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Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation named a 2025 Best Place to Work

February 20, 2025

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 …

Posted in Funding, News, Patenting and Licensing, Programs, Research and Reports, Stories, UW spinoutsTagged Research

For at-home tap water test under development, seeing red means no lead

February 13, 2025

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 …

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Student Entrepreneur Profile: Ayden Fowler

February 13, 2025

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 …

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InsideWis: NIH-funded research produces cures, treatments and jobs, even if it takes time

February 13, 2025

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 …

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Sharks in the Snow: Fin-tastic Finish Reeling in $150,000

February 10, 2025

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 …

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Distinguished Entrepreneurs Lunch Program

February 10, 2025

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 …

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Panel: UW to focus on founders in entrepreneurship push

February 10, 2025

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 …

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InsideWis: Wisconsin scientist sees bright future for fusion as well as fission

February 6, 2025

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 …

Posted in News, Stories, UW spinoutsTagged Research

Innovation can come from anywhere, Tech Council panelists say

January 29, 2025

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 …

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Erik Iverson is shepherding 100 years of innovation

January 29, 2025

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 …

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