1 gene does not equal 1 trait in an organism. Among other complications, regulatory proteins control how those genes are expressed. Scientists UW–Madison & Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) studied how regulatory proteins evolve over time, including losing & gaining functions: news.wisc.edu/researchers-re…

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Monica Neugebauer (Monica Elena Neugebauer), who is a 2024 recipient of the Shaw Early Career Research Award! The $200,000 award is sponsored by Greater Milwaukee Foundation. Learn more about Neugebauer's research: biochem.wisc.edu/2024/04/24/neu…

I'm excited to be partnering with Discover Magazine to lead a live #cicada Q&A session on Friday, May 10th at 11:30 AM CST—join in!
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You may have taken paracetamol recently, even if you didn't realize it - it's the active ingredient in Tylenol. Normally, it's derived from fossil fuels. UW–Madison & Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) have developed a cost-effective way to make it from poplar trees: news.wisc.edu/uw-madison-res…

When tobacco farms in part of Uganda nearly destroyed chimps’ source of essential minerals, chimps turned to another source: bat feces.🦇🙊
Tony Goldberg & colleagues published new work about the behavior & its implications for the spread of new diseases. science.org/content/articl…

Join us tonight @ 7pm CDT!

The experts and resources you need to explore the cicada-verse are ready to go at UW–Madison.

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Try saying 'Popular pain reliever from poplars not petroleum' five times fast. Thanks to researchers UW Energy Institute and Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC), the pharmaceutical, acetaminophen, can be made efficiently from a greener source than the traditional one, fossil fuels. news.wisc.edu/uw-madison-res…

Check out the Crossroads of Ideas event next Thursday, April 17 at the Discovery Building featuring Yellowstone, climate change and the importance of sharing science. In partnership with University Communications. UW–Madison Science UW–Madison Register: illuminatingdiscovery.wisc.edu/event/crossroa…

Methane is a greenhouse gas that has both human-made & natural sources. Scientists need to know how much methane is being produced to model climate change. Scientists UW–Madison found that wetlands in the boreal Arctic are producing more methane over time: news.wisc.edu/new-research-f…

Badgers filled Bascom Hill and Library Mall today to get a glimpse of the 89% #SolarEclipse above campus. 😎

We'll be watching the #Eclipse2024 from all angles, you can too with our online tools: ssec.wisc.edu/news/articles/…
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Nerds! Come check out a free talk by PBS Eons host Kallie Moore (Kallie Moore) tomorrow (3/13) at 7 p.m. in the Discovery Building. She'll be talking fossils, Eons and #SciComm . Already have other plans? Cancel them!

Dear Science Researchers & Outreachers...on behalf of the UW–Madison Science Alliance, we are delighted to invite you to participate in the 22nd Annual UW-Madison Science Expeditions on April 5-7, 2024. To sign up, please register by March 24 at: forms.gle/iYWzDJfbRdkaWU….

📅 Less than one week to submit your abstract for #WiADRD2024 📅 Anyone doing #Alzheimers and related dementias research at #uwmadison is invited to submit abstracts for ADRD Research Day, happening April 24. Find details online at adrc.wisc.edu/ADRD2024

Oh, brave little cloud, so bright against the wide, blue lake. How is it that you persi—wait! Oh ... OK. Never mind.
Thanks for the fleeting glimpse, UW-Madison CIMSS.
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Evolution is in the eye of the arachnid...👀🕷️🧬

It may sound corny, but we’re proud of our alumni, and how their research benefits the people of Wisconsin. Come learn from #Badger alumna & McArthur Fellow Lisa Schulte Moore about corn, soybeans & prairie in Midwest landscapes this Thursday & Friday.🌽👩‍🌾