Category Science & Technology
University spinoff breaks ground for essential medical supply; announces move into Europe
SHINE Medical, a company with deep roots at UW–Madison, broke ground on a factory in Janesville that will produce molybdenum 99 (moly-99), an isotope needed for scans that assess cardiovascular health, cancer and other conditions.
UW Changes Lives: Student entrepreneurs showcase innovative ideas at Transcend Innovation Competition
More than 30 teams of UW–Madison students have transformed from bright ideas to full-fledged businesses, which they pitched to a panel of expert judges at the annual Transcend Madison Competition.
Inflamed monkey guts produce Parkinson’s-related proteins
A new study lends support to the idea that inflammation may play a key role in the development of the degenerative neurological disorder.
New professor brings precision data to the dairy barn
The same technology that alerts a self-driving car that there’s a pedestrian in the crosswalk could also warn a dairy farmer that a calf is getting sick — even if that calf is mingled among dozens of healthy ones.
Three students named Goldwater Scholars for science excellence
All three recipients have conducted research as undergraduates and plan to pursue doctorates in their respective fields.
‘Bad guy’ fibrocytes could help rebuild damaged tissue
Could a blood cell type responsible for scarring and diseases such as pulmonary fibrosis be repurposed to help engineer healthy tissue? A new study by…
Microbiology capstone course plumbs life’s mysteries in the deep ocean
In a capstone research project, dozens of senior microbiology majors are coaxing their microscopic subjects back to life and dissecting their genetic information in hopes of illuminating how their harsh ecosystems function.
UW–Madison research team finds new ways to generate stem cells more efficiently
A new study published in Cell Reports by a team of researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Wisconsin Institute for Discovery and School of Medicine and Public Health could improve the efficiency of creating induced pluripont stem cells.
Fettiplace named a Passano Fellow; 2nd major award for hearing researcher
Fettiplace, a professor of neuroscience at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, won the award for showing how cochlear hair cells sense the tiny mechanical vibrations that sound produces in the inner ear.
UW Changes Lives: Building a biomanufacturing hotbed
To Bill Murphy and the other leaders of the Forward BIO Initiative, Wisconsin possesses all the elements to become a hub of biomanufacturing in the United States, the Midwest’s version of Boston or San Francisco in this rapidly expanding industry.
Industry-ready process makes plastics chemical from plant sugars
New research describes an efficient and economically feasible process for producing HMF — a versatile plant-derived chemical considered crucial for building a renewable economy.
Science goes to the comics at Saturday showcase
It started with a mispronounced word and the idea of superhero proteins it inspired. A few doodles later and Jaye Gardiner, Kelly Montgomery and Khoa Tran realized they had landed on a fresh way to communicate their work as scientists.
Bio-based chemicals could help reduce fossil fuel use
Petrochemicals, the oil- and gas-derived compounds that serve as the molecular backbones for much of modern commerce, commanded a $539.3 billion market value in 2018.
Orthopedic injury therapy in rodents may soon be headed to the clinic
The research team is now working to obtain FDA approval for a first human clinical trial to treat devastating injuries in musculoskeletal tissues.
NSF awards 40 fellowships to UW–Madison students
The Graduate Research Fellowship Program recognizes and supports outstanding, early-career graduate students who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields.
American Family Insurance boosts data science investment in UW–Madison
American Family Insurance will invest $20 million in UW data science initiatives, including $10 million in research over the next 10 years, and establish a $10 million endowment to create the American Family Insurance Data Science Institute.
The winners: Cool Science Images 2019
Ten images and two videos by University of Wisconsin–Madison students, faculty and staff have been named winners of the 2019 Cool Science Image Contest. The contest recognizes the technical and creative skills required to capture images or video that document science or nature.
Students strut their stuff at symposium
UW–Madison students presented their projects at the 2019 Undergraduate Symposium at Union South on April 12, on topics ranging from grape juice to DNA.
Novel approach promises ready access to hard-to-study proteins
The new strategy promises a trove of biological insights and, importantly, may help identify therapeutically relevant proteins and provide new disease diagnostic techniques.
UW Arboretum added to National Register of Historic Places
The Arboretum is recognized because of its restored habitats, landscape architecture, education and research, architectural elements, and its hosting of a Civilian Conservation Corps camp in the 1930s.