Science

Series: Gerrymandering, Wisconsin And The Courts

Series: UW Applied Population Lab: Wisconsin's Demographics

Mathematicians Wield Data To Slay The Partisan Gerrymander

UW Applied Population Lab

In the age of big data, it is possible to influence election results by drawing district boundaries without producing the bizarre-looking legislative districts which gave "gerrymandering" its name.

Salvation Through Fermentation

Krista Eastman

Wisconsin People & Ideas

For more than 10,000 years, humans have harnessed the fermentative power of yeast to create beer, wine, cheese and bread. But yeasts are also critical to the process of generating other important products, including medicines such as penicillin and biofuels such as ethanol.

Series: Phosphorus In Wisconsin's Land And Water

What 'Impaired' Means In Wisconsin's Waters

Scott Gordon

WisContext

All around Wisconsin, people are feeding a stinky, green and oftentimes toxic life form.

Series: Chronic Wasting Disease In Wisconsin's Deer

The Murky Status Of Chronic Wasting Disease In Wisconsin

Scott Gordon

WisContext

Chronic wasting disease used to frighten people in Wisconsin.

Series: Chronic Wasting Disease In Wisconsin's Deer

Where CWD Management Stands 15 Years After Its Emergence In Wisconsin

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Frederica Freyberg

PBS Wisconsin

With deer hunting season underway, freelance journalist and UW-Madison lecturer Ron Seely discusses issues arising from chronic wasting disease a decade-and-a-half after it was first identified in Wisconsin.

Series: Help For The Holidays

'Canned' Baked Goods Can Bring Botulism Home For The Holidays

Barbara Ingham

UW-Extension

Breads and cakes baked in glass jars and then sealed with canning lids are not safe to eat.

Series: Wisconsin's Rural-Urban Continuum

Series: UW Applied Population Lab: Wisconsin's Demographics

Where Cows and Deer Outnumber People In Wisconsin

Malia Jones

UW Applied Population Lab

Given their prominence in Wisconsin's traditions, where cows and deer can actually be found around the state can serve as a lens to examine rurality.

Wisconsin State Herbarium Meets A Pressing Research Need

Scott Gordon

WisContext

The plant life of Wisconsin does not lend itself to tidy categorization. The state is a place where multiple regions of North American flora converge, and where climate and human activity continue to reshape the landscape.

Series: The Yahara Watershed

Series: Phosphorus In Wisconsin's Land And Water

Series: CAFOs, Manure And Water

How The Popularity Of Pizza Plays A Role In Water Quality

Jenny Seifert

UW-Madison

Eric Booth

UW-Madison

Chris Kucharik

UW-Madison

Phosphorus is a well-known culprit for water quality problems in Wisconsin, and an excess of this nutrient in soils impedes efforts to clean up lakes. Several groups of people play critical roles in reducing phosphorus pollution and improving lakes – farmers, policymakers and scientists, to name a few – but how does the "average" person fit in?

Series: Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Samurai Wasp Enters The Fray Against An Invasive Pest

Jack Nissen

Great Lakes Echo

The samurai wasp could be the nation's best chance at beating back a stink bug that's invading the Great Lakes region.