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![]() |  | Gradual reopening of research on campus continuesResearch continues to reopen on campus with a focus on expanding on-site research and scholarly activities while minimizing the risk of transmission of COVID-19 to our students, staff, faculty, and the larger Madison community. |
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![]() | | Reopening testing plan announcedTesting is key to identifying infection and keeping it from spreading. UW will implement a three-part testing plan. Go to this link and click on "Reopening testing plan" to learn more. |
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![]() | | COVID-19 positive or direct exposure protocol for UW–Madison research units and activitiesThe Smart Restart plan for the UW–Madison campus is under development and will be available soon. In the near term, this document was created to provide Chairs, Center Directors and other leaders of research units with a quick reference to use in cases of employee COVID-19 direct exposures or positive tests. When available, please refer to the Smart Restart web page for more comprehensive information |
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![]() | | PPE procurement messageTo help departments and labs obtain face coverings and other personal protective equipment (PPE) that remain in short supply, UW-Madison has launched a new, centralized process for procurement and distribution of some commonly requested supplies for use as specified in our COVID-19 return to campus guidance. |
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![]() | | Lonnie Berger to be associate vice chancellor in the social sciencesBerger replaces Nora Cate Schaeffer, professor of sociology, who has served in the interim role since August 2019. Schaeffer, who was associate chair of the sociology department from 1997 to 2001 and has been faculty director of the UW Survey Center since 2003, is retiring this summer. |
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![]() | | Biochemistry offers an example of success during the research restartThe halls of the Hector F. DeLuca Biochemistry buildings look a little different these days. They’re quiet, like much of campus, but slowly and surely seeing more activity than they have since the start of the pandemic. In late March, on-site access to campus was restricted to essential personnel. |
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![]() | | What do we know about COVID-19?Please let us know if you are publishing a paper or have a news item to share. Email your information to vcrge@research.wisc.edu. |
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![]() | | WSB’s Evan Polman Shares Insights on Consumer Behavior During COVID-19UW Now Livestream Series for alumni examines impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. |
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![]() | | American Family Funding Initiative AwardsNine teams of UW-Madison faculty and collaborators have been awarded nearly one million dollars through the American Family Funding Initiative for data science projects ranging from furthering third-wave artificial intelligence to supporting student entrepreneurship. |
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![]() | | The Innovate Network aims to coordinate and amplify startup initiatives on campusThe Innovate Network, coordinated by UW–Madison’s relatively new Discovery to Product, or D2P, program pulls together more than a dozen campus and campus-affiliated efforts. |
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![]() | | Global Health Institute grants fund projects across campusUW–Madison faculty, staff and graduate students plan to tackle challenges as diverse as indigenous philosophies for resilient food systems, cervical cancer screening, vitamins for children and tick-borne diseases with 25 new grants and awards from the UW-Madison Global Health Institute. |
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![]() | | Biotron celebrates storied history as it ends 50-year run as a research centerThe Biotron will end its run as a research center by the spring of 2021. Other UW labs and research cores are stepping up to fulfill requests to help continue the studies that previously could only be done at the Biotron. And it has been quite a run. |
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![]() | | UW Planetary Health Scholars’ flash talks look toward a healthy, sustainable future Spring 2020 UW Planetary Health Graduate Scholars were brought together to share ideas and inspired change. Chosen for their outstanding research into ways to improve the health of humans and the planet, their five minute mini-lectures describing their work are available now. |
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![]() | | How Will AI Change Your Field? Faculty RespondArtificial Intelligence. What is it and to what extent will it affect both the business world and our everyday lives? While there’s no single agreed-upon definition, AI is often described as the process of simulating or replicating human thought and interactions. |
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![]() | | What lies beneath: New method measures temperature within 3D objectsUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison engineers have made it possible to determine a 3D temperature profile within certain materials using a new technique they call depth thermography. |
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![]() | | Computational Modeling for Faster, Easier Separation of Liquid Product Mixtures: Q&A With Reid Van LehnIn a recent paper, GLBRC researcher Reid Van Lehn describes a computational approach to quickly select solvent systems to extract specific products in high yields, just by inputting the target products’ chemical structures. |
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