These days it can feel like the age of anxiety is winning over the pursuit of happiness. An uncertain economy and the swine flu are just the tip of our worry iceberg.
Hackers who commandeer your computer are bad enough. Now scientists worry that someday, they'll try to take over your brain.
"Look, we had some great times together and a lot of fun," Natasha Bishop said. "But now I feel we are moving in different directions and I need to end this relationship."
Talking excitedly and pacing the front of her classroom, Molly Greer engages her students. "What are different paces you can go when you're reading aloud? Christina?"
Adam Wilson posted two messages on Twitter on April 15. The first one, "GO BADGERS," might have been sent by any University of Wisconsin-Madison student cheering for the school team.
Researchers have solved the first step in treating the common cold, by mapping its entire genome, or genetic map, teams from the University of Maryland and the University of Wisconsin-Madison reported Thursday.
Everyone knows that being overweight increases your risk of heart disease, diabetes, and some types of cancer, but new research reveals that even normal-weight people aren't scot-free. A European study suggests that people with belly fat -- even if they're at a healthy weight -- have a higher risk of dying during a 10-year period than their same-weight peers without a spare tire. The report was published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine.
In the middle of an economic crisis, with a lot of Americans worried to death about how they are going to pay their bills, our two presidential candidates are about to spend an astonishing amount of money kicking the "you know what" out of each other on national television.
Pediatricians say babies, children and teens need to double their intake of vitamin D
Despite the enduring stereotype that girls are less proficient with numbers than boys, a new study suggests there is no longer any such difference
These days it can feel like the age of anxiety is winning over the pursuit of happiness. An uncertain economy and the swine flu are just the tip of our worry iceberg.
Hackers who commandeer your computer are bad enough. Now scientists worry that someday, they'll try to take over your brain.
"Look, we had some great times together and a lot of fun," Natasha Bishop said. "But now I feel we are moving in different directions and I need to end this relationship."
Talking excitedly and pacing the front of her classroom, Molly Greer engages her students. "What are different paces you can go when you're reading aloud? Christina?"
Adam Wilson posted two messages on Twitter on April 15. The first one, "GO BADGERS," might have been sent by any University of Wisconsin-Madison student cheering for the school team.
Researchers have solved the first step in treating the common cold, by mapping its entire genome, or genetic map, teams from the University of Maryland and the University of Wisconsin-Madison reported Thursday.
Everyone knows that being overweight increases your risk of heart disease, diabetes, and some types of cancer, but new research reveals that even normal-weight people aren't scot-free. A European study suggests that people with belly fat -- even if they're at a healthy weight -- have a higher risk of dying during a 10-year period than their same-weight peers without a spare tire. The report was published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine.
In the middle of an economic crisis, with a lot of Americans worried to death about how they are going to pay their bills, our two presidential candidates are about to spend an astonishing amount of money kicking the "you know what" out of each other on national television.
Pediatricians say babies, children and teens need to double their intake of vitamin D
Despite the enduring stereotype that girls are less proficient with numbers than boys, a new study suggests there is no longer any such difference
Sixteen years after Barbie dolls declared, "Math class is tough!" girls are proving that when it comes to math they are just as tough as boys
Scientists may have found a way to test for and possibly avoid the most serious side effect of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, one of the top-selling medicines in the world
Fresh fruits and vegetables are among the most nutritious foods you can choose. They're low in calories yet rich in vitamins, minerals, fiber, and antioxidants. That's why produce, along with whole grains, forms the basis of a healthful diet. What's more, the way you store, prepare, and cook these foods can magnify (or preserve) their already healthful properties.
Fresh fruits and vegetables are among the most nutritious foods you can choose. They're low in calories yet rich in vitamins, minerals, fiber, and antioxidants. That's why produce, along with whole grains, forms the basis of a healthful diet. What's more, the way you store, prepare, and cook these foods can magnify (or preserve) their already healthful properties.
They want to pay me for the use of my body. No, I'm not vain, nor is anyone trying to push me into prostitution. They want me (and you) to be subjects in medical studies.
Wake Forest University will no longer require applicants to take the SAT and ACT exams, boosting a movement to lessen the importance of standardized tests in college admissions
Climate change means more than warming at the poles. It can intensify disease and famine and endanger human health
Planning to graduate in the spring? Tossing and turning in your dorm room at night wondering if you'll be able to get a decent job? Don't worry - or at least, don't worry too much. A couple of new surveys gauging employers' entry-level hiring plans show that jobs for new grads are plentiful.
Waterways are critical for cleansing the land of polluting runoff, but an excess of crop growth -- particularly biofuel crops -- could dangerously clog our rivers and streams
By relying on farce - the lube that gunks up most of today's romantic comedies - Definitely, Maybe camouflages its intelligent points.
Biotech stocks were volatile Tuesday after separate teams of researchers said they have "reprogrammed" adult cells to mimic the properties of human embryonic stem cells - side-stepping the controversy associated with their use in the search for cures of many diseases and afflictions.
Two groups find a way to generate stem cells without the need for embryos -- or the ethical problems they raise
Corporate sponsors and ticketed admission are turning a tear-gas filled event into something for the tourist guidebooks
Police searched areas of the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Tuesday evening for a suicidal man they said was trying to provoke a shootout
A 1967 visit to the University of Wisconsin-Madison by a recruiter from Dow Chemical Co., which made napalm, sparked a bloody clash between police and protesting students and galvanized anti-war sentiment on campus.
A couple weeks ago, my editor called with an idea, simple yet beguiling: a baseball road trip through the Midwest in the heat of August. The plan: Six teams in four days in three cities, with an eye toward the NL Central race. Go forth and explore baseball country, the editor said, and then he used a bunch of words that East Coasters like to invoke when talking about the Midwest, like "Americana" and "heartland" and "cheese curds." I told him I would do my best.
MADISON, Wis. -- The skies opened on the morning of move-in day, a maddening rite of passage in Badgerland that marks the end of the 24-hour gap between the expiration and beginning of off-campus leases for the majority of University of Wisconsin students. As the UW football team opened its ninth day of fall camp inside the bubble at the Dave McClain Center, downtown Madison's residential blocks were dotted with temporarily homeless tribes of rain-drenched renters, milling around loaded trucks or guarding piles of budget furnishings -- futons, halogen lamps, IKEA shelving and the like.
Just because you live in a high-tech world doesn't mean your manners can sink to new lows when using your personal technology, experts say.
When I walk into her apartment, Amanda Baggs makes no eye contact. She doesn't come to the door or raise her hand to greet visitors. In fact, I'm having a hard time discerning whether she even knows I'm there. I say hello and introduce myself, but she remains silent, sitting at her desk, staring out the window, rocking slightly back and forth.
Many couples have found that running a business together provides more time together and with their family, for better or for worse.
The race to return to the moon is on. Earlier this month NASA unveiled its mission statement to revisit earth's satellite and create a permanent base there. While it may become the jumping off point for further exploration of our solar system and beyond, there are more earthly prizes in sight, with some scientists believing that it has the potential to solve the world's dependence on fossil fuels.
My main man reader Deep Blue puts it best: "Market cannot make up it's mind and when that's the case it's usually down." Well, except for Friday it seems. But it's true, Mr. Market just meandering right now. Deep also got me interested in a couple of measuring companies this morning ...
The cost of higher education looks like it's climbing ... again.
Initial results from tests using ferrets suggest the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus has to undergo complex genetic changes before it could develop into a pandemic flu virus.
What can you do to ensure you'll be happy after you retire? The answer might seem obvious: Just sock away as much as you can in your 401(k). The bigger your nest egg, the happier your retirement will be, right?
The most richly endowed colleges and universities in North America got even richer in the 12 months ended June 30, according to the latest data available from the National Association of College and University Business Officers.
Matt Younkle, president and chief technology officer of Laminar Technologies, got the idea for his company's crowning product, TurboTap, while waiting in a beer line in the summer of 1995 at the University of Wisconsin.
Some of the biggest medical discoveries have come in the last 25 years -- everything from Viagra to laser vision correction.
The only thing advancing quicker than wireless innovation may be the rudeness of the people using the technology, experts say.
If you were in high school when Michael Jackson's "Thriller" was at the top of the charts, chances are you spent your day moving from one 45-minute class to another, with a different subject each period.
New research published by American scientists may have brought the prospect of filling up your tank with green gas a little bit closer.
NASA released new Spitzer Space Telescope images and data Thursday that show regions of intense star and planet formation in our Milky Way galaxy. Astronomers said the new findings support the idea that our solar system is likely one of many.
Police in Madison, Wisconsin, released a composite sketch Thursday of a suspect described by student Audrey Seiler as the man who abducted her at knifepoint last weekend.
In a lab tucked away on the lakeside campus of the University of Wisconsin, two scientists were working on a way to revolutionize the treatment of cancer. It was 1997, and Thomas "Rock" Mackie and ...
A college student who was found alive Wednesday in Madison, Wisconsin, four days after she disappeared told police she was abducted at knifepoint, authorities said.
If you think this story will tell you about an easy way to get rid of the 15 pounds you've piled on since college, sorry. The truly obese--that is, those who have a body mass index of 30 or more--m...
With hiring budgets slashed at traditional safe havens like consulting and finance, what's an MBA to do?
Imagine receiving a "fat shot" to prevent obesity--the same way you get a flu shot to prevent influenza. Farfetched? Not according to a recent study in the International Journal of Obesity. The rep...
Slate, 49, is vice president of global communications for EMC, a data-storage and software company based in Hopkinton, Mass. Slate, who has a Ph.D. in American literature from the University of Wis...
DEAR ANNIE: Our department reorganized into project teams a couple of years ago. So far this approach is working fine, except for one thing. When a task is completed successfully (under budget and ...
Colleges are beginning to come clean about campus crime. Thanks to the federal Student Right-to-Know and Campus Security Act -- passed in 1990 with the support of student crime victims and their fa...
Scott McNealy, 37, CEO of Sun Microsystems, guessed right about Carol Bartz, 43, his No. 2. Six months ago he told his board only a miracle would prevent the computer workstation manufacturer from ...
Okay, you've finally come to terms with the implausible fact that engineers can squeeze a million transistors onto a silicon chip the size of your thumbnail. But are you ready for really eensy mach...
MADISON -- Researchers at the University of Wisconsin plan to send 1,000 Dane County residents a questionnaire . . . inquiring about their nose-picking habits. While the practice is ''assumed to be...
PAYING THE BILLS BY ANDREW FEINBERG How five students are raising the cash they need for college 6 Introduction 16 Eran Rosenthal, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 26 Jeremy Coate, Reed ...
He's the stereotypical all-American kid. While growing up in small Monroe, Wis. (pop. 10,241), he lettered in three sports (basketball, football and tennis). He delivered newspapers, mowed lawns an...
The cost of college has long been a major concern of American parents, but never more so than today. The average bill for a year at a state school was $5,248 in the 1990-91 academic year; the priva...
Peter Anderson learned the value of teamwork and discipline when he played basketball at the University of Wisconsin. Now, more than 30 years later, Anderson, 56, applies the same principles to inv...
With the summer swimming season now hard upon us, it is time to testify on the issue of racial differences in buoyancy -- the ability of would-be natators to stay afloat without water wings. As you...
A DOZEN OR SO companies are bringing computer-aided design--the technology engineers use to fashion cars and airplanes--to the practice of medicine. Through the magic of CAD, as it's called, doctor...
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