In the wake of the recent hurricanes that have battered the Gulf Coast, Derrick Herndon of UW-Madison's Tropical Cyclone Research Group discusses how meteorologists track storms from the lab they call "The Cave."
The launch of Sputnik by the Soviets in 1957 ushered in the Space Age and ramped up fears in the midst of the Cold War. Five years later, a chunk of another Sputnik landed in Wisconsin.
Governor Scott Walker and UW-Madison officials are touting the potential the Foxconn deal offers Wisconsin's biotech industry. BioForward CEO Lisa Johnson and UW Medical School radiologist Scott Reeder discuss what innovations Foxconn could bring to the medical technology industry.
UW-Extension entomologist PJ Liesch said Wisconsin is "one of the hot spots of tick activity in the U.S." But, he stresses it's still possible to enjoy the outdoors.
Several schools in the Madison area have shut down Wi-Fi for popular social media apps. Madison East High School Principal Mike Hernandez talks about this effort to see if disconnecting from social media would help students with their academic and personal performance.
Synthetic opioids are a powerful class drugs, and users can fatally overdose on them. As these substances become more common, public health workers are grappling with the difficulties of tracking their spread.
Cindy Mischnick was a driving force behind the La Crosse Seed Library, the state's first that allows patrons to "check out" seeds to plant in their gardens.
University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers are working to produce flu vaccines in a different way. They're experimenting with growing the flu virus in cells derived from canines and monkeys instead of eggs.
