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Fall Competition aims to set standard for research excellence

August 12, 2014

UW–Madison researchers are being encouraged to apply for competitive funding through the Fall Competition sponsored by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education (VCRGE). Read More

Eight professors receive Romnes Faculty Fellowships

June 3, 2014

Eight promising young members of the UW–Madison faculty have been honored with Romnes Faculty Fellowships. Read More

WARF holds Discovery Challenge spring event

May 8, 2014

The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) is holding the third annual Discovery Challenge, a research competition for UW–Madison graduate students and postdoctoral researchers from all departments and fields of study. Read More

Made-in-Wisconsin atom probe assisted dating of oldest piece of earth

April 17, 2014

It's a scientific axiom: big claims require extra-solid evidence. So there were skeptics in 2001 when University of Wisconsin–Madison geoscience professor John Valley dated an ancient crystal found in Australia to 4.4 billion years ago. The date, after all, was only 100 million years after Earth started to solidify from a ball of molten rock. Read More

Kellett Mid-Career Awards honor 10 UW–Madison professors

April 17, 2014

Ten noteworthy University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty members have been named Kellett Mid-Career Award winners this year. Read More

Startup focuses on reliable, efficient cooling for computer servers

March 20, 2014

In a dark, windy room on the top floor of Engineering Hall on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus, racks of computers are processing information for a college that relies, like all technical fields, on massive computing power. The noise comes from multiple fans located inside each computer case and from the large air conditioner that drives currents through the room to remove waste heat from the processors. Read More

Renewable chemical ready for biofuels scale-up

January 16, 2014

Using a plant-derived chemical, University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers have developed a process for creating a concentrated stream of sugars that’s ripe with possibility for biofuels. Read More

New leaders seek to build partnerships that will help university technologies flourish

January 13, 2014

A new executive director and a new board chair at WiSys Technology Foundation intend to forge strong relationships throughout the UW System and statewide business community to advance the commercial potential of campus innovations. Read More

Program dedicated to making a difference for minority and women entrepreneurs

December 12, 2013

UpStart, a new program designed to help aspiring minority and women entrepreneurs launch successful businesses, is being offered by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation in collaboration with the University of Wisconsin–Madison Small Business Development Center and area professionals with expertise in fields such as accounting, sales and marketing. Read More

New advocacy group focuses on kick-starting UW business creation

December 3, 2013

A newly-launched advocacy group is aiming to increase the number and success rate of start-up ventures stemming from University of Wisconsin–Madison ideas, building on the renewed commitment in 2013 to campus innovation. Read More

WARF Innovation Award winners offer a better oat, infection disrupter

October 18, 2013

A new oat offering tasty ways to lower cholesterol and compounds capable of disrupting serious bacterial infections earned top honors in this year's Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation Innovation Awards program. Read More

WARF’s Bremer remembered as technology transfer legend

October 12, 2013

Sustained by a passion to improve people's lives, Howard Bremer's enduring commitment to innovation fueled his work and his life. Bremer, 90, a WWII U.S. Navy veteran and patent attorney with degrees in law and chemical engineering from the University of Wisconsin–Madison passed away Friday, ending a remarkable career at the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation that spanned 53 years. Read More

Tasty Solution: Better beverages for people who have trouble swallowing

August 23, 2013

After having a stroke in 2008, Jan Blume lost the ability to swallow for two full years. As she slowly regained that vital function, she faced a new challenge: drinking the thickened beverages that are recommended for people with swallowing problems, or dysphagia. She found the drinks almost intolerable. Read More

Recent sightings: Baldwin talks tech

August 9, 2013

U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin meets with UW–Madison researchers and representatives from Isomark, a company commercializing a Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation-licensed technology to detect patient infections sooner than is currently possible. Read More