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What really happens when lightning strikes cars, what to do if you’re out in the open or on a beach, and other tips for National Lightning Safety Awareness Week.
The Supreme Court drastically reduced federal protection for wetlands in 2023. Two environmental lawyers explain how private businesses and nongovernment organizations can help fill the gap.
How and why preterm birth happens is still unclear, in part because research on pregnancy tends to focus on developmental biology.
Internships significantly boost a college graduate’s chances of getting a job, but securing an internship is a challenge, new research shows.
Researchers can create ‘single-cell radios’ using bacterial proteins to transmit the invisible activities within cells.
This graduate course offers students a rare chance to gain firsthand experience prior to launching their careers and embarking on years of board service.
In two states with judicial elections − Georgia and Minnesota − nearly every justice steps down midterm, allowing the governor to appoint a successor instead of the state holding an open election.
One community college created a science pathway program that boasts a 100% employment rate for graduates.
Want to bring extra life to a glass of champagne or soda water? Physicists will tell you to drop in a small object, such as a berry or raisin.
Nanoplastics are the smallest microplastics, far narrower than a human hair. Very little is known about their composition, structure or how they break down in the environment.
The Democrats and Republicans try to keep them off the ballot. But third-party campaigns can inject new ideas and force major parties to incorporate a wider array of interests.
Many Black patients experience stark differences in how they’re treated during medical interactions compared to white patients.
Studies show a parent’s poor diet could affect the genes of generations to come – and set up children and grandchildren for obesity and cardiovascular issues.
The type of life and professional experience a police chief has can influence how their departments react to protests, new research finds.
Mais de meio milhão de pessoas fizeram a traiçoeira travessia por terra entre as Américas do Sul e Central em 2023 - muito mais do que em anos anteriores.
Congress is considering bills to protect kids online. Some of what’s in those bills could help, but some elements could be harmful.
Más de medio millón de personas se internaron por esta peligrosa ruta en 2023, una cifra muy superior a la de años anteriores.
More than half a million people made the treacherous crossing in 2023 – far higher than in previous years.
The people manning the guns are also at risk of injury from the force of the weapon.
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Professor of Political Science, Director of the Elections Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Staff Attorney, State Democracy Research Initiative, University of Wisconsin Law School, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Meteorologist, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Staff Attorney, State Democracy Research Initiative, University of Wisconsin Law School, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Associate Chair and Professor of Genetics and Epigenetics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Project Assistant at the Center for Research on College-Workforce Transitions, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Executive Director of the Center for Community and Nonprofit Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Associate Professor of Adult and Higher Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Assistant Professor oif Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Professor of Mathematics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Professor of Law and Associate Dean, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Associate Professor of Population Health Sciences and Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Professor of Higher Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison
