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. …
March 20, 2024
La Follette School Distinguished Faculty Chair in Business and Regulation Announced
The La Follette School of Public Affairs and American Family Insurance announced the establishment of the Jack Salzwedel Distinguished Faculty Chair in Business and Regulation. This new endowed chair, the first of its kind at …
March 1, 2024
RISE Initiative to focus on strategic faculty hiring to solve grand challenges
The new Wisconsin Research, Innovation and Scholarly Excellence (RISE) Initiative is designed to help address significant, complex challenges of particular importance to Wisconsin and the world, through accelerated and strategic faculty hiring, research infrastructure enhancement, interdisciplinary collaboration and increased student and educational opportunities.
February 20, 2024
Ushering in a new era of innovation and economic growth
At the Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents meeting on Friday, Feb. 9, experts gathered to discuss the university’s strategy for maximizing federal funding through burgeoning public-private partnerships, a crucial component of the national push …
February 9, 2024
Looking back at 2023: memorable moments, milestones and impact
As 2023 nears its end, the Office of Business Engagement (OBE) is reflecting on the efforts, accomplishments, relationships and celebrations that shaped a year of impact and growth.
December 19, 2023
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), …
December 14, 2023
UW–Madison remains 8th in research ranking, surpasses $1.5 billion in research expenditures
The University of Wisconsin–Madison, for the first time, has topped $1.5 billion in research expenditures, according to the National Science Foundation. With this accomplishment, UW–Madison is ranked 8th among the nearly 900 public and private universities …
November 30, 2023
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 …
November 17, 2023- More News
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