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Serving Wisconsin's Small Businesses
“In my experience, small businesses in small communities are incredibly vital. And they continue to be really hard to both start and then you have to actually grow in scale and build them into something.”
When Ruby Coffee Roasters got started, co-founder and CEO Jared Linzmeier obtained free legal help through UW–Madison's Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic. Now, Ruby Coffee Roasters has a successful roastery in Nelsonville and a café in Stevens Point.
The Rural Entrepreneurship Program, part of University of Wisconsin Law School's Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic, helps businesses in smaller communities around the Badger state get started and grow.
UW for You
Sky's the Limit
This summer, campers at UW–Madison's The Sky’s the Limit STEM Camp for autistic youth learned to estimate the canopy cover of a nearby wooded area (by pretending they’re aliens), calculate the ages of trees and create mini ecosystems in Mason jars.
Keeping tabs on emerging contaminants
UW–Madison Extension works hard with community partners throughout Wisconsin to ensure surveillance and safety communication on water contamination.
Back to school prep
With the new school year upon us, UW–Madison's pediatrics expert Dr. Emily Ruedinger shares ideas on how to best prepare children mentally and physically.
Were U Wondering?
Why are bees so important?
Claudio Gratton, a professor of entomology at UW–Madison, has the buzz! In the latest 'Were U Wondering?", Dr. Gratton explains how bees help humans and how we can help them thrive in return.
Can't Stop a Badger
NFL running back and former Badger football player Dare Ogunbowale and several other former Badgers are trying to change misconceptions about golf, aiming to show anyone can play the sport.
With a new technique, UW–Madison chemical engineers are turning low-value waste plastic into high-value products. (Bonus: UW–Madison scientist has found a way to recycle face masks).
Ethan Taylor ’22, DPTx’25, who enlisted in the Army National Guard at 17, is finding his calling as a physical therapist with the help of the Gunnery Sergeant Daniel Price Memorial Scholarship.
The Cheat Sheet
ICYMI: A look back at summer in Madison. ● Preparing your teen for dorm life. ● How an ocean current collapse could impact Wisconsin's climate. ● Going nuclear on cancer. ● The science behind the most epic sci-fi monster movie ever. ● Wisconsin's real-life Barbenheimer. ● Creating a "one-stop-shop" for Indigenous student scholarships. ● Mapping methane. ● Machine learning boosts cancer diagnosis & treatment. ● Don't like the weather? Wait five minutes—and check with Wisconet. ● The right battery chemistry matters. ● Teens, talk to your doctor about social media. ● A first look at NASA’s new air pollution satellite. ● New projects focus on rural & tribal communities in Wisconsin. ● The remarkable life of Ada Deer.
Coming Up
Cripes! A panel discussion on phosphorus in aquatic ecosystems ft. Charlie Berens and Dan Egan
Memorial Union, Madison, WI (livestream available)
August 31 | 5:00 p.m.
Entertainer Charlie Berens and author of The Devil’s Element: Phosphorus and a World Out of Balance, Dan Egan, will headline a panel sponsored by Wisconsin Sea Grant. The panel will discuss the health of Madison, Wisconsin’s Lake Mendota and other outcomes from phosphorus use, such as toxic blue-green algae blooms in our waterways. In person and video livestream available.
BadgerTalks: "Not the Same Person:
What to Expect in Dementia"
Marinette, WI
September 13 | 1:00 p.m.
This is a talk on the progression of dementia in terms of behaviors and function, which may touch on both pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic approaches for addressing concerning behaviors.
BadgerTalks Feature: Cardiovascular Research
Virtual Livestream Series
September 14, 19 & 26
World Heart Day is September 29. Throughout the month, BadgerTalks will spotlight experts representing UW–Madison units that are helping people live their healthiest lives through heart and vascular disease treatment and prevention.
If you're interested in organizing a BadgerTalk event in your community, visit their website.
Picture This
One of the world’s oldest ecologically restored prairies, Curtis Prairie at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Arboretum offers 73 acres of natural beauty and research history set amid Madison’s bustling urban environment. Take a visual stroll through an evening on the prairie. Above, preview a patch of sweet coneflower plants, also known as sweet black-eyed Susan. Photo by Jeff Miller / UW–Madison.
