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Congenital heart defects are the most common type of birth defect in the United States and can result in heart failure early in life. Stem cell grafts offer potential as a treatment for cardiac defect...

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UW researchers turn to the tiny copepod for a big discovery, showing that gene location influences natural selection

The new study provides the first empirical evidence connecting the chromosomal location of genes to natural selection and how populations adapt to rapid environmental change.

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Researchers Link Mutations in RPA Protein to Cancer, Other Diseases

Researchers in the Lim Lab reveal that dysfunction in a protein essential to maintaining stability in our chromosomes may be responsible for serious diseases.

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Two UW–Madison professors named MacArthur Fellows

Atmospheric scientist Ángel F. Adames Corraliza and nuclear security specialist Sébastien Philippe, professors at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, have been awarded 2025 MacArthur Fellowships.

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New research reveals longevity gains slowing, life expectancy of 100 unlikely

A new study co-authored by a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor finds that life expectancy gains made by high-income countries in the first half of the 20th century have slowed significantly, a...

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UW–Madison virologists are at the forefront of efforts to keep tabs on avian influenza in dairy milk

When H5N1 avian influenza made a jump into dairy cattle in early 2024, the development prompted health and economic concerns. Since then, a team of researchers at UW–Madison has been working to answer

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A different kind of work party: Practicing ecological restoration at UW Arboretum

Ecological restoration at the UW Arboretum helps create and manage the land's healthy native plant communities, and volunteer work parties are a vital part of the ongoing work.

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UW professor emeritus who paved the way for at-home colon cancer testing and other screenings earns national recognition

Earlier this month, the Bayh-Dole Coalition awarded James Dahlberg the American Innovator Award, recognizing his commitment to advancing federally funded inventions from the laboratory to real-world a

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Measuring gases around young stars, astronomers unlock major clues to planet formation

UW–Madison astronomers and international collaborators have produced the most accurate measurement of the gases swirling around young stars and their changing mass over time. The discovery offers clue

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UW–Madison researchers find hidden genetic clues upping cardiovascular disease risk

Understanding how the change in the genome increases risk for CAD is a step toward potentially preventing its damaging effects and perhaps one day developing therapeutic strategies to block the risky

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The real costs of research funding cuts

UW–Madison could lose tens of millions of dollars in annual research support due to a proposed change in federal funding. But what’s really at stake? The university’s ability to advance life-saving re

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UW–Madison chemistry professor Martin Zanni elected to National Academy of Sciences

Only 120 American and 30 international scientists are elected to the academy each year for what the academy describes as their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.

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Enter your amazing science visuals in the 2025 Cool Science Image Contest

To celebrate the exploratory and aesthetic value of the photos, renderings, videos, images, art and more made in the process of fulfilling curiosity and advancing science, the 15th annual Cool Science

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UW grad and international climate reporter returns to campus as spring Science Journalist in Residence

Now based in London, Alec Luhn has worked from Istanbul and Moscow to cover an array of environmental- and climate-related stories, including wildfires, droughts, earthquakes, melting glaciers and int...

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Remembering Professor Emerit Ann Palmenberg, renowned leader in virology

Enthusiastic, jovial and persistent, Palmenberg rarely did anything halfway, at work or at home. She made it her mission to find ways to connect with everyone she met — and if that meant an opportunit...

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Devesh Ranjan named dean of UW College of Engineering

Devesh Ranjan, a mechanical engineer and a leader at one of the country’s largest and highest-ranked engineering programs, will be the tenth dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Wis...

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Communities that experience mass shootings drink more alcohol in the aftermath, a new study finds

The findings, published this week in the journal PNAS Nexus, add to the evidence that mass shootings have lasting effects on health that reach far beyond the lives of those directly involved.

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2024 WARF Innovation Award winners take on cancer detection, forever chemicals

A simplified cancer screening process and a new way to break down ‘forever chemicals’ have taken top honors from WARF.

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UW–Madison 6th in national research ranking, surpasses $1.7 billion in research expenditures

UW moved up two spots in the ranking, and it had a 13.7% increase in research expenditures over the previous fiscal year, an increase of more than $208 million for the period covering July 2022 throug...

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New tool makes quick health, environmental monitoring possible

Vatsan Raman, who has received a provisional patent for this work, sees broad applications for the technology his lab developed, including field tests that identify pollutants in local water sources i...

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Human stem cell-derived heart cells are safe in monkeys, could treat congenital heart disease

Regenerating tissue to support healthy heart function could keep hearts beating stronger and longer, and this is where stem cell research is stepping in.

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