Taken individually, coal ash and excess carbon dioxide are harmful pollutants. Combined in just the right way, they form a durable, inexpensive, and environmentally friendly building material. University of Wisconsin–Madison spinoff Alithic is leveraging this …
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Countdown to 2025 WARF Innovation Awards
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation has named six standout technologies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison as finalists for its top innovation prize. These early-stage breakthroughs represent the cutting edge of research and development across campus, …
Student Entrepreneur Profile: Aidan Northcutt
When Aidan Northcutt, a UW–Madison data science student from Chicago, first got into entrepreneurship, it wasn’t because of his technical skills or novel solutions — it was through sneakers. “I started a sneaker resale business …
WARF Board Welcomes New Trustee Judy Olian
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation is proud to announce the appointment of Judy D. Olian, a distinguished leader in higher education and management, to its Board of Trustees. Olian is President Emeritus of Quinnipiac University, …
UW fostering closer research ties with federal defense, cybersecurity agencies
Traumatic brain injuries can be debilitating and sometimes culminate in permanent disability. While many people who experience a TBI are simply the victims of an unlucky accident, certain careers carry an outsize risk for brain …
UW-Madison wants to grow defense research — but not build weapons
Vice Chancellor Dorota Grejner-Brzezinska wants the University of Wisconsin-Madison to conduct more research with the U.S. Department of Defense — with a caveat. “I’m not thinking of us going directly to classified (research) and developing …
Parkinson’s treatment tested at UW showing promise in first clinical trial
Parkinson’s patients are receiving a new investigational treatment after a successful study at the University of Wisconsin–Madison helped demonstrate the cell therapy’s safety in non-human primates and refine the method for its delivery. Now, the …
From bench to bedside: How WARF and GE HealthCare turn ideas into impact
At its best, innovation in health care is not just about invention. It’s about partnership—to build bridges between academia and industry, discovery and application, people and purpose. Over more than three decades, GE HealthCare, the …
With major U.S. investment, UW-Madison leads effort to advance abundant fusion energy for all
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is leading a major multi-institution project to develop and test a critical fusion technology—research that will directly benefit commercial fusion power plant developers. A $19 million Fusion Innovative Research Engine (FIRE) …
How three Madison researchers broke ground in the fusion world
Sam Frank, the head of the University of Wisconsin-Madison startup Realta Fusion’s theoretical physics team, Kai Shih, a Realta scientist, and Aaron Tran, a UW-Madison postdoctoral researcher, have spent years designing a model that shook …