The current state and future of Greater Madison’s economic position was discussed Wednesday at a panel of regional industry leaders. Those involved in the discussion gathered at the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery to analyze where …
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WARF Innovates finalists are testing the strength of soft materials
Mechanical Engineering faculty Melih Eriten and Corinne Henak are finalists for the 2022 WARF Innovation Awards. Eriten and Henak have developed a method for testing the mechanical and failure properties of soft materials using a …
WARF touting tech for analyzing soft materials
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation is seeking partners to help commercialize a new method for analyzing the properties of soft materials. According to an info sheet from WARF, which handles patenting and licensing for UW-Madison …
Skala named inaugural Carol Skornicka Chair
Melissa Skala, an investigator in biomedical imaging and professor of biomedical engineering, has been named the Carol Skornicka Chair at the Morgridge Institute for Research. Read full story at https://morgridge.org/story/skala-named-inaugural-carol-skornicka-chair/
New carbon nanotube-based foam promises superior protection against concussions
Developed by University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers, a lightweight, ultra-shock-absorbing foam could vastly improve helmets designed to protect people from strong blows. The new material exhibits 18 times higher specific energy absorption than the foam currently …
Top 50 Best Graduate Programs for Entrepreneurs in 2023
Entrepreneurship encompasses so much that it’s more than an academic discipline. Studying entrepreneurship involves building self-confidence and business connections alike, developing creativity, and getting real-world results. That’s why we’ve worked with The Princeton Review for …
Wisconsin’s biohealth industry is growing quickly, fostering innovation
Over the last four years, Wisconsin’s biohealth industry has grown and become a leading economic driver for the state. Last year, it had an economic impact of $32 billion and generated $1.2 billion in state …
Probiotic ‘backpacks’ show promise for treating inflammatory bowel diseases
Like elite firefighters headed into the wilderness to combat an uncontrolled blaze, probiotic bacteria do a better job quelling gut inflammation when they’re equipped with the best gear. A new study by researchers at the …
A New Tactic in the Superbug Battle
Vatsan Raman is “supercharging evolution” to create an army of bacteria-killing phages that can combat antibiotic-resistant microorganisms. During a 2015 trip to Egypt, Tom Patterson suffered a gallstone attack and soon fell terribly ill. But …
FluGen, with new study results, seeks money, partners to get flu vaccine approved
Nearly 81% of adults who got a high dose of Madison-based FluGen’s experimental flu vaccine in a study had a broad immune response and 71% had a significant response to a particular flu protein, the …