UW-built spectrograph en route to South Africa
Staff in UW–Madison’s Washburn Astronomical Laboratories custom built a near-infrared spectrograph to ship to and install at the Southern African Large Telescope (SALT), where astronomers will use it to learn more about galaxies and the types of stars they contain.
Study finds that not even the largest lakes in the world are safe from salt
A new study by the associate professor of limnology reveals that levels of chloride, an element indicating the presence of salt, have been rising in Lake Michigan over the past four decades. The study also analyzed the 234 tributaries that are fueling the rise.
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