The COVID-19 pandemic has touched virtually every aspect of our working lives, imposing a new set of challenges for employees and employers alike. WSB faculty recently examined these workplace issues in a live panel discussion …
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Opinion: The University of Wisconsin and other public universities are on the front lines of the battle against coronavirus
In the middle of March, as hospitals in the Midwest began to see an uptick in COVID-19 cases, a University of Wisconsin-Madison engineer and faculty member named Lennon Rodgers received an urgent message from a …
WARF Accelerator: Industry-academic collaborations go virtual
MADISON, Wis. – As university labs across the world wrestle with setbacks due to COVID-19, several teams of UW–Madison researchers had the opportunity to interface with leading industry mentors thanks to WARF Accelerator. The sessions, …
Steady Shot aims to make insulin injections more precise
A UW-Madison grad and finalist in the Governor’s Business Plan Contest aims to provide a low-tech syringe adapter to assist insulin users in the United States and beyond. Shawn Michels is a diabetic who knows …
UW professionals help meet hospitals’ PPE need, solve distribution issues
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread internationally at an exponential rate, University of Wisconsin professionals are working to fulfill the increasingly high demand for personal protective equipment. PPE can include face masks and shields, …
PPE and COVID-19: WSB Faculty Share Expertise, Collaborate on Solutions
Normally a behind-the-scenes operation, the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed supply chain and supply chain issues to the forefront of global discussions. As Americans respond to shortages by making their own masks and hand sanitizers, the …
State funds help accelerate campus technologies from lab to market
UW–Madison’s Discovery to Product (D2P) has granted $600,000 to six faculty-led research projects through the State Economic Engagement and Development (SEED) Program, funded by the State of Wisconsin. The SEED program funds innovative research that …
Toasters repurposed for PPE in fight against COVID-19
A University of Wisconsin–Madison alumnus is converting toasters into a conveyor-belt device that may be capable of sterilizing up to 150 face masks per hour using ultraviolet light so they can be reused. The intent …
UW-Madison engineer uses experimental and computational methods to understand how viruses spread
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread across the United States and the world, many are putting their hope in science to bring an end to the virus, or at least make it manageable. But …
Submissions invited for UW/WARF COVID-19 Accelerator Challenge
$100K fund to accelerate solutions in development at UW–Madison The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation announced it will dedicate resources and a portion of its WARF Accelerator funds to inspire and advance technologies poised to combat …