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UW-River Falls Chancellor Dean Van Galen has been named as the UW Chancellor member of the Ideadvance Advancement Committee. The Ideadvance program helps to support UW System innovation towards commercialization, combining grant funding and business mentoring to support the development of ideas and potential of UW System entrepreneurs.

Chancellor Van Galen joins the five-member Investment Committee in charge of reviewing and selecting projects for funding.

Van Galen also serves as the chair of the WiSys Technology Foundation Advisory Committee and has served as the UW Chancellor Representative on the WiSys Board of Trustees since 2013.

"My involvement with the Ideadvance Program, as well as the WiSys Technology Foundation, is a great opportunity to work with Wisconsin business leaders to help connect the innovative work within the UW System with businesses and the market place," Van Galen said. "These activities connect especially well with our strategic focus on innovation and partnerships at UW-River Falls."

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