Madison leaders and economists are still working to predict all of the major changes that could take place with the sale of local cancer diagnostics company Exact Sciences to Illinois-based Abbott Laboratories, which was announced late last month. But one local economist and business analyst says the merger is likely to be a net positive for both companies. Dan Olszewski, director of the Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business, studies mergers and acquisitions in prominent companies.
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Medical Sciences Orchestra keeps music alive on campus
Musicians in the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s School of Medicine and Public Health perform classical music with surgical precision as part of the Medical Sciences Orchestra. Founded in 2018 by fourth-year medical student Joohee Son, the orchestra provides a chance for new operations for students, faculty and alumni in the medical field.
UW Health expert emphasizes how to de-stress during the holiday season
The holidays are always exciting, but they can also be incredibly stressful. Our Leigh Mills sat down with psychologist Dr. Shilagh Mirgain to discuss ways to keep your mental health in check during the cold, dark winter months.
Early study results show landfill runoff in Wisconsin has high PFAS levels
Early results of a new study show landfill runoff contained the highest levels of PFAS among liquid wastes sampled statewide in Wisconsin.
Since 2023, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have been collecting and analyzing samples from four waste materials that could be potential sources of PFAS in groundwater, which provides drinking water to two-thirds of state residents. It’s also a source of drinking water for around 800,000 private wells.
Director of La Follette School of Public Affairs talks new public policy major
The University of Wisconsin-Madison announced a new Public Policy Bachelor’s degree in the La Follette School of Public Affairs next fall — the first program of its kind in Wisconsin — at what school leaders call a pivotal time for “civil dialogue.”
UW-Madison group helps students find fun in recovery from addiction
Ash Engel and Dante Lucchesi work together as collegiate recovery specialists in UW-Madison’s Badger Recovery program. They provide one-on-one coaching, weekly meetings and social events for students in recovery from substance use, disordered eating and addictive behaviors.
UW-Madison seeks approval to break school of AI, computing into separate college
UW-Madison is seeking to break its computer school out into a separate college that will focus on computing and artificial intelligence — a move the university says will position the institution as a leader in AI. The UW Board of Regents will vote Thursday on whether to move the UW-Madison School of Computer, Data, and Information Sciences (CDIS) out of the College of Letters and Science into a new College of Computing and Artificial Intelligence.