Science

When UW Arboretum Restoration Research Fired Up An Oscar-Winning Disney Doc

Clemson University

In the early 1950s, the Walt Disney Company moved beyond animated cartoons to nature films. It was at that point Madison became part of nature film history.

Series: Drinking Water Quality

Series: CAFOs, Manure And Water

Fast Facts: Well Contamination In Southwest Wisconsin

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Marisa Wojcik

PBS Wisconsin

A analysis released in January 2019 shows more than 40 percent of private wells in southwestern Wisconsin failed to meet drinking water standards. Meanwhile, rules implemented in the summer of 2018 attempt to curb groundwater contamination in other parts of the state.

Series: Civic Science In Wisconsin

Series: Wisconsin's Wolves

As Wolves Proliferate In Wisconsin, Volunteers Track Range And Numbers

Elizabeth Dohms-Harter

Wisconsin Public Radio

Volunteers are an integral part of helping the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources keep track of the state's gray wolf population, which has grown in size and range over the past several decades.

Series: Extreme Precipitation And Wisconsin's Climate

Series: Climate Science And Wisconsin

The Outsized Impact Small Streams Have On Lake Superior

Kaley Fech

Great Lakes Echo

Very little is known about the smallest tributaries that flow into Lake Superior.

12 Top WisContext Stories Of 2018

Kristian Knutsen

WisContext

WisContext 's in-depth looks at a variety of demographic, economic, environmental and policymaking issues in 2018 spanned the state.

Series: The Science Of Brain Health

As 'Bell-Ringers' Pile Up, More Badgers Leave Football

Emily Hamer

Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism

UW-Madison student-athletes were diagnosed with 137 concussions from 2014 to 2018, according to records from an ongoing NCAA and U.S. Department of Defense concussion study.

Series: The Science Of Brain Health

When Present, Athletic Trainers Can Improve Concussion Outcomes For Student-Athletes

Samantha Nash

PBS Wisconsin

The gridiron is not the only venue where athletics-related concussions can occur — every sport includes some risk of fall or collision that can result in a blow to the head.

Series: The Science Of Brain Health

Rethinking Treatment Of Traumatic Brain Injuries Among Children With Disabilities

Donna Crane

PBS Wisconsin

Young children inevitably fall as they learn what they can do physically and experiment with their limits. If a fall results in a blow to the head, the child may have sustained a traumatic brain injury.

Series: Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Strengthens Foothold Across Wisconsin

PJ Liesch

UW-Extension

As of late 2018, 27 counties across Wisconsin have confirmed reports of the brown marmorated stink bug and a handful of others have suspected sightings.

Series: Chronic Wasting Disease In Wisconsin's Deer

Wisconsin Deer Data Can Help Detect CWD Elsewhere

Kaley Fech

Great Lakes Echo

Data from dead deer in Wisconsin and applied to living ones in Virginia could help detect disease earlier in herds in the Great Lakes states and elsewhere.