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22 Articles in "" or "Success Stories"

Apr 29, 2019

How is a UW Oshkosh professor improving glucose monitoring?

Yijun Tang is developing an enzyme-free glucose sensor as an alternative to current sensors found in

many drug stores.

Mar 26, 2019

UW-Parkside student develops solution to help cats

Feline aggression can cause many issues with a cat’s own wellbeing and anxiety, as well as inhibit an owner’s or practitioner’s ability to care for them. Cassie Van Hoof, a student of UW-Parkside, has created her own company titled Efoxen starring her proprietary, all-natural spray to calm feline anxiety, which serves as a safer substitute for the leading spray on the market.

May 16, 2018

Two UW teams compete in largest worldwide lean startup competition

At the International Business Model Competition (IBMC) only 36 teams in the world were given the opportunity to compete, and this year, two of those teams came from the University of Wisconsin System.

Aug 1, 2017

Apple, Inc. to pay WARF $506 million for patent infringement

U.S. District Court Judge William Conley ordered technology giant Apple, Inc. last week to pay $506 million to the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation for patent infringement.

May 10, 2017

WiSys Innovator helps paraplegic horseback riders gain independence

University of Wisconsin-River Falls student Shanna Burris is helping to put paraplegic horseback riders in the saddle.