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October 20, 2026

Research

Needle-Free Blood Draw Device Keeps IV Lines Open Through Intensive Pharmacokinetic Studies

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Bioengineer.org

Pharmacokinetic studies live and die by the quality of their blood samples. To trace how a drug rises, peaks, and clears from the bloodstream, researchers must draw venous blood again and again at precisely timed intervals, and each additional puncture adds burden for participants and risk to the sampling schedule. A new pilot study suggests that a needle-free blood collection device can keep a single intravenous catheter working through an entire day of intensive sampling, potentially reshaping how early-phase drug research is conducted.

Higher Education/System

Agriculture

Wisconsin Farm Bureau Names 2026 Event Ambassadors

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Wisconsin Ag Connection

Draxler is a fourth-year student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, studying agricultural and applied economics and life sciences communication. Her agricultural leadership experience includes involvement with Wisconsin FFA, Fairest of the Fair, the Association of Women in Agriculture, Collegiate Farm Bureau, Badger Dairy Club and other campus organizations.

Community

UW Health’s East Madison Hospital expands amid patient demand

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The Cap Times

UW Health has spent $140 million to expand its East Madison Hospital amid growth in surgeries and other patient care.

The new 120,000-square-foot wing will add inpatient space and surgical capacity.

The project increases the number of operating rooms from 14 to 20, the surgical pre-operation and recovery capacity from 23 to 60 patients and inpatient bed capacity from 84 to 98. The expansion is expected to lead to a 30% increase in the number of surgeries performed annually.

UW-Madison Related

UW-Madison students and staff simulate prison reentry, hear from formerly incarcerated

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The Daily Cardinal

Around 100 University of Wisconsin-Madison students, faculty and staff gathered at Nancy Nicholas Hall to participate in social justice nonprofit JustDane’s prison reentry simulation and hear from formerly incarcerated people Oct 9.

JustDane is a Madison-based nonprofit providing social services for “justice-impacted individuals,” including prison reentry programs for recently released individuals, outreach for children of incarcerated parents and community prison re-entry simulations to raise awareness. They have operated across the Madison area for over 51 years.