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Viruses like influenza or HIV mutate very rapidly. The immune response from a vaccine needs to cope with this level of variability in the virus.

Storms in the warmer, moister atmosphere of the future have the potential to be more severe than otherwise similar storms today.

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Award: UW-Madison juniors Oona-lfe Olaiya and Michelle Tong received the Michael Thornton and Nora Medina Social Innovation Award. Their project, College Advancement Mentorship Program at Bayview Foundation, will provide disadvantaged high school students with tools to achieve success.

Six-foot-3 Danielle Hart originally committed to Virginia Tech.

The senior says her top priority is extending the Warriors' 800-meter relay title streak to four.

Zach Wisowaty aids the 8-0 shutout with four hits, including a home run.

During their Big Eight Conference championship match against top-seeded Middleton on Thursday, Madison West seniors Matt Munns and Cameron Carlson already were facing a one-set deficit when apparent disaster struck the No. 1 doubles pair.

The Cambridge Tree Project uses the proceeds from its annual tree sale to donate diverse varieties of trees to be planted in Cambridge and Rockdale common spaces.

Two 26-year-old Madison friends were injured, one seriously, after multiple shots were fired in the parking lot of La Hacienda restaurant early Sunday morning.

Nevada supporters of presidential candidate Bernie Sanders engaged in a shameful display of mob anarchy at that state’s convention a week ago, and so far the Vermont senator’s response has fallen far short of the leadership needed in such a…

Finally, I know why that bonehead (maybe it is a Downy) woodpecker is pecking on the rain gutter right by the bedroom window at 5:30 every morning. I could not figure out why it would want to bang on that…

Regarding Saturday's guest column by UW-Madison professor David J. Vanness, "The quality, value and prestige of a UW degree is at risk":

Why do so many people have their undies in a bundle over the transgender bathroom issue? It’s yet another example of conservatives attempting to control things through fear.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 1 in 5 young adults smokes cigarettes. Upwards of 16 million Americans live with diseases caused by smoking, and smoking remains the leading cause of preventable death in the United…

This election year looks historic for women in politics. Hillary Clinton will likely be the first female presidential nominee of a major party, and we may have our first female president.

“Wisconsin nice” is the perception that people are generally friendly here in America’s Dairyland. It was one of the motivations for my family to recently move from the Chicago area to Wisconsin.

The big right-hander strikes out 11 over seven innings to collect his fifth victory of the season.

I hesitate to bring up facts.

GiGi’s Playhouse on Monona Drive celebrated its grand opening Sunday. It's the 30th location of the national non-profit center in in North America.