Tag: WiSys
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Submission deadline for WiSys launches app idea challenge is Nov. 2
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WiSys wants to help you launch the next great mobile application through the WiSys APPStart Challenge. The challenge connects great app ideas with the expertise and resources to build a business. Finalists will receive initial app development support from WiSys partners, business mentorship and cash prizes. Faculty, staff, students and alumni from all WiSys universities (UW-Eau Claire,…
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Spread the word, WiSys is looking for student innovators
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MADISON—WiSys invites UW System student researchers and innovators to present their research and innovations during a live virtual broadcast on July 22 at 4 p.m. Students from all academic disciplines can share their work, compete for cash prizes and engage in an interactive networking component led by UW campus leadership. Prizes include: First place: $750 Second…
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Regional UW schools second in national innovation impact productivity rankings
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The innovation impact of the 11 University of Wisconsin System regional institutions that WiSys serves, was ranked as one of the most productive in the nation by the George W. Bush Institute. In the institute’s report on the innovation impact of U.S. universities released in June 2020, UW-WiSys was second in the report’s Innovation Impact…
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UW-Green Bay students earn spots in Wisconsin Business Idea Tournament
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UW-Green Bay student startups have earned 3 of the 8 spots in the 2020 Wisconsin Business Idea Tournament (WBIT), held by WiSys. This is the first year UWGB students have earned three entries into the WBIT. This year’s WBIT will be held virtually on YouTube and Facebook at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10. Cash…
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Wisconsin Big Idea Tournament: Student business competition, presented by WiSys, goes virtual June 10
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UW System student entrepreneurs will compete for funding and recognition. Eight teams of student entrepreneurs (three from UW-Green Bay) will compete for cash prizes and recognition in the Wisconsin Big Idea Tournament, presented by WiSys. The tournament brings together teams of university students from across the state to pitch innovative business ideas. The competition was…
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Call for participants: WiSys Quick Pitch @Home, deadline is May 1
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UW-Green Bay student researchers could win $300 for presenting their research virtually in the WiSys Quick Pitch @ Home competition. Students will “pitch” the value of their research in a recorded three-minute video that will be evaluated by a panel of judges. The goal is to inspire students to consider the impact of their work…
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WiSys looks to support ideas to improve community response to COVID-19, Deadline is April 24
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MADISON—WiSys is challenging the UW System community to develop innovative ideas to boost local community preparedness and response to pandemics via “WiSys Innovation Challenge: COVID-19.” WiSys’ challenge comes in response to the national crisis that forced students to leave Wisconsin campuses and WiSys to cancel numerous innovation skill-building events. The challenge is open to all faculty,…
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UW-Green Bay student among WiSys APPStart Challenge finalists
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For Immediate Release from WiSys, April 10, 2020 WiSys has selected three app ideas as finalists in the WiSys APPStart Challenge. The contest, open to all UW-Eau Claire, UW-Green Bay and UW-La Crosse faculty, staff, students and alumni, connects great mobile app ideas with the expertise and resources necessary for commercial launch. The three app finalists are:…
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Smart hearing aid idea wins WiSys Innovation in Aging student competition
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An idea for a hearing aid that can sense your pulse and call 911 if you have a health emergency won the WiSys Innovation in Aging student competition on Wednesday, March 4, 2020. The annual student idea competition challenges University of Wisconsin-Green Bay students to create innovative solutions to combat hardships and improve quality of life…