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....
Twenty-eight entries representing sectors as broad as health technologies and innovations in products or services are competing in the finalist round of the 17th annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest. “It will be young companies such as those advancing in this year’s contest that will...
A COVID-19 patient at UW Hospital has received the first transfusion of plasma from a local patient who donated it since recovering from the disease....
Stadiums around the country joined the #LightItBlue campaign to support health care and essential workers around the world....
By early next week, proteins from the blood of people who have recovered from COVID-19 could be helping patients at UW Hospital fight their infections....
Jeffrey Kluever, a 64-year-old from Wisconsin Lake Country, fought and beat COVID-19 and now hopes to donate his plasma for use in patients who are still sick with the disease....
“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....