Science and Technology

Dr. Jonathan Temte of UW-Madison chaired the federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices — which advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on federal vaccine guidelines and requirements — from 2012 to 2015. He said changes to the agency are alarming.

Researchers have identified a species of cyanobacteria in the Duluth-Superior harbor that’s capable of producing harmful algal blooms, which may lead to better monitoring or management.

Neurosurgeon and professor Mahua Dey is concerned her team’s effort to develop a glioblastoma vaccine at UW-Madison could stall as sweeping actions by the Trump administration to curb federal health funding trickle down to individual labs. 

The Milwaukee Police Department is considering a trade — 2.5 million mugshots for new facial recognition technology.

Michelle Thaller has always been obsessed with space, going back to growing up in Waukesha and running through her NASA career. Her connection to the cosmos persisted through a black hole of deep grief, too.

Three Wisconsin lawmakers are among hundreds from around the country who signed a letter to Congress opposing a restriction on artificial intelligence regulation.

A Republican-sponsored bill would require the state Department of Public Instruction to pilot a virtual reality technology program to teach math.

As tick season returns to Wisconsin, the Marshfield Clinic Research Institute is once again calling on residents to take part in a statewide project that could lead to a better understanding of tick-borne diseases — and help prevent them in the future.

Farmers and scientists in the Midwest are working on finding a way to cultivate the elusive morel mushroom.

Each compact, resource-efficient Flex Farm can grow more than 394 pounds of produce annually.