University of Wisconsin–Madison

New tool makes it easier to find campus research collaborators

A new Research at UW–Madison website is helping create connections and showcase UW’s breadth of research. The searchable database and dashboard captures details on thousands of articles, presentations, grants, patents and other activities from UW-Madison’s $2 billion research enterprise.

Office of Business Engagement Announces John Garnetti as New Managing Director

John Garnetti, a seasoned international business professional with proven results in business development, strategy and marketing, has been hired to lead the Office of Business Engagement (OBE) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Department of Chemistry and Johnson Controls pivot in key partnership to improve indoor air quality

Wisconsin-based Fortune 500 company Johnson Controls and the UW–Madison Department of Chemistry showed extraordinary creativity and flexibility in the face of the pandemic. Find out how they quickly focused their collaborative work improving indoor air quality on reducing the spread of infectious diseases such as COVID-19.

UW–Madison’s impressive economic impact

We're proud to share UW–Madison's most recent Economic Impact Report, which reinforces UW–Madison's impact in both the private and public sectors and demonstrates the many ways we support prosperity across the state of Wisconsin. We thank all of our partners that have helped accomplish this achievement.

Aldevron celebrates lab facility expansion in Madison, UW–Madison partnerships

On February 10, Aldevron hosted a virtual celebration of its lab facility expansion in Madison. Aldevron produces the raw materials that allow clients to make groundbreaking therapies, and its protein business unit has operated within University Research Park since 2009. The facility’s growth from 8,000 to nearly 30,000 square feet includes a new 3,500-square-foot fermentation …

UW-Madison, affiliates and startups generate $30.8 billion annual statewide economic impact

Powered by a top-ranked research program, the University of Wisconsin–Madison, its affiliate organizations and the startup companies coming out of the university have a total $30.8 billion annual statewide economic impact, equivalent to nearly 9% of Wisconsin’s $345 billion economy, according to a new report. Conducted by NorthStar Analytics, LLC, the study finds that UW–Madison is …

American Family Insurance Data Science Institute awards $1 million in “mini grants” to advance data science

Nine teams of University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty and collaborators have been awarded nearly $1 million through the American Family Funding Initiative, a research competition for data science projects. The emerging field of data science is the study, development or application of methods that reveal new insights from data. The successful projects will further research ranging from third-wave artificial intelligence to student entrepreneurship.

UW–Madison leading the way to ensure online micro-internships benefit businesses, students

As we all face the challenges of an economy hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, UW–Madison is getting #BadgersOnTrack by finding new ways to connect employers with our talented, dedicated students and recent graduates. Businesses and Badgers benefit from our easy-to-post micro-internships and job listings.

A Guide to Internships in the Age of COVID-19

With many college internships canceled by the COVID-19 pandemic, a University of Wisconsin−Madison education researcher developed a new resource guide on a host of web-based alternatives for these important on-the-job learning opportunities. Matthew T. Hora, director of the Center for Research on College to Workforce Transitions (CCWT) and an assistant professor in the Division of Continuing Studies, designed the guide for colleges, students and employers.

Webinar: Chancellor Blank on the role of research universities in a crisis

In a webinar held on May 8, 2020 by the Wisconsin Tech Council Innovation Network, Chancellor Rebecca Blank emphasized the important role of major research universities such as UW–Madison in addressing a crisis such as COVID-19. She also recently co-wrote an opinion piece in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.