Full Spectrum: The Promise of Light as Medicine

Full Spectrum: The Promise of Light as Medicine

Phototherapy can be used to treat a wide variety of ailments and destroy dangerous pathogens. In this Academy Talk at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, Dr. Chukuka S. Enwemeka, dean of UW–Milwaukee’s College of Health Sciences, shares the latest medical...
Stem Cells: Save the Hope and Lose the Hype

Stem Cells: Save the Hope and Lose the Hype

There are a number of horrible diseases that we face in our lives and in the lives of our friends. And with the diagnosis of these diseases comes a realization that we don’t have a cure for everything. Even when there is the promise of a cure for any one disease,...
The IceCube Neutrino Observatory

The IceCube Neutrino Observatory

A kilometer below the Antarctic ice lives a massive, high-powered telescope built to explore the secrets of the universe. In this Academy Evening talk, physicist and principal investigator of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory Francis Halzen discusses the ghostlike...