Three honored for innovation, entrepreneurial excellence This week, the University of Wisconsin–Madison Office of the Chancellor, in partnership with the Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association, recognized Mark Bakken, James Dahlberg, and Dorri McWhorter as recipients …
Honoree
McWhorter ’95, Dorri
Dahlberg, James
Bakken ’89, Mark
Got a Minute? Meet Arek Schmocker
Chocolate Rescue for Dogs is the first line of defense if your dog eats chocolate. Inspired by the experience of Arek Schmocker’s business partner’s dog eating a whole bag of dark chocolate, Schmocker and his …
Navigating new tech: Kael Hanson earns Draper Technology Innovation Fund award
Celestial navigation — charting a course through a combination of identifying star positions in the sky and knowing the time — has existed for centuries and is considerably low-res compared to modern GPS systems. So …
Wisconsin’s manufacturing strength boosts biohealth sector
Wisconsin’s strength in biohealth extends well beyond the laboratories where researchers are working to develop new drugs and therapies. The state’s historic strength in manufacturing is also a critical element in its biohealth sector, and …
Beebe named National Academy of Inventors Fellow
David Beebe, the John D. MacArthur Professor and Claude Bernard Professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is among the National Academy of Inventors’ 2023 class of fellows. His research into microfluidic technologies …
UW–Madison boasts 3 researchers among 2023 National Association of Inventors fellows
The National Academy of Inventors has announced that University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers David Beebe, Guang-Hong Chen and Yoshihiro Kawaoka have been named to its 2023 class of fellows. Election as an academy fellow is the highest professional distinction awarded solely to inventors, …
Zapping manure with special electrode promises an efficient method to produce fertilizers, other chemicals
An interdisciplinary team led by University of Wisconsin–Madison scientists has developed a new technique that could help farmers extract useful nutrients such as ammonia and potassium from livestock manure to efficiently make fertilizer and other …