Device records pest sounds to inform farmers about where to efficiently eliminate pests About two years ago, University of Wisconsin-Madison entomologist Emily Bick went down a research rabbit hole. She was trying to find a …
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Meet the Wisconsin Fellowship in Enterprise Development Class of 2025
We have 12 students that were admitted into the Weinert Center’s Wisconsin Fellowship in Enterprise Development program for the 2024-2025 academic year. We asked the Fellowship students to share how they got interested in entrepreneurship …
MEB Alum Katy Jinkins Wins the 11th Annual Pressure Chamber Live Pitch Competition
Congratulations goes out to Katy Jinkins (MEB ’17 and UW alum) who won the 11th Annual Pressure Chamber Live Pitch Competition held as part of Forward Fest. Her company, SixLine Semiconductor, focuses on carbon nanotube …
How listening to the sounds of insects can help detect agricultural pests
On a muggy June morning, Emily Bick winds through a field of knee-high corn, just north of Madison, Wisconsin. It feels like that quiet, anticipation-filled moment before a concert: Tech people are setting up microphones, …
Turning Ideas into Impact: D2P Fuels Innovation at UW
Discovery to Product (D2P) at UW–Madison is a driving force behind transforming innovative ideas into impactful products and services, embodying the Wisconsin Idea. Since its inception in 2014, D2P has supported over 330 UW innovators …
From mobile games to media and medical technology: Badger alumni share their stories at the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs Showcase on September 25
Three exceptional Badger alumni will share their entrepreneurial journeys, leadership insights, and how their UW experience set them on the road to success at the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs Showcase on September 25. The event offers the …
UW–Madison Innovate Week Sept. 23-27: Alumni entrepreneurs, fusion, AI, Makeathon and more at week of entrepreneurship and research commercialization events
UW–Madison Innovate Week (Sept. 23-27) is for campus innovators—faculty, students, and staff—who want to maximize impact for research, turn an idea into a product or service, start a company or organization, or take inspiration from …
Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce: SixLine Semiconductor wins 2024 Pressure Chamber Competition
Today the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce announced SixLine Semiconductor as the winner of the 11th annual Pressure Chamber live pitch competition. The winner was chosen by a combination of votes from national investor judges …
SixLine Semiconductor wins 11th annual Pressure Chamber
The Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce announced SixLine Semiconductor as the winner of the 11th annual Pressure Chamber live pitch competition. The winner was chosen by a combination of votes from national investor judges and …
UW-Madison: Nasal spray flu vaccine uses UW tech, shows promise
A unique influenza vaccine candidate that’s inhaled and based on technology developed by University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers is safe and could bolster protection against seasonal and pandemic influenza for people vulnerable to severe disease when …