Category: Basic Science
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Posted on November 2, 2023
Ewe Are What Your Grandparents Ate?
“You are what you eat.” We’ve all heard this old adage before. But during pregnancy, maternal nutrition can have a large impact on a […]
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Gather and Connect. Experience and Serve. Learn and Grow.
It’s a cool Sunday morning in early September, and over a dozen UW students are meeting at a farm plot in Eagle Heights Community […]
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On the Origin of the Species
Speciation, the formation of new and distinct species over time, is an abstract concept that can be difficult for younger students to grasp. Multiple […]
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Invasive Species Alter Mendota’s Microbes
In the fall 2017 issue of Grow, Erik Ness highlighted bacteriologist Katherine (Trina) McMahon and her quest to understand Lake Mendota through its microbial […]
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How Waste Becomes a Resource
Victor Ujor’s fascination with microorganisms — bacteria, fungi, viruses — began with an issue of Time magazine. What he encountered in the pages of […]
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Posted on July 7, 2023
Representative Science
Judith Simcox can trace the course of her research career all the way back to high school. Her class was given an assignment to […]
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Viral Copy Machine Revealed
RNA viruses, such as the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, jump into a life-and-death race the moment they infect a cell. These viruses have only […]
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The Rhodes to a Career in Research
As a middle school student in her native Saudi Arabia, Sarah Almutawa BS’23 found herself — somewhat unexpectedly — competing in the International Chemistry […]
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How Big is the Mesoscale?
The term mesonet stems from “mesoscale network.” These networks contain automated environmental monitoring stations that gather data on meteorological events, such as thunderstorms and snow […]
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CALS Briefs for Summer 2023
Survey: UW Plant Breeding Program is #1 The UW Plant Breeding and Plant Genetics (PBPG) program at CALS is one of the largest and […]
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Research Fellowship Aims to Diversify the Brewing Industry
“There’s so much more that goes into brewing beer than just the ingredients,” says Tony Bugher, president of the Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company. The […]
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Posted on March 9, 2023
Pathways to Immunity
Jing Fan recalls the first science experiment she ever performed. She was a kindergartener in Beijing, China, and her class made glue out of […]