Category: Partnerships

UW–Madison students support dairy business innovation through class projects

Last spring, two Wisconsin dairy companies garnered fresh ideas for innovation from UW–Madison seniors. The Renk Agribusiness Institute in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics (AAE) collaborated with the Dairy Business Innovation Alliance, a partnership between the Center for Dairy Research and the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association, to connect classroom education with real-life business …

Access to fresh perspectives on university-industry engagement

UW–Madison Office of Business Engagement is sponsoring free access to UIDPVirtual 2024 for all UW–Madison faculty and staff. The online conference is Dec. 3-5, 2024.

As international interns, Badger engineers learn the ropes of shipbuilding in Italy

“I know a lot of internships kind of give interns the ‘side’ projects, but it was super cool to hear that the work we did was actually impactful and meaningful,” says Colby Milligan, a junior from San Francisco.

UW–Madison unveils strategic vision to boost entrepreneurship

The comprehensive plan outlined in the study aims to create a thriving entrepreneurial environment, leveraging the university's existing strengths and capabilities along with its ongoing commitment to fostering entrepreneurship across campus.

Forward, better and greater

Our team at the Office of Business Engagement is focused on moving UW–Madison forward through greater engagement and deeper connections with industry partners.

Experiential learning opportunities in 2024-25

These opportunities for experiential learning at UW–Madison allow you to leverage student and faculty expertise and help develop the talent that is building the future of Wisconsin and the world.

Experiential learning unlocks employers’ and students’ potential

Hands-on learning experiences found in nearly every discipline on campus set up students and partner companies for success. Read about two examples from UW–Madison’s School of Computer, Data and Information Sciences (CDIS) and the Wisconsin School of Business (WSB).

Streamlined research sponsorship model to make IP licensing “easier and faster”

UW–Madison’s newly developed intellectual property options program, Badger IP Industry Advantage, represents a new approach to partnerships between research sponsors and the university, highlighted by a set menu of options to reduce time spent negotiating. A news post from the Office of the Vice Chancellor of Research explains how the program makes it “easier and …

New Business Sustainability Leadership Forum connects campus innovators, industry leaders, and state officials to address environmental challenges

The University of Wisconsin–Madison Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies and Office of Business Engagement are teaming up with prominent businesses to ignite important conversations in the environmental sustainability space. The Business Sustainability Leadership Forum (BSLF), which officially launched on Friday, Nov. 17 in Madison, aims to gain important insight from key university-industry partnerships on the …

UW–Madison and GE HealthCare broaden shared commitment to health care innovation

The University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health and GE HealthCare announced today a 10-year strategic collaboration that builds on an iconic relationship spanning more than 40 years. The new research collaboration expands the existing scope beyond medical imaging to new frontiers in digital technologies and disease-focused solutions.