Stories indexed under: Office of Corporate Relations

Total: 10

• Corporate open house: For industry, UW-Madison is 'one-stop shopping' July 19, 2012 On July 12, representatives from more than 40 companies in industries ranging from manufacturing and biotech to construction and food production attended the first-annual UW-Madison corporate open house.
• Winners of student entrepreneurship competition, seed grants announced Dec. 15, 2011 Winners of the Whiteboard Challenge and Student Venture Seed Grants show that entrepreneurship is thriving among University of Wisconsin-Madison students.
• UW–Madison hosts Iraqi economic development delegation Oct. 19, 2011 The University of Wisconsin-Madison is one of two American universities to host a delegation of representatives selected by Iraq's Inter-Ministerial Committee on Innovation, Research, and Development (ICIRD) on universities and technology-based economic development.
• 100-Hour Challenge winners named Feb. 28, 2011 A dress made of rubber gloves, a xylophone constructed from PVC pipes and a coffee chiller fashioned out of discarded lab equipment were just three examples of entrepreneurial creativity submitted in this year's Wiscontrepreneur 100-Hour Challenge, sponsored by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Office of Corporate Relations.
• UW-Madison to again celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week Nov. 10, 2010 The University of Wisconsin-Madison - along with more than 1,500 organizations worldwide - will mark Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) Nov. 15-21.
• 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.
• Competition set for 100-Hour Wiscontrepreneur Challenge Feb. 9, 2010 What can you do with 100 hours and $15 in materials from the University of Wisconsin-Madison's surplus shop?
• Learning community teaches spirit of entrepreneurship Nov. 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.
• Stimulus funds begin to bolster UW-Madison research portfolio July 29, 2009 The University of Wisconsin-Madison's nearly $840 million research portfolio, one of the top three in the country, will become even larger as federal agencies begin to dole out new stimulus grants.
• Master of Engineering in Engine Systems receives distance-learning award April 30, 2009 The United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) presented its 2009 International Distance Learning Award to the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Master of Engineering in Engine Systems (MEES) program in conjunction with the 2009 National Conference in St. Louis.