Now, engineers at The Ohio State University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed battery-free sweat sensors that can measure several chemicals and give accurate readouts at a range of concentrations. Their sensors can be worn like a necklace or even implanted into the skin, where they would work throughout a user’s lifetime.
July 26, 2022
Research
Campus life
UW shares $6 million concept to dramatically reimagine Library Mall
UW-Madison is considering a dramatic $6 million transformation of stately Library Mall in the heart of campus with landscaping, shade trees, interactive water features, seating and elements to honor the site’s Ho-Chunk heritage.
Athletics
How Wisconsin volleyball grew its youth camps to be the Badgers’ largest
A decade ago, Badgers volleyball camps were popular but not the top revenue producer among UW sports. Those were men’s basketball and men’s soccer.
UW Experts in the News
Dane County elections committee calls for greater security for equipment, clerks
Ken Mayer, a UW-Madison political science professor and chair of the committee, said the group decided early on that its focus would be on the physical safety of the elections process, noting that much past attention to election security has been on cybersecurity and information technology.
Omicron BA.5 Surge: 5 Ways to Stay Safe
Talk to your family and friends as well as other members of your community to find out whether they’ve had Covid recently or know anybody who has or recently had Covid, Ajay Sethi, an epidemiologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said. Because you’re more likely to interact with people in your network, you may get a better sense of incidence in your community and what your own risk of getting sick may be.
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Wisconsin ‘trial college’ gives Indigenous advocates the skills to work in tribal courts
Padron and 27 others just graduated with certificates in tribal court legal advocacy from the National Tribal Trial College. They’re now scattered across the country to litigate cases ranging from divorce to domestic violence to child support.
The six-month program that concluded last week at the University of Wisconsin Law School is the only one of its kind in the country, according to National Tribal Trial College dean Hallie Bongar White.