There are two drafts coming to Green Bay this April. In addition to the 2025 NFL Draft being held at Lambeau Field from April 24-26, TitletownTech, the venture capital firm jointly backed by the Packers …
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Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation named a 2025 Best Place to Work
Celebrating 100 years, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation invests in research to make a difference. “This investment extends to our employees,” says Maureen Miner, director of human resources and culture advancement. “We are intentionally integrating …
Think Like an Entrepreneur
Entrepreneurship often stems from unexpected paths and for Annemarie Maitri and Ryan Browne, their journeys into business ownership reflect their diverse backgrounds, creative approaches, and unwavering determination. Both entrepreneurs have built successful businesses—Annemarie with her …
Student Entrepreneur Profile: Ayden Fowler
For some people, entrepreneurship isn’t just a passion—it’s been with them from the start. That’s certainly the case for Ayden Fowler, a sophomore majoring in entrepreneurship and management at UW-Madison whose already made waves with …
InsideWis: NIH-funded research produces cures, treatments and jobs, even if it takes time
Howard Temin was a UW-Madison scientist who shared the 1975 Nobel Prize for his discovery of “reverse transcriptase,” which described how tumor viruses act on the genetic material of cells to make copies of themselves …
Sharks in the Snow: Fin-tastic Finish Reeling in $150,000
Jake Piekarski’s entrepreneurial journey began when he sold curb address numbers door-to-door in his hometown of Huntington Beach, California. During the pandemic, he came upon the idea of Chore Hub, an online platform that connects …
Distinguished Entrepreneurs Lunch Program
Every Wednesday at 12:15 pm, room 4151 is filled with the entrepreneurial spirit and students ready to innovate, push boundaries, and learn. The Distinguished Entrepreneurs Lunch Program, or DEL for short, invites students to learn …
Panel: UW to focus on founders in entrepreneurship push
At the Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents meeting on Friday, Feb. 7, a panel of entrepreneurs, university leaders and business experts made a case for why founders – the individuals who create and build …
Got a Minute? Meet Jake Piekarski
Jake Pierkarski is the founder and CEO of Snow Scholars, a residential snow removal business that employs college students at six Midwest universities. I started the business in 2022 when I transferred to UW–Madison and …
UW-Madison research is $1.7B operation ready to grow, new leader says
Dorota Grejner-Brzezinska wasn’t looking for a new job when a search firm asked if she’d be interested in leading research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Grejner-Brzezinska had spent about 28 years at Ohio State University, …