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 new weapons. There’s so much good work we can do that benefits … society but also provide national security,” said Grejner-Brzezinska, who oversees UW-Madison’s $1.7 billion research operation.
Some of this work is already happening on campus, Grejner-Brzezinska noted. Scientists are exploring ways to treat military members who lose their eyesight. Another group is working to understand, detect and prevent traumatic brain injuries. A third team is studying a puzzling lung disease.
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