UW–Madison Prepared for Possibility of Capitol Disruption
Source: UW News Federal law enforcement agencies have recently shared warnings about the possibility of weekend violence or disruption in state capitols across the country ahead of the Jan. 20 presidential inauguration. At this time, …
January 15, 2021UW Researchers Develop Tool to Equitably Distribute Limited Vaccines
Source: UW News The demand for COVID-19 vaccines continues to outpace supply, forcing public health officials to decide who should be first in line for a shot, even among those in the same pool of …
January 15, 2021First Employees and Students Receive COVID-19 Vaccine at University Health Services
Source: UW News This morning, University Health Services gave the very first shots of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to eligible employees and students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The vaccine is one of two in …
January 6, 2021Jenny Gumperz and Dana Baiu Win WARF Innovation Award!
Source: WARF Selected from more than 400 innovation disclosures, two University of Wisconsin-Madison teams working at the frontiers of cancer immunotherapy and bioengineering have taken top honors from WARF. The 2020 WARF Innovation Award winners …
December 9, 2020Undergraduate Emanuel Burgos (Mandel Lab) Selected as National Promega DOORS Scholarship Winner
Undergraduate Emanuel Burgos, from the Mandel Lab, was selected as one of the 10 national winners of the Promega DOORS Scholarship. The goal of Promega’s Diversification of Our Research Scientists (D.O.O.R.S) Scholarship is to recognize …
December 1, 2020New Antifungal Compound Discovered by David Andes and Colleagues
Source: UW News By combing the ocean for antimicrobials, scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have discovered a new antifungal compound that efficiently targets multi-drug-resistant strains of deadly fungi without toxic side effects in mice. …
November 30, 2020Requiring Basic Level of Health Care Coverage is Important for Healthy People and Communities
On Nov. 10, the United States Supreme Court is considering oral arguments in two cases related to the requirement that all Americans maintain health insurance coverage. The health impact of this straightforward governmental mandate is broad-reaching …
November 12, 2020Diversity Forum keynote: ‘We would be wise to honor the inherent dignity of all people’
October 29, 2020 By Doug Erickson Best-selling author Austin Channing Brown opened her UW–Madison-sponsored talk Wednesday by saying she learned early on that white people have a tendency to think their experiences are universal and …
October 29, 2020Employee Message: Looking Ahead to Thanksgiving and Beyond
English Español Hmoob བོད་སྐད Tibetan 中文 Chinese नेपाली Nepali The outstanding efforts of students, faculty and staff to follow public health protocols this semester have resulted in a reduced number of positive COVID-19 cases in …
October 15, 2020Drs. Jenny Gumperz and Nick Hess Awarded UWICTR Pilot Grant
Congratulations to Principal Investigator Jenny Gumperz, PhD, along with Co-PI Christian Capitini, MD, Department of Pediatrics, and Fellow Nicholas Hess, PhD, on the funding of their pilot grant entitled, “Uncovering Predictive Cellular Biomarkers of Graft-Versus-Host-Disease …
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