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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.

WiSys welcomes Brian Walsh as new Regional Associate for northeastern University of Wisconsin comprehensive campuses

Following the conclusion of a 15-month assignment as a Biotechnology Commercialization Specialist at a research center in Guadalajara, Mexico, Brian Walsh will be the newest addition to the WiSys staff as the Regional Associate for northeastern Wisconsin campuses. 

$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.

2017-18 WiSys Quick Pitch Winner Details

$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.

WiSys Quick Pitch winners honored among nine additional scholarship recipients at UW Oshkosh

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.

UW-Green Bay, UW-Whitewater, UW-Milwaukee students take home prizes in 2018 Wisconsin Big Idea Tournament

Twelve UW System student teams came together in Madison this spring to embody the future of entrepreneurship in Wisconsin.

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.