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 …
UW spinouts
For at-home tap water test under development, seeing red means no lead
A group of civil and environmental engineering graduate students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is designing an affordable, easy-to-use test that will allow residents to identify lead in their tap water. For the students, it’s …
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 …
InsideWis: Wisconsin scientist sees bright future for fusion as well as fission
A running joke among physicists (yes, these folks can be funny) is that nuclear fusion for large-scale energy generation is 20 years away from being commercially successful … and always will be. Greg Piefer, the …
Innovation can come from anywhere, Tech Council panelists say
As major companies in the state seek to advance and leverage new technologies, panelists at a Wisconsin Technology Council event stressed that innovation can come from anywhere. Speaking yesterday at the Tech Council luncheon in …
Erik Iverson is shepherding 100 years of innovation
For someone with no formal science or medical training, Erik Iverson talks with the excitement and intelligence of someone who has both, especially when speaking about world-changing innovations that have come out of the University …