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.
Studying Tropical Cyclones with Satellites
Tropical cyclones, the research thats being done, and global warning by Howard Berger
Studying Tropical Cyclones with Satellites
How Computer Games Help Children Learn
Computer games teaches children how to solve real problems and valuable life skills
How Computer Games Help Children Learn
Perspectives from a Scientist and Dean
Learn about the future of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.
Perspectives from a Scientist and Dean
Explore heart disease, stem cell research and cardiac regenerative medicine.
Stem Cells and the Heart
YOUR Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene
How does the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene affect the people of Wisconsin?
YOUR Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene
The New Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center
Learn about the bioenergy-related work of the GLBRC.
The New Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center
Shapely Bacteria: Slender Cells with Lovely Curves
Doug Weibel shares his enthusiasm about bacteria and the research he has done.
Shapely Bacteria: Slender Cells with Lovely Curves
How Does A Thing Like That Work
David Willey demonstrates Newton's three Laws with fun physics experiments
How Does A Thing Like That Work
The "Real Utopias Project" investigates utopia as a discussion and as a real application
Envisioning Real Utopias
Hummingbirds: From Your Yard to Costa Rica and Back
Learn about the Hummingbird Project and hummingbirds as they fly to Costa Rica and back
Hummingbirds: From Your Yard to Costa Rica and Back
Science, Wisconsin and the World
Larry Meiller and Steve Paulson discuss their work for Wisconsin Public Radio.
Science, Wisconsin and the World
The Roles of Plants in Sustaining Health
The health benefits of natural foods compared to pharmaceutical drugs.
The Roles of Plants in Sustaining Health
Pyrosequencing and Influenza Antiviral Resistance
Using pyrosequencing in research, and influenza and the efficacy of antivirals.
Pyrosequencing and Influenza Antiviral Resistance
Learn about the University of Wisconsin Survey Center and the research being done there
The UW Survey Center
Earthquake Faults at the Bottom of the Ocean
Study the wonders of earthquakes, faults, and plate tectonics with Professor Harold Tobin.
Earthquake Faults at the Bottom of the Ocean
Bacterial Infections in Three Dimensions
Explore the pros and cons of infections with Professor Katrina Forest.
Bacterial Infections in Three Dimensions
What's Happening to My TV? Digital Television and YOU!
The history of television over the years and the current movement away from antenna TVs.
What's Happening to My TV? Digital Television and YOU!
How Do Infants Learn Language?
Professor Jenny Saffran explains how babies learn language.
How Do Infants Learn Language?
Preventing Conviction of the Innocent
Co-founder of the Wisconsin Innocence Project John Pray tells us about the lessons of DNA.
Preventing Conviction of the Innocent
Fitting Humans and Wildlife Into The Same Space
David Drake discusses urban wildlife in relation to humans.
Fitting Humans and Wildlife Into The Same Space
The National Stem Cell Bank at UW-Madison
Derek Hei talks about the National Stem Cell Bank at UW-Madison.
The National Stem Cell Bank at UW-Madison
Cutting Tobacco Induced Disease and Death
Mike Fiore speaks on the physiology, public, policy, and history of tobacco.
Cutting Tobacco Induced Disease and Death
Moving Inventions from the Lab to the Marketplace
Mike Bugher speaks about what it takes to start and keep a university research park.
Moving Inventions from the Lab to the Marketplace
Integrating Physics Instruction With Music
Steven Collins talks about integrating music into physics education.
Integrating Physics Instruction With Music
Medical Research Facilities in the 21st Century
Paul DeLuca and the new $135 million Wisconsin Institue for Medical Research building.
Medical Research Facilities in the 21st Century
Ecology of Grasslands: Implications for Biofuels
Randy Jackson looks at the potential of grass farming and the GLBRC.
Ecology of Grasslands: Implications for Biofuels
Madison Weather Satellites: The Suomi Connection
Jean Phillips and Paul Menzel talk about the history of meteorological satellites.
Madison Weather Satellites: The Suomi Connection
The First Quarter-Century of HIV/AIDS
Pete Cohen speaks about the first 25 years of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
The First Quarter-Century of HIV/AIDS
Badgerlink: Wisconsin's Connection to the World
Karen Dunn, Ulrike Dieterle, and Betsy Vogel explain BadgerLink.
Badgerlink: Wisconsin's Connection to the World
A Legacy of Ingenuity: Har Gobind Khorana
Aseem Ansari talks about Nobel Prize winner Professor Har Gobind Khorana.
A Legacy of Ingenuity: Har Gobind Khorana
UW Madison's First Nobel Laureate: Joshua Lederberg
Professors Millard Susman and James Crow speak about Joshua Lederberg.
UW Madison's First Nobel Laureate: Joshua Lederberg
Cucumber Mitochondria Break All The Rules
Mike Havey, a breeder of cucumbers, discusses his research and unusual findings.
Cucumber Mitochondria Break All The Rules
Eavesdropping on the Inner Life of Cells
Scott Topper explores the basics of genes and gene expression.
Eavesdropping on the Inner Life of Cells
Professor Richard Staley talks abou tthe history of science in relation to World War I.
Science in the Great War
How Parents of Autistic Children View Science
Noah Feinstein looks into science education and the public's engagement.
How Parents of Autistic Children View Science
Pharmaecomomics and Epigenetics
Anesthesia is at the forefront of the translation of pharmacogenetic research.
Pharmaecomomics and Epigenetics
Allen Centennial Garden's Vision
Learn the history the Allen Centennial Gardens and how they will adopt to changing needs.
Allen Centennial Garden's Vision
Growing Tissue in the Laboratory
Dr. Wan-Ju Li speaks of his work with tissue engineering on muscle and skeletal tissue.
Growing Tissue in the Laboratory
Wildlife Disease and Why You Should Care
Learn about biological and other impacts for society associated with wildlife disease.
Wildlife Disease and Why You Should Care
Molecular Biology of Breast Cancer
Dr. Gould's laboratory focuses on breast cancer genetics.
Molecular Biology of Breast Cancer
A New Approach to Paleoclimate
Ian Orland explains research on ancient climate change and the effects on past cultures.