“The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has called on the Small Business Development Center networks throughout the country to really be their boots on the ground in local areas for all the information that’s coming out regarding the legislation that provides assistance,” says Michelle Somes-Booher,...
“The shields are critical to UW Health’s ability to keep caregivers safe while treating COVID-19 patients,” says Bob Scheuer, UW Health’s director of materials management. Scheuer expressed gratitude for the many offers of help from UW–Madison faculty and students, as well as the surrounding community....
An international collaboration of virologists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the vaccine companies FluGen and Bharat Biotech has begun the development and testing of a unique vaccine against COVID-19 called CoroFlu....
The Wisconsin Film Festival (WFF), in partnership with Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin, is thrilled to announce “Stay at Home with Wisconsin’s Own.” Beginning April 2, 2020, the Wisconsin Film Festival will premiere one Wisconsin’s Own short film per day via the WFF YouTube channel....
For Tyler Vermey, a crazy cross-country trip that included the aftermath of an earthquake and a raging blizzard was just the beginning of his role in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic....
As a result of the recent COVID-19 pandemic, many folks have lost their job and are looking for new short and long term employment. If you are hiring, please consider posting an opportunity here and using this list of local candidates....
The Wisconsin Partnership Program has released the COVID-19 response request for proposals (RfP) to support innovative, promising strategies that aim to lessen the health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in Wisconsin....
In an effort to contain the spread of COVID-19, UW Health’s Emergency Department uses negative air pressure rooms to limit the risk of exposure. Originally, the main Emergency Department at University Hospital had five negative air pressure rooms but facilities crews worked last week to...
Early last week, Lennon Rodgers, director of the Engineering Design Innovation Lab at University of Wisconsin-Madison, got an urgent email from the university’s hospital. Could his lab make 1,000 face shields to protect staff testing and treating Covid-19 patients?...
Business operators with questions about community response efforts and business assistance for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have a new resource in the form of a virtual portal that was launched March 19 by the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce....
Adel Talaat is one of several scientists at the UW studying the new coronavirus to better understand how it harms people and to try to control it with treatments or vaccines. As the outbreak continues to grow in the U.S. and elsewhere, dramatically curbing daily...
Jenna Scheffert, "The Wisconsin School of Business fosters a place of comfort and a feeling of home while studying on a campus with 40,000 other students. Whether it’s faculty members, professors, or students, everyone supports the collaborative environment and strives to help each other by...