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Chancellor Rebecca Blank looks to increase student aid
University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank attended a White House conference Thursday with the goal of improving higher education accessibility for low-income students.
UW students train computers to play angry birds
Artificial Intelligence is defined as the ability for a machine such as a computer to perform functions analogous to learning and decision making. This past summer undergraduates Anjali Narayan-Chen and Liqi Xu taught the computer how to play Angry Birds. Angry birds is a popular game where using a slingshot, the player shoots wingless birds to kill pigs. And like other games, there are several levels of difficulty, different sizes and colors of birds, and different obstacles. With each game, new birds and special abilities can be activated by the player.
Ask Mr. Scientist: Names of Vitamins
Dear Mr. Scientist,
Video Game Awards show still fails to receive the high score
It’s finally arrived. The week everyone waits for all year is upon us. No, I’m not talking about E3—it’s Video Game Awards week on Spike! Sometimes on warm summer nights, I wake up in a cold sweat just thinking how far away the prime video game awards show is. My body defies science purely out of excitement.
UW-Madison climbs to third place in national research expenditures
Amidst declining federal grants and other threats to research funding, the University of Wisconsin-Madison has continued to top the charts in its research expenditures.
UW-Madison professors recognized by national science association
Four University of Wisconsin-Madison professors are among 338 academics receiving the prestigious “fellow” designation from a national science association.
US Sen. Tammy Baldwin answers student political questions in Thursday “Tweet Up”
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., hosted a press conference Thursday through Twitter to give students a chance to ask her questions about national political issues.
Dance Your PhD
UW students pose during the shooting of biochemistry graduate student Ambalika Khadria’s interpretive dance video which has made it through to the finals of “Dance Your PhD,” an international competition sponsored by Science Magazine.
UW student in finals of ‘Dance Your PhD’
On a cold, windy Sunday afternoon in September this year, the ground floor lobby of Union South was filled with students discussing homework and munching pizza. However just two floors above, a dance group in the Northwoods room was getting their groove on. As the minutes ticked by, a crew member yelled, “Only five minutes to go, guys. Let’s shoot the final sequence.” A single take, and it was over!
Football players and flies taking hits for brain research
Have you ever had a concussion or any other head-related injury resulting in a permanent or temporary change in cognition? Concussions and other Traumatic Brain Injuries are one of the most serious public health problems in the United States. TBIs occur when a force to the head causes the brain to strike the inside of the skull resulting in swelling and sometimes even bleeding in the brain. These injuries are extremely common in falls, car accidents and many sports-related injuries.
Ask Mr. Scientist: Gas Issues
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Khadria's submission to 'Dance Your PhD' competition
Biochemistry graduate student Ambalika Khadria's interpretive dance video, which has made it to the finals of "Dance Your PhD" an international competition sponsored by Science Magazine
UW challenges invasive species paradigm
Invasive species are one of the most important issues facing aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems today. No self-respecting ecologist would say otherwise.
Future of regenerative medicine may include CRISPR gene repair
A step toward advancement in regenerative medicine by improving the commonly used gene repair technique was made possible by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Morgridge Institute for Research and Northwestern University.
Ask Mr. Scientist: Real-life vampires and death scares
Dear Mr. Scientist,
Science Hall
Campus community members toured Science Hall Wednesday as part of its 125th anniversary celebration. The building is protected as a National Historic Landmark.
Lecture and haunted tour shed light on Science's Hall's 125-year history
The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Science Hall celebrated its 125th anniversary with a series of events Wednesday, including a haunted tour and a public lecture about the building’s history.
Wisconsin companies highlighted for roots in federally funded university research
Two Wisconsin companies that trace their origins to federally funded University of Wisconsin-Madison research received recognition in a new economic report Tuesday, according to a university news release.
Surveying the trees of Flambeau Forest
I spent a month this summer living in a cabin in the Northwoods of Wisconsin.