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58 Articles in "Success Stories" or "" or "Press Releases" and "UW-Green Bay"

Jun 19, 2020

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.

Apr 7, 2020

WiSys announces three WiSys APPStart Challenge finalists

The contest connects great mobile app ideas with the expertise and resources necessary for commercial launch. 

Jul 30, 2019

​UW-Platteville’s Kaitlyn Timmins wins 2019 WiSys Poster Symposium

Another UW-Platteville poster takes second, while UW-Green Bay student wins third. 

Jun 12, 2019

WiSys names UW-Green Bay’s Md Maruf Hossain 2019 Innovator of the Year

Hossain, an assistant professor of engineering technology, has helped build a culture of innovation on the UW-Green Bay campus and across the UW System as a teacher and inventor.

Mar 7, 2019

Elderly-centric debit card concept wins WiSys Innovation in Aging competition

Nine student teams from UW-Green Bay made eight-minute presentations with their creative solutions and were evaluated by a panel of judges.

Feb 26, 2019

WiSys reaches pact with Professor Turkiewicz to promote innovation at UW-Green Bay

UW-Green Bay’s Katie L. Turkiewicz is joining the WiSys Campus Champion program in 2019 and 2020. 

Aug 27, 2018

WSTS 2018 brings together more than 200 UW System innovators at UW-Parkside

Nearly 250 University of Wisconsin innovators came together at UW-Parkside for the 11th annual WSTS, a two-day symposium aimed at sparking collaboration between faculty, staff, students and industry partners across the state.

Jul 9, 2018

WiSys selects UW-Green Bay student, UW-Platteville faculty as Innovators of the Year

Following a year of unprecedented innovation and research activity across the UW System, WiSys chose two innovators to receive the Carl E. Gulbrandsen Innovator of the Year award: UW-Green Bay student Sam Hunt and UW-Platteville Assistant Professor Dr. Gokul Gopalakrishnan.

Jun 8, 2018

WiSys welcomes Brian Walsh as new Regional Associate for northeastern University of Wisconsin comprehensive campuses

Following the conclusion of a 15-month assignment as a Biotechnology Commercialization Specialist at a research center in Guadalajara, Mexico, Brian Walsh will be the newest addition to the WiSys staff as the Regional Associate for northeastern Wisconsin campuses.