Could something commonly associated with the dentist's office help avoid hair loss during chemotherapy?
Inspired by their experiences in college and elsewhere, these Pathfinders are passing by the typical, well-trod career paths and blazing their own trails. We?ll explore the unconventional approaches these Big Ten alums are taking to work. As a kid who grew up on the West and South Sides of Chicago, professional dance artist Jarius King felt […]
During football and basketball games, BTN LiveBIG will spotlight notable examples of research, innovation and community service from around the conference. In-Game stories will provide more background on these features, and the opportunity to view the videos again. ?Sector67? sounds like an ominous setting from a sci-fi story - perhaps a secret government laboratory or an […]
This year marks a grim anniversary for the African nation of Rwanda. Twenty years ago, extremists from the country?s Hutu ethnic group massacred somewhere between 500,000 and 1 million people in less than four months. Already one of the poorest countries in the world, this period crippled Rwanda?s fragile healthcare system. Scarce basic resources and […]
Sometimes, inspiration can strike in the most unlikely of places. The inside of a college mascot costume, for example. That was the case for University of Wisconsin alumnus Sam Rhyan. He came from a background where substance abuse and addiction were common, and a college education was not an expectation. And while at school, he […]
For a 19-year-old who?s won major awards for scientific research and set a lofty personal goal of curing colon cancer, Keven Stonewall?s a pretty regular, down-to-earth guy. The University of Wisconsin sophomore, who hails from Chicago?s South Side, was looking through microscopes as a hobby in elementary school. His interest in colon cancer specifically was […]