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Meeting on startup funding features UW–Madison Internet Hall of Famer
November 5, 2012Larry Landweber, a University of Wisconsin–Madison computer science professor who was one of 31 inaugural members of the Internet Society's global hall of fame, will speak Nov. 13 at the Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium in Madison.
UW Center for Dairy Research wins federal innovation grant
September 21, 2012The Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research (CDR) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has been awarded one of seven $1 million i6 Challenge grants from the U.S. Department of Commerce to support an effort to commercialize research ideas that will positively impact economic development.
AhR Pharma and WARF sign exclusive license for cancer-fighting hormone
August 13, 2012AhR Pharmaceuticals Inc. and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) have signed an exclusive license agreement for ITE, a natural hormone discovered by University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers with properties helpful in treating cancer, obesity and immune system disorders.
Corporate open house: For industry, UW–Madison is ‘one-stop shopping’
July 19, 2012On July 12, representatives from more than 40 companies in industries ranging from manufacturing and biotech to construction and food production attended the first-annual UW–Madison corporate open house.
Business school partnership advances real estate program
June 18, 2012A new partnership agreement between the Wisconsin School of Business and the Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance (SAIF) will bring some of the brightest students from Shanghai to Madison to study in the innovative Global Real Estate Master (GREM) program.
Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center marks first issued patent
June 18, 2012The Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) is marking the arrival of summer with a milestone: the first patent issued on the center's technology.
In Shanghai, UW–Madison inaugurates first overseas office
June 11, 2012The UW–Madison Shanghai Innovation Office, which will serve as a focal point for the university’s growing engagement in China and across East Asia, has officially opened.
Wisconsin School of Business names Linder chief communications officer
June 8, 2012Meloney Linder has joined the Wisconsin School of Business as its first chief communications officer. Linder comes to the Wisconsin School of Business after serving in administration for the University of Texas at Brownsville since 2008, where she oversaw the areas of marketing, communications and, most recently, institutional advancement.
Conference explores cooperative businesses
June 4, 2012The University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives has partnered with the city of Madison and the area's cooperative business community to host the Madison Cooperative Business Conference on June 6-7.
UW students and research fellows among finalists for Governor’s Business Plan Contest
May 30, 2012Four University of Wisconsin–Madison students and research fellows are leading teams among 25 finalists in the ninth annual Wisconsin Governor's Business Plan Contest.
New round of federal funding received for $85 million medical isotope project
May 8, 2012The Morgridge Institute for Research has received a $20.6 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration to support development of a new process and manufacturing plant for a medical isotope needed by tens of thousands of U.S. patients daily.
Seven receive entrepreneurial achievement awards
April 26, 2012Seven University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni and faculty were honored this week for their outstanding entrepreneurial achievements.
Modernized inventory system wins Qualcomm Wireless Innovation Prize
April 19, 2012Christopher Beley's Flextory, a flexible, web-based inventory system designed for multiple inventory scenarios, won $10,000 and top prize at the 2012 University of Wisconsin–Madison Qualcomm Wireless Innovation Competition.
UW-Madison to host national VentureLab program
March 16, 2012The University of Wisconsin–Madison Entrepreneurs' Resource Clinic has partnered with the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA) to bring the VentureLab program to Wisconsin.
UW-Madison invention basis for top honor in clean-energy competition
March 15, 2012A new company built to commercialize a green-energy discovery at University of Wisconsin–Madison earned the top honor - and a check for $100,000 - at this month's Chicago Clean Energy Challenge.
UW-Madison graduate programs ranked among best by U.S. News and World Report
March 12, 2012Several UW–Madison graduate programs are ranked among the nation’s best in the 2013 edition of U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools.”
Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery named 2012 Laboratory of the Year
March 5, 2012The Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, the innovative 330,000-sqaure-foot public-private facility that opened just more than a year ago on the UW–Madison campus, has been named the 2012 Laboratory of the Year.
Water filtration, smart phones, LED lights showcased in student invention competition
February 2, 2012University of Wisconsin–Madison undergraduate innovators will present 14 inventions on Feb. 9-10 in Engineering Hall on the College of Engineering campus as part of the annual Innovation Days.
Student startup aims to lift up Madison community through loans
November 25, 2011After learning about how microfinance can increase small business revenue and uplift individuals out of poverty, University of Wisconsin–Madison junior Alex Rosenthal knew that something had to be done locally.
UW–Madison hosts Iraqi economic development delegation
October 19, 2011The University of Wisconsin–Madison is one of two American universities to host a delegation of representatives selected by Iraq's Inter-Ministerial Committee on Innovation, Research, and Development (ICIRD) on universities and technology-based economic development.