Hannah Carey, a University of Wisconsin–Madison researcher who studies hibernating mammals, became the new president of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology on July 1. FASEB was formed in 1912. It now represents …
Year: 2019
Here’s how the record-breaking government shutdown is disrupting science
As the partial federal government shutdown enters its fourth week — on January 12 becoming the longest in U.S. history — scientists are increasingly feeling the impact. Thousands of federal workers who handle food safety …
Hibernating Squirrels and the Government Shutdown
In my lab and many others, even a temporary loss of funding puts time-sensitive research is in peril
UW-Madison researchers dodged fallout from the shutdown but some worry about what’s next
The partial shutdown of the federal government is over — sort of — but angst continues at research labs across the country that rely on federal funding.
Furry and cute, hibernating ground squirrels may hold a key to medical care, UW researcher thinks
A ubiquitous rodent found across Wisconsin may hold the key to understanding how to treat gravely wounded soldiers on the battlefield, patients suffering from a massive infection or someone having a heart attack.