</noscript> <!-- End Google Tag Manager (noscript) --> <a class="show-on-focus" href="#main" id="skip-link">Skip to main content</a> <div class="uw-global-bar" role="navigation"> <a class="uw-global-name-link" href="http://www.wisc.edu">U<span>niversity <span class="uw-of">of</span> </span>W<span>isconsin</span>–Madison</a> </div> <header id="branding" class="uw-header "> <div class="uw-header-container"> <div class="uw-header-crest-title"> <div class="uw-header-crest"> <a href="https://impact.wisc.edu" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" rel="home"><img class="uw-crest-svg" src="https://impact.wisc.edu/content/themes/impact.wisc.edu/images/uw-crest.svg" alt="Link to University of Wisconsin-Madison home page"></a> </div> <div class="uw-title-tagline"> <div id="site-title" class="uw-site-title"> <a href="/" rel="home">State Impact</a> </div> </div> <div class="uw-header-cta"> <a href="https://go.wisc.edu/getinvolved25" class="uw-button uw-button-red uw-button-get-involved">Get involved</a> </div> </div> </div> </header> <main class="uw-pad-t-l uw-pad-b-xl" id="main"> <div class="stories"> <h1>Stories</h1> <div id="stories-json" data-stories='[{"post":{"id":1399,"ID":1399,"object_type":"post","ImageClass":"Timber\\Image","PostClass":"Timber\\Post","TermClass":"Timber\\Term","custom":{"_edit_lock":"1738698781:19","_edit_last":"19","_wp_page_template":"story-builder.php","news_url":"","_news_url":"field_58121c41f00cb","related_posts_display_options_display_featured_images":"0","_related_posts_display_options_display_featured_images":"field_610ac3a479716","related_posts_display_options_display_publish_dates":"0","_related_posts_display_options_display_publish_dates":"field_610ac40979717","related_posts_display_options_display_excerpts":"0","_related_posts_display_options_display_excerpts":"field_610ac42a79718","related_posts_display_options":"","_related_posts_display_options":"field_610ac38479715","related_posts":"","_related_posts":"field_610b0aa4cc610","theme":"light","_theme":"field_5a9483f135e34","css_body_class":"","_css_body_class":"field_5a9973049d8fc","include_social_sharing_icons":"0","_include_social_sharing_icons":"field_5a945d70bdddc","include_back_to_top_button":"1","_include_back_to_top_button":"field_5c07fd1012965","category":"UW Innovation","_category":"field_67574386474f4","subtitle":"Collaboration from seed to harvest makes Wisconsin an industry leader","_subtitle":"field_67574396474f5","hero_type":"image","_hero_type":"field_5a6f7e2eff3da","hero_superhead":"One Wisconsin. 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Photos by Bryce Richter and Jeff Miller.","_hero_byline":"field_5a71fd0b48dc8","hero_scroll_arrow":"0","_hero_scroll_arrow":"field_5a70a2147713d","hero_action_hook":"","_hero_action_hook":"field_5a71f56ad494a","hero_breakpoint":"","_hero_breakpoint":"field_5a99badaa7286","story_row_0_settings_open_row_settings":"0","_story_row_0_settings_open_row_settings":"field_5a6f6479b2162_field_5a6f664eb5b39","story_row_0_text":"Andy Diercks, a fourth-generation potato farmer from the small village of Coloma in central Wisconsin, is blunt about the difficult realities facing family-owned farms today.\r\n\r\n\u201cThere are days when the choices aren\u2019t always good, and you\u2019re making the least bad choice,\u201d he says. \u201cBut we\u2019ve survived well. I\u2019m proud of what we do here.\u201d\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1420\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1420\" src=\"https:\/\/impact.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Common-Ground-Coloma-Farm-2024-10-16BR-0859-e1738070434213-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"A wooden roadside sign reads Coloma Farms Inc.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/> The Diercks family has been farming in central Wisconsin for four generations.[\/caption]\r\n\r\nFor decades, Diercks\u2019s family and farmers across the state have worked closely with vegetable researchers at the University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison to ensure a healthy harvest, from the initial seed supply to disease prevention and management.\r\n\r\nAmanda Gevens, a UW\u2013Madison Extension specialist and the department chair of plant pathology, knows all too well the high stakes for Wisconsin farms. She arrived at the UW in July 2009 \u2014 the same month that a late blight epidemic hit the state for the first time in nearly a decade. Gevens had to learn how to relay critical information to farmers in a timely, useful manner so that they could take action against the debilitating plant disease.\r\n\r\n\u201cThe intervention that you recommend can save the return for that crop,\u201d says Gevens. \u201cAnd for very large acreage, that can be in the millions of dollars.\u201d","_story_row_0_text":"field_5a6a3c5e020e9","story_row":["text_block_row","media_copy_2-up","text_block_row","media_copy_2-up","text_block_row"],"_story_row":"field_5a6a3580d2174","meta_title":"","_meta_title":"field_606b4b3951ae9","meta_image":"","_meta_image":"field_606b4b9451aea","meta_description":"","_meta_description":"field_606b4c3a51aeb","twitter_card_type":"summary","_twitter_card_type":"field_606b4f0551aed","custom_meta_tags":"","_custom_meta_tags":"field_606b49c55380d","uw_show_featured_image_on_post":"0","story_row_1_settings_open_row_settings":"0","_story_row_1_settings_open_row_settings":"field_5a6f6f69dee25_field_5a6f664eb5b39","story_row_1_media_alignment":"left","_story_row_1_media_alignment":"field_5a6f569e30679","story_row_1_full_w_overlay_text":"1","_story_row_1_full_w_overlay_text":"field_5a8f2410306df","story_row_1_screen_tint":"dark","_story_row_1_screen_tint":"field_5a95a2e2b71b7","story_row_1_screen_tint_color":"#000000","_story_row_1_screen_tint_color":"field_5acb84b8b6ced","story_row_1_screen_tint_value":"0.7","_story_row_1_screen_tint_value":"field_5ac7b5ae93b25","story_row_1_full_bleed":"1","_story_row_1_full_bleed":"field_5a8f2471306e0","story_row_1_parallax":"1","_story_row_1_parallax":"field_5aa7ef7a3a88f","story_row_1_photo_or_video":"photo","_story_row_1_photo_or_video":"field_5a7213c4f14a4","story_row_1_photo":"1402","_story_row_1_photo":"field_5a6f56e73067a","story_row_1_preserve_ar":"0","_story_row_1_preserve_ar":"field_5a9871bb08c26","story_row_1_text_block":"<h2>Delivering vital crop management tools: 'I think every grower is using them.'<\/h2>\r\nOne of Gevens's important communication tools is Blitecast, UW\u2019s weather-based data model that calculates a daily risk value (from zero to four) for late blight based on rainfall and temperature. Once the accumulated risk value reaches 18, it means that the environmental conditions are favorable to late blight \u2014 signaling to farmers that it\u2019s time to spray fungicides. The online tool both helps to prevent late blight and preserves a farm\u2019s precious resources by not over-spraying.\r\n\r\nSome farmers religiously check every day, while others wait for Gevens\u2019s weekly e-newsletter, <i><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm;\">Vegetable Crop Update<\/span><\/i>. A September issue announcing the latest Blitecast readings reported an isolated case of blight in a tomato sample from southwestern Wisconsin, and provided a list of recommended fungicides. It also noted the UW\u2019s free services for late blight testing and disease strain typing.\r\n\r\n\u201cThese tools are the basis for starting our blight programs and our primary source for disease pressure regionally,\u201d Diercks says. \u201cI think every grower is using them.\u201d","_story_row_1_text_block":"field_5a6f56fc3067b","story_row_3_caption_placement":"outset","_story_row_3_caption_placement":"field_5a70ee013a4d3","story_row_3_use_extended_caption":"0","_story_row_3_use_extended_caption":"field_5a95afc9e65a6","story_row_3_caption_text":"Potato cultivars (red, russet and purple) used in research by the Wisconsin Seed Potato Certification Program (WSPCP) are housed in test tubes inside an environmentally-controlled growth room at the Biotron Laboratory at UW\u2013Madison.","_story_row_3_caption_text":"field_5a70ee493a4d4","story_row_3_byline":"Photo: Bryce Richter","_story_row_3_byline":"field_5a73a63d42505","story_row_4_caption_placement":"outset","_story_row_4_caption_placement":"field_5a70ee013a4d3","story_row_4_use_extended_caption":"0","_story_row_4_use_extended_caption":"field_5a95afc9e65a6","story_row_4_caption_text":"","_story_row_4_caption_text":"field_5a70ee493a4d4","story_row_4_byline":"","_story_row_4_byline":"field_5a73a63d42505","story_row_2_settings_open_row_settings":"0","_story_row_2_settings_open_row_settings":"field_5a6f6479b2162_field_5a6f664eb5b39","story_row_2_text":"<h2>Tackling the disease triangle<\/h2>\r\nUW researchers are tackling the entire \u201cdisease triangle:\u201d the environment (tracked by Blitecast), the pathogen (diagnosed and managed through testing), and the host \u2014 that is, the health of the seed. Since 1913, UW\u2013Madison has overseen the Wisconsin Seed Potato Certification Program. The university maintains the state\u2019s potato tissue culture, storing the tiny plantlets of potatoes that seed future commercial production. The year-long inspection process covers the entire growing cycle and even involves shipping seed potatoes to Hawaii during the winter months to continue to observe their health and quality.","_story_row_2_text":"field_5a6a3c5e020e9","story_row_3_settings_open_row_settings":"1","_story_row_3_settings_open_row_settings":"field_5a6f6f69dee25_field_5a6f664eb5b39","story_row_3_media_alignment":"right","_story_row_3_media_alignment":"field_5a6f569e30679","story_row_3_full_w_overlay_text":"1","_story_row_3_full_w_overlay_text":"field_5a8f2410306df","story_row_3_screen_tint":"dark","_story_row_3_screen_tint":"field_5a95a2e2b71b7","story_row_3_screen_tint_color":"#000000","_story_row_3_screen_tint_color":"field_5acb84b8b6ced","story_row_3_screen_tint_value":"0.7","_story_row_3_screen_tint_value":"field_5ac7b5ae93b25","story_row_3_full_bleed":"1","_story_row_3_full_bleed":"field_5a8f2471306e0","story_row_3_parallax":"1","_story_row_3_parallax":"field_5aa7ef7a3a88f","story_row_3_photo_or_video":"photo","_story_row_3_photo_or_video":"field_5a7213c4f14a4","story_row_3_photo":"1521","_story_row_3_photo":"field_5a6f56e73067a","story_row_3_preserve_ar":"1","_story_row_3_preserve_ar":"field_5a9871bb08c26","story_row_3_text_block":"UW\u2013Madison's program has become a model for other states, and Wisconsin farmers have come to trust implicitly the health and productivity of the seed supply.","_story_row_3_text_block":"field_5a6f56fc3067b","story_row_5_caption_placement":"outset","_story_row_5_caption_placement":"field_5a70ee013a4d3","story_row_5_use_extended_caption":"0","_story_row_5_use_extended_caption":"field_5a95afc9e65a6","story_row_5_caption_text":"Taking part in a statewide outreach commercial filming, Coloma Potato Farms owner Andy Diercks (left) talks with Amanda Gevens (right), professor of plant pathology at UW\u2013Madison.","_story_row_5_caption_text":"field_5a70ee493a4d4","story_row_5_byline":"Photo: Bryce Richter","_story_row_5_byline":"field_5a73a63d42505","story_row_6_caption_placement":"outset","_story_row_6_caption_placement":"field_5a70ee013a4d3","story_row_6_use_extended_caption":"0","_story_row_6_use_extended_caption":"field_5a95afc9e65a6","story_row_6_caption_text":"Taking part in a statewide outreach commercial filming, Coloma Potato Farms owner Andy Diercks (left) talks with Amanda Gevens (right), professor of plant pathology at UW\u2013Madison.","_story_row_6_caption_text":"field_5a70ee493a4d4","story_row_6_byline":"Photo: Bryce Richter","_story_row_6_byline":"field_5a73a63d42505","_thumbnail_id":"1400","hero_cover":"1","_hero_cover":"field_5a6f7f87ff3e1","hero_media_anchor_point":"center","_hero_media_anchor_point":"field_5a6f7fb9ff3e2","story_row_3_caption":"","_story_row_3_caption":"field_5a70f1576a5bd","story_row_3_settings_hide":"0","_story_row_3_settings_hide":"field_5a6f6f69dee25_field_5ea4605ca31b3","story_row_3_settings_background_color":"","_story_row_3_settings_background_color":"field_5a6f6f69dee25_field_5a6f642bea54b","story_row_3_settings_background_image":"","_story_row_3_settings_background_image":"field_5a6f6f69dee25_field_5a6f65461f0f3","story_row_3_settings_text_color":"","_story_row_3_settings_text_color":"field_5a6f6f69dee25_field_5a6f65571f0f4","story_row_3_settings_padding_top":"","_story_row_3_settings_padding_top":"field_5a6f6f69dee25_field_5a6f65671f0f5","story_row_3_settings_padding_bottom":"","_story_row_3_settings_padding_bottom":"field_5a6f6f69dee25_field_5a6f65901f0f6","story_row_3_settings_max_width":"","_story_row_3_settings_max_width":"field_5a6f6f69dee25_field_5a9980c43d8bc","story_row_3_settings_css_class":"","_story_row_3_settings_css_class":"field_5a6f6f69dee25_field_5a8efd2db4a67","story_row_4_settings_open_row_settings":"0","_story_row_4_settings_open_row_settings":"field_5a6f6479b2162_field_5a6f664eb5b39","story_row_4_text":"<h2>'It\u2019s a great relationship.'<\/h2>\r\n\r\nDiercks, who graduated from UW in 1993 with a degree in agricultural engineering, operates Coloma Farms alongside his father, Steve. The farm spans 2,700 acres and is a supplier to McCain Foods, the world\u2019s largest manufacturer of frozen potato products. The Diercks family has long collaborated with UW researchers to implement more productive and sustainable practices, and they routinely return the favor by opening their farm to the university for education and research projects.\r\n\r\n\u201cThey\u2019re not afraid to ask us to change, and we don\u2019t have any problem asking why they\u2019re trying to get us to make some of the changes,\u201d Diercks says. \u201cIt\u2019s a great relationship. It\u2019s frankly one of the main reasons I've stayed in the farm.\u201d\r\n\r\nThe close partnership between UW researchers and Wisconsin farmers is also leading to promising innovations. Gevens\u2019s lab is developing a tool that uses aerial imaging from aircraft and satellites to evaluate the health of crops in the ground.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe\u2019ve developed some models that tell us when the crop has late blight or early blight. We can identify disease in the plant before it\u2019s showing symptoms. We\u2019ve never before been able to do that,\u201d Gevens says. \u201cWe think it will help give better information to the farmers in advance of disease.\u201d\r\n\r\nHer team is also testing the use of UV light \u2014\u00a0\u201calmost like dosing using a chemical,\u201d she says \u2014 to treat disease while potatoes are in long-term storage.\r\n\r\nGevens grew up working on a small vegetable farm in New York and interacting with agents from the Cornell Cooperative Extension. So it\u2019s no wonder that she feels right at home in her current career and alongside dedicated farmers like Diercks.\r\n\r\n\u201cThe research team \u2014 they\u2019re just really good people,\u201d Diercks says. \u201cWe know them socially. They have beers with us at the end of the day. They\u2019re friends. And they\u2019re willing to get out of Madison and grab samples, walk around in the field, get their feet and hands dirty.\u201d\r\n\r\nThat commitment, he adds, makes them \u201cthe best potato research team in the country. And we\u2019re really proud of that.\u201d","_story_row_4_text":"field_5a6a3c5e020e9","_oembed_8979499a81a442b91e2f133c90dd45fd":"<iframe title=\"One Wisconsin. On Wisconsin: UW\u2013Madison and potato farmers work together for healthy harvests\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1047638519?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media\"><\/iframe>","_oembed_time_8979499a81a442b91e2f133c90dd45fd":"1738695448"},"post_author":"19","post_content":" Andy Diercks, a fourth-generation potato farmer from the small village of Coloma in central Wisconsin, is blunt about the difficult realities facing family-owned farms today.\r\n\r\n\u201cThere are days when the choices aren\u2019t always good, and you\u2019re making the least bad choice,\u201d he says. \u201cBut we\u2019ve survived well. I\u2019m proud of what we do here.\u201d\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1420\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1420\" src=\"https:\/\/impact.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Common-Ground-Coloma-Farm-2024-10-16BR-0859-e1738070434213-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"A wooden roadside sign reads Coloma Farms Inc.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/> The Diercks family has been farming in central Wisconsin for four generations.[\/caption]\r\n\r\nFor decades, Diercks\u2019s family and farmers across the state have worked closely with vegetable researchers at the University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison to ensure a healthy harvest, from the initial seed supply to disease prevention and management.\r\n\r\nAmanda Gevens, a UW\u2013Madison Extension specialist and the department chair of plant pathology, knows all too well the high stakes for Wisconsin farms. She arrived at the UW in July 2009 \u2014 the same month that a late blight epidemic hit the state for the first time in nearly a decade. Gevens had to learn how to relay critical information to farmers in a timely, useful manner so that they could take action against the debilitating plant disease.\r\n\r\n\u201cThe intervention that you recommend can save the return for that crop,\u201d says Gevens. \u201cAnd for very large acreage, that can be in the millions of dollars.\u201d <h2>Tackling the disease triangle<\/h2>\r\nUW researchers are tackling the entire \u201cdisease triangle:\u201d the environment (tracked by Blitecast), the pathogen (diagnosed and managed through testing), and the host \u2014 that is, the health of the seed. Since 1913, UW\u2013Madison has overseen the Wisconsin Seed Potato Certification Program. The university maintains the state\u2019s potato tissue culture, storing the tiny plantlets of potatoes that seed future commercial production. The year-long inspection process covers the entire growing cycle and even involves shipping seed potatoes to Hawaii during the winter months to continue to observe their health and quality. <h2>'It\u2019s a great relationship.'<\/h2>\r\n\r\nDiercks, who graduated from UW in 1993 with a degree in agricultural engineering, operates Coloma Farms alongside his father, Steve. The farm spans 2,700 acres and is a supplier to McCain Foods, the world\u2019s largest manufacturer of frozen potato products. The Diercks family has long collaborated with UW researchers to implement more productive and sustainable practices, and they routinely return the favor by opening their farm to the university for education and research projects.\r\n\r\n\u201cThey\u2019re not afraid to ask us to change, and we don\u2019t have any problem asking why they\u2019re trying to get us to make some of the changes,\u201d Diercks says. \u201cIt\u2019s a great relationship. It\u2019s frankly one of the main reasons I've stayed in the farm.\u201d\r\n\r\nThe close partnership between UW researchers and Wisconsin farmers is also leading to promising innovations. Gevens\u2019s lab is developing a tool that uses aerial imaging from aircraft and satellites to evaluate the health of crops in the ground.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe\u2019ve developed some models that tell us when the crop has late blight or early blight. We can identify disease in the plant before it\u2019s showing symptoms. We\u2019ve never before been able to do that,\u201d Gevens says. \u201cWe think it will help give better information to the farmers in advance of disease.\u201d\r\n\r\nHer team is also testing the use of UV light \u2014\u00a0\u201calmost like dosing using a chemical,\u201d she says \u2014 to treat disease while potatoes are in long-term storage.\r\n\r\nGevens grew up working on a small vegetable farm in New York and interacting with agents from the Cornell Cooperative Extension. So it\u2019s no wonder that she feels right at home in her current career and alongside dedicated farmers like Diercks.\r\n\r\n\u201cThe research team \u2014 they\u2019re just really good people,\u201d Diercks says. \u201cWe know them socially. They have beers with us at the end of the day. They\u2019re friends. And they\u2019re willing to get out of Madison and grab samples, walk around in the field, get their feet and hands dirty.\u201d\r\n\r\nThat commitment, he adds, makes them \u201cthe best potato research team in the country. And we\u2019re really proud of that.\u201d","post_date":"2025-02-04 09:44:31","post_excerpt":"Potato farmers across Wisconsin have a long history of partnership with UW\u2013Madison vegetable researchers to ensure a healthy harvest, from the initial seed supply to disease prevention and management. 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Gevens\u2019s lab is developing a tool that uses aerial imaging from aircraft and satellites to evaluate the health of crops in the ground.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe\u2019ve developed some models that tell us when the crop has late blight or early blight. We can identify disease in the plant before it\u2019s showing symptoms. We\u2019ve never before been able to do that,\u201d Gevens says. \u201cWe think it will help give better information to the farmers in advance of disease.\u201d\r\n\r\nHer team is also testing the use of UV light \u2014\u00a0\u201calmost like dosing using a chemical,\u201d she says \u2014 to treat disease while potatoes are in long-term storage.\r\n\r\nGevens grew up working on a small vegetable farm in New York and interacting with agents from the Cornell Cooperative Extension. 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I\u2019m proud of what we do here.\u201d\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1420\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1420\" src=\"https:\/\/impact.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Common-Ground-Coloma-Farm-2024-10-16BR-0859-e1738070434213-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"A wooden roadside sign reads Coloma Farms Inc.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/> The Diercks family has been farming in central Wisconsin for four generations.[\/caption]\r\n\r\nFor decades, Diercks\u2019s family and farmers across the state have worked closely with vegetable researchers at the University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison to ensure a healthy harvest, from the initial seed supply to disease prevention and management.\r\n\r\nAmanda Gevens, a UW\u2013Madison Extension specialist and the department chair of plant pathology, knows all too well the high stakes for Wisconsin farms. She arrived at the UW in July 2009 \u2014 the same month that a late blight epidemic hit the state for the first time in nearly a decade. Gevens had to learn how to relay critical information to farmers in a timely, useful manner so that they could take action against the debilitating plant disease.\r\n\r\n\u201cThe intervention that you recommend can save the return for that crop,\u201d says Gevens. \u201cAnd for very large acreage, that can be in the millions of dollars.\u201d <h2>Tackling the disease triangle<\/h2>\r\nUW researchers are tackling the entire \u201cdisease triangle:\u201d the environment (tracked by Blitecast), the pathogen (diagnosed and managed through testing), and the host \u2014 that is, the health of the seed. Since 1913, UW\u2013Madison has overseen the Wisconsin Seed Potato Certification Program. The university maintains the state\u2019s potato tissue culture, storing the tiny plantlets of potatoes that seed future commercial production. The year-long inspection process covers the entire growing cycle and even involves shipping seed potatoes to Hawaii during the winter months to continue to observe their health and quality. <h2>'It\u2019s a great relationship.'<\/h2>\r\n\r\nDiercks, who graduated from UW in 1993 with a degree in agricultural engineering, operates Coloma Farms alongside his father, Steve. The farm spans 2,700 acres and is a supplier to McCain Foods, the world\u2019s largest manufacturer of frozen potato products. The Diercks family has long collaborated with UW researchers to implement more productive and sustainable practices, and they routinely return the favor by opening their farm to the university for education and research projects.\r\n\r\n\u201cThey\u2019re not afraid to ask us to change, and we don\u2019t have any problem asking why they\u2019re trying to get us to make some of the changes,\u201d Diercks says. \u201cIt\u2019s a great relationship. It\u2019s frankly one of the main reasons I've stayed in the farm.\u201d\r\n\r\nThe close partnership between UW researchers and Wisconsin farmers is also leading to promising innovations. Gevens\u2019s lab is developing a tool that uses aerial imaging from aircraft and satellites to evaluate the health of crops in the ground.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe\u2019ve developed some models that tell us when the crop has late blight or early blight. We can identify disease in the plant before it\u2019s showing symptoms. We\u2019ve never before been able to do that,\u201d Gevens says. \u201cWe think it will help give better information to the farmers in advance of disease.\u201d\r\n\r\nHer team is also testing the use of UV light \u2014\u00a0\u201calmost like dosing using a chemical,\u201d she says \u2014 to treat disease while potatoes are in long-term storage.\r\n\r\nGevens grew up working on a small vegetable farm in New York and interacting with agents from the Cornell Cooperative Extension. 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Photos by Bryce Richter and Jeff Miller.","_hero_byline":"field_5a71fd0b48dc8","hero_scroll_arrow":"0","_hero_scroll_arrow":"field_5a70a2147713d","hero_action_hook":"","_hero_action_hook":"field_5a71f56ad494a","hero_breakpoint":"","_hero_breakpoint":"field_5a99badaa7286","story_row_0_settings_open_row_settings":"0","_story_row_0_settings_open_row_settings":"field_5a6f6479b2162_field_5a6f664eb5b39","story_row_0_text":"Andy Diercks, a fourth-generation potato farmer from the small village of Coloma in central Wisconsin, is blunt about the difficult realities facing family-owned farms today.\r\n\r\n\u201cThere are days when the choices aren\u2019t always good, and you\u2019re making the least bad choice,\u201d he says. \u201cBut we\u2019ve survived well. I\u2019m proud of what we do here.\u201d\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1420\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1420\" src=\"https:\/\/impact.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Common-Ground-Coloma-Farm-2024-10-16BR-0859-e1738070434213-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"A wooden roadside sign reads Coloma Farms Inc.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/> The Diercks family has been farming in central Wisconsin for four generations.[\/caption]\r\n\r\nFor decades, Diercks\u2019s family and farmers across the state have worked closely with vegetable researchers at the University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison to ensure a healthy harvest, from the initial seed supply to disease prevention and management.\r\n\r\nAmanda Gevens, a UW\u2013Madison Extension specialist and the department chair of plant pathology, knows all too well the high stakes for Wisconsin farms. She arrived at the UW in July 2009 \u2014 the same month that a late blight epidemic hit the state for the first time in nearly a decade. 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The farm spans 2,700 acres and is a supplier to McCain Foods, the world\u2019s largest manufacturer of frozen potato products. The Diercks family has long collaborated with UW researchers to implement more productive and sustainable practices, and they routinely return the favor by opening their farm to the university for education and research projects.\r\n\r\n\u201cThey\u2019re not afraid to ask us to change, and we don\u2019t have any problem asking why they\u2019re trying to get us to make some of the changes,\u201d Diercks says. \u201cIt\u2019s a great relationship. It\u2019s frankly one of the main reasons I've stayed in the farm.\u201d\r\n\r\nThe close partnership between UW researchers and Wisconsin farmers is also leading to promising innovations. Gevens\u2019s lab is developing a tool that uses aerial imaging from aircraft and satellites to evaluate the health of crops in the ground.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe\u2019ve developed some models that tell us when the crop has late blight or early blight. We can identify disease in the plant before it\u2019s showing symptoms. We\u2019ve never before been able to do that,\u201d Gevens says. \u201cWe think it will help give better information to the farmers in advance of disease.\u201d\r\n\r\nHer team is also testing the use of UV light \u2014\u00a0\u201calmost like dosing using a chemical,\u201d she says \u2014 to treat disease while potatoes are in long-term storage.\r\n\r\nGevens grew up working on a small vegetable farm in New York and interacting with agents from the Cornell Cooperative Extension. 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You show up every day and you know you\u2019re here for a purpose,\u201d Trueblood says.\r\n\r\nAnd still, with an economics background, he was skeptical. \u201cTeacher pay isn\u2019t always great,\u201d he says. And compounding that, he thought that going back to school to get a teaching degree would mean taking on more debt.\r\n\r\nBut then he learned about the UW\u2013Madison School of Education\u2019s Wisconsin Teacher Pledge. Its premise is simple but transformational: If you pledge to stay, we pledge to pay. If a student commits to teaching at a PK\u201312 school in Wisconsin for at least three to four years after graduation, the university will cover the full cost of in-state tuition and licensing fees.\r\n\r\nNow, after earning his master\u2019s degree in curriculum and instruction, Trueblood is finishing his second year as a math teacher at Dodgeville High School. He teaches algebra and geometry, and he\u2019s already seeing his returning students \u201cgrow as individuals and get interested and excited about math.\u201d Trueblood\u2019s Teacher Pledge will be fulfilled after next year, but he intends to stay in the job even longer.","_story_row_0_text":"field_5a6a3c5e020e9","story_row_3_caption_placement":"outset","_story_row_3_caption_placement":"field_5a70ee013a4d3","story_row_3_use_extended_caption":"0","_story_row_3_use_extended_caption":"field_5a95afc9e65a6","story_row_3_caption_text":"Reed Trueblood (left) and Tom Owenby (right) sit together in the Dodgeville High School library. The Teacher Pledge, the first program of its kind in the country, could serve as a statewide model to address the teacher shortage.","_story_row_3_caption_text":"field_5a70ee493a4d4","story_row_3_byline":"","_story_row_3_byline":"field_5a73a63d42505","story_row":["text_block_row","pull_quote","photo_or_video","text_block_row"],"_story_row":"field_5a6a3580d2174","meta_title":"","_meta_title":"field_606b4b3951ae9","meta_image":"","_meta_image":"field_606b4b9451aea","meta_description":"","_meta_description":"field_606b4c3a51aeb","twitter_card_type":"summary","_twitter_card_type":"field_606b4f0551aed","custom_meta_tags":"","_custom_meta_tags":"field_606b49c55380d","uw_show_featured_image_on_post":"0","story_row_1_settings_open_row_settings":"0","_story_row_1_settings_open_row_settings":"field_5a789da1c344f_field_5a6f664eb5b39","story_row_1_quote":"\u201cI don\u2019t think I would be a teacher today if I didn\u2019t have the Teacher Pledge. I\u2019d probably be in a different profession,\u201d Trueblood says. \u201cAnd if I had pursued education without the Teacher Pledge, I might have left the state, so it\u2019s kept me in Wisconsin.\u201d","_story_row_1_quote":"field_5a789da1c3455","story_row_1_include_quote_marks":"0","_story_row_1_include_quote_marks":"field_5a8e37174246a","story_row_1_attribution":"","_story_row_1_attribution":"field_5a78a4270c16c","story_row_2_settings_open_row_settings":"0","_story_row_2_settings_open_row_settings":"field_5a6f6f19dee23_field_5a6f664eb5b39","story_row_2_photo_or_video":"photo","_story_row_2_photo_or_video":"field_5a6a3d33020ef","story_row_2_photo":"1455","_story_row_2_photo":"field_5a6a3caa020eb","story_row_2_preserve_ar":"0","_story_row_2_preserve_ar":"field_5a9873ee10a28","story_row_2_full_bleed":"0","_story_row_2_full_bleed":"field_5a6a3cbc020ec","story_row_2_caption_placement":"outset","_story_row_2_caption_placement":"field_5a70ee013a4d3","story_row_2_use_extended_caption":"0","_story_row_2_use_extended_caption":"field_5a95afc9e65a6","story_row_2_caption_text":"Reed Trueblood (left) and Tom Owenby (right) sit together in the Dodgeville High School library. 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Three out of four school districts report being unable to fill positions, which has led the state to triple the number of emergency teaching licenses it\u2019s issued (to allow schools to hire unlicensed educators) over the last decade.\r\n\r\nCurrently supported by donor funds, UW\u2013Madison\u2019s Teacher Pledge has been specifically designed to recruit new people to the profession, to encourage them to teach in Wisconsin, and to set them up to succeed and stay long term.\r\n\r\n\u201cIt\u2019s our belief, backed up by research, that if teachers do make it past those first few years in the profession, then they\u2019re much more likely to persist,\u201d says Tom Owenby, associate dean for teacher education at UW\u2013Madison. \u201cThe Teacher Pledge makes it so someone doesn\u2019t have to be a superhuman to teach. It\u2019s allowing them to start their teaching career with minimal to no debt so they can think about saving for retirement or a down payment for a home. And once you start to develop a life somewhere, you\u2019re less likely to uproot.\u201d\r\n<h2>Support beyond the classroom<\/h2>\r\nTo boost the retention effort, the School of Education also offers the Early Career Teaching Institute. The intensive, weeklong summer program provides professional development and creates a community of support among new educators, including Teacher Pledge recipients.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe\u2019re already seeing teachers who\u2019ve been to the Early Career Teaching Institute come back and lead sessions and start to take a leadership and mentorship role,\u201d Owenby says.\r\n\r\nThe Teacher Pledge, the first program of its kind in the country, could serve as a statewide model to address the teacher shortage. Campus researchers are studying the program, which is currently funded by private donors, to see how it can be financially sustained at UW\u2013Madison and then scaled to other universities across the state.\r\n\r\nNearly 1,000 UW\u2013Madison students have joined Reed Trueblood in taking the Teacher Pledge since its launch in fall 2020, and its effects are already being felt in more than 120 schools around the state, including Dodgeville High School.\r\n\r\n\u201cIf you think of the ripple effect of teaching 120 students per day, the legacy becomes massive fairly quickly,\u201d Owenby says. \u201cAnd then it\u2019s not just Reed\u2014 in all these different parts of the state, the Teacher Pledge is having a profound impact on individual students that can help shift the trajectory of their lives.\u201d","_story_row_3_text":"field_5a6a3c5e020e9","_thumbnail_id":"1454"},"post_author":"19","post_content":" Reed Trueblood\u2019s path to teaching high school math was anything but linear. After he graduated from the University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison with a degree in economics and history, he worked in retail and insurance. It wasn\u2019t until he started substitute teaching on the side that he considered the big career shift.\r\n\r\n\u201cI liked that it was a job that has a meaning. You show up every day and you know you\u2019re here for a purpose,\u201d Trueblood says.\r\n\r\nAnd still, with an economics background, he was skeptical. \u201cTeacher pay isn\u2019t always great,\u201d he says. And compounding that, he thought that going back to school to get a teaching degree would mean taking on more debt.\r\n\r\nBut then he learned about the UW\u2013Madison School of Education\u2019s Wisconsin Teacher Pledge. Its premise is simple but transformational: If you pledge to stay, we pledge to pay. If a student commits to teaching at a PK\u201312 school in Wisconsin for at least three to four years after graduation, the university will cover the full cost of in-state tuition and licensing fees.\r\n\r\nNow, after earning his master\u2019s degree in curriculum and instruction, Trueblood is finishing his second year as a math teacher at Dodgeville High School. He teaches algebra and geometry, and he\u2019s already seeing his returning students \u201cgrow as individuals and get interested and excited about math.\u201d Trueblood\u2019s Teacher Pledge will be fulfilled after next year, but he intends to stay in the job even longer. <h2>Helping teachers succeed in Wisconsin<\/h2>\r\nTraining quality educators like Trueblood and keeping them in Wisconsin are critical to addressing the state\u2019s teacher shortage. A recent Department of Public Instruction report concluded that \u201cWisconsin\u2019s education workforce is in crisis,\u201d with nearly 40 percent of new teachers leaving the state or profession after just six years. 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After he graduated from the University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison with a degree in economics and history, he worked in retail and insurance. It wasn\u2019t until he started substitute teaching on the side that he considered the big career shift.\r\n\r\n\u201cI liked that it was a job that has a meaning. You show up every day and you know you\u2019re here for a purpose,\u201d Trueblood says.\r\n\r\nAnd still, with an economics background, he was skeptical. \u201cTeacher pay isn\u2019t always great,\u201d he says. And compounding that, he thought that going back to school to get a teaching degree would mean taking on more debt.\r\n\r\nBut then he learned about the UW\u2013Madison School of Education\u2019s Wisconsin Teacher Pledge. Its premise is simple but transformational: If you pledge to stay, we pledge to pay. If a student commits to teaching at a PK\u201312 school in Wisconsin for at least three to four years after graduation, the university will cover the full cost of in-state tuition and licensing fees.\r\n\r\nNow, after earning his master\u2019s degree in curriculum and instruction, Trueblood is finishing his second year as a math teacher at Dodgeville High School. He teaches algebra and geometry, and he\u2019s already seeing his returning students \u201cgrow as individuals and get interested and excited about math.\u201d Trueblood\u2019s Teacher Pledge will be fulfilled after next year, but he intends to stay in the job even longer. <h2>Helping teachers succeed in Wisconsin<\/h2>\r\nTraining quality educators like Trueblood and keeping them in Wisconsin are critical to addressing the state\u2019s teacher shortage. A recent Department of Public Instruction report concluded that \u201cWisconsin\u2019s education workforce is in crisis,\u201d with nearly 40 percent of new teachers leaving the state or profession after just six years. Three out of four school districts report being unable to fill positions, which has led the state to triple the number of emergency teaching licenses it\u2019s issued (to allow schools to hire unlicensed educators) over the last decade.\r\n\r\nCurrently supported by donor funds, UW\u2013Madison\u2019s Teacher Pledge has been specifically designed to recruit new people to the profession, to encourage them to teach in Wisconsin, and to set them up to succeed and stay long term.\r\n\r\n\u201cIt\u2019s our belief, backed up by research, that if teachers do make it past those first few years in the profession, then they\u2019re much more likely to persist,\u201d says Tom Owenby, associate dean for teacher education at UW\u2013Madison. \u201cThe Teacher Pledge makes it so someone doesn\u2019t have to be a superhuman to teach. It\u2019s allowing them to start their teaching career with minimal to no debt so they can think about saving for retirement or a down payment for a home. And once you start to develop a life somewhere, you\u2019re less likely to uproot.\u201d\r\n<h2>Support beyond the classroom<\/h2>\r\nTo boost the retention effort, the School of Education also offers the Early Career Teaching Institute. The intensive, weeklong summer program provides professional development and creates a community of support among new educators, including Teacher Pledge recipients.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe\u2019re already seeing teachers who\u2019ve been to the Early Career Teaching Institute come back and lead sessions and start to take a leadership and mentorship role,\u201d Owenby says.\r\n\r\nThe Teacher Pledge, the first program of its kind in the country, could serve as a statewide model to address the teacher shortage. Campus researchers are studying the program, which is currently funded by private donors, to see how it can be financially sustained at UW\u2013Madison and then scaled to other universities across the state.\r\n\r\nNearly 1,000 UW\u2013Madison students have joined Reed Trueblood in taking the Teacher Pledge since its launch in fall 2020, and its effects are already being felt in more than 120 schools around the state, including Dodgeville High School.\r\n\r\n\u201cIf you think of the ripple effect of teaching 120 students per day, the legacy becomes massive fairly quickly,\u201d Owenby says. \u201cAnd then it\u2019s not just Reed\u2014 in all these different parts of the state, the Teacher Pledge is having a profound impact on individual students that can help shift the trajectory of their lives.\u201d","post_date":"2025-01-29 15:07:36","post_excerpt":"The premise behind UW's Teacher Pledge is simple but transformational: If you pledge to stay, we pledge to pay. 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You show up every day and you know you\u2019re here for a purpose,\u201d Trueblood says.\r\n\r\nAnd still, with an economics background, he was skeptical. \u201cTeacher pay isn\u2019t always great,\u201d he says. And compounding that, he thought that going back to school to get a teaching degree would mean taking on more debt.\r\n\r\nBut then he learned about the UW\u2013Madison School of Education\u2019s Wisconsin Teacher Pledge. Its premise is simple but transformational: If you pledge to stay, we pledge to pay. If a student commits to teaching at a PK\u201312 school in Wisconsin for at least three to four years after graduation, the university will cover the full cost of in-state tuition and licensing fees.\r\n\r\nNow, after earning his master\u2019s degree in curriculum and instruction, Trueblood is finishing his second year as a math teacher at Dodgeville High School. He teaches algebra and geometry, and he\u2019s already seeing his returning students \u201cgrow as individuals and get interested and excited about math.\u201d Trueblood\u2019s Teacher Pledge will be fulfilled after next year, but he intends to stay in the job even longer.","_story_row_0_text":"field_5a6a3c5e020e9","story_row_3_caption_placement":"outset","_story_row_3_caption_placement":"field_5a70ee013a4d3","story_row_3_use_extended_caption":"0","_story_row_3_use_extended_caption":"field_5a95afc9e65a6","story_row_3_caption_text":"Reed Trueblood (left) and Tom Owenby (right) sit together in the Dodgeville High School library. The Teacher Pledge, the first program of its kind in the country, could serve as a statewide model to address the teacher shortage.","_story_row_3_caption_text":"field_5a70ee493a4d4","story_row_3_byline":"","_story_row_3_byline":"field_5a73a63d42505","story_row":["text_block_row","pull_quote","photo_or_video","text_block_row"],"_story_row":"field_5a6a3580d2174","meta_title":"","_meta_title":"field_606b4b3951ae9","meta_image":"","_meta_image":"field_606b4b9451aea","meta_description":"","_meta_description":"field_606b4c3a51aeb","twitter_card_type":"summary","_twitter_card_type":"field_606b4f0551aed","custom_meta_tags":"","_custom_meta_tags":"field_606b49c55380d","uw_show_featured_image_on_post":"0","story_row_1_settings_open_row_settings":"0","_story_row_1_settings_open_row_settings":"field_5a789da1c344f_field_5a6f664eb5b39","story_row_1_quote":"\u201cI don\u2019t think I would be a teacher today if I didn\u2019t have the Teacher Pledge. 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The Teacher Pledge, the first program of its kind in the country, could serve as a statewide model to address the teacher shortage.","_story_row_2_caption_text":"field_5a70ee493a4d4","story_row_2_byline":"","_story_row_2_byline":"field_5a73a63d42505","story_row_2_caption":"","_story_row_2_caption":"field_5a70ef5fe7d8a","story_row_3_settings_open_row_settings":"0","_story_row_3_settings_open_row_settings":"field_5a6f6479b2162_field_5a6f664eb5b39","story_row_3_text":"<h2>Helping teachers succeed in Wisconsin<\/h2>\r\nTraining quality educators like Trueblood and keeping them in Wisconsin are critical to addressing the state\u2019s teacher shortage. A recent Department of Public Instruction report concluded that \u201cWisconsin\u2019s education workforce is in crisis,\u201d with nearly 40 percent of new teachers leaving the state or profession after just six years. Three out of four school districts report being unable to fill positions, which has led the state to triple the number of emergency teaching licenses it\u2019s issued (to allow schools to hire unlicensed educators) over the last decade.\r\n\r\nCurrently supported by donor funds, UW\u2013Madison\u2019s Teacher Pledge has been specifically designed to recruit new people to the profession, to encourage them to teach in Wisconsin, and to set them up to succeed and stay long term.\r\n\r\n\u201cIt\u2019s our belief, backed up by research, that if teachers do make it past those first few years in the profession, then they\u2019re much more likely to persist,\u201d says Tom Owenby, associate dean for teacher education at UW\u2013Madison. \u201cThe Teacher Pledge makes it so someone doesn\u2019t have to be a superhuman to teach. It\u2019s allowing them to start their teaching career with minimal to no debt so they can think about saving for retirement or a down payment for a home. And once you start to develop a life somewhere, you\u2019re less likely to uproot.\u201d\r\n<h2>Support beyond the classroom<\/h2>\r\nTo boost the retention effort, the School of Education also offers the Early Career Teaching Institute. The intensive, weeklong summer program provides professional development and creates a community of support among new educators, including Teacher Pledge recipients.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe\u2019re already seeing teachers who\u2019ve been to the Early Career Teaching Institute come back and lead sessions and start to take a leadership and mentorship role,\u201d Owenby says.\r\n\r\nThe Teacher Pledge, the first program of its kind in the country, could serve as a statewide model to address the teacher shortage. 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In last year\u2019s HERD survey report, capturing 2016 data, UW\u2013Madison also ranked 6th.\r\n\r\nData on UW\u2013Madison\u2019s 2017 expenditures show the university remains a research powerhouse with more than $1.19 billion in annual expenditures for research across all fields, about half of which comes from federal awards.\r\n\r\nOverall R&amp;D expenditures from all sources increased by 3.1 percent from the last survey, however, this increase was unevenly spread among categories. Federal expenditures for UW\u2013Madison saw a 0.6 percent increase from the previous fiscal year and totaled nearly $571 million in spending. UW\u2013Madison also saw increases in the areas of business (7.3 percent), nonprofit (8.8 percent) and institutional funds (9.1 percent), and all other sources (7.4 percent).\u00a0 R&amp;D expenditures from state and local government funding was the one source of funds that decreased for UW\u2013Madison in fiscal year 2017 (down 11.3 percent from the previous fiscal year).\r\n\r\n\u201cUW\u2013Madison has seen an increase in research expenditures for two years now and that is good news,\u201d says\u00a0Norman Drinkwater, interim vice chancellor for research and graduate education. \u201cResearchers at UW\u2013Madison have received several large collaborative multi-investigator grants fueling that increase and we expect this upward funding trajectory to continue.\u201d\r\n\r\nThe\u00a0HERD survey\u00a0is the primary source of information on research and development expenditures at American universities and colleges. Tabulating expenditures is one way to measure academic research activity. The survey collects information on R&amp;D expenditures by field of research and source of funds and also gathers information on types of research expenses and number of R&amp;D personnel. The survey is an annual census of institutions that expended at least $150,000 in separately budgeted R&amp;D in the fiscal year.\r\n\r\nIn fiscal 2017, 644 universities responded to the survey.\r\n\r\nUW\u2013Madison had been in the top five in the nation in research spending every year since 1972, the year the survey started, until it dropped to 6th in fiscal year 2015 after experiencing a three-year decline in federal expenditures.\r\n\r\nFunding for academic research at UW\u2013Madison comes primarily from the federal government as well as institutional funds; additional sources include state and local government, industry, nonprofit organizations, and foundations that support the university. 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UW2020 is underwritten by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) with combined funding from other sources.\r\n\r\n\u201cUW2020 is accomplishing exactly what we had hoped it would, especially in terms of providing projects the runway so that they are more successful when submitted for external funding consideration,\u201d Drinkwater explains.\r\n\r\nExamples of recent major awards include:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>The U.S. Department of Energy selecting the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center for an additional five years of funding to develop sustainable alternatives to transportation fuels and products currently derived from petroleum. Already the recipient of roughly $267 million in DOE funding, GLBRC represents the largest federal grant ever awarded to UW\u2013Madison.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>UW\u2013Madison\u2019s Department of Medicine has one of the premier asthma research programs in the country. Childhood Origins of ASThma (COAST) is a program project grant funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). COAST\u00a0focuses on the contributions of both genetic and environmental (viral infections) factors on the origins of asthma and allergic disease in a Wisconsin birth cohort of nearly 300 children who have been followed for 10-15 years.\u00a0The current grant amount is about $11.7 million for five years.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The IceCube Upgrade is a midscale National Science Foundation project with an estimated total award of $23 million that will be managed through a cooperative agreement with UW\u2013Madison \u2014 home institution of the Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, the team that led IceCube construction and currently operates the observatory.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer\u2019s Prevention has been awarded a five-year, $19 million renewal grant from the National Institutes of Health to enable in-depth study of molecular hallmarks of the disease in the brain and spinal fluid.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The Space Science and Engineering Center secured $8.2 million in funding from NASA \u2014 a cooperative relationship dating back to the mid-1950s \u2014 that has been crucial in developing observational systems to serve and protect the citizens of Wisconsin and around the world.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Engineers from UW\u2013Madison have received an estimated $9.3 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy for advanced nuclear energy research.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Researchers with two UW\u2013Madison plasma fusion experiments have received $10.7 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Fusion Energy Sciences.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Foxconn Technology Group plans to invest $100 million in engineering and innovation research at the University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\u201cResearch is a very competitive environment, but the future for R&amp;D at UW\u2013Madison is bright,\u201d says Drinkwater. \u201cThat\u2019s because our robust research culture makes it possible for us to attract the best and brightest scholars from students to staff and faculty.\u201d\r\n\r\nIn fact, UW\u2013Madison\u2019s faculty recruitment efforts for 2017\u201318 have resulted in the largest group of new faculty hired in six years at the university, with 112 accepted offers out of 176 offers.\r\n\r\n\u201cIt is our faculty and a dedicated staff that compete nationally for the research dollars that spur new knowledge and invention, and support our mission in unique and powerful ways,\u201d Drinkwater says.","_primary_content_area_0_one_column_page_elements_0_text_block_content":"field_5745f89f07744","primary_content_area_0_one_column_page_elements_0_apply_uw_box_style":"0","_primary_content_area_0_one_column_page_elements_0_apply_uw_box_style":"field_58121dc5c4f4d","primary_content_area_0_one_column_page_elements":["text_block"],"_primary_content_area_0_one_column_page_elements":"field_56a8d83a184a9","primary_content_area":["one_column_content_layout"],"_primary_content_area":"field_56a66cfb6ddaf","lower_content_area":"","_lower_content_area":"field_5762f248ae50f","hero_image":"1504","_hero_image":"field_5c6c77c1dd05e","hero_caption":"UW\u2013Madison students Eliana Cook and Marin Danz collect data as part of a wild rice study at Allequash Lake near the Trout Lake Research Station south of Boulder Junction, Wis., on July 30. For the first time, UW\u2013Madison has topped $1.7 billion in research expenditures.","_hero_caption":"field_5c6c77d3dd05f","hero_credits":"Bryce Richter\/UW-Madison","_hero_credits":"field_5c6c77dddd060","hero":"","_hero":"field_5c6c77aedd05d","category":"Economic Impact","_category":"field_5c74109c95492","subtitle":"","_subtitle":"field_5c6c75793fa23","callout_box_type":"default","_callout_box_type":"field_5c6c762e3fa25","callout_box":"","_callout_box":"field_5c6c75ef3fa24","credits":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/uw-madison-6th-in-national-research-ranking-surpasses-1-7-billion-in-research-expenditures\/\">Original story<\/a> by Natasha Kassulke<\/p>","_credits":"field_5c6c76c53fa2a","_thumbnail_id":"1504","uw_auto_excerpt":"The National Science Foundation on Nov. 20 released its 2017 Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey data, showing that UW\u2013Madison\u00a0placed 6th in its rankings. 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Data on UW\u2013Madison\u2019s 2017 expenditures show the university remains a research powerhouse with more than $1.19 billion&hellip;","body_css_class":"","_body_css_class":"field_6092a4d43fe28","call_to_action_text":"","_call_to_action_text":"field_61d1d3b1185bd","call_to_action_button_label":"","_call_to_action_button_label":"field_61d1d3ed185be","call_to_action_url":"","_call_to_action_url":"field_61d1d3fc185bf","call_to_action":"","_call_to_action":"field_61d1d39d185bc","meta_title":"","_meta_title":"field_606b4b3951ae9","meta_image":"","_meta_image":"field_606b4b9451aea","meta_description":"","_meta_description":"field_606b4c3a51aeb","twitter_card_type":"summary_large_image","_twitter_card_type":"field_606b4f0551aed","custom_meta_tags":"","_custom_meta_tags":"field_606b49c55380d","canonical_url":"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/uw-madison-6th-in-national-research-ranking-surpasses-1-7-billion-in-research-expenditures\/","_canonical_url":"field_66fed237c42fa","_wp_old_slug":"uw-madison-retains-research-ranking","_wp_old_date":"2023-12-15","news_url":"","_news_url":"field_58121c41f00cb","related_posts_display_options_display_featured_images":"0","_related_posts_display_options_display_featured_images":"field_610ac3a479716","related_posts_display_options_display_publish_dates":"0","_related_posts_display_options_display_publish_dates":"field_610ac40979717","related_posts_display_options_display_excerpts":"0","_related_posts_display_options_display_excerpts":"field_610ac42a79718","related_posts_display_options":"","_related_posts_display_options":"field_610ac38479715","related_posts":"","_related_posts":"field_610b0aa4cc610","uw_show_featured_image_on_post":"0"},"post_author":"9","post_content":"The University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison has moved up two places to sixth out of 920 public and private universities in the United States in university research expenditures, according to the National Science Foundation\u2019s annual rankings.\r\n\r\nFor the first time, the university has topped $1.7 billion\u00a0in research expenditures, according to the NSF <a href=\"https:\/\/ncses.nsf.gov\/surveys\/higher-education-research-development\/\">Higher Education Research and Development (HERD)<\/a>, released today, Nov. 25, 2024.\r\n\r\n\u201cUW-Madison has been a research powerhouse for generations,\u201d says UW\u2013Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin. \u201cThis latest increase in both our research expenditures and our HERD ranking is further evidence of our deep commitment to bringing incredible UW-Madison expertise across disciplines to the grand challenges of our time and to translating our discoveries to improve lives at home in Wisconsin and beyond.\u201d\r\n\r\nThe NSF\u2019s data show a 13.7% increase in research expenditures at UW\u2013Madison over the previous fiscal year, an increase of more than $208 million for the period covering July 2022 through June 2023. \u00a0Nearly half of UW\u2013Madison\u2019s $1.7 billion\u00a0in total research expenditures comes from federal awards, from agencies such as NSF, the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Defense.\r\n\r\nChancellor Mnookin and the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research have prioritized improvements to the university\u2019s annual research expenditures.\r\n\r\n\u201cUW\u2013Madison\u2019s research success, as evidenced by the HERD Survey, includes collaborative efforts to connect faculty to more funding opportunities,\u201d says Vice Chancellor for Research Dorota Brzezinska. \u201cWe are increasing campus engagement with our partners and fostering an entrepreneurial environment that supports our commitment to advancing scientific discovery and facilitates researchers moving their innovations from lab to marketplace. We are seeing increased support for research into Alzheimer\u2019s, childhood asthma, combating the fentanyl crisis, and traumatic brain injuries. We are combining data-driven diagnostics and innovative technologies to develop highly targeted cancer treatments with investments in areas such as precision medicine.\u201d\r\n\r\nFor instance:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>A $29 million award from the National Institutes of Health will <a href=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/uw-researchers-will-trial-gene-editing-therapy-to-treat-blindness\/\">study and treat diseases known to cause blindness<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>A $19 million, 4-year award from the USDA is allowing UW\u2013Madison\u2019s Dairy Research Center to pursue innovations to help Wisconsin\u2019s dairy industry to grow and thrive.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>A $15 million award from the U.S. Office of Naval Research to a research group in the College of Engineering is funding <a href=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/with-15m-boost-from-u-s-navy-engineers-will-help-detect-prevent-traumatic-brain-injuries\">pioneering efforts to understand, detect and prevent traumatic brain injuries<\/a><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 1.1rem;\">.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li>A $22.3 million, 3-year award from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is allowing the Population Health Institute in the UW School of Medicine and Public Health to expand its work on community health.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nAdditionally, UW\u2013Madison research is <a href=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/uw-madison-part-of-effort-to-advance-fusion-energy-with-machine-learning\/\">improving the economics of fusion energy systems<\/a> while supporting communities affected by the technology and is leading to <a href=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/weather-station-network-to-expand-across-wisconsin-aiding-farmers-and-others\/\">the expansion of a statewide network of approximately 90 weather and environmental monitoring stations across the state<\/a> to aid farmers and others.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_109170\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"500\"]<img class=\"wp-image-109170 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/admin.news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Pearce-Daniel-Mentor-2024-04-26BR-9271-1-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"Three people work together on electronic equipment.\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/> Daniel Pearce (right), graduate student in biomedical engineering, works with students on a testing sample in a lab in the Engineering Centers Building.[\/caption]\r\n\r\nWhile academic research funding at UW\u2013Madison comes primarily from federal government and institutional support, the university also relies on state and local government, industry, non-profit\u00a0and foundation support. The two most significant non-profit contributors of research funding at UW\u2013Madison are the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.warf.org\/\">Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation<\/a>\u00a0and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supportuw.org\/\">UW Foundation<\/a>.\r\n\r\nIn 2025, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.warf.org\/news\/warf-announces-2025-support-for-uw-madison-research\">WARF\u2019s support for UW\u2013Madison research will total $159.8 million<\/a>. WARF has also committed $15 million over the next three years to extend UW\u2013Madison\u2019s strength in <a href=\"https:\/\/rise.wisc.edu\/rise-ai\/\">artificial intelligence research and education<\/a> by supporting the university\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/rise.wisc.edu\">Research, Innovation and Scholarly Excellence Initiative<\/a> focus on AI, called RISE-AI.\r\n\r\nRISE is a multifaceted effort Chancellor Mnookin announced in February 2024 to build upon the university\u2019s strengths in researching and addressing complex challenges of importance to Wisconsin and the world. The initiative is focused on strategic faculty hiring, enhancing research infrastructure, improving interdisciplinary collaboration and increasing student and educational opportunities.\r\n\r\nIn addition to a focus on AI, in 2024 Chancellor Mnookin also announced<a href=\"https:\/\/rise.wisc.edu\/rise-earth\/\"> RISE-EARTH<\/a> (Environment: Adaptation, Resilience, Technology, and Humanity), to address challenges and opportunities related to the environment, and an effort focused on health, called RISE-THRIVE (Transforming Healthspan through Research, Innovation, and Education), which is prioritizing investments into <a href=\"https:\/\/rise.wisc.edu\/rise-thrive\/\">research to improve the human health span<\/a>, including new treatments for diseases ranging from Parkinson\u2019s to cancer.\r\n\r\nUW\u2013Madison research is making a significant impact on Wisconsin communities, according to data from the <a href=\"https:\/\/wisconsinidea.wisc.edu\/\">Wisconsin Idea Database<\/a> project. The project highlights connections between UW\u2013Madison and the state of Wisconsin, including community partnerships and projects, financial relationships and more. UW\u2013Madison partners with more than 3,000 state businesses and organizations yearly, spending at least $360 million on goods, services and grants.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_109165\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"500\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-109165\" src=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Perez_Sam_HARS17_3790-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"A man sorts through a bunch of potatoes.\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/> Equipment operator and staff member Sam Perez collects a sample of potatoes from cold-bin storage as he prepares to conduct biweekly, quality-control lab tests on a variety of chipping potatoes at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Hancock Agricultural Research Station (HARS) in Hancock, Wis.[\/caption]\r\n<h2><strong>Additional UW\u2013Madison gains in fiscal year 2023<\/strong>:<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Federal research expenditures grew 10% to $816 million.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Institutionally funded research expenditures grew 17% to $543 million.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Non-profit support was up 20% to $153 million.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>State and local government spending was up 14% to $126 million.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Industry-sponsored research expenditures were up 14% to $46 million.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Several interdisciplinary centers at UW\u2013Madison received federal funding renewals in fiscal year 2023, including the Space Science Engineering Center, the Institute on Aging, and the Wisconsin Energy Institute.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2><strong>More about HERD<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nThe annual survey is the primary source of research expenditure data at American universities and colleges and is just one way to measure academic research activity. Each year, it collects information on expenditures by research field and funding sources among institutions that spend at least $150,000 on separately budgeted research and development in a fiscal year.\u00a0\u00a0The survey also compiles information on the types of research expenses and the number of research and development personnel at each institution.","post_date":"2024-11-25 16:13:31","post_excerpt":"The University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison has moved up two places to sixth out of 920 public and private universities in the United States in university research expenditures, exceeding $1.7 billion in research expenditures for the first time, according to the NSF Higher Education Research and Development (HERD), released Nov. 25, 2024.","post_parent":82,"post_status":"publish","post_title":"UW\u2013Madison now 6th in national research ranking, surpasses $1.7 billion in research expenditures","post_type":"post","slug":"uw-madison-6th-research-ranking","_edit_lock":"1738188573:9","_edit_last":"9","_wp_page_template":"page-story.php","hero_content":"","_hero_content":"field_58e695e8ad64f","primary_content_area_0_row_headline":"","_primary_content_area_0_row_headline":"field_577d30a18b0e1","primary_content_area_0_background_choice":"Default","_primary_content_area_0_background_choice":"field_577d1da785a49","primary_content_area_0_row_custom_id":"","_primary_content_area_0_row_custom_id":"field_589c9a754b7a0","primary_content_area_0_row_custom_class":"","_primary_content_area_0_row_custom_class":"field_589c9a9d4b7a1","primary_content_area_0_one_column_page_elements_0_text_block_content":"The National Science Foundation on Nov. 20 released its 2017 Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey data, showing that UW\u2013Madison\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ncsesdata.nsf.gov\/herd\/2017\/html\/herd2017_dst_20.html\">placed 6th in its rankings<\/a>. In last year\u2019s HERD survey report, capturing 2016 data, UW\u2013Madison also ranked 6th.\r\n\r\nData on UW\u2013Madison\u2019s 2017 expenditures show the university remains a research powerhouse with more than $1.19 billion in annual expenditures for research across all fields, about half of which comes from federal awards.\r\n\r\nOverall R&amp;D expenditures from all sources increased by 3.1 percent from the last survey, however, this increase was unevenly spread among categories. Federal expenditures for UW\u2013Madison saw a 0.6 percent increase from the previous fiscal year and totaled nearly $571 million in spending. UW\u2013Madison also saw increases in the areas of business (7.3 percent), nonprofit (8.8 percent) and institutional funds (9.1 percent), and all other sources (7.4 percent).\u00a0 R&amp;D expenditures from state and local government funding was the one source of funds that decreased for UW\u2013Madison in fiscal year 2017 (down 11.3 percent from the previous fiscal year).\r\n\r\n\u201cUW\u2013Madison has seen an increase in research expenditures for two years now and that is good news,\u201d says\u00a0Norman Drinkwater, interim vice chancellor for research and graduate education. \u201cResearchers at UW\u2013Madison have received several large collaborative multi-investigator grants fueling that increase and we expect this upward funding trajectory to continue.\u201d\r\n\r\nThe\u00a0HERD survey\u00a0is the primary source of information on research and development expenditures at American universities and colleges. Tabulating expenditures is one way to measure academic research activity. The survey collects information on R&amp;D expenditures by field of research and source of funds and also gathers information on types of research expenses and number of R&amp;D personnel. The survey is an annual census of institutions that expended at least $150,000 in separately budgeted R&amp;D in the fiscal year.\r\n\r\nIn fiscal 2017, 644 universities responded to the survey.\r\n\r\nUW\u2013Madison had been in the top five in the nation in research spending every year since 1972, the year the survey started, until it dropped to 6th in fiscal year 2015 after experiencing a three-year decline in federal expenditures.\r\n\r\nFunding for academic research at UW\u2013Madison comes primarily from the federal government as well as institutional funds; additional sources include state and local government, industry, nonprofit organizations, and foundations that support the university. The two most significant private contributors of research support to UW\u2013Madison are the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.warf.org\/\">Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation<\/a>\u00a0(WARF) and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.supportuw.org\/\">UW Foundation<\/a>.\r\n\r\nWhile the amount of state and local support for research is relatively small, research investments by state and local government remain an important contributor to the research enterprise, augmenting and positioning key programs.\r\n\r\nAlthough the HERD Survey tracks expenditures, UW\u2013Madison also has recently received dozens of large awards that are indicators of its success in generating extramural funding.\r\n\r\nTo date, the first rounds of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/research.wisc.edu\/funding\/uw2020\/\">UW2020\u00a0<\/a>projects have generated more than $25 million in extramural funding. This initiative seeks to fund research projects that have the potential to fundamentally transform a field of study. UW2020 is underwritten by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) with combined funding from other sources.\r\n\r\n\u201cUW2020 is accomplishing exactly what we had hoped it would, especially in terms of providing projects the runway so that they are more successful when submitted for external funding consideration,\u201d Drinkwater explains.\r\n\r\nExamples of recent major awards include:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>The U.S. Department of Energy selecting the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center for an additional five years of funding to develop sustainable alternatives to transportation fuels and products currently derived from petroleum. Already the recipient of roughly $267 million in DOE funding, GLBRC represents the largest federal grant ever awarded to UW\u2013Madison.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>UW\u2013Madison\u2019s Department of Medicine has one of the premier asthma research programs in the country. Childhood Origins of ASThma (COAST) is a program project grant funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). COAST\u00a0focuses on the contributions of both genetic and environmental (viral infections) factors on the origins of asthma and allergic disease in a Wisconsin birth cohort of nearly 300 children who have been followed for 10-15 years.\u00a0The current grant amount is about $11.7 million for five years.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The IceCube Upgrade is a midscale National Science Foundation project with an estimated total award of $23 million that will be managed through a cooperative agreement with UW\u2013Madison \u2014 home institution of the Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, the team that led IceCube construction and currently operates the observatory.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer\u2019s Prevention has been awarded a five-year, $19 million renewal grant from the National Institutes of Health to enable in-depth study of molecular hallmarks of the disease in the brain and spinal fluid.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The Space Science and Engineering Center secured $8.2 million in funding from NASA \u2014 a cooperative relationship dating back to the mid-1950s \u2014 that has been crucial in developing observational systems to serve and protect the citizens of Wisconsin and around the world.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Engineers from UW\u2013Madison have received an estimated $9.3 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy for advanced nuclear energy research.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Researchers with two UW\u2013Madison plasma fusion experiments have received $10.7 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Fusion Energy Sciences.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Foxconn Technology Group plans to invest $100 million in engineering and innovation research at the University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\u201cResearch is a very competitive environment, but the future for R&amp;D at UW\u2013Madison is bright,\u201d says Drinkwater. \u201cThat\u2019s because our robust research culture makes it possible for us to attract the best and brightest scholars from students to staff and faculty.\u201d\r\n\r\nIn fact, UW\u2013Madison\u2019s faculty recruitment efforts for 2017\u201318 have resulted in the largest group of new faculty hired in six years at the university, with 112 accepted offers out of 176 offers.\r\n\r\n\u201cIt is our faculty and a dedicated staff that compete nationally for the research dollars that spur new knowledge and invention, and support our mission in unique and powerful ways,\u201d Drinkwater says.","_primary_content_area_0_one_column_page_elements_0_text_block_content":"field_5745f89f07744","primary_content_area_0_one_column_page_elements_0_apply_uw_box_style":"0","_primary_content_area_0_one_column_page_elements_0_apply_uw_box_style":"field_58121dc5c4f4d","primary_content_area_0_one_column_page_elements":["text_block"],"_primary_content_area_0_one_column_page_elements":"field_56a8d83a184a9","primary_content_area":["one_column_content_layout"],"_primary_content_area":"field_56a66cfb6ddaf","lower_content_area":"","_lower_content_area":"field_5762f248ae50f","hero_image":"1504","_hero_image":"field_5c6c77c1dd05e","hero_caption":"UW\u2013Madison students Eliana Cook and Marin Danz collect data as part of a wild rice study at Allequash Lake near the Trout Lake Research Station south of Boulder Junction, Wis., on July 30. 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In last year\u2019s HERD survey report, capturing 2016 data, UW\u2013Madison also ranked 6th.\r\n\r\nData on UW\u2013Madison\u2019s 2017 expenditures show the university remains a research powerhouse with more than $1.19 billion in annual expenditures for research across all fields, about half of which comes from federal awards.\r\n\r\nOverall R&amp;D expenditures from all sources increased by 3.1 percent from the last survey, however, this increase was unevenly spread among categories. Federal expenditures for UW\u2013Madison saw a 0.6 percent increase from the previous fiscal year and totaled nearly $571 million in spending. UW\u2013Madison also saw increases in the areas of business (7.3 percent), nonprofit (8.8 percent) and institutional funds (9.1 percent), and all other sources (7.4 percent).\u00a0 R&amp;D expenditures from state and local government funding was the one source of funds that decreased for UW\u2013Madison in fiscal year 2017 (down 11.3 percent from the previous fiscal year).\r\n\r\n\u201cUW\u2013Madison has seen an increase in research expenditures for two years now and that is good news,\u201d says\u00a0Norman Drinkwater, interim vice chancellor for research and graduate education. \u201cResearchers at UW\u2013Madison have received several large collaborative multi-investigator grants fueling that increase and we expect this upward funding trajectory to continue.\u201d\r\n\r\nThe\u00a0HERD survey\u00a0is the primary source of information on research and development expenditures at American universities and colleges. Tabulating expenditures is one way to measure academic research activity. The survey collects information on R&amp;D expenditures by field of research and source of funds and also gathers information on types of research expenses and number of R&amp;D personnel. The survey is an annual census of institutions that expended at least $150,000 in separately budgeted R&amp;D in the fiscal year.\r\n\r\nIn fiscal 2017, 644 universities responded to the survey.\r\n\r\nUW\u2013Madison had been in the top five in the nation in research spending every year since 1972, the year the survey started, until it dropped to 6th in fiscal year 2015 after experiencing a three-year decline in federal expenditures.\r\n\r\nFunding for academic research at UW\u2013Madison comes primarily from the federal government as well as institutional funds; additional sources include state and local government, industry, nonprofit organizations, and foundations that support the university. The two most significant private contributors of research support to UW\u2013Madison are the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.warf.org\/\">Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation<\/a>\u00a0(WARF) and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.supportuw.org\/\">UW Foundation<\/a>.\r\n\r\nWhile the amount of state and local support for research is relatively small, research investments by state and local government remain an important contributor to the research enterprise, augmenting and positioning key programs.\r\n\r\nAlthough the HERD Survey tracks expenditures, UW\u2013Madison also has recently received dozens of large awards that are indicators of its success in generating extramural funding.\r\n\r\nTo date, the first rounds of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/research.wisc.edu\/funding\/uw2020\/\">UW2020\u00a0<\/a>projects have generated more than $25 million in extramural funding. This initiative seeks to fund research projects that have the potential to fundamentally transform a field of study. UW2020 is underwritten by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) with combined funding from other sources.\r\n\r\n\u201cUW2020 is accomplishing exactly what we had hoped it would, especially in terms of providing projects the runway so that they are more successful when submitted for external funding consideration,\u201d Drinkwater explains.\r\n\r\nExamples of recent major awards include:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>The U.S. Department of Energy selecting the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center for an additional five years of funding to develop sustainable alternatives to transportation fuels and products currently derived from petroleum. Already the recipient of roughly $267 million in DOE funding, GLBRC represents the largest federal grant ever awarded to UW\u2013Madison.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>UW\u2013Madison\u2019s Department of Medicine has one of the premier asthma research programs in the country. Childhood Origins of ASThma (COAST) is a program project grant funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). COAST\u00a0focuses on the contributions of both genetic and environmental (viral infections) factors on the origins of asthma and allergic disease in a Wisconsin birth cohort of nearly 300 children who have been followed for 10-15 years.\u00a0The current grant amount is about $11.7 million for five years.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The IceCube Upgrade is a midscale National Science Foundation project with an estimated total award of $23 million that will be managed through a cooperative agreement with UW\u2013Madison \u2014 home institution of the Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, the team that led IceCube construction and currently operates the observatory.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer\u2019s Prevention has been awarded a five-year, $19 million renewal grant from the National Institutes of Health to enable in-depth study of molecular hallmarks of the disease in the brain and spinal fluid.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The Space Science and Engineering Center secured $8.2 million in funding from NASA \u2014 a cooperative relationship dating back to the mid-1950s \u2014 that has been crucial in developing observational systems to serve and protect the citizens of Wisconsin and around the world.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Engineers from UW\u2013Madison have received an estimated $9.3 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy for advanced nuclear energy research.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Researchers with two UW\u2013Madison plasma fusion experiments have received $10.7 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Fusion Energy Sciences.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Foxconn Technology Group plans to invest $100 million in engineering and innovation research at the University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\u201cResearch is a very competitive environment, but the future for R&amp;D at UW\u2013Madison is bright,\u201d says Drinkwater. \u201cThat\u2019s because our robust research culture makes it possible for us to attract the best and brightest scholars from students to staff and faculty.\u201d\r\n\r\nIn fact, UW\u2013Madison\u2019s faculty recruitment efforts for 2017\u201318 have resulted in the largest group of new faculty hired in six years at the university, with 112 accepted offers out of 176 offers.\r\n\r\n\u201cIt is our faculty and a dedicated staff that compete nationally for the research dollars that spur new knowledge and invention, and support our mission in unique and powerful ways,\u201d Drinkwater says.","_primary_content_area_0_one_column_page_elements_0_text_block_content":"field_5745f89f07744","primary_content_area_0_one_column_page_elements_0_apply_uw_box_style":"0","_primary_content_area_0_one_column_page_elements_0_apply_uw_box_style":"field_58121dc5c4f4d","primary_content_area_0_one_column_page_elements":["text_block"],"_primary_content_area_0_one_column_page_elements":"field_56a8d83a184a9","primary_content_area":["one_column_content_layout"],"_primary_content_area":"field_56a66cfb6ddaf","lower_content_area":"","_lower_content_area":"field_5762f248ae50f","hero_image":"1504","_hero_image":"field_5c6c77c1dd05e","hero_caption":"UW\u2013Madison students Eliana Cook and Marin Danz collect data as part of a wild rice study at Allequash Lake near the Trout Lake Research Station south of Boulder Junction, Wis., on July 30. 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In last year\u2019s HERD survey report, capturing 2016 data, UW\u2013Madison also ranked 6th. 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We are seeing increased support for research into Alzheimer\u2019s, childhood asthma, combating the fentanyl crisis, and traumatic brain injuries. We are combining data-driven diagnostics and innovative technologies to develop highly targeted cancer treatments with investments in areas such as precision medicine.\u201d\r\n\r\nFor instance:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>A $29 million award from the National Institutes of Health will <a href=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/uw-researchers-will-trial-gene-editing-therapy-to-treat-blindness\/\">study and treat diseases known to cause blindness<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>A $19 million, 4-year award from the USDA is allowing UW\u2013Madison\u2019s Dairy Research Center to pursue innovations to help Wisconsin\u2019s dairy industry to grow and thrive.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>A $15 million award from the U.S. Office of Naval Research to a research group in the College of Engineering is funding <a href=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/with-15m-boost-from-u-s-navy-engineers-will-help-detect-prevent-traumatic-brain-injuries\">pioneering efforts to understand, detect and prevent traumatic brain injuries<\/a><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 1.1rem;\">.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li>A $22.3 million, 3-year award from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is allowing the Population Health Institute in the UW School of Medicine and Public Health to expand its work on community health.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nAdditionally, UW\u2013Madison research is <a href=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/uw-madison-part-of-effort-to-advance-fusion-energy-with-machine-learning\/\">improving the economics of fusion energy systems<\/a> while supporting communities affected by the technology and is leading to <a href=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/weather-station-network-to-expand-across-wisconsin-aiding-farmers-and-others\/\">the expansion of a statewide network of approximately 90 weather and environmental monitoring stations across the state<\/a> to aid farmers and others.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_109170\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"500\"]<img class=\"wp-image-109170 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/admin.news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Pearce-Daniel-Mentor-2024-04-26BR-9271-1-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"Three people work together on electronic equipment.\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/> Daniel Pearce (right), graduate student in biomedical engineering, works with students on a testing sample in a lab in the Engineering Centers Building.[\/caption]\r\n\r\nWhile academic research funding at UW\u2013Madison comes primarily from federal government and institutional support, the university also relies on state and local government, industry, non-profit\u00a0and foundation support. The two most significant non-profit contributors of research funding at UW\u2013Madison are the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.warf.org\/\">Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation<\/a>\u00a0and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supportuw.org\/\">UW Foundation<\/a>.\r\n\r\nIn 2025, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.warf.org\/news\/warf-announces-2025-support-for-uw-madison-research\">WARF\u2019s support for UW\u2013Madison research will total $159.8 million<\/a>. WARF has also committed $15 million over the next three years to extend UW\u2013Madison\u2019s strength in <a href=\"https:\/\/rise.wisc.edu\/rise-ai\/\">artificial intelligence research and education<\/a> by supporting the university\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/rise.wisc.edu\">Research, Innovation and Scholarly Excellence Initiative<\/a> focus on AI, called RISE-AI.\r\n\r\nRISE is a multifaceted effort Chancellor Mnookin announced in February 2024 to build upon the university\u2019s strengths in researching and addressing complex challenges of importance to Wisconsin and the world. The initiative is focused on strategic faculty hiring, enhancing research infrastructure, improving interdisciplinary collaboration and increasing student and educational opportunities.\r\n\r\nIn addition to a focus on AI, in 2024 Chancellor Mnookin also announced<a href=\"https:\/\/rise.wisc.edu\/rise-earth\/\"> RISE-EARTH<\/a> (Environment: Adaptation, Resilience, Technology, and Humanity), to address challenges and opportunities related to the environment, and an effort focused on health, called RISE-THRIVE (Transforming Healthspan through Research, Innovation, and Education), which is prioritizing investments into <a href=\"https:\/\/rise.wisc.edu\/rise-thrive\/\">research to improve the human health span<\/a>, including new treatments for diseases ranging from Parkinson\u2019s to cancer.\r\n\r\nUW\u2013Madison research is making a significant impact on Wisconsin communities, according to data from the <a href=\"https:\/\/wisconsinidea.wisc.edu\/\">Wisconsin Idea Database<\/a> project. The project highlights connections between UW\u2013Madison and the state of Wisconsin, including community partnerships and projects, financial relationships and more. UW\u2013Madison partners with more than 3,000 state businesses and organizations yearly, spending at least $360 million on goods, services and grants.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_109165\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"500\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-109165\" src=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Perez_Sam_HARS17_3790-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"A man sorts through a bunch of potatoes.\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/> Equipment operator and staff member Sam Perez collects a sample of potatoes from cold-bin storage as he prepares to conduct biweekly, quality-control lab tests on a variety of chipping potatoes at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Hancock Agricultural Research Station (HARS) in Hancock, Wis.[\/caption]\r\n<h2><strong>Additional UW\u2013Madison gains in fiscal year 2023<\/strong>:<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Federal research expenditures grew 10% to $816 million.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Institutionally funded research expenditures grew 17% to $543 million.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Non-profit support was up 20% to $153 million.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>State and local government spending was up 14% to $126 million.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Industry-sponsored research expenditures were up 14% to $46 million.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Several interdisciplinary centers at UW\u2013Madison received federal funding renewals in fiscal year 2023, including the Space Science Engineering Center, the Institute on Aging, and the Wisconsin Energy Institute.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2><strong>More about HERD<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nThe annual survey is the primary source of research expenditure data at American universities and colleges and is just one way to measure academic research activity. Each year, it collects information on expenditures by research field and funding sources among institutions that spend at least $150,000 on separately budgeted research and development in a fiscal year.\u00a0\u00a0The survey also compiles information on the types of research expenses and the number of research and development personnel at each institution.","post_date":"2024-11-25 16:13:31","post_excerpt":"The University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison has moved up two places to sixth out of 920 public and private universities in the United States in university research expenditures, exceeding $1.7 billion in research expenditures for the first time, according to the NSF Higher Education Research and Development (HERD), released Nov. 25, 2024.","post_parent":82,"post_status":"publish","post_title":"UW\u2013Madison now 6th in national research ranking, surpasses $1.7 billion in research expenditures","post_type":"post","slug":"uw-madison-6th-research-ranking","_edit_lock":"1738188573:9","_edit_last":"9","_wp_page_template":"page-story.php","hero_content":"","_hero_content":"field_58e695e8ad64f","primary_content_area_0_row_headline":"","_primary_content_area_0_row_headline":"field_577d30a18b0e1","primary_content_area_0_background_choice":"Default","_primary_content_area_0_background_choice":"field_577d1da785a49","primary_content_area_0_row_custom_id":"","_primary_content_area_0_row_custom_id":"field_589c9a754b7a0","primary_content_area_0_row_custom_class":"","_primary_content_area_0_row_custom_class":"field_589c9a9d4b7a1","primary_content_area_0_one_column_page_elements_0_text_block_content":"The National Science Foundation on Nov. 20 released its 2017 Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey data, showing that UW\u2013Madison\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ncsesdata.nsf.gov\/herd\/2017\/html\/herd2017_dst_20.html\">placed 6th in its rankings<\/a>. In last year\u2019s HERD survey report, capturing 2016 data, UW\u2013Madison also ranked 6th.\r\n\r\nData on UW\u2013Madison\u2019s 2017 expenditures show the university remains a research powerhouse with more than $1.19 billion in annual expenditures for research across all fields, about half of which comes from federal awards.\r\n\r\nOverall R&amp;D expenditures from all sources increased by 3.1 percent from the last survey, however, this increase was unevenly spread among categories. Federal expenditures for UW\u2013Madison saw a 0.6 percent increase from the previous fiscal year and totaled nearly $571 million in spending. UW\u2013Madison also saw increases in the areas of business (7.3 percent), nonprofit (8.8 percent) and institutional funds (9.1 percent), and all other sources (7.4 percent).\u00a0 R&amp;D expenditures from state and local government funding was the one source of funds that decreased for UW\u2013Madison in fiscal year 2017 (down 11.3 percent from the previous fiscal year).\r\n\r\n\u201cUW\u2013Madison has seen an increase in research expenditures for two years now and that is good news,\u201d says\u00a0Norman Drinkwater, interim vice chancellor for research and graduate education. \u201cResearchers at UW\u2013Madison have received several large collaborative multi-investigator grants fueling that increase and we expect this upward funding trajectory to continue.\u201d\r\n\r\nThe\u00a0HERD survey\u00a0is the primary source of information on research and development expenditures at American universities and colleges. Tabulating expenditures is one way to measure academic research activity. The survey collects information on R&amp;D expenditures by field of research and source of funds and also gathers information on types of research expenses and number of R&amp;D personnel. The survey is an annual census of institutions that expended at least $150,000 in separately budgeted R&amp;D in the fiscal year.\r\n\r\nIn fiscal 2017, 644 universities responded to the survey.\r\n\r\nUW\u2013Madison had been in the top five in the nation in research spending every year since 1972, the year the survey started, until it dropped to 6th in fiscal year 2015 after experiencing a three-year decline in federal expenditures.\r\n\r\nFunding for academic research at UW\u2013Madison comes primarily from the federal government as well as institutional funds; additional sources include state and local government, industry, nonprofit organizations, and foundations that support the university. The two most significant private contributors of research support to UW\u2013Madison are the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.warf.org\/\">Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation<\/a>\u00a0(WARF) and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.supportuw.org\/\">UW Foundation<\/a>.\r\n\r\nWhile the amount of state and local support for research is relatively small, research investments by state and local government remain an important contributor to the research enterprise, augmenting and positioning key programs.\r\n\r\nAlthough the HERD Survey tracks expenditures, UW\u2013Madison also has recently received dozens of large awards that are indicators of its success in generating extramural funding.\r\n\r\nTo date, the first rounds of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/research.wisc.edu\/funding\/uw2020\/\">UW2020\u00a0<\/a>projects have generated more than $25 million in extramural funding. This initiative seeks to fund research projects that have the potential to fundamentally transform a field of study. UW2020 is underwritten by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) with combined funding from other sources.\r\n\r\n\u201cUW2020 is accomplishing exactly what we had hoped it would, especially in terms of providing projects the runway so that they are more successful when submitted for external funding consideration,\u201d Drinkwater explains.\r\n\r\nExamples of recent major awards include:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>The U.S. Department of Energy selecting the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center for an additional five years of funding to develop sustainable alternatives to transportation fuels and products currently derived from petroleum. Already the recipient of roughly $267 million in DOE funding, GLBRC represents the largest federal grant ever awarded to UW\u2013Madison.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>UW\u2013Madison\u2019s Department of Medicine has one of the premier asthma research programs in the country. Childhood Origins of ASThma (COAST) is a program project grant funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). COAST\u00a0focuses on the contributions of both genetic and environmental (viral infections) factors on the origins of asthma and allergic disease in a Wisconsin birth cohort of nearly 300 children who have been followed for 10-15 years.\u00a0The current grant amount is about $11.7 million for five years.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The IceCube Upgrade is a midscale National Science Foundation project with an estimated total award of $23 million that will be managed through a cooperative agreement with UW\u2013Madison \u2014 home institution of the Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, the team that led IceCube construction and currently operates the observatory.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer\u2019s Prevention has been awarded a five-year, $19 million renewal grant from the National Institutes of Health to enable in-depth study of molecular hallmarks of the disease in the brain and spinal fluid.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The Space Science and Engineering Center secured $8.2 million in funding from NASA \u2014 a cooperative relationship dating back to the mid-1950s \u2014 that has been crucial in developing observational systems to serve and protect the citizens of Wisconsin and around the world.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Engineers from UW\u2013Madison have received an estimated $9.3 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy for advanced nuclear energy research.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Researchers with two UW\u2013Madison plasma fusion experiments have received $10.7 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Fusion Energy Sciences.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Foxconn Technology Group plans to invest $100 million in engineering and innovation research at the University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\u201cResearch is a very competitive environment, but the future for R&amp;D at UW\u2013Madison is bright,\u201d says Drinkwater. \u201cThat\u2019s because our robust research culture makes it possible for us to attract the best and brightest scholars from students to staff and faculty.\u201d\r\n\r\nIn fact, UW\u2013Madison\u2019s faculty recruitment efforts for 2017\u201318 have resulted in the largest group of new faculty hired in six years at the university, with 112 accepted offers out of 176 offers.\r\n\r\n\u201cIt is our faculty and a dedicated staff that compete nationally for the research dollars that spur new knowledge and invention, and support our mission in unique and powerful ways,\u201d Drinkwater says.","_primary_content_area_0_one_column_page_elements_0_text_block_content":"field_5745f89f07744","primary_content_area_0_one_column_page_elements_0_apply_uw_box_style":"0","_primary_content_area_0_one_column_page_elements_0_apply_uw_box_style":"field_58121dc5c4f4d","primary_content_area_0_one_column_page_elements":["text_block"],"_primary_content_area_0_one_column_page_elements":"field_56a8d83a184a9","primary_content_area":["one_column_content_layout"],"_primary_content_area":"field_56a66cfb6ddaf","lower_content_area":"","_lower_content_area":"field_5762f248ae50f","hero_image":"1504","_hero_image":"field_5c6c77c1dd05e","hero_caption":"UW\u2013Madison students Eliana Cook and Marin Danz collect data as part of a wild rice study at Allequash Lake near the Trout Lake Research Station south of Boulder Junction, Wis., on July 30. For the first time, UW\u2013Madison has topped $1.7 billion in research expenditures.","_hero_caption":"field_5c6c77d3dd05f","hero_credits":"Bryce Richter\/UW-Madison","_hero_credits":"field_5c6c77dddd060","hero":"","_hero":"field_5c6c77aedd05d","_category":"field_5c74109c95492","subtitle":"","_subtitle":"field_5c6c75793fa23","callout_box_type":"default","_callout_box_type":"field_5c6c762e3fa25","callout_box":"","_callout_box":"field_5c6c75ef3fa24","credits":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/uw-madison-6th-in-national-research-ranking-surpasses-1-7-billion-in-research-expenditures\/\">Original story<\/a> by Natasha Kassulke<\/p>","_credits":"field_5c6c76c53fa2a","_thumbnail_id":"1504","uw_auto_excerpt":"The National Science Foundation on Nov. 20 released its 2017 Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey data, showing that UW\u2013Madison\u00a0placed 6th in its rankings. 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Other traditions left her classmates equally wide-eyed, like the Spirit Week \u201cKiss A Calf\u201d contest and \u201cDrive Your Tractor to School\u201d day.\r\n\r\n\u201cMy friends are always fascinated by these stories,\u201d she says.\r\n\r\nRiley loved growing up in a small town in Wisconsin \u2014 she\u2019s from Rockland, a village of about 750 people in eastern La Crosse County. She also loves attending a Big Ten university with more than 50,000 students. She melds these two worlds as a rural peer adviser for UW\u2013Madison\u2019s \u201cCollege for Rural Wisconsin.\u201d\r\n\r\nThe relatively new effort through the Division of Enrollment Management works to increase college access for rural, farm and small-town students in Wisconsin, regardless of whether they ultimately choose to apply to UW\u2013Madison or elsewhere. The university is part of the nationwide Small Town and Rural Students (STARS) College Network.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1244\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1244\" src=\"https:\/\/impact.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Jennifer_Blazek-4square-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Jennifer Blazek\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/> Jennifer Blazek[\/caption]\r\n\r\n\u201cWe\u2019re really about looking at the state holistically and saying, Who needs to be served? Who are the students that don\u2019t get a lot of access to higher education or outreach from higher education institutions?\u201d says Jennifer Blazek, program director for the College for Rural Wisconsin. \u201cIt\u2019s about building the capacity in the state around college-going for our rural and small-town students.\u201d\r\n\r\nTraditionally, many universities and colleges invite prospective students to come to them, which might not be financially or logistically feasible for some rural and small-town students, says Blazek, who raised dairy cows in high school on her family\u2019s farm near Bangor, Wisconsin.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe\u2019ve essentially flipped the script,\u201d she says. \u201cWhile we can\u2019t bring the whole campus to rural students, we can bring a lot of the materials and the mentoring and the support to them. That way, instead of thinking they need to visit five or 10 campuses, they can perhaps make better-informed decisions on where to utilize their resources and time.\u201d\r\n\r\nRural peer advisers are current college students who fan out to rural schools and communities to answer questions, provide information, and share first-person insights with students, parents and high school counselors. The College for Rural Wisconsin will employ four rural peer advisers from UW\u2013Madison this academic year and one each from UW\u2013River Falls and Mid-State Technical College, which has multiple campuses in Wisconsin.\r\n\r\nMcKenna Riley, Avery Simpson and Jack Taylor all served last year as inaugural rural peer advisers. All three UW\u2013Madison students are returning to the role this year. Here\u2019s a little more about each of them:\r\n<h2>A beekeeping future teacher<\/h2>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1247\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-1247\" src=\"https:\/\/impact.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Rural-Ambassadors-Avery-2024-08-19BR-6819-1024x682-1.jpg\" alt=\"Avery Simpson\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" \/> Avery Simpson remembers driving around with a friend and having the friend tell her, \u201cStop waving at every car we go by. They don\u2019t know you.\u201d Photo: Bryce Richter[\/caption]\r\n\r\nSenior Avery Simpson says she was \u201calways a little bit of a weird kid\u201d growing up, with a fondness for bugs and insects. As a freshman in high school, she turned that interest into a flourishing hobby, purchasing a beehive with her dad for the family\u2019s rural residence near Brooklyn, Wisconsin, a village of 1,500 people in Dane and Green counties. She bottles the result as \u201cAvery\u2019s American Raw Honey.\u201d At one point, she managed 10 hives and thousands of bees.\r\n\r\nThough Simpson grew up just 30 minutes from Madison, she says city life was largely foreign to her before college. Her small-town background helps her understand the concerns of rural students in a way that perhaps only another rural kid could.\r\n\r\n\u201cAs strange as it seems, I really worried about crossing the streets,\u201d she says, \u201cand I had never been on a city bus.\u201d\r\n\r\nSimpson found that some small-town habits die hard. Soon after arriving on campus, she remembers driving around with a friend and having the friend tell her, \u201cStop waving at every car we go by. They don\u2019t know you.\u201d\r\n\r\nSimpson is majoring in elementary education and hopes to teach middle school students one day, ideally in a rural district in Wisconsin. Getting to talk to so many rural students as a peer adviser has been meaningful and given her insights into their challenges, she says.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe get a lot of questions about finances \u2014 How can I make college affordable? Also, they want to know if college is really worth it. I think it is really impactful for them to get to sit down with someone face to face who is already in college and talk about that.\u201d\r\n\r\n\u201cI do feel that rural students often get left out of the higher-ed conversation,\u201d Simpson adds. \u201cI think it\u2019s wonderful that they are getting a little bit of a spotlight put on them.\u201d\r\n<h2>Zooming in from a cornfield<\/h2>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1246\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-1246\" src=\"https:\/\/impact.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Rural-Ambassadors-McKenna-2024-08-19BR-6851-1024x682-1.jpg\" alt=\"McKenna Riley\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" \/> McKenna Riley says: \u201cI hope to be able to give the sort of help to students and families that I wish I had got as a kid.\u201d Photo: Bryce Richter[\/caption]\r\n\r\nWhen she can\u2019t be on campus for a meeting, senior McKenna Riley sometimes logs in from a cornfield just outside of Madison. She can often be found there as part of her job as a student researcher with Professor Jean-Michel An\u00e9\u2019s corn lab. The work isn\u2019t related to her career goals \u2014 she aspires to be a pediatric oncologist \u2014 but it\u2019s important to her, nonetheless.\r\n\r\n\u201cAll I remember growing up were cornfields,\u201d Riley says. \u201cBeing a corn researcher is a little way I can give back to my community.\u201d\r\n\r\nRiley\u2019s hometown of Rockland \u201chas one stop sign and the classic essentials \u2014 a bar, a gas station, and a tiny park,\u201d she says. \u201cAnd, as the name implies, there is a single big rock.\u201d (A \u201cmonument to nature,\u201d according to the village\u2019s history.)\r\n\r\nGrowing up, Riley says she knew of only one person who attended UW\u2013Madison. That\u2019s part of the appeal of being a rural peer adviser.\r\n\r\n\u201cI hope to be able to give the sort of help to students and families that I wish I had got as a kid,\u201d she says. \u201cI didn\u2019t know a whole lot of people who went to big colleges, so I\u2019m eager to share what I\u2019ve learned about going to college to anyone who wants to listen.\u201d\r\n\r\nHer rural bona fides include a love of classic country music, especially T.G. Sheppard and Johnny Cash, two of her grandfather\u2019s favorite singers and mainstays on her homework soundtrack.\r\n\r\n\u201cI\u2019ll open up Spotify, hit play and go to work. It just reminds me of home.\u201d\r\n<h2>A \u2018Jack\u2019 of all trades<\/h2>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1245\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-1245\" src=\"https:\/\/impact.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Rural-Ambassadors-Jack-2024-08-19BR-6798-1024x682-1.jpg\" alt=\"Jack Taylor\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" \/> Jack Taylor attended a high school so small, his graduating class had just 20 students. Photo: Bryce Richter[\/caption]\r\n\r\nThe joke about junior Jack Taylor among his fellow peer advisers is that he has so many varied interests, he can find a way to make a personal connection with almost any high school student anywhere. He gladly accepts the challenge.\r\n\r\n\u201cI hope that in talking about my interests, I\u2019m able to show kids that no matter where you come from, you don\u2019t have to let it define you,\u201d says Taylor, who grew up in Princeton, a city of about 1,200 people in central Wisconsin.\r\n\r\nTaylor is vice president of the university\u2019s anthropology student organization and a member of the Young Progressives group on campus. Last year, he also participated in ceramics club, served as poetry editor for Illumination Journal, a student publication, and volunteered for hunger and homelessness causes. (\u201cQuite frankly, I overbooked,\u201d he says.)\r\n\r\nTaylor attended a high school so small, his graduating class had just 20 students. For higher-level courses, he drove to Ripon College.\r\n\r\n\u201cThat\u2019s something I talk about when I\u2019m on panels,\u201d says Taylor, who is pursuing a double major in anthropology and landscape and urban studies. \u201cSmall high schools are wonderful in a lot of ways, but they can leave you feeling a little unprepared for college if you don\u2019t have access to a lot of AP courses. I talk with rural students about how they can fill those gaps.\u201d\r\n\r\nThere\u2019s a lot of potential in a rural background, Taylor says, and he wants rural students to know that and be proud of that.\r\n\r\n\u201cI also want them to know that just because you come from a certain place, it doesn\u2019t mean you have to be a certain way. You get to decide what your background means to you.\u201d","post_date":"2024-08-28 16:42:04","post_excerpt":"Rural peer advisers are current college students who fan out to rural schools and communities to answer questions, provide information, and share first-person insights with students, parents and high school counselors.","post_parent":82,"post_status":"publish","post_title":"UW\u2013Madison students serve as rural peer advisers","post_type":"post","slug":"rural-peer-adviser-students","_edit_lock":"1738683560:19","_edit_last":"5","_thumbnail_id":"1243","_wp_page_template":"page-story.php","body_css_class":"","_body_css_class":"field_6092a4d43fe28","hero_image":"1243","_hero_image":"field_5c6c77c1dd05e","hero_caption":"Undergraduates Jack Taylor, Avery Simpson and McKenna Riley, all members of the College for Rural Wisconsin at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are pictured in the Dairy Cattle Center on Aug. 19, 2024.","_hero_caption":"field_5c6c77d3dd05f","hero_credits":"Bryce 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basketball fundraiser game at her high school that pits teachers against alumni \u2014 and yes, they ride actual donkeys. Other traditions left her classmates equally wide-eyed, like the Spirit Week \u201cKiss A Calf\u201d contest and \u201cDrive Your Tractor to School\u201d day.\r\n\r\n\u201cMy friends are always fascinated by these stories,\u201d she says.\r\n\r\nRiley loved growing up in a small town in Wisconsin \u2014 she\u2019s from Rockland, a village of about 750 people in eastern La Crosse County. She also loves attending a Big Ten university with more than 50,000 students. She melds these two worlds as a rural peer adviser for UW\u2013Madison\u2019s \u201cCollege for Rural Wisconsin.\u201d\r\n\r\nThe relatively new effort through the Division of Enrollment Management works to increase college access for rural, farm and small-town students in Wisconsin, regardless of whether they ultimately choose to apply to UW\u2013Madison or elsewhere. The university is part of the nationwide Small Town and Rural Students (STARS) College Network.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1244\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1244\" src=\"https:\/\/impact.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Jennifer_Blazek-4square-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Jennifer Blazek\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/> Jennifer Blazek[\/caption]\r\n\r\n\u201cWe\u2019re really about looking at the state holistically and saying, Who needs to be served? Who are the students that don\u2019t get a lot of access to higher education or outreach from higher education institutions?\u201d says Jennifer Blazek, program director for the College for Rural Wisconsin. \u201cIt\u2019s about building the capacity in the state around college-going for our rural and small-town students.\u201d\r\n\r\nTraditionally, many universities and colleges invite prospective students to come to them, which might not be financially or logistically feasible for some rural and small-town students, says Blazek, who raised dairy cows in high school on her family\u2019s farm near Bangor, Wisconsin.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe\u2019ve essentially flipped the script,\u201d she says. \u201cWhile we can\u2019t bring the whole campus to rural students, we can bring a lot of the materials and the mentoring and the support to them. That way, instead of thinking they need to visit five or 10 campuses, they can perhaps make better-informed decisions on where to utilize their resources and time.\u201d\r\n\r\nRural peer advisers are current college students who fan out to rural schools and communities to answer questions, provide information, and share first-person insights with students, parents and high school counselors. The College for Rural Wisconsin will employ four rural peer advisers from UW\u2013Madison this academic year and one each from UW\u2013River Falls and Mid-State Technical College, which has multiple campuses in Wisconsin.\r\n\r\nMcKenna Riley, Avery Simpson and Jack Taylor all served last year as inaugural rural peer advisers. All three UW\u2013Madison students are returning to the role this year. Here\u2019s a little more about each of them:\r\n<h2>A beekeeping future teacher<\/h2>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1247\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-1247\" src=\"https:\/\/impact.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Rural-Ambassadors-Avery-2024-08-19BR-6819-1024x682-1.jpg\" alt=\"Avery Simpson\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" \/> Avery Simpson remembers driving around with a friend and having the friend tell her, \u201cStop waving at every car we go by. They don\u2019t know you.\u201d Photo: Bryce Richter[\/caption]\r\n\r\nSenior Avery Simpson says she was \u201calways a little bit of a weird kid\u201d growing up, with a fondness for bugs and insects. As a freshman in high school, she turned that interest into a flourishing hobby, purchasing a beehive with her dad for the family\u2019s rural residence near Brooklyn, Wisconsin, a village of 1,500 people in Dane and Green counties. She bottles the result as \u201cAvery\u2019s American Raw Honey.\u201d At one point, she managed 10 hives and thousands of bees.\r\n\r\nThough Simpson grew up just 30 minutes from Madison, she says city life was largely foreign to her before college. Her small-town background helps her understand the concerns of rural students in a way that perhaps only another rural kid could.\r\n\r\n\u201cAs strange as it seems, I really worried about crossing the streets,\u201d she says, \u201cand I had never been on a city bus.\u201d\r\n\r\nSimpson found that some small-town habits die hard. Soon after arriving on campus, she remembers driving around with a friend and having the friend tell her, \u201cStop waving at every car we go by. They don\u2019t know you.\u201d\r\n\r\nSimpson is majoring in elementary education and hopes to teach middle school students one day, ideally in a rural district in Wisconsin. Getting to talk to so many rural students as a peer adviser has been meaningful and given her insights into their challenges, she says.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe get a lot of questions about finances \u2014 How can I make college affordable? Also, they want to know if college is really worth it. I think it is really impactful for them to get to sit down with someone face to face who is already in college and talk about that.\u201d\r\n\r\n\u201cI do feel that rural students often get left out of the higher-ed conversation,\u201d Simpson adds. \u201cI think it\u2019s wonderful that they are getting a little bit of a spotlight put on them.\u201d\r\n<h2>Zooming in from a cornfield<\/h2>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1246\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-1246\" src=\"https:\/\/impact.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Rural-Ambassadors-McKenna-2024-08-19BR-6851-1024x682-1.jpg\" alt=\"McKenna Riley\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" \/> McKenna Riley says: \u201cI hope to be able to give the sort of help to students and families that I wish I had got as a kid.\u201d Photo: Bryce Richter[\/caption]\r\n\r\nWhen she can\u2019t be on campus for a meeting, senior McKenna Riley sometimes logs in from a cornfield just outside of Madison. She can often be found there as part of her job as a student researcher with Professor Jean-Michel An\u00e9\u2019s corn lab. The work isn\u2019t related to her career goals \u2014 she aspires to be a pediatric oncologist \u2014 but it\u2019s important to her, nonetheless.\r\n\r\n\u201cAll I remember growing up were cornfields,\u201d Riley says. \u201cBeing a corn researcher is a little way I can give back to my community.\u201d\r\n\r\nRiley\u2019s hometown of Rockland \u201chas one stop sign and the classic essentials \u2014 a bar, a gas station, and a tiny park,\u201d she says. \u201cAnd, as the name implies, there is a single big rock.\u201d (A \u201cmonument to nature,\u201d according to the village\u2019s history.)\r\n\r\nGrowing up, Riley says she knew of only one person who attended UW\u2013Madison. That\u2019s part of the appeal of being a rural peer adviser.\r\n\r\n\u201cI hope to be able to give the sort of help to students and families that I wish I had got as a kid,\u201d she says. \u201cI didn\u2019t know a whole lot of people who went to big colleges, so I\u2019m eager to share what I\u2019ve learned about going to college to anyone who wants to listen.\u201d\r\n\r\nHer rural bona fides include a love of classic country music, especially T.G. Sheppard and Johnny Cash, two of her grandfather\u2019s favorite singers and mainstays on her homework soundtrack.\r\n\r\n\u201cI\u2019ll open up Spotify, hit play and go to work. It just reminds me of home.\u201d\r\n<h2>A \u2018Jack\u2019 of all trades<\/h2>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1245\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-1245\" src=\"https:\/\/impact.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Rural-Ambassadors-Jack-2024-08-19BR-6798-1024x682-1.jpg\" alt=\"Jack Taylor\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" \/> Jack Taylor attended a high school so small, his graduating class had just 20 students. Photo: Bryce Richter[\/caption]\r\n\r\nThe joke about junior Jack Taylor among his fellow peer advisers is that he has so many varied interests, he can find a way to make a personal connection with almost any high school student anywhere. He gladly accepts the challenge.\r\n\r\n\u201cI hope that in talking about my interests, I\u2019m able to show kids that no matter where you come from, you don\u2019t have to let it define you,\u201d says Taylor, who grew up in Princeton, a city of about 1,200 people in central Wisconsin.\r\n\r\nTaylor is vice president of the university\u2019s anthropology student organization and a member of the Young Progressives group on campus. Last year, he also participated in ceramics club, served as poetry editor for Illumination Journal, a student publication, and volunteered for hunger and homelessness causes. (\u201cQuite frankly, I overbooked,\u201d he says.)\r\n\r\nTaylor attended a high school so small, his graduating class had just 20 students. For higher-level courses, he drove to Ripon College.\r\n\r\n\u201cThat\u2019s something I talk about when I\u2019m on panels,\u201d says Taylor, who is pursuing a double major in anthropology and landscape and urban studies. \u201cSmall high schools are wonderful in a lot of ways, but they can leave you feeling a little unprepared for college if you don\u2019t have access to a lot of AP courses. I talk with rural students about how they can fill those gaps.\u201d\r\n\r\nThere\u2019s a lot of potential in a rural background, Taylor says, and he wants rural students to know that and be proud of that.\r\n\r\n\u201cI also want them to know that just because you come from a certain place, it doesn\u2019t mean you have to be a certain way. You get to decide what your background means to you.\u201d","post_date":"2024-08-28 16:42:04","post_excerpt":"Rural peer advisers are current college students who fan out to rural schools and communities to answer questions, provide information, and share first-person insights with students, parents and high school counselors.","post_parent":82,"post_status":"publish","post_title":"UW\u2013Madison students serve as rural peer advisers","post_type":"post","slug":"rural-peer-adviser-students","_edit_lock":"1738683560:19","_edit_last":"5","_thumbnail_id":"1243","_wp_page_template":"page-story.php","body_css_class":"","_body_css_class":"field_6092a4d43fe28","hero_image":"1243","_hero_image":"field_5c6c77c1dd05e","hero_caption":"Undergraduates Jack Taylor, Avery Simpson and McKenna Riley, all members of the College for Rural Wisconsin at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are pictured in the Dairy Cattle Center on Aug. 19, 2024.","_hero_caption":"field_5c6c77d3dd05f","hero_credits":"Bryce Richter \/ UW\u2013Madison","_hero_credits":"field_5c6c77dddd060","hero":"","_hero":"field_5c6c77aedd05d","_category":"field_5c74109c95492","subtitle":"These undergrads tap into their small-town roots to advise other rural students","_subtitle":"field_5c6c75793fa23","callout_box_type":"default","_callout_box_type":"field_5c6c762e3fa25","callout_box":"","_callout_box":"field_5c6c75ef3fa24","credits":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/they-love-their-small-town-roots-these-uw-madison-undergrads-advise-other-rural-students-on-higher-ed\/\">Original story<\/a> by Doug Erickson<\/p>","_credits":"field_5c6c76c53fa2a","call_to_action_text":"","_call_to_action_text":"field_61d1d3b1185bd","call_to_action_button_label":"","_call_to_action_button_label":"field_61d1d3ed185be","call_to_action_url":"","_call_to_action_url":"field_61d1d3fc185bf","call_to_action":"","_call_to_action":"field_61d1d39d185bc","meta_title":"","_meta_title":"field_606b4b3951ae9","meta_image":"","_meta_image":"field_606b4b9451aea","meta_description":"","_meta_description":"field_606b4c3a51aeb","twitter_card_type":"summary","_twitter_card_type":"field_606b4f0551aed","custom_meta_tags":"","_custom_meta_tags":"field_606b49c55380d","canonical_url":"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/they-love-their-small-town-roots-these-uw-madison-undergrads-advise-other-rural-students-on-higher-ed\/","_canonical_url":"field_66fed237c42fa","post_date_gmt":"2024-08-28 16:42:04","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"rural-peer-adviser-students","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-03 17:50:04","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-03 17:50:04","post_content_filtered":"","guid":"https:\/\/impact.wisc.edu\/?page_id=1242","menu_order":0,"post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw","status":"publish"},"image":"https:\/\/impact.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Rural-Ambassadors-2024-08-19BR-6751-600x400-c-default.jpg","image_alt":null},{"post":{"id":1237,"ID":1237,"object_type":"post","ImageClass":"Timber\\Image","PostClass":"Timber\\Post","TermClass":"Timber\\Term","custom":{"_edit_lock":"1732046585:9","_edit_last":"9","_thumbnail_id":"1238","_wp_page_template":"page-story.php","body_css_class":"","_body_css_class":"field_6092a4d43fe28","hero_image":"1238","_hero_image":"field_5c6c77c1dd05e","hero_caption":"Wisconsin School of Business students in the Master of Science Business Analytics program visit Fetch headquarters in Madison, WI in spring 2024. 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He admits that, not knowing how technically advanced the company was at the time, \u201cit wasn\u2019t a company that was necessarily on my radar as a place to work.\u201d As a graduating senior, however, he paid close attention to his Capital One mentors, who \u201chad nothing but praise for the company and then generously offered to act as a referral for my application. I ended up applying and I got the offer, and the rest is history.\u201d\r\n\r\nNow, Daly, who continues as a Senior Associate Software Engineer at Capital One, serves as a mentor for current CS capstone students. \u201cThe fact that the university is offering what is essentially an internship to these students is great,\u201d says Daly.\r\n\r\nExperiential learning at UW\u2013Madison, whether a practicum, an internship, or a capstone course, is more than a classroom concept. It\u2019s a transformative approach that prepares students for the professional world and provides employers with fresh insights. Hands-on learning experiences found in nearly every discipline on campus set up students and partner companies for success.\r\n\r\nHere are two examples, from UW\u2013Madison\u2019s School of Computer, Data and Information Sciences (CDIS) and the Wisconsin School of Business (WSB).\r\n<h2>Computer Sciences Capstone<\/h2>\r\nField, who now teaches the Computer Sciences capstone course twice a year, has been a software engineer and manager for her entire career at companies including IBM, Capital One, and National Geographic, and most recently as vice-president of software development at Singlewire Software.\r\n\r\nThe capstone has grown to about 100 students per semester. They work in groups directly with partner companies, from start-ups to well-known industry leaders.\r\n\r\nA UW\u2013Madison CS alumna herself, Field launched the class to help students prepare for the work world by building skills that employers most needed\u2014in her case, agile software development skills.\r\n\r\nRohan Ayyagari, a Computer Sciences major from San Ramon, California, who took the capstone course in spring 2024, says, \u201cWith a class like this, you know right from the get-go this is how companies do it. And I\u2019m hearing from people in the field that I should know this in the future.\u201d\r\n\r\nField structures the class to replicate the work environment as closely as possible. \u201cWe welcome into the class product management MBA students and UX Master\u2019s students as well,\u201d she says. These students allow the teams to be cross-functional and create better final products.\r\n\r\nEach partner company provides a unique experience based on its own needs. Daly, of Capital One, participates in part to help ensure students learn marketable skills that they might not learn elsewhere.\r\n\r\n\u201cThere was a moment probably three or four months into my job at Capital One where something just clicked for me,\u201d recalls Daly. \u201cAll of a sudden, you see the vision and realize, \u2018Oh, this makes sense now.\u2019 And after I had that moment, I thought to myself, \u2018If this is such a critical part of being a software engineer, why did I not learn it in school?\u2019\u201d\r\n\r\nDaly adds, \u201cFor me, what I want most is for the students to have that moment click <em>before<\/em> they\u2019re a full-time employee at a company.\u201d\r\n\r\nWorking with Daly and Capital One, Ayyagari and his fellow students created a full stack banking application. He was attracted to the project because it would allow him to learn about the entire software development process, including front-end and back-end programming and cloud deployment.\r\n\r\n\u201cNone of us had ever built a web app from scratch,\u201d Ayyagari said. \u201cIt helped me understand how these apps not just come to be, but the whole process that comes with it.\u201d\r\n\r\nBuilding the application, paired with lectures on the agile development process from experienced guest speakers, gave Ayyagari \u201ca good insight into how businesses actually work.\u201d\r\n\r\nMadison-based Last Lock, another capstone partner, has deep origins at UW\u2013Madison and a commitment to experiential learning that reflects the company\u2019s nature as a startup.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe give students projects, resources and mentors and then just let them just try to get it done as fast as possible without getting in their way,\u201d says Last Lock founder and CEO Jack Ryan, a UW\u2013Madison electrical engineering and economics alumnus originally from Minnesota.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1239\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1239\" src=\"https:\/\/impact.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/LastLock-presentation-2024-1000x1000-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"CS students in capstone class\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/> Computer Sciences capstone course students present their work with Madison startup Last Lock in Spring 2024. Photo courtesy of Amber Field[\/caption]\r\n\r\nStudents who work with Last Lock focus on projects that have a realistic chance to become part of the company\u2019s product roadmap. This rare opportunity, which is highly attractive to many students in the course, illustrates the win-win nature of experiential learning. \u201cMentors provide a great deal of value to students through their knowledge and real-world experience,\u201d says Ryan, \u201cwhile companies have the opportunity to evaluate them as potential employees.\u201d\r\n\r\nLast Lock has found CS capstone students a great match for their needs\u2014both before and after graduation. \u201cThey\u2019ve been hiring several students pretty much every semester,\u201d notes Field. \u201cNot all students will get a job offer from the course, but I love it when we have students that go directly from the course to one of our partners.\u201d\r\n<h2>Master\u2019s in Business Analytics Consulting Practicum<\/h2>\r\nThis past spring, 18 companies worked with 23 teams of Master of Science in Business Analytics students from the Wisconsin School of Business. This one-year master\u2019s degree program attracts students from a wide variety of backgrounds, in part because it\u2019s focused on key skills employers need.\r\n\r\nMSBA students start their consulting practicum, which is a required course, in a three-week \u201cconsulting boot camp\u201d led by faculty with decades of consulting experience.\r\n\r\nHalley Jones, manager of corporate outreach for master\u2019s programs at WSB, notes that employers \u201ccome in understanding that their role is to be a project guide and a mentor, but very quickly realize that these students have skills that are unique.\u201d\r\n\r\nThe more than 100 students in the 2023-24 MSBA program had at least 20 distinct undergraduate backgrounds, ranging from finance and economics to computer sciences and neuroscience.\r\n\r\nRobert Behnke, co-founder and president of Madison-based organic clothing company Fair Indigo, worked with a team of MSBA students this spring. He notes, \u201cThe project flow, the team members, the final output exceeded my expectations by a not immaterial factor.\u201d He was impressed with their ability to \u201cpresent data lingo to a non-data person\u201d like himself, an especially useful skill in a smaller company where leaders might have varied roles and responsibilities.\r\n\r\nJay Page, director of experiential learning for WSB\u2019s master\u2019s programs, emphasizes that MSBA students bring not only technical expertise, but also essential \u201csoft skills,\u201d including \u201cworking effectively in teams, confidently expressing their viewpoints, becoming increasingly comfortable with presentations, and creating effective slide decks.\u201d\r\n\r\nSpring 2024 MSBA graduate Luqman Godil worked on a team with Madison-based Fetch. Fetch (formerly Fetch Rewards) wanted to understand why Spanish-speaking users used their app differently than English-speaking users. Given access to data and a wide degree of latitude, Godil\u2019s team, in his words, \u201csolved a very big problem for them\u2026 getting those insights [into] what exactly is happening, and then presenting it in a form that is helpful for them to take action, and then constantly getting feedback from them.\u201d\r\n\r\nGodil appreciated being presented with \u201creal challenges that you would face in the workplace,\u201d he said. He also valued the networking opportunity, as did Fetch; in fact, Godil recently started there as a permanent employee.\r\n<h2>Why does it work so well?<\/h2>\r\nJustin Hines is director of corporate relations at the School of Computer, Data, and Information Sciences (CDIS), home of the Computer Sciences department. He reminds employers, \u201cWe\u2019re not just solving your problems and walking away.\u201d\r\n\r\nThe best partners, according to Hines, are those that understand \u201cthe product that they get at the end isn\u2019t necessarily going to solve the future of their organization, but it is going to give them new insights, provide real-world experience to the students and help them start to identify if these students are hirable.\u201d\r\n\r\nIndustry partners across the board are happy at the end of the semester after working closely with students, Field says.\r\n\r\n\u201cHere you\u2019ve got almost four months, longer than a regular internship over the summer to evaluate various students,\u201d giving employers far more information about the students\u2019 potential as employees, Field says.\r\n\r\nShe adds that she\u2019s \u201calways impressed by the quality work that the students put out at the end\u2026. They care deeply about doing something meaningful for their partners.\u201d\r\n\r\nThe experience is invaluable for students. MSBA alumnus Godil says, \u201cThese kinds of projects are really helpful because they get you that opportunity to showcase your ability and then it gives you the confidence that, OK, you have it in you\u201d to be successful.\r\n\r\nAyyagari\u2019s experience convinced him that \u201canyone who wants to go into CS should take the [capstone] class.\u201d\r\n<h2>What\u2019s next?<\/h2>\r\nThe future of experiential learning is bright. According to Jones, WSB Dean Vallabh Sambamurthy has said that by 2028, all business undergraduates will complete at least one experiential learning experience as part of their education.\r\n\r\nField says regarding the CS capstone, \u201cI am actively trying to scale this course and eventually would like every single comp sci major to be able to take it.\u201d\r\n\r\n\u201cIt really does not matter whether they [the partner] are in person or not,\u201d adds Field. \u201cWe make it work for both.\u201d Capital One has always participated remotely, as have companies such as Schneider in the Green Bay area, GE HealthCare in the Milwaukee area, and startups in California and elsewhere.\r\n<h2>More Information<\/h2>\r\nFind out about <a href=\"https:\/\/obe.wisc.edu\/news\/experiential-learning-opportunities-in-2024-25?utm_source=impact_uwmadison&amp;utm_medium=weblink&amp;utm_content=bottomlink\">current opportunities for experiential learning<\/a> from UW\u2013Madison\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/obe.wisc.edu\/news\/experiential-learning-opportunities-in-2024-25?utm_source=impact_uwmadison&amp;utm_medium=weblink&amp;utm_content=bottomlink\">Office of Business Engagement<\/a> (OBE).","post_date":"2024-07-29 20:44:24","post_excerpt":"Capstone courses and other real-world learning experiences help University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison students \u2014 and partner companies \u2014 stand out from the pack.","post_parent":82,"post_status":"publish","post_title":"Experiential learning unlocks potential of students, employers alike","post_type":"post","slug":"experiential-learning-practicum-capstone-internship","_edit_lock":"1732046585:9","_edit_last":"9","_thumbnail_id":"1238","_wp_page_template":"page-story.php","body_css_class":"","_body_css_class":"field_6092a4d43fe28","hero_image":"1238","_hero_image":"field_5c6c77c1dd05e","hero_caption":"Wisconsin School of Business students in the Master of Science Business Analytics program visit Fetch headquarters in Madison, WI in spring 2024. 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He admits that, not knowing how technically advanced the company was at the time, \u201cit wasn\u2019t a company that was necessarily on my radar as a place to work.\u201d As a graduating senior, however, he paid close attention to his Capital One mentors, who \u201chad nothing but praise for the company and then generously offered to act as a referral for my application. I ended up applying and I got the offer, and the rest is history.\u201d\r\n\r\nNow, Daly, who continues as a Senior Associate Software Engineer at Capital One, serves as a mentor for current CS capstone students. \u201cThe fact that the university is offering what is essentially an internship to these students is great,\u201d says Daly.\r\n\r\nExperiential learning at UW\u2013Madison, whether a practicum, an internship, or a capstone course, is more than a classroom concept. It\u2019s a transformative approach that prepares students for the professional world and provides employers with fresh insights. Hands-on learning experiences found in nearly every discipline on campus set up students and partner companies for success.\r\n\r\nHere are two examples, from UW\u2013Madison\u2019s School of Computer, Data and Information Sciences (CDIS) and the Wisconsin School of Business (WSB).\r\n<h2>Computer Sciences Capstone<\/h2>\r\nField, who now teaches the Computer Sciences capstone course twice a year, has been a software engineer and manager for her entire career at companies including IBM, Capital One, and National Geographic, and most recently as vice-president of software development at Singlewire Software.\r\n\r\nThe capstone has grown to about 100 students per semester. They work in groups directly with partner companies, from start-ups to well-known industry leaders.\r\n\r\nA UW\u2013Madison CS alumna herself, Field launched the class to help students prepare for the work world by building skills that employers most needed\u2014in her case, agile software development skills.\r\n\r\nRohan Ayyagari, a Computer Sciences major from San Ramon, California, who took the capstone course in spring 2024, says, \u201cWith a class like this, you know right from the get-go this is how companies do it. And I\u2019m hearing from people in the field that I should know this in the future.\u201d\r\n\r\nField structures the class to replicate the work environment as closely as possible. \u201cWe welcome into the class product management MBA students and UX Master\u2019s students as well,\u201d she says. These students allow the teams to be cross-functional and create better final products.\r\n\r\nEach partner company provides a unique experience based on its own needs. Daly, of Capital One, participates in part to help ensure students learn marketable skills that they might not learn elsewhere.\r\n\r\n\u201cThere was a moment probably three or four months into my job at Capital One where something just clicked for me,\u201d recalls Daly. \u201cAll of a sudden, you see the vision and realize, \u2018Oh, this makes sense now.\u2019 And after I had that moment, I thought to myself, \u2018If this is such a critical part of being a software engineer, why did I not learn it in school?\u2019\u201d\r\n\r\nDaly adds, \u201cFor me, what I want most is for the students to have that moment click <em>before<\/em> they\u2019re a full-time employee at a company.\u201d\r\n\r\nWorking with Daly and Capital One, Ayyagari and his fellow students created a full stack banking application. He was attracted to the project because it would allow him to learn about the entire software development process, including front-end and back-end programming and cloud deployment.\r\n\r\n\u201cNone of us had ever built a web app from scratch,\u201d Ayyagari said. \u201cIt helped me understand how these apps not just come to be, but the whole process that comes with it.\u201d\r\n\r\nBuilding the application, paired with lectures on the agile development process from experienced guest speakers, gave Ayyagari \u201ca good insight into how businesses actually work.\u201d\r\n\r\nMadison-based Last Lock, another capstone partner, has deep origins at UW\u2013Madison and a commitment to experiential learning that reflects the company\u2019s nature as a startup.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe give students projects, resources and mentors and then just let them just try to get it done as fast as possible without getting in their way,\u201d says Last Lock founder and CEO Jack Ryan, a UW\u2013Madison electrical engineering and economics alumnus originally from Minnesota.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1239\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1239\" src=\"https:\/\/impact.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/LastLock-presentation-2024-1000x1000-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"CS students in capstone class\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/> Computer Sciences capstone course students present their work with Madison startup Last Lock in Spring 2024. Photo courtesy of Amber Field[\/caption]\r\n\r\nStudents who work with Last Lock focus on projects that have a realistic chance to become part of the company\u2019s product roadmap. This rare opportunity, which is highly attractive to many students in the course, illustrates the win-win nature of experiential learning. \u201cMentors provide a great deal of value to students through their knowledge and real-world experience,\u201d says Ryan, \u201cwhile companies have the opportunity to evaluate them as potential employees.\u201d\r\n\r\nLast Lock has found CS capstone students a great match for their needs\u2014both before and after graduation. \u201cThey\u2019ve been hiring several students pretty much every semester,\u201d notes Field. \u201cNot all students will get a job offer from the course, but I love it when we have students that go directly from the course to one of our partners.\u201d\r\n<h2>Master\u2019s in Business Analytics Consulting Practicum<\/h2>\r\nThis past spring, 18 companies worked with 23 teams of Master of Science in Business Analytics students from the Wisconsin School of Business. This one-year master\u2019s degree program attracts students from a wide variety of backgrounds, in part because it\u2019s focused on key skills employers need.\r\n\r\nMSBA students start their consulting practicum, which is a required course, in a three-week \u201cconsulting boot camp\u201d led by faculty with decades of consulting experience.\r\n\r\nHalley Jones, manager of corporate outreach for master\u2019s programs at WSB, notes that employers \u201ccome in understanding that their role is to be a project guide and a mentor, but very quickly realize that these students have skills that are unique.\u201d\r\n\r\nThe more than 100 students in the 2023-24 MSBA program had at least 20 distinct undergraduate backgrounds, ranging from finance and economics to computer sciences and neuroscience.\r\n\r\nRobert Behnke, co-founder and president of Madison-based organic clothing company Fair Indigo, worked with a team of MSBA students this spring. He notes, \u201cThe project flow, the team members, the final output exceeded my expectations by a not immaterial factor.\u201d He was impressed with their ability to \u201cpresent data lingo to a non-data person\u201d like himself, an especially useful skill in a smaller company where leaders might have varied roles and responsibilities.\r\n\r\nJay Page, director of experiential learning for WSB\u2019s master\u2019s programs, emphasizes that MSBA students bring not only technical expertise, but also essential \u201csoft skills,\u201d including \u201cworking effectively in teams, confidently expressing their viewpoints, becoming increasingly comfortable with presentations, and creating effective slide decks.\u201d\r\n\r\nSpring 2024 MSBA graduate Luqman Godil worked on a team with Madison-based Fetch. Fetch (formerly Fetch Rewards) wanted to understand why Spanish-speaking users used their app differently than English-speaking users. Given access to data and a wide degree of latitude, Godil\u2019s team, in his words, \u201csolved a very big problem for them\u2026 getting those insights [into] what exactly is happening, and then presenting it in a form that is helpful for them to take action, and then constantly getting feedback from them.\u201d\r\n\r\nGodil appreciated being presented with \u201creal challenges that you would face in the workplace,\u201d he said. He also valued the networking opportunity, as did Fetch; in fact, Godil recently started there as a permanent employee.\r\n<h2>Why does it work so well?<\/h2>\r\nJustin Hines is director of corporate relations at the School of Computer, Data, and Information Sciences (CDIS), home of the Computer Sciences department. He reminds employers, \u201cWe\u2019re not just solving your problems and walking away.\u201d\r\n\r\nThe best partners, according to Hines, are those that understand \u201cthe product that they get at the end isn\u2019t necessarily going to solve the future of their organization, but it is going to give them new insights, provide real-world experience to the students and help them start to identify if these students are hirable.\u201d\r\n\r\nIndustry partners across the board are happy at the end of the semester after working closely with students, Field says.\r\n\r\n\u201cHere you\u2019ve got almost four months, longer than a regular internship over the summer to evaluate various students,\u201d giving employers far more information about the students\u2019 potential as employees, Field says.\r\n\r\nShe adds that she\u2019s \u201calways impressed by the quality work that the students put out at the end\u2026. They care deeply about doing something meaningful for their partners.\u201d\r\n\r\nThe experience is invaluable for students. MSBA alumnus Godil says, \u201cThese kinds of projects are really helpful because they get you that opportunity to showcase your ability and then it gives you the confidence that, OK, you have it in you\u201d to be successful.\r\n\r\nAyyagari\u2019s experience convinced him that \u201canyone who wants to go into CS should take the [capstone] class.\u201d\r\n<h2>What\u2019s next?<\/h2>\r\nThe future of experiential learning is bright. 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She plans to graduate in the fall of 2025.\r\n\r\nSilva-Singh says she is excited to be in a position to help bilingual students realize their potential in the education system. \u201cAs an immigrant who is Hispanic, I\u2019ll be in a position to help others with similar backgrounds overcome their hardships and follow their dreams,\u201d she says. \u201cThe financial support from the Teacher Pledge program is really helping make all of this possible.\u201d\r\n\r\n\u201cWhen I first heard about the Teacher Pledge I thought, \u2018This is doable!\u2019,\u201d Silva-Singh recalls. \u201cI want to inspire my students. I hope to one day share a message with my students that you can truly achieve what you want if you get the right support. You just need to find the right people and the right institutions, and I have that here at UW\u2013Madison.\u201d\r\n\r\nRauls worked as a daycare provider when she started school, hoping to keep the tide of student loans at bay. When she learned about the Teacher Pledge, she felt like a burden was lifted.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1268\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"400\"]<img src=\"https:\/\/impact.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Maddy-Rauls.jpg\" alt=\"Maddy Rauls\" width=\"400\" height=\"427\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1268\" \/> Maddy Rauls[\/caption]\r\n\r\n\u201cBefore the Teacher Pledge came around, I was really worried about how much debt I was going to have to take on to finish school,\u201d she says. \u201cTaking the Teacher Pledge was a no-brainer. It was a huge relief.\u201d\r\n\r\nRauls is thrilled to finally be teaching in her own classroom.\r\n\r\nA fourth grade teacher at Arboretum Elementary in Waunakee, Rauls says she \u201cdove right in\u201d as a new educator.\r\n\r\n\u201cI\u2019m so grateful to be doing something I love every day, working with awesome students and other amazing educators,\u201d she says.\r\n\r\nAs of spring 2024, 773 students have taken the Teacher Pledge. Of those, 354 are already teaching in 88 public school districts and 14 private schools across Wisconsin.\r\n\r\n<h2><b>Generous donors make Teacher Pledge extension possible<\/b><\/h2>\r\n\r\nThe entirely donor-funded Teacher Pledge launched \u2014 at the nation\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/education.wisc.edu\/news\/uw-madison-school-of-education-ranked-no-1-by-u-s-news\/\">No. 1-ranked school of education<\/a> \u2014 in the fall of 2020. The program is dedicated to strengthening Wisconsin\u2019s educator workforce by incentivizing more students to enroll in UW\u2013Madison\u2019s Teacher Education programs, increasing the number of graduates who stay in Wisconsin to teach, and providing supports so graduates stay with teaching longer, among other goals.\r\n\r\nThe Teacher Pledge was originally scheduled to run for five years. In March 2022, it was extended one year. In March 2023,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/education.wisc.edu\/news\/uw-madisons-innovative-teacher-pledge-aimed-at-supporting-future-educators-and-offering-solutions-to-teacher-shortage-extended\/\">a generous gift from Susan and James Patterson<\/a>\u00a0extended the initiative through 2026-27. The latest extension, thanks to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/education.wisc.edu\/news\/donors-deliver-11-million-in-new-funding-to-back-wisconsin-educators\/\">major support from Mary and Ted Kellner<\/a>, takes the program through the 2028-29 academic year.\r\n\r\nAs of April 2024, $33.3 million in private funds have been given to support the Teacher Pledge.\r\n\r\nThis work is vital at a time when a nationwide teacher shortage continues to generate headlines and frustrate policymakers in search of solutions. 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She plans to graduate in the fall of 2025.\r\n\r\nSilva-Singh says she is excited to be in a position to help bilingual students realize their potential in the education system. \u201cAs an immigrant who is Hispanic, I\u2019ll be in a position to help others with similar backgrounds overcome their hardships and follow their dreams,\u201d she says. \u201cThe financial support from the Teacher Pledge program is really helping make all of this possible.\u201d\r\n\r\n\u201cWhen I first heard about the Teacher Pledge I thought, \u2018This is doable!\u2019,\u201d Silva-Singh recalls. \u201cI want to inspire my students. I hope to one day share a message with my students that you can truly achieve what you want if you get the right support. You just need to find the right people and the right institutions, and I have that here at UW\u2013Madison.\u201d\r\n\r\nRauls worked as a daycare provider when she started school, hoping to keep the tide of student loans at bay. When she learned about the Teacher Pledge, she felt like a burden was lifted.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1268\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"400\"]<img src=\"https:\/\/impact.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Maddy-Rauls.jpg\" alt=\"Maddy Rauls\" width=\"400\" height=\"427\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1268\" \/> Maddy Rauls[\/caption]\r\n\r\n\u201cBefore the Teacher Pledge came around, I was really worried about how much debt I was going to have to take on to finish school,\u201d she says. \u201cTaking the Teacher Pledge was a no-brainer. It was a huge relief.\u201d\r\n\r\nRauls is thrilled to finally be teaching in her own classroom.\r\n\r\nA fourth grade teacher at Arboretum Elementary in Waunakee, Rauls says she \u201cdove right in\u201d as a new educator.\r\n\r\n\u201cI\u2019m so grateful to be doing something I love every day, working with awesome students and other amazing educators,\u201d she says.\r\n\r\nAs of spring 2024, 773 students have taken the Teacher Pledge. Of those, 354 are already teaching in 88 public school districts and 14 private schools across Wisconsin.\r\n\r\n<h2><b>Generous donors make Teacher Pledge extension possible<\/b><\/h2>\r\n\r\nThe entirely donor-funded Teacher Pledge launched \u2014 at the nation\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/education.wisc.edu\/news\/uw-madison-school-of-education-ranked-no-1-by-u-s-news\/\">No. 1-ranked school of education<\/a> \u2014 in the fall of 2020. The program is dedicated to strengthening Wisconsin\u2019s educator workforce by incentivizing more students to enroll in UW\u2013Madison\u2019s Teacher Education programs, increasing the number of graduates who stay in Wisconsin to teach, and providing supports so graduates stay with teaching longer, among other goals.\r\n\r\nThe Teacher Pledge was originally scheduled to run for five years. In March 2022, it was extended one year. In March 2023,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/education.wisc.edu\/news\/uw-madisons-innovative-teacher-pledge-aimed-at-supporting-future-educators-and-offering-solutions-to-teacher-shortage-extended\/\">a generous gift from Susan and James Patterson<\/a>\u00a0extended the initiative through 2026-27. The latest extension, thanks to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/education.wisc.edu\/news\/donors-deliver-11-million-in-new-funding-to-back-wisconsin-educators\/\">major support from Mary and Ted Kellner<\/a>, takes the program through the 2028-29 academic year.\r\n\r\nAs of April 2024, $33.3 million in private funds have been given to support the Teacher Pledge.\r\n\r\nThis work is vital at a time when a nationwide teacher shortage continues to generate headlines and frustrate policymakers in search of solutions. 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The students\u2019 project is part of INTEREGR 170, an interdisciplinary, introductory design course that\u2019s open to first-year students in the College of Engineering. 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It\u2019s not that she doesn\u2019t enjoy trips to stores like Homegoods, and she loves driving her 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE 350 \u2014 her first non-utilitarian vehicle since the mother of four became an empty nester.\r\n\r\nThe root of her anxiety is the seemingly simple task of getting behind the wheel.\r\n\r\n\u201cGetting into a car seems like a mindless activity, but for me, it\u2019s a big challenge,\u201d says Collins, a 57-year-old resident of Waunakee, who lives with multiple sclerosis that limits her ability to lift her right leg higher than 3 inches off the ground. \u201cI really have to hold onto the car with both hands and launch myself into the driver seat.\u201d\r\n\r\nA team of first-year engineering students at the University of Wisconsin\u00ad\u00ad\u2013Madison is creating a device to alleviate that worry for Collins. 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Each semester, groups of students develop prototypes to address challenges for real clients, often local community members like Collins contending with health challenges.\r\n\r\nBiomedical engineering majors Luke Schmeling of Holmen, Ilia Mikhailenko of Mequon, Sydney Smith of Sheboygan, Lauren Piper of Eagle River and Lucas Cramer of Rochester, Minn., have fashioned a removable traction pulley system that attaches to Collins\u2019 car and helps her lift her right foot high enough to enter the vehicle smoothly and safely.\r\n\r\n\u201cI think we all came in with the preconceived notion that we wouldn\u2019t be doing anything real-world until maybe our junior or senior year,\u201d says Schmeling. \u201cThis makes the engineering feel a lot more real, a lot faster.\u201d\r\n\r\nCollins connected with Assistant Teaching Professor\u00a0Tracy Puccinelli, who created the course, through her neurologist, Dr. Chris Luzzio.\r\n\r\nLuzzio, a professor in the School of Medicine and Public Health, has also taught several engineering courses throughout his time at UW\u2013Madison and has referred a handful of clients to Puccinelli\u2019s course over the years.\r\n\r\nIn the course, students set about exploring solutions and incorporating advice and feedback from professional engineers who volunteer their time. The group working with Collins received advice from alumnus Scott Schulz, a lead system designer at GE Healthcare. They met virtually with Collins, using communication skills that Puccinelli is keen to instill in them, along with teamwork, self-awareness and technical acumen, to better understand their client\u2019s problem. The team then created a decision matrix to weigh competing factors like ease of entry, cost and safety, before presenting three ideas to Collins in mid-October.\r\n\r\nShe was wowed.\r\n\r\n\u201cIt\u2019s hard to believe that these students are only freshmen,\u201d says Collins, a two-time UW\u00ad\u2013Madison graduate. \u201cI would have expected this from seniors. But they really make me feel like they\u2019re doing this for me, not a grade!\u201d\r\n\r\nIn the end, the students, with Collins\u2019 endorsement, opted for the simplest and most adaptable design. Their pulley system consists of a foot loop, rope, pulley and carabiner. It won out over a collapsible seat that would slide toward the driver\u2019s seat \u2014 \u00e0 la a rowing machine \u2014 and a pneumatic balloon.\r\n\r\nCollins, who was diagnosed with MS at age 31 during a pregnancy, is hopeful the design could be a prototype for a broader-reaching solution for older adults and others with medical conditions that affect mobility. She\u2019s planning to refer a friend to Puccinelli for a future project \u2014 giving another set of budding engineers a chance to build their skills while helping someone in the process.\r\n\r\n\u201cIt\u2019s not just for our grade \u2014 it\u2019s actually going to help somebody with their life,\u201d says Mikhailenko. \u201cIt\u2019s additional incentive to make it as good as we possibly can.\u201d\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1143\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"370\"]<img class=\" wp-image-1143\" src=\"https:\/\/impact.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2023-11-Engineering-student-project-group-300x214.webp\" alt=\"A group of people stand together, smiling at the camera in front of a vehicle.\" width=\"370\" height=\"264\" \/> From left: Lucas Cramer, Luke Schmelling, Kristan Collins, Lauren Piper and Sydney Smith. Photo by Joel Hallberg[\/caption]","post_date":"2023-12-12 16:29:44","post_excerpt":"","post_parent":82,"post_status":"publish","post_title":"Beyond grades: freshmen engineers tackle mobility barriers","post_type":"post","slug":"beyond-grades-freshmen-engineers-tackle-mobility-barriers","_edit_lock":"1732046647:9","_edit_last":"9","_wp_page_template":"page-story.php","hero_content":"","_hero_content":"field_58e695e8ad64f","body_css_class":"","_body_css_class":"field_6092a4d43fe28","primary_content_area_0_row_headline":"","_primary_content_area_0_row_headline":"field_577d30a18b0e1","primary_content_area_0_background_choice":"Default","_primary_content_area_0_background_choice":"field_577d1da785a49","primary_content_area_0_row_custom_id":"","_primary_content_area_0_row_custom_id":"field_589c9a754b7a0","primary_content_area_0_row_custom_class":"","_primary_content_area_0_row_custom_class":"field_589c9a9d4b7a1","primary_content_area_0_column_layout_settings":"","_primary_content_area_0_column_layout_settings":"one_column_content_layout_column_settings","primary_content_area_0_one_column_page_elements_0_text_block_content":"WAUNAKEE \u2013 A sense of dread washes over Kristan Collins just about every day when it comes time to run errands. It\u2019s not that she doesn\u2019t enjoy trips to stores like Homegoods, and she loves driving her 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE 350 \u2014 her first non-utilitarian vehicle since the mother of four became an empty nester.\r\n\r\nThe root of her anxiety is the seemingly simple task of getting behind the wheel.\r\n\r\n\u201cGetting into a car seems like a mindless activity, but for me, it\u2019s a big challenge,\u201d says Collins, a 57-year-old resident of Waunakee, who lives with multiple sclerosis that limits her ability to lift her right leg higher than 3 inches off the ground. \u201cI really have to hold onto the car with both hands and launch myself into the driver seat.\u201d\r\n\r\nA team of first-year engineering students at the University of Wisconsin\u00ad\u00ad\u2013Madison is creating a device to alleviate that worry for Collins. The students\u2019 project is part of INTEREGR 170, an interdisciplinary, introductory design course that\u2019s open to first-year students in the College of Engineering. Each semester, groups of students develop prototypes to address challenges for real clients, often local community members like Collins contending with health challenges.\r\n\r\nBiomedical engineering majors Luke Schmeling of Holmen, Ilia Mikhailenko of Mequon, Sydney Smith of Sheboygan, Lauren Piper of Eagle River and Lucas Cramer of Rochester, Minn., have fashioned a removable traction pulley system that attaches to Collins\u2019 car and helps her lift her right foot high enough to enter the vehicle smoothly and safely.\r\n\r\n\u201cI think we all came in with the preconceived notion that we wouldn\u2019t be doing anything real-world until maybe our junior or senior year,\u201d says Schmeling. \u201cThis makes the engineering feel a lot more real, a lot faster.\u201d\r\n\r\nCollins connected with Assistant Teaching Professor\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/directory.engr.wisc.edu\/bme\/Faculty\/Puccinelli_Tracy\/\">Tracy Puccinelli<\/a>, who created the course, through her neurologist, Dr. Chris Luzzio.\r\n\r\nLuzzio, a professor in the School of Medicine and Public Health, has also taught several engineering courses throughout his time at UW\u2013Madison and has referred a handful of clients to Puccinelli\u2019s course over the years.\r\n\r\nIn the course, students set about exploring solutions and incorporating advice and feedback from professional engineers who volunteer their time. The group working with Collins received advice from alumnus Scott Schulz, a lead system designer at GE Healthcare. They met virtually with Collins, using communication skills that Puccinelli is keen to instill in them, along with teamwork, self-awareness and technical acumen, to better understand their client\u2019s problem. The team then created a decision matrix to weigh competing factors like ease of entry, cost and safety, before presenting three ideas to Collins in mid-October.\r\n\r\nShe was wowed.\r\n\r\n\u201cIt\u2019s hard to believe that these students are only freshmen,\u201d says Collins, a two-time UW\u00ad\u2013Madison graduate. \u201cI would have expected this from seniors. But they really make me feel like they\u2019re doing this for me, not a grade!\u201d\r\n\r\nIn the end, the students, with Collins\u2019 endorsement, opted for the simplest and most adaptable design. Their pulley system consists of a foot loop, rope, pulley and carabiner. It won out over a collapsible seat that would slide toward the driver\u2019s seat \u2014 \u00e0 la a rowing machine \u2014 and a pneumatic balloon.\r\n\r\nCollins, who was diagnosed with MS at age 31 during a pregnancy, is hopeful the design could be a prototype for a broader-reaching solution for older adults and others with medical conditions that affect mobility. 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He would become a veterinarian, he wrote, and he would attend the University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison.\r\n\r\n\u201cI wanted to get into UW\u2013Madison so badly that it inspired me all through high school in everything I did,\u201d says Popp, of Coloma, Wisconsin. \u201cI just kept pushing.\u201d\r\n\r\nThat hard work has paid off. Today, Popp is a freshman at his dream school. He\u2019s also one of 977 students new to campus this fall \u2014 829 freshmen and 148 transfer students \u2014 benefitting from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/financialaid.wisc.edu\/types-of-aid\/pell-pathway\/\">Bucky\u2019s Pell Pathway<\/a>, the university\u2019s newest financial aid initiative.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"wp-image-100046 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/BPP-Map-2023-500x450.png\" alt=\"A gray county map of Wisconsin with red dots representing the home towns of students receiving Bucky's Pell Pathway and who are coming to UW from high school or a previous academic institution. Students are coming from 65 of Wisconsin's 72 counties, with the largest concentration of students coming from southeast Wisconsin.\" width=\"538\" height=\"484\" \/>\r\n\r\nBucky\u2019s Pell Pathway is designed to guarantee Wisconsin residents financial support \u2014 after other scholarships and grants \u2014 to cover not only tuition and fees but also housing, food, books and most other educational expenses. Eligibility is based on whether a student qualifies for federal Pell Grants, which play a crucial role in expanding college opportunity for students in low-income households.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to be able to offer this pathway to a debt-free bachelor\u2019s degree to talented Wisconsinites,\u201d says Chancellor Jennifer L. Mnookin,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/uw-madison-introduces-pathway-to-debt-free-education-for-pell-eligible-state-students\/\">who announced the initiative in February.<\/a>\u00a0\u201cMany Wisconsin residents have the misapprehension that UW\u2013Madison will be financially out of reach. Bucky\u2019s Pell Pathway makes sure that if Pell-eligible students do the hard work to get accepted here, we will meet their full financial need.\u201d\r\n<h2>Stellar students<\/h2>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_100045\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\r\n\r\n<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-100045\" src=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Popp-Tanner-Portrait-2023-08-29BR-8312-500x333.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Popp-Tanner-Portrait-2023-08-29BR-8312-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Popp-Tanner-Portrait-2023-08-29BR-8312-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Popp-Tanner-Portrait-2023-08-29BR-8312-775x516.jpg 775w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Popp-Tanner-Portrait-2023-08-29BR-8312-1600x1066.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Popp-Tanner-Portrait-2023-08-29BR-8312-900x600.jpg 900w\" alt=\"A photo portrait of Tanner Popp wearing a black and red Wisconsin hoodie, sitting outside.\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/>\r\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tanner Popp\u00a0<span class=\"credit\">Photo:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:photos@uc.wisc.edu\">Bryce Richter<\/a><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nPopp is among the exceptional students in this first class of Bucky\u2019s Pell Pathway recipients.\r\n\r\nHe graduated in the top 10 of his class at Westfield High School, where he was a member of the National Honor Society. He excelled in the music program and took on numerous student leadership roles, including president of the school\u2019s drama club. Just like his fifth-grade self, he still wants to be a veterinarian.\r\n\r\n\u201cWhen I learned I\u2019d receive Bucky\u2019s Pell Pathway, I thought, \u2018OK, wow, this is going to cover pretty much everything,\u2019\u201d says Popp. \u201cIt is such a relief. I wanted to go to a school that matches my academic needs and not have to worry about working all the time or taking out a lot of loans.\u201d\r\n\r\nThe financial boost has freed up time for Popp to enjoy more of the opportunities offered at UW\u2013Madison. He auditioned for and was selected as a member of the Wisconsin Singers, the university\u2019s Broadway-caliber pop music ensemble \u2014 a significant accomplishment for a freshman.\r\n<h2>Statewide representation<\/h2>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_100047\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\r\n\r\n<img class=\"wp-image-100047\" src=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Nick-Kaska-375x500.jpeg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 308px) 100vw, 308px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Nick-Kaska-375x500.jpeg 375w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Nick-Kaska-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Nick-Kaska-581x775.jpeg 581w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Nick-Kaska-1200x1600.jpeg 1200w\" alt=\"A portrait photo of Nick Kaska. Nick is sitting on a large rock in a river bed among tall, green trees.\" width=\"308\" height=\"410\" \/>\r\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nick Kaska<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nThis year\u2019s Bucky\u2019s Pell Pathway recipients hail from 65 of the state\u2019s 72 counties \u2014 and from big cities and small towns.\r\n\r\nNick Kaska set his sights on UW\u2013Madison in fourth grade when he saw a video of the UW Marching Band. He grew up in Kennan, a village of 135 people in Price County in northern Wisconsin.\r\n\r\n\u201cSince a young age, I\u2019ve always wanted to go to college,\u201d says Kaska, who is interested in political science. \u201cGrowing up in a small town, I\u2019ve always had this dream of living in a big city like Madison. I can hardly believe I\u2019m here, and Bucky\u2019s Pell Pathway is a big reason why it happened.\u201d\r\n<div id=\"attachment_100048\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\r\n\r\n<img class=\"wp-image-100048 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Noah-Buendia-333x500.jpeg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Noah-Buendia-333x500.jpeg 333w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Noah-Buendia-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Noah-Buendia-517x775.jpeg 517w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Noah-Buendia-1067x1600.jpeg 1067w\" alt=\"A portrait photo of Noah Buendia\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" \/>\r\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Noah Buendia<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nEagle Scout Noah Buendia hails from Milwaukee, where he spent considerable time these past few years volunteering all over his hometown and giving back to his community. He collected 42 bins of hygiene supplies and clothes for a men\u2019s shelter and helped nearly 100 young people register to vote. He was named the Milwaukee Boys and Girls Club Youth of the Year for his high school.\r\n\r\nHe was accepted to five other universities but chose UW\u2013Madison in part because of the excellence of its environmental engineering program, his major.\r\n\r\n\u201cIt\u2019s one of the top 10 public universities in the country and has one of the best engineering departments in the country,\u201d Buendia says. \u201cAnd I love the culture and the social life here. You get to meet new people every single day. It\u2019s amazing.\u201d\r\n<h2>\u2018I\u2019ve worked so hard for this\u2019<\/h2>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_100049\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\r\n\r\n<img class=\"wp-image-100049 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mattie-Place-e1697058427922-335x500.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 335px) 100vw, 335px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mattie-Place-e1697058427922-335x500.jpg 335w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mattie-Place-e1697058427922-685x1024.jpg 685w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mattie-Place-e1697058427922-519x775.jpg 519w\" alt=\"A portrait photo of Mattie Place looking up to the camera.\" width=\"335\" height=\"500\" \/>\r\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mattie Place<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nMattie Place, a freshman pre-business major from Platteville, was class president all four years at her high school, played flute in band, worked on the yearbook staff and participated in numerous clubs, including Future Business Leaders of America and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.\r\n\r\n\u201cI\u2019ve worked so hard for this,\u201d she says of her college dreams. \u201cIt\u2019s been quite a journey, but I\u2019ve always put my education first.\u201d\r\n\r\nHer family\u2019s finances haven\u2019t always been stable, Place says. Bucky\u2019s Pell Pathway was an unexpected gift.\r\n\r\n\u201cWhen I initially saw it, I was in complete shock,\u201d Place says. \u201cI remember telling my mom, \u2018This is huge!\u2019 It allows me to take a deep breath and enjoy my college experience a lot more.\u201d\r\n<div id=\"attachment_100050\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\r\n\r\n<img class=\"wp-image-100050\" src=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Aaliyah-Golden-Whitehead-448x500.jpeg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 422px) 100vw, 422px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Aaliyah-Golden-Whitehead-448x500.jpeg 448w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Aaliyah-Golden-Whitehead-918x1024.jpeg 918w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Aaliyah-Golden-Whitehead-695x775.jpeg 695w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Aaliyah-Golden-Whitehead-1435x1600.jpeg 1435w\" alt=\"A portrait photo of Aaliyah Golden-Whitehead\" width=\"422\" height=\"471\" \/>\r\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aaliyah Golden-Whitehead<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nAaliyah Golden-Whitehead, a freshman botany major from Kenosha, says COVID-19 hit her family\u2019s finances hard. She worked as a pharmacy technician to save money for college while maintaining a tight focus on her schoolwork and extracurricular activities. A double-bass player, she received her school\u2019s National School Orchestra Award.\r\n\r\n\u201cIt makes me so happy that Bucky\u2019s Pell Pathway is available because there are so many students like me who need to focus on helping their families financially,\u201d Golden-Whitehead says. \u201cThey might not even think of attending college because they know what a burden it could be.\u201d\r\n<h2>Wisconsin focus<\/h2>\r\nBucky\u2019s Pell Pathway expands on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/financialaid.wisc.edu\/types-of-aid\/tuition-promise\/\">Bucky\u2019s Tuition Promise<\/a>, now in its sixth year. Bucky\u2019s Tuition Promise guarantees scholarships and grants to pay for tuition and segregated fees for Wisconsin residents with household adjusted gross incomes of $65,000 or less. That\u2019s about half of the state\u2019s households. There are 884 new students on campus (737 freshmen; 147 transfer students) receiving Bucky\u2019s Tuition Promise this year.\r\n\r\nWhile Bucky\u2019s Tuition Promise and Bucky\u2019s Pell Pathway have different eligibility criteria, there is significant overlap among program recipients, with some students qualifying for one of the two programs and many students qualifying for both.\r\n\r\n\u201cTogether, almost one in four Wisconsin residents new to campus this fall will be covered by either Bucky\u2019s Tuition Promise or the new Bucky\u2019s Pell Pathway,\u201d says Derek Kindle, vice provost for enrollment management. \u201cOur emphasis on providing access to a top-notch educational experience is helping to retain and support some of the state\u2019s most impressive students. We feel very fortunate that these students have chosen UW\u2013Madison to continue their education.\u201d","post_date":"2023-10-12 16:38:07","post_excerpt":"","post_parent":82,"post_status":"publish","post_title":"Forging Bucky's Pell Pathway: nearly 1,000 Wisconsin students make up first class","post_type":"post","slug":"forging-buckys-pell-pathway-nearly-1000-wisconsin-students-make-up-first-class","_edit_lock":"1732046570:9","_edit_last":"9","_thumbnail_id":"1027","_wp_page_template":"page-story.php","body_css_class":"","_body_css_class":"field_6092a4d43fe28","hero_image":"1027","_hero_image":"field_5c6c77c1dd05e","hero_caption":"Pedestrians and students walk among the colors of the fall leaves near Bascom Hall at the University of Wisconsin-Madison during autumn on November 11, 2021.","_hero_caption":"field_5c6c77d3dd05f","hero_credits":"Photo by Bryce Richter \/ 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November 11, 2021.","_hero_caption":"field_5c6c77d3dd05f","hero_credits":"Photo by Bryce Richter \/ UW-Madison","_hero_credits":"field_5c6c77dddd060","hero":"","_hero":"field_5c6c77aedd05d","category":"Access to UW\u2013Madison","_category":"field_5c74109c95492","subtitle":"","_subtitle":"field_5c6c75793fa23","callout_box_type":"default","_callout_box_type":"field_5c6c762e3fa25","callout_box":"","_callout_box":"field_5c6c75ef3fa24","credits":"<div class=\"story\">\r\n<div class=\"story-footer\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/nearly-1000-students-new-to-uw-madison-this-fall-are-in-the-first-class-of-buckys-pell-pathway-recipients\/\">Original story<\/a> by Doug 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He would become a veterinarian, he wrote, and he would attend the University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison.\r\n\r\n\u201cI wanted to get into UW\u2013Madison so badly that it inspired me all through high school in everything I did,\u201d says Popp, of Coloma, Wisconsin. \u201cI just kept pushing.\u201d\r\n\r\nThat hard work has paid off. Today, Popp is a freshman at his dream school. He\u2019s also one of 977 students new to campus this fall \u2014 829 freshmen and 148 transfer students \u2014 benefitting from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/financialaid.wisc.edu\/types-of-aid\/pell-pathway\/\">Bucky\u2019s Pell Pathway<\/a>, the university\u2019s newest financial aid initiative.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"wp-image-100046 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/BPP-Map-2023-500x450.png\" alt=\"A gray county map of Wisconsin with red dots representing the home towns of students receiving Bucky's Pell Pathway and who are coming to UW from high school or a previous academic institution. Students are coming from 65 of Wisconsin's 72 counties, with the largest concentration of students coming from southeast Wisconsin.\" width=\"538\" height=\"484\" \/>\r\n\r\nBucky\u2019s Pell Pathway is designed to guarantee Wisconsin residents financial support \u2014 after other scholarships and grants \u2014 to cover not only tuition and fees but also housing, food, books and most other educational expenses. Eligibility is based on whether a student qualifies for federal Pell Grants, which play a crucial role in expanding college opportunity for students in low-income households.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to be able to offer this pathway to a debt-free bachelor\u2019s degree to talented Wisconsinites,\u201d says Chancellor Jennifer L. Mnookin,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/uw-madison-introduces-pathway-to-debt-free-education-for-pell-eligible-state-students\/\">who announced the initiative in February.<\/a>\u00a0\u201cMany Wisconsin residents have the misapprehension that UW\u2013Madison will be financially out of reach. Bucky\u2019s Pell Pathway makes sure that if Pell-eligible students do the hard work to get accepted here, we will meet their full financial need.\u201d\r\n<h2>Stellar students<\/h2>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_100045\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\r\n\r\n<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-100045\" src=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Popp-Tanner-Portrait-2023-08-29BR-8312-500x333.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Popp-Tanner-Portrait-2023-08-29BR-8312-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Popp-Tanner-Portrait-2023-08-29BR-8312-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Popp-Tanner-Portrait-2023-08-29BR-8312-775x516.jpg 775w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Popp-Tanner-Portrait-2023-08-29BR-8312-1600x1066.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Popp-Tanner-Portrait-2023-08-29BR-8312-900x600.jpg 900w\" alt=\"A photo portrait of Tanner Popp wearing a black and red Wisconsin hoodie, sitting outside.\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/>\r\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tanner Popp\u00a0<span class=\"credit\">Photo:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:photos@uc.wisc.edu\">Bryce Richter<\/a><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nPopp is among the exceptional students in this first class of Bucky\u2019s Pell Pathway recipients.\r\n\r\nHe graduated in the top 10 of his class at Westfield High School, where he was a member of the National Honor Society. He excelled in the music program and took on numerous student leadership roles, including president of the school\u2019s drama club. Just like his fifth-grade self, he still wants to be a veterinarian.\r\n\r\n\u201cWhen I learned I\u2019d receive Bucky\u2019s Pell Pathway, I thought, \u2018OK, wow, this is going to cover pretty much everything,\u2019\u201d says Popp. \u201cIt is such a relief. I wanted to go to a school that matches my academic needs and not have to worry about working all the time or taking out a lot of loans.\u201d\r\n\r\nThe financial boost has freed up time for Popp to enjoy more of the opportunities offered at UW\u2013Madison. He auditioned for and was selected as a member of the Wisconsin Singers, the university\u2019s Broadway-caliber pop music ensemble \u2014 a significant accomplishment for a freshman.\r\n<h2>Statewide representation<\/h2>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_100047\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\r\n\r\n<img class=\"wp-image-100047\" src=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Nick-Kaska-375x500.jpeg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 308px) 100vw, 308px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Nick-Kaska-375x500.jpeg 375w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Nick-Kaska-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Nick-Kaska-581x775.jpeg 581w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Nick-Kaska-1200x1600.jpeg 1200w\" alt=\"A portrait photo of Nick Kaska. Nick is sitting on a large rock in a river bed among tall, green trees.\" width=\"308\" height=\"410\" \/>\r\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nick Kaska<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nThis year\u2019s Bucky\u2019s Pell Pathway recipients hail from 65 of the state\u2019s 72 counties \u2014 and from big cities and small towns.\r\n\r\nNick Kaska set his sights on UW\u2013Madison in fourth grade when he saw a video of the UW Marching Band. He grew up in Kennan, a village of 135 people in Price County in northern Wisconsin.\r\n\r\n\u201cSince a young age, I\u2019ve always wanted to go to college,\u201d says Kaska, who is interested in political science. \u201cGrowing up in a small town, I\u2019ve always had this dream of living in a big city like Madison. I can hardly believe I\u2019m here, and Bucky\u2019s Pell Pathway is a big reason why it happened.\u201d\r\n<div id=\"attachment_100048\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\r\n\r\n<img class=\"wp-image-100048 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Noah-Buendia-333x500.jpeg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Noah-Buendia-333x500.jpeg 333w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Noah-Buendia-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Noah-Buendia-517x775.jpeg 517w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Noah-Buendia-1067x1600.jpeg 1067w\" alt=\"A portrait photo of Noah Buendia\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" \/>\r\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Noah Buendia<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nEagle Scout Noah Buendia hails from Milwaukee, where he spent considerable time these past few years volunteering all over his hometown and giving back to his community. He collected 42 bins of hygiene supplies and clothes for a men\u2019s shelter and helped nearly 100 young people register to vote. He was named the Milwaukee Boys and Girls Club Youth of the Year for his high school.\r\n\r\nHe was accepted to five other universities but chose UW\u2013Madison in part because of the excellence of its environmental engineering program, his major.\r\n\r\n\u201cIt\u2019s one of the top 10 public universities in the country and has one of the best engineering departments in the country,\u201d Buendia says. \u201cAnd I love the culture and the social life here. You get to meet new people every single day. It\u2019s amazing.\u201d\r\n<h2>\u2018I\u2019ve worked so hard for this\u2019<\/h2>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_100049\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\r\n\r\n<img class=\"wp-image-100049 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mattie-Place-e1697058427922-335x500.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 335px) 100vw, 335px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mattie-Place-e1697058427922-335x500.jpg 335w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mattie-Place-e1697058427922-685x1024.jpg 685w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mattie-Place-e1697058427922-519x775.jpg 519w\" alt=\"A portrait photo of Mattie Place looking up to the camera.\" width=\"335\" height=\"500\" \/>\r\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mattie Place<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nMattie Place, a freshman pre-business major from Platteville, was class president all four years at her high school, played flute in band, worked on the yearbook staff and participated in numerous clubs, including Future Business Leaders of America and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.\r\n\r\n\u201cI\u2019ve worked so hard for this,\u201d she says of her college dreams. \u201cIt\u2019s been quite a journey, but I\u2019ve always put my education first.\u201d\r\n\r\nHer family\u2019s finances haven\u2019t always been stable, Place says. Bucky\u2019s Pell Pathway was an unexpected gift.\r\n\r\n\u201cWhen I initially saw it, I was in complete shock,\u201d Place says. \u201cI remember telling my mom, \u2018This is huge!\u2019 It allows me to take a deep breath and enjoy my college experience a lot more.\u201d\r\n<div id=\"attachment_100050\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\r\n\r\n<img class=\"wp-image-100050\" src=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Aaliyah-Golden-Whitehead-448x500.jpeg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 422px) 100vw, 422px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Aaliyah-Golden-Whitehead-448x500.jpeg 448w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Aaliyah-Golden-Whitehead-918x1024.jpeg 918w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Aaliyah-Golden-Whitehead-695x775.jpeg 695w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Aaliyah-Golden-Whitehead-1435x1600.jpeg 1435w\" alt=\"A portrait photo of Aaliyah Golden-Whitehead\" width=\"422\" height=\"471\" \/>\r\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aaliyah Golden-Whitehead<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nAaliyah Golden-Whitehead, a freshman botany major from Kenosha, says COVID-19 hit her family\u2019s finances hard. She worked as a pharmacy technician to save money for college while maintaining a tight focus on her schoolwork and extracurricular activities. A double-bass player, she received her school\u2019s National School Orchestra Award.\r\n\r\n\u201cIt makes me so happy that Bucky\u2019s Pell Pathway is available because there are so many students like me who need to focus on helping their families financially,\u201d Golden-Whitehead says. \u201cThey might not even think of attending college because they know what a burden it could be.\u201d\r\n<h2>Wisconsin focus<\/h2>\r\nBucky\u2019s Pell Pathway expands on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/financialaid.wisc.edu\/types-of-aid\/tuition-promise\/\">Bucky\u2019s Tuition Promise<\/a>, now in its sixth year. Bucky\u2019s Tuition Promise guarantees scholarships and grants to pay for tuition and segregated fees for Wisconsin residents with household adjusted gross incomes of $65,000 or less. That\u2019s about half of the state\u2019s households. There are 884 new students on campus (737 freshmen; 147 transfer students) receiving Bucky\u2019s Tuition Promise this year.\r\n\r\nWhile Bucky\u2019s Tuition Promise and Bucky\u2019s Pell Pathway have different eligibility criteria, there is significant overlap among program recipients, with some students qualifying for one of the two programs and many students qualifying for both.\r\n\r\n\u201cTogether, almost one in four Wisconsin residents new to campus this fall will be covered by either Bucky\u2019s Tuition Promise or the new Bucky\u2019s Pell Pathway,\u201d says Derek Kindle, vice provost for enrollment management. \u201cOur emphasis on providing access to a top-notch educational experience is helping to retain and support some of the state\u2019s most impressive students. 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Sixty-three percent of undergraduates are completing their bachelor\u2019s degrees without student debt, a percentage that keeps improving and is up from 50 percent just seven years ago.\r\n\r\nMany scholarships, programs and initiatives help make this happen, with new ones continually added. Bucky\u2019s Pell Pathway, announced in 2023 by Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin, began benefitting new students in 2023-24. Here\u2019s a look at a few of the most powerful ways UW\u2013Madison makes sure that Wisconsin resident students from lower- to moderate-income families can afford the state\u2019s flagship university.\r\n\r\n<h2><strong>Bucky\u2019s Tuition Promise<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nAnnounced in 2018, this groundbreaking initiative guarantees scholarships and grants to cover tuition and segregated fees for Wisconsin resident students whose annual household adjusted income is $65,000 or less. Incoming freshmen receive four years of tuition, transfer students two years. The threshold for eligibility is set so that roughly half of all households in the state qualify.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/financialaid.wisc.edu\/types-of-aid\/tuition-promise\/\">Bucky\u2019s Tuition Promise<\/a>\u00a0has now been awarded to 4,888 students.\r\n\r\n\u201cBucky\u2019s Tuition Promise is allowing some of our brightest youth to achieve dreams that otherwise may have been out of their reach,\u201d says Chelsea Roberts, a school counselor at Gibraltar High School in Door County.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/five-years-in-buckys-tuition-promise-is-building-a-legacy-of-affordability-across-wisconsin\/\">Read how Bucky\u2019s Tuition Promise has changed lives.<\/a>\r\n\r\n<h2><strong>Bucky\u2019s Pell Pathway<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/financialaid.wisc.edu\/types-of-aid\/pell-pathway\/\">Bucky\u2019s Pell Pathway<\/a>\u00a0goes beyond Bucky\u2019s Tuition Promise by pledging to meet the full financial need for four years for new first-year Wisconsin resident students who qualify for Pell Grants, the federal program that plays a crucial role in expanding college access for students in low-income households. Transfer students from Wisconsin meeting the same criteria will receive two years of full-need funding.\r\n\r\nThe guarantee covers not just tuition and fees, but also housing, meals, books and most other educational expenses.\r\n\r\nIn 2023-24, 977 students new to UW\u2013Madison \u2014 from 65 of Wisconsin's 72 counties \u2014 became <a href=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/nearly-1000-students-new-to-uw-madison-this-fall-are-in-the-first-class-of-buckys-pell-pathway-recipients\/\">the first cohort of Bucky's Pell Pathway recipients<\/a>.\r\n\r\n\u201cBucky\u2019s Pell Pathway will, in most instances, allow recipients to complete a four-year degree without taking on debt to cover their educational expenses,\u201d Chancellor Mnookin said in announcing the initiative.\r\n\r\nJeff Eide, executive director of the Wisconsin Rural Schools Alliance, praises Bucky\u2019s Pell Pathway, saying it will open opportunities for students across the state.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/uw-madison-introduces-pathway-to-debt-free-education-for-pell-eligible-state-students\/\">Read more about the launch of Bucky\u2019s Pell Pathway.<\/a>\r\n<h2><strong>Badger Promise<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nOriginally announced in February 2017,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/financialaid.wisc.edu\/types-of-aid\/badger-promise\/\">Badger Promise<\/a>\u00a0is a commitment to first-generation Wisconsin transfer students.\r\n\r\nThe program guarantees a period of free tuition and segregated fees to those who have successfully transferred from any of the two-year UW Branch campuses (formerly UW Colleges) or from liberal arts associate degree programs at Madison College (Madison Area Technical College), Milwaukee Area Technical College, Western Technical College, Nicolet College, the College of Menominee Nation, the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College, and Chippewa Valley Technical College.\r\n\r\nAbby Harrison was attending UW\u2013Manitowoc when she first heard about Badger Promise.\r\n\r\n\u201cI thought \u2018This is me! I can actually go to a four-year school and not worry about finances,\u2019\u201d says Harrison, who ultimately transferred to UW\u2013Madison.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/badger-promise-program-offers-free-tuition-to-first-generation-wisconsin-transfer-students-at-uw-madison\/\">Read about the launch of the program.<\/a>\r\n<h2><strong>Teacher Pledge Program<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nThe\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tec.education.wisc.edu\/teacher-pledge\/\">UW\u2013Madison School of Education Wisconsin Teacher Pledge Program<\/a>\u00a0offers financial support to future Wisconsin teachers.\r\n\r\nThe UW\u2013Madison School of Education pledges to pay the equivalent of in-state tuition and fees, testing, and licensing costs for teacher education students. In return, the students pledge to work at a Wisconsin PK-12 public or private school for three to four years after graduation.\r\n\r\n\u201cThe financial assistance of the Teacher Pledge is incredibly helpful for someone who is supporting herself through school,\u201d says Katie Swope, a UW\u2013Madison senior who graduated this spring from an elementary education program.\r\n\r\nThe innovative program is aimed at both supporting future educators and offering solutions to the teacher shortage.\u00a0As of spring 2024, 773 students have taken the Teacher Pledge. Of those, 354 are already teaching in 88 public school districts and 14 private schools across Wisconsin. And those numbers continue to grow.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/impact.wisc.edu\/stories\/school-of-education-wisconsin-teacher-pledge\">Learn more<\/a>\u00a0about the Teacher Pledge, which was recently extended.\r\n\r\n<h2><strong>The Fund for Wisconsin Scholars<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ffws.org\/\">The Fund for Wisconsin Scholars<\/a>\u00a0provides need-based grants to graduates of Wisconsin public high schools attending a University of Wisconsin System school \u2014 including UW\u2013Madison \u2014 or a Wisconsin Technical College System school. These grants help reduce financial barriers and lighten the debt load for many Wisconsin students.\r\n\r\nThe fund is a private, nonprofit foundation established in 2007 by a gift of $175 million from John and Tashia Morgridge, alumni of UW\u2013Madison. 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Sixty-three percent of undergraduates are completing their bachelor\u2019s degrees without student debt, a percentage that keeps improving and is up from 50 percent just seven years ago.\r\n\r\nMany scholarships, programs and initiatives help make this happen, with new ones continually added. Bucky\u2019s Pell Pathway, announced in 2023 by Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin, began benefitting new students in 2023-24. Here\u2019s a look at a few of the most powerful ways UW\u2013Madison makes sure that Wisconsin resident students from lower- to moderate-income families can afford the state\u2019s flagship university.\r\n\r\n<h2><strong>Bucky\u2019s Tuition Promise<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nAnnounced in 2018, this groundbreaking initiative guarantees scholarships and grants to cover tuition and segregated fees for Wisconsin resident students whose annual household adjusted income is $65,000 or less. Incoming freshmen receive four years of tuition, transfer students two years. The threshold for eligibility is set so that roughly half of all households in the state qualify.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/financialaid.wisc.edu\/types-of-aid\/tuition-promise\/\">Bucky\u2019s Tuition Promise<\/a>\u00a0has now been awarded to 4,888 students.\r\n\r\n\u201cBucky\u2019s Tuition Promise is allowing some of our brightest youth to achieve dreams that otherwise may have been out of their reach,\u201d says Chelsea Roberts, a school counselor at Gibraltar High School in Door County.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/five-years-in-buckys-tuition-promise-is-building-a-legacy-of-affordability-across-wisconsin\/\">Read how Bucky\u2019s Tuition Promise has changed lives.<\/a>\r\n\r\n<h2><strong>Bucky\u2019s Pell Pathway<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/financialaid.wisc.edu\/types-of-aid\/pell-pathway\/\">Bucky\u2019s Pell Pathway<\/a>\u00a0goes beyond Bucky\u2019s Tuition Promise by pledging to meet the full financial need for four years for new first-year Wisconsin resident students who qualify for Pell Grants, the federal program that plays a crucial role in expanding college access for students in low-income households. Transfer students from Wisconsin meeting the same criteria will receive two years of full-need funding.\r\n\r\nThe guarantee covers not just tuition and fees, but also housing, meals, books and most other educational expenses.\r\n\r\nIn 2023-24, 977 students new to UW\u2013Madison \u2014 from 65 of Wisconsin's 72 counties \u2014 became <a href=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/nearly-1000-students-new-to-uw-madison-this-fall-are-in-the-first-class-of-buckys-pell-pathway-recipients\/\">the first cohort of Bucky's Pell Pathway recipients<\/a>.\r\n\r\n\u201cBucky\u2019s Pell Pathway will, in most instances, allow recipients to complete a four-year degree without taking on debt to cover their educational expenses,\u201d Chancellor Mnookin said in announcing the initiative.\r\n\r\nJeff Eide, executive director of the Wisconsin Rural Schools Alliance, praises Bucky\u2019s Pell Pathway, saying it will open opportunities for students across the state.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/uw-madison-introduces-pathway-to-debt-free-education-for-pell-eligible-state-students\/\">Read more about the launch of Bucky\u2019s Pell Pathway.<\/a>\r\n<h2><strong>Badger Promise<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nOriginally announced in February 2017,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/financialaid.wisc.edu\/types-of-aid\/badger-promise\/\">Badger Promise<\/a>\u00a0is a commitment to first-generation Wisconsin transfer students.\r\n\r\nThe program guarantees a period of free tuition and segregated fees to those who have successfully transferred from any of the two-year UW Branch campuses (formerly UW Colleges) or from liberal arts associate degree programs at Madison College (Madison Area Technical College), Milwaukee Area Technical College, Western Technical College, Nicolet College, the College of Menominee Nation, the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College, and Chippewa Valley Technical College.\r\n\r\nAbby Harrison was attending UW\u2013Manitowoc when she first heard about Badger Promise.\r\n\r\n\u201cI thought \u2018This is me! I can actually go to a four-year school and not worry about finances,\u2019\u201d says Harrison, who ultimately transferred to UW\u2013Madison.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/badger-promise-program-offers-free-tuition-to-first-generation-wisconsin-transfer-students-at-uw-madison\/\">Read about the launch of the program.<\/a>\r\n<h2><strong>Teacher Pledge Program<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nThe\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tec.education.wisc.edu\/teacher-pledge\/\">UW\u2013Madison School of Education Wisconsin Teacher Pledge Program<\/a>\u00a0offers financial support to future Wisconsin teachers.\r\n\r\nThe UW\u2013Madison School of Education pledges to pay the equivalent of in-state tuition and fees, testing, and licensing costs for teacher education students. In return, the students pledge to work at a Wisconsin PK-12 public or private school for three to four years after graduation.\r\n\r\n\u201cThe financial assistance of the Teacher Pledge is incredibly helpful for someone who is supporting herself through school,\u201d says Katie Swope, a UW\u2013Madison senior who graduated this spring from an elementary education program.\r\n\r\nThe innovative program is aimed at both supporting future educators and offering solutions to the teacher shortage.\u00a0As of spring 2024, 773 students have taken the Teacher Pledge. Of those, 354 are already teaching in 88 public school districts and 14 private schools across Wisconsin. And those numbers continue to grow.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/impact.wisc.edu\/stories\/school-of-education-wisconsin-teacher-pledge\">Learn more<\/a>\u00a0about the Teacher Pledge, which was recently extended.\r\n\r\n<h2><strong>The Fund for Wisconsin Scholars<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ffws.org\/\">The Fund for Wisconsin Scholars<\/a>\u00a0provides need-based grants to graduates of Wisconsin public high schools attending a University of Wisconsin System school \u2014 including UW\u2013Madison \u2014 or a Wisconsin Technical College System school. These grants help reduce financial barriers and lighten the debt load for many Wisconsin students.\r\n\r\nThe fund is a private, nonprofit foundation established in 2007 by a gift of $175 million from John and Tashia Morgridge, alumni of UW\u2013Madison. The foundation is built on the belief that every person has equal value and the potential to create one\u2019s own future and the future of our society, and that the attainment of higher education leads to improved physical and emotional health, increased moral and ethical thinking, and increased civic involvement.\r\n\r\nAs of May 2023, the fund had provided more than $125 million in need-based grants and stipends to more than 25,000 recent graduates of Wisconsin public high schools who are attending a University of Wisconsin university or a Wisconsin Technical College System school.","post_date":"2023-06-13 14:05:42","post_excerpt":"Here\u2019s a look at a few of the most powerful ways UW\u2013Madison makes sure that Wisconsin resident students from lower- to moderate-income families can afford the state\u2019s flagship university.","post_parent":82,"post_status":"publish","post_title":"Keeping Dreams within Reach","post_type":"post","slug":"affordability-focus","_edit_lock":"1732046545:9","_edit_last":"9","_wp_page_template":"page-story.php","body_css_class":"","_body_css_class":"field_6092a4d43fe28","hero_image":"1218","_hero_image":"field_5c6c77c1dd05e","hero_caption":"Incoming first-year students register for fall semester with the help of advisors during the advising portion of the Student Orientation, Advising and Registration (SOAR) program at College Library at the University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison on July 31, 2024.","_hero_caption":"field_5c6c77d3dd05f","hero_credits":"Photo by Althea Dotzour","_hero_credits":"field_5c6c77dddd060","hero":"","_hero":"field_5c6c77aedd05d","_category":"field_5c74109c95492","subtitle":"The numbers show it: UW\u2013Madison is laser-focused on affordability. 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Students gain hands-on experience working with local governments and manufacturers as they tackle real-world problems.\r\n\r\nFrom Rhinelander to Trempealeau County and Cottage Grove, here are just a few examples of UW\u2013Madison College of Engineering students and faculty stepping up to provide Wisconsin communities and businesses with expert information and tangible benefits \u2014\u00a0benefits that could be multiplied in the future with a new,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/engineeringthefuture.wisc.edu\/\">state-of-the-art engineering building<\/a>\u00a0to support expanded programs and a larger pipeline of Badger engineers.\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.wisc.edu\/news\/tracking-pfas-to-preserve-a-communitys-water-supply\/\"><strong>Protecting Rhinelander\u2019s water supply<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_96686\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_96686\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"500\"]<img class=\"wp-image-96686 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Jim-Tinjum-and-Elliot-Draxler-copy-600w-2048x1152-1-500x281.jpeg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Jim-Tinjum-and-Elliot-Draxler-copy-600w-2048x1152-1-500x281.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Jim-Tinjum-and-Elliot-Draxler-copy-600w-2048x1152-1-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Jim-Tinjum-and-Elliot-Draxler-copy-600w-2048x1152-1-775x436.jpeg 775w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Jim-Tinjum-and-Elliot-Draxler-copy-600w-2048x1152-1-1600x900.jpeg 1600w\" alt=\"Jim Tinjum and Elliot Draxler doing field work\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/> CEE Associate Professor Jim Tinjum, left, talks to graduate student Elliot Draxler during field work in Rhinelander. Tinjum and Draxler were collecting groundwater samples using a suction lysimeter near the Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport.[\/caption]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nRhinelander is one of many municipalities in Wisconsin grappling with a water supply contaminated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, known as \u201cforever chemicals\u201d because they can persist indefinitely in the environment. PFAS are synthetic chemicals associated with health risks, and in 2019, the city shut down two of its wells due to unsafe PFAS levels.\r\n\r\nJames Tinjum and Dante Fratta, both associate professors of civil and environmental engineering, have worked closely with officials in Rhinelander as they track PFAS contamination in the city\u2019s water and search for ways to clean it up.\r\n\r\nTogether with Christopher Zahasky, an assistant professor of geoscience, and a team of students, the engineers are mapping the region\u2019s water table and developing actionable solutions that would keep the city\u2019s water supply safe.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.wisc.edu\/news\/tracking-pfas-to-preserve-a-communitys-water-supply\/\">Read more.<\/a>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.wisc.edu\/blog\/rowing-in-a-new-direction-bme-design-project-supports-adaptive-exercise\/\"><strong>Designing adaptive gym equipment<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_96687\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_96687\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"500\"]<img class=\"wp-image-96687 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/BME_design_F6A2489-2048x1152-1-500x281.jpeg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/BME_design_F6A2489-2048x1152-1-500x281.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/BME_design_F6A2489-2048x1152-1-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/BME_design_F6A2489-2048x1152-1-775x436.jpeg 775w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/BME_design_F6A2489-2048x1152-1-1600x900.jpeg 1600w\" alt=\"Biomedical engineering undergraduate students Josh Andreatta, Annabel Frake, Tim Tran, Samuel Skirpan and Roxi Reuter\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/> Biomedical engineering undergraduate students Josh Andreatta, Annabel Frake, Tim Tran, Samuel Skirpan and Roxi Reuter have taken a standard rowing machine and modified it so that it\u2019s easily convertible for users in wheelchairs.[\/caption]\r\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Over the course of several semesters, students in the Department of Biomedical Engineering\u2019s undergraduate design program have been working with Johnson Health Tech, a fitness manufacturer in Cottage Grove, to design gym equipment that works for users with different physical abilities and limitations.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nSpecifically, the students have designed and built a prototype for a rowing machine that\u2019s easily convertible for wheelchair users. A couple adaptive rowing machines are already on the market, but they don\u2019t convert to a standard setup. The undergrads spent the spring 2023 semester fine-tuning their prototype to make it more practical to manufacture on a large scale \u2014 a key consideration for creating a marketable piece of equipment.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.wisc.edu\/blog\/rowing-in-a-new-direction-bme-design-project-supports-adaptive-exercise\/\">Read more.<\/a>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.wisc.edu\/blog\/study-liquid-brine-clears-roads-faster\/\"><strong>Optimizing salt use on winter roads<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_96688\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_96688\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"500\"]<img class=\"wp-image-96688 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/storm-drain-winter-2023-02-02JM-1244-500x333.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/storm-drain-winter-2023-02-02JM-1244-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/storm-drain-winter-2023-02-02JM-1244-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/storm-drain-winter-2023-02-02JM-1244-775x517.jpg 775w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/storm-drain-winter-2023-02-02JM-1244-1600x1067.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/storm-drain-winter-2023-02-02JM-1244-900x600.jpg 900w\" alt=\"A City of Madison stormwater grate on surrounded by snow\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/> Reducing road salt usage can help keep salt out of Wisconsin\u2019s lakes and streams. Researchers at UW\u2019s Traffic Operations and Safety lab have found liquid brine cleared the state\u2019s highways faster, provided better friction on roadways and reduced overall salt usage.\u00a0PHOTO:\u00a0JEFF MILLER[\/caption]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nWisconsin is water-rich, and for half the year it\u2019s freezing \u2014\u00a0a difficult combination for policymakers trying to keep winter motorists safe while protecting water quality. That\u2019s because road salt, while a useful tool for melting snow and ice on highways, can wreak havoc on aquatic ecosystems when it washes into streams and lakes.\r\n\r\nDuring the 2020-2021 winter season, researchers at UW\u2013Madison\u2019s Traffic Operations and Safety (TOPS) lab, housed in the College of Engineering, performed an in-depth analysis of salt use in 10 counties around the state. They concluded that liquid brine clears roads faster than traditional rock salt. Brine also reduces overall salt use by an average of 23%, according to the engineers \u2014\u00a0a potential source of cost savings for counties and municipalities and a clear win for cleaner water.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.wisc.edu\/blog\/study-liquid-brine-clears-roads-faster\/\">Read more.<\/a>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.wisc.edu\/blog\/engineering-students-create-ramp-prototype-to-make-boating-more-accessible\/\"><strong>Making a favorite summer pastime more accessible<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_96689\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_96689\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"500\"]<img class=\"wp-image-96689 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/boat-ramp-story-2-500x281.jpeg\" alt=\"A tabletop model of an accessible boat ramp made from plywood and metal\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/> UW engineering students worked with Mercury Marine in Fond du Lac to design a more accessible boat ramp. The prototype is essentially a height-adjustable ramp that can be used to get into a boat, combined with a door that opens in both directions.[\/caption]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nPublic boat ramps provide easy access to many of Wisconsin\u2019s 15,000 lakes. But the ramps can be difficult or impossible to use for people with mobility issues, including the elderly and wheelchair users.\r\n\r\nWorking with Fond du Lac-based Mercury Marine, a group of UW\u2013Madison engineering students designed a prototype for a remote-controlled ramp that could help users with mobility limitations better access a favorite summer pastime in Wisconsin.\r\n\r\nMembers of the university\u2019s chapter of Society of Women Engineers placed third in a national competition with their accessible boat ramp design.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.wisc.edu\/blog\/engineering-students-create-ramp-prototype-to-make-boating-more-accessible\/\">Read more.<\/a>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.wisc.edu\/news\/making-a-difference-seniors-design-benefits-wisconsin-company-run-by-high-schoolers\/\"><strong>Designing improvements for a unique Wisconsin manufacturer<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_96690\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_96690\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"495\"]<img class=\"wp-image-96690 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Cardinal-senior-design-team-Fence-Team-crop-IMG_04891-copy-1013x1024-1-495x500.jpeg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Cardinal-senior-design-team-Fence-Team-crop-IMG_04891-copy-1013x1024-1-495x500.jpeg 495w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Cardinal-senior-design-team-Fence-Team-crop-IMG_04891-copy-1013x1024-1-767x775.jpeg 767w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Cardinal-senior-design-team-Fence-Team-crop-IMG_04891-copy-1013x1024-1-120x120.jpeg 120w\" alt=\"Students Armando Miracola, Kevin Chang, Reagan Hubbard and Rushi Patel in front of Engineering Hall\" width=\"495\" height=\"500\" \/> Students Armando Miracola, Kevin Chang, Reagan Hubbard and Rushi Patel applied their engineering skills to benefit Cardinal Manufacturing, a unique tech ed program at Eleva-Strum High School.[\/caption]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nUW\u2013Madison mechanical engineering students came to the aid of a unique manufacturer in Strum, a village of about 1,000 in Trempealeau County.\r\n\r\nAs part of their senior design program, the student engineers worked with Cardinal Manufacturing, a company run by tech-ed students at Eleva-Strum High School that provides woodworking, welding, metalworking and other services in the region.\r\n\r\nCardinal sought to professionalize the appearance of its facilities, and UW\u2013Madison engineers designed a custom gate and fence system to enclose its dumpsters and recycling bins. The design needed to be both functional and decorative, which provided students with a technical challenge as they also gained experience working with clients with unique needs and expectations.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.wisc.edu\/news\/making-a-difference-seniors-design-benefits-wisconsin-company-run-by-high-schoolers\/\">Read more.<\/a>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.wisc.edu\/blog\/rethinking-space-wisconsin-counties-team-up-with-univercity-to-reimagine-facilities\/\"><strong>Rethinking county government buildings<\/strong><\/a>\r\n\r\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Through partnerships with UW\u2013Madison\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/univercity.wisc.edu\/\">UniverCity Alliance<\/a>\u00a0program, civil and environmental engineering students helped officials in two Wisconsin counties plan for their future facility needs.\r\n\r\nIn Adams County, students performed an analysis of the county\u2019s aging health and human services building, which is not an ideal space for meeting patients\u2019 needs. 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Students gain hands-on experience working with local governments and manufacturers as they tackle real-world problems.\r\n\r\nFrom Rhinelander to Trempealeau County and Cottage Grove, here are just a few examples of UW\u2013Madison College of Engineering students and faculty stepping up to provide Wisconsin communities and businesses with expert information and tangible benefits \u2014\u00a0benefits that could be multiplied in the future with a new,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/engineeringthefuture.wisc.edu\/\">state-of-the-art engineering building<\/a>\u00a0to support expanded programs and a larger pipeline of Badger engineers.\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.wisc.edu\/news\/tracking-pfas-to-preserve-a-communitys-water-supply\/\"><strong>Protecting Rhinelander\u2019s water supply<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_96686\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_96686\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"500\"]<img class=\"wp-image-96686 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Jim-Tinjum-and-Elliot-Draxler-copy-600w-2048x1152-1-500x281.jpeg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Jim-Tinjum-and-Elliot-Draxler-copy-600w-2048x1152-1-500x281.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Jim-Tinjum-and-Elliot-Draxler-copy-600w-2048x1152-1-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Jim-Tinjum-and-Elliot-Draxler-copy-600w-2048x1152-1-775x436.jpeg 775w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Jim-Tinjum-and-Elliot-Draxler-copy-600w-2048x1152-1-1600x900.jpeg 1600w\" alt=\"Jim Tinjum and Elliot Draxler doing field work\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/> CEE Associate Professor Jim Tinjum, left, talks to graduate student Elliot Draxler during field work in Rhinelander. Tinjum and Draxler were collecting groundwater samples using a suction lysimeter near the Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport.[\/caption]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nRhinelander is one of many municipalities in Wisconsin grappling with a water supply contaminated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, known as \u201cforever chemicals\u201d because they can persist indefinitely in the environment. PFAS are synthetic chemicals associated with health risks, and in 2019, the city shut down two of its wells due to unsafe PFAS levels.\r\n\r\nJames Tinjum and Dante Fratta, both associate professors of civil and environmental engineering, have worked closely with officials in Rhinelander as they track PFAS contamination in the city\u2019s water and search for ways to clean it up.\r\n\r\nTogether with Christopher Zahasky, an assistant professor of geoscience, and a team of students, the engineers are mapping the region\u2019s water table and developing actionable solutions that would keep the city\u2019s water supply safe.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.wisc.edu\/news\/tracking-pfas-to-preserve-a-communitys-water-supply\/\">Read more.<\/a>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.wisc.edu\/blog\/rowing-in-a-new-direction-bme-design-project-supports-adaptive-exercise\/\"><strong>Designing adaptive gym equipment<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_96687\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_96687\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"500\"]<img class=\"wp-image-96687 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/BME_design_F6A2489-2048x1152-1-500x281.jpeg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/BME_design_F6A2489-2048x1152-1-500x281.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/BME_design_F6A2489-2048x1152-1-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/BME_design_F6A2489-2048x1152-1-775x436.jpeg 775w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/BME_design_F6A2489-2048x1152-1-1600x900.jpeg 1600w\" alt=\"Biomedical engineering undergraduate students Josh Andreatta, Annabel Frake, Tim Tran, Samuel Skirpan and Roxi Reuter\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/> Biomedical engineering undergraduate students Josh Andreatta, Annabel Frake, Tim Tran, Samuel Skirpan and Roxi Reuter have taken a standard rowing machine and modified it so that it\u2019s easily convertible for users in wheelchairs.[\/caption]\r\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Over the course of several semesters, students in the Department of Biomedical Engineering\u2019s undergraduate design program have been working with Johnson Health Tech, a fitness manufacturer in Cottage Grove, to design gym equipment that works for users with different physical abilities and limitations.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nSpecifically, the students have designed and built a prototype for a rowing machine that\u2019s easily convertible for wheelchair users. A couple adaptive rowing machines are already on the market, but they don\u2019t convert to a standard setup. The undergrads spent the spring 2023 semester fine-tuning their prototype to make it more practical to manufacture on a large scale \u2014 a key consideration for creating a marketable piece of equipment.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.wisc.edu\/blog\/rowing-in-a-new-direction-bme-design-project-supports-adaptive-exercise\/\">Read more.<\/a>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.wisc.edu\/blog\/study-liquid-brine-clears-roads-faster\/\"><strong>Optimizing salt use on winter roads<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_96688\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_96688\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"500\"]<img class=\"wp-image-96688 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/storm-drain-winter-2023-02-02JM-1244-500x333.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/storm-drain-winter-2023-02-02JM-1244-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/storm-drain-winter-2023-02-02JM-1244-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/storm-drain-winter-2023-02-02JM-1244-775x517.jpg 775w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/storm-drain-winter-2023-02-02JM-1244-1600x1067.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/storm-drain-winter-2023-02-02JM-1244-900x600.jpg 900w\" alt=\"A City of Madison stormwater grate on surrounded by snow\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/> Reducing road salt usage can help keep salt out of Wisconsin\u2019s lakes and streams. Researchers at UW\u2019s Traffic Operations and Safety lab have found liquid brine cleared the state\u2019s highways faster, provided better friction on roadways and reduced overall salt usage.\u00a0PHOTO:\u00a0JEFF MILLER[\/caption]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nWisconsin is water-rich, and for half the year it\u2019s freezing \u2014\u00a0a difficult combination for policymakers trying to keep winter motorists safe while protecting water quality. That\u2019s because road salt, while a useful tool for melting snow and ice on highways, can wreak havoc on aquatic ecosystems when it washes into streams and lakes.\r\n\r\nDuring the 2020-2021 winter season, researchers at UW\u2013Madison\u2019s Traffic Operations and Safety (TOPS) lab, housed in the College of Engineering, performed an in-depth analysis of salt use in 10 counties around the state. They concluded that liquid brine clears roads faster than traditional rock salt. Brine also reduces overall salt use by an average of 23%, according to the engineers \u2014\u00a0a potential source of cost savings for counties and municipalities and a clear win for cleaner water.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.wisc.edu\/blog\/study-liquid-brine-clears-roads-faster\/\">Read more.<\/a>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.wisc.edu\/blog\/engineering-students-create-ramp-prototype-to-make-boating-more-accessible\/\"><strong>Making a favorite summer pastime more accessible<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_96689\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_96689\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"500\"]<img class=\"wp-image-96689 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/boat-ramp-story-2-500x281.jpeg\" alt=\"A tabletop model of an accessible boat ramp made from plywood and metal\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/> UW engineering students worked with Mercury Marine in Fond du Lac to design a more accessible boat ramp. The prototype is essentially a height-adjustable ramp that can be used to get into a boat, combined with a door that opens in both directions.[\/caption]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nPublic boat ramps provide easy access to many of Wisconsin\u2019s 15,000 lakes. But the ramps can be difficult or impossible to use for people with mobility issues, including the elderly and wheelchair users.\r\n\r\nWorking with Fond du Lac-based Mercury Marine, a group of UW\u2013Madison engineering students designed a prototype for a remote-controlled ramp that could help users with mobility limitations better access a favorite summer pastime in Wisconsin.\r\n\r\nMembers of the university\u2019s chapter of Society of Women Engineers placed third in a national competition with their accessible boat ramp design.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.wisc.edu\/blog\/engineering-students-create-ramp-prototype-to-make-boating-more-accessible\/\">Read more.<\/a>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.wisc.edu\/news\/making-a-difference-seniors-design-benefits-wisconsin-company-run-by-high-schoolers\/\"><strong>Designing improvements for a unique Wisconsin manufacturer<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_96690\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_96690\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"495\"]<img class=\"wp-image-96690 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Cardinal-senior-design-team-Fence-Team-crop-IMG_04891-copy-1013x1024-1-495x500.jpeg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Cardinal-senior-design-team-Fence-Team-crop-IMG_04891-copy-1013x1024-1-495x500.jpeg 495w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Cardinal-senior-design-team-Fence-Team-crop-IMG_04891-copy-1013x1024-1-767x775.jpeg 767w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Cardinal-senior-design-team-Fence-Team-crop-IMG_04891-copy-1013x1024-1-120x120.jpeg 120w\" alt=\"Students Armando Miracola, Kevin Chang, Reagan Hubbard and Rushi Patel in front of Engineering Hall\" width=\"495\" height=\"500\" \/> Students Armando Miracola, Kevin Chang, Reagan Hubbard and Rushi Patel applied their engineering skills to benefit Cardinal Manufacturing, a unique tech ed program at Eleva-Strum High School.[\/caption]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nUW\u2013Madison mechanical engineering students came to the aid of a unique manufacturer in Strum, a village of about 1,000 in Trempealeau County.\r\n\r\nAs part of their senior design program, the student engineers worked with Cardinal Manufacturing, a company run by tech-ed students at Eleva-Strum High School that provides woodworking, welding, metalworking and other services in the region.\r\n\r\nCardinal sought to professionalize the appearance of its facilities, and UW\u2013Madison engineers designed a custom gate and fence system to enclose its dumpsters and recycling bins. The design needed to be both functional and decorative, which provided students with a technical challenge as they also gained experience working with clients with unique needs and expectations.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.wisc.edu\/news\/making-a-difference-seniors-design-benefits-wisconsin-company-run-by-high-schoolers\/\">Read more.<\/a>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.wisc.edu\/blog\/rethinking-space-wisconsin-counties-team-up-with-univercity-to-reimagine-facilities\/\"><strong>Rethinking county government buildings<\/strong><\/a>\r\n\r\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Through partnerships with UW\u2013Madison\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/univercity.wisc.edu\/\">UniverCity Alliance<\/a>\u00a0program, civil and environmental engineering students helped officials in two Wisconsin counties plan for their future facility needs.\r\n\r\nIn Adams County, students performed an analysis of the county\u2019s aging health and human services building, which is not an ideal space for meeting patients\u2019 needs. County officials are planning to build a new facility and asked the students to analyze the feasibility of repurposing the current facility for different uses. The students analyzed three possible scenarios from a technical design perspective and submitted a report to the county to inform its planning.\r\n\r\nCivil and environmental engineering students also aided Marathon County in its effort to streamline services and consolidate offices. Like in Adams County, students performed an analysis of the county\u2019s physical spaces while also consulting with local officials and a countywide public survey. They ultimately submitted a report for the county to use as it plans its future.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.wisc.edu\/blog\/rethinking-space-wisconsin-counties-team-up-with-univercity-to-reimagine-facilities\/\">Read more.<\/a>\r\n<div class=\"story-cta\"><\/div>","post_date":"2023-05-26 20:11:33","post_excerpt":"","post_parent":82,"post_status":"publish","post_title":"Engineering Impact Across the State","post_type":"post","slug":"engineering-impact-across-the-state","_edit_lock":"1732046617:9","_edit_last":"9","_thumbnail_id":"1113","_wp_page_template":"page-story.php","body_css_class":"","_body_css_class":"field_6092a4d43fe28","hero_image":"1099","_hero_image":"field_5c6c77c1dd05e","hero_caption":"A new 395,000 square foot facility that would replace the 64,000 square foot building at 1410 Engineering Drive would give the College of Engineering the modern space to educate many more students and position the College to stay competitive with its peers nationwide.","_hero_caption":"field_5c6c77d3dd05f","hero_credits":"ARTIST'S RENDITION","_hero_credits":"field_5c6c77dddd060","hero":"","_hero":"field_5c6c77aedd05d","_category":"field_5c74109c95492","subtitle":"Even before they graduate, UW\u2013Madison engineers tackle real-world problems.","_subtitle":"field_5c6c75793fa23","callout_box_type":"default","_callout_box_type":"field_5c6c762e3fa25","callout_box":"","_callout_box":"field_5c6c75ef3fa24","credits":"\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/meet-the-engineers-making-a-difference-in-wisconsin-communities\/\">Original story<\/a> by Will Cushman.<\/p>\r\n","_credits":"field_5c6c76c53fa2a","call_to_action_text":"","_call_to_action_text":"field_61d1d3b1185bd","call_to_action_button_label":"","_call_to_action_button_label":"field_61d1d3ed185be","call_to_action_url":"","_call_to_action_url":"field_61d1d3fc185bf","call_to_action":"","_call_to_action":"field_61d1d39d185bc","meta_title":"","_meta_title":"field_606b4b3951ae9","meta_image":"","_meta_image":"field_606b4b9451aea","meta_description":"","_meta_description":"field_606b4c3a51aeb","twitter_card_type":"summary","_twitter_card_type":"field_606b4f0551aed","custom_meta_tags":"","_custom_meta_tags":"field_606b49c55380d","canonical_url":"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/meet-the-engineers-making-a-difference-in-wisconsin-communities\/","_canonical_url":"field_66fed237c42fa","post_date_gmt":"2023-05-26 20:11:33","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"engineering-impact-across-the-state","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-11-19 20:05:59","post_modified_gmt":"2024-11-19 20:05:59","post_content_filtered":"","guid":"https:\/\/impact.wisc.edu\/?page_id=1098","menu_order":0,"post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw","status":"publish"},"image":"https:\/\/impact.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/bme-design-600x400-c-default.jpg","image_alt":null},{"post":{"id":1080,"ID":1080,"object_type":"post","ImageClass":"Timber\\Image","PostClass":"Timber\\Post","TermClass":"Timber\\Term","custom":{"_edit_lock":"1732046449:9","_edit_last":"9","_wp_page_template":"page-story.php","body_css_class":"","_body_css_class":"field_6092a4d43fe28","hero_image":"1082","_hero_image":"field_5c6c77c1dd05e","hero_caption":"Aaron Gehrke, a third-generation pharmacist, at Lakeview Pharmacy in Phillips, Wisconsin.","_hero_caption":"field_5c6c77d3dd05f","hero_credits":"(Provided photo)","_hero_credits":"field_5c6c77dddd060","hero":"","_hero":"field_5c6c77aedd05d","category":"Serving Wisconsin","_category":"field_5c74109c95492","subtitle":"UW-trained health care professionals help keep Wisconsin well","_subtitle":"field_5c6c75793fa23","callout_box_type":"default","_callout_box_type":"field_5c6c762e3fa25","callout_box":"","_callout_box":"field_5c6c75ef3fa24","credits":"Original story by <a href=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/health-care-on-the-home-front-uw-grads-remain-in-the-state-to-keep-wisconsin-well\/\">Bill Graf<\/a>","_credits":"field_5c6c76c53fa2a","call_to_action_text":"","_call_to_action_text":"field_61d1d3b1185bd","call_to_action_button_label":"","_call_to_action_button_label":"field_61d1d3ed185be","call_to_action_url":"","_call_to_action_url":"field_61d1d3fc185bf","call_to_action":"","_call_to_action":"field_61d1d39d185bc","meta_title":"","_meta_title":"field_606b4b3951ae9","meta_image":"","_meta_image":"field_606b4b9451aea","meta_description":"","_meta_description":"field_606b4c3a51aeb","twitter_card_type":"summary_large_image","_twitter_card_type":"field_606b4f0551aed","custom_meta_tags":"","_custom_meta_tags":"field_606b49c55380d","_thumbnail_id":"1082","canonical_url":"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/health-care-on-the-home-front-uw-grads-remain-in-the-state-to-keep-wisconsin-well\/","_canonical_url":"field_66fed237c42fa"},"post_author":"9","post_content":"<p>Where there\u2019s a bandage, there\u2019s a Badger.<\/p>\r\n<p>Thousands of University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison graduates diagnose illnesses, treat patients and fill prescriptions in Wisconsin hospitals, clinics and pharmacies. In fact, doctors, nurses and pharmacists educated and trained in the UW\u2019s health sciences programs are working in every one of the state\u2019s 72 counties.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u201cWhen deciding where to work, staying in Wisconsin was always the plan,\u201d says Katey Olsen, who received a bachelor\u2019s degree in nursing in 2020 and joined the staff of the pediatric cancer unit at Children\u2019s Wisconsin in Milwaukee.<\/p>\r\n<p>According to the U.S. Census Bureau\u2019s Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes project, 75% of UW\u2013Madison alumni who earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in health professions and related programs from 2001 to 2015 are working in Wisconsin; so are 70% of master\u2019s degree recipients and 56% of graduates with a clinical doctorate in those fields.<\/p>\r\n<p>We checked in with six who stayed:<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Sarah DiMezza, emergency physician, Two Rivers<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_94599\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 310px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-94599\" src=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/sarah_dimezza_emergency_medicine_baycare_clinic-1-442x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"339\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sarah DiMezza<\/p><\/div>\r\n<p>\u201cRural medicine was always in my plans,\u201d says Sarah DiMezza, who earned her medical degree in UW\u2013Madison\u2019s Wisconsin Academy of Rural Medicine (WARM). She is working in the emergency department of BayCare Clinic in Two Rivers and also serves as an EMS medical director.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u201cI always thought it was important to use my knowledge and training to benefit rural populations, so the WARM program was a good fit for me in medical school,\u201d DiMezza says. \u201cNow that I&#8217;m working in emergency medicine, I&#8217;m happy to be doing so in a small community in Wisconsin. Even more so, I am very happy to be working as EMS medical director to the paramedics with Manitowoc Fire and EMTs with Seymour Rescue.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Aaron Gehrke, community pharmacist, Phillips<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_94596\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 510px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-94596\" src=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Homefront-Aaron-Gehrke-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Homefront-Aaron-Gehrke-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Homefront-Aaron-Gehrke-775x517.jpg 775w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Homefront-Aaron-Gehrke-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aaron Gehrke<\/p><\/div>\r\n<p>Aaron Gehrke is a third-generation pharmacist in northern Wisconsin, having recently joined Lakeview Pharmacy in Phillips \u2014 once owned by his grandfather and now operated by his father. The independent community pharmacy is an important point of health care access in a rural area where patients must sometimes drive long distances to reach their primary care provider, hospital or clinic.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u201cWhen I was younger, it was a big treat to go visit my dad and see him working behind the counter,\u201d Gehrke says. \u201cFor me, this is always what I have wanted to do, and it is exciting to know I will carry on the family tradition.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Lawrence Moore, family medicine physician, Milwaukee<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_94597\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 310px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-94597\" src=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Homefront-Lawrence-Moore-471x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Homefront-Lawrence-Moore-471x500.jpg 471w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Homefront-Lawrence-Moore-964x1024.jpg 964w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Homefront-Lawrence-Moore-730x775.jpg 730w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lawrence Moore<\/p><\/div>\r\n<p>Lawrence Moore, who earned medical and public health degrees at UW\u2013Madison, provides patient care and is on the faculty of the Aurora Family Medicine Program in Milwaukee.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u201cWhat I love about family medicine is that there are very few &#8220;typical&#8221; cases. One day, I may reassure new parents, insert a woman\u2019s intrauterine device, or help a patient navigate their new cancer diagnosis, and the next day could be completely different,\u201d Moore told the School of Medicine and Public Health\u2019s alumni magazine.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u201cI try to thank every patient for coming to the clinic because each patient has a multitude of options regarding how to spend their time,\u201d he says. \u201cThe clinic encounter means they chose their health.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Katey Olsen, pediatric cancer nurse, Milwaukee<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_94683\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 510px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-94683\" src=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Katey-Olsen-Image-500x334.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Katey-Olsen-Image-500x334.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Katey-Olsen-Image-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Katey-Olsen-Image-775x517.jpeg 775w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Katey-Olsen-Image-1600x1068.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Katey-Olsen-Image-900x600.jpeg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Katey Olsen<\/p><\/div>\r\n<p>Katey Olsen, who received her nursing degree in 2020, works at the MACC Fund Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Children\u2019s Wisconsin. A former patient at the center, where she had a cancerous kidney removed and underwent chemotherapy at the age of 5, Olsen loves being able to show kids who are going through similar experiences that if she could beat cancer, they can too.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u201cI was pretty motivated to stay in Wisconsin,\u201d Olsen says. \u201cOne of my goals was to give back to the hospital whose cancer treatment saved my life.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Ashley Thomas, trauma center nurse, Madison<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_94600\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 412px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-94600 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2022_Nursing-Pin-Recipient_Slides_Thomas-Ashley-768x576-1-e1680100008466.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"402\" height=\"332\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ashley Thomas<\/p><\/div>\r\n<p>Ashley Thomas graduated in 2022 with a degree in nursing and Spanish, and now works at the UW Health trauma life support center in Madison. \u201cI chose nursing because it is a challenging yet rewarding career that offers interminable learning and the privilege of helping others every day,\u201d she says.<\/p>\r\n<p>As a student, the Seymour, Wisconsin, native was once a health care volunteer in Peru and is an advocate for improving care across cultures. \u201cI have spoken with Wisconsin state senators in regard to the inaccessibility of care for non-English speaking patients, and I am committed to improving matters at the patient\/family level, as well,\u201d Thomas says.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Zoua Yang, hospital pharmacist, Wausau<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_94595\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 510px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-94595\" src=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Homefront-Zoua-Yang-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Homefront-Zoua-Yang-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Homefront-Zoua-Yang-775x517.jpg 775w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Homefront-Zoua-Yang-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zoua Yang<\/p><\/div>\r\n<p>Zoua Yang, a pharmacist at Aspirus Wausau Hospital and pharmacy manager at CVS, always knew she wanted to return to her hometown after earning her degree at UW\u2013Madison. \u201cI wanted to give back to the community that gave to me, and be that person, the role model that I had here, for somebody else.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p>\u201cIt was really important for me to come back and help my Hmong community,\u201d which makes up about 12% of the population in Wausau, Yang says. \u201cI wanted to be a reliable resource for them, to help them with their health care \u2014 translating things, understanding their medications, and just being a connection for them in the community.\u201d<\/p>\r\n","post_date":"2023-04-10 16:49:07","post_excerpt":"Doctors, nurses and pharmacists educated and trained in UW\u2013Madison's health sciences programs are working in every one of the state's 72 counties.","post_parent":82,"post_status":"publish","post_title":"Staying on the home front of health care","post_type":"post","slug":"homefront-health-care","_edit_lock":"1732046449:9","_edit_last":"9","_wp_page_template":"page-story.php","body_css_class":"","_body_css_class":"field_6092a4d43fe28","hero_image":"1082","_hero_image":"field_5c6c77c1dd05e","hero_caption":"Aaron Gehrke, a third-generation pharmacist, at Lakeview Pharmacy in Phillips, Wisconsin.","_hero_caption":"field_5c6c77d3dd05f","hero_credits":"(Provided photo)","_hero_credits":"field_5c6c77dddd060","hero":"","_hero":"field_5c6c77aedd05d","_category":"field_5c74109c95492","subtitle":"UW-trained health care professionals help keep Wisconsin 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Graf<\/a>","_credits":"field_5c6c76c53fa2a","call_to_action_text":"","_call_to_action_text":"field_61d1d3b1185bd","call_to_action_button_label":"","_call_to_action_button_label":"field_61d1d3ed185be","call_to_action_url":"","_call_to_action_url":"field_61d1d3fc185bf","call_to_action":"","_call_to_action":"field_61d1d39d185bc","meta_title":"","_meta_title":"field_606b4b3951ae9","meta_image":"","_meta_image":"field_606b4b9451aea","meta_description":"","_meta_description":"field_606b4c3a51aeb","twitter_card_type":"summary_large_image","_twitter_card_type":"field_606b4f0551aed","custom_meta_tags":"","_custom_meta_tags":"field_606b49c55380d","_thumbnail_id":"1082","canonical_url":"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/health-care-on-the-home-front-uw-grads-remain-in-the-state-to-keep-wisconsin-well\/","_canonical_url":"field_66fed237c42fa"},"post_author":"9","post_content":"<p>Where there\u2019s a bandage, there\u2019s a Badger.<\/p>\r\n<p>Thousands of University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison graduates diagnose illnesses, treat patients and fill prescriptions in Wisconsin hospitals, clinics and pharmacies. In fact, doctors, nurses and pharmacists educated and trained in the UW\u2019s health sciences programs are working in every one of the state\u2019s 72 counties.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u201cWhen deciding where to work, staying in Wisconsin was always the plan,\u201d says Katey Olsen, who received a bachelor\u2019s degree in nursing in 2020 and joined the staff of the pediatric cancer unit at Children\u2019s Wisconsin in Milwaukee.<\/p>\r\n<p>According to the U.S. Census Bureau\u2019s Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes project, 75% of UW\u2013Madison alumni who earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in health professions and related programs from 2001 to 2015 are working in Wisconsin; so are 70% of master\u2019s degree recipients and 56% of graduates with a clinical doctorate in those fields.<\/p>\r\n<p>We checked in with six who stayed:<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Sarah DiMezza, emergency physician, Two Rivers<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_94599\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 310px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-94599\" src=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/sarah_dimezza_emergency_medicine_baycare_clinic-1-442x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"339\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sarah DiMezza<\/p><\/div>\r\n<p>\u201cRural medicine was always in my plans,\u201d says Sarah DiMezza, who earned her medical degree in UW\u2013Madison\u2019s Wisconsin Academy of Rural Medicine (WARM). She is working in the emergency department of BayCare Clinic in Two Rivers and also serves as an EMS medical director.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u201cI always thought it was important to use my knowledge and training to benefit rural populations, so the WARM program was a good fit for me in medical school,\u201d DiMezza says. \u201cNow that I&#8217;m working in emergency medicine, I&#8217;m happy to be doing so in a small community in Wisconsin. Even more so, I am very happy to be working as EMS medical director to the paramedics with Manitowoc Fire and EMTs with Seymour Rescue.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Aaron Gehrke, community pharmacist, Phillips<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_94596\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 510px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-94596\" src=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Homefront-Aaron-Gehrke-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Homefront-Aaron-Gehrke-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Homefront-Aaron-Gehrke-775x517.jpg 775w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Homefront-Aaron-Gehrke-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aaron Gehrke<\/p><\/div>\r\n<p>Aaron Gehrke is a third-generation pharmacist in northern Wisconsin, having recently joined Lakeview Pharmacy in Phillips \u2014 once owned by his grandfather and now operated by his father. The independent community pharmacy is an important point of health care access in a rural area where patients must sometimes drive long distances to reach their primary care provider, hospital or clinic.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u201cWhen I was younger, it was a big treat to go visit my dad and see him working behind the counter,\u201d Gehrke says. \u201cFor me, this is always what I have wanted to do, and it is exciting to know I will carry on the family tradition.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Lawrence Moore, family medicine physician, Milwaukee<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_94597\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 310px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-94597\" src=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Homefront-Lawrence-Moore-471x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Homefront-Lawrence-Moore-471x500.jpg 471w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Homefront-Lawrence-Moore-964x1024.jpg 964w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Homefront-Lawrence-Moore-730x775.jpg 730w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lawrence Moore<\/p><\/div>\r\n<p>Lawrence Moore, who earned medical and public health degrees at UW\u2013Madison, provides patient care and is on the faculty of the Aurora Family Medicine Program in Milwaukee.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u201cWhat I love about family medicine is that there are very few &#8220;typical&#8221; cases. One day, I may reassure new parents, insert a woman\u2019s intrauterine device, or help a patient navigate their new cancer diagnosis, and the next day could be completely different,\u201d Moore told the School of Medicine and Public Health\u2019s alumni magazine.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u201cI try to thank every patient for coming to the clinic because each patient has a multitude of options regarding how to spend their time,\u201d he says. \u201cThe clinic encounter means they chose their health.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Katey Olsen, pediatric cancer nurse, Milwaukee<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_94683\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 510px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-94683\" src=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Katey-Olsen-Image-500x334.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Katey-Olsen-Image-500x334.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Katey-Olsen-Image-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Katey-Olsen-Image-775x517.jpeg 775w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Katey-Olsen-Image-1600x1068.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Katey-Olsen-Image-900x600.jpeg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Katey Olsen<\/p><\/div>\r\n<p>Katey Olsen, who received her nursing degree in 2020, works at the MACC Fund Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Children\u2019s Wisconsin. A former patient at the center, where she had a cancerous kidney removed and underwent chemotherapy at the age of 5, Olsen loves being able to show kids who are going through similar experiences that if she could beat cancer, they can too.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u201cI was pretty motivated to stay in Wisconsin,\u201d Olsen says. \u201cOne of my goals was to give back to the hospital whose cancer treatment saved my life.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Ashley Thomas, trauma center nurse, Madison<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_94600\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 412px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-94600 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2022_Nursing-Pin-Recipient_Slides_Thomas-Ashley-768x576-1-e1680100008466.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"402\" height=\"332\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ashley Thomas<\/p><\/div>\r\n<p>Ashley Thomas graduated in 2022 with a degree in nursing and Spanish, and now works at the UW Health trauma life support center in Madison. \u201cI chose nursing because it is a challenging yet rewarding career that offers interminable learning and the privilege of helping others every day,\u201d she says.<\/p>\r\n<p>As a student, the Seymour, Wisconsin, native was once a health care volunteer in Peru and is an advocate for improving care across cultures. \u201cI have spoken with Wisconsin state senators in regard to the inaccessibility of care for non-English speaking patients, and I am committed to improving matters at the patient\/family level, as well,\u201d Thomas says.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Zoua Yang, hospital pharmacist, Wausau<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_94595\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 510px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-94595\" src=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Homefront-Zoua-Yang-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Homefront-Zoua-Yang-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Homefront-Zoua-Yang-775x517.jpg 775w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Homefront-Zoua-Yang-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zoua Yang<\/p><\/div>\r\n<p>Zoua Yang, a pharmacist at Aspirus Wausau Hospital and pharmacy manager at CVS, always knew she wanted to return to her hometown after earning her degree at UW\u2013Madison. \u201cI wanted to give back to the community that gave to me, and be that person, the role model that I had here, for somebody else.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p>\u201cIt was really important for me to come back and help my Hmong community,\u201d which makes up about 12% of the population in Wausau, Yang says. \u201cI wanted to be a reliable resource for them, to help them with their health care \u2014 translating things, understanding their 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newborns have had their dried blood spot samples tested at the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene (WSLH) on the University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison campus for a variety of rare, serious disorders that, left untreated, can lead to severe health issues and sometimes death. All these disorders are unrecognizable at birth by routine physical examination and require specialized laboratory testing to detect.\r\n\r\nEvery year about 125-140 of these babies will be confirmed to have one of these serious disorders.\r\n\r\nThe Wisconsin Newborn Screening (NBS) Program is a collaborative partnership between the WSLH at UW\u2013Madison, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, hospitals, midwives, physician consultants, genetic counselors and nutrition professionals from around the state. It is a comprehensive public health program encompassing initial specimen collection and transportation by birth hospitals and midwives, disorder identification through screening testing at the WSLH, confirmatory testing at hospitals\/clinics and, if needed, treatment. Many of the disorders can be treated with medical intervention or special diet management.\r\n<div id=\"attachment_94330\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img class=\"wp-image-94330\" src=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/220914_Baker-Mei_20220914-400x500.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/220914_Baker-Mei_20220914-400x500.jpg 400w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/220914_Baker-Mei_20220914-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/220914_Baker-Mei_20220914-620x775.jpg 620w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/220914_Baker-Mei_20220914-1280x1600.jpg 1280w\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"313\" \/>\r\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mei Baker<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\u201cNewborn screening is life-saving and life-changing because it can help babies begin life healthy,\u201d explains Mei Baker, WSLH newborn screening laboratory director and UW professor of pediatrics.\r\n\r\nWhen newborn screening testing was consolidated at the WSLH in 1978 there were fewer than 10 disorders on the newborn screening panel and it stayed that way until the late 1990s when tandem mass spectrometry technology enabled WSLH scientists to simultaneously identify multiple disorders in one blood spot.\r\n\r\nThe number of disorders on the panel increased to 14, then 21 and 28 in a matter of a few years. Testing technology advances continued and now WSLH scientists test for 48 disorders, with two being added in just the last few years and another is being considered for addition.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)\u00a0<\/strong>affects the motor neurons in the spinal cord that send signals to the muscles to tell them what to do. When these nerves are defective, muscles don\u2019t do their job, and become wasted. People with SMA may have difficulty walking, eating, and breathing because of insufficient muscle function. Since October 2019 when the WSLH started screening for SMA, 18 newborns have been identified and confirmed to have the disorder, and all have received appropriate treatment with most of them receiving gene therapy.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Pompe Disease<\/strong>\u00a0is a lysosomal storage disorder that can damage the body\u2019s muscles leading to impaired mobility, as well as impaired breathing and heart function. Newborn screening for Pompe disease started in January 2022, and so far five newborn babies have been identified with Pompe disease. Two FDA-approved drugs are available to treat the disease.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>X-linked Adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD)<\/strong>\u00a0is a genetic disorder primarily affecting males that mainly affects the nervous system and adrenal glands. The myelin sheath that protects nerves in the brain and spinal cord can deteriorate, reducing the ability of the nerves to relay information to the brain. X-ALD can result in severe childhood cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy (CCALD). Early detection and subsequent treatment are key as left untreated these children usually live only a few years after symptoms begin. X-ALD screening is being considered for addition.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\u201cAs knowledge of the causes of genetic disorders increases, detection technologies advance, and better treatment regimens emerge, we expect that more diseases will be added to the NBS panel,\u201d Baker said.","post_date":"2023-03-21 16:53:12","post_excerpt":"","post_parent":82,"post_status":"publish","post_title":"Newborn Screening Program helps millions","post_type":"post","slug":"newborn-screening-program-helps-millions","_edit_lock":"1738191870:5","_edit_last":"9","_thumbnail_id":"1151","_wp_page_template":"page-story.php","body_css_class":"","_body_css_class":"field_6092a4d43fe28","hero_image":"1151","_hero_image":"field_5c6c77c1dd05e","hero_caption":"","_hero_caption":"field_5c6c77d3dd05f","hero_credits":"Jeff Miller \/ UW\u2013Madison","_hero_credits":"field_5c6c77dddd060","hero":"","_hero":"field_5c6c77aedd05d","_category":"field_5c74109c95492","subtitle":"","_subtitle":"field_5c6c75793fa23","callout_box_type":"default","_callout_box_type":"field_5c6c762e3fa25","callout_box":"","_callout_box":"field_5c6c75ef3fa24","credits":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/newborn-screening-program-on-uw-madison-campus-helps-millions\/\">Original story<\/a> by Jan Klawitter.<\/em><\/p>","_credits":"field_5c6c76c53fa2a","call_to_action_text":"","_call_to_action_text":"field_61d1d3b1185bd","call_to_action_button_label":"","_call_to_action_button_label":"field_61d1d3ed185be","call_to_action_url":"","_call_to_action_url":"field_61d1d3fc185bf","call_to_action":"","_call_to_action":"field_61d1d39d185bc","meta_title":"","_meta_title":"field_606b4b3951ae9","meta_image":"","_meta_image":"field_606b4b9451aea","meta_description":"","_meta_description":"field_606b4c3a51aeb","twitter_card_type":"summary","_twitter_card_type":"field_606b4f0551aed","custom_meta_tags":"","_custom_meta_tags":"field_606b49c55380d","canonical_url":"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/newborn-screening-program-on-uw-madison-campus-helps-millions\/","_canonical_url":"field_66fed237c42fa","post_date_gmt":"2023-03-21 16:53:12","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"newborn-screening-program-helps-millions","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-04 17:42:05","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-04 17:42:05","post_content_filtered":"","guid":"https:\/\/impact.wisc.edu\/?page_id=1150","menu_order":0,"post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw","status":"publish"},"category":"Serving Wisconsin","story":{"id":1150,"ID":1150,"object_type":"post","ImageClass":"Timber\\Image","PostClass":"Timber\\Post","TermClass":"Timber\\Term","custom":{"_edit_lock":"1738191870:5","_edit_last":"9","_thumbnail_id":"1151","_wp_page_template":"page-story.php","body_css_class":"","_body_css_class":"field_6092a4d43fe28","hero_image":"1151","_hero_image":"field_5c6c77c1dd05e","hero_caption":"","_hero_caption":"field_5c6c77d3dd05f","hero_credits":"Jeff Miller \/ UW\u2013Madison","_hero_credits":"field_5c6c77dddd060","hero":"","_hero":"field_5c6c77aedd05d","category":"Serving Wisconsin","_category":"field_5c74109c95492","subtitle":"","_subtitle":"field_5c6c75793fa23","callout_box_type":"default","_callout_box_type":"field_5c6c762e3fa25","callout_box":"","_callout_box":"field_5c6c75ef3fa24","credits":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/newborn-screening-program-on-uw-madison-campus-helps-millions\/\">Original story<\/a> by Jan Klawitter.<\/em><\/p>","_credits":"field_5c6c76c53fa2a","call_to_action_text":"","_call_to_action_text":"field_61d1d3b1185bd","call_to_action_button_label":"","_call_to_action_button_label":"field_61d1d3ed185be","call_to_action_url":"","_call_to_action_url":"field_61d1d3fc185bf","call_to_action":"","_call_to_action":"field_61d1d39d185bc","meta_title":"","_meta_title":"field_606b4b3951ae9","meta_image":"","_meta_image":"field_606b4b9451aea","meta_description":"","_meta_description":"field_606b4c3a51aeb","twitter_card_type":"summary","_twitter_card_type":"field_606b4f0551aed","custom_meta_tags":"","_custom_meta_tags":"field_606b49c55380d","canonical_url":"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/newborn-screening-program-on-uw-madison-campus-helps-millions\/","_canonical_url":"field_66fed237c42fa"},"post_author":"13","post_content":"Since 1978, more than 2.5 million Wisconsin babies have been touched by the University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison within their first few days of being born.\r\n\r\nThese newborns have had their dried blood spot samples tested at the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene (WSLH) on the University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison campus for a variety of rare, serious disorders that, left untreated, can lead to severe health issues and sometimes death. All these disorders are unrecognizable at birth by routine physical examination and require specialized laboratory testing to detect.\r\n\r\nEvery year about 125-140 of these babies will be confirmed to have one of these serious disorders.\r\n\r\nThe Wisconsin Newborn Screening (NBS) Program is a collaborative partnership between the WSLH at UW\u2013Madison, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, hospitals, midwives, physician consultants, genetic counselors and nutrition professionals from around the state. It is a comprehensive public health program encompassing initial specimen collection and transportation by birth hospitals and midwives, disorder identification through screening testing at the WSLH, confirmatory testing at hospitals\/clinics and, if needed, treatment. Many of the disorders can be treated with medical intervention or special diet management.\r\n<div id=\"attachment_94330\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img class=\"wp-image-94330\" src=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/220914_Baker-Mei_20220914-400x500.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/220914_Baker-Mei_20220914-400x500.jpg 400w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/220914_Baker-Mei_20220914-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/220914_Baker-Mei_20220914-620x775.jpg 620w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/220914_Baker-Mei_20220914-1280x1600.jpg 1280w\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"313\" \/>\r\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mei Baker<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\u201cNewborn screening is life-saving and life-changing because it can help babies begin life healthy,\u201d explains Mei Baker, WSLH newborn screening laboratory director and UW professor of pediatrics.\r\n\r\nWhen newborn screening testing was consolidated at the WSLH in 1978 there were fewer than 10 disorders on the newborn screening panel and it stayed that way until the late 1990s when tandem mass spectrometry technology enabled WSLH scientists to simultaneously identify multiple disorders in one blood spot.\r\n\r\nThe number of disorders on the panel increased to 14, then 21 and 28 in a matter of a few years. Testing technology advances continued and now WSLH scientists test for 48 disorders, with two being added in just the last few years and another is being considered for addition.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)\u00a0<\/strong>affects the motor neurons in the spinal cord that send signals to the muscles to tell them what to do. When these nerves are defective, muscles don\u2019t do their job, and become wasted. People with SMA may have difficulty walking, eating, and breathing because of insufficient muscle function. Since October 2019 when the WSLH started screening for SMA, 18 newborns have been identified and confirmed to have the disorder, and all have received appropriate treatment with most of them receiving gene therapy.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Pompe Disease<\/strong>\u00a0is a lysosomal storage disorder that can damage the body\u2019s muscles leading to impaired mobility, as well as impaired breathing and heart function. Newborn screening for Pompe disease started in January 2022, and so far five newborn babies have been identified with Pompe disease. Two FDA-approved drugs are available to treat the disease.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>X-linked Adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD)<\/strong>\u00a0is a genetic disorder primarily affecting males that mainly affects the nervous system and adrenal glands. The myelin sheath that protects nerves in the brain and spinal cord can deteriorate, reducing the ability of the nerves to relay information to the brain. X-ALD can result in severe childhood cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy (CCALD). Early detection and subsequent treatment are key as left untreated these children usually live only a few years after symptoms begin. X-ALD screening is being considered for addition.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\u201cAs knowledge of the causes of genetic disorders increases, detection technologies advance, and better treatment regimens emerge, we expect that more diseases will be added to the NBS panel,\u201d Baker said.","post_date":"2023-03-21 16:53:12","post_excerpt":"","post_parent":82,"post_status":"publish","post_title":"Newborn Screening Program helps millions","post_type":"post","slug":"newborn-screening-program-helps-millions","_edit_lock":"1738191870:5","_edit_last":"9","_thumbnail_id":"1151","_wp_page_template":"page-story.php","body_css_class":"","_body_css_class":"field_6092a4d43fe28","hero_image":"1151","_hero_image":"field_5c6c77c1dd05e","hero_caption":"","_hero_caption":"field_5c6c77d3dd05f","hero_credits":"Jeff Miller \/ UW\u2013Madison","_hero_credits":"field_5c6c77dddd060","hero":"","_hero":"field_5c6c77aedd05d","_category":"field_5c74109c95492","subtitle":"","_subtitle":"field_5c6c75793fa23","callout_box_type":"default","_callout_box_type":"field_5c6c762e3fa25","callout_box":"","_callout_box":"field_5c6c75ef3fa24","credits":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/newborn-screening-program-on-uw-madison-campus-helps-millions\/\">Original story<\/a> by Jan Klawitter.<\/em><\/p>","_credits":"field_5c6c76c53fa2a","call_to_action_text":"","_call_to_action_text":"field_61d1d3b1185bd","call_to_action_button_label":"","_call_to_action_button_label":"field_61d1d3ed185be","call_to_action_url":"","_call_to_action_url":"field_61d1d3fc185bf","call_to_action":"","_call_to_action":"field_61d1d39d185bc","meta_title":"","_meta_title":"field_606b4b3951ae9","meta_image":"","_meta_image":"field_606b4b9451aea","meta_description":"","_meta_description":"field_606b4c3a51aeb","twitter_card_type":"summary","_twitter_card_type":"field_606b4f0551aed","custom_meta_tags":"","_custom_meta_tags":"field_606b49c55380d","canonical_url":"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/newborn-screening-program-on-uw-madison-campus-helps-millions\/","_canonical_url":"field_66fed237c42fa","post_date_gmt":"2023-03-21 16:53:12","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"newborn-screening-program-helps-millions","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-04 17:42:05","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-04 17:42:05","post_content_filtered":"","guid":"https:\/\/impact.wisc.edu\/?page_id=1150","menu_order":0,"post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw","status":"publish"},"image":"https:\/\/impact.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/med_student_coat15_9310-600x400-c-default.jpg","image_alt":null},{"post":{"id":1041,"ID":1041,"object_type":"post","ImageClass":"Timber\\Image","PostClass":"Timber\\Post","TermClass":"Timber\\Term","custom":{"_edit_lock":"1732046557:9","_edit_last":"9","_thumbnail_id":"1068","_wp_page_template":"page-story.php","body_css_class":"","_body_css_class":"field_6092a4d43fe28","hero_image":"1045","_hero_image":"field_5c6c77c1dd05e","hero_caption":"Undergraduate researcher Grace Kreissler holds a clear 3D-printed skull that the researchers created to aid in their investigation of traumatic brain injuries.","_hero_caption":"field_5c6c77d3dd05f","hero_credits":"PHOTO: JOEL HALLBERG","_hero_credits":"field_5c6c77dddd060","hero":"","_hero":"field_5c6c77aedd05d","category":"UW Innovation","_category":"field_5c74109c95492","subtitle":"","_subtitle":"field_5c6c75793fa23","callout_box_type":"default","_callout_box_type":"field_5c6c762e3fa25","callout_box":"","_callout_box":"field_5c6c75ef3fa24","credits":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/from-concussions-to-pfas-five-ways-uw-research-is-tackling-real-world-problems\/\">Original story<\/a> by Will Cushman<\/p>","_credits":"field_5c6c76c53fa2a","call_to_action_text":"","_call_to_action_text":"field_61d1d3b1185bd","call_to_action_button_label":"","_call_to_action_button_label":"field_61d1d3ed185be","call_to_action_url":"","_call_to_action_url":"field_61d1d3fc185bf","call_to_action":"","_call_to_action":"field_61d1d39d185bc","meta_title":"","_meta_title":"field_606b4b3951ae9","meta_image":"","_meta_image":"field_606b4b9451aea","meta_description":"","_meta_description":"field_606b4c3a51aeb","twitter_card_type":"summary","_twitter_card_type":"field_606b4f0551aed","custom_meta_tags":"","_custom_meta_tags":"field_606b49c55380d","canonical_url":"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/from-concussions-to-pfas-five-ways-uw-research-is-tackling-real-world-problems\/","_canonical_url":"field_66fed237c42fa"},"post_author":"13","post_content":"Scientific research can feel distant from our everyday lives, and indeed it often requires years \u2014 or decades \u2014 of intense study to bring a life-saving medical treatment or useful new technology to fruition. Even in the face of daunting challenges and long timelines, researchers at the University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison bring their love for learning and passion for problem solving to the task of improving lives.\r\n\r\nFrom advanced materials aimed at making athletes safer to medical discoveries that could one day help treat ailments like blindness, here are just a few examples of UW\u2013Madison research that tackles real-world problems with innovative scientific approaches.\r\n<h2><strong>Making headway on detecting and preventing brain injuries<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nBased in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, a collaborative initiative spanning academia, industry and federal agencies is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.wisc.edu\/news\/engineers-make-headway-in-tackling-traumatic-brain-injuries\/\">pursuing new strategies<\/a>\u00a0for preventing and better detecting concussions and other traumatic brain injuries. Formed in 2017, the PANTHER research initiative has already made progress in identifying new ways to diagnose brain injuries without obvious symptoms. The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/new-carbon-nanotube-based-foam-promises-superior-protection-against-concussions\/\">initiative has also produced<\/a>\u00a0a lightweight, ultra-shock-absorbing foam made from carbon nanotubes that could be used in helmets to better protect athletes from strong blows.\r\n<h2><strong>Getting closer to treating blindness<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_93258\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\">\r\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1050\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1050\" src=\"https:\/\/impact.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/David-Gamm-775x516-1-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"David Gamm leads the lab that developed &quot;organoids&quot; - a collection of cells that can function like retinas.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/> David Gamm leads the lab that developed \"organoids\" - a collection of cells that can function like retinas.[\/caption]\r\n\r\nPeople with vision problems, including blindness, caused by certain degenerative eye disorders could in the not-too-distant future be eligible to take part in new clinical trials aimed at restoring their sight. That\u2019s thanks to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/lab-grown-retinal-eye-cells-make-successful-connections-open-door-for-clinical-trials-to-treat-blindness\/\">research led by scientists<\/a>\u00a0at the UW\u2013Madison McPherson Eye Research Institute. The work recently produced a significant advance in growing retinal cells in a lab. The innovative approach reprogrammed human skin cells into stem cells that can grow into \u201corganoids\u201d that function like retinas. Human clinical trials are the next step for the research.\r\n<h2><strong>Harnessing machine learning to improve medical imaging<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_94152\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\">\r\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1046\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"wp-image-1046 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/impact.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Pancreatic-Cyst-copy-960x540-jpeg-775x436-1-300x169.jpeg\" alt=\"Medical image of pancreatic cyst.\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/> Researchers think machine learning could improve how medical images are read.[\/caption]\r\n\r\nA group of researchers from the College of Engineering, School of Medicine and Public Health and Department of Computer Sciences are developing algorithms and data processing methods to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.wisc.edu\/news\/a-closer-look-machine-learning-collaborations-are-helping-to-improve-medical-imaging\/\">improve medical imaging techniques<\/a>\u00a0like CT scans and MRIs. The collaboration, called Machine Learning for Medical Imaging, began in 2018 and has already produced a new way to predict severe asthma progression based on CT scans of lungs. Ongoing projects are aimed at using machine learning to better diagnose aggressive kidney cancer and to predict whether pancreatic cysts have the potential to develop into malignant tumors via CT scan images.\r\n<h2><strong>Improving our understanding of \u2018forever chemicals\u2019 in the environment<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_93125\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\">\r\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1060\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1060\" src=\"https:\/\/impact.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Christy-Remucal-775x436-1-300x169.jpeg\" alt=\"Researcher Christy Remucal found that Lake Michigan tributary water bodies and their sediment can be sources of chemicals known as PFAS. UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN\u2013MADISON\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/> Researcher Christy Remucal found that Lake Michigan tributary water bodies and their sediment can be sources of chemicals known as PFAS. UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN\u2013MADISON[\/caption]\r\n\r\nPer- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemicals are a growing environmental and health concern in Wisconsin and the world. The chemicals, long used in many consumer products and materials like firefighting foam, are very long-lasting and transport easily through water both above and below ground, a particular concern in water-rich Wisconsin. Researchers from across UW\u2013Madison are at the leading edge of understanding where and how PFAS moves through the environment \u2014 a key first step to mitigating its impacts. Recent work on this front include a study by researchers in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/northeastern-wisconsin-pfas-plume-moves-into-green-bay-via-groundwater\/\">that identified a PFAS plume<\/a>\u00a0flowing into Lake Michigan via Green Bay. Another study from scientists in the Department of Geosciences\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/uw-researchers-working-to-improve-and-simplify-models-for-how-pfas-flows-through-the-ground\/\">offers a simplified method<\/a>\u00a0for forecasting how the chemicals move between the ground surface and the water table.\r\n<h2><strong>Developing life-saving medical devices for newborns<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_94153\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\">\r\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1042\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1042\" src=\"https:\/\/impact.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Atrility_Medical-5F6A1800-1024x576-1-775x436-1-300x169.jpeg\" alt=\"Phil Terrien and Matt Knoespel first worked on the prototype that became the AtriAmp in spring 2016. Now they\u2019re working for Atrility Medical in University Research Park on Madison\u2019s west side. PHOTO BY TOM ZIEMER\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/> Phil Terrien and Matt Knoespel first worked on the prototype that became the AtriAmp in spring 2016. Now they\u2019re working for Atrility Medical. PHOTO BY TOM ZIEMER[\/caption]\r\n\r\nIt\u2019s not only well-established professors who perform life-altering research at UW\u2013Madison \u2014 undergraduates and young alumni are driving scientific and medical innovations as well. A recent example involves a pair of recent graduates from the Department of Biomedical Engineering who\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.wisc.edu\/news\/biomedical-engineering-alums-find-rhythm-at-design-program-spinoff\/\">leveraged a design project<\/a>\u00a0into a successful medical device company, partnering with faculty in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and the School of Business. That startup, called Artrility Medical, is filling a gap in postoperative care for newborns with serious heart defects with a specially designed external pacemaker. The device received FDA approval in 2020 and is already being used in more than a dozen children\u2019s hospitals around the country.","post_date":"2023-03-14 17:29:49","post_excerpt":"","post_parent":82,"post_status":"publish","post_title":"From concussions to PFAS: five ways UW research is tackling real-world problems","post_type":"post","slug":"from-concussions-to-pfas-five-ways-uw-research-is-tackling-real-world-problems","_edit_lock":"1732046557:9","_edit_last":"9","_thumbnail_id":"1068","_wp_page_template":"page-story.php","body_css_class":"","_body_css_class":"field_6092a4d43fe28","hero_image":"1045","_hero_image":"field_5c6c77c1dd05e","hero_caption":"Undergraduate researcher Grace Kreissler holds a clear 3D-printed skull that the researchers created to aid in their investigation of traumatic brain injuries.","_hero_caption":"field_5c6c77d3dd05f","hero_credits":"PHOTO: JOEL HALLBERG","_hero_credits":"field_5c6c77dddd060","hero":"","_hero":"field_5c6c77aedd05d","_category":"field_5c74109c95492","subtitle":"","_subtitle":"field_5c6c75793fa23","callout_box_type":"default","_callout_box_type":"field_5c6c762e3fa25","callout_box":"","_callout_box":"field_5c6c75ef3fa24","credits":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/from-concussions-to-pfas-five-ways-uw-research-is-tackling-real-world-problems\/\">Original story<\/a> by Will Cushman<\/p>","_credits":"field_5c6c76c53fa2a","call_to_action_text":"","_call_to_action_text":"field_61d1d3b1185bd","call_to_action_button_label":"","_call_to_action_button_label":"field_61d1d3ed185be","call_to_action_url":"","_call_to_action_url":"field_61d1d3fc185bf","call_to_action":"","_call_to_action":"field_61d1d39d185bc","meta_title":"","_meta_title":"field_606b4b3951ae9","meta_image":"","_meta_image":"field_606b4b9451aea","meta_description":"","_meta_description":"field_606b4c3a51aeb","twitter_card_type":"summary","_twitter_card_type":"field_606b4f0551aed","custom_meta_tags":"","_custom_meta_tags":"field_606b49c55380d","canonical_url":"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/from-concussions-to-pfas-five-ways-uw-research-is-tackling-real-world-problems\/","_canonical_url":"field_66fed237c42fa","post_date_gmt":"2023-03-14 17:29:49","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"from-concussions-to-pfas-five-ways-uw-research-is-tackling-real-world-problems","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-04 17:43:01","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-04 17:43:01","post_content_filtered":"","guid":"https:\/\/impact.wisc.edu\/?page_id=1041","menu_order":0,"post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw","status":"publish"},"category":"UW Innovation","story":{"id":1041,"ID":1041,"object_type":"post","ImageClass":"Timber\\Image","PostClass":"Timber\\Post","TermClass":"Timber\\Term","custom":{"_edit_lock":"1732046557:9","_edit_last":"9","_thumbnail_id":"1068","_wp_page_template":"page-story.php","body_css_class":"","_body_css_class":"field_6092a4d43fe28","hero_image":"1045","_hero_image":"field_5c6c77c1dd05e","hero_caption":"Undergraduate researcher Grace Kreissler holds a clear 3D-printed skull that the researchers created to aid in their investigation of traumatic brain injuries.","_hero_caption":"field_5c6c77d3dd05f","hero_credits":"PHOTO: JOEL HALLBERG","_hero_credits":"field_5c6c77dddd060","hero":"","_hero":"field_5c6c77aedd05d","category":"UW Innovation","_category":"field_5c74109c95492","subtitle":"","_subtitle":"field_5c6c75793fa23","callout_box_type":"default","_callout_box_type":"field_5c6c762e3fa25","callout_box":"","_callout_box":"field_5c6c75ef3fa24","credits":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/from-concussions-to-pfas-five-ways-uw-research-is-tackling-real-world-problems\/\">Original story<\/a> by Will Cushman<\/p>","_credits":"field_5c6c76c53fa2a","call_to_action_text":"","_call_to_action_text":"field_61d1d3b1185bd","call_to_action_button_label":"","_call_to_action_button_label":"field_61d1d3ed185be","call_to_action_url":"","_call_to_action_url":"field_61d1d3fc185bf","call_to_action":"","_call_to_action":"field_61d1d39d185bc","meta_title":"","_meta_title":"field_606b4b3951ae9","meta_image":"","_meta_image":"field_606b4b9451aea","meta_description":"","_meta_description":"field_606b4c3a51aeb","twitter_card_type":"summary","_twitter_card_type":"field_606b4f0551aed","custom_meta_tags":"","_custom_meta_tags":"field_606b49c55380d","canonical_url":"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/from-concussions-to-pfas-five-ways-uw-research-is-tackling-real-world-problems\/","_canonical_url":"field_66fed237c42fa"},"post_author":"13","post_content":"Scientific research can feel distant from our everyday lives, and indeed it often requires years \u2014 or decades \u2014 of intense study to bring a life-saving medical treatment or useful new technology to fruition. Even in the face of daunting challenges and long timelines, researchers at the University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison bring their love for learning and passion for problem solving to the task of improving lives.\r\n\r\nFrom advanced materials aimed at making athletes safer to medical discoveries that could one day help treat ailments like blindness, here are just a few examples of UW\u2013Madison research that tackles real-world problems with innovative scientific approaches.\r\n<h2><strong>Making headway on detecting and preventing brain injuries<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nBased in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, a collaborative initiative spanning academia, industry and federal agencies is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.wisc.edu\/news\/engineers-make-headway-in-tackling-traumatic-brain-injuries\/\">pursuing new strategies<\/a>\u00a0for preventing and better detecting concussions and other traumatic brain injuries. Formed in 2017, the PANTHER research initiative has already made progress in identifying new ways to diagnose brain injuries without obvious symptoms. The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/new-carbon-nanotube-based-foam-promises-superior-protection-against-concussions\/\">initiative has also produced<\/a>\u00a0a lightweight, ultra-shock-absorbing foam made from carbon nanotubes that could be used in helmets to better protect athletes from strong blows.\r\n<h2><strong>Getting closer to treating blindness<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_93258\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\">\r\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1050\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1050\" src=\"https:\/\/impact.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/David-Gamm-775x516-1-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"David Gamm leads the lab that developed &quot;organoids&quot; - a collection of cells that can function like retinas.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/> David Gamm leads the lab that developed \"organoids\" - a collection of cells that can function like retinas.[\/caption]\r\n\r\nPeople with vision problems, including blindness, caused by certain degenerative eye disorders could in the not-too-distant future be eligible to take part in new clinical trials aimed at restoring their sight. That\u2019s thanks to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/lab-grown-retinal-eye-cells-make-successful-connections-open-door-for-clinical-trials-to-treat-blindness\/\">research led by scientists<\/a>\u00a0at the UW\u2013Madison McPherson Eye Research Institute. The work recently produced a significant advance in growing retinal cells in a lab. The innovative approach reprogrammed human skin cells into stem cells that can grow into \u201corganoids\u201d that function like retinas. Human clinical trials are the next step for the research.\r\n<h2><strong>Harnessing machine learning to improve medical imaging<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_94152\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\">\r\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1046\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"wp-image-1046 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/impact.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Pancreatic-Cyst-copy-960x540-jpeg-775x436-1-300x169.jpeg\" alt=\"Medical image of pancreatic cyst.\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/> Researchers think machine learning could improve how medical images are read.[\/caption]\r\n\r\nA group of researchers from the College of Engineering, School of Medicine and Public Health and Department of Computer Sciences are developing algorithms and data processing methods to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.wisc.edu\/news\/a-closer-look-machine-learning-collaborations-are-helping-to-improve-medical-imaging\/\">improve medical imaging techniques<\/a>\u00a0like CT scans and MRIs. The collaboration, called Machine Learning for Medical Imaging, began in 2018 and has already produced a new way to predict severe asthma progression based on CT scans of lungs. Ongoing projects are aimed at using machine learning to better diagnose aggressive kidney cancer and to predict whether pancreatic cysts have the potential to develop into malignant tumors via CT scan images.\r\n<h2><strong>Improving our understanding of \u2018forever chemicals\u2019 in the environment<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_93125\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\">\r\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1060\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1060\" src=\"https:\/\/impact.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Christy-Remucal-775x436-1-300x169.jpeg\" alt=\"Researcher Christy Remucal found that Lake Michigan tributary water bodies and their sediment can be sources of chemicals known as PFAS. UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN\u2013MADISON\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/> Researcher Christy Remucal found that Lake Michigan tributary water bodies and their sediment can be sources of chemicals known as PFAS. UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN\u2013MADISON[\/caption]\r\n\r\nPer- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemicals are a growing environmental and health concern in Wisconsin and the world. The chemicals, long used in many consumer products and materials like firefighting foam, are very long-lasting and transport easily through water both above and below ground, a particular concern in water-rich Wisconsin. Researchers from across UW\u2013Madison are at the leading edge of understanding where and how PFAS moves through the environment \u2014 a key first step to mitigating its impacts. Recent work on this front include a study by researchers in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/northeastern-wisconsin-pfas-plume-moves-into-green-bay-via-groundwater\/\">that identified a PFAS plume<\/a>\u00a0flowing into Lake Michigan via Green Bay. Another study from scientists in the Department of Geosciences\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/uw-researchers-working-to-improve-and-simplify-models-for-how-pfas-flows-through-the-ground\/\">offers a simplified method<\/a>\u00a0for forecasting how the chemicals move between the ground surface and the water table.\r\n<h2><strong>Developing life-saving medical devices for newborns<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_94153\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\">\r\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1042\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1042\" src=\"https:\/\/impact.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Atrility_Medical-5F6A1800-1024x576-1-775x436-1-300x169.jpeg\" alt=\"Phil Terrien and Matt Knoespel first worked on the prototype that became the AtriAmp in spring 2016. Now they\u2019re working for Atrility Medical in University Research Park on Madison\u2019s west side. PHOTO BY TOM ZIEMER\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/> Phil Terrien and Matt Knoespel first worked on the prototype that became the AtriAmp in spring 2016. Now they\u2019re working for Atrility Medical. PHOTO BY TOM ZIEMER[\/caption]\r\n\r\nIt\u2019s not only well-established professors who perform life-altering research at UW\u2013Madison \u2014 undergraduates and young alumni are driving scientific and medical innovations as well. A recent example involves a pair of recent graduates from the Department of Biomedical Engineering who\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.wisc.edu\/news\/biomedical-engineering-alums-find-rhythm-at-design-program-spinoff\/\">leveraged a design project<\/a>\u00a0into a successful medical device company, partnering with faculty in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and the School of Business. That startup, called Artrility Medical, is filling a gap in postoperative care for newborns with serious heart defects with a specially designed external pacemaker. The device received FDA approval in 2020 and is already being used in more than a dozen children\u2019s hospitals around the country.","post_date":"2023-03-14 17:29:49","post_excerpt":"","post_parent":82,"post_status":"publish","post_title":"From concussions to PFAS: five ways UW research is tackling real-world problems","post_type":"post","slug":"from-concussions-to-pfas-five-ways-uw-research-is-tackling-real-world-problems","_edit_lock":"1732046557:9","_edit_last":"9","_thumbnail_id":"1068","_wp_page_template":"page-story.php","body_css_class":"","_body_css_class":"field_6092a4d43fe28","hero_image":"1045","_hero_image":"field_5c6c77c1dd05e","hero_caption":"Undergraduate researcher Grace Kreissler holds a clear 3D-printed skull that the researchers created to aid in their investigation of traumatic brain injuries.","_hero_caption":"field_5c6c77d3dd05f","hero_credits":"PHOTO: JOEL HALLBERG","_hero_credits":"field_5c6c77dddd060","hero":"","_hero":"field_5c6c77aedd05d","_category":"field_5c74109c95492","subtitle":"","_subtitle":"field_5c6c75793fa23","callout_box_type":"default","_callout_box_type":"field_5c6c762e3fa25","callout_box":"","_callout_box":"field_5c6c75ef3fa24","credits":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/from-concussions-to-pfas-five-ways-uw-research-is-tackling-real-world-problems\/\">Original story<\/a> by Will Cushman<\/p>","_credits":"field_5c6c76c53fa2a","call_to_action_text":"","_call_to_action_text":"field_61d1d3b1185bd","call_to_action_button_label":"","_call_to_action_button_label":"field_61d1d3ed185be","call_to_action_url":"","_call_to_action_url":"field_61d1d3fc185bf","call_to_action":"","_call_to_action":"field_61d1d39d185bc","meta_title":"","_meta_title":"field_606b4b3951ae9","meta_image":"","_meta_image":"field_606b4b9451aea","meta_description":"","_meta_description":"field_606b4c3a51aeb","twitter_card_type":"summary","_twitter_card_type":"field_606b4f0551aed","custom_meta_tags":"","_custom_meta_tags":"field_606b49c55380d","canonical_url":"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/from-concussions-to-pfas-five-ways-uw-research-is-tackling-real-world-problems\/","_canonical_url":"field_66fed237c42fa","post_date_gmt":"2023-03-14 17:29:49","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"from-concussions-to-pfas-five-ways-uw-research-is-tackling-real-world-problems","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-04 17:43:01","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-04 17:43:01","post_content_filtered":"","guid":"https:\/\/impact.wisc.edu\/?page_id=1041","menu_order":0,"post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw","status":"publish"},"image":"https:\/\/impact.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/F6A1284-1350x900-1-600x400-c-default.jpg","image_alt":null},{"post":{"id":1026,"ID":1026,"object_type":"post","ImageClass":"Timber\\Image","PostClass":"Timber\\Post","TermClass":"Timber\\Term","custom":{"_edit_lock":"1732635315:16","_edit_last":"9","_thumbnail_id":"1027","_wp_page_template":"page-story.php","body_css_class":"","_body_css_class":"field_6092a4d43fe28","hero_image":"1027","_hero_image":"field_5c6c77c1dd05e","hero_caption":"Pedestrians and students walk among the colors of the fall leaves near Bascom Hall.","_hero_caption":"field_5c6c77d3dd05f","hero_credits":"Photo: Bryce Richter","_hero_credits":"field_5c6c77dddd060","hero":"","_hero":"field_5c6c77aedd05d","category":"Access to UW\u2013Madison","_category":"field_5c74109c95492","subtitle":"","_subtitle":"field_5c6c75793fa23","callout_box_type":"default","_callout_box_type":"field_5c6c762e3fa25","callout_box":"","_callout_box":"field_5c6c75ef3fa24","credits":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/uw-madison-introduces-pathway-to-debt-free-education-for-pell-eligible-state-students\/\">Original story<\/a> by Doug Erickson.<\/p>","_credits":"field_5c6c76c53fa2a","call_to_action_text":"","_call_to_action_text":"field_61d1d3b1185bd","call_to_action_button_label":"","_call_to_action_button_label":"field_61d1d3ed185be","call_to_action_url":"","_call_to_action_url":"field_61d1d3fc185bf","call_to_action":"","_call_to_action":"field_61d1d39d185bc","meta_title":"","_meta_title":"field_606b4b3951ae9","meta_image":"","_meta_image":"field_606b4b9451aea","meta_description":"","_meta_description":"field_606b4c3a51aeb","twitter_card_type":"summary","_twitter_card_type":"field_606b4f0551aed","custom_meta_tags":"","_custom_meta_tags":"field_606b49c55380d","canonical_url":"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/uw-madison-introduces-pathway-to-debt-free-education-for-pell-eligible-state-students\/","_canonical_url":"field_66fed237c42fa"},"post_author":"13","post_content":"The University of Wisconsin\u00ad\u2013Madison has long been committed to ensuring that an education at the state\u2019s flagship public institution is affordable and accessible for Wisconsin residents. Today, Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin announces a significant strengthening of that commitment with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/financialaid.wisc.edu\/types-of-aid\/pell-pathway\">Bucky\u2019s Pell Pathway<\/a>.\r\n\r\nUnder this program, UW\u2013Madison pledges to meet the full financial need for four years for new first-year Wisconsin resident students who qualify for Pell Grants, the federal program that plays a critical role in expanding college access for students in low-income households. Transfer students from Wisconsin meeting the same criteria will receive two years of full-need funding.\r\n\r\nUW\u2013Madison expects over 800 incoming students will be eligible in the upcoming year.\r\n\r\n\u201cIf we are going to live our values of creating real access and opportunity, we need to do more for our students from Wisconsin\u2019s lowest-income households \u2014 our Pell Grant recipients,\u201d Mnookin says. \u201cToday, we are committing to comprehensive support for these students, who come from all parts of the state. Bucky\u2019s Pell Pathway will, in most instances, allow recipients to complete a four-year degree without taking on debt to cover their educational expenses.\u201d\r\n\r\nBucky\u2019s Pell Pathway will guarantee grants, scholarships and work-study opportunities sufficient to cover a Pell-eligible student\u2019s full financial need (defined as cost of attendance minus any expected family contribution). The guarantee covers not just tuition and fees, but also housing, meals, books and most other educational expenses.\r\n\r\nBucky\u2019s Pell Pathway also will include funds to ensure that eligible students can be more fully involved and engaged in the many life-changing experiences the university offers, such as study abroad opportunities and summer term courses.\r\n\r\n\u201cBucky\u2019s Pell Pathway is an important additional step in creating access and affordability at UW\u2013Madison,\u201d Mnookin says. \u201cIt will help ensure that the amazing resources of our university and the transformative opportunities offered here are available to students across our state, regardless of their means.\u201d\r\n\r\nBucky\u2019s Pell Pathway expands on the groundbreaking\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/financialaid.wisc.edu\/types-of-aid\/tuition-promise\/\">Bucky\u2019s Tuition Promise<\/a>, now in its fifth year. Bucky\u2019s Tuition Promise guarantees scholarships and grants to pay for tuition and segregated fees for Wisconsin residents whose household adjusted gross income is roughly at or below the state median income.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/five-years-in-buckys-tuition-promise-is-building-a-legacy-of-affordability-across-wisconsin\/\">Nearly 5,000 students<\/a>\u00a0have now benefitted from it. Today, UW\u2013Madison is announcing that the eligibility threshold for household income for Bucky\u2019s Tuition Promise will be raised from $60,000 to $65,000, meaning even more Wisconsin students will qualify.\r\n\r\nBucky\u2019s Pell Pathway goes beyond Bucky\u2019s Tuition Promise by guaranteeing full-need funding for a student\u2019s education at UW\u2013Madison<strong>.\u00a0<\/strong>The university expects that a majority of Bucky\u2019s Tuition Promise recipients will also qualify for Bucky\u2019s Pell Pathway and receive full-need funding.\r\n\r\nBoth initiatives are structured as last-dollar awards, meaning UW\u2013Madison first takes into account other funding sources, such as federal and state aid, work-study opportunities, and outside grants and scholarships. After these sources are totaled, the university fills in the funding gap. The additional money contributed by the university comes from private donors and other institutional resources, not taxpayer funds.\r\n\r\n\u201cThe bottom line is, if you are eligible for one of these programs, we\u2019ve got you covered,\u201d says Derek Kindle, vice provost for enrollment management. \u201cWe want to continue to message to our talented and competitive Wisconsin residents that we will help remove any financial barriers to becoming a Badger.\u201d\r\n\r\nAs with Bucky\u2019s Tuition Promise and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/financialaid.wisc.edu\/types-of-aid\/badger-promise\/\">Badger Promise<\/a>, eligibility for Bucky\u2019s Pell Pathway is straightforward. It will be awarded automatically to students based on information they provide through the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/studentaid.gov\/h\/apply-for-aid\/fafsa\">Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)<\/a>. No separate application is necessary.\r\n\r\nJeff Eide, executive director of the Wisconsin Rural Schools Alliance, praised Bucky\u2019s Pell Pathway, saying it will open opportunities for students across the state.\r\n\r\n\u201cIt\u2019s another great example of how higher education institutions are working to support Wisconsin Pell Grant recipients,\u201d Eide says.","post_date":"2023-03-07 17:26:43","post_excerpt":"UW\u2013Madison strengthens its commitment to affordability with Chancellor Mnookin's announcement of Bucky's Pell Pathway.","post_parent":82,"post_status":"publish","post_title":"Bucky's Pell Pathway to debt-free education","post_type":"post","slug":"buckys-pell-pathway","_edit_lock":"1732635315:16","_edit_last":"9","_thumbnail_id":"1027","_wp_page_template":"page-story.php","body_css_class":"","_body_css_class":"field_6092a4d43fe28","hero_image":"1027","_hero_image":"field_5c6c77c1dd05e","hero_caption":"Pedestrians and students walk among the colors of the fall leaves near Bascom Hall.","_hero_caption":"field_5c6c77d3dd05f","hero_credits":"Photo: Bryce Richter","_hero_credits":"field_5c6c77dddd060","hero":"","_hero":"field_5c6c77aedd05d","_category":"field_5c74109c95492","subtitle":"","_subtitle":"field_5c6c75793fa23","callout_box_type":"default","_callout_box_type":"field_5c6c762e3fa25","callout_box":"","_callout_box":"field_5c6c75ef3fa24","credits":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/uw-madison-introduces-pathway-to-debt-free-education-for-pell-eligible-state-students\/\">Original story<\/a> by Doug Erickson.<\/p>","_credits":"field_5c6c76c53fa2a","call_to_action_text":"","_call_to_action_text":"field_61d1d3b1185bd","call_to_action_button_label":"","_call_to_action_button_label":"field_61d1d3ed185be","call_to_action_url":"","_call_to_action_url":"field_61d1d3fc185bf","call_to_action":"","_call_to_action":"field_61d1d39d185bc","meta_title":"","_meta_title":"field_606b4b3951ae9","meta_image":"","_meta_image":"field_606b4b9451aea","meta_description":"","_meta_description":"field_606b4c3a51aeb","twitter_card_type":"summary","_twitter_card_type":"field_606b4f0551aed","custom_meta_tags":"","_custom_meta_tags":"field_606b49c55380d","canonical_url":"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/uw-madison-introduces-pathway-to-debt-free-education-for-pell-eligible-state-students\/","_canonical_url":"field_66fed237c42fa","post_date_gmt":"2023-03-07 17:26:43","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"buckys-pell-pathway","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-04 17:44:07","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-04 17:44:07","post_content_filtered":"","guid":"https:\/\/impact.wisc.edu\/?page_id=1026","menu_order":0,"post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw","status":"publish"},"category":"Access to UW\u2013Madison","story":{"id":1026,"ID":1026,"object_type":"post","ImageClass":"Timber\\Image","PostClass":"Timber\\Post","TermClass":"Timber\\Term","custom":{"_edit_lock":"1732635315:16","_edit_last":"9","_thumbnail_id":"1027","_wp_page_template":"page-story.php","body_css_class":"","_body_css_class":"field_6092a4d43fe28","hero_image":"1027","_hero_image":"field_5c6c77c1dd05e","hero_caption":"Pedestrians and students walk among the colors of the fall leaves near Bascom Hall.","_hero_caption":"field_5c6c77d3dd05f","hero_credits":"Photo: Bryce Richter","_hero_credits":"field_5c6c77dddd060","hero":"","_hero":"field_5c6c77aedd05d","category":"Access to UW\u2013Madison","_category":"field_5c74109c95492","subtitle":"","_subtitle":"field_5c6c75793fa23","callout_box_type":"default","_callout_box_type":"field_5c6c762e3fa25","callout_box":"","_callout_box":"field_5c6c75ef3fa24","credits":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/uw-madison-introduces-pathway-to-debt-free-education-for-pell-eligible-state-students\/\">Original story<\/a> by Doug Erickson.<\/p>","_credits":"field_5c6c76c53fa2a","call_to_action_text":"","_call_to_action_text":"field_61d1d3b1185bd","call_to_action_button_label":"","_call_to_action_button_label":"field_61d1d3ed185be","call_to_action_url":"","_call_to_action_url":"field_61d1d3fc185bf","call_to_action":"","_call_to_action":"field_61d1d39d185bc","meta_title":"","_meta_title":"field_606b4b3951ae9","meta_image":"","_meta_image":"field_606b4b9451aea","meta_description":"","_meta_description":"field_606b4c3a51aeb","twitter_card_type":"summary","_twitter_card_type":"field_606b4f0551aed","custom_meta_tags":"","_custom_meta_tags":"field_606b49c55380d","canonical_url":"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/uw-madison-introduces-pathway-to-debt-free-education-for-pell-eligible-state-students\/","_canonical_url":"field_66fed237c42fa"},"post_author":"13","post_content":"The University of Wisconsin\u00ad\u2013Madison has long been committed to ensuring that an education at the state\u2019s flagship public institution is affordable and accessible for Wisconsin residents. Today, Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin announces a significant strengthening of that commitment with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/financialaid.wisc.edu\/types-of-aid\/pell-pathway\">Bucky\u2019s Pell Pathway<\/a>.\r\n\r\nUnder this program, UW\u2013Madison pledges to meet the full financial need for four years for new first-year Wisconsin resident students who qualify for Pell Grants, the federal program that plays a critical role in expanding college access for students in low-income households. Transfer students from Wisconsin meeting the same criteria will receive two years of full-need funding.\r\n\r\nUW\u2013Madison expects over 800 incoming students will be eligible in the upcoming year.\r\n\r\n\u201cIf we are going to live our values of creating real access and opportunity, we need to do more for our students from Wisconsin\u2019s lowest-income households \u2014 our Pell Grant recipients,\u201d Mnookin says. \u201cToday, we are committing to comprehensive support for these students, who come from all parts of the state. Bucky\u2019s Pell Pathway will, in most instances, allow recipients to complete a four-year degree without taking on debt to cover their educational expenses.\u201d\r\n\r\nBucky\u2019s Pell Pathway will guarantee grants, scholarships and work-study opportunities sufficient to cover a Pell-eligible student\u2019s full financial need (defined as cost of attendance minus any expected family contribution). The guarantee covers not just tuition and fees, but also housing, meals, books and most other educational expenses.\r\n\r\nBucky\u2019s Pell Pathway also will include funds to ensure that eligible students can be more fully involved and engaged in the many life-changing experiences the university offers, such as study abroad opportunities and summer term courses.\r\n\r\n\u201cBucky\u2019s Pell Pathway is an important additional step in creating access and affordability at UW\u2013Madison,\u201d Mnookin says. \u201cIt will help ensure that the amazing resources of our university and the transformative opportunities offered here are available to students across our state, regardless of their means.\u201d\r\n\r\nBucky\u2019s Pell Pathway expands on the groundbreaking\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/financialaid.wisc.edu\/types-of-aid\/tuition-promise\/\">Bucky\u2019s Tuition Promise<\/a>, now in its fifth year. Bucky\u2019s Tuition Promise guarantees scholarships and grants to pay for tuition and segregated fees for Wisconsin residents whose household adjusted gross income is roughly at or below the state median income.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/five-years-in-buckys-tuition-promise-is-building-a-legacy-of-affordability-across-wisconsin\/\">Nearly 5,000 students<\/a>\u00a0have now benefitted from it. Today, UW\u2013Madison is announcing that the eligibility threshold for household income for Bucky\u2019s Tuition Promise will be raised from $60,000 to $65,000, meaning even more Wisconsin students will qualify.\r\n\r\nBucky\u2019s Pell Pathway goes beyond Bucky\u2019s Tuition Promise by guaranteeing full-need funding for a student\u2019s education at UW\u2013Madison<strong>.\u00a0<\/strong>The university expects that a majority of Bucky\u2019s Tuition Promise recipients will also qualify for Bucky\u2019s Pell Pathway and receive full-need funding.\r\n\r\nBoth initiatives are structured as last-dollar awards, meaning UW\u2013Madison first takes into account other funding sources, such as federal and state aid, work-study opportunities, and outside grants and scholarships. After these sources are totaled, the university fills in the funding gap. The additional money contributed by the university comes from private donors and other institutional resources, not taxpayer funds.\r\n\r\n\u201cThe bottom line is, if you are eligible for one of these programs, we\u2019ve got you covered,\u201d says Derek Kindle, vice provost for enrollment management. \u201cWe want to continue to message to our talented and competitive Wisconsin residents that we will help remove any financial barriers to becoming a Badger.\u201d\r\n\r\nAs with Bucky\u2019s Tuition Promise and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/financialaid.wisc.edu\/types-of-aid\/badger-promise\/\">Badger Promise<\/a>, eligibility for Bucky\u2019s Pell Pathway is straightforward. It will be awarded automatically to students based on information they provide through the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/studentaid.gov\/h\/apply-for-aid\/fafsa\">Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)<\/a>. No separate application is necessary.\r\n\r\nJeff Eide, executive director of the Wisconsin Rural Schools Alliance, praised Bucky\u2019s Pell Pathway, saying it will open opportunities for students across the state.\r\n\r\n\u201cIt\u2019s another great example of how higher education institutions are working to support Wisconsin Pell Grant recipients,\u201d Eide says.","post_date":"2023-03-07 17:26:43","post_excerpt":"UW\u2013Madison strengthens its commitment to affordability with Chancellor Mnookin's announcement of Bucky's Pell Pathway.","post_parent":82,"post_status":"publish","post_title":"Bucky's Pell Pathway to debt-free education","post_type":"post","slug":"buckys-pell-pathway","_edit_lock":"1732635315:16","_edit_last":"9","_thumbnail_id":"1027","_wp_page_template":"page-story.php","body_css_class":"","_body_css_class":"field_6092a4d43fe28","hero_image":"1027","_hero_image":"field_5c6c77c1dd05e","hero_caption":"Pedestrians and students walk among the colors of the fall leaves 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2021-22, according to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tableau.wisconsin.edu\/views\/FirstDestinationSurvey_0\/HomePage?%3Aembed=y&amp;%3AshowAppBanner=false&amp;%3AshowShareOptions=true&amp;%3Adisplay_count=no&amp;%3AshowVizHome=no\">First Destination survey<\/a>.\r\n\r\nMany new UW\u2013Madison graduates also continue their education via graduate or professional school enrollment after completing their bachelor\u2019s degree.\r\n\r\nThe students\u2019 success reflects their hard work and achievement, along with the University\u2019s commitment to preparing students with the skills that employers need.\r\n\r\n\u201cWhen employers raise an area of concern, like students needing greater exposure to a specific 3D modeling program, we bring that industry feedback to our academic departments,\u201d says Stephanie Salazar Kann, College of Engineering career services associate director.\r\n\r\nHere we highlight the work done in Business, Nursing and Engineering to prepare students to land their first jobs.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1016\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"640\"]<img class=\"wp-image-1016 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/impact.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Grainger_Hall_sunrise16_7582-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Grainger Hall, home of the Wisconsin School of Business. Founded in 1900, the school established one of the first five business programs in the nation.\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/> Grainger Hall, home of the Wisconsin School of Business. Founded in 1900, the school established one of the first five business programs in the nation. PHOTO: JEFF MILLER[\/caption]\r\n\r\n<div id=\"attachment_31555\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><\/div>\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">Wisconsin School of Business: career exploration<\/h2>\r\nThe Wisconsin School of Business\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/business.wisc.edu\/news\/undergraduate-program-launches-the-career-forward-program\/\">Career Forward<\/a>\u00a0program provides undergraduate students with holistic career exploration and development support, according to Melissa Leffin, director of career engagement, and Brett Jones, director of employer engagement in the school\u2019s undergraduate programs. Students have access to one-on-one career coaching; experiential opportunities like career treks, job shadowing and case competitions; and on- and off-campus recruiting events with employers.\r\n\r\nRecruiting roadmaps and an interactive tool called Suitable help students navigate the School\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/business.wisc.edu\/undergraduate\/careers\/pathways\/\">40+ career pathways<\/a>\u00a0and ensure that they are becoming competitive candidates for their ideal internships and jobs.\r\n\r\n\u201cThe School\u2019s Career Engagement team also leverages data, student feedback, and other insights to identify and support trends in student career interest,\u201d says Leffin. \u201cWe work proactively to pursue new industry and alumni partnerships in geographical markets and career pathways that are in high demand.\u201d\r\n\r\nJones says employers recruit at WSB because of the well-rounded students the School produces.\r\n\r\n\u201cThey are seeking students who have deep business acumen in their major and discipline, an analytical approach to problem solving, creativity, collaboration, and inclusive leadership,\u201d says Jones.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1017\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"640\"]<img class=\"wp-image-1017 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/impact.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Signe_Skott_Cooper_Hall20_5171-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"Signe Skott Cooper Hall is pictured at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on June 7, 2020. The building is home to the School of Nursing. (Photo by Bryce Richter \/ UW-Madison)\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/> Signe Skott Cooper Hall, home to the School of Nursing. PHOTO: BRYCE RICHTER[\/caption]\r\n\r\n<div id=\"attachment_71242\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><\/div>\r\n<h2>School of Nursing: clinical training is key<\/h2>\r\nGraduates from the nursing school benefit from a high need for nurses, said Kelli Richards, Career Development &amp; Learning Support Manager, and the the nursing major provides students with a professional certification.\r\n\r\nNursing students do clinical rotations as part of their degree, many at UW Health, the Madison VA and SSM Health.\r\n\r\n\u201cThat helps in a few ways,\u201d says Richards. \u201cStudents work with professional nurses and come in contact with nurse managers, which solidifies what they want to do a bit more. Also, they have those contacts to go through the job application process.\u201d\r\n\r\nMany hospitals and clinics hire students in student nurse roles or externships, because students receive enough clinical training that after their first semester in the nursing program, they are qualified to hold those roles.\r\n\r\n\u201cThose jobs pay well, unlike unpaid internships or other summer jobs, and they can work 8-12 hours a week during nursing school or full-time in the summer, and test whether a hospital or clinic is a good fit for them,\u201d says Richards.\r\n\r\nNursing school staff prepare students to take their licensing exams in June after graduation and also hold career programming events weekly to talk about licensure and career-related topics. Richards says the school has strong relationships with recruiters and a dedicated alumni base that regularly returns to campus to mentor students through the school\u2019s alumni mentorship programs and alumni panels. Richards also provides one-on-one appointments for students to come chat about their career plans and licensure.\r\n\r\nNursing students complete as many as five or six hospital, clinical, and public health rotations in their last two years of school and can express preferences for certain areas, like pediatrics or surgery.\r\n\r\n\u201cDuring their first year, they\u2019re usually working at UW Health in a variety of units, being led by a faculty member,\u201d says Richards. \u201cTheir last year in the nursing program, they work directly with an RN who is their preceptor, gaining autonomy. That helps them figure out what they want to do, and then if they interview in an area where they have clinical experience they can talk about that.\u201d\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1018\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"640\"]<img class=\"wp-image-1018 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/impact.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Henry_Engr_autumn21_2429-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"People wait for a Madison Metro bus at a transportation stop along Linden Drive and Henry Mall at the University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison during an autumn sunset on Nov. 2, 2021. On the horizon are vehicles traveling along University Avenue plus Engineering Mall and Engineering Hall. (Photo by Jeff Miller \/ UW\u2013Madison)\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/> Engineering Hall is the backdrop for a peaceful scene. PHOTO: JEFF MILLER[\/caption]\r\n\r\n<div id=\"attachment_85354\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><\/div>\r\n<h2>College of Engineering: meeting employers early<\/h2>\r\nThe College of Engineering offers hands-on, well-defined majors that prioritize work-based experience, cooperative education, and internships, says Stephanie Salazar Kann, Engineering Career Services Associate Director. Opportunities to do research and get hands-on experience in makerspace lab areas builds students\u2019 academic and technical acumen.\r\n\r\n\u201cEmployers often tell us they\u2019re looking for students who can work in teams, think critically with others, and communicate with a variety of individuals with different backgrounds,\u201d says Salazar Kann. \u201cStudents practice those skills from their Introduction to Engineering courses all the way to their senior design capstone courses and labs.\u201d\r\n\r\nThe College of Engineering hosts job fairs each semester, where well over 300 employers from local, regional, and national organizations come to campus to recruit engineering students. Undergraduates have the opportunity to meet employers very early in their academic careers, learn about potential jobs directly from the people they hope to work for one day, and stay in touch.\r\n\r\nCollege of Engineering staff ask employers who hire students for summer internships and co-op positions for feedback on students\u2019 skills. Staff want to know if students are regularly demonstrating the ability to make engineering judgements; apply design to produce solutions that meet specific societal needs; communicate effectively on teams; and recognize their ethical and professional responsibilities.\r\n\r\n\u201cAcross the board, our students meet and exceed employers\u2019 expectations,\u201d says Salazar Kann.\r\n\r\nPart of the appeal for students coming into engineering is that they gain such exposure to the latest technology.\r\n\r\n\u201cThey are the builders and creators of advances that we all use and experience every day, and employers appreciate that,\u201d she says. \u201cThat skill set is a way of learning, thinking, and problem solving that allows them to continue to pivot with time and changes. Students don\u2019t necessarily reflect on that right away, but later, they realize their bachelor\u2019s level degree is still keeping their career going even if things are changing.\u201d","post_date":"2023-02-21 17:11:00","post_excerpt":"To help prepare them, students receive hands-on training in real-world skills, experience in professional settings and face-to-face meetings with employers.","post_parent":82,"post_status":"publish","post_title":"Badgers are in demand after graduation. <br> How UW is making it happen.","post_type":"post","slug":"badgers-in-demand","_edit_lock":"1734124703:13","_edit_last":"9","_thumbnail_id":"1011","_wp_page_template":"page-story.php","body_css_class":"","_body_css_class":"field_6092a4d43fe28","hero_image":"1011","_hero_image":"field_5c6c77c1dd05e","hero_caption":"A student talks with a recruiter during the annual Spring Career and Internship Fair held at the Kohl Center on Feb. 5, 2019.","_hero_caption":"field_5c6c77d3dd05f","hero_credits":"PHOTO: 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20:06:46","post_modified_gmt":"2024-11-19 20:06:46","post_content_filtered":"","guid":"https:\/\/impact.wisc.edu\/?page_id=1010","menu_order":0,"post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw","status":"publish"},"category":"Economic Impact","story":{"id":1010,"ID":1010,"object_type":"post","ImageClass":"Timber\\Image","PostClass":"Timber\\Post","TermClass":"Timber\\Term","custom":{"_edit_lock":"1734124703:13","_edit_last":"9","_thumbnail_id":"1011","_wp_page_template":"page-story.php","body_css_class":"","_body_css_class":"field_6092a4d43fe28","hero_image":"1011","_hero_image":"field_5c6c77c1dd05e","hero_caption":"A student talks with a recruiter during the annual Spring Career and Internship Fair held at the Kohl Center on Feb. 5, 2019.","_hero_caption":"field_5c6c77d3dd05f","hero_credits":"PHOTO: BRYCE RICHTER","_hero_credits":"field_5c6c77dddd060","hero":"","_hero":"field_5c6c77aedd05d","category":"Economic 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Ginder-Vogel<\/p>","_credits":"field_5c6c76c53fa2a","call_to_action_text":"","_call_to_action_text":"field_61d1d3b1185bd","call_to_action_button_label":"","_call_to_action_button_label":"field_61d1d3ed185be","call_to_action_url":"","_call_to_action_url":"field_61d1d3fc185bf","call_to_action":"","_call_to_action":"field_61d1d39d185bc","meta_title":"","_meta_title":"field_606b4b3951ae9","meta_image":"","_meta_image":"field_606b4b9451aea","meta_description":"","_meta_description":"field_606b4c3a51aeb","twitter_card_type":"summary","_twitter_card_type":"field_606b4f0551aed","custom_meta_tags":"","_custom_meta_tags":"field_606b49c55380d","canonical_url":"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/uw-grads-high-placement-rates-show-that-preparation-pays-off\/","_canonical_url":"field_66fed237c42fa"},"post_author":"13","post_content":"New University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison graduates have great success in the job market, with 71 percent of those seeking jobs getting an offer by the time they graduated in 2021-22, according to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tableau.wisconsin.edu\/views\/FirstDestinationSurvey_0\/HomePage?%3Aembed=y&amp;%3AshowAppBanner=false&amp;%3AshowShareOptions=true&amp;%3Adisplay_count=no&amp;%3AshowVizHome=no\">First Destination survey<\/a>.\r\n\r\nMany new UW\u2013Madison graduates also continue their education via graduate or professional school enrollment after completing their bachelor\u2019s degree.\r\n\r\nThe students\u2019 success reflects their hard work and achievement, along with the University\u2019s commitment to preparing students with the skills that employers need.\r\n\r\n\u201cWhen employers raise an area of concern, like students needing greater exposure to a specific 3D modeling program, we bring that industry feedback to our academic departments,\u201d says Stephanie Salazar Kann, College of Engineering career services associate director.\r\n\r\nHere we highlight the work done in Business, Nursing and Engineering to prepare students to land their first jobs.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1016\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"640\"]<img class=\"wp-image-1016 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/impact.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Grainger_Hall_sunrise16_7582-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Grainger Hall, home of the Wisconsin School of Business. Founded in 1900, the school established one of the first five business programs in the nation.\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/> Grainger Hall, home of the Wisconsin School of Business. Founded in 1900, the school established one of the first five business programs in the nation. PHOTO: JEFF MILLER[\/caption]\r\n\r\n<div id=\"attachment_31555\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><\/div>\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">Wisconsin School of Business: career exploration<\/h2>\r\nThe Wisconsin School of Business\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/business.wisc.edu\/news\/undergraduate-program-launches-the-career-forward-program\/\">Career Forward<\/a>\u00a0program provides undergraduate students with holistic career exploration and development support, according to Melissa Leffin, director of career engagement, and Brett Jones, director of employer engagement in the school\u2019s undergraduate programs. Students have access to one-on-one career coaching; experiential opportunities like career treks, job shadowing and case competitions; and on- and off-campus recruiting events with employers.\r\n\r\nRecruiting roadmaps and an interactive tool called Suitable help students navigate the School\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/business.wisc.edu\/undergraduate\/careers\/pathways\/\">40+ career pathways<\/a>\u00a0and ensure that they are becoming competitive candidates for their ideal internships and jobs.\r\n\r\n\u201cThe School\u2019s Career Engagement team also leverages data, student feedback, and other insights to identify and support trends in student career interest,\u201d says Leffin. \u201cWe work proactively to pursue new industry and alumni partnerships in geographical markets and career pathways that are in high demand.\u201d\r\n\r\nJones says employers recruit at WSB because of the well-rounded students the School produces.\r\n\r\n\u201cThey are seeking students who have deep business acumen in their major and discipline, an analytical approach to problem solving, creativity, collaboration, and inclusive leadership,\u201d says Jones.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1017\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"640\"]<img class=\"wp-image-1017 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/impact.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Signe_Skott_Cooper_Hall20_5171-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"Signe Skott Cooper Hall is pictured at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on June 7, 2020. The building is home to the School of Nursing. (Photo by Bryce Richter \/ UW-Madison)\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/> Signe Skott Cooper Hall, home to the School of Nursing. PHOTO: BRYCE RICHTER[\/caption]\r\n\r\n<div id=\"attachment_71242\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><\/div>\r\n<h2>School of Nursing: clinical training is key<\/h2>\r\nGraduates from the nursing school benefit from a high need for nurses, said Kelli Richards, Career Development &amp; Learning Support Manager, and the the nursing major provides students with a professional certification.\r\n\r\nNursing students do clinical rotations as part of their degree, many at UW Health, the Madison VA and SSM Health.\r\n\r\n\u201cThat helps in a few ways,\u201d says Richards. \u201cStudents work with professional nurses and come in contact with nurse managers, which solidifies what they want to do a bit more. Also, they have those contacts to go through the job application process.\u201d\r\n\r\nMany hospitals and clinics hire students in student nurse roles or externships, because students receive enough clinical training that after their first semester in the nursing program, they are qualified to hold those roles.\r\n\r\n\u201cThose jobs pay well, unlike unpaid internships or other summer jobs, and they can work 8-12 hours a week during nursing school or full-time in the summer, and test whether a hospital or clinic is a good fit for them,\u201d says Richards.\r\n\r\nNursing school staff prepare students to take their licensing exams in June after graduation and also hold career programming events weekly to talk about licensure and career-related topics. Richards says the school has strong relationships with recruiters and a dedicated alumni base that regularly returns to campus to mentor students through the school\u2019s alumni mentorship programs and alumni panels. Richards also provides one-on-one appointments for students to come chat about their career plans and licensure.\r\n\r\nNursing students complete as many as five or six hospital, clinical, and public health rotations in their last two years of school and can express preferences for certain areas, like pediatrics or surgery.\r\n\r\n\u201cDuring their first year, they\u2019re usually working at UW Health in a variety of units, being led by a faculty member,\u201d says Richards. \u201cTheir last year in the nursing program, they work directly with an RN who is their preceptor, gaining autonomy. That helps them figure out what they want to do, and then if they interview in an area where they have clinical experience they can talk about that.\u201d\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1018\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"640\"]<img class=\"wp-image-1018 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/impact.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Henry_Engr_autumn21_2429-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"People wait for a Madison Metro bus at a transportation stop along Linden Drive and Henry Mall at the University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison during an autumn sunset on Nov. 2, 2021. On the horizon are vehicles traveling along University Avenue plus Engineering Mall and Engineering Hall. (Photo by Jeff Miller \/ UW\u2013Madison)\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/> Engineering Hall is the backdrop for a peaceful scene. PHOTO: JEFF MILLER[\/caption]\r\n\r\n<div id=\"attachment_85354\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><\/div>\r\n<h2>College of Engineering: meeting employers early<\/h2>\r\nThe College of Engineering offers hands-on, well-defined majors that prioritize work-based experience, cooperative education, and internships, says Stephanie Salazar Kann, Engineering Career Services Associate Director. Opportunities to do research and get hands-on experience in makerspace lab areas builds students\u2019 academic and technical acumen.\r\n\r\n\u201cEmployers often tell us they\u2019re looking for students who can work in teams, think critically with others, and communicate with a variety of individuals with different backgrounds,\u201d says Salazar Kann. \u201cStudents practice those skills from their Introduction to Engineering courses all the way to their senior design capstone courses and labs.\u201d\r\n\r\nThe College of Engineering hosts job fairs each semester, where well over 300 employers from local, regional, and national organizations come to campus to recruit engineering students. Undergraduates have the opportunity to meet employers very early in their academic careers, learn about potential jobs directly from the people they hope to work for one day, and stay in touch.\r\n\r\nCollege of Engineering staff ask employers who hire students for summer internships and co-op positions for feedback on students\u2019 skills. Staff want to know if students are regularly demonstrating the ability to make engineering judgements; apply design to produce solutions that meet specific societal needs; communicate effectively on teams; and recognize their ethical and professional responsibilities.\r\n\r\n\u201cAcross the board, our students meet and exceed employers\u2019 expectations,\u201d says Salazar Kann.\r\n\r\nPart of the appeal for students coming into engineering is that they gain such exposure to the latest technology.\r\n\r\n\u201cThey are the builders and creators of advances that we all use and experience every day, and employers appreciate that,\u201d she says. \u201cThat skill set is a way of learning, thinking, and problem solving that allows them to continue to pivot with time and changes. Students don\u2019t necessarily reflect on that right away, but later, they realize their bachelor\u2019s level degree is still keeping their career going even if things are changing.\u201d","post_date":"2023-02-21 17:11:00","post_excerpt":"To help prepare them, students receive hands-on training in real-world skills, experience in professional settings and face-to-face meetings with employers.","post_parent":82,"post_status":"publish","post_title":"Badgers are in demand after graduation. <br> How UW is making it happen.","post_type":"post","slug":"badgers-in-demand","_edit_lock":"1734124703:13","_edit_last":"9","_thumbnail_id":"1011","_wp_page_template":"page-story.php","body_css_class":"","_body_css_class":"field_6092a4d43fe28","hero_image":"1011","_hero_image":"field_5c6c77c1dd05e","hero_caption":"A student talks with a recruiter during the annual Spring Career and Internship Fair held at the Kohl Center on Feb. 5, 2019.","_hero_caption":"field_5c6c77d3dd05f","hero_credits":"PHOTO: BRYCE RICHTER","_hero_credits":"field_5c6c77dddd060","hero":"","_hero":"field_5c6c77aedd05d","_category":"field_5c74109c95492","subtitle":"","_subtitle":"field_5c6c75793fa23","callout_box_type":"default","_callout_box_type":"field_5c6c762e3fa25","callout_box":"","_callout_box":"field_5c6c75ef3fa24","credits":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/uw-grads-high-placement-rates-show-that-preparation-pays-off\/\">Original story<\/a> by Katie Ginder-Vogel<\/p>","_credits":"field_5c6c76c53fa2a","call_to_action_text":"","_call_to_action_text":"field_61d1d3b1185bd","call_to_action_button_label":"","_call_to_action_button_label":"field_61d1d3ed185be","call_to_action_url":"","_call_to_action_url":"field_61d1d3fc185bf","call_to_action":"","_call_to_action":"field_61d1d39d185bc","meta_title":"","_meta_title":"field_606b4b3951ae9","meta_image":"","_meta_image":"field_606b4b9451aea","meta_description":"","_meta_description":"field_606b4c3a51aeb","twitter_card_type":"summary","_twitter_card_type":"field_606b4f0551aed","custom_meta_tags":"","_custom_meta_tags":"field_606b49c55380d","canonical_url":"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/uw-grads-high-placement-rates-show-that-preparation-pays-off\/","_canonical_url":"field_66fed237c42fa","post_date_gmt":"2023-02-21 17:11:00","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"badgers-in-demand","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-11-19 20:06:46","post_modified_gmt":"2024-11-19 20:06:46","post_content_filtered":"","guid":"https:\/\/impact.wisc.edu\/?page_id=1010","menu_order":0,"post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw","status":"publish"},"image":"https:\/\/impact.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Career_Fair_Kohl19_9168-600x400-c-default.jpg","image_alt":null},{"post":{"id":954,"ID":954,"object_type":"post","ImageClass":"Timber\\Image","PostClass":"Timber\\Post","TermClass":"Timber\\Term","custom":{"_edit_lock":"1732046471:9","_edit_last":"9","_thumbnail_id":"951","_wp_page_template":"page-story.php","body_css_class":"","_body_css_class":"field_6092a4d43fe28","hero_image":"955","_hero_image":"field_5c6c77c1dd05e","hero_caption":"School of Pharmacy Professor Paul Hutson (left), with School of Medicine and Public Health collaborators Assistant Professor Christopher Nicholas (center) and Professor Randall Brown (right). The researchers have launched two first-in-kind clinical trials for treating substance use disorders with the psychedelic pharmaceutical psilocybin.","_hero_caption":"field_5c6c77d3dd05f","hero_credits":"Photo: Sally Griffith-Oh","_hero_credits":"field_5c6c77dddd060","hero":"","_hero":"field_5c6c77aedd05d","category":"UW Innovation","_category":"field_5c74109c95492","subtitle":"","_subtitle":"field_5c6c75793fa23","callout_box_type":"default","_callout_box_type":"field_5c6c762e3fa25","callout_box":"","_callout_box":"field_5c6c75ef3fa24","credits":"Original story by <a href=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/two-first-in-kind-clinical-trials-explore-psilocybin-for-substance-misuse\/\">Katie Gerhards<\/a>","_credits":"field_5c6c76c53fa2a","call_to_action_text":"","_call_to_action_text":"field_61d1d3b1185bd","call_to_action_button_label":"","_call_to_action_button_label":"field_61d1d3ed185be","call_to_action_url":"","_call_to_action_url":"field_61d1d3fc185bf","call_to_action":"","_call_to_action":"field_61d1d39d185bc","meta_title":"","_meta_title":"field_606b4b3951ae9","meta_image":"","_meta_image":"field_606b4b9451aea","meta_description":"","_meta_description":"field_606b4c3a51aeb","twitter_card_type":"summary","_twitter_card_type":"field_606b4f0551aed","custom_meta_tags":"","_custom_meta_tags":"field_606b49c55380d","canonical_url":"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/two-first-in-kind-clinical-trials-explore-psilocybin-for-substance-misuse\/","_canonical_url":"field_66fed237c42fa"},"post_author":"9","post_content":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/books\/NBK448203\/#:~:text=Three%20million%20US%20citizens%20and,States%20are%20dependent%20on%20heroin.\">Three million people<\/a> in the United States have had opioid use disorder, and another <a href=\"https:\/\/nida.nih.gov\/publications\/research-reports\/methamphetamine\/what-scope-methamphetamine-misuse-in-united-states\">1.5 million people<\/a> have dealt with methamphetamine misuse within the last year alone.\r\n\r\nBut two new groundbreaking clinical trials out of the <a href=\"https:\/\/pharmacy.wisc.edu\/new-center-for-psychoactive-substances-research-accelerates-the-search-for-therapeutics\/\">UW Transdisciplinary Center for Research in Psychoactive Substances<\/a> (TCRPS), housed within the University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison School of Pharmacy, aim to address these pressing issues with a promising psychoactive agent: psilocybin.\r\n\r\nThe drug has shown encouraging results for patients with depression and with tobacco and alcohol misuse. Now, a UW\u2013Madison research team is investigating the use of psilocybin to aid in decreasing opioid and methamphetamine misuse.\r\n\r\nThe team includes <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.pharmacy.wisc.edu\/sopdir\/paul_hutson\/index.php\">Paul Hutson<\/a> \u2014 professor in the School\u2019s Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research Division and founding director of the TCRPS \u2014 as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fammed.wisc.edu\/directory\/4454\/\">Randall Brown<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fammed.wisc.edu\/directory\/18154\/\">Christopher Nicholas<\/a>, faculty in the UW School of Medicine and Public Health.\r\n\r\nThe pair of clinical trials represent groundbreaking firsts in their use of psilocybin and their flexible design.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe already have evidence that psilocybin can do some remarkable things to improve the patient\u2019s ability to gain and process important insights about their lives and experiences,\u201d says Hutson, a co-investigator on both studies. \u201cWe\u2019re excited to see what it can do along those same lines for patients struggling with substance abuse, many of whom have overlapping mental health conditions.\u201d\r\n\r\nBoth trials are open-label, single-arm trials, meaning there is no control group or placebo. The goals of the trials are to test for safety and feasibility \u2014 once established, this groundwork will allow for future studies about the treatment\u2019s effectiveness.\r\n\r\nEvery participant in these trials will undergo a psychological screening and at least six hours of preparatory counseling. Participants will then receive at least one 25 milligram dose of psilocybin and be observed for eight hours by two therapists in the School of Pharmacy\u2019s dedicated <a href=\"https:\/\/pharmacy.wisc.edu\/testing-innovative-mental-health-treatments\/\">clinical research facility<\/a> \u2014 an unparalleled space that resembles a living room, decked out with the comforts of home plus monitoring technology to ensure study replicability.\r\n<div id=\"attachment_93150\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1034px;\">\r\n\r\n<img class=\"wp-image-93150 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Hutson_Clinical-Therapy-Room-11-1024x683.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 775px) 100vw, 775px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Hutson_Clinical-Therapy-Room-11-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Hutson_Clinical-Therapy-Room-11-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Hutson_Clinical-Therapy-Room-11-775x517.jpg 775w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Hutson_Clinical-Therapy-Room-11-1600x1067.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Hutson_Clinical-Therapy-Room-11-900x600.jpg 900w\" alt=\"The room that houses the psychedelic testing is warmly lit with soft white walls and honey wood paneling. A cream sofa with throw pillows faces a brown armchair, and the wood floor is mostly covered with an area rug. \" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/>\r\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trial participants will spend eight hours of observation in the School of Pharmacy\u2019s clinical research facility (pictured) under the observation of two therapists. <span class=\"credit\">Sally Griffith-Oh<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_93151\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1034px;\">\r\n\r\n<img class=\"size-large wp-image-93151\" src=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Hutson_Clinical-Therapy-Room-41-1024x683.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 775px) 100vw, 775px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Hutson_Clinical-Therapy-Room-41-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Hutson_Clinical-Therapy-Room-41-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Hutson_Clinical-Therapy-Room-41-775x517.jpg 775w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Hutson_Clinical-Therapy-Room-41-1600x1067.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Hutson_Clinical-Therapy-Room-41-900x600.jpg 900w\" alt=\"Another view of the psychedelic testing room shows two brown arm chairs with a round wooden end table in between. The space is decorated to resemble a living room.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/>\r\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">On the surface, the clinical research facility resembles a comfortable living room, but it\u2019s well equipped with monitoring technology to ensure study replicability. <span class=\"credit\">Sally Griffith-Oh<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nAfter monitoring, participants will spend the night in the clinical research unit at UW Hospital, followed by an integration, or debriefing, session with a psychologist before they\u2019re discharged.\r\n\r\n\u201cTo be optimally therapeutic, psychedelic drugs need to be integrated with an adequate preparation and screening of patients to confirm that they are appropriate to receive these medications, that they are attended by trained therapists and that they then have one or more integration sessions afterward so they can have some guided interpretation of their experience,\u201d says Hutson. \u201cWe also recognize the need to provide subsequent support of the patients to reinforce desired behavioral and lifestyle changes. That can be a challenge in this patient population.\u201d\r\n\r\nFour weeks after the first dose, participants will have the option to take a second dose of either 25 or 50 milligrams, based on whether they received an adequate psychedelic experience the first time.\r\n\r\n\u201cA component that\u2019s remarkably different than other psilocybin studies is this option of increasing the dose, for both the opioid and methamphetamine studies,\u201d says Hutson. \u201cThat\u2019s uncommon and will test the idea of whether there\u2019s a dose response to outcomes from psychedelics.\u201d\r\n\r\nParticipants in drug trials often face stringent eligibility criteria, but the UW\u00ad\u2013Madison team is rethinking historic exclusionary conditions in favor of including persons more representative of those abusing opioids or methamphetamine.\r\n\r\n\u201cIf we\u2019re going to recruit a sample of patients that\u2019s more helpful to clinical practice in terms of how generalizable it is, we need to do careful thinking about this balance of eligibility and what issues are likely to affect safety,\u201d says Brown.\r\n\r\nParticipants\u2019 final follow-up visit is two months after the last dose, at which time patients\u2019 psychedelic experiences and any changes in substance use will be evaluated.\r\n\r\nHistorically, clinical trials addressing methamphetamine use disorder see many participants drop out, compromising the results. Clinical trials are quite rigorous and time consuming, so these two studies are designed to be as flexible as possible.\r\n\r\nThe team is recruiting individuals who are actively using methamphetamine \u2014 another aspect of the study that breaks new ground. Typically, participants in substance misuse trials have detoxed and been stabilized. Studying active users will enable the researchers to take a closer look at how addiction and psilocybin impact the brain through MRI scans. Scans will be taken before and after each psilocybin dose to acquire early data on how networks in the brain associated with addiction, mental health and well-being may change across the course of the study.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe\u2019ll hopefully be able to correlate these changes in various outcome measures, whether it\u2019s mood, addiction-related constructs, well-being or emotional measures,\u201d says Nicholas, the principal investigator of the methamphetamine study.\r\n<div id=\"attachment_93143\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1034px;\">\r\n\r\n<img class=\"size-large wp-image-93143\" src=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Psilocybin-vial-1024x768.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 775px) 100vw, 775px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Psilocybin-vial-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Psilocybin-vial-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Psilocybin-vial-775x581.jpg 775w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Psilocybin-vial-1600x1200.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Psilocybin-vial-608x456.jpg 608w\" alt=\"A close-up shot of a psilocybin prescription bottle sitting on a wooden table\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/>\r\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The vial in which the psilocybin capsules are delivered to the School of Pharmacy for clinical research. <span class=\"credit\">Sally Griffith-Oh<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nThe clinical trial exploring psilocybin for opioid use disorder, led by Brown, also marks new territory.\r\n\r\n\u201cThe opioid use disorder study is really the first of its kind,\u201d says Brown. \u201cThere hasn\u2019t been any study of psilocybin in the setting of opioid use disorder.\u201d\r\n\r\nStudying those who misuse opioids requires some additional considerations for safety because of risks associated with overdose and mortality that goes along with fentanyl and similar drugs, Brown says. Preventing withdrawal symptoms with buprenorphine can help individuals avoid using far riskier street drugs.\r\n\r\nThe opioid use disorder study got underway in 2021, and the methamphetamine use disorder study is beginning recruitment. Although both studies are in their early stages, the research team expects they will add to the scientific and cultural understanding of psilocybin. One of the myths the team hopes to dispel is that a treatment with psilocybin is simply trading one drug for another.\r\n\r\n\u201cThere\u2019s no evidence that psilocybin and LSD are addictive agents,\u201d says Hutson.\r\n\r\nAnd despite encouraging findings across a range of conditions, the clinical environment \u2014 not just psychedelics themselves \u2014 is key to patient success.\r\n\r\n\u201cThey\u2019re not a quick fix,\u201d says Nicholas. \u201cThey have the potential to be very helpful for a number of mental health and substance use disorders, but it\u2019s a full package treatment that involves counseling before and after to prepare and make sense of these experiences.\u201d","post_date":"2023-01-06 18:20:44","post_excerpt":"","post_parent":82,"post_status":"publish","post_title":"Pioneering clinical trials explore psychedelic treatments for drug use disorders","post_type":"post","slug":"pioneering-psychedelic-treatments","_edit_lock":"1732046471:9","_edit_last":"9","_thumbnail_id":"951","_wp_page_template":"page-story.php","body_css_class":"","_body_css_class":"field_6092a4d43fe28","hero_image":"955","_hero_image":"field_5c6c77c1dd05e","hero_caption":"School of Pharmacy Professor Paul Hutson (left), with School of Medicine and Public Health collaborators Assistant Professor Christopher Nicholas (center) and Professor Randall Brown (right). The researchers have launched two first-in-kind clinical trials for treating substance use disorders with the psychedelic pharmaceutical psilocybin.","_hero_caption":"field_5c6c77d3dd05f","hero_credits":"Photo: Sally Griffith-Oh","_hero_credits":"field_5c6c77dddd060","hero":"","_hero":"field_5c6c77aedd05d","_category":"field_5c74109c95492","subtitle":"","_subtitle":"field_5c6c75793fa23","callout_box_type":"default","_callout_box_type":"field_5c6c762e3fa25","callout_box":"","_callout_box":"field_5c6c75ef3fa24","credits":"Original story by <a href=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/two-first-in-kind-clinical-trials-explore-psilocybin-for-substance-misuse\/\">Katie Gerhards<\/a>","_credits":"field_5c6c76c53fa2a","call_to_action_text":"","_call_to_action_text":"field_61d1d3b1185bd","call_to_action_button_label":"","_call_to_action_button_label":"field_61d1d3ed185be","call_to_action_url":"","_call_to_action_url":"field_61d1d3fc185bf","call_to_action":"","_call_to_action":"field_61d1d39d185bc","meta_title":"","_meta_title":"field_606b4b3951ae9","meta_image":"","_meta_image":"field_606b4b9451aea","meta_description":"","_meta_description":"field_606b4c3a51aeb","twitter_card_type":"summary","_twitter_card_type":"field_606b4f0551aed","custom_meta_tags":"","_custom_meta_tags":"field_606b49c55380d","canonical_url":"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/two-first-in-kind-clinical-trials-explore-psilocybin-for-substance-misuse\/","_canonical_url":"field_66fed237c42fa","post_date_gmt":"2023-01-06 18:20:44","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"pioneering-psychedelic-treatments","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-11-19 20:03:34","post_modified_gmt":"2024-11-19 20:03:34","post_content_filtered":"","guid":"https:\/\/impact.wisc.edu\/?page_id=954","menu_order":0,"post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw","status":"publish"},"category":"UW Innovation","story":{"id":954,"ID":954,"object_type":"post","ImageClass":"Timber\\Image","PostClass":"Timber\\Post","TermClass":"Timber\\Term","custom":{"_edit_lock":"1732046471:9","_edit_last":"9","_thumbnail_id":"951","_wp_page_template":"page-story.php","body_css_class":"","_body_css_class":"field_6092a4d43fe28","hero_image":"955","_hero_image":"field_5c6c77c1dd05e","hero_caption":"School of Pharmacy Professor Paul Hutson (left), with School of Medicine and Public Health collaborators Assistant Professor Christopher Nicholas (center) and Professor Randall Brown (right). The researchers have launched two first-in-kind clinical trials for treating substance use disorders with the psychedelic pharmaceutical psilocybin.","_hero_caption":"field_5c6c77d3dd05f","hero_credits":"Photo: Sally Griffith-Oh","_hero_credits":"field_5c6c77dddd060","hero":"","_hero":"field_5c6c77aedd05d","category":"UW Innovation","_category":"field_5c74109c95492","subtitle":"","_subtitle":"field_5c6c75793fa23","callout_box_type":"default","_callout_box_type":"field_5c6c762e3fa25","callout_box":"","_callout_box":"field_5c6c75ef3fa24","credits":"Original story by <a href=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/two-first-in-kind-clinical-trials-explore-psilocybin-for-substance-misuse\/\">Katie Gerhards<\/a>","_credits":"field_5c6c76c53fa2a","call_to_action_text":"","_call_to_action_text":"field_61d1d3b1185bd","call_to_action_button_label":"","_call_to_action_button_label":"field_61d1d3ed185be","call_to_action_url":"","_call_to_action_url":"field_61d1d3fc185bf","call_to_action":"","_call_to_action":"field_61d1d39d185bc","meta_title":"","_meta_title":"field_606b4b3951ae9","meta_image":"","_meta_image":"field_606b4b9451aea","meta_description":"","_meta_description":"field_606b4c3a51aeb","twitter_card_type":"summary","_twitter_card_type":"field_606b4f0551aed","custom_meta_tags":"","_custom_meta_tags":"field_606b49c55380d","canonical_url":"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/two-first-in-kind-clinical-trials-explore-psilocybin-for-substance-misuse\/","_canonical_url":"field_66fed237c42fa"},"post_author":"9","post_content":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/books\/NBK448203\/#:~:text=Three%20million%20US%20citizens%20and,States%20are%20dependent%20on%20heroin.\">Three million people<\/a> in the United States have had opioid use disorder, and another <a href=\"https:\/\/nida.nih.gov\/publications\/research-reports\/methamphetamine\/what-scope-methamphetamine-misuse-in-united-states\">1.5 million people<\/a> have dealt with methamphetamine misuse within the last year alone.\r\n\r\nBut two new groundbreaking clinical trials out of the <a href=\"https:\/\/pharmacy.wisc.edu\/new-center-for-psychoactive-substances-research-accelerates-the-search-for-therapeutics\/\">UW Transdisciplinary Center for Research in Psychoactive Substances<\/a> (TCRPS), housed within the University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison School of Pharmacy, aim to address these pressing issues with a promising psychoactive agent: psilocybin.\r\n\r\nThe drug has shown encouraging results for patients with depression and with tobacco and alcohol misuse. Now, a UW\u2013Madison research team is investigating the use of psilocybin to aid in decreasing opioid and methamphetamine misuse.\r\n\r\nThe team includes <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.pharmacy.wisc.edu\/sopdir\/paul_hutson\/index.php\">Paul Hutson<\/a> \u2014 professor in the School\u2019s Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research Division and founding director of the TCRPS \u2014 as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fammed.wisc.edu\/directory\/4454\/\">Randall Brown<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fammed.wisc.edu\/directory\/18154\/\">Christopher Nicholas<\/a>, faculty in the UW School of Medicine and Public Health.\r\n\r\nThe pair of clinical trials represent groundbreaking firsts in their use of psilocybin and their flexible design.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe already have evidence that psilocybin can do some remarkable things to improve the patient\u2019s ability to gain and process important insights about their lives and experiences,\u201d says Hutson, a co-investigator on both studies. \u201cWe\u2019re excited to see what it can do along those same lines for patients struggling with substance abuse, many of whom have overlapping mental health conditions.\u201d\r\n\r\nBoth trials are open-label, single-arm trials, meaning there is no control group or placebo. The goals of the trials are to test for safety and feasibility \u2014 once established, this groundwork will allow for future studies about the treatment\u2019s effectiveness.\r\n\r\nEvery participant in these trials will undergo a psychological screening and at least six hours of preparatory counseling. Participants will then receive at least one 25 milligram dose of psilocybin and be observed for eight hours by two therapists in the School of Pharmacy\u2019s dedicated <a href=\"https:\/\/pharmacy.wisc.edu\/testing-innovative-mental-health-treatments\/\">clinical research facility<\/a> \u2014 an unparalleled space that resembles a living room, decked out with the comforts of home plus monitoring technology to ensure study replicability.\r\n<div id=\"attachment_93150\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1034px;\">\r\n\r\n<img class=\"wp-image-93150 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Hutson_Clinical-Therapy-Room-11-1024x683.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 775px) 100vw, 775px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Hutson_Clinical-Therapy-Room-11-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Hutson_Clinical-Therapy-Room-11-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Hutson_Clinical-Therapy-Room-11-775x517.jpg 775w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Hutson_Clinical-Therapy-Room-11-1600x1067.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Hutson_Clinical-Therapy-Room-11-900x600.jpg 900w\" alt=\"The room that houses the psychedelic testing is warmly lit with soft white walls and honey wood paneling. A cream sofa with throw pillows faces a brown armchair, and the wood floor is mostly covered with an area rug. \" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/>\r\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trial participants will spend eight hours of observation in the School of Pharmacy\u2019s clinical research facility (pictured) under the observation of two therapists. <span class=\"credit\">Sally Griffith-Oh<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_93151\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1034px;\">\r\n\r\n<img class=\"size-large wp-image-93151\" src=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Hutson_Clinical-Therapy-Room-41-1024x683.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 775px) 100vw, 775px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Hutson_Clinical-Therapy-Room-41-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Hutson_Clinical-Therapy-Room-41-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Hutson_Clinical-Therapy-Room-41-775x517.jpg 775w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Hutson_Clinical-Therapy-Room-41-1600x1067.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Hutson_Clinical-Therapy-Room-41-900x600.jpg 900w\" alt=\"Another view of the psychedelic testing room shows two brown arm chairs with a round wooden end table in between. The space is decorated to resemble a living room.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/>\r\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">On the surface, the clinical research facility resembles a comfortable living room, but it\u2019s well equipped with monitoring technology to ensure study replicability. <span class=\"credit\">Sally Griffith-Oh<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nAfter monitoring, participants will spend the night in the clinical research unit at UW Hospital, followed by an integration, or debriefing, session with a psychologist before they\u2019re discharged.\r\n\r\n\u201cTo be optimally therapeutic, psychedelic drugs need to be integrated with an adequate preparation and screening of patients to confirm that they are appropriate to receive these medications, that they are attended by trained therapists and that they then have one or more integration sessions afterward so they can have some guided interpretation of their experience,\u201d says Hutson. \u201cWe also recognize the need to provide subsequent support of the patients to reinforce desired behavioral and lifestyle changes. That can be a challenge in this patient population.\u201d\r\n\r\nFour weeks after the first dose, participants will have the option to take a second dose of either 25 or 50 milligrams, based on whether they received an adequate psychedelic experience the first time.\r\n\r\n\u201cA component that\u2019s remarkably different than other psilocybin studies is this option of increasing the dose, for both the opioid and methamphetamine studies,\u201d says Hutson. \u201cThat\u2019s uncommon and will test the idea of whether there\u2019s a dose response to outcomes from psychedelics.\u201d\r\n\r\nParticipants in drug trials often face stringent eligibility criteria, but the UW\u00ad\u2013Madison team is rethinking historic exclusionary conditions in favor of including persons more representative of those abusing opioids or methamphetamine.\r\n\r\n\u201cIf we\u2019re going to recruit a sample of patients that\u2019s more helpful to clinical practice in terms of how generalizable it is, we need to do careful thinking about this balance of eligibility and what issues are likely to affect safety,\u201d says Brown.\r\n\r\nParticipants\u2019 final follow-up visit is two months after the last dose, at which time patients\u2019 psychedelic experiences and any changes in substance use will be evaluated.\r\n\r\nHistorically, clinical trials addressing methamphetamine use disorder see many participants drop out, compromising the results. Clinical trials are quite rigorous and time consuming, so these two studies are designed to be as flexible as possible.\r\n\r\nThe team is recruiting individuals who are actively using methamphetamine \u2014 another aspect of the study that breaks new ground. Typically, participants in substance misuse trials have detoxed and been stabilized. Studying active users will enable the researchers to take a closer look at how addiction and psilocybin impact the brain through MRI scans. Scans will be taken before and after each psilocybin dose to acquire early data on how networks in the brain associated with addiction, mental health and well-being may change across the course of the study.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe\u2019ll hopefully be able to correlate these changes in various outcome measures, whether it\u2019s mood, addiction-related constructs, well-being or emotional measures,\u201d says Nicholas, the principal investigator of the methamphetamine study.\r\n<div id=\"attachment_93143\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1034px;\">\r\n\r\n<img class=\"size-large wp-image-93143\" src=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Psilocybin-vial-1024x768.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 775px) 100vw, 775px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Psilocybin-vial-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Psilocybin-vial-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Psilocybin-vial-775x581.jpg 775w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Psilocybin-vial-1600x1200.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Psilocybin-vial-608x456.jpg 608w\" alt=\"A close-up shot of a psilocybin prescription bottle sitting on a wooden table\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/>\r\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The vial in which the psilocybin capsules are delivered to the School of Pharmacy for clinical research. <span class=\"credit\">Sally Griffith-Oh<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nThe clinical trial exploring psilocybin for opioid use disorder, led by Brown, also marks new territory.\r\n\r\n\u201cThe opioid use disorder study is really the first of its kind,\u201d says Brown. \u201cThere hasn\u2019t been any study of psilocybin in the setting of opioid use disorder.\u201d\r\n\r\nStudying those who misuse opioids requires some additional considerations for safety because of risks associated with overdose and mortality that goes along with fentanyl and similar drugs, Brown says. Preventing withdrawal symptoms with buprenorphine can help individuals avoid using far riskier street drugs.\r\n\r\nThe opioid use disorder study got underway in 2021, and the methamphetamine use disorder study is beginning recruitment. Although both studies are in their early stages, the research team expects they will add to the scientific and cultural understanding of psilocybin. One of the myths the team hopes to dispel is that a treatment with psilocybin is simply trading one drug for another.\r\n\r\n\u201cThere\u2019s no evidence that psilocybin and LSD are addictive agents,\u201d says Hutson.\r\n\r\nAnd despite encouraging findings across a range of conditions, the clinical environment \u2014 not just psychedelics themselves \u2014 is key to patient success.\r\n\r\n\u201cThey\u2019re not a quick fix,\u201d says Nicholas. \u201cThey have the potential to be very helpful for a number of mental health and substance use disorders, but it\u2019s a full package treatment that involves counseling before and after to prepare and make sense of these experiences.\u201d","post_date":"2023-01-06 18:20:44","post_excerpt":"","post_parent":82,"post_status":"publish","post_title":"Pioneering clinical trials explore psychedelic treatments for drug use disorders","post_type":"post","slug":"pioneering-psychedelic-treatments","_edit_lock":"1732046471:9","_edit_last":"9","_thumbnail_id":"951","_wp_page_template":"page-story.php","body_css_class":"","_body_css_class":"field_6092a4d43fe28","hero_image":"955","_hero_image":"field_5c6c77c1dd05e","hero_caption":"School of Pharmacy Professor Paul Hutson (left), with School of Medicine and Public Health collaborators Assistant Professor Christopher Nicholas (center) and Professor Randall Brown (right). The researchers have launched two first-in-kind clinical trials for treating substance use disorders with the psychedelic pharmaceutical psilocybin.","_hero_caption":"field_5c6c77d3dd05f","hero_credits":"Photo: Sally Griffith-Oh","_hero_credits":"field_5c6c77dddd060","hero":"","_hero":"field_5c6c77aedd05d","_category":"field_5c74109c95492","subtitle":"","_subtitle":"field_5c6c75793fa23","callout_box_type":"default","_callout_box_type":"field_5c6c762e3fa25","callout_box":"","_callout_box":"field_5c6c75ef3fa24","credits":"Original story by <a href=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/two-first-in-kind-clinical-trials-explore-psilocybin-for-substance-misuse\/\">Katie Gerhards<\/a>","_credits":"field_5c6c76c53fa2a","call_to_action_text":"","_call_to_action_text":"field_61d1d3b1185bd","call_to_action_button_label":"","_call_to_action_button_label":"field_61d1d3ed185be","call_to_action_url":"","_call_to_action_url":"field_61d1d3fc185bf","call_to_action":"","_call_to_action":"field_61d1d39d185bc","meta_title":"","_meta_title":"field_606b4b3951ae9","meta_image":"","_meta_image":"field_606b4b9451aea","meta_description":"","_meta_description":"field_606b4c3a51aeb","twitter_card_type":"summary","_twitter_card_type":"field_606b4f0551aed","custom_meta_tags":"","_custom_meta_tags":"field_606b49c55380d","canonical_url":"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/two-first-in-kind-clinical-trials-explore-psilocybin-for-substance-misuse\/","_canonical_url":"field_66fed237c42fa","post_date_gmt":"2023-01-06 18:20:44","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"pioneering-psychedelic-treatments","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-11-19 20:03:34","post_modified_gmt":"2024-11-19 20:03:34","post_content_filtered":"","guid":"https:\/\/impact.wisc.edu\/?page_id=954","menu_order":0,"post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw","status":"publish"},"image":"https:\/\/impact.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Hutson_Clinical-Therapy-Room-41-scaled-600x400-c-default.jpeg","image_alt":null},{"post":{"id":960,"ID":960,"object_type":"post","ImageClass":"Timber\\Image","PostClass":"Timber\\Post","TermClass":"Timber\\Term","custom":{"_edit_lock":"1732046272:9","_edit_last":"9","_thumbnail_id":"961","_wp_page_template":"page-story.php","body_css_class":"","_body_css_class":"field_6092a4d43fe28","hero_image":"961","_hero_image":"field_5c6c77c1dd05e","hero_caption":"Postdoctoral research associate Komal Chawla studies the architected vertically aligned carbon nanotube foam in the lab.","_hero_caption":"field_5c6c77d3dd05f","hero_credits":"Photo: Joel Hallberg","_hero_credits":"field_5c6c77dddd060","hero":"","_hero":"field_5c6c77aedd05d","category":"UW Innovation","_category":"field_5c74109c95492","subtitle":"","_subtitle":"field_5c6c75793fa23","callout_box_type":"default","_callout_box_type":"field_5c6c762e3fa25","callout_box":"","_callout_box":"field_5c6c75ef3fa24","credits":"<a href=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/new-carbon-nanotube-based-foam-promises-superior-protection-against-concussions\/\">Original story<\/a> by Adam Malecek","_credits":"field_5c6c76c53fa2a","call_to_action_text":"","_call_to_action_text":"field_61d1d3b1185bd","call_to_action_button_label":"","_call_to_action_button_label":"field_61d1d3ed185be","call_to_action_url":"","_call_to_action_url":"field_61d1d3fc185bf","call_to_action":"","_call_to_action":"field_61d1d39d185bc","meta_title":"","_meta_title":"field_606b4b3951ae9","meta_image":"","_meta_image":"field_606b4b9451aea","meta_description":"","_meta_description":"field_606b4c3a51aeb","twitter_card_type":"summary","_twitter_card_type":"field_606b4f0551aed","custom_meta_tags":"","_custom_meta_tags":"field_606b49c55380d","canonical_url":"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/new-carbon-nanotube-based-foam-promises-superior-protection-against-concussions\/","_canonical_url":"field_66fed237c42fa"},"post_author":"9","post_content":"Developed by University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison engineers, a lightweight, ultra-shock-absorbing foam could vastly improve helmets designed to protect people from strong blows.\r\n\r\nThe new material exhibits 18 times higher specific energy absorption than the foam currently used in U.S. military combat helmet liners, as well as having much greater strength and stiffness, which could allow it to provide improved impact protection.\r\n\r\nPhysical forces from an impact can inflict trauma in the brain, causing a concussion. But helmet materials that are better at absorbing and dissipating this kinetic energy before it reaches the brain could help mitigate, or even prevent, concussions and other traumatic brain injuries.\r\n\r\nThe researchers\u2019 industry partner, helmet manufacturer Team Wendy, is experimenting with the new material in a helmet liner prototype to investigate its performance in real-world scenarios.\r\n\r\n\u201cThis new material holds tremendous potential for energy absorption and thus impact mitigation, which in turn should significantly lower the likelihood of brain injury,\u201d says Ramathasan Thevamaran, a UW\u2013Madison professor of engineering physics who led the research.\r\n\r\nThe team detailed its advance in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S2352431622001754?dgcid=author\">paper recently published online<\/a> in the journal Extreme Mechanics Letters.\r\n<div id=\"attachment_92300\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 334px;\">\r\n\r\n<img class=\" wp-image-92300\" src=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Architected-VACNT-theva-copy2-Foam-crop-464x500.jpeg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Architected-VACNT-theva-copy2-Foam-crop-464x500.jpeg 464w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Architected-VACNT-theva-copy2-Foam-crop-950x1024.jpeg 950w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Architected-VACNT-theva-copy2-Foam-crop-719x775.jpeg 719w\" alt=\"Illustration of the new material, which has a novel architecture that consists of numerous micrometer-scale cylinder structures, each made of many carbon nanotubes.\" width=\"324\" height=\"349\" \/>\r\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The new material has a novel architecture that consists of numerous micrometer-scale cylinder structures, each made of many carbon nanotubes. These structures give the material its extraordinary shock absorbing properties. <span class=\"credit\">Diagram courtesy Ramathasan Thevamaran<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nThe new material is an architected, vertically aligned carbon nanotube foam. To create it, the researchers started with carbon nanotubes \u2014 carbon cylinders just one atom thick in each layer \u2014 as the basic building blocks.\r\n\r\nCarbon nanotubes already have exceptional mechanical properties, and to further enhance their performance, the researchers designed a material with unique structural features across multiple length scales. The material\u2019s novel architecture consists of numerous micrometer-scale cylinder structures, each made of many carbon nanotubes.\r\n\r\nDiscovering the new foam\u2019s ultimate optimal design parameters \u2014 such as the thickness of the cylinders, their inner diameter and the gap between adjacent cylinders \u2014 was no small task. The researchers systematically conducted experiments where they varied each parameter and studied all the possible combinations.\r\n\r\n\u201cSo we took a few different thicknesses, and then tested that with every diameter size and every possible gap, and so on,\u201d Thevamaran says. \u201cAltogether, we looked at 60 different combinations and conducted three tests on each sample, so 180 experiments went into this study.\u201d\r\n\r\nThey uncovered a clear winner. Cylinders with a thickness of 10 micrometers or less, arranged close to each other, produced a foam with the best shock-absorbing properties.\r\n\r\n\u201cI expected the overall properties to improve due to our interactive architecture, but I was surprised by how dramatically the properties were enhanced when the cylinders were 10 micrometers thick,\u201d Thevamaran says. \u201cIt was due to an unusual size effect that emerged in the process-structure-property relations. 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The university-industry collaboration was part of the UW\u00ad\u2013Madison-led PANTHER program, an interdisciplinary research initiative that is developing solutions to enable better detection and prevention of traumatic brain injuries.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em>Grants from the U.S. Office of Naval Research under the PANTHER program (N000142112044) and the Army Research Office (W911NF2010160) supported the research.<\/em>","post_date":"2022-11-18 18:30:59","post_excerpt":"","post_parent":82,"post_status":"publish","post_title":"UW\u2013Madison engineers develop new material to protect against concussions","post_type":"post","slug":"nanofoam-to-protect-against-tbi","_edit_lock":"1732046272:9","_edit_last":"9","_thumbnail_id":"961","_wp_page_template":"page-story.php","body_css_class":"","_body_css_class":"field_6092a4d43fe28","hero_image":"961","_hero_image":"field_5c6c77c1dd05e","hero_caption":"Postdoctoral research associate Komal Chawla studies the architected vertically aligned 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But helmet materials that are better at absorbing and dissipating this kinetic energy before it reaches the brain could help mitigate, or even prevent, concussions and other traumatic brain injuries.\r\n\r\nThe researchers\u2019 industry partner, helmet manufacturer Team Wendy, is experimenting with the new material in a helmet liner prototype to investigate its performance in real-world scenarios.\r\n\r\n\u201cThis new material holds tremendous potential for energy absorption and thus impact mitigation, which in turn should significantly lower the likelihood of brain injury,\u201d says Ramathasan Thevamaran, a UW\u2013Madison professor of engineering physics who led the research.\r\n\r\nThe team detailed its advance in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S2352431622001754?dgcid=author\">paper recently published online<\/a> in the journal Extreme Mechanics Letters.\r\n<div id=\"attachment_92300\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 334px;\">\r\n\r\n<img class=\" wp-image-92300\" src=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Architected-VACNT-theva-copy2-Foam-crop-464x500.jpeg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Architected-VACNT-theva-copy2-Foam-crop-464x500.jpeg 464w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Architected-VACNT-theva-copy2-Foam-crop-950x1024.jpeg 950w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Architected-VACNT-theva-copy2-Foam-crop-719x775.jpeg 719w\" alt=\"Illustration of the new material, which has a novel architecture that consists of numerous micrometer-scale cylinder structures, each made of many carbon nanotubes.\" width=\"324\" height=\"349\" \/>\r\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The new material has a novel architecture that consists of numerous micrometer-scale cylinder structures, each made of many carbon nanotubes. 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Justin Boutilier, assistant professor of industrial & systems engineering, is imagining new ways to save lives.","_meta_description":"field_606b4c3a51aeb","twitter_card_type":"summary_large_image","_twitter_card_type":"field_606b4f0551aed","custom_meta_tags":"","_custom_meta_tags":"field_606b49c55380d","canonical_url":"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/drone-delivered-defibrillators-could-save-lives\/","_canonical_url":"field_66fed237c42fa"},"post_author":"9","post_content":"As a kid, <a href=\"https:\/\/directory.engr.wisc.edu\/ie\/Faculty\/Boutilier_Justin\/\">Justin Boutilier<\/a> would sometimes get roped into helping his dad, a paramedic and firefighter, perform automated external defibrillator demonstrations in and around his hometown of Niagara Falls, Canada.\r\n\r\n\u201cIf a kid can use an AED, so can you,\u201d he says, recalling one of his dad\u2019s messages during those visits to local office buildings or hotel conference rooms.\r\n\r\nTwo decades later, Boutilier, now an assistant professor of <a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.wisc.edu\/departments\/industrial-systems-engineering\/\">industrial and systems engineering<\/a> at the University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison, is trying to help reimagine how AEDs can save more lives.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/pubsonline.informs.org\/doi\/10.1287\/msom.2022.1092\">In a paper published in the journal Manufacturing &amp; Service Operations Management<\/a>, Boutilier details the framework for designing a network of AED-outfitted, autonomous flying drones, which could allow the life-saving devices to more quickly reach people experiencing cardiac arrest. In out-of-hospital cardiac arrests, survival rates drop by as much as 10% for each minute that passes without treatment, <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/34678334\/\">according to a previous analysis coauthored by Boutilier<\/a>.\r\n\r\n\u201cAmbulances are not fast enough for this, especially in non-urban areas, so drones are just such a good fit,\u201d says Boutilier, whose research harnesses optimization and machine learning techniques to improve healthcare quality, access and delivery. \u201cThey\u2019re super fast with straight-line flight. And then AEDs are a relatively light payload, so it suits the drone. The best applications for drones in healthcare are things that are light and where time is of the essence.\u201d\r\n\r\nThe idea of drone-delivered AEDs may sound futuristic, but it\u2019s slowly gained traction since Boutilier and Timothy Chan, Boutilier\u2019s graduate school advisor at the University of Toronto and co-author on the new study, first saw a video of a team from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands showcasing a prototype in 2016.\r\n\r\nIn January 2022, an off-duty doctor <a href=\"https:\/\/everdrone.com\/news\/2022\/01\/04\/for-the-first-time-in-medical-history-an-autonomous-drone-helps-save-the-life-of-a-cardiac-arrest-patient\/\">used an AED delivered by an autonomous drone to save a 71-year-old man\u2019s life<\/a> in Sweden \u2014 the first such documented successful rescue \u2014 as part of a nascent program in the Scandinavian country. The company Drone Delivery Canada has also conducted tests with simulated cardiac arrest situations in Ontario in recent years.\r\n\r\nBoutilier is hopeful research like his, which draws on cardiac arrest and emergency response time data from a more than 10,000-square-mile area around Toronto, will help nudge the technology closer toward mainstream implementation.\r\n\r\nIn the paper, he and Chan present system designs for either improving average response time or curbing the range of slowest response times. Between those two options, they estimate that such a drone network could produce a 42% to 76% higher survival rate among people experiencing out-of-hospital cardiac arrests, with up to 144 lives saved each year within that geographical area. And, they note, a modest number of drones can have a significant effect; per their analysis, one base with three drones could improve average response time in Toronto by one minute.\r\n\r\nBoutilier says policymakers will need to consider both moral dilemmas \u2014 prioritizing average response time would lead to a larger concentration of drones in urban areas \u2014 and logistical hurdles such as flight regulations and navigational challenges in crowded cities.\r\n\r\n\u201cWhereas rural areas are much easier for drones to fly, and response times are historically worse, so the improvements you\u2019ll make will be big, potentially,\u201d he says. \u201cBut there\u2019s not going to be as many cardiac arrests.\u201d\r\n\r\nBoutilier is now pursuing funding with collaborators at Purdue, the University of Illinois, the University of Pittsburgh and the University of North Carolina to investigate more models for system designs while also exploring ways to ensure people can effectively use drone-delivered AEDs.\r\n\r\n\u201cI think there are still a lot of questions about the design of drones, what\u2019s the best way for a human to interact with a drone both safely and efficiently, so people are comfortable with it,\u201d he says. \u201cHistorically, AEDs have seen such limited use, even when they\u2019re put in public places. I think we need to be careful with drones to make sure we don\u2019t end up in a similar situation, that we figure out what we need to do to make these usable by bystanders.\u201d","post_date":"2022-11-12 20:31:08","post_excerpt":"Justin Boutilier, an assistant professor of industrial and systems engineering at UW\u2013Madison, is reimagining how drones and AEDs (automated external defibrillators) can help save lives.","post_parent":82,"post_status":"publish","post_title":"Drone-delivered defibrillators could save lives","post_type":"post","slug":"drone-delivered-defibrillators-could-save-lives","_edit_lock":"1732046634:9","_edit_last":"9","_thumbnail_id":"987","_wp_page_template":"page-story.php","body_css_class":"","_body_css_class":"field_6092a4d43fe28","hero_image":"988","_hero_image":"field_5c6c77c1dd05e","hero_caption":"Justin Boutilier, assistant professor of industrial and systems engineering at the University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison, whose research harnesses optimization and machine learning techniques to improve healthcare quality, access and delivery.","_hero_caption":"field_5c6c77d3dd05f","hero_credits":"Photo courtesy Justin Boutilier","_hero_credits":"field_5c6c77dddd060","hero":"","_hero":"field_5c6c77aedd05d","_category":"field_5c74109c95492","subtitle":"","_subtitle":"field_5c6c75793fa23","callout_box_type":"default","_callout_box_type":"field_5c6c762e3fa25","callout_box":"","_callout_box":"field_5c6c75ef3fa24","credits":"<a href=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/drone-delivered-defibrillators-could-save-lives\/\">Original story<\/a> by Tom Ziemer","_credits":"field_5c6c76c53fa2a","call_to_action_text":"","_call_to_action_text":"field_61d1d3b1185bd","call_to_action_button_label":"","_call_to_action_button_label":"field_61d1d3ed185be","call_to_action_url":"","_call_to_action_url":"field_61d1d3fc185bf","call_to_action":"","_call_to_action":"field_61d1d39d185bc","meta_title":"Special delivery: Drone-delivered defibrillators could save lives - UW\u2013Madison State Impact","_meta_title":"field_606b4b3951ae9","meta_image":"988","_meta_image":"field_606b4b9451aea","meta_description":"Redefinining flight for life: AEDs (automated external defibrillators) on drones? 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Justin Boutilier, assistant professor of industrial & systems engineering, is imagining new ways to save lives.","_meta_description":"field_606b4c3a51aeb","twitter_card_type":"summary_large_image","_twitter_card_type":"field_606b4f0551aed","custom_meta_tags":"","_custom_meta_tags":"field_606b49c55380d","canonical_url":"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/drone-delivered-defibrillators-could-save-lives\/","_canonical_url":"field_66fed237c42fa"},"post_author":"9","post_content":"As a kid, <a href=\"https:\/\/directory.engr.wisc.edu\/ie\/Faculty\/Boutilier_Justin\/\">Justin Boutilier<\/a> would sometimes get roped into helping his dad, a paramedic and firefighter, perform automated external defibrillator demonstrations in and around his hometown of Niagara Falls, Canada.\r\n\r\n\u201cIf a kid can use an AED, so can you,\u201d he says, recalling one of his dad\u2019s messages during those visits to local office buildings or hotel conference rooms.\r\n\r\nTwo decades later, Boutilier, now an assistant professor of <a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.wisc.edu\/departments\/industrial-systems-engineering\/\">industrial and systems engineering<\/a> at the University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison, is trying to help reimagine how AEDs can save more lives.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/pubsonline.informs.org\/doi\/10.1287\/msom.2022.1092\">In a paper published in the journal Manufacturing &amp; Service Operations Management<\/a>, Boutilier details the framework for designing a network of AED-outfitted, autonomous flying drones, which could allow the life-saving devices to more quickly reach people experiencing cardiac arrest. In out-of-hospital cardiac arrests, survival rates drop by as much as 10% for each minute that passes without treatment, <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/34678334\/\">according to a previous analysis coauthored by Boutilier<\/a>.\r\n\r\n\u201cAmbulances are not fast enough for this, especially in non-urban areas, so drones are just such a good fit,\u201d says Boutilier, whose research harnesses optimization and machine learning techniques to improve healthcare quality, access and delivery. \u201cThey\u2019re super fast with straight-line flight. And then AEDs are a relatively light payload, so it suits the drone. The best applications for drones in healthcare are things that are light and where time is of the essence.\u201d\r\n\r\nThe idea of drone-delivered AEDs may sound futuristic, but it\u2019s slowly gained traction since Boutilier and Timothy Chan, Boutilier\u2019s graduate school advisor at the University of Toronto and co-author on the new study, first saw a video of a team from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands showcasing a prototype in 2016.\r\n\r\nIn January 2022, an off-duty doctor <a href=\"https:\/\/everdrone.com\/news\/2022\/01\/04\/for-the-first-time-in-medical-history-an-autonomous-drone-helps-save-the-life-of-a-cardiac-arrest-patient\/\">used an AED delivered by an autonomous drone to save a 71-year-old man\u2019s life<\/a> in Sweden \u2014 the first such documented successful rescue \u2014 as part of a nascent program in the Scandinavian country. The company Drone Delivery Canada has also conducted tests with simulated cardiac arrest situations in Ontario in recent years.\r\n\r\nBoutilier is hopeful research like his, which draws on cardiac arrest and emergency response time data from a more than 10,000-square-mile area around Toronto, will help nudge the technology closer toward mainstream implementation.\r\n\r\nIn the paper, he and Chan present system designs for either improving average response time or curbing the range of slowest response times. Between those two options, they estimate that such a drone network could produce a 42% to 76% higher survival rate among people experiencing out-of-hospital cardiac arrests, with up to 144 lives saved each year within that geographical area. And, they note, a modest number of drones can have a significant effect; per their analysis, one base with three drones could improve average response time in Toronto by one minute.\r\n\r\nBoutilier says policymakers will need to consider both moral dilemmas \u2014 prioritizing average response time would lead to a larger concentration of drones in urban areas \u2014 and logistical hurdles such as flight regulations and navigational challenges in crowded cities.\r\n\r\n\u201cWhereas rural areas are much easier for drones to fly, and response times are historically worse, so the improvements you\u2019ll make will be big, potentially,\u201d he says. \u201cBut there\u2019s not going to be as many cardiac arrests.\u201d\r\n\r\nBoutilier is now pursuing funding with collaborators at Purdue, the University of Illinois, the University of Pittsburgh and the University of North Carolina to investigate more models for system designs while also exploring ways to ensure people can effectively use drone-delivered AEDs.\r\n\r\n\u201cI think there are still a lot of questions about the design of drones, what\u2019s the best way for a human to interact with a drone both safely and efficiently, so people are comfortable with it,\u201d he says. \u201cHistorically, AEDs have seen such limited use, even when they\u2019re put in public places. 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They coaxed human skin cells reprogrammed to act as stem cells to develop into layers of several types of retinal cells that sense light and ultimately transmit what we see to the brain.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe wanted to use the cells from those organoids as replacement parts for the same types of cells that have been lost in the course of retinal diseases,\u201d says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.waisman.wisc.edu\/staff\/gamm-david\/\">David Gamm<\/a>, the UW\u2013Madison ophthalmology professor and director of the McPherson Eye Research Institute whose lab developed the organoids. \u201cBut after being grown in a laboratory dish for months as compact clusters, the question remained \u2014 will the cells behave appropriately after we tease them apart? Because that is key to introducing them into a patient\u2019s eye.\u201d\r\n\r\nDuring 2022, Gamm and UW\u2013Madison collaborators published studies showing that dish-grown <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.wisc.edu\/news-and-events\/2022\/february\/photoreceptor-cells-replicate-key-vision-function\/\">retinal cells called photoreceptors respond like those in a healthy retina<\/a> to different wavelengths and intensities of light, and that once they are separated from adjacent cells in their organoid, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.wisc.edu\/news-and-events\/2022\/june\/uw-eye-research-stem-cell-photoreceptors\/\">they can reach out toward new neighbors<\/a> with characteristic biological cords called axons.\r\n<div id=\"attachment_93134\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 510px;\">\r\n\r\n<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-93134\" src=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/retinal_neurons-500x377.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/retinal_neurons-500x377.jpg 500w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/retinal_neurons-1024x772.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/retinal_neurons-775x584.jpg 775w\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"377\" \/>\r\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Proof of synapses connecting pairs of retinal cells derived from human pluripotent stem cells comes from the red coloring of infection by a modified rabies virus passed from one cell with a yellow nucleus across the synapse to a cell that glows only red. <span class=\"credit\">UW\u2013Madison image courtesy Gamm Laboratory.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\u201cThe last piece of the puzzle was to see if these cords had the ability to plug into, or shake hands with, other retinal cell types in order to communicate,\u201d says Gamm, whose new results on successful connections between the cells <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pnas.org\/doi\/10.1073\/pnas.2213418120\">was published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences<\/a>.\r\n\r\nCells in the retina and brain communicate across synapses, tiny gaps at the tips of their cords. To confirm that their lab-grown retinal cells have the capacity to replace diseased cells and carry sensory information like healthy ones, the researchers needed to show that they could make synapses.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.waisman.wisc.edu\/staff\/zhao-xinyu\/\">Xinyu Zhao<\/a>, UW\u2013Madison professor of neuroscience and co-author of the new study, worked with the Gamm lab\u2019s cells to help study their ability to form synaptic connections. They did this using a modified rabies virus to identify pairs of cells that could form the means to communicate with one another.\r\n\r\nThe research team, including graduate students and co-first-authors Allison Ludwig and Steven Mayerl, broke apart the retinal organoids into individual cells, gave them a week to extend their axons and make new connections, exposed them to the virus, and then took a peek. 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They coaxed human skin cells reprogrammed to act as stem cells to develop into layers of several types of retinal cells that sense light and ultimately transmit what we see to the brain.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe wanted to use the cells from those organoids as replacement parts for the same types of cells that have been lost in the course of retinal diseases,\u201d says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.waisman.wisc.edu\/staff\/gamm-david\/\">David Gamm<\/a>, the UW\u2013Madison ophthalmology professor and director of the McPherson Eye Research Institute whose lab developed the organoids. \u201cBut after being grown in a laboratory dish for months as compact clusters, the question remained \u2014 will the cells behave appropriately after we tease them apart? Because that is key to introducing them into a patient\u2019s eye.\u201d\r\n\r\nDuring 2022, Gamm and UW\u2013Madison collaborators published studies showing that dish-grown <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.wisc.edu\/news-and-events\/2022\/february\/photoreceptor-cells-replicate-key-vision-function\/\">retinal cells called photoreceptors respond like those in a healthy retina<\/a> to different wavelengths and intensities of light, and that once they are separated from adjacent cells in their organoid, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.wisc.edu\/news-and-events\/2022\/june\/uw-eye-research-stem-cell-photoreceptors\/\">they can reach out toward new neighbors<\/a> with characteristic biological cords called axons.\r\n<div id=\"attachment_93134\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 510px;\">\r\n\r\n<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-93134\" src=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/retinal_neurons-500x377.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/retinal_neurons-500x377.jpg 500w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/retinal_neurons-1024x772.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/retinal_neurons-775x584.jpg 775w\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"377\" \/>\r\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Proof of synapses connecting pairs of retinal cells derived from human pluripotent stem cells comes from the red coloring of infection by a modified rabies virus passed from one cell with a yellow nucleus across the synapse to a cell that glows only red. <span class=\"credit\">UW\u2013Madison image courtesy Gamm Laboratory.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\u201cThe last piece of the puzzle was to see if these cords had the ability to plug into, or shake hands with, other retinal cell types in order to communicate,\u201d says Gamm, whose new results on successful connections between the cells <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pnas.org\/doi\/10.1073\/pnas.2213418120\">was published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences<\/a>.\r\n\r\nCells in the retina and brain communicate across synapses, tiny gaps at the tips of their cords. 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He didn\u2019t disappoint. He applied to 27 colleges and got accepted to all of them, including UW\u2013Madison. The other 26 never really had a chance.\r\n\r\n\u201cJust like me, my family thinks UW\u2013Madison is one of the best universities in the world.\u201d says Rilling, of Omro, Wisconsin, a business major studying finance, investment and banking. \u201cI can\u2019t stress enough how happy I am to be here.\u201d\r\n<div id=\"attachment_91208\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 510px;\">\r\n\r\n<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-91208\" src=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Rilling_Matthew_hs22_6990-500x333.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Rilling_Matthew_hs22_6990-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Rilling_Matthew_hs22_6990-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Rilling_Matthew_hs22_6990-775x515.jpg 775w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Rilling_Matthew_hs22_6990-1600x1064.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Rilling_Matthew_hs22_6990-900x600.jpg 900w\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/>\r\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Freshman Matthew Rilling is pictured in a portrait in front of Bascom Hall. <span class=\"credit\">Photo: <a href=\"mailto:photos@uc.wisc.edu\">Althea Dotzour<\/a><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nRilling is one of 8,628 new freshmen on campus this fall. The incoming class maintains UW\u2013Madison\u2019s strong commitment to Wisconsin families \u2014 almost 800 of these new freshmen from Wisconsin, including Rilling, will have their tuition covered through <a href=\"https:\/\/financialaid.wisc.edu\/types-of-aid\/tuition-promise\/\">Bucky\u2019s Tuition Promise<\/a>, now in its fifth year. The program guarantees scholarships and grants to cover tuition and segregated fees for Wisconsin resident students whose household adjusted income is $60,000 or less. Incoming freshmen receive four years of tuition, transfer students two years.\r\n\r\n\u201cOne of the things that has most impressed me about UW\u2013Madison is its commitment to affordability and accessibility, especially for our home state students,\u201d says Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin, who began Aug. 4. \u201cThese are core priorities for me, so I look forward to working with the campus community to maintain crucial initiatives like Bucky\u2019s Tuition Promise and to expand on them wherever we can.\u201d\r\n<h2><strong> Increase in interest<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-91239\" src=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2022-Enrollment-Graphic-1024x326.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 775px) 100vw, 775px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2022-Enrollment-Graphic-1024x326.png 1024w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2022-Enrollment-Graphic-500x159.png 500w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2022-Enrollment-Graphic-775x247.png 775w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2022-Enrollment-Graphic-1600x510.png 1600w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"326\" \/>\r\n\r\nThis year\u2019s new freshman class of 8,628 is the largest in the institution\u2019s history, up 1.9% over last year\u2019s class of 8,465. The university did not set out to break this record \u2014 it offered admission to almost 3,000 fewer freshman applicants this fall than the prior year. However, of those admitted, a greater percentage chose to attend UW\u2013Madison.\r\n\r\nThe incoming freshmen were selected from a record 60,260 applicants, up 11.9% from 53,829 the prior year. Total campus enrollment is a record 49,886, up 4.1% from 47,932 last year. Enrollment figures are based on the 10th day of classes, the official student census for reporting purposes.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe are continuing to see an increase in demand for an education at UW\u2013Madison, which is a testament to the outstanding education and student experience offered here,\u201d says Provost Karl Scholz. \u201cThis robust interest will help ensure that Wisconsin\u2019s flagship university remains a key driver of economic advancement for state students and an essential provider of skilled workers for Wisconsin employers.\u201d\r\n<h2><strong>Wisconsin focus<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nIn 2015, UW\u2013Madison committed to continue enrolling at least 3,600 Wisconsin residents in each upcoming freshman class. This year\u2019s freshman class includes 3,787 Wisconsin resident students. This figure is especially significant given the stagnant number of Wisconsin high school graduates.\r\n\r\nSeparately, a Board of Regents enrollment policy measures UW\u2013Madison\u2019s commitment to the state by considering three groups of students together: Wisconsin students; Minnesota reciprocity students (who pay in-state tuition amounts); and transfer students from both states.\r\n\r\nUnder this Board of Regents policy, UW\u2013Madison must enroll a combined minimum of 5,200 new undergraduate students from these groups each calendar year, based on a three-year rolling average. For calendar year 2022, UW\u2013Madison exceeds this number by hundreds, enrolling 5,635 students.\r\n<h2><strong>Supporting college affordability<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nA total of 932 students new to campus this fall are receiving Bucky\u2019s Tuition Promise \u2014 794 are freshmen and 138 are transfer students.\r\n<div id=\"attachment_91222\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 310px;\">\r\n\r\n<img class=\"wp-image-91222\" src=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DMarion-Jackson-scaled-e1665429200838-500x469.jpeg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DMarion-Jackson-scaled-e1665429200838-500x469.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DMarion-Jackson-scaled-e1665429200838-1024x961.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DMarion-Jackson-scaled-e1665429200838-775x727.jpeg 775w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DMarion-Jackson-scaled-e1665429200838-1600x1502.jpeg 1600w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"282\" \/>\r\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">D\u2019Marion Jackson<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\u201cFinancial aid was my No. 1 consideration in choosing a college, and no other school I applied to offered me something like that right off the bat,\u201d says freshman D\u2019Marion Jackson, a Bucky\u2019s Tuition Promise recipient from Racine, Wisconsin. He hasn\u2019t declared a major yet but is interested in English, psychology and social work.\r\n\r\nThe freshman class includes 1,404 students receiving need-based financial assistance through the Federal Pell Grant program \u2014 the highest number in a freshman class to date. Pell Grants play a critical role in expanding college opportunity for students from low-income households.\r\n<h2><strong>Freshmen diversity<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nThe freshman class is the most racially and ethnically diverse in the university\u2019s history.\r\n\r\nThere are 1,431 underrepresented students of color, up from 1,251 last year. These students comprise 16.6% of the freshman class, up from 14.8% last year. Both the number and percentage of underrepresented students of color are all-time highs.\r\n\r\nThere are 2,695 new freshmen in the broader category of all students of color, up from 2,133 last year. These students comprise 31.2% of the freshman class, up from 25.2% last year. Both the number and percentage in this category are record highs.\r\n\r\nElise Pyatskowit, of Shawano, Wisconsin, is one new UW\u2013Madison freshman. She identifies as white and Native American through the Menominee Indian Tribe. Pyatskowit is the recipient of a Mercile J. Lee Scholarship and hopes to become a nurse. The scholarships are designed to attract and support academically talented and outstanding individuals from underrepresented groups. Recipients receive full tuition and a $400 book stipend per semester.\r\n<div id=\"attachment_91220\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 510px;\">\r\n\r\n<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-91220\" src=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Elise-Pyatskowit-500x378.jpeg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Elise-Pyatskowit-500x378.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Elise-Pyatskowit-1024x775.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Elise-Pyatskowit-775x586.jpeg 775w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Elise-Pyatskowit-1600x1210.jpeg 1600w\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"378\" \/>\r\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elise Pyatskowit <span class=\"credit\">Photo by Rich Montour<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\u201cBasically, my goal is to graduate with as little debt as possible, and this scholarship is going to help me do that,\u201d says Pyatskowit.\r\n\r\nInternational students comprise 8.6% of the new freshman class, down from 9.5% last year.\r\n<h2><strong>Other enrollment trends<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_91232\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1034px;\">\r\n\r\n<img class=\"wp-image-91232 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Heinzl-Tayade-Baron-1024x445.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 775px) 100vw, 775px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Heinzl-Tayade-Baron-1024x445.png 1024w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Heinzl-Tayade-Baron-500x217.png 500w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Heinzl-Tayade-Baron-775x337.png 775w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Heinzl-Tayade-Baron-1600x695.png 1600w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"445\" \/>\r\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left, Halei Heinzel, John Baron and Akash Tayade.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nAbout 16% of the new freshmen and 25% of new transfer students identify as first-generation students, defined as neither parent having a four-year college degree.\r\n\r\n\u201cTo be part of UW\u2013Madison really <em>means<\/em> something, especially if you\u2019re like me, the first person in my family to go to college.\u201d says Halei Heinzel, of Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, who is majoring in dairy science with hopes of becoming a veterinarian.\r\n\r\nHeinzel grew up watching Badger hockey games and fell in love with the UW\u2013Madison campus as a high school FFA member judging poultry at the Animal Sciences Building. She attended UW\u2013River Falls her freshman year, then completed the Farm and Industry Short Course program at UW\u2013Madison last year. This fall, she\u2019s one of 1,154 new transfer students on campus, up from 1,136 last fall.\r\n\r\nUW\u2013Madison continues to attract students from all over the country and the world for undergraduate, graduate and professional studies. Akash Tayade, of Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India, is in his first semester at UW\u2013Madison, pursuing a master\u2019s degree through the Information School that focuses on data analytics.\r\n\r\n\u201cOne of my top priorities was rankings, and UW\u2013Madison has a good reputation in computer science,\u201d Tayade says. \u201cI also really like that the program I\u2019m in requires an internship. That was appealing to me and another reason I chose UW\u2013Madison.\u201d\r\n\r\nThe number of graduate and professional students on campus this fall is 12,651, up from 12,458 last fall. One of those new students is John Baron, who is back on campus this fall to pursue a PhD in kinesiology after earning a master\u2019s degree in the same field from UW\u2013Madison in 2020.\r\n\r\n\u201cI had a really good experience getting my master\u2019s degree here and knew the same could be true for a PhD,\u201d says Baron, of Cleveland, Ohio. \u201cUW\u2013Madison has such a strong reputation as a high-powered research university. 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He didn\u2019t disappoint. He applied to 27 colleges and got accepted to all of them, including UW\u2013Madison. The other 26 never really had a chance.\r\n\r\n\u201cJust like me, my family thinks UW\u2013Madison is one of the best universities in the world.\u201d says Rilling, of Omro, Wisconsin, a business major studying finance, investment and banking. \u201cI can\u2019t stress enough how happy I am to be here.\u201d\r\n<div id=\"attachment_91208\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 510px;\">\r\n\r\n<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-91208\" src=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Rilling_Matthew_hs22_6990-500x333.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Rilling_Matthew_hs22_6990-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Rilling_Matthew_hs22_6990-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Rilling_Matthew_hs22_6990-775x515.jpg 775w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Rilling_Matthew_hs22_6990-1600x1064.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Rilling_Matthew_hs22_6990-900x600.jpg 900w\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/>\r\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Freshman Matthew Rilling is pictured in a portrait in front of Bascom Hall. <span class=\"credit\">Photo: <a href=\"mailto:photos@uc.wisc.edu\">Althea Dotzour<\/a><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nRilling is one of 8,628 new freshmen on campus this fall. The incoming class maintains UW\u2013Madison\u2019s strong commitment to Wisconsin families \u2014 almost 800 of these new freshmen from Wisconsin, including Rilling, will have their tuition covered through <a href=\"https:\/\/financialaid.wisc.edu\/types-of-aid\/tuition-promise\/\">Bucky\u2019s Tuition Promise<\/a>, now in its fifth year. The program guarantees scholarships and grants to cover tuition and segregated fees for Wisconsin resident students whose household adjusted income is $60,000 or less. Incoming freshmen receive four years of tuition, transfer students two years.\r\n\r\n\u201cOne of the things that has most impressed me about UW\u2013Madison is its commitment to affordability and accessibility, especially for our home state students,\u201d says Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin, who began Aug. 4. \u201cThese are core priorities for me, so I look forward to working with the campus community to maintain crucial initiatives like Bucky\u2019s Tuition Promise and to expand on them wherever we can.\u201d\r\n<h2><strong> Increase in interest<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-91239\" src=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2022-Enrollment-Graphic-1024x326.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 775px) 100vw, 775px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2022-Enrollment-Graphic-1024x326.png 1024w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2022-Enrollment-Graphic-500x159.png 500w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2022-Enrollment-Graphic-775x247.png 775w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2022-Enrollment-Graphic-1600x510.png 1600w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"326\" \/>\r\n\r\nThis year\u2019s new freshman class of 8,628 is the largest in the institution\u2019s history, up 1.9% over last year\u2019s class of 8,465. The university did not set out to break this record \u2014 it offered admission to almost 3,000 fewer freshman applicants this fall than the prior year. However, of those admitted, a greater percentage chose to attend UW\u2013Madison.\r\n\r\nThe incoming freshmen were selected from a record 60,260 applicants, up 11.9% from 53,829 the prior year. Total campus enrollment is a record 49,886, up 4.1% from 47,932 last year. Enrollment figures are based on the 10th day of classes, the official student census for reporting purposes.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe are continuing to see an increase in demand for an education at UW\u2013Madison, which is a testament to the outstanding education and student experience offered here,\u201d says Provost Karl Scholz. \u201cThis robust interest will help ensure that Wisconsin\u2019s flagship university remains a key driver of economic advancement for state students and an essential provider of skilled workers for Wisconsin employers.\u201d\r\n<h2><strong>Wisconsin focus<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nIn 2015, UW\u2013Madison committed to continue enrolling at least 3,600 Wisconsin residents in each upcoming freshman class. This year\u2019s freshman class includes 3,787 Wisconsin resident students. This figure is especially significant given the stagnant number of Wisconsin high school graduates.\r\n\r\nSeparately, a Board of Regents enrollment policy measures UW\u2013Madison\u2019s commitment to the state by considering three groups of students together: Wisconsin students; Minnesota reciprocity students (who pay in-state tuition amounts); and transfer students from both states.\r\n\r\nUnder this Board of Regents policy, UW\u2013Madison must enroll a combined minimum of 5,200 new undergraduate students from these groups each calendar year, based on a three-year rolling average. For calendar year 2022, UW\u2013Madison exceeds this number by hundreds, enrolling 5,635 students.\r\n<h2><strong>Supporting college affordability<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nA total of 932 students new to campus this fall are receiving Bucky\u2019s Tuition Promise \u2014 794 are freshmen and 138 are transfer students.\r\n<div id=\"attachment_91222\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 310px;\">\r\n\r\n<img class=\"wp-image-91222\" src=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DMarion-Jackson-scaled-e1665429200838-500x469.jpeg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DMarion-Jackson-scaled-e1665429200838-500x469.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DMarion-Jackson-scaled-e1665429200838-1024x961.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DMarion-Jackson-scaled-e1665429200838-775x727.jpeg 775w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DMarion-Jackson-scaled-e1665429200838-1600x1502.jpeg 1600w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"282\" \/>\r\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">D\u2019Marion Jackson<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\u201cFinancial aid was my No. 1 consideration in choosing a college, and no other school I applied to offered me something like that right off the bat,\u201d says freshman D\u2019Marion Jackson, a Bucky\u2019s Tuition Promise recipient from Racine, Wisconsin. He hasn\u2019t declared a major yet but is interested in English, psychology and social work.\r\n\r\nThe freshman class includes 1,404 students receiving need-based financial assistance through the Federal Pell Grant program \u2014 the highest number in a freshman class to date. Pell Grants play a critical role in expanding college opportunity for students from low-income households.\r\n<h2><strong>Freshmen diversity<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nThe freshman class is the most racially and ethnically diverse in the university\u2019s history.\r\n\r\nThere are 1,431 underrepresented students of color, up from 1,251 last year. These students comprise 16.6% of the freshman class, up from 14.8% last year. Both the number and percentage of underrepresented students of color are all-time highs.\r\n\r\nThere are 2,695 new freshmen in the broader category of all students of color, up from 2,133 last year. These students comprise 31.2% of the freshman class, up from 25.2% last year. Both the number and percentage in this category are record highs.\r\n\r\nElise Pyatskowit, of Shawano, Wisconsin, is one new UW\u2013Madison freshman. She identifies as white and Native American through the Menominee Indian Tribe. Pyatskowit is the recipient of a Mercile J. Lee Scholarship and hopes to become a nurse. The scholarships are designed to attract and support academically talented and outstanding individuals from underrepresented groups. Recipients receive full tuition and a $400 book stipend per semester.\r\n<div id=\"attachment_91220\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 510px;\">\r\n\r\n<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-91220\" src=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Elise-Pyatskowit-500x378.jpeg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Elise-Pyatskowit-500x378.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Elise-Pyatskowit-1024x775.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Elise-Pyatskowit-775x586.jpeg 775w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Elise-Pyatskowit-1600x1210.jpeg 1600w\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"378\" \/>\r\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elise Pyatskowit <span class=\"credit\">Photo by Rich Montour<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\u201cBasically, my goal is to graduate with as little debt as possible, and this scholarship is going to help me do that,\u201d says Pyatskowit.\r\n\r\nInternational students comprise 8.6% of the new freshman class, down from 9.5% last year.\r\n<h2><strong>Other enrollment trends<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_91232\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1034px;\">\r\n\r\n<img class=\"wp-image-91232 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Heinzl-Tayade-Baron-1024x445.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 775px) 100vw, 775px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Heinzl-Tayade-Baron-1024x445.png 1024w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Heinzl-Tayade-Baron-500x217.png 500w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Heinzl-Tayade-Baron-775x337.png 775w, https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Heinzl-Tayade-Baron-1600x695.png 1600w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"445\" \/>\r\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left, Halei Heinzel, John Baron and Akash Tayade.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nAbout 16% of the new freshmen and 25% of new transfer students identify as first-generation students, defined as neither parent having a four-year college degree.\r\n\r\n\u201cTo be part of UW\u2013Madison really <em>means<\/em> something, especially if you\u2019re like me, the first person in my family to go to college.\u201d says Halei Heinzel, of Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, who is majoring in dairy science with hopes of becoming a veterinarian.\r\n\r\nHeinzel grew up watching Badger hockey games and fell in love with the UW\u2013Madison campus as a high school FFA member judging poultry at the Animal Sciences Building. 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The state\u2019s support made it possible for the MS in Biotechnology to launch very quickly, in a way that really matched the pace of progress happening in the field at that time.\u201d\r\n\r\nToday, the program continues to build Wisconsin\u2019s biosciences industry, prepare students to drive the industry forward, establish strong industry partnerships and advance life-saving discoveries.\r\n\r\nAbout two-thirds of the program\u2019s graduates, who now number more than 400, have remained in Wisconsin, helping to build the biotech industry, working at established companies like Promega, Labcorp, Exact Sciences, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Aldevron, and Illumina, as well as startups.\r\n\r\n\u201cThe MS in Biotechnology fills a need for employees with various backgrounds who want to understand the larger context of how the biotech industry works,\u201d says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forwardbiolabs.org\/team\">Jessica Martin Eckerly<\/a>, CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forwardbiolabs.org\/\">Forward BIOLABS<\/a> and an alumnus of the program who is now an instructor in it. \u201cStudents learn about and practice scenarios from both startup and larger company perspectives. I have hired graduates of the program, and I\u2019m a graduate myself. We\u2019ve talked about how instrumental the program was in helping us understand industry drivers, business practices, and opportunities.\u201d\r\n\r\nMany of Wisconsin\u2019s most successful biotech companies today began as startups with ties to UW or the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and either grew into established homegrown companies or have been acquired by global biotech companies as valued additions to their operations. Says <a href=\"https:\/\/ms-biotech.wisc.edu\/staff\/husk-bryan\/\">Bryan Husk<\/a>, associate director of the program, \u201cWe\u2019ve become a global player as a result of local success. 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Jarjue planned to work on the research and development of clinical assays for the diagnosis of diseases after graduation.\r\n\r\nOne semester into the program, product development captured his interest, and he changed plans.\r\n\r\n\u201cI gained an appreciation for all the business development processes and regulatory activities that go into the development of a biotechnology product, from concept to market release,\u201d Jarjue says.\r\n\r\nThat led to his current role as a product manager at Gentueri, where he\u2019s mostly involved in product development, he says. He works closely with all departments to ensure that Gentueri\u2019s products meet user needs and comply with regulatory requirements.\r\n\r\nHusk notices two exciting trends in Wisconsin\u2019s biotech economy: biotechnology companies establishing sites in Madison and hiring local talent, and global life sciences companies who are hiring Madison employees to work virtually for them. In many cases, companies headquartered outside of Madison \u2014 like Illumina, Luminex, and Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals \u2014 decide to invest in Madison, which they have designated as a growth region with a strong talent pool.\r\n\r\n\u201cIllumina, which is headquartered in San Diego, built a biomanufacturing facility in University Research Park, and their executives have been so pleased with their Wisconsin investment that they\u2019re announcing job openings here that were previously only offered in California,\u201d says Husk. \u201cI have enjoyed building strong relationships with industry partners, as companies place increasing value on human and intellectual capital and resources for growth.\u201d\r\n\r\nProgram staff intend to maintain the program\u2019s quality and rigor and stay ahead of the curve, rolling out new professional certificates and industry competency badges in future growth areas related to biotechnology and human health. The program also supports an entry-level <a href=\"https:\/\/pdc.wisc.edu\/degrees\/applied-biotechnology\/\">online MS in Applied Biotechnology<\/a> degree and a <a href=\"https:\/\/pdc.wisc.edu\/capstone-certificates\/applied-bioinformatics\/\">Capstone Certificate in Applied Bioinformatics<\/a>, in partnership with UW Extended Campus.\r\n\r\nThe MS in Biotechnology program also continues to grow, admitting its two largest cohorts in the past two years.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled it\u2019s had a global impact, drawing talent to Wisconsin and building our reputation,\u2019 says Zimmerman. \u201cMajor companies, like Aldevron, Arrowhead, and Illumina are putting down footprints, and we can help deliver the workforce to their large facilities and support the investment they\u2019re making in Wisconsin.\u201d\r\n\r\nZimmerman says that the early promise of the program has been realized.\r\n\r\n\u201cThere was a promise made to the state by the Wisconsin state government and UW\u2013Madison that investing in biotechnology would pay dividends, and that investment has advanced medical discoveries, while creating new companies and jobs.\u201d Zimmerman says.","post_date":"2022-09-29 15:17:04","post_excerpt":"","post_parent":82,"post_status":"publish","post_title":"20 years in, biotech Master's program pays dividends for Wisconsin","post_type":"post","slug":"20-years-in-biotech-masters-program-pays-dividends-for-wisconsin","_edit_lock":"1736786982:5","_edit_last":"9","_wp_page_template":"page-story.php","uw_auto_excerpt":"Students in UW\u2013Madison&#8217;s MS in Biotechnology study science, business, policy and law to prepare for careers leading in the burgeoning biotech economy. 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The state\u2019s support made it possible for the MS in Biotechnology to launch very quickly, in a way that really matched the pace of progress happening in the field at that time.\u201d\r\n\r\nToday, the program continues to build Wisconsin\u2019s biosciences industry, prepare students to drive the industry forward, establish strong industry partnerships and advance life-saving discoveries.\r\n\r\nAbout two-thirds of the program\u2019s graduates, who now number more than 400, have remained in Wisconsin, helping to build the biotech industry, working at established companies like Promega, Labcorp, Exact Sciences, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Aldevron, and Illumina, as well as startups.\r\n\r\n\u201cThe MS in Biotechnology fills a need for employees with various backgrounds who want to understand the larger context of how the biotech industry works,\u201d says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forwardbiolabs.org\/team\">Jessica Martin Eckerly<\/a>, CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forwardbiolabs.org\/\">Forward BIOLABS<\/a> and an alumnus of the program who is now an instructor in it. \u201cStudents learn about and practice scenarios from both startup and larger company perspectives. I have hired graduates of the program, and I\u2019m a graduate myself. We\u2019ve talked about how instrumental the program was in helping us understand industry drivers, business practices, and opportunities.\u201d\r\n\r\nMany of Wisconsin\u2019s most successful biotech companies today began as startups with ties to UW or the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and either grew into established homegrown companies or have been acquired by global biotech companies as valued additions to their operations. Says <a href=\"https:\/\/ms-biotech.wisc.edu\/staff\/husk-bryan\/\">Bryan Husk<\/a>, associate director of the program, \u201cWe\u2019ve become a global player as a result of local success. 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Jarjue planned to work on the research and development of clinical assays for the diagnosis of diseases after graduation.\r\n\r\nOne semester into the program, product development captured his interest, and he changed plans.\r\n\r\n\u201cI gained an appreciation for all the business development processes and regulatory activities that go into the development of a biotechnology product, from concept to market release,\u201d Jarjue says.\r\n\r\nThat led to his current role as a product manager at Gentueri, where he\u2019s mostly involved in product development, he says. He works closely with all departments to ensure that Gentueri\u2019s products meet user needs and comply with regulatory requirements.\r\n\r\nHusk notices two exciting trends in Wisconsin\u2019s biotech economy: biotechnology companies establishing sites in Madison and hiring local talent, and global life sciences companies who are hiring Madison employees to work virtually for them. In many cases, companies headquartered outside of Madison \u2014 like Illumina, Luminex, and Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals \u2014 decide to invest in Madison, which they have designated as a growth region with a strong talent pool.\r\n\r\n\u201cIllumina, which is headquartered in San Diego, built a biomanufacturing facility in University Research Park, and their executives have been so pleased with their Wisconsin investment that they\u2019re announcing job openings here that were previously only offered in California,\u201d says Husk. \u201cI have enjoyed building strong relationships with industry partners, as companies place increasing value on human and intellectual capital and resources for growth.\u201d\r\n\r\nProgram staff intend to maintain the program\u2019s quality and rigor and stay ahead of the curve, rolling out new professional certificates and industry competency badges in future growth areas related to biotechnology and human health. The program also supports an entry-level <a href=\"https:\/\/pdc.wisc.edu\/degrees\/applied-biotechnology\/\">online MS in Applied Biotechnology<\/a> degree and a <a href=\"https:\/\/pdc.wisc.edu\/capstone-certificates\/applied-bioinformatics\/\">Capstone Certificate in Applied Bioinformatics<\/a>, in partnership with UW Extended Campus.\r\n\r\nThe MS in Biotechnology program also continues to grow, admitting its two largest cohorts in the past two years.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled it\u2019s had a global impact, drawing talent to Wisconsin and building our reputation,\u2019 says Zimmerman. \u201cMajor companies, like Aldevron, Arrowhead, and Illumina are putting down footprints, and we can help deliver the workforce to their large facilities and support the investment they\u2019re making in Wisconsin.\u201d\r\n\r\nZimmerman says that the early promise of the program has been realized.\r\n\r\n\u201cThere was a promise made to the state by the Wisconsin state government and UW\u2013Madison that investing in biotechnology would pay dividends, and that investment has advanced medical discoveries, while creating new companies and jobs.\u201d Zimmerman says.","post_date":"2022-09-29 15:17:04","post_excerpt":"","post_parent":82,"post_status":"publish","post_title":"20 years in, biotech Master's program pays dividends for Wisconsin","post_type":"post","slug":"20-years-in-biotech-masters-program-pays-dividends-for-wisconsin","_edit_lock":"1736786982:5","_edit_last":"9","_wp_page_template":"page-story.php","uw_auto_excerpt":"Students in UW\u2013Madison&#8217;s MS in Biotechnology study science, business, policy and law to prepare for careers leading in the burgeoning biotech economy. 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They reach out and shake hands with each other." class="stories-image" /> <div class="stories-titles"> <span class="category">UW Innovation<span class="visually-hidden">:</span></span> <span class="title">UW–Madison researchers and Wisconsin farmers work together to produce healthy potato harvests</span> <span class="subtitle">Collaboration from seed to harvest makes Wisconsin an industry leader</span> </div> </div> </a> <a id="work-anchor-2" class="stories-anchor" href="https://impact.wisc.edu/uw-madisons-teacher-pledge-keeps-pk-12-educators-in-the-profession-and-in-wisconsin"> <div class="stories-image-container"> <div class="background-gradient"></div> <img src="https://impact.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2025/01/Common-Ground-Dodgeville-Teaching-2024-10-30BR-4119-600x400-c-default.jpg" srcset="https://impact.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2025/01/Common-Ground-Dodgeville-Teaching-2024-10-30BR-4119-300x200.jpg 300w, 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class="stories-titles"> <span class="category">Serving Wisconsin<span class="visually-hidden">:</span></span> <span class="title">UW–Madison’s Teacher Pledge keeps PK–12 educators in the profession — and in Wisconsin</span> <span class="subtitle">The UW School of Education's Teacher Pledge is simple but transformational: If you pledge to stay, we pledge to pay.</span> </div> </div> </a> <a id="work-anchor-3" class="stories-anchor" href="https://impact.wisc.edu/uw-madison-6th-research-ranking"> <div class="stories-image-container"> <div class="background-gradient"></div> <img src="https://impact.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2024/11/TLRS-Wild-Rice-2024-07-30BR-5897-scaled-600x400-c-default.jpg" srcset="https://impact.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2024/11/TLRS-Wild-Rice-2024-07-30BR-5897-300x200.jpg 300w, https://impact.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2024/11/TLRS-Wild-Rice-2024-07-30BR-5897-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://impact.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2024/11/TLRS-Wild-Rice-2024-07-30BR-5897-768x512.jpg 768w, https://impact.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2024/11/TLRS-Wild-Rice-2024-07-30BR-5897-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://impact.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2024/11/TLRS-Wild-Rice-2024-07-30BR-5897-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://impact.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2024/11/TLRS-Wild-Rice-2024-07-30BR-5897-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://impact.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2024/11/TLRS-Wild-Rice-2024-07-30BR-5897-600x400.jpg 600w, https://impact.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2024/11/TLRS-Wild-Rice-2024-07-30BR-5897-900x600.jpg 900w" sizes="(min-width:43.75em) 50vw, 100vw" alt="Two UW–Madison students in a canoe collect data from Allequash Lake" class="stories-image" /> <div class="stories-titles"> <span class="category">Economic Impact<span class="visually-hidden">:</span></span> <span class="title">UW–Madison now 6th in national research ranking, surpasses $1.7 billion in research expenditures</span> </div> </div> </a> <a id="work-anchor-4" class="stories-anchor" href="https://impact.wisc.edu/rural-peer-adviser-students"> <div class="stories-image-container"> <div class="background-gradient"></div> <img src="https://impact.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2024/08/Rural-Ambassadors-2024-08-19BR-6751-600x400-c-default.jpg" srcset="https://impact.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2024/08/Rural-Ambassadors-2024-08-19BR-6751-300x200.jpg 300w, https://impact.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2024/08/Rural-Ambassadors-2024-08-19BR-6751-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https://impact.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2024/08/Rural-Ambassadors-2024-08-19BR-6751-768x512.jpg 768w, https://impact.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2024/08/Rural-Ambassadors-2024-08-19BR-6751-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https://impact.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2024/08/Rural-Ambassadors-2024-08-19BR-6751-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://impact.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2024/08/Rural-Ambassadors-2024-08-19BR-6751-600x400.jpg 600w, https://impact.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2024/08/Rural-Ambassadors-2024-08-19BR-6751-900x600.jpg 900w, https://impact.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2024/08/Rural-Ambassadors-2024-08-19BR-6751.jpg 1600w" sizes="(min-width:43.75em) 50vw, 100vw" alt="Three undergraduate students stand just inside the door of a dairy barn on the campus of UW–Madison" class="stories-image" /> <div class="stories-titles"> <span class="category">Access to UW–Madison<span class="visually-hidden">:</span></span> <span class="title">UW–Madison students serve as rural peer advisers</span> <span class="subtitle">These undergrads tap into their small-town roots to advise other rural students</span> </div> </div> </a> <a id="work-anchor-5" class="stories-anchor" href="https://impact.wisc.edu/experiential-learning-practicum-capstone-internship"> <div class="stories-image-container"> <div class="background-gradient"></div> <img src="https://impact.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2024/08/godil-fetch-2024-1800x1200-1-600x400-c-default.jpg" 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class="visually-hidden">:</span></span> <span class="title">Experiential learning unlocks potential of students, employers alike</span> <span class="subtitle">Students develop key skills while businesses benefit from UW talent</span> </div> </div> </a> <a id="work-anchor-6" class="stories-anchor" href="https://impact.wisc.edu/school-of-education-wisconsin-teacher-pledge"> <div class="stories-image-container"> <div class="background-gradient"></div> <img src="https://impact.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2024/08/Katie-Swope-600x400-c-default.jpg" srcset="https://impact.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2024/08/Katie-Swope-300x200.jpg 300w, https://impact.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2024/08/Katie-Swope-768x512.jpg 768w, https://impact.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2024/08/Katie-Swope-600x400.jpg 600w, https://impact.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2024/08/Katie-Swope.jpg 800w" sizes="(min-width:43.75em) 50vw, 100vw" alt="Katie Swope student teaches at Shorewood Hills Elementary School" class="stories-image" /> <div 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