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Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters reiterates importance of innovation

"Tom Still: Outside Wisconsin’s biggest cities, academic research growing in prominence"

WARF's Iverson doubles funding to bolster the "Wisconsin Idea"

WSTS 2017 celebrates a decade of collaboration in UW System innovation

More than 250 University of Wisconsin innovators came together in Platteville for the 10th annual WSTS, a two-day symposium aimed at sparking collaboration between faculty, staff, students and industry partners across the state.

Mayo Clinic Health System, UW-Eau Claire announce collaborative research agreement

Mayo Clinic Health System and UW-Eau Claire on June 28th announced a new research agreement between the two institutions.

$200,000 awarded by Ideadvance Seed Fund to transform UW System ideas into new businesses

The 2017 awardees of grants from the Ideadvance Seed Fund have been announced.

10th annual WSTS to celebrate statewide innovation, inspire collaboration at UW-Platteville

University of Wisconsin researchers, administrators, students and community members will all come together this summer in Platteville to celebrate the innovative and impactful work being done across the state.

SBA Small Business Innovation National Road Tour coming to Wisconsin

The SBIR Road Tour will give small businesses in Wisconsin the coveted opportunity to learn more about America's largest seed fund for research and development when it makes a stop in the state on July 18.

WiSys Quick Pitch spreads to four University of Wisconsin campuses in third year

WiSys Technology Foundation recently completed a third year of hosting its annual WiSys Quick Pitch competition. The elevator pitch-style competition invites University of Wisconsin-System undergraduate researchers to present their research and its relevance in a  three-minute pitch.

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.