Wednesday Nite @ the Lab
WN@tL runs every Wednesday night, 50 times a year, and the topics cover the full range of science, engineering and technology research at UW-Madison, from astronomy to zoology, and from bioethics to biomedical engineering.
The Water Quality of Green Bay
Julia Noordyk discusses the history of the bay, a freshwater estuary, in Green Bay.
The Water Quality of Green Bay
Meeting Wisconsinites with Parkinson Disease Where They Are
Kristen Pickett shares community-based research used to aid people with Parkinson disease.
Meeting Wisconsinites with Parkinson Disease Where They Are
Bruno Martorelli Di Genova explains the stages of the life cycle of tozoplasma gondii.
The Toxoplasma Life Cycle
The Roles and Risks of Cannabinoid Pharmacology
Natalie Schmitz explains how cannabinoids work and discusses their risks and benefits.
The Roles and Risks of Cannabinoid Pharmacology
Electric Machines: Then, Now and the Future
Daniel Ludois discusses the history of electric machines, current uses and future needs.
Electric Machines: Then, Now and the Future
Exploring Three Great Lakes Shipwrecks with ROVs
Caitlin Zant shares footage of three deep water shipwrecks in the Great Lakes.
Exploring Three Great Lakes Shipwrecks with ROVs
Yellowstone in a Warmer World With More Fire
Monica Turner discusses how climate warming effects the severity of fires at Yellowstone.
Yellowstone in a Warmer World With More Fire
Stephanie Jones focuses on the importance of sleep for children’s development.
Sleep in Child Development
Gregory Nemet discusses the widespread use of solar energy and the history of its success.
How Solar Energy Became Cheap
Big Data, Small Rivers, by Canoe
David Hart discusses using models of Wisconsin water resources for making decisions.
Big Data, Small Rivers, by Canoe
How Do Micro-Organisms Evolve to Become Pathogens?
Caitlin Pepperell discusses Staphylococcus saprophyticus which infects humans and animals.
How Do Micro-Organisms Evolve to Become Pathogens?
Insights in Pediatric Food Allergies
Anne Marie Singh discusses the prevalence of food allergies in children.
Insights in Pediatric Food Allergies
Apollo 11, Life Sciences Research and Mars
Jaime Cordova discusses the moon landing and shares results of the biological research.
Apollo 11, Life Sciences Research and Mars
What's up with All These Storms and Floods?
Daniel Wright discusses the causes and impacts of flooding.
What's up with All These Storms and Floods?
School Safety in America: Rhetoric vs. Reality
David P. Perrodin examines how K-12 schools provide a safe learning environment.
School Safety in America: Rhetoric vs. Reality
Seeing and Not Seeing: Investigating Visual Awareness
Emily Ward focuses on how aware we are of what we see.
Seeing and Not Seeing: Investigating Visual Awareness
Illuminating Better Cancer Treatments with Light
Peter Favreau discusses the use of Optical Microscopy to individualize cancer treatments.
Illuminating Better Cancer Treatments with Light
Reconstructing the Roman Religion of Mithras
Matthew McCarty explores the cult worship of the ancient Persian god Mithras.
Reconstructing the Roman Religion of Mithras
Light Microscopy Across the Disciplines
Elle Kielar Grevstad discusses the evolution and uses of microscopes and light microscopy.
Light Microscopy Across the Disciplines
Fueling Academic Entrepreneurship
Thomas 'Rock' Mackie highlights the work of entrepreneurial UW faculty.
Fueling Academic Entrepreneurship
The Big Picture: Astronomical Surveys
Ellen Bechtol and Keith Bechtol discuss creating a survey of the stars and the universe.
The Big Picture: Astronomical Surveys
Is the World's Oldest Map a Map?
Matthew Edney challenges the interpretations of a Neolithic era mural in Turkey.
Is the World's Oldest Map a Map?
Precambrian Geology of the Baraboo Hills
Esther Stewart provides an overview of the quartzite outcrops in the Baraboo Hills.
Precambrian Geology of the Baraboo Hills
Steenbock and the Patenting of University Science
Kevin Walters shares the story of Dr. Harry Steenbock, Vitamin D, and WARF.
Steenbock and the Patenting of University Science
Discovering the Origins of Asthma
Robert F. Lemanske explains how allergies develop in young children.
Discovering the Origins of Asthma
Eliminating Avoidable Blindness Worldwide
Luxme Hariharan offers strategies to help prevent blindness.
Eliminating Avoidable Blindness Worldwide
Impacts of the Niagara Escarpment on Wisconsin
Donald Mikulic explains how the Niagara Escarpment was created.
Impacts of the Niagara Escarpment on Wisconsin
Mysteries of Glacier Slip and Landform Development
Luke Zoet explains how glaciers move and create new landforms.
Mysteries of Glacier Slip and Landform Development
The UW Institute for Research on Poverty
Hilary Shager provides an overview of the Institute for Research on Poverty.
The UW Institute for Research on Poverty
Epigenetics, Health and the Mind
John Denu explores the effect environment and diet have on altering one's epigenome.
Epigenetics, Health and the Mind
The Wisconsin Insect Research Collection
Daniel Young discusses the collection of almost three million insects at UW-Madison.
The Wisconsin Insect Research Collection
Leah Parker provides case histories of how disabilities were perceived in the Middle Ages.
Disability in the Middle Ages
John Brugge discusses brain injuries and psychiatric conditions resulting from war.
Invisible Wounds of War
The UW, Madison and the Influenza Epidemic of 1918
Steve Oreck discusses how the deadly influenza virus was transmitted in 1918.
The UW, Madison and the Influenza Epidemic of 1918
Insights from the 1918-19 Global Influenza Epidemic
Peter Shult and Thomas Haupt discuss lessons learned from the 1918-1919 flu epidemic.
Insights from the 1918-19 Global Influenza Epidemic
100 Years of Influenza Research at the UW
Bernard Easterday, Yoshihiro Kawaoka, and Christopher Olsen discuss influenza research.
100 Years of Influenza Research at the UW
Insect Transmission of Viruses
Thomas German discusses how virus infected insects pass on diseases.
Insect Transmission of Viruses
Research Ethics and Challenges Facing Science
Robert Thorne explains the need for ethical guidelines for research scientists.
Research Ethics and Challenges Facing Science
The Ecology and Evolution of Carnivorous Plants
Thomas Givnish explains how carnivorous plants entice insects into their traps.
The Ecology and Evolution of Carnivorous Plants
Mapping the Springs of Wisconsin
Grace Graham and Sue Swanson discuss locating and monitoring springs in Wisconsin.
Mapping the Springs of Wisconsin
The Emotional World of Infants
Elizabeth Planalp discusses how the brain develops from birth to the age of two.
The Emotional World of Infants
Martin Foys explains Digital Mappa, an interactive, sharable, digital collection project.
The Digital Mappa Project
Pig Avatars: Models for Precision Medicine
Dhanansayan Shanmuganayagam and Charles Konsitzke study Neurofibromatosis Type 1.
Pig Avatars: Models for Precision Medicine
Analyzing Stains in Medieval Manuscripts
Heather Wacha and Leah Parker introduce the Library of Stains project.
Analyzing Stains in Medieval Manuscripts
Groundwater, Wetlands, and Geology
Kenneth Bradbury explains how the topography of an area effects groundwater and wetlands.
Groundwater, Wetlands, and Geology
Science and Art of Prions and Other Pathogens
Byron and Pamela Caughey discuss their scientific and artistic studies of prion proteins.
Science and Art of Prions and Other Pathogens
The Opioid Crisis: A Historical Perspective
June Dahl provides the history of opium and opioid analgesics and discusses their uses.
The Opioid Crisis: A Historical Perspective
Advanced Analytics: From Emergency Response to Brackets
Laura Albert explains systems engineering and its uses for analyzing and solving problems.