Innovative
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Mystery radio wave signal from the heart of our galaxy found
October 20, 2021
An international team of astronomers that includes one from UWM has discovered unusual radio signals coming from the direction of the center of the Milky Way galaxy, but they don’t […]
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New grant to advance entrepreneurial mindset in UW-Platteville engineers
October 19, 2021
After being accepted as a member in the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN) last summer, the University of Wisconsin-Platteville was recently awarded a $290,000 grant to further its work in the Network […]
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New $10M UW-Madison project to study, support diverse perennial forage systems
October 18, 2021
With the support of a $10 million grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, a multi-state team of researchers is embarking on an effort to study diverse […]
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UW-Madison breast cancer researchers learn how to teach an old drug new tricks to help patients
October 6, 2021
Paclitaxel, or Taxol, is an old standby drug in the oncologist’s tool belt. Yet only about half of breast cancer patients treated with the drug see their tumors shrink or […]
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UW-Eau Claire’s COVID-19 archiving project earns Wisconsin Historical Society award
October 5, 2021
A University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire-led project that captures and preserves COVID-19 stories and artifacts from the campus and surrounding communities is being honored by the Wisconsin Historical Society for its […]
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Freshwater research: A collaborative summer at ERIC
October 1, 2021
A Freshwater Collaborative for Wisconsin grant helped students from six UW campuses train at one of three locations of UW Oshkosh’s Environmental Research and Innovation Center When Amanda Stickney learned about chemistry in […]
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ACT fast: How the perfect program and its proactive leader changed a 58-year-old teaching student’s life
September 29, 2021
“The stars must be aligned because this is all coming together.” Michael Czerwinski remembers that line well. It was written to him in an email by Tammy Ladwig, then the […]
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UW-Whitewater extends leadership in cybersecurity with new degree
September 28, 2021
Building on the strength of a popular cybersecurity minor within the College of Letters and Sciences, the new undergraduate cybersecurity program will offer both a major and a minor as well […]
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UW-Milwaukee alumna researches ways to prevent and treat dangerous blood vessel diseases
September 27, 2021
Sarah Parker is studying what’s happening inside large blood vessels to find better ways to diagnose and treat threatening conditions like atherosclerosis and aneurysms. A UW-Milwaukee (UWM) alumna who earned […]
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UW-Platteville to support rural entrepreneurs with new prototyping services
September 22, 2021
Already known as a hub for creativity and innovation in the tri-state region, the University of Wisconsin-Platteville will soon be offering additional services to budding entrepreneurs throughout the region with […]