UW team launches website, app with COVID-19 resources
COVID-19 Wisconsin Connect, a free website and mobile app, launched Monday with free information, resources and social support for people in Wisconsin during the COVID-19 pandemic....
COVID-19 Wisconsin Connect, a free website and mobile app, launched Monday with free information, resources and social support for people in Wisconsin during the COVID-19 pandemic....
By inserting gene sequences from the new coronavirus into its experimental influenza vaccine, Madison-based FluGen hopes to develop a vaccine for COVID-19 that also might protect against flu....
The Wisconsin Partnership Program at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health has announced 21 new awards totaling $2.2 million to researchers and community organizations across Wisconsin for their efforts to lessen the impact of COVID-19....
By the end of each semester, Patricia and Michael Splinter Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Irena Knezevic knows the name of every student in ECE 235, Introduction to Solid State Electronics. That’s no small feat, considering the course typically enrolls 80 to 100 students....
UW–Madison’s Discovery to Product (D2P) has granted $600,000 to six faculty-led research projects through the State Economic Engagement and Development (SEED) Program, funded by the State of Wisconsin....
In 2009, the H1N1 viral pandemic nearly killed me. I’ve lived through the care the sickest COVID-19 patients will need, and I’m here to tell you that social distancing through Gov. Tony Evers' “safer at home” order is the only chance we have....
Gov. Tony Evers on Monday laid out a plan to reopen the state economy in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that has shuttered businesses and other facilities across Wisconsin. The roadmap, called the Badger Bounce Back plan, follows guidance released last week by...
A University of Wisconsin–Madison alumnus is converting toasters into a conveyor-belt device that may be capable of sterilizing up to 150 face masks per hour using ultraviolet light so they can be reused. The intent is to aid frontline medical workers responding to COVID-19 by...
Whether it’s called a modern “Manhattan Project” or a medical moon shot, the concept of long-term economic recovery rests on how confident people are they won’t risk serious illness by venturing forth in public again. Wisconsin stands to be a significant part of such an...
The owner of a local Firehouse Subs franchise is doing something good by delivering meals to first responders. Eric Erwin, owner of the location on Fish Hatchery Road, said giving back to the community is part of the Firehouse Subs legacy....
The United State Air Force officially selected Madison’s Truax Field as one of the new homes for its new fighter jets....
In another example of ingenuity and cross-campus collaboration during a time of crisis, UW Health partnered with the UW College of Engineering to design, test and manufacture a critical piece of personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline workers....