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UW-Whitewater’s Faith Jones, Natalie Franke, and Mia Ciancio receive accolades at Quick Pitch

UW-Whitewater students Faith Jones, Natalie Franke, and Mia Ciancio were recognized for their research and presentation skills during the WiSys Quick Pitch competition on Thursday, March 21, 2024.

UW-Eau Claire’s Josh Baker places first for his poster presentation at 2023 Spark Symposium

PHOTOS: 2023 WiSys SPARK Symposium at UW Oshkosh

Scenes from WiSys' annual summer celebration of research, innovation and entrepreneurship in the UW System.

Clean tech expert George Willis Huber will keynote WiSys SPARK Symposium

The symposium, which celebrates research, innovation and entrepreneurship in the UW System, will take place at UW Oshkosh, Aug. 6-8. You can register for the event at wisys.org/spark.

WiSys-led partnership wins $1 million NSF grant to make Wisconsin a global leader in sustainable ag

The grant will support a partnership of 30 organizations from across the state as they lay the groundwork to develop an ambitious, effective and credible 'regional innovation engine' that harnesses the region's talent and intellectual capital to make Wisconsin a global leader in sustainable agriculture.

UW-Milwaukee’s Mitchelle Lyle wins WiSys’ statewide entrepreneurship competition

UW-Whitewater and UW-Platteville students were also recognized.

CALL FOR STUDENT PRESENTERS: Students can win cash prizes for presenting research posters or hands-on projects at the WiSys SPARK Symposium

The WiSys SPARK Symposium is an annual celebration of the best and brightest faculty, staff, students and alumni in the UW System.

UW-Whitewater to host WiSys’ statewide student entrepreneurship competition on April 22

The competition was established to connect the Wisconsin entrepreneurial ecosystem to University of Wisconsin students with the goal to help students think critically about their business ideas and implement lean business methodologies. Leading up to this statewide competition, students received mentorship from campus and statewide entrepreneurship experts.

Grace Weber, Ellie Huff recognized for research communication skills during the WiSys Quick Pitch @ UW-Whitewater

The student “pitch” competition inspires UW System students to consider the impact of their research and effectively communicate it to the public. Students have three minutes to impress a panel of judges with their pitch.

WiSys announces 2022-2023 grant writing webinar series

WiSys encourages UW System grantseekers to cultivate their grant writing skills, connect with experts and create opportunities through the organization’s latest 10-part grant writing webinar series.