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UW-Parkside’s Julia Jones wins campus research communication prize in WiSys Quick Pitch

The student “pitch” competition inspires UW System students to consider the impact of their research and effectively communicate it to the public via three-minute presentations.

​UW System students shine at virtual materials science symposium

WiSys and RM2N announce winners of the Innvoation in Materials and Manufacturing Student Showcase.

UW System student entrepreneurs: Ignite your startup idea in the Wisconsin Big Idea Tournament

Apply to learn, network and pitch by March 31. You could win $2,500 to launch your idea.

WiSys selects 2020-2021 WiSys APPStart Challenge semifinalists

WiSys selected 25 mobile app ideas as semifinalists in the 2020-2021 WiSys APPStart Challenge in December. 

WiSys launches app idea challenge

WiSys wants to help you launch the next great mobile application through the WiSys APPStart Challenge. 

VIDEO: 2020 WiSys Quick Pitch State Final Presentations

All nine of the student research presentations from this year's virtual event.

WiSys gathers ideas from Wisconsin innovators to improve life during the coronavirus era

WiSys selected 14 concepts submitted to the WiSys Innovation Challenge: COVID-19 and offered $100 to the innovators to create a proof of concept or start implementing the idea.

UW-Whitewater student wins statewide research pitch competition

UW-Eau Claire’s Katelyn Reckin takes second place; UW-Parkside’s Ariana Hernandez earns third place.

UW-Parkside’s Ariana Hernandez wins WiSys Quick Pitch by explaining research into insulin affordability for people with diabetes

Hernandez, who won a $300 prize, is now eligible to participate in the WiSys Quick Pitch State Final this summer.

2017-18 WiSys Quick Pitch Winner Details