WiSys Technology Foundation

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.

WiSys Announcements | University of Wisconsin - Washington County, UW-Stevens Point, UW-Eau Claire, UW-River Falls, UW Oshkosh, UW-Platteville, UW-Green Bay, UW-Whitewater, UW-Stout, UW-La Crosse, UW-Parkside, UW-Superior

Jun 8, 2018

2017 Great Waters Research Collaborative study yields results regarding non-indigenous species

During a 2017 study that was carried out by the Great Waters Research Collaborative (GWRC), five species of non-indigenous zooplankton were discovered in western Lake Superior in laker ballast water discharge.

UW Institution Work | UW-Superior

May 29, 2018

$2,000 prize awarded to FreshEx in HATCH challenge

At the Kenosha HATCH Startup Competition, competitors had the opportunity to pitch a five minute presentation to a panel of judges in the hopes of receiving $2,000 to aid in the startup of their idea.

UW Institution Work, Event News | University of Wisconsin - Washington County, UW-Stevens Point, UW-Eau Claire, UW-River Falls, UW Oshkosh, UW-Platteville, UW-Green Bay, UW-Whitewater, UW-Stout, UW-La Crosse, UW-Parkside, UW-Superior

May 29, 2018

2018 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships program award recipients announced at UW-Superior

Seventeen student-mentor teams were recently selected to take part in the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program at UW-Superior during Summer 2018.

UW Institution Work | UW-Superior

May 17, 2018

2017-18 WiSys Quick Pitch Winner Details

UW Institution Work, Event News | UW-Stevens Point, UW-Eau Claire, UW-River Falls, UW Oshkosh, UW-Platteville, UW-Whitewater, UW-Stout, UW-Parkside, UW-Superior

May 16, 2018

$1 million "Smart City, Smart Future" competition announced

The Foxconn Technology Group recently announced that they will be partnering with higher education institutions across Wisconsin in search of new ideas for the development of smart, interconnected cities and throughout the state.

UW Institution Work | University of Wisconsin - Washington County, UW-Stevens Point, UW-Eau Claire, UW-River Falls, UW Oshkosh, UW-Platteville, UW-Green Bay, UW-Whitewater, UW-Stout, UW-La Crosse, UW-Parkside, UW-Superior

May 7, 2018

WiSys Quick Pitch competition expands to over half of UW Campuses

Nine UW System comprehensive campuses hosted a WiSys Quick Pitch competition throughout the 2017-18 school year.

WiSys Announcements | University of Wisconsin - Washington County, UW-Stevens Point, UW-Eau Claire, UW-River Falls, UW Oshkosh, UW-Platteville, UW-Green Bay, UW-Whitewater, UW-Stout, UW-La Crosse, UW-Parkside, UW-Superior

Apr 23, 2018

UW System funds 11 faculty projects through Applied Research grant programs

Every year, WiSys collaborates with UW System Administration to offer two faculty grant programs geared toward applied research: the Applied Research Grant (ARG) and the Applied Research-WiSys Technology Grant (AR-WiTAG). This year, 11 projects were funded, totaling more than $450,000.

WiSys Announcements | UW-Stevens Point, UW Oshkosh, UW-Platteville, UW-Whitewater, UW-Stout, UW-La Crosse, UW-Superior

Apr 20, 2018