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2019-2020 Annual Report Now Available
A look back at the year's research, innovation and entrepreneurship highlights.
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UW-River Falls student wins campus research communication prize in WiSys Quick Pitch
The student “pitch” competition inspires UW System students to consider the impact of their research and effectively communicate it to the public via three-minute presentations.
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UW System recognizes UW-Parkside’s Dr. Francis Mann as a 2021 Regent Scholar https://t.co/NV0zIYao5k https://t.co/6baL0WeoMl
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What are UW-Platteville researchers doing to help law enforcement detect new and emerging illicit drugs in the field?
Color tests have long provided law enforcement with an effective way to screen suspected illicit drugs when they are encountered in the field, but there are currently no tests available for detection of emergent drugs. Drs. Joseph Wu and Chuck Cornett of UW-Platteville have undertaken research to address this current market need and have developed prototype tests for the colorimetric detection of synthetic cathinones and cocaine.
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