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Electronic stent-deployment system wins top prize at 2011 Innovation Days

February 14, 2011

A system that could widely expand stent treatments for patients with diseased arteries won the top prize and $10,000 in the Schoofs Prize for Creativity, one of a pair of competitions that make up Innovation Days, an event that rewards University of Wisconsin–Madison students for innovative and marketable ideas. Read More

WARF debuts Gilson Bootstrapping Series at Discovery Town Center on Jan. 25

January 24, 2011

Allen Dines of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Office of Corporate Relations will be the first speaker featured in WARF's new Gilson Bootstrapping Series. He will discuss the wide variety of resources available to new entrepreneurs, or to those just thinking about starting a business, at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 25. Read More

UW-Madison to again celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week

November 10, 2010

The University of Wisconsin–Madison - along with more than 1,500 organizations worldwide - will mark Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) Nov. 15-21. Read More

UW-Madison entrepreneurship programs make top 25 list

September 22, 2010

The Wisconsin School of Business at the University of Wisconsin–Madison was recognized by The Princeton Review for Entrepreneur magazine as having one of the top 25 entrepreneurship programs at both the graduate and undergraduate levels in the country. Read More

New businesses get a boost from entrepreneurial law clinic

June 14, 2010

The UW Law School's Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic has served up advice and assistance to more than 40 clients since it was launched last fall. Read More

Plan to advance wound care treatment takes top prize in Burrill competition

April 26, 2010

A plan to develop advanced materials for wound care and surgical applications presented by Ankit Agarwal, a Kauffman Entrepreneurial Postdoctoral Fellow in Biomedical Engineering, and Umang… Read More

Engineering students win Climate Challenge at UW–Madison

April 22, 2010

A device that would help provide electricity efficiently and at low cost in rural areas of developing countries took the top prize - $50,000 - this week in a student competition at the University of Wisconsin–Madison for innovative ideas to counteract climate change. Read More

UW-Madison students face off in expanded business plan competition

April 22, 2010

From high-tech wound care and eco-friendly apparel to social media software firms and biofuels, students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison are pursuing solutions to everyday problems as part of the annual G. Steven Burrill Business Plan Competition at the Wisconsin School of Business. Read More

Theory meets practice in fourth annual entrepreneurial bootcamp

March 17, 2010

During the week of June 20, the Wisconsin School of Business will direct the fourth annual Wisconsin Entrepreneurial Bootcamp for graduate students in physical and life sciences, law and engineering, among others. Read More

Students awarded scholarships for entrepreneurship

March 8, 2010

Jeffrey Vinokur knows a thing or two about being self-taught. Read More

100-Hour Challenge winners to receive awards in entrepreneurship class

March 1, 2010

The light bulbs have been turned on, the vacuum bags have been cut up and the hoses have been connected. Read More

Competition set for 100-Hour Wiscontrepreneur Challenge

February 9, 2010

What can you do with 100 hours and $15 in materials from the University of Wisconsin–Madison's surplus shop? Read More

Learning community teaches spirit of entrepreneurship

November 24, 2009

In high school, computer programmer Tim McGowan enrolled in advanced-placement Latin. When it came time to study for the big exam, he was ready to admit that languages weren't his thing. Read More

Groups prepare proposal for entrepreneurship certificate

November 18, 2009

The Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship, Initiative for Studies In Transformational Entrepreneurship (INSITE) and the Wisconsin School of Business are preparing a proposal for a graduate certificate in entrepreneurship and innovation. Read More

Events planned for Global Entrepreneurship Week

November 11, 2009

The University of Wisconsin–Madison — along with more than 1,000 organizations worldwide — will mark Global Entrepreneurship Week during the week of Nov. 15. Read More

New course shows arts students how to become entrepreneurs

November 11, 2009

Entrepreneurship programs at UW–Madison are supporting innovative thinking and actions. The Wiscontrepreneur program, the Student Venture Seed Grant Program, programs at the Wisconsin School of Business, and other programs and initiatives, recently garnered the university recognition as one of the nation’s top 25 campuses for entrepreneurship. Read More

Wiscontrepreneur initiative examines entrepreneurship, athletics

October 2, 2009

The Office of Corporate Relations is sponsoring "Work Hard, Play Hard," a series of special events during the 2009-10 academic year. Read More

Entrepreneurship nurtured with seed grants at UW–Madison

September 28, 2009

Entrepreneurship is thriving across the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus, and four student-run businesses captured that spirit and have been awarded seed grants to nurture their startups. Read More

UW-Madison entrepreneurship programs ranked 11th

September 23, 2009

Entrepreneurship programs at the Wisconsin School of Business rank among the best in the nation, according to a recently published survey conducted by the Princeton Review and Entrepreneur Magazine. Read More

Cellectar shares inventor, investor and CEO perspectives at WARF Gilson Series

June 18, 2009

The perspectives of the inventor, investor and CEO of Madison's rising startup radiopharmaceutical company Cellectar Inc. will be the focus of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation's Gilson Discovery Series event, to be held at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, June 24, at the Fluno Center, 601 University Ave. Read More