This spring, the StartUp Learning Community brought entrepreneurial learning to life through a dynamic mix of guest speakers, student-led programming, professional development workshops, and community-building events. After a fantastic winter break which included a career …
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Capturing attention
Bu Wang didn’t necessarily set out to launch a carbon-capture company that would attract millions of dollars from major climate-focused investment firms. Back in the pre-pandemic days of 2019, the associate professor of civil and …
NIH funding drives life-saving innovation and economic impact in Wisconsin. University, biomedical and industry leaders issue call to protect it.
The University of Wisconsin–Madison and Universities of Wisconsin, along with industry, university, hospital and health system partners, are urging Wisconsin’s Congressional leaders to protect funding for the National Institutes for Health (NIH), which drives groundbreaking …
Venturing Into Venture Capital
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 …
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 …
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. …
Steve Cho tailors cancer treatment with theranostics
Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Section Chief Steve Cho, MD discussed his work in the growing field of theranostics for an article in UW Health’s Advances newsletter. By utilizing radioactive drugs that are attracted to …
Rising Sparks: Jose Ayuso, biomedical imaging alum
Growing up in Madrid, Jose Ayuso’s parents, both bank clerks, often puzzled over how he acquired such a deep passion for all things science. But his thirst for science and mathematics was insatiable, transcending disciplinary …