The COVID-19 pandemic has touched virtually every aspect of our working lives, imposing a new set of challenges for employees and employers alike. WSB faculty recently examined these workplace issues in a live panel discussion …
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Opinion: The University of Wisconsin and other public universities are on the front lines of the battle against coronavirus
In the middle of March, as hospitals in the Midwest began to see an uptick in COVID-19 cases, a University of Wisconsin-Madison engineer and faculty member named Lennon Rodgers received an urgent message from a …
WARF Accelerator: Industry-academic collaborations go virtual
MADISON, Wis. – As university labs across the world wrestle with setbacks due to COVID-19, several teams of UW–Madison researchers had the opportunity to interface with leading industry mentors thanks to WARF Accelerator. The sessions, …
WI Technology Council: Chancellor Blank on How A Research University Responds To Societal Crisis
On May 8, 2020, the Wisconsin Tech Council Innovation Network hosted a webinar with UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank, who discussed the role of a major research university in addressing a crisis such as COVID-19.
Gud Medical offers a less expensive yet precise IV tool to the medical world
Madison-based Gud Medical is striving to be a leader in precisely delivering medicine and intravenous fluids. And its syringe adapter could get a boost from the coronavirus crisis as researchers tap into former COVID patients …
Soyeon Shim is a big picture entrepreneur at the School of Human Ecology
When Soyeon Shim was young, she wanted to be a teacher. “I’d come home and gather all the kids in the neighborhood and play like we were at school and I was the teacher,” she …
Tapping their Way through COVID-19
When Working Draft Brewery opened their taproom in 2018, the business model was to serve their craft brews exclusively onsite; fast-forward to today and all of their sales are through packaged products. As a young …
Taking Action with WAVE During a Pandemic
By Megan Stock “Don’t talk yourself out of things; every action you take makes you better,” said Bruce Neviaser, WAVE Advisory Board Member and Principal of Imagine Resorts & Hotels. Bruce shared his entrepreneurial journey …
For some of Wisconsin’s delivery-based companies, stay-at-home orders mean growing even faster
For some of Wisconsin’s rapid-growing companies with delivery-based business models, stay-at-home orders mean they must scale up even faster. “We’ve had fast growth before,” said Matt Howard, CEO of online food ordering and delivery platform …
Steady Shot aims to make insulin injections more precise
A UW-Madison grad and finalist in the Governor’s Business Plan Contest aims to provide a low-tech syringe adapter to assist insulin users in the United States and beyond. Shawn Michels is a diabetic who knows …