For someone with no formal science or medical training, Erik Iverson talks with the excitement and intelligence of someone who has both, especially when speaking about world-changing innovations that have come out of the University …
Stories
UW-Madison researchers set to forge ahead amid Trump uncertainty
Federally funded community health centers serve 1 in 11 Americans, most of them low-income and many underinsured. The health centers are under stress as they work to meet the specific needs of each community they …
Bhargava earns WARF Cardiology Challenge Grant
Aarushi Bhargava, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering, is one of three University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers receiving Cardiology Challenge Grant funding from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and Route 66 Ventures. The grant invited submissions …
Partnerships and Breakthroughs
Wisconsin is expanding into healthcare research in a big way. In November 2023 — a month after Wisconsin was named a regional tech hub for biohealth — GE HealthCare and UW-Madison announced jointly an expansion …
6 Madison-area companies among 9 statewide to get SBIR Advance funding
Nine small businesses in Wisconsin will receive up to $800,000 to commercialize their innovations, thanks to the SBIR Advance program’s latest round of funding. The state matching grant program provides assistance to companies in the …
VCR message on federal transition and sponsored programs
Dear Campus Colleagues, Transitioning to a new administration involves a period of uncertainty, including temporary pauses in activities. My office and others on campus have heard questions from our UW–Madison community about the impact of …
RABBIT a Leap Forward for Campus Collaboration and Industry Engagement
The Office of Business Engagement(OBE) and Data Science Institute(DSI) have launched a new tool that helps university faculty and staff discover relevant research, shared interests and potential collaborators across campus. RABBIT (Research and Business-Bridging Intelligence …
UW–Madison 6th in national research ranking, surpasses $1.7 billion in research expenditures
The University of Wisconsin–Madison has moved up two places to sixth out of 920 public and private universities in the United States in university research expenditures, according to the National Science Foundation’s annual rankings. For …
The Podcast with Katie Lorenz, Campo Alpaca
This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Katie Lorenz, founder and owner of Campo Alpaca. This Madison-based fair trade clothing company was founded in 2018 after Lorenz traveled to Peru several years before …
Nine grad students to compete in Three Minute Thesis final competition
On February 14, nine graduate students will take the stage to explain their research and win the hearts of the judges and the audience at UW–Madison’s annual Three Minute Thesis competition. Three Minute Thesis is …