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New UW–Madison school sets emphasis on computing, data fields
The University of Wisconsin–Madison has established a School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences (CDIS) in the College of Letters & Science to strengthen research and education on campus, prepare tech-savvy graduates to fill new …
StartingBlock unveils ‘last piece of the puzzle’ with larger, later-stage startups
Fifteen months after its opening, the Madison entrepreneurship center StartingBlock has announced that it will soon have “the last piece of the puzzle” in place: a previously empty floor occupied by six of the city’s …
Entrepreneurons series launches with an introduction to UW–Madison’s new Innovate Network
Aspiring innovators on campus and in the community are invited to attend the Entrepreneurons lecture series, kicking off on Thursday, September 12 at the Discovery Building on the UW–Madison campus (330 N. Orchard St.). Beginning …
UW Researchers Develop Camera That Can ‘See’ Around Corners
Technology Could Have Impact On Everything From Surgery To Defense And Disaster Relief Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Universidad de Zaragoza in Spain have developed a new kind of virtual camera that …
Professor finding new ways to improve medical imaging
A professor at UW-Madison is developing new methods for reducing errors in CT scans, MRIs and other imaging techniques. Guang-Hong Chen is a medical physics specialist at the Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research with a …
Entrepreneurs compete in Pressure Chamber business contest
Noted: competition winner American Provenance got support from the Wisconsin Small Business Development Center at UW–Madison.
AIQ Solutions of Madison raises $3.2 million for cancer treatment assessment software
A Madison company that makes software approved to gauge treatment response in breast and prostate cancer patients plans to submit a second product, for blood cancers, for approval by early next year. AIQ Solutions, which …
UW Earns Grant to Build Opioid Relapse App
The University of Wisconsin announced recently that it received a $3.42 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop an app to prevent opioid relapses. The goal of the project is to …
Pressure Chamber contest returns at 10th annual Forward Festival
The Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce’s business pitch competition, Pressure Chamber, will be returning this year with five companies focused on very different ventures — chemical-free toiletries, political purchasing, solar energy, cancer surgery and 3-D …