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. …
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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 …
InsideWis: NIH-funded research produces cures, treatments and jobs, even if it takes time
Howard Temin was a UW-Madison scientist who shared the 1975 Nobel Prize for his discovery of “reverse transcriptase,” which described how tumor viruses act on the genetic material of cells to make copies of themselves …
Panel: UW to focus on founders in entrepreneurship push
At the Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents meeting on Friday, Feb. 7, a panel of entrepreneurs, university leaders and business experts made a case for why founders – the individuals who create and build …
The Podcast with Erik Iverson, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation; Advocacy group aims to stall bill to require local signoff for clean energy projects
WARF this year is celebrating its 100th anniversary, putting a spotlight on its role in supporting and commercializing UW-Madison research. Iverson shares his thoughts on the organization’s history, its wide-ranging impacts in Wisconsin and where …
12 UW-Madison inventions that changed the world
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, known for helping UW-Madison commercialize discoveries such as vitamin D enrichment, a blood thinning drug and stem cells, may seem like a solid presence on campus whose existence was never …
UW researcher joins ranks of National Academy of Inventors fellows
University of Wisconsin–Madison professor Gabriele Neumann has been named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI), the organization announced today. The NAI Fellows Program was established to highlight academic inventors who have demonstrated …
“Startup Advantage” offers user-friendly experience to university innovators
A better and faster user experience is the goal of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation’s new program called “Startup Advantage.” The initiative includes a standardized license agreement offering consistent royalty terms for University of Wisconsin-Madison …