A Special Recognition for the Weinert Center’s Lisa Collins Inspired by Jim Weinert’s generous gift at last year’s Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship’s 25th Anniversary Celebration, Steve and Leslie Goldberg decided to make a significant contribution …
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UW Board of Regents approves UW–Madison proposal to create College of Computing and Artificial Intelligence
The new college will build upon the university’s strengths in computer, data, library and information sciences and statistics. A proposal from the University of Wisconsin–Madison to reorganize the School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences …
$400,000 in state matching grants advance 5 innovative small businesses
Five small businesses in Wisconsin will receive up to $400,000 to commercialize their innovations, thanks to the SBIR Advance program’s latest round of funding. The state matching grant program provides assistance to companies in the …
This UW-Madison spinoff is making environmentally friendly cement. The secret ingredient is pollution.
Taken individually, coal ash and excess carbon dioxide are harmful pollutants. Combined in just the right way, they form a durable, inexpensive, and environmentally friendly building material. University of Wisconsin–Madison spinoff Alithic is leveraging this unique formula …
Alumni Spotlight: Tad Milbourn
Gift Giving Made Easy For many, the hunt for a meaningful gift often ends in the same place: scrolling endlessly through Amazon or sifting past walls of sponsored ads on Google. Wisconsin School of Business …
With major U.S. investment, UW-Madison leads effort to advance abundant fusion energy for all
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is leading a major multi-institution project to develop and test a critical fusion technology—research that will directly benefit commercial fusion power plant developers. A $19 million Fusion Innovative Research Engine (FIRE) …
How three Madison researchers broke ground in the fusion world
Sam Frank, the head of the University of Wisconsin-Madison startup Realta Fusion’s theoretical physics team, Kai Shih, a Realta scientist, and Aaron Tran, a UW-Madison postdoctoral researcher, have spent years designing a model that shook …
UW-Madison researchers map out a promising future for solvent-based plastics recycling
In the more than 100 years since researchers developed synthetic plastic, it has become the world’s most common engineered material—used in nearly everything humans produce, from automobiles and food packaging to medical implants and electronics. …
Capturing attention
Bu Wang didn’t necessarily set out to launch a carbon-capture company that would attract millions of dollars from major climate-focused investment firms. Back in the pre-pandemic days of 2019, the associate professor of civil and …