The center is one of three institutions in the nation participating in the trial, which is testing a vaccine designed to prevent the recurrence of triple-negative breast cancer.
February 8, 2023
Research
UW Carbone Cancer Center hosts breakthrough breast cancer vaccine trial
The trial is testing a vaccine that is designed to prevent the recurrence of triple negative breast cancer. This type of breast cancer has fewer treatment options and accounts for the 10% of breast cancers common in minorities and women under 40.
The Lab Report: How past life could predict otherworldly life
Kaçar is an assistant professor of bacteriology at the University of Wisconsin and the director of NASA’s Interdisciplinary Consortium for Astrobiology Research program. Through her work, Kaçar ties together the cosmos and biology to address several questions regarding past life on earth and possible otherworldly life — where did life evolve from? Are humans alone? Are there other forms of life to exist?
Higher Education/System
Enrollment drops, frustration rises at UW-Milwaukee branches in West Bend, Waukesha
The impending fate of another branch campus has added anxiety to an atmosphere of worry at UW-Washington County. With just 60 degree-seeking students enrolled, UW-Platteville Richland will end in-person classes at the end of this spring semester. While UW System has pledged to maintain some sort of presence at the Richland Center campus, community members see the loss of in-person instruction as effectively closing the campus.
Campus life
UW Law School finds U.S. News Rankings at odds with their values, opts out
The U.S. News rankings’ metrics do not make room for world-class legal education at an affordable price, the UW Law School Dean said.
Before Biden, see presidential visits to Madison in photos
According to an article on the Wisconsin Historical Society website, 13 U.S. presidents have come to Wisconsin’s capital city — though the list was compiled before President Barack Obama visited Madisonians during his tenure. The University of Wisconsin-Madison also compiled a list in 2010 of past, sitting and future presidents who have visited campus.
For soccer-themed play ‘The Wolves’, authenticity is the goooaaalll
The University of Wisconsin-Madison was closing in on tech rehearsals for “The Wolves” in 2020 when COVID-19 sent everyone home. Director Audrey Lauren Standish knew immediately that they would return to it.
University Theatre presents the play in the Hemsley Theatre Feb. 16-26.
UW-Madison Vehicle Club designed 3-wheel bike that can handle snow and ice
The UW-Madison Human Powered Vehicle Club’s attempt to create a human-powered recumbent bike didn’t quite pan out. But the bike the HPVC ultimately created never fails to turn heads.
Opinion
UW Law School must explore cohort tuition system to increase transparency about education costs
Amid rising education costs, UW Law School must provide students with upfront tuition information.
UW Experts in the News
The Leadership Quality That Can Make You Or Break You: Self-Awareness
“Experience necessarily involves failures, and you certainly shouldn’t miss the meaning of those,” writes Jeffrey Russell, Vice Provost for Lifelong Learning and Dean of Continuing Studies at University of Wisconsin-Madison. ”Failures can prepare you to be a leader — as long as you take the time to reflect on them. When you’re reflective, you think about outcomes and impact. You develop judgment.”