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UW Oshkosh’s Dr. Brant Kedrowski named WiSys Innovator of the Year
Dr. Brant Kedrowski has been chosen this year as the recipient of the Carl E. Gulbrandsen Innovator of the Year Award for his active engagement with WiSys programs and long-standing partnership with the organization.
Thank You, 2016-17 Ambassador Class!
WiSys' largest ambassador class yet finished the school year strong. WiSys would like to say thank you and congratulate those ambassadors who graduated this spring.
UW Oshkosh students take first place in largest, most diverse Wisconsin Big Idea Tournament yet
What do dirty dishes, expensive textbooks and misbehaving cats all have in common? They were all inspiration for student business ideas that competed in the biggest, most diverse Wisconsin Big Idea Tournament yet.
WiSys Innovators launch crowdfunding efforts to supply pain-free wheelchairs to veterans
Husband and wife team Jim and Teresa Maerzke recently launched a special campaign aimed at providing injured veterans with their technology for a new, "pain-free" wheelchair.
UW System funds 12 faculty projects through Applied Research grant programs
Every year, WiSys collaborates with UW System Administration to offer three faculty grant programs: the Applied Research Grant (ARG), Applied Research-WiSys Technology Grant (AR-WiTAG) and Prototype Development Fund (PDF). This year, 12 projects were funded, totaling more than $515,000.
WiSys partners with UW-Extension to grow Big Idea Tournament
WiSys Technology Foundation has partnered with the UW-Extension to expand and enhance the Wisconsin Big Idea Tournament, a UW System undergraduate entrepreneurship competition.
WiSys Regional Associate Update
WiSys launched its Regional Associate program in October 2014. Now, two years later and with a complete team of Regional Associates, the program is showing a profound impact on WiSys' activity.
WiSys welcomes 14 new student ambassadors
Fourteen students from across the UW System will join WiSys' team September 1 as part of the WiSys Ambassador Program, which aims to enhance connections between WiSys and the research community on each campus.