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BTN LiveBIG: Working to save lives from cervical cancer
BTN LiveBIG: Working to save lives from cervical cancer
January is National Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. According to the National Cancer Institute, last year this terrible disease caused more than 4,000 deaths in the U.S., and nearly 13,000 new cases emerged. Fortunately, the institutions of the Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium invest time, energy and resources into fighting this avoidable and treatable malady in […]
BTN LiveBIG: Wisconsin’s Biotron is a lab for all seasons
BTN LiveBIG: Wisconsin’s Biotron is a lab for all seasons
Where can you go from icy tundra to a warm equatorial climate just by going down the hall? Where can you experience the inky darkness of a moonless night and near-blinding light of day in a span of seconds, yet never leave the confines of a building? If you?re on the University of Wisconsin campus […]
BTN LiveBIG: Living 'B1G' in 2015, Part II
BTN LiveBIG: Living 'B1G' in 2015, Part II
[btn-post-package]Beyond athletics, 2015 was a big year for the Big Ten. On Monday, we looked back at several of the best stories from the previous year from universities in the East Division of the conference. Now, we turn our attention to the West Division. This roundup features Big Ten universities taking on issues that range […]
BTN LiveBIG: Wisconsin gets all of its students in the game
BTN LiveBIG: Wisconsin gets all of its students in the game
At the University of Wisconsin, everybody plays. That?s the philosophy of the Division of Recreational Sports, which works with the kinesiology department to integrate athletic opportunities for students of all abilities. They created Badgers ADAPT, a program that provides adaptive and Paralympic sports, events and activities. Their most recent event earlier this month drew hundreds […]
BTN LiveBIG: At Wisconsin, innovation is in the 'eye' of the beholder
BTN LiveBIG: At Wisconsin, innovation is in the 'eye' of the beholder
Throughout history, the natural world has inspired important scientific breakthroughs. For example, the Wright brothers incorporated the concepts of lift and drag into airplane designs after they observed how birds in flight tilted their wings back and forth. At the University of Wisconsin, another pair borrowed from Mother Nature to develop a significant advancement in […]
BTN LiveBIG: Wisconsin artist is up to something fishy
BTN LiveBIG: Wisconsin artist is up to something fishy
Kandis Elliot has devoted her career to making science more beautiful - and accessible. As emerita senior artist at the University of Wisconsin?s Department of Botany, she spent decades illustrating plants and animals to educate and delight the public. But her latest project may be her most ambitious. Elliot created a series of life-size posters […]
