On Wednesday, November 3, 2021, Joe Boucher, Senior Lecturer in the Wisconsin School of Business, WAVE Advisory Board Member, co-founder of the Wisconsin Innovation Awards and long-time attorney at Neider & Boucher S.C., received the …
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Startup Week to be held in Madison
Coinciding with Global Entrepreneurship Week, Nov. 8–14, Startup Week in Madison provides opportunities to help local entrepreneurs start and grow their businesses, according to a story from Isthmus. Partners participating in events during Startup Week …
The Undergraduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship is One of the Most Popular at UW-Madison
The Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship continues to build upon one of the best educational environments for aspiring entrepreneurs and business leaders in the country. We are proud to announce that our undergraduate certificate in entrepreneurship …
Weinert Center Wins Prestigious Global Award for Entrepreneurship Education
The Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship at the Wisconsin School of Business was the recipient of the 2021 Excellence in Entrepreneurship Teaching and Pedagogical Innovation Award at the Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers (GCEC) conference in …
AyrFlo team hopes to save lives with device that could predict respiratory distress
Guelay Bilen-Rosas, Humberto “Tito” Rosas and Irene Ong developed a noninvasive device to help patients before it’s too late.
Alum Creates Telemedicine Concierge Service to Deliver Passionate Care
Helping patients has always been Dr. Alex Yampolsky’s passion. After graduating from UW-Madison with a doctorate in pharmacy in 2008, he worked at Aurora healthcare for seven years in a variety of patient centric roles …
Powering ‘air taxis’ through manufacturing innovation
The future of transportation—think urban air mobility—calls for a new generation of manufacturing. Recent mechanical engineering PhD graduate Behzad “Buzz” Rankouhi is building an audacious prototype and a company to do it. With support from …
WARF announces annual gift, largest in foundation’s history
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation today announced a total of $216.8 million in support for the University of Wisconsin-Madison research enterprise during the 2021-22 academic year.
Immuto Scientific uses plasma technology to find new drugs fast
Faraz Choudhury weighed his options carefully. Twice. First, there was the offer, as he graduated from Lawrence College, to work as a stock trader on Wall Street. He turned it down and headed to the …
UW–Madison SBDC lends a creative hand in statewide video series to benefit small businesses
By Clare Becker, Wisconsin School of Business A new video series funded by Wisconsin’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC) network is now available as a key resource for the state’s small business owners and entrepreneurs—and …