One hundred and three participants competed in the first ever UW-Madison Datathon on October 16 and 17, hosted by the UW-Madison Data Science Club. In addition to the hackathon, the event included multiple speaker series where students were able to hear from event sponsors about...
The Madison Region Economic Partnership (MadREP) is pleased to announce their MadREP Broadband Speed Test initiative. The tool will show participants what their current internet speeds are while collecting necessary data for the Madison Region to pursue better broadband infrastructure in the areas identified as...
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is again being recognized as one of the world’s top learning institutions this year, placing 35th in the Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings....
The Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship at the Wisconsin School of Business was the recipient of the 2021 Excellence in Entrepreneurship Teaching and Pedagogical Innovation Award at the Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers (GCEC) conference in Baltimore on October 15-16, 2021. This award honors a center...
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation today announced a total of $216.8 million in support for the University of Wisconsin-Madison research enterprise during the 2021-22 academic year. The figure is WARF’s largest annual investment in UW-Madison-based research and education in the foundation’s history....
Kyle Cranmer, a University of Wisconsin–Madison alumnus who played a significant role in the discovery of the Higgs boson, will become the next director of the American Family Insurance Data Science Institute....
Collaborations between industry and academia are necessary to drive technology development, according to a panel representing universities in the state and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation....
Madison company that makes purifying equipment used in developing life-saving drugs could expand its workforce after being purchased by the subsidiary of a Japanese conglomerate....
Wisconsin companies attracted a record $436 million in venture capital dollars across 62 deals in the first three quarters of the year, according to data from PitchBook and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA)....
Amy Weeks, a University of Wisconsin–Madison professor of biochemistry, has been selected as a Packard Fellow for Science and Engineering. The fellowship is awarded annually to early-career scientists from across the United States and provides $875,000 of funding over five years. Weeks is one of...
A biotechnology company started out of the University of Wisconsin-Madison has raised $2.3 million almost entirely from investors within the state. Immuto Scientific Inc. plans to use its $2.3 million in seed funding for equipment and staffing needed to take its analytical research services to...
A new survey of small and mid-size American cities confirmed what we all knew: Madison is the best place to live. The Wisconsin capital capped off its climb to the top of the Livability.com rankings of 1,000 cities this year after taking the bronze medal...