From: ResearchChannel on Thu, Feb 12 2009 8:28 PM

Waterways across our nation have pollution problems that threaten the health of the marine and plant life that live within them. This episode focuses on water quality and the protection of our nations waterways and drinking water. From the Series:The Global Village

From: ResearchChannel on Thu, Feb 12 2009 8:28 PM

Professor Hector F. DeLuca’s laboratory has been devoted to the understanding of metabolism and mechanism of action of vitamins A and D. Sponsored by Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters in partnership with the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Dr. DeLuca discusses the fascinating...

From: ResearchChannel on Thu, Feb 12 2009 8:28 PM

Experts in public policy, technology and media gather to discuss the full and real impact of the Internet and the information age on humans and humanity. Find out how access to information, instant gratification and the personal, institutional and growing global impact of computer use a...

From: ResearchChannel on Thu, Feb 12 2009 8:28 PM

Bacteria have become resistant to our antibiotics. Viruses evolve with blinding speed. Prions may lurk in our meat. Anthrax is put into our mail. Stranger yet, could microbes be causing other illnesses, like cancers and heart attacks? Joining host Robert Kuhn are Agnes Day, Associate Professor, ...

From: ResearchChannel on Thu, Feb 12 2009 8:28 PM

Over the last 10 to 20 years, distinctive climate changes have occurred, including a shift in Arctic Ocean circulation, decreased sea ice extent and thickness, regional increases in surface air temperatures, thawing of permafrost, and a trend toward decreased surface atmospheric pressure. These ...

From: ResearchChannel on Thu, Feb 12 2009 8:28 PM

Over the last 10 to 20 years, distinctive climate changes have occurred, including a shift in Arctic Ocean circulation, decreased sea ice extent and thickness, regional increases in surface air temperatures, thawing of permafrost, and a trend toward decreased surface atmospheric pressure. These ...

From: ResearchChannel on Thu, Feb 12 2009 8:28 PM

A team from the University of South Florida’s Center for Robot-Assisted Search and Rescue (CRASAR) were on the scene just after the 9/11 disaster aiding in search and rescue. In an effort to better prepare for future disasters, the CRASAR team along with Indiana Task Force One practiced several ...

From: ResearchChannel on Thu, Feb 12 2009 8:28 PM

This lecture addresses the relationship, if any, between ethics and science. Storytelling in science, more important than usually 'fessed' up to, will be examined first. The moral implications of any narrative will lead to a consideration of whether any ethics might emerge fr...

From: ResearchChannel on Thu, Feb 12 2009 8:28 PM

This lecture addresses the relationship, if any, between ethics and science. Storytelling in science, more important than usually 'fessed' up to, will be examined first. The moral implications of any narrative will lead to a consideration of whether any ethics might emerge fr...

From: ResearchChannel on Thu, Feb 12 2009 8:28 PM

Larry Dalton, inventor of the "opto-chip," discusses his research into the use of the next level electro-optic materials. These materials can be used for many different functions, including next generation computing, telecommunications, transportation, energy management, medicine, home managemen...

From: ResearchChannel on Thu, Feb 12 2009 8:28 PM

New ways of creating molecules in the lab are energizing the collaboration between chemistry and biology. Dr. Stuart Schreiber examines how technological advances in chemical synthesis and information science, coupled with data from genome projects, have made possible a research approach called ...

From: ResearchChannel on Thu, Feb 12 2009 8:28 PM

How does a tiny virus wreak havoc on the human body to create modern-day scourges such as AIDS? Noted virologist and AIDS expert Dr. Donald Ganem offers a comprehensive primer on viruses, explaining how they reproduce and infect cells, and why it often takes a team of scientists and physicians t...

From: ResearchChannel on Thu, Feb 12 2009 8:28 PM

At least 30 percent of the U.S. economy hinges on weather and climate. Agriculture, business, industry and government all rely on today’s advancing technology to provide up-to-the-minute conditions, creating a growing demand for specialized meteorological services. Learn how the American Meteoro...

From: ResearchChannel on Thu, Feb 12 2009 8:28 PM

By monitoring insect activity, weather, and early warning signs of disease — and only using pesticides when necessary -- apple growers using 'Integrated Pest Management' can save money and reduce environmental risks. From the Series:The University of Wisconsin - Madison Presents

From: ResearchChannel on Thu, Feb 12 2009 8:28 PM

Life is the most complex phenomenon in the universe. Yet, remarkably, many of its most complex attributes scale with size in a surprisingly simple fashion. As we look at organisms from the tiniest to the largest, lifespans and growth rates, for example, increase with exponents which are typicall...

From: ResearchChannel on Thu, Feb 12 2009 8:28 PM

HIV continues to infect 14,000 people a day worldwide despite a variety of prevention efforts. In the United States, the rate of infections has hovered at 40,000 a year since 1992, falling far short of the CDC’s goal of reducing HIV infections to 20,000 per year by 2005. This presentation will f...

From: ResearchChannel on Thu, Feb 12 2009 8:28 PM

The biology of our oceans is dominated by microbes too small to be seen with the naked eye. One such group, phytoplankton, help remove the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, turning it into food for all other life in the sea. They also generate about half the oxygen humans breath...

From: ResearchChannel on Thu, Feb 12 2009 8:28 PM

New initiatives at NSF focus on merging computer science and biology—a "Mathematical Biology Training Grant," a KDI initiative on biological/engineering problems and a recent research thrust on a complex biological system: flight control and dynamics in insects. The Wellspring of Discove...

From: ResearchChannel on Thu, Feb 12 2009 8:28 PM

Along with the development of the telephone, the automobile and the transistor, the Internet is among a handful of world-changing advances that shaped the 20th century. Our NSFNET experience shows in hindsight that even those engaged in the development of a paradigm shift like the Internet can’t...

From: ResearchChannel on Thu, Feb 12 2009 8:28 PM

Throughout its history, the Pacific Northwest has been battered by devastating earthquakes, catastrophic volcanic eruptions, massive tsunamis and windstorms that can reach near-hurricane force. And in 2002, the largest wildfire in the region’s history burned more than 400,000 acres. Re...