Excitement is building for the 2023 WARF Innovation Awards! The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation has nominated six outstanding UW-Madison technologies for its top prize in innovation, with the two winning teams set to be unveiled …
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UW–Madison innovators awarded PRIME funds
Discovery to Product (D2P) has awarded funds to five campus teams through their Piloting Research Innovation & Market Exploration (PRIME) grant program. The PRIME funding will allow the teams to undertake research to overcome critical …
UW-Madison grads create Happy Scratch to help pets fight allergies
If you have seasonal allergies, you might be used to taking medication for months each year to stave off the sniffles and sneezing. But when it’s your four-legged friend with allergies, sometimes the paw-licking, scratching …
Four projects selected for WARF Accelerator Oncology Diagnostics Challenge
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation has announced that four projects have been selected to receive development funding through the WARF Accelerator Oncology Diagnostics Challenge Grant. The grant invited submissions for new technologies focused on biomarkers …
Forward BIOLABS unveils advisory board, recognizing leaders in state biohealth industry
Forward BIOLABS is touting the expertise of its newly unveiled advisory board, which offers insight and support to the Madison-based organization’s leadership. The co-working space, which specializes in life science laboratories, first launched its pilot …
30 Under 30 Energy 2024: Meet The Young Entrepreneurs Leading The Charge Toward A Greener Planet
From electric school buses to swanky carbon credit platforms, these under 30s are using their talents and ideas to shape the future of energy. On this year’s list is Grace Stanke, a 21-year old nuclear …
Studies find methods for removing carbon dioxide must develop faster to meet climate goals
UW researchers say novel carbon dioxide removal technologies only make up 0.1 percent of emissions removed from the atmosphere. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison say new technologies for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere …
Socks, Cardboard and Water Bottles
From November 9-13, 2023, the StartUp Learning Community hosted its annual 100-Hour Challenge, a signature innovation contest, popular with undergraduates and graduate students alike. The purpose of the fully virtual Challenge is to help participants discover …
Expert on AI jitters — Calm down, learn to use it, keep people at its center
The world of artificial intelligence seems to involve more drama today than a daytime soap opera. The unexpected ouster of OpenAI executive Sam Altman by the company’s board of directors — followed by Altman’s equally …
CDR Receives Federal Grant to Scale Up Innovative Technologies to Utilize Dairy Co-Products
The Center for Dairy Research (CDR) is one of 60 organizations, and the only one in Wisconsin or in the food industry, to receive a “Build to Scale” grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s …