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20 years after founding, MS in Biotech drives Wisconsin’s biosciences economy
In 2002, collaborators from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and leading regional biotech companies, with support from then-Governor Tommy Thompson, launched the Master of Science in Biotechnology. The wide-ranging curriculum …
One-minute data from UW helps NASA detect wildfires faster
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Space Science and Engineering Center is providing fast turn-around satellite data to NASA as part of a push for timelier tracking and monitoring of wildfires. The “low-latency data” is sent within …
The 2022 rising tech leaders to watch
From a fresh-out-of-college founder whose startup is already being used by 60 companies, to standout interns at some of Wisconsin’s most well-known corporations, the 2022 Wisconsin Inno Under 25 class includes five impressive technologists and …
How COVID-19 shaped the evolution of a collaborative manuscript writing tool
The COVID-19 pandemic and the evolution of a tech-driven world are both major factors highlighting the need to increase the accessibility of research and improve upon the efficiency of science publishing. Manubot is one tool …
UW–Madison Innovate Week Oct. 10-14
Events, learning, and connections to resources for campus entrepreneurs and innovators UW’s Discovery to Product (D2P), the UW Innovate Network and community partners will offer inspiring stories, engaging events and practical tools to advance UW …
Team receives $5 million award to continue research on misinformation correction
A team of researchers that developed Course Correct, a tool to help journalists identify and combat misinformation online, will now be testing that tool in the real world, through partnerships with journalists. The tool offers …
Creating stem cells from minipigs offers promise for improved treatments
Cells from miniature pigs are paving the way for improved stem cell therapies. A team led by University of Wisconsin–Madison Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine Center researcher Wan-Ju Li offers an improved way to create …
New Genetic Test Identifies Dogs’ Risk of Common Ligament Rupture
By looking at him, you might not know Thabiso had two ruptured cruciate ligaments. “He was a massive dog, 125 pounds,” Allison Smith says about her beloved Labrador retriever. When Smith got Thabiso in 2010, …
CRISPR-produced CAR T cells could better treat solid tumors
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells are biological assassins: white blood cells that are specifically engineered to attack cancer cells. Over the past five years, they’ve become an established therapeutic option for patients with blood …