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Professor Francis Halzen wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics

Nobel Prize in Physics: UW–Madison Professor Francis Halzen

Quantum, fusion and AI stand out during DOE leader’s campus visit

2027 Bassam Z. Shakhashiri Public Science Engagement Award

Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation announces 2026 investment in research at UW–Madison

The U.S. National Science Foundation renews NSF IceCube operation and maintenance contract

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n the late 1950s, Kay Emerson became the first person in Wisconsin to be successfully treated for phenylketonuria (PKU), a rare metabolic condition that can cause severe intellectual and developmental disability if left untreated. She was treated by Harry Waisman, MD, PhD, who was a renowned PKU researcher and physician and who the Waisman Center is named after. He advocated to add PKU to the Newborn Screening Panel in Wisconsin.

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