University of Wisconsin–Madison professors Thomas R. “Rock” Mackie and Bulent Sarlioglu have been named fellows of the National Academy of Inventors, the organization announced today. The NAI program recognizes “academic inventors who have demonstrated a …
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Countdown to the WARF Innovation Awards
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) has nominated six outstanding UW-Madison technologies for its top prize in innovation, with the two winning teams set to be announced mid-December. See the full announcement of finalists at …
EatStreet opens virtual convenience store on State Street that delivers to the Downtown
Absent are lottery tickets, smokes and beer. Aisles, shelves and even a cash register are nowhere to be found. Instead, shopping at Madison’s newest convenience store is done online or through an app. Most customers …
Fetch Rewards Surpasses $100 Billion in Actionable GMV Across US Retail Sales, Equivalent to Nation’s Seventh Largest Retailer
Fetch Rewards, America’s No. 1 Rewards App, is now equivalent to the nation’s seventh largest retailer for annualized gross merchandise value (GMV) flowing through the platform, surpassing the $100 billion mark. With 208% year-over-year growth …
Milking Dairy Waste for All It’s Worth
Dairy is a $45 million business each year in Wisconsin. In the process of churning out massive quantities of milk, cheese, yogurt, and more, the dairy industry also produces tons of non-food residues, such as …
Cellular Logistics Announces Promising Pre-clinical Heart Study Results
Cellular Logistics, a Madison-area company that is creating a new way to restore heart function and help patients with heart damage announces promising early data using its Tandem™ biomatrix technology. Investigators at the University of …
Donohue to lead Wisconsin Energy Institute
Tim Donohue, professor of bacteriology, has been named director of the Wisconsin Energy Institute. He has led WEI as interim director since 2017. WEI provides leadership in energy and clean technology research, scholarship, education and …
Six Steps to Help Artists Thrive as Entrepreneurs
As a teacher, my goal in mentoring arts entrepreneurs is to support students as they learn to apply the transferable skills of all artistic practices – that cycle of theory, discipline, reflection, and revision – …
Creativity Abounds in a Virtual 100-Hour Challenge
From November 11-15, 2021, the StartUp Learning Community hosted its annual 100-Hour Challenge, a signature innovation contest, very popular with undergraduates on UW-Madison’s campus. The purpose of the Challenge is to help participants discover that creative …
A Warm Welcome to Chia-Jung Tsay
Dr. Chia-Jung Tsay is the new Associate Professor in the Management and Human Resources Department at the Wisconsin School of Business. Chia, the Bruce and Janice Ellig Professor in Management, is a highly accomplished professor …