Gurindar (Guri) Sohi, a prominent computer architect at UW–Madison, has been named a 2025 Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI), honoring his transformative innovations that have shaped modern technology and society. Sohi is …
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When Generosity Meets Gratitude
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 …
UW Board of Regents approves UW–Madison proposal to create College of Computing and Artificial Intelligence
The new college will build upon the university’s strengths in computer, data, library and information sciences and statistics. A proposal from the University of Wisconsin–Madison to reorganize the School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences …
$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 …
This UW-Madison spinoff is making environmentally friendly cement. The secret ingredient is pollution.
Taken individually, coal ash and excess carbon dioxide are harmful pollutants. Combined in just the right way, they form a durable, inexpensive, and environmentally friendly building material. University of Wisconsin–Madison spinoff Alithic is leveraging this unique formula …
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 …
Forward BIOLABS charts its next phase
Like many of the young biotechnology companies it incubates, Forward BIOLABS is moving past its own early stage, celebrating the success it’s seen so far by initiating a series of developments that will expand its …
Igniting Interdisciplinary Innovation
The Igniting Interdisciplinary Innovation (I³) initiative is a campus-wide effort led by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (OVCR) to catalyze bold research collaborations that cross or complement UW–Madison’s RISE themes—AI, EARTH, and …
Badger Tech Foundry, first “spoke” in the Wisconsin Entrepreneurship Hub, focused on helping early-career researchers become serial entrepreneurs
At the University of Wisconsin–Madison, groundbreaking ideas are born every day. The Wisconsin Entrepreneurship Hub, a Chancellor’s initiative started earlier this year, is working to help translate ideas into opportunities for entrepreneurial students, staff and …
StartingBlock Madison Receives $75,000 SBA Growth Accelerator Fund Competition Award
StartingBlock Madison, the region’s leading entrepreneurship hub, announced today it has been selected as a 2025 recipient of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Growth Accelerator Fund Competition, receiving $75,000 to expand entrepreneurial support across south …