Key wins for UW–Madison and business partners in 2024: From research to results
With 2025 just around the corner, the Office of Business Engagement team is reflecting on the efforts, accomplishments, relationships and new connections that shaped another year forward through greater engagement and deeper connections with industry …
December 18, 2024
WisBusiness: the Podcast with John Garnetti, UW-Madison Office of Business Engagement
Managing Director John Garnetti joins the WisBusiness: Podcast to discuss the Office of Business Engagement’s impact on Wisconsin’s business community, providing examples of how the OBE works with companies in Wisconsin through a variety of …
December 11, 2024
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 …
December 5, 2024
UW–Madison 6th in national research ranking, surpasses $1.7 billion in research expenditures
The University of Wisconsin–Madison has moved up two places to sixth out of 920 public and private universities in the United States in university research expenditures, according to the National Science Foundation’s annual rankings. For the first time, the university has topped $1.7 billion in research expenditures, according to the NSF Higher Education Research and Development (HERD), released today, Nov. 25, 2024.
November 25, 2024
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.
November 20, 2024
Sustaining partnerships, progress with Business Sustainability Leadership Forum
One year ago, the Office of Business Engagement (OBE) and UW–Madison Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES) teamed-up with prominent businesses to spark important conversations about environmental sustainability. Known as the Business Sustainability Leadership Forum (BSLF), the group has been meeting regularly to share insights and identify common sustainability challenges.
November 12, 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.
October 23, 2024UW–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.
October 2, 2024- More News
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