University of Wisconsin–Madison

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Industry-ready process makes plastics chemical from plant sugars

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Companies often grapple with creating more sustainable and environmentally friendly products while also staying profitable. A team of researchers at UW-Madison and the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) have responded. In new research published in Energy and Environmental Science, they describe an efficient and economically feasible process for producing HMF — 5-hydroxymethylfurfural, a versatile plant-derived chemical considered crucial for building a renewable economy.

UW’s Center for Dairy Research receives dual grants to enhance businesses develop new products

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Center for Dairy Research receives grants to create a new Beverage Innovation Center - a one-of-a-kind resource for businesses and entrepreneurs to develop new dairy beverages. Learn more about the vision and CDR.

UW–Madison and American Family Insurance Partnership Showcase

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Return to story: American Family Insurance boosts data science investment in UW–Madison  

American Family Insurance Data Science Institute adds an exciting chapter to a longtime private-campus partnership

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Building on UW-Madison's current data initiatives, this expansion of the American Family Insurance partnership establishes a formal institute on campus fostering growth in data science, supporting work in artificial intelligence, genetics, drug development, material science, and business.

Novomoto has big plans for 2019

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Orginally Posted on WisBusiness.com 4/4/2019 After winning the Governor’s Business plan contest in 2018, Novomoto has big plans for expansion in 2019 and beyond. The company provides rent-to-own solar electrical systems for families in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and is looking ahead to other countries in sub-Saharan Africa. “We’re definitely expanding and trying to …

Driving innovation: Can biofuels transform our economy?

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Author: Sam Million-Weaver | College of Engineering America is a car country.  Drive-in movies, drive-through restaurants, road-trips, carpools: Our culture is full of odes to our automobiles. And even though people are increasingly trading in their gas-guzzling pink Cadillacs for more efficient hybrid and electric vehicles, our infatuation with our cars means that the United …

Doctor’s brainstorm realized at UW-Madison startup

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A patient need sparks an idea, which leads to inspiration, collaboration, creation and now a patent is pending for a device that could help the smallest of heart patients. This is how #UWChangesLives.

Industrial & Systems Engineering students tackle business challenges in senior design projects

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When University of Wisconsin-Madison industrial and systems engineering student Andrew Ochoa left his group’s senior design project kickoff meeting, his mind was swirling. He and his four teammates had just listened to management from their assigned client, local trucking company BCP Transportation, detail gaps in the parts-tracking process in the enterprise’s service shop. Now it …

How companies raise their visibility at UW

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Class Projects   Students from the digital media strategies class in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication’s worked on a project for Madison-based American Family Insurance, a corporate partner of UW–Madison. Throughout the semester, students developed a digital media plan to generate awareness of American Family in Atlanta and to leverage the company’s sponsorship …

Quantum leaps and investments at UW

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Through investments in quantum science, UW is “… leading the way in concepts and technology that may revolutionize computing, communication, security and more.” Learn more about these investments and what it means for campus and businesses.