Engineering a Healthier Calorie
In a UW–Madison greenhouse, “Super Corn” and “Super Soy” plants reach to the sun, giving hope for a future when baked goods and corn chips may help fix our obesity and diabetes epidemics.
Increasing Vision Screening To Reduce Blindness
In an effort to mitigate vision loss among diabetic populations, Yao Liu, a recipient of a 2015 New Investigator Program award from the Wisconsin Partnership Program, has embarked on a research project aimed at increasing access to vision screening and improving eye screening rates in underserved, rural Wisconsin communities.
Advancing Burn Treatment
Twenty years ago, a Madison bus fire inspired Dr. Angela Gibson, then a UW Health burn nurse, to become a surgeon and scientist. Now she’s using a New Investigator Grant from the Wisconsin Partnership Program to improve the wound healing process for burn victims.
Using Telehealth and Community Partnerships To Improve Postpartum Care for Black Mothers in Wisconsin
With funding from the Wisconsin Partnership Program, the initiative expands upon a successful telehealth patient monitoring program.
Helping Women Fight Symptoms From Pelvic Floor Disorders
Heidi Brown, MD, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health is using Wisconsin Partnership Program grant to prevent or treat incontinence in older women through community-based workshops.