In a press release today, the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce announced the five finalists competing in the 10th annual Pressure Chamber startup initiative, which returns to the Majestic Theatre on Aug. 22 during Forward …
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UW inventors create energy-efficient wireless network system
UW-Madison researchers have created a new wireless network system that dramatically improves energy efficiency. That’s according to an overview from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, which is seeking commercial partners to help develop the system. …
Searching for the biomechanical risk factors of preterm birth
Preterm birth remains a stubborn and poorly understood medical challenge, but new imaging techniques developed at the Morgridge Institute for Research are helping scientists analyze the key biomechanical features that contribute. Researchers in the lab …
Student Entrepreneur Profile: Sheriona Talley Banks
They say confidence is the key to success, but there are no clear directions for creating confidence. Some fake it until they make it by pushing false narratives of self-security and abundance until it becomes …
Alumni Spotlight: Liz Christenbury
How much of a gym rat do you have to be to be a founder in an exercise-centered business? Liz Christenbury might provide some insight. Originally hailing from Charlotte, North Carolina, Liz completed her undergraduate …
Distinguished Entrepreneurs Lunch Program
There are many events for students offered on the UW campus. They are enriching, most of the time fun, and expose students to some very important insights that they can’t get elsewhere. While we may …
Realta Fusion, WRTP | BIG STEP to craft fusion workforce pipeline
WRTP | BIG STEP, a nonprofit workforce intermediary, is working with Madison startup Realta Fusion in a partnership that will work to identify the competencies and skills needed to create and sustain Wisconsin’s fusion workforce …
Life science, health and information technology mentor appointed interim director of Discovery to Product
Abram Becker, innovation and commercialization specialist at Discovery to Product (D2P), has been appointed interim director of D2P by Steve Ackerman, vice chancellor for research and graduate education. Becker, who mentors faculty, staff and students …
Four UW faculty recognized with Early Career Innovator Awards
The Early Career Innovator Award, sponsored by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education, helps kick off the 175th anniversary of the university this month by recognizing its early career faculty …
Morgridge Entrepreneurial Bootcamp (MEB) 2023
June at the Weinert Center/INSITE means another Morgridge Entrepreneurial Bootcamp (MEB) is upon us. From June 5 through June 9, MEB welcomed a record-breaking 78 students to its new home, Grainger Hall’s Plenary Room, to …