1. App under development at UW-Madison could make it easier, more affordable to ‘age in place’

    University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers are using augmented reality to make the homes of older adults safer. Their innovation will not only streamline a sometimes clunky process but also support a more affordable and community-based approach that can reach more people. It’s an urgent issue: Older adults in Wisconsin have the greatest chance of death after a fall. […]

  2. UW-Madison startup Ubicept secures $1 million investment in TitletownTech Startup Draft

    Logos for TitletownTech and Ubicept

    Madison, WI – Ubicept, a company with its foundational technology developed at University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has been selected as one of two winners in the inaugural TitletownTech Startup Draft, securing a $1 million investment from the Green Bay–based venture capital firm. According to TitletownTech, “the TitletownTech Startup Draft, launched […]

  3. Bucky’s Tuition Promise makes college dreams come true for Wisconsin families

    Photo of Mackenzie Straub, UW-Madison alumna and Buck's Tuition Promise recipient

    As students arrive for the school day in Mackenzie Straub’s third-grade classroom in Fish Creek, Wisconsin, they check in on a large, interactive screen that includes a photo of their teacher and another notable: Bucky Badger. It’s a nod to Straub’s fond feelings toward her alma mater, the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Straub earned a bachelor’s […]

  4. For the Love of a Pet

    Photo: A pooch named Tugz waits patiently while staff discuss his case. Because of WisCARES, clients like Tugz's owner can afford to treat their treasured companions. Photo by Bryce Richter/UW-Madison

    A UW veterinary clinic provides affordable care for owners experiencing hardship One thing you notice about WisCARES is the kindness. It’s a place where happiness abounds, even among some of life’s most unhappy circumstances. In a sparkling-clean silver cage, a black kitty rears up like a tiny lion, front paws in the air, jostling a shiny pink ball […]

  5. Why do birds make so many different sounds? A new UW–Madison study gets at the underlying factors

    Photo of white-rumped shama

    Birds make sounds to communicate, whether to find a potential mate, ward off predators, or just sing for pleasure. But the conditions that contribute to the immense diversity of the sounds they make are not well understood. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have conducted the first-ever global study of the factors that influence bird […]

  6. A novel approach to PFAS removal and awareness efforts

    Photo of local middle school students learning about PFAS during a workshop at UW-Stevens Point's STEAM Day.

    When it comes to PFAS research and education, Seyed Javad Amirfakhri is professionally and personally invested. Amirfakhri is an Assistant Professor of Paper science and Chemical Engineering at UW-Stevens Point who is conducting innovative PFAS removal research. He also has five children and wants to make sure drinking water is safe for them and others. […]

  7. Research collaboration tackles phosphorus pollution and educates youth

    Photo of two UWGB undergraduate students conducting freshwater research

    If you’ve seen blue-green algae on local lakes and rivers, you’ve seen the effects of agricultural runoff — particularly phosphorus pollution. This nutrient contaminates Wisconsin’s freshwater lakes and negatively impacts water quality and safety for human consumption and aquatic life. A Freshwater Collaborative–funded project led by researchers at UW-Green Bay and UW-Madison is tackling phosphorus […]

  8. UW–Madison researchers and Wisconsin farmers work together to produce healthy potato harvests

    Photo of Andy Diercks, a fourth-generation potato farmer from the small village of Coloma in central Wisconsin, and Amanda Gevens, a UW–Madison Extension specialist and the department chair of plant pathology, who knows all too well the high stakes for Wisconsin farms.

    Andy Diercks, a fourth-generation potato farmer from the small village of Coloma in central Wisconsin, is blunt about the difficult realities facing family-owned farms today. “There are days when the choices aren’t always good, and you’re making the least bad choice,” he says. “But we’ve survived well. I’m proud of what we do here.” The […]

  9. Research to treat placenta could improve human pregnancies

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    A gene therapy approach to boosting the placenta is safe in monkeys, according to a new short-term study, bringing the potential treatment closer to improving birthweights of human babies and sparing them the complications of an early birth and developmental difficulties later in life. In humans, placental insufficiency restricts the growth of developing fetuses and […]

  10. UW–Madison 6th in national research ranking, surpasses $1.7 billion in research expenditures

    Photo of wild rice research (UW-Madison)

    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 first time, the university has topped $1.7 billion in research expenditures, according to the NSF Higher Education Research and Development (HERD), […]