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Business Engagement News from UW–Madison

5 projects at UW–Madison aimed at transforming science and energy with AI receive DOE Genesis Mission funding
The selected projects pair UW–Madison research expertise with industry, university and national laboratory partners to use artificial intelligence and advanced computing to address challenges in fusion energy, critical mineral recovery and scientific discovery.

CNH donation brings clean-energy tractor technology to UW–Madison students and researchers
A new methane-powered tractor from CNH is giving UW–Madison students and researchers hands-on access to clean-energy equipment with applications in agriculture, alternative energy, and sustainable operations.

OBE presents industry collaboration workshop to faculty, staff
OBE's first-ever “Introduction to Industry Collaborations” workshop for members of the campus community introduced key concepts and best practices for attracting and building industry partnerships, an increasingly relevant source of benefits for UW–Madison and its partner companies.

Wisconsin Frontier Technology Consortium awarded Ignite Wisconsin grant
A statewide coalition has been awarded an Ignite Wisconsin grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. (WEDC) to strengthen Wisconsin’s frontier technology and startup ecosystem. The Wisconsin Frontier Technology Consortium brings together the Wisconsin Technology Council, the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, gener8tor, Waukesha County Technical College and the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce. The partnership was formed to align research institutions, startup accelerators, technical colleges and industry networks around the development and commercialization and scaling of emerging technologies.

UW–Madison back in top 5 nationally with $1.93B in research expenditures
The University of Wisconsin–Madison now ranks fifth in the United States for university research expenditures, its highest ranking since 2014, according to the National Science Foundation’s Higher Education Research and Development Survey. The annual ranking covers the amount of funding the university invested in research activities during fiscal year 2024 (July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024).
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