The Office of Business Engagement (OBE) is often considered the “front door” to UW–Madison by connecting businesses with the university’s diverse community of resources, research and innovators. Managing Director John Garnetti sees OBE’s role as one …
Office of Business Engagement welcomes two industry veterans to support growing high-tech and engineering partnerships
The University of Wisconsin–Madison continues to strengthen its partnership with industry, from tech to manufacturing and everything in between, with the hiring of two industry veterans, Dean Welch and Sara Braas. Welch will join the …
With support from Promega, UW-Madison Cool Science Image Contest promotes convergence of art and science
Ten years after its launch, the Cool Science Image (CSI) Contest is as hot as ever. Sponsored by Promega Corporation with additional support from the UW–Madison Division of the Arts, the annual competition invites UW-Madison …
Chancellor Rebecca Blank to become president of Northwestern University
Chancellor Rebecca Blank will leave the University of Wisconsin–Madison at the end of the 2021-22 academic year to assume the presidency of Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill.
Northwestern University announced Blank’s selection on Monday, October 11. She will succeed Morton Schapiro as the university’s 17th president in summer 2022.
$175 million commitment helps launch UW–Madison School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences, support transformative mission
The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences — a unique, forward-thinking collaboration focused at the intersection of technology and humanity — is announcing a $175 million private investment and launching an effort to …
UW–Madison ranked first among public universities by Washington Monthly
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is the highest ranking national public university and fourth overall in Washington Monthly’s 2021 College Guide and Rankings. The ranking is based on three criteria: research excellence, social mobility, and community and …
Redefining University-Business Partnerships: An Interview with OBE Managing Director John Garnetti
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is no stranger to collaboration, and the Office of Business Engagement (OBE) helps make it possible by working to connect businesses large and small, global and local with UW–Madison’s forward-thinking and …
New initiative facilitates research partnerships with the private sector
Seven projects – from generating valuable products from the abundant non-food dairy residues that remain after milk is processed into food product, to amplifying UW–Madison doctoral trainees as the new generation of biotechnology industry leaders – have been chosen for funding through the Promoting Industry Collaboration Initiative.
Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company and UW–Madison Launch Diversity in Brewing Award
The Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company announced today the launch of the Jake Leinenkugel Diversity in Brewing Award. The award will support students from underrepresented groups pursuing a degree in brewing or fermentation sciences at the …
Madison’s tech sector booms, driven by UW innovation
The strong growth of Madison’s technology sector is drawing attention nationwide. The boom is fueled in part by UW–Madison, which provides cutting-edge research, entrepreneurial graduates and researchers, and a well-educated local workforce that motivates some …