A Special Recognition for the Weinert Center’s Lisa Collins Inspired by Jim Weinert’s generous gift at last year’s Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship’s 25th Anniversary Celebration, Steve and Leslie Goldberg decided to make a significant contribution …
Funding
$400,000 in state matching grants advance 5 innovative small businesses
Five small businesses in Wisconsin will receive up to $400,000 to commercialize their innovations, thanks to the SBIR Advance program’s latest round of funding. The state matching grant program provides assistance to companies in the …
Alumni Spotlight: Tad Milbourn
Gift Giving Made Easy For many, the hunt for a meaningful gift often ends in the same place: scrolling endlessly through Amazon or sifting past walls of sponsored ads on Google. Wisconsin School of Business …
UW-Madison wants to conduct more research with the Department of Defense
As the pot of federal funding for research at universities and colleges continues to shrink, UW-Madison’s campus leaders are positioning the university to grow its work with the Department of Defense. That doesn’t mean UW-Madison …
In the face of federal grant cuts, UW-Madison’s research head learns to pivot in her first year
Dorota Grejner-Brzezińska a year ago stepped into a top role at UW-Madison with big plans to expand its billion-dollar research operation. Then the executive orders poured in. Her plans had to change. “I remember driving …
With major U.S. investment, UW-Madison leads effort to advance abundant fusion energy for all
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is leading a major multi-institution project to develop and test a critical fusion technology—research that will directly benefit commercial fusion power plant developers. A $19 million Fusion Innovative Research Engine (FIRE) …
Meet the Madison-area startups that pitched at the Pressure Chamber competition
While Strudel, a Madison company that uses AI to help software engineers resolve technical support tickets, ultimately won the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce’s 12th annual Pressure Chamber pitch competition Tuesday, four other startups also presented …
UW-Madison Inventor Profiles
For nearly a century, WARF has been investing in research at UW-Madison, helping the landmark discoveries of the university improve the lives of millions. From new options for cancer diagnosis and treatment to technologies that …
UW-Madison researchers map out a promising future for solvent-based plastics recycling
In the more than 100 years since researchers developed synthetic plastic, it has become the world’s most common engineered material—used in nearly everything humans produce, from automobiles and food packaging to medical implants and electronics. …
UW–Madison virologists are at the forefront of efforts to keep tabs on avian influenza in dairy milk
When H5N1 avian influenza made an unprecedented jump into dairy cattle in early 2024, the development prompted concern on multiple fronts. How would herds with infections fare? Would dairy workers be at risk? Could the …