2022 Atlantic hurricane approaching in June, forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Hurricane Center will have access to the most advanced storm measurement software yet to help them save lives and property with timely warnings.

Lifetime of research helps with a lifeline for Ukraine

Many researchers can spend a lifetime presenting their work at professional conferences, publishing in scientific journals, or lecturing students in their classrooms.

Blood vessels are guides for stimulating implants

Wireless nerve stimulator about the size of a rice grain could treat chronic pain, diseases

Disparities in Diabetic Eye Care

Minorities Have Fewer Exams, Higher Rates of Illness

Oxford researchers find path to partly restore fertility of male hybrid offspring

The male offspring of hybrids--the product of mating between different species or subspecies-- are often sterile. The mule, a cross between a horse and a donkey, is a familiar example.

Princeton-Duke team uncovers new insights into human brain evolution

The human brain is 238% larger than any other primate of similar body mass. How evolution brought about this situation has been a focus of physical anthropologists for more a century.

New York cosmologist leads study that uses AI analysis of one galaxy to infer properties of others

Galaxies have many different features such as stellar mass, gas metallicity and star-formation rate. To study these properties, cosmologists have traditionally studied a wide diversity of galaxies.