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​UW-La Crosse student Jacqueline Sporie receives WiSys grant to research new composite materials

WiSys awarded UW-La Crosse student Jacqueline Sporie a $3,500 Ambassador Grant to research the creation of new composite materials that could be used in photovoltaic cells, varied sensors and flat panel displays.

Regional University of Wisconsin schools second in national innovation impact productivity rankings

The innovation impact of the 11 University of Wisconsin System regional institutions that WiSys serves, was ranked as one of the most productive in the nation by the George W. Bush Institute.

WiSys named ‘Global Good Practice’

The WiSys story was recognized by the University Industry Innovation Network at the organization’s 2020 University-Industry Interaction Conference.

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.

WiSys announces three WiSys APPStart Challenge finalists

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

Chemistry major wins WiSys Quick Pitch @ UW-La Crosse by explaining Epstein-Barr research

Senior Nathaniel Hoffman won the student research-focused competition on Nov. 7.

WiSys 2017-2018 Annual Report

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.

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.