Robert Fettiplace has made fundamental contributions to our understanding of sound transduction and demonstrated that each hair cell in the cochlea of the inner ear is sensitive to a specific range of sound frequencies. His experiments …
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Brazilian Forests Fall Silent as Yellow Fever Decimates Threatened Monkeys
Karen Strier knew something was wrong as soon as she entered the patch of Brazil’s Atlantic Forest in the southeastern state of Minas Gerais where she has been studying primates for 35 years. Instead of …
Peter Miller is an Athletic Academic
There is a photo taken nearly 25 years ago that gives us Pete Miller’s past, as well as a glimpse into his future. The February 1994 picture shows a college basketball game in progress, UCLA …
Schauer Named U.S. Science Envoy
James Schauer, PhD, PE, MBA, director of the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene and Peterson-Radar-Hawnn Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UW-Madison, has been named a 2018 U.S. Science Envoy by the U.S. Department …
Our everyday assumptions can hurt others. Here’s what it takes to change your thinking
More than 8,000 Starbucks stores closed down Tuesday so that more than 180,000 employees could get anti-bias training aimed at reducing discrimination and unconscious stereotypes. How much can education help us overcome implicit bias? Yamiche …
Two professors receive Shaw Scientist Awards to support innovative research
University of Wisconsin–Madison biochemistry assistant professor Philip Romero and neuroscience assistant professor Ari Rosenberg are the recipients of 2018 Shaw Scientist Awards from the Greater Milwaukee Foundation. The awards come with $200,000 in seed funding …
First Person: Susan Coppersmith
Researchers are constantly developing ways to decrease the size of transistors in order to increase the power and portability of computers, phones, and other electronic devices. As engineers approach the theoretical limits of size in …
Forty faculty honored with Vilas professorships
Extraordinary members of the University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty have been honored during the last year with awards supported by the estate of professor, U.S. senator and UW Regent William F. Vilas (1840-1908).
Three from UW–Madison elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences announced three faculty from the University of Wisconsin–Madison were elected to the 2018 class of members …
UW-Madison researcher named to nursing research hall of fame
A renowned UW-Madison geriatric research scientist has been named to a hall of fame honoring nurse researchers. Barbara Bowers, associate dean for research and sponsored programs at the School of Nursing, will be formally inducted …