December 8, 2022
UW researchers honored for inventions
Three University of Wisconsin–Madison professors — Susan Hagness, Jo Handelsman and Justin Williams — have been named fellows of the National Academy of Inventors....
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December 7, 2022
Discovery to Product director to retire
Andy Richards, who has been D2P director since April 2018, is set to retire in May 2023. A search committee to fill the position is being formed and will be chaired by Aaron Olver, managing director of University Research Park....
December 1, 2022
‘Things are good’: Experts express optimism about Madison’s economy
According to the handful of industry leaders who took the stage at “State of the Sectors,” an annual panel on economic trends hosted by the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, Madison’s economic prospects aren’t dismal at all....
November 30, 2022
Nimble Therapeutics names Pete Gough as Chief Scientific Officer
Nimble Therapeutics, an industry-leading peptide therapeutics company, today announced the appointment of Pete Gough, D. Phil. as Chief Scientific Officer (CSO)....
November 29, 2022
Fujifilm Cellular Dynamics to expand in Madison with new headquarters
Fujifilm Cellular Dynamics, the company founded 18 years ago by UW-Madison stem cell pioneer James Thomson, plans to triple its footprint in Madison by building a new headquarters on the Far West Side....
November 23, 2022
UW–Madison senior was a finalist this year for a Rhodes Scholarship
University of Wisconsin–Madison senior Sarah Almutawa was a finalist this year for a Rhodes Scholarship, one of the most prestigious and selective undergraduate academic honors in the world. By the end of this year’s awards process, more than 100 Rhodes Scholars will have been selected...
November 23, 2022
When Gen Z goes job hunting, doors open widest in these college towns
A new analysis by LinkedIn’s Economic graph team highlights the 15 U.S. metro areas with the largest percentages of Gen Zers — aged 25 and under. ...
November 23, 2022
New approach could push limits of immunotherapy for difficult-to-treat cancers
A recent study by researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison points toward a potential new approach for pushing the limits of immunotherapy, opening a door to more effective treatment of inoperable tumors and metastatic cancer....
November 22, 2022
These 15 Wisconsin Inno Fire Awards finalists are igniting the state’s tech scene
In its fifth year, the Wisconsin Inno Fire Awards honors individuals, companies and organizations across the state that are setting the technology ecosystem ablaze....
November 22, 2022
Businesses that used WEDC programs created $1.2 billion in new capital last year
New data released in the WEDC’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation Report for 2021 shows the millions of dollars being invested in Wisconsin businesses are having a measurable impact....
November 22, 2022
UW-Stout Assistant Professor Wheeler helps unlock a key to energy-efficient skyscrapers
“It is not obvious that replacing ordinary windows with ones that improve the thermal performance and adds PV generation to a building in New York City can add as much benefit as doing so in sunny Tucson, but that is exactly what we found,” Vincent...
November 21, 2022
From isotopes to internships, UW-Madison partnership energizes growing Wisconsin company
In late 2019, staff at NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes opened a package filled with radioactive materials. The delivery sparked an ongoing research collaboration with the University of Wisconsin-Madison that’s accelerating the company’s emergence into an increasingly important healthcare market....