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UW-Madison wants to grow defense research — but not build weapons

October 16, 2025

Vice Chancellor Dorota Grejner-Brzezinska wants the University of Wisconsin-Madison to conduct more research with the U.S. Department of Defense — with a caveat. “I’m not thinking of us going directly to classified (research) and developing …

Posted in News, Programs, Stories, UW spinoutsTagged National Security, Public Health, Research

UW–Madison virologists are at the forefront of efforts to keep tabs on avian influenza in dairy milk

August 18, 2025

When H5N1 avian influenza made an unprecedented jump into dairy cattle in early 2024, the development prompted concern on multiple fronts. How would herds with infections fare? Would dairy workers be at risk? Could the …

Posted in Funding, News, Programs, StoriesTagged Health care, Public Health, Research

Pursuing a vaccine to treat glioblastoma

May 14, 2025

Dr. Mahua Dey is an associate professor in the Department of Neurological Surgery and the director of the surgical neuro-oncology program in the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. She specializes in …

Posted in Funding, News, Stories, UW spinoutsTagged Public Health, Research

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