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 …
Research and Reports
Work of art: PhD student brings origami to 3D printing
At home, Weijun Shen enjoys crafting origami cranes and frogs for his 4-year-old daughter. But the PhD student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison also brings his artistic curiosity into the research lab, in what might …
UW–Madison increases research expenditures by $67 million, retains top 10 national research ranking
The National Science Foundation has released its 2020 fiscal year Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) data and the University of Wisconsin–Madison has again ranked 8th in the national research rankings for public and private universities. UW–Madison …
New Research at UW–Madison website creates connections and amplifies scholarly success
A new campus tool is making it easier to find research collaborators on campus, while also highlighting the impressive productivity of campus researchers. . . . APIR is the campus liaison to Academic Analytics, which …
Morgridge scientists collaborate with Genentech to soup up Cryo-EM imaging
About five years ago, biochemists Tim Grant and Alexis Rohou co-authored a software program at Janelia Research Campus in Virginia that made it easier for scientists to navigate the burgeoning world of cryo-electron microscopy. Fast …
Groundbreaking Entrepreneurship Science Lab Identifies, Fosters Student Entrepreneurs
A new lab at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is mobilizing the entrepreneurial ecosystem by working to identify the conditions that foster student entrepreneurship. The Entrepreneurship Science Lab at UW–Madison, housed within the Wisconsin Institute for …
UW-Madison driving Wisconsin’s economy, now and into the future
Powered by a top-ranked research program, the University of Wisconsin–Madison, its affiliate organizations and the startup companies coming out of the university have a total $30.8 billion annual statewide economic impact, equivalent to nearly 9% …
Record early-stage investments in Wisconsin in 2019 ahead of uncertain 2020
Investments into Wisconsin’s early-stage companies topped $450 million last year — up 50% from the previous year — according to a report from the Wisconsin Technology Council and the Tech Council Investor Networks. The steep …
New data shows WI startups raised record amount of funding in 2019
New data shows that Wisconsin tech companies raised a record amount of venture capital funding in 2019, even though total deal volume in the state remained flat. The Madison-based Wisconsin Technology Council and its Tech …
State funds help accelerate campus technologies from lab to market
UW–Madison’s Discovery to Product (D2P) has granted $600,000 to six faculty-led research projects through the State Economic Engagement and Development (SEED) Program, funded by the State of Wisconsin. The SEED program funds innovative research that …