Research in the News
New nanoparticles aid sepsis treatment in mice
In new research published in the journal Nature Nanotechnology this month, the lab of Shaoqin “Sarah” Gong, a professor with the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, reported a new nanoparticle-based treatment that delivers anti-inflammatory molecules and antibiotics.
Faculty receive WARF Named Professorships, Kellett Fellowships, and Romnes Awards
Thirty-two members of the University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty have been awarded fellowships from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education for 2022-23. The awardees span the four divisions on campus: arts and humanities, physical sciences, social sciences and biological sciences. “These awards provide an opportunity for campus to recognize our outstanding faculty,” says Steve Ackerman, vice chancellor for research and graduate education. “They highlight faculty efforts to support the research, teaching, outreach and public service missions of the university.”
The search for life on Venus
“We are trying to make the case for exploring Venus and to inspire and inform future missions to collect in situ data with satellites,” says Sanjay Limaye, UW–Madison Space Science and Engineering Center scientist and co-author of a recent collection of papers on Venus that he hopes will do just that.
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"Wisconsin's Role in Earth Imaging from Geostationary Orbit, 1966-2022" Tim Schmit and Jean Phillips, NOAA and CIMSS
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"Witnessing the Formation of Planets" by Prof. Ke Zhang7:00 pm, UW Space Place, 2300 S. Park St. (lower level of the Atrium)
September
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Presented by the UW–Madison Institute on Aging8:00 am, Gordon Dining and Event Center
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