In 1925, biochemistry professor Harry Steenbock did something that, at the time, was considered highly unusual. He had developed a process for using ultraviolet radiation to add vitamin D to…
Faculty receive WARF Named Professorships, Kellett Fellowships, and Romnes Awards
Thirty-three members of the University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty have been awarded fellowships for 2021-22. The awardees span the four divisions on campus: arts and humanities, physical sciences, social sciences and…
Madison’s tech sector booms, driven by UW innovation
The strong growth of Madison’s technology sector is drawing attention nationwide. The boom is fueled in part by UW–Madison, which provides cutting-edge research, entrepreneurial graduates and researchers, and a well-educated…
Forward BIOLABS, with UW-Madison, bolsters Wisconsin biohealth sector
Forward BIOLABS is the only coworking life science lab of its kind in Wisconsin that helps biohealth startups get off the ground without the typical overhead and supply costs, thanks…
Great Lakes research to fuel emerging bioeconomy
Developing sustainable, low-carbon fuels and industrial products is one of society’s greatest challenges. For the past 14 years, the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC), based at the University of…
New online tool creates a searchable database of UW–Madison research and scholarship
Over the last three years, researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have authored more than 21,400 articles, presented at nearly 1,500 conferences, earned almost 500 patents and generated nearly $2…
Jeanine Burmania with Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF)
Jeanine Burmania, the Senior Director of Intellectual Property and Licensing at the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), is Lisa’s guest today on Tech Transfer IP. Jeanine has been with WARF…
New projects study root causes of inequalities and how to reduce their effects
Fifteen projects — from improving doctor-patient communications for high-risk patients, to using data to understand racial differences in how Americans handle civil legal problems, to better understanding the factors that…