Wis. Senate Democrats unveil job-creation proposal

2010-04-16T09:18:03Z

Wisconsin Senate Democrats unveil proposal to create jobs, bolster economy

Democrats who control the Wisconsin state Senate have unveiled a proposal they say will help create and retain jobs and businesses and improve worker education and training.

The head of the state Republican Party says Democrats are simply paying lip service to ...

National Stem Cell Bank wants to house new cell lines

2010-09-11T01:21:20Z

The bank that houses and distributes most of the stem cells available for federally funded research in the United States hopes to add cells created with a new technique that does not involve the destruction of embryos.

The National Institutes of Health created the bank in

Chemotherapy Scans

2010-08-27T13:00:46Z

This image, provided by The University of Wisconsin, Section of Hematology & Medical Oncology and taken from a FLT-PET scan of a 47-year old woman, shows that leukemia present in the bone marrow before treatment, left, persisted after chemotherapy, right. (AP Photo/The University of Wisconsin, Section of Hematology & Medical Oncology)

Meteor Show

2010-04-15T10:17:41Z

This black and white photo from a rooftop webcam released Thursday, April 15, 2010, by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences shows a fireball as it passed over Madison, Wis., Wednesday night.

APTOPIX Meteor Show

2010-04-15T10:17:38Z

Wisconsin Coastie Song

2010-03-29T04:07:14Z

In this photo taken Dec. 11, 2009, University of Wisconsin-Madison students Cliff Grefe, left, and Quincy Harrison are interviewed at the school's Memorial Union in Madison, Wis. The two undergraduate students have stirred up campus with their popular rap song and video, "Coastie Song," wh...

Geothermal Campuses

2010-03-29T10:22:15Z

In this April 2009 photo provided by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, workers drill a series of holes as part of a geothermal heating and cooling system that's expected to save money while providing plenty of green energy. While solar and wind power get most of the headlines, geothermal power is quietly gaining traction on college campuses where energy costs can siphon millions each year from the budget. (AP Photo...