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April 2020: Events, News and Networking

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Professional and contemporary office and lab space is available at URP!

Contact the URP office for more information. 

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to multiple COVID-19 related cancelations, be sure to check actual event websites, or contact organizer if you plan on attending.
 
 


CS NEST Pitch Competition

April 22 12:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Online Event


The UW-Madison Computer Science Department and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation has teamed up with gener8tor to host its annual CS NEST Pitch Competition. This will be a VIRTUAL COMPETITION.
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Doyenne – Ask a Coach

April 22 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Online Event


Join us to ask your questions during this live coaching session. Laura Gmeinder is an ICF certified coach who provides coaching and mentoring for women in business.
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Financial Resources during COVID-19 Crisis: A Webinar Event for Wisconsin Practitioners & Educators

April 27 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Online Event

The purpose of the webinar is to provide timely resources, information, and updates on Wisconsin state agency responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has impacted the financial well-being of households across the state.

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HyperX Student Showcase at the Emerging Tech Hubs

April 28 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Online Event

The Emerging Tech Hub Showcase at the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery on April 28 is going virtual! RSVP this online Zoom session for highlights from projects students have been working on in predictive analytics, sports tech, and augmented reality.

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COVID-19 Resource Center

Supporting Wisconsin small business owners and entrepreneurs is more critical than ever. On our new COVID-19 RESOURCE page, you will find websites, webinars, and other useful resources that could be helpful in matters of Emergency Relief, Small Business Guidance, Financial Resources, Paycheck Protection Loans, Human Resources and much more.

CHECK OUT THE RESOURCE CENTER
 

UPDATE on URP's March 13 Statement on COVID-19

The health and safety of the people working in University Research Park is of the upmost priority. As we collectively monitor and react to the news of the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), we want to make you aware of steps University Research Park is taking and offer some recommendations of precautionary steps you can take at your own companies.

URP is:
  • Continuing to abide by Gov. Evers updated Safer at Home Order, Emergency Order #28
    • Conference rooms remain closed, congregating in common areas prohibited
  • Continuing to follow CDC and WI DHS guidelines for environmental cleaning
  • Planning to inform tenants of known/suspected cases in their building
  • Monitoring public health authority guidance
  • Monitoring occupancy at our buildings in order to determine if closings are necessary

READ FULL STATEMENT HERE




HUW–Madison, FluGen, Bharat Biotech to develop CoroFlu, a coronavirus vaccine

April 2
UW Madison News


An international collaboration of virologists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the vaccine companies FluGen and Bharat Biotech has begun the development and testing of a unique vaccine against COVID-19 called CoroFlu.

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UW Madsison Engineers Made a DIY Face Shield. Now It's Helping Doctors

March 26
Wired Magazine


Early last week, Lennon Rodgers, director of the Engineering Design Innovation Lab at University of Wisconsin-Madison, got an urgent email from the university’s hospital. Could his lab make 1,000 face shields to protect staff testing and treating Covid-19 patients? The hospital’s usual suppliers were out of stock, due to the spike in demand prompted by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Answering the call: Engineering alum races from Utah to Wisconsin to contribute ventilator expertise

April 1
UW Madison News

For Tyler Vermey, a crazy cross-country trip that included the aftermath of an earthquake and a raging blizzard was just the beginning of his role in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. Until March 15, he and his wife had been keeping an eye on the pandemic from their home in Utah.


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Plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients tested as therapy at UW Health

April 13
UW Madison News

A COVID-19 patient at UW Hospital has received the first transfusion of plasma from a local patient who donated it since recovering from the disease.

The UW School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) and UW Health are part of a nationwide effort to study whether plasma from people who have recovered from COVID-19 given to patients who are seriously ill with the disease can help shorten the duration or severity of their illness..


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Badger facilities lit in blue to honor pandemic workers

April 10
UW Madison News

UW-Madison’s athletic facilities — Camp Randall Stadium, the Kohl Center and the Field House — were lit up in blue Thursday night in support and appreciation for those on the frontlines against the COVID-19 pandemic. Stadiums around the country joined the #LightItBlue campaign to support health care and essential workers around the world.

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UW Health Partners with UW Engineering to Maximize Donations from Strategic National Stockpile

April 15
UW Health

In another example of ingenuity and cross-campus collaboration during a time of crisis, UW Health partnered with the UW College of Engineering to design, test and manufacture a critical piece of personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline workers.

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Finalists in Gov’s Biz Plan Contest poised to be part of economic recovery post-COVID

April 13
WI Technology Council

Twenty-eight entries representing sectors as broad as health technologies and innovations in products or services are competing in the finalist round of the 17th annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest.

“It will be young companies such as those advancing in this year’s contest that will help to lead the economic recovery once COVID-19 recedes in Wisconsin and elsewhere,” said Greg Lynch, chairman of the Tech Council and a partner at the law firm of Michael Best.

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