The beauty of science in action
An annual photo contest honors the creativity behind the scientific process
Micrograph of human tissue with blood vessels.
(Wei-hua Lee, postdoctoral fellow, Department of Medical Genetics
A tick's hypostome, the harpoon-like structure that is inserted into a host.
(Sarah Swanson, Botany Department staff
Plant tissue.
(Duncan Smith, postdoctoral fellow, Botany Department
Lactose crystals.
(Kayla Saslow,food science undergraduate
The coincidence of a "super moon" and a total lunar eclipse.
(Ethan Heyrman, undergraduate in the departments of Geology and Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
A pinhole camera image of the sun transiting the sky from solstice to solstice. The lowest arc was the sun's winter solstice trajectory and the highest arc was the sun's path at summer solstice. Gaps between the arcs are days of overca
(Garrett Frankson, physics and astronomy undergraduate
Stinkbug eggs.
(Hillary Baker, zoology graduate student
The brain vasculature of a zebrafish larva.
(Michael R. Taylor, assistant professor, School of Pharmacy
Breast tissue from a cancer patient.
(Karla Esbona, postdoctoral fellow, Department of Cell and Regenerative Biology
Remote-sensing satellite image of the lakes in Madison, Wisconsin.
(Tedward Erker and Steve Kochaver, graduate students in the Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology
