FOOD & AGRICULTURE Hemp traits: Half a century ago the Badger state led the nation in hemp production. Today, a project by Mike Petersen and Shawn Kaeppler at the Wisconsin Crop…
One Shot: The future of transportation
The future of transportation – think urban air mobility – calls for a new generation of manufacturing. Grad student Buzz Rankouhi is building an audacious prototype and a company to…
WARF Venture Updates
WARF Ventures invests in select startup companies within the UW community. The team provides focused support and resources to advance technologies from UW–Madison and the Morgridge Institute for Research. Since…
WARF’s UpStart program supports women and BIPOC entrepreneurs
Diverse boards and teams are known to collaborate more effectively and contribute to business success. Every fall and winter for ten weeks, WARF’s UpStart Program trains cohorts of women and…
UW-Madison driving Wisconsin’s economy, now and into the future
Powered by a top-ranked research program, the University of Wisconsin–Madison, its affiliate organizations and the startup companies coming out of the university have a total $30.8 billion annual statewide economic…
Crossroads of Ideas revisits the health of our democracy
UW experts weigh in with the latest status check at February 18 talk CONTACT: Jeanan Yasiri Moe Director of Strategic Communications jyasiri[email protected] | (608) 960-9892 MADISON, Wis. – Our country…
Beyond fun: Discovery Outreach strengthening bond between science, society
Laura Heisler and her Discovery Outreach team are growing an iceberg. The visible part of that iceberg can be seen on a regular basis in the Discovery Building, through programs…
UW–Madison initiative to promote university-industry research and education partnerships
The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education has launched a new funding effort to facilitate university research partnerships and graduate student internships in collaboration with the…