Nick Weaver
Wisconsin Ideas Newsletter: January 2018
Each month, UW–Madison shares stories from across campus capturing the Wisconsin Idea in action. The latest edition of our newsletter includes more hope for patients with NF1, a rare genetic disease. It includes a video …
As Wisconsin tries to lure young adults, UW-Madison researchers are helping explain why certain communities succeed
As a new ad campaign from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation tries to attract young adults to Wisconsin, a study by University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers explores 12 communities that are already maintaining or increasing the …
As influenza looms, Madison firm advances human trials of revolutionary vaccine
Amid predictions that this year’s flu vaccine will offer limited protection, medical researchers are renewing their focus on a universal flu vaccine. A universal flu vaccine would offer more broad protection than today’s vaccines, which …
Radar adds technological twist to age-old cranberry counting process
It’s a quintessential cranberry scene: Thigh-deep in a flooded bog full of millions of floating berries, two farmers extol the merits of products made from the tart red fruit. Most of the year, however, the …
Wisconsin corridor turns testbed for connected vehicle technology
In an ambulance rushing a heart attack victim to the hospital, every second counts. If the ambulance and traffic signals could work together to clear traffic, the time saved could be a life-saver. The …
Wisconsin teachers converge on Madison in search of antibiotics
Instructors from eight UW System schools and more than a dozen other colleges and universities are taking a week out of their January break to meet in Madison in search of a crucial discovery — …
Intro engineering class at UW-Madison prepares a unique type of future grad
College of Engineering design class challenges students to look towards real-word applications early in their college experience. Learn why that is a benefit.
Projects on display as engineering prototyping class wets feet, whets appetites
David Tenenbaum| University Communications A retracting pacifier to ease a toddler sometimes-difficult “weaning” process. A medicine box for a motorcycle that transports health workers to remote villages in Uganda. And a toy car adapted for …
UW–Madison researchers explore the future of bioenergy crops in Wisconsin
Corn grows on four million acres of Wisconsin farmland, and while it is an important source of food and fuel, UW–Madison researchers are investigating ways to limit the negative impacts corn can have on Wisconsin’s …