Exploring the current landscape of funding for women-led startups and the impact of female venture capital and accelerator programs in Madison. Featuring: Richelle Martin of Winnow Fund, Darcey Nett of HealthX Ventures, Katie Rice of …
Patenting and Licensing
Excellence in outreach recognized with Bassam Z. Shakhashiri Public Science Engagement Award
Plant pathology professor Claudia Solís-Lemus and climate scientist Michael Notaro, have received the Bassam Z. Shakhashiri Public Science Engagement Award. The award, in its third year, is named for Bassam Z. Shakhashiri, emeritus professor of …
UW–Madison researchers and Wisconsin farmers work together to produce healthy potato harvests
Andy Diercks, a fourth-generation potato farmer from the small village of Coloma in central Wisconsin, is blunt about the difficult realities facing family-owned farms today. “There are days when the choices aren’t always good, and …
WisBusiness: The Podcast with Jeanine Burmania, WARF
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, which handles patenting and licensing for UW-Madison research, is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. Burmania discusses the organization’s efforts to identify “the great innovations” being developed on campus with …
A Q+A With Kieran Furlong, CEO of Realta Fusion
The world needs more energy—we think we can all agree on that. That new energy ought to be clean, firm, and abundant. The fusion industry is rising to meet that challenge. Realta Fusion is tackling …
Pursuing innovative treatment for Sjögren’s disease
McCoy runs one of two Sjögren’s clinics in the Midwest that serve patients from across the United States. Her pioneering research has led to greater understanding of the disease, as well as a new diagnostic …
New cancer imaging startup harnesses Wisconsin expertise
An adult elephant has the body mass of about 100 human beings. Despite their enormous size, these remarkable creatures defy the odds by almost never getting cancer. This paradox is still a mystery to scientists. …
Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree is bringing UW-Madison breakthrough to semiconductor industry
When Katy Jinkins graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville with a degree in engineering physics and a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, she was only 19, a feat that merited coverage in the local …
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation named a 2025 Best Place to Work
Celebrating 100 years, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation invests in research to make a difference. “This investment extends to our employees,” says Maureen Miner, director of human resources and culture advancement. “We are intentionally integrating …
For at-home tap water test under development, seeing red means no lead
A group of civil and environmental engineering graduate students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is designing an affordable, easy-to-use test that will allow residents to identify lead in their tap water. For the students, it’s …