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Faculty receive 2023-24 WARF Named Professorships, Kellett Fellowships, and Romnes Awards

June 8, 2023

Thirty-five of the University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty have been awarded fellowships from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education for 2023-24. The awardees span the four divisions on campus: arts and …

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UW researchers using gene editing to develop drugs for blindness

June 7, 2023

UW-Madison researchers are part of a five-year, $29 million National Institutes of Health grant using gene editing to develop drugs for two rare diseases that cause blindness. The project aims to use CRISPR technology, which …

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Hy-Vee: Awards $50,000 in grants to local minority- and women-owned businesses during products, services showcase in Madison

June 6, 2023

Today, Hy-Vee, Inc. awarded $50,000 to local minority- and women-owned businesses during the Hy-Vee OpportUNITY Inclusive Business Summit at Monona Terrace Convention Center in Madison. Today’s event was the fourth summit Hy-Vee has hosted in …

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Emerging companies from UW–Madison win big in the Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest

June 5, 2023

Startups developed at UW–Madison were recognized last week at the Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest award ceremony during the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference in Milwaukee. The pitch competition is designed to encourage entrepreneurs in the startup …

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2 Madison-area companies get federal money to help curb climate change through fusion energy

June 1, 2023

Two Madison-area companies were among eight U.S. businesses awarded a total of $46 million on Wednesday to try to curb the world’s climate crisis through nuclear fusion. Realta Fusion, a fusion energy startup founded in …

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Sixteen projects chosen for Research Forward (Round 3) awards

May 30, 2023

Projects ranging from formulating a new understanding of lake water quality, to early detection of metastatic cancer, and addressing health inequities in the Hmong community, have been chosen from 102 initial proposals for Research Forward …

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$850,000 in state matching grants advance 10 innovative small businesses

May 30, 2023

Ten small businesses in Wisconsin will receive up to $850,000 to commercialize their innovations, thanks to the SBIR Advance program’s latest round of funding. Funded by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation WEDC, the state matching …

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UW-Madison researcher uses AI to improve brain cancer diagnoses, treatment

May 24, 2023

MADISON (WKOW) — Researchers at the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center are using artificial intelligence to improve diagnosis and treatment options for brain cancer. Current imaging technology can’t tell the difference between a cancerous …

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Wisconsin’s public and private schools could have Narcan under new proposal

May 23, 2023

Cade Reddington was an 18-year-old freshman at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee when he took what he thought was a single Percocet. The pill turned out to be 100 percent fentanyl. Cade told a friend he felt “yucky” …

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Tom Still: With big goals in mind, National Science Foundation invests in 2 homegrown ideas

May 15, 2023

During a fireside chat on the UW-Madison campus in March, a leader in the National Science Foundation’s newest and most hands-on program gave a tip of the hat to what he was seeing in his …

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  • Faculty receive 2023-24 WARF Named Professorships, Kellett Fellowships, and Romnes Awards
  • UW researchers using gene editing to develop drugs for blindness
  • Hy-Vee: Awards $50,000 in grants to local minority- and women-owned businesses during products, services showcase in Madison
  • Emerging companies from UW–Madison win big in the Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest
  • 2 Madison-area companies get federal money to help curb climate change through fusion energy

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