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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.
Wisconsin Big Idea Tournament gives student entrepreneurs opportunity to win up to $54,000 for their business ideas
This year, WiSys Technology Foundation partnered with the UW-Extension to expand and enhance the Wisconsin Big Idea Tournament (WBIT), a UW System student entrepreneurship competition where the winner goes on to compete on an international stage. The competition will be held April 22 at the Discovery Building in Madison and is open to the public.
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.
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 Ambassador program grows to 21 ambassadors across 10 comprehensive campuses
The newest class of WiSys Ambassadors, a record-setting 22 students, will work throughout the year to enhance WiSys’ connections with the research community on 10 of the regional comprehensive UW System campuses.
UW Oshkosh, UW-Eau Claire, UW-Platteville and UW-Whitewater students win awards at 2016 WiSys poster and gaming showcase competitions
The ninth annual Wisconsin Science & Technology Symposium (WSTS) hosted more than 50 unique student poster presentations, ranging from improved solar energy conversion techniques to psychological research on aggression.
Ninth annual Wisconsin Science & Technology Symposium improves on past events, looks to the future of innovation
The ninth annual Wisconsin Science & Technology Symposium (WSTS), held this year at UW Oshkosh, saw a record-setting attendance of 225 UW System students, staff, faculty, alumni and industry partners.
WiSys Technology Foundation welcomes new Regional Associate for northeastern Wisconsin campuses
With a diverse background in the theory of science and technology management, Mads Dahl Gjefsen will join WiSys Technology Foundation as the organization’s newest Regional Associate. Gjefsen will use his expertise to help outreach and development efforts at UW-Green Bay, UW Oshkosh, UW-Stevens Point and the two-year UW Colleges in the northeastern part of the state.
WiSys Technology Foundation says farewell to first Regional Associate
In the fall of 2014, Bob Wise took on a somewhat daunting task by becoming the first ever WiSys Regional Associate, a brand new role that was largely undefined.