May UW–Madison Research News Round Up
From Milwaukee to Marinette, local partnerships power real solutions
From Milwaukee to Marinette, local partnerships power real solutions
UW–Madison breaks ground on long-anticipated engineering center
On Thursday, April 17, a crowd of several hundred students, staff, faculty, university leaders, alumni and dignitaries kicked off construction of the University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Engineering’s new building at a ceremonial groundbreaking event.
The 395,000-square-foot Phillip A. Levy Engineering Center — named by brothers and UW–Madison alumni Marvin and Jeffrey Levy in memory of their elder brother and alumnus, Phil — will occupy a prominent 2.5-acre site in the heart of the engineering campus.
UW–Madison breaks ground on long-anticipated engineering center
App under development at UW could make it easier, more affordable to ‘age in place’
University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers are using augmented reality to make the homes of older adults safer. Their innovation will not only streamline a sometimes clunky process but also support a more affordable and community-based approach that can reach more people.
It’s an urgent issue: Older adults in Wisconsin have the greatest chance of death after a fall. And as people live longer and healthier lives, the number of older adults in the U.S. is growing quickly. It’s estimated that, within the next decade, one out of every three households in America will be headed by someone 65 or older.
App under development at UW could make it easier, more affordable to ‘age in place’
Wisconsin School of Business
Marketing in the Age of AI: Insights From Former Google Director Matt Seitz
Professor Jan Heide’s Research Featured in Harvard Business Review
What Do Our Clothes Communicate to Others? More Than We Might Think.
School of Pharmacy
The Analytical Scientist speaks with Dr. Lingjun Li, School of Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences Professor, about the future of precision medicine in this Q&A: https://theanalyticalscientist.com/fields-applications/precision-medicine-2050-with-lingjun-li
Research Shout-Out: In a “Three Questions with the Chancellor” video, UW Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin shares the School of Pharmacy research that has caught her eye.Watch the video to learn what’s intriguing about Dr. Heather Barker’s research
Behind the Scenes in a Nanotech Lab: From developing an inhalable nanomedicine to creating a liquid biopsy system to track cancerous circulating tumor cells, School of Pharamcy Professor Seungpyo Hong’s lab is a bustling center of research activity. Get a peek at what this impactful work at the interface of materials science, biology, and nanotechnology looks like in this photo essay.
School of Pharmacy Assistant Professor Quanyin Hu is developing a two-step system to stop triple-negative breast cancer tumors in their tracks. Learn how the system will empower the immune system and make cancer drugs more effective
Less than 15% of children with pediatric glioblastoma multiforme live longer than five years. School of Pharmacy Assistant Professor Quanyin Hu aims to improve outcomes with a cancer-killing hydrogel. Learn how the gel addresses the main factor driving the disease’s low survival rate
Why is cocaine so addictive, and why are treatments so ineffective? A new study by Professor Lingjun Li finds that cocaine’s impact on the brain goes far beyond dopamine. Learn how neuropeptides could pave the way for new therapies for cocaine dependence
Med Wise Rx, developed by School of Pharmacy Professors Beth Martin and Betty Chewning, is empowering older adults in 14 Wisconsin counties — and counting — to advocate for themselves to better understand their medications. Learn how they’re putting power in patients’ hands and how alums are helping
Epilepsy can be challenging to treat. What resolves one patient’s symptoms might do nothing for another patient. That’s what motivates School of Pharmacy Professor Barry Gidal in his research and clinical practice. Learn how he’s leading the field of epilepsy research