Preparing classrooms for students’ return
University of Wisconsin Madison classrooms, common spaces and other areas are being prepared for fall with the safety of students, faculty and staff in mind....
10 August, 2020
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Flipping The Mentoring Dynamic
Reverse mentoring may not yet be formally practiced in Greater Madison, but the benefits of more seasoned execs learning from younger workers are hard to deny....
07 August, 2020
Simpler COVID-19 test could provide results in hours from saliva
Volunteers at four sites in Madison are being tested for the virus that causes COVID-19 by spitting in a vial, which may prove faster, cheaper and less complicated than other common tests, according to University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers....
06 August, 2020
Q&A: UW’s Jonathan Temte on status of a coronavirus vaccine and how it will be distributed
If anyone in Wisconsin was poised to play a part in the coronavirus pandemic, it was Jonathan Temte....
02 August, 2020
CHAMBER ANNOUNCES 2020 PRESSURE CHAMBER FINALISTS
Today the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce announced the five finalists competing in this year’s Pressure Chamber startup initiative, which returns Aug. 14 during Forward Festival, an eight-day celebration of entrepreneurship and innovation in Madison....
30 July, 2020
CHANCELLOR BLANK: SUMMER UPDATE ON SMART RESTART PLANS
As a premier residential university, we believe deeply in the value of face-to-face instruction. We are doing everything we can to reduce health risks for students, staff and faculty. Our plans are informed by the latest science and public health information....
28 July, 2020
Can oral and nasal antiseptic prevent COVID-19?
A new prevention research study at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health looking at whether commonly used oral and nasal antiseptic (in addition to personal protective equipment and hand hygiene) can help prevent COVID-19 infections in frontline healthcare workers....
28 July, 2020
InsideWis: Pushing the boundaries of the ‘Endless Frontier’ in science
The nation and the world have been severely tested in different ways in 2020, underscoring a need to invest in research and development for a safer, stronger future. The “Endless Frontier Act,” introduced in Congress by a bipartisan group that includes U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher,...
23 July, 2020
New shield couples COVID-19 protection with a clear view of the face
The team that developed the Badger Shield in a flash to meet the needs of hospitals, nursing homes and schools has created a new version - Badger Shield+...
22 July, 2020
Grad student helping organize PPE production, COVID response in developing countries
During three months at the Engineers Without Borders office in Joyabaj in Guatemala’s Western Highlands in the summer of 2018—amid working on infrastructure projects and interacting with the local community and government—Alcock found the career inspiration she had been missing....
22 July, 2020
Detailed view of viral replication machinery lends new insights into infection
Paul Ahlquist: “Cryo-EM has recently gone through a quantum leap in its capabilities. In this study our research group combined multiple advances to greatly improve sample preparation, image acquisition and image processing, and to map the position of specific protein domains in the complex.”...
21 July, 2020
Research On Personalized Medicine May Help COVID-19 Treatments
A nationwide research project to advance personalized medicine could end up playing a role in the development of COVID-19 treatments, the project's leaders in Wisconsin say, and even address racial disparities in outcomes among coronavirus patients....
20 July, 2020
UW–Madison establishes free, campus-wide COVID-19 testing to support campus reopening
By the beginning of the fall semester on September 2, UW–Madison will offer no-cost testing to all students, faculty and staff, with some testing set to begin in early August....
17 July, 2020
Focus Forward Podcast Ep 5: The Power of a Tech Ecosystem with Aaron Olver
WEDC Secretary and CEO Missy Hughes speaks with Olver about the state’s technology ecosystem and how it remains successful during a pandemic....
16 July, 2020
Masks mandatory inside all UW campus buildings this fall
Students and employees on University of Wisconsin campuses this fall must wear a face covering in classrooms and other indoor public spaces....
10 July, 2020
Alumni Webinar Series: The Entrepreneur’s Playbook
Dan Olszewski and Singari Seshadri provide advice and practical approaches to help entrepreneurs and small business owners survive the current environment and position their company to thrive in the future....
09 July, 2020
Podcast: Developing Future Leaders of Family-Owned Businesses, with Jim Hartlieb
Family-owned businesses are unique in that the mantle of leadership is most often passed down from one generation to the next rather than passed along to an executive who has come in from outside the company....
07 July, 2020
Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce: Accepting applications for seventh annual Pressure Chamber competition
The Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce announced today it is accepting applications for this year’s Pressure Chamber startup initiative, which returns Aug. 13 during Forward Festival....
07 July, 2020
UW-Madison labs slowly reopening, but scientists fear virus’ ripple effects on research
UW-Madison began opening up some labs in June, adding about 2,000 researchers on top of the roughly 2,000 who worked through the pandemic. The university moved Thursday into its “second phase” of rebooting research....
06 July, 2020
Full recovery from pandemic will take more than 2 years in Wisconsin, WEDC says
According to WEDC report, it will take slightly more than two years for Wisconsin and the U.S. to recover to the pre-Covid-19 level of employment....
01 July, 2020
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