The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (OVCR) has announced a new round of the Research Forward initiative to stimulate and support highly innovative and groundbreaking research at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The initiative …
Research and Reports
How listening to the sounds of insects can help detect agricultural pests
On a muggy June morning, Emily Bick winds through a field of knee-high corn, just north of Madison, Wisconsin. It feels like that quiet, anticipation-filled moment before a concert: Tech people are setting up microphones, …
UW-Madison engineers receive $4.6M in DOE nuclear research awards
The U.S. Department of Energy awarded more than $44 million through its Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP) in 2024 to support university-led nuclear energy research and development projects, including a total of $4.6 million for …
Better, more customized care for late-stage cancer patients
AIQ Solutions seeks to revolutionize the way oncologists manage the care of patients with metastatic disease with a new product called TRAQinform IQ. Read the full story: https://www.isthmusproject.com/story/better-more-customized-care-for-late-stage-cancer-patients/
Researchers at UW-Madison aim to blaze a new trail for nuclear fusion
A team of UW-Madison physicists and engineers is looking to the past to power the future. Their $20 million contraption, tucked inside their underground Stoughton lab, features a series of stainless steel cylinders joined end …
Brain cell grafts in monkeys jump-start human trial for new Parkinson’s treatment
People with Parkinson’s disease are receiving a new treatment in a clinical trial started after University of Wisconsin–Madison scientists demonstrated the safety and feasibility of the therapeutic delivery method in a study of non-human primates. …
After breaking a fusion world record, Realta Fusion is at “an inflection point”
Wexford-born Kieran Furlong co-founded and leads one of the world’s most exciting fusion energy start-ups. It just had a big breakthrough in a field he feels will be of great importance to AI, data centres …
Calendar 2023 was Wisconsin’s third highest year for early stage investment dollars at $490 million
Investments in young, Wisconsin-based companies by angel and venture capitalists and other equity investors totaled $490.2 million in 2023, down from the previous year’s total of $640.2 million but still the third-highest investment total on …
University Pitch Madness Competition
We were excited to have three undergraduate teams from UW-Madison compete in the 7th annual University Pitch Madness competition where they had a chance to win up to $6,000 in funding. Hosted by the Coleman Entrepreneurship …
First plasma marks major milestone in UW–Madison fusion energy research
A fusion device at the University of Wisconsin–Madison generated plasma for the first time Monday, opening a door to making the highly anticipated, carbon-free energy source a reality. Over the past four years, a team …