Economic Development

Projects

• 7th Annual Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council Conference

  For the last six years, a team of students has created the conference for the Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council, which over 400 people annually a...

• Accelerated Durable Highway Bridge Design and Construction

  UW-Madison Professors Lawrence Bank, Jeff Russell and Mike Oliva from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering are working with the Wisco...

• Acquiring and synthesizing foundational knowledge for hemp-derived products

  Product teams representing academia, industry, and farmers were developed in three areas: hemp for paper production, hemp for building materials, and...

• Addressing the Emerald Ash Borer

  The emerald ash borer has caused 37 Wisconsin counties to be restricted from exporting any hardwood firewood to unaffected counties, however CALS rese...

• Advanced Materials Industrial Consortium

  The Advanced Materials Industrial Consortium gives commercial partners the opportunity to collaborate with students and faculty in advanced materials...

• American Council on Exercise Exam Preparation Courses

  The Division of Recreational Sports offers outreach courses that prepare individuals for national certification. The American Council on Exercise (ACE...

• Applied Learning Projects (ALPs) for Bolz Center for Arts Administration students

  Graduate students in the Bolz Center for Arts Administration participate in hands-on projects with leading nonprofit arts and cultural institutions an...

• Bad River Global Health/Tribal Youth Program

  This program is a field course in the Undergraduate Certificate in Global Health (UCGH). It connects UW-Madison with people in programs on the Bad Riv...

• Beginner's Guide to Financial Projections

  The Beginner's Guide to Financial Projections is a no-cost, on-demand course designed to teach entrepreneurs the numerical inputs they need to create...

• Books about Frank Lloyd Wright in Wisconsin

  The University of Wisconsin Press has published several books about Frank Lloyd Wright that contribute to the international interest in Wright that br...

• Building Capacity of Wisconsin Producers to Access Wholesale Markets

  I am providing technical assistance support to current producer members of the Wisconsin Food Hub Cooperative (WFHC), particularly in the areas of pos...

• Center for Community and Economic Development (CCED)

  We teach, learn, lead and serve, connecting people with the University of Wisconsin, and engaging with them in transforming lives and communities.

• Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems (CIAS)

  The Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems (CIAS) is a participatory action research center at the University of Wisconsin–Madison's College of Ag...

• Center for Quick Response Manufacturing (QRM)

  Founded in 1993, the QRM Center is a partnership between companies, faculty and students at UW-Madison, dedicated to the research and implementation o...

• Center for Research on College-Workforce Transitions

  The mission of the Center for Research on College to Workforce Transitions (CCWT) is to conduct and support research, critical policy analysis, and pu...

• Center on Business and Poverty - Associated Projects

  The goal of the Center on Business and Poverty, an initiative of the Wisconsin School of Business, is to support ways in which employers can help impr...

• Center on Wisconsin Strategy

  The Center on Wisconsin Strategy (COWS) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan "think-and-do tank" dedicated to improving economic performance and living standar...

• Central Sands Water Initiative

  Numerous lakes and streams are drying up in the farm-rich Central Sands region of Wisconsin, but there’s little agreement on what’s causing it. Expert...

• Community Economic Development program

  Small businesses are critical to the Wisconsin economy and local communities. Self-employed business owners and entrepreneurs help shape local and reg...

• Community Food Systems program

  Business ownership serves as an important vehicle for wealth creation, especially for members of economically disadvantaged communities. Research show...

• Compass Tools: pointing the way to profitability for diversified farms

  Compass Tools are a suite of free, downloadable spreadsheets designed to help diversified farmers understand their cost of production and profitabilit...

• ConjuGon Inc. Partnership

  Marcin Filutowicz, a professor of bacteriology at UW-Madison, has made tremendous strides in combating antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria. Filut...

• Construction Engineering Management Applied Research

  John Nelson and other faculty and students from the Department of Civil Engineering help Wisconsin building designers and constructors to be more comp...

• Crops program

  In Wisconsin, 7 million acres of field crops, hay and haylage are harvested, at a value of $3.6 billion. Those farm operations are the foundation of W...

• Dairy Innovation Hub

  The Dairy Innovation Hub represents a $7.8 million per year investment by the State of Wisconsin that harnesses research and development at UW–Madison...

• Decarbonized-Engine Research Consortium (DERC)

  The Engine Research Center (ERC) at UW-Madison launched an international Diesel Emissions Reduction Consortium (DERC) in 2004 (later renamed the Decar...

• Design of Positive Pressure Tube Systems for Improved Ventilation of Calf Barns

  Dr. Ken Nordlund will present on the deficits of common ventilation systems in calf barns, management of air quality and cold stress to minimize respi...

• Design of Positive Pressure Tube Systems for Milking Center Holding Area Heat Abatemen

  Drs. Ken Nordlund and Nigel Cook will present problems in holding area cooling and how positive pressure tube systems provide a lower energy effective...

• Direct Assistance to Dads (DAD) Project

  Funded by a 3-year, $400,000 Wisconsin Partnership Program "Lifecourse Initiative for Healthy Families" community-academic partnership grant, the DAD...

• East Asia Now

  From security to trade to popular culture, contemporary events in East Asia create ripples felt around the world, including Wisconsin. East Asia Now i...

• Ecareers.sg - Education and Career Guidance Website for Singapore

  In 2009, the Center on Education and Work (CEW) launched ecareers.sg, an education and career guidance website for Singapore students in grades 5-12....

• Engineering Cooperative Education & Summer Internship Program

  The Engineering Cooperative Education & Summer Internship Program supplements the Wisconsin engineering workforce by providing students 3-12 months of...

• Eviction Defense Clinic

  The Eviction Defense Clinic (EDC), with the help of clinical law students, provides services to low-income tenants with Rental Housing Law issues, spe...

• Farm Management program

  Agriculture is central to a prosperous Wisconsin, contributing more than $100 billion annually to our state’s economy and nearly 12% of our state’s em...

• Financial Management for Entrepreneurs from the SBDC

  Introduction to Financial Management sets entrepreneurs on the right path by providing a “101” overview of bookkeeping, accounting terminology and con...

• First Enologist at UW-Madison

  There are currently 110 wineries and commercial cider makers in Wisconsin, and that number will only continue to grow. This is why Nick Smith was hire...

• First Steps to Starting a Business

  In this no-cost, self-paced online course, aspiring entrepreneurs have the opportunity to explore their Entrepreneurial Mindset, Business Idea, Financ...

• Focus on Energy: Driving Energy Efficiency in Small Restaurants and Bars

  Focus on Energy is Wisconsin utilities’ statewide energy efficiency and renewable resource program. The team took on the challenge of how Focus could...

• Future Roots Crop Production Plan

  Future Roots Farm, a new agriculture startup, is in the process of expanding production space and volume to bring high quality, local food to the mark...

• Future Roots: Business Plan Development

  Future Roots is a brand new agriculture startup located in New Berlin, with a focus on aquaponics farming. The team investigated ways for the new star...

• Gener8tor

  Started in Wisconsin, gener8tor is a nationally ranked seed investment fund and business accelerator that invests in high-growth startups. The company...

• Geosynthetic Bridges

  When the material used to make a bridge differs from that used to make the roadway, the road leading up to the bridge is compacted while the bridge te...

• Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center

  The Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) is a cross-disciplinary research center led by the University of Wisconsin–Madison and headquartered...

• H&H Holdings Fleet Maintenance & Employee Outreach

  H&H Group Holdings has six different divisions including: Electric, Solar Energy Services, Plumbing Services, Energy Management, Wind Energy, and Fire...

• Hard Cider in Wisconsin

  Hard cider is a value-added product from a crop grown in the state—a crop poised to further increase perennial acreage as a strategy to protect soils...

• Healthy farm-to-school meals: Empowering lunch ladies as change-agents

  The primary goal of this project is to cultivate lunch ladies as community-based leaders who are inspired and committed to making healthy, farm-to-sch...

• Helping Farmers Cope with Changing Climate

  Drought, flooding, new pests brought on by temporal changes in the onset and duration of the growing season—these are only a few climate related chall...

• How to Reduce Workplace Stress Though Communication & Leadership Skills

  Combining communication tools with self-management and self-awareness skills builds a stronger platform to lead and support empathetic interactions wi...

• Hunter's Network of Wisconsin

  Hunting is an important part of Wisconsin’s history and culture and plays a crucial role in wildlife management. It has a $1.4 billion impact on the s...

• IceCube Neutrino Observatory Construction

  The tools and materials for the construction of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole, Antarctica, were primarily designed and assembled...

• Impact Consulting for Arts-Based Organizations and Communities

  Graduate students in the Bolz Center for Arts Administration, housed in the Wisconsin School of Business, serve statewide communities and their creati...

• Industrial Refrigeration Consortium

  The Industrial Refrigeration Consortium (IRC) is a collaborative effort between UW-Madison and industry. The goal is to improve the safety, efficiency...

• Industry Partnerships, Bridges and Pathways: Experience Raising Skills in Wisconsin

  COWS has long provided technical assistance to the Department of Workforce Development and the Wisconsin Technical College System to improve education...

• Innovation and Economic Development Research Program

  The Innovation and Economic Development Research Program is a state-funded annual grants program that awards funds to faculty or academic staff who ar...

• Innovation and Wellness Commons - Lindsay Heights

  The Commons is the next step in Walnut Way’s efforts to revitalize the Lindsay Heights neighborhood in Milwaukee's Central City. This collaborative co...

• International Politics and Practice Capstone Certificate (IPPCC)

  The Department of Political Science designed the IPPCC to educate online learners who lead and serve professionally in the international arena. The pr...

• Jobs for Wisconsin Grads

  All 13 UW-System four-year institutions are part of a partnership that allows an employer to post a job opening once and that position will be sent to...

• Johnson Health Tech North America: Water and Lighting

  Since beginning in 1975, Johnson Health Tech (JHT) has specialized in the design, production, and marketing of award-winning fitness equipment. Johnso...

• Kemp Natural Resources Station

  UW-Madison's Kemp Natural Resources Station is an off-campus research, teaching and outreach facility dedicated to environmental stewardship and the s...

• Kickapoo Valley Tourism Project

  The Kickapoo Valley, a prime tourist destination during the summer months, experiences a drop in visitors once the weather cools. UW-Madison researche...

• Kickapoo Valley tourism research

  Bret Shaw, an associate professor in the Department of Life Sciences Communication, conducted research in the Kickapoo Valley. The research aimed at f...

• Lady Pietro Lavender Farm: Wholesale and Commercial Market Analysis

  A lavender farm is under development near Baraboo. The team provided background research and recommendations on how and where do local/regional herbal...

• Lessons from COVID19 – Positioning Regional Food Supply Chains

  UW-CIAS is partnering with researchers at University of Minnesota, University of Florida, UC-Irvine and Kansas State to document lessons from COVID-19...

• Local Government Education program

  There are 1,923 Wisconsin local governments, and close to 10,000 elected governing body members in Wisconsin. To govern effectively, Wisconsin's loca...

• Madison Neighborhood Indicators

  The Madison Neighborhood Indicators project seeks to quantify the diverse and changing social conditions in Madison neighborhoods. The project staff h...

• Measuring the Impact of Farmers Markets

  In order to improve farmers markets not only in Wisconsin but throughout the U.S., Alfonso Morales, associate professor in urban and regional planning...

• Medical Imaging Research Partnership

  Our Medical Physics and Radiology departments are among the highest producers of invention disclosures and successful patent applications at UW-Madiso...

• Metropolitan Unified Fiber Network Project (MUFN)

  The Metropolitian Unified Fiber Network (MUFN) is a public-private partnership to enhance broadband capacity, affordability and access in the greater...

• Microfinance Program Development for SWCAP

  The Southwestern Wisconsin Community Action Program (SWCAP) is a local, nongovernmental, nonprofit (501(c)(3)), antipoverty organization serving five...

• Microgrids Help Power Milwaukee Industry

  UW-Madison researchers are developing a microgrid-based electric power and distribution system that has the potential to help bring economic stability...

• Midwest Rural Energy Council (MREC)

  The Midwest Rural Energy Council (MREC) is a 50+ year cooperative educational effort between electric utilities and land grant universities in the upp...

• Milking Research and Instruction Lab

  The UW Milking lab has been in operation since 1990. The lab has been engaged in a number of technical issues related to milking machines, including r...

• New Madison Brewpub Sustainability Program

  Brewing requires a lot of water, for the product itself, for cleaning, and for sanitation. The brewing process also requires high energy use, includin...

• Nonprofit Board Leadership and Development

  This course is designed to provide an opportunity for graduate students to serve on nonprofit boards, learn about the roles and responsibilities of bo...

• Odyssey Beyond Bars - Supporting Students Upon Re-entry and Assessing Program Impact

  Odyssey Beyond Bars offers college jumpstart programs to students incarcerated in Wisconsin state prisons. Our jumpstart programs combine noncredit an...

• Organizational & Leadership Development program

  Through Extension’s work, nonprofits are more effective at responding to local needs, providing services and programs, and addressing issues ranging f...

• Paper on the Law of Intellectual Property Exhaustion

  Extending the Wisconsin idea of engaged scholarship globally, this project entailed preparing a comprehensive study of the rights to resell and reuse...

• Partnerships for Sustainability Project

  Partnerships for Sustainability (PFS) is a nonprofit organization designed to provide businesses of 250 employees or less in Southeastern Wisconsin wi...

• Plastics Research Enhanced by University Resources

  With the help of Tim Osswald, UW-Madison plastics engineering Professor, Teel Plastics has been able to have a competitive edge over other companies b...

• PosiPair.com

  The Web site name is a contraction of "Positive Product Pairing". PosiPair aims to facilitate links between green businesses and their partners, but a...

• Protecting Our Pollinators

  More than two-thirds of the world’s crop plants—including many nuts, fruits and vegetables—depend on animal pollination, most of it provided by bees....

• Public Works Supervisory Academy

  The Public Works Supervisory Academy is a 9-course series tailored for those who oversee the engineering, water, sewerage, parks, and street divisions...

• Rapid and Efficient Construction of Highway Bridges

  The U.W. is working with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (Madison and EauClaire offices) to pilot a new type of construction system for use...

• Reducing Commercial Energy Costs

  By using models to predict the heating, ventilation and cooling needs of a building, Jim Rawlings, professor of chemical and biological engineering at...

• Research & Development on a New Switch for the Electric Power Grid

  Wisconsin, like most states, is gradually increasing electric power generation from renewable sources. The arguments for decreasing coal burning, e.g....

• Retrofitting Latinxs into the Wisconsin Historical Narrative

  Latina/o/xs have a long-rooted presence in Wisconsin but their histories are largely absent in institutional archives. To provide more visibility to L...

• Risk Communication in action

  Current research includes ongoing surveys about public attitudes toward gene editing, nanotechnology, nuclear energy, synthetic biology, and other eme...

• Rural Cooperative Development Project

  The University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives (UWCC) and its grant partner Cooperative Network provide technical assistance to rural cooperative...

• Sharing in the Discovery (featuring the UW-Madison Stem Cell Learning Lab)

  Sharing in the Discovery invites citizens of Wisconsin to take a stake in health sciences research by providing experiences in communities and on camp...

• Small Business Development Center at UW-Madison

  The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at UW-Madison has helped create and grow successful businesses since 1979. The SBDC staff of experienced...

• Solar Panel Test Facility

  When it comes to producing electricity efficiently, hotter is better. Within the past 10 years, the operating temperature of coal-fired power plants h...

• Starting New High-Tech Businesses in Wisconsin

  UW-Madison Chemistry Professor Lloyd Smith has started and helped grow and direct three high-tech companies in the Madison area, in partnership with T...

• Statewide Digital Parcel Map Initiative

  The Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA) partnered with the UW–Madison State Cartographer's Office and the state's 72 county Land Information...

• Strategic Action Plan for Village of Norwalk

  The Strategic Action Plan for the Village of Norwalk in Monroe County was meant to assist the citizens and Village Board of Norwalk in assessment of c...

• Student Hometown Projects - Cross Plains

  Four undergraduate students have been given the opportunity to identify and solve an issue in their hometowns by partnering with a community organizat...

• Study on the Economic Impact of Tax and Spending Limits on Local Governments

  Fairly or not, Wisconsin has been branded as a high-tax state. This has spurred elected officials to impose tax and spending limits on local governme...

• Study: transportation issues affecting fresh food distribution in rural Wisconsin

  The Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems (CIAS), a research center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s College of Agricultural and Life Sci...

• Supercomputers Allow for Cheaper Vehicle Testing

  Using the power of supercomputers, Dan Negrut, a UW-Madison associate professor of mechanical engineering, is setting up a simulation software infrast...

• Sustainability and All that Jazz

  A group of Madison entrepreneurs is considering a concept for a new bar/restaurant which would brew local beer, serve tapas, and offer live jazz. The...

• Sustainability Indicators - Capital Region Sustainable Communities Initiative

  Led the sustainability indicators work for this regional sustainability planning and implementation initiative in Dane County. Collaborated with the C...

• Sustainability Metric Workbook

  For small and medium sized businesses, sustainability is about both finding a place to start and finding tools that work. The team identified on-line,...

• Sustainability Report for Bladesmith Gastro Brewery

  A group of entrepreneurs was looking for help in integrating sustainability thinking into the design and development of a new brewpub in Madison. The...

• Sustainable Springs Window Fashions

  Springs Window Fashions produces blinds, shades, and drapery which have sustainable qualities. One of these qualities is heat retention/blockage, and...

• Teacher Training Workshop: The Hmong in Contemporary and Historical Perspective (Appleton/Madison)

  In June 2013, UW-Madison's Center for Southeast Asian Studies and Center for East Asian Studies collaborated with the Appleton, Oshkosh, and Madison H...

• The Center for Dairy Research

  The Center for Dairy Research (CDR) is a leader in innovative dairy research, processing, education and product development and application that focus...

• The Observatory

  The Observatory is a fact-checking news site operated out of the UW-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication. It fact-checks Wisconsin publ...

• Tomotherapy

  The Tomotherapy Project at the UW Department of Medical Physics designed a new way to treat cancer and to quality assure those treatments. It was the...

• Transition Cow Facility Design

  This workshop will help you learn how to ask your lender for money to build a barn and not add any additional milking cows. Using the Dairyland Initia...

• Transportation Innovations in Local and Regional Food Systems

  The Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems (CIAS) applies transdisciplinary, participatory, systems-oriented approaches to address emerging challe...

• Tumor Ablation Program

  The tumor ablation program is a group of engineers working with world-leading clinicians to develop minimally invasive therapies for cancer. By provid...

• Understanding Dairy Markets

  The "Understanding Dairy Markets" Web site was developed by the Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research and the Department of Agricultural and Applied Eco...

• Understanding Domestic Fair Trade for Agriculture of the Middle

  This participatory research project explores fair trade strategies through a comparative analysis of global and domestic fair trade in different polic...

• UniverCity Year

  UniverCity Year is a three-year partnership between UW–Madison and Wisconsin communities. In year one, the community partner identifies projects that...

• UniverCity Year - Adams County

  Project Description: Adams County and UniverCity Year partnered from 2019-22. This partnership focused on economic development of the county, includin...

• UniverCity Year - Columbia County

  Columbia County and UniverCity Year are partnering from 2021 through 2024 to address economic development initiatives and topics like childcare, workf...

• UniverCity Year - Dane County

  UniverCity Year partnered with Dane County in UCY’s initial year in 2017 and continued the partnership through 2019. In this partnership, UniverCity Y...

• UniverCity Year - Germantown

  The Town of Germantown in Juneau County and UniverCity Year are partnering from 2021 through 2024 to strategically address the effects of rapid reside...

• UniverCity Year - Green County

  UniverCity Year and Green County formed their partnership for the 2017-2020 academic years. The program was led by the Green County Development Corpor...

• UniverCity Year - Marathon County

  UniverCity and Marathon County’s partnership runs from 2020 through 2023. This partnership was created to increase safety, health, and prosperity of t...

• UniverCity Year - Monona

  The City of Monona was chosen to be UniverCity Year’s inaugural year program, with the partnership spanning the 2016-2017 academic year. This partners...

• UniverCity Year - Outagamie County

  Outagamie County and UniverCity Year are partnering from 2021 through 2024 to make progress on priorities outlined in its comprehensive plan and advan...

• UniverCity Year - Pepin County

  UniverCity Year partnered with Pepin County during 2018-21. This partnership focused on improving resident health and quality of life, protecting natu...

• UniverCity Year - Polk County

  Polk County and UniverCity Year are partnering from 2021 through 2024 to develop a unique identity and brand for the area that includes a logo, missio...

• UniverCity Year - Stoughton

  Stoughton and UniverCity Year are partnering from 2021 through 2024 to establish Innovation Center Stoughton (ICS). ICS builds on the success of Fab L...

• UniverCity Year - Wisconsin Rapids

  UniverCity and Wisconsin Rapids partnered from 2019 through 2022. The partnership focused on branding, marketing, economic development, and arts and h...

• Upper Midwest Hazelnut Development Initiative

  The Upper Midwest Hazelnut Development Initiative (UMHDI) partnership launched in 2007 to support the growth and commercialization of the hazelnut ind...

• Urban Entrepreneur Partnership

  The goal of the Center on Business and Poverty, an initiative of the UW-Madison School of Business, is to support and disseminate high-quality researc...

• UW Center for Community & Nonprofit Studies

  The Center for Community & Nonprofit Studies was established at UW-Madison in 2008 through the School of Human Ecology. The center coordinates facult...

• UW E-Business Consortium (UWEBC)

  The UW E-Business Consortium (UWEBC) is a collaborative learning community comprising Wisconsin's leading companies and flagship university. The UWEBC...

• UW E-Business Institute (UWEBI) and Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership (WMEP)

  The UW E-Business Institute (UWEBI) and the Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership (WMEP) have an established partnership to enable Wisconsin m...

• UW Press

  The UW Press publishes books (including ebooks) for Wisconsin and internationally. Visit https://uwpress.wisc.edu/WIRegional.html for a small sampling...

• UW-Madison Biotechnology Center (UWBC)

  The University of Wisconsin Biotechnology Center (UWBC) is Wisconsin's catalyst to advance biotechnology research, education and industry for the bene...

• UW-Madison Division of Diversity Equity and Educational Achievement and the L&S Center for Academic Excellence

  Researcher Steve Kosciuk works with both DDEEA and CAE programs as an analyst to discover, design and develop strategies that promote the academic ach...

• UW-Madison Professor Tracks Migration Patterns for Nationwide Project

  The types of people who choose to stay in or leave a community say a lot about the community itself. This is why Katherine Curtis, associate professor...

• Vegetable Research Analyzes Best Growing Practices

  The Hancock Agricultural Research Station has allowed UW-Madison researchers to explore the vegetable industry in order to sustainably increase produc...

• Vernon County Farm to School

  The Vernon County Farm to School Initiative works to improve southwest Wisconsin's health and environment by educating local students on healthy eatin...

• Visual Impressions Waste Diversion

  Visual Impressions is a contract apparel decorator in Milwaukee. They are having a difficult time recycling “pellon”. This material is a composite fib...

• Weinert Applied Ventures in Entrepreneurship (WAVE)

  The Weinert Applied Ventures in Entrepreneurship (WAVE) course provides graduate students with a applied practicum in starting and growing entrepreneu...

• WISCareers Web Site

  The Center on Education and Work (CEW) develops and maintains the WISCareers Website, a comprehensive online portal for career exploration, career pla...

• Wisconsin 511 Construction Projects Website

  The 511 Projects Website came online in summer 2012 as a major extension of Wisconsin DOT’s 511 Traveler Information Program to provide expanded infor...

• Wisconsin 511 Traveler Information System

  The nationwide 511 Traveler Information Program began in July 2000 when the FCC designated the three-digit telephone dialing code 5-1-1 for traveler i...

• Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters Roadmap Marketing

  The Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters, is an independent, nonprofit organization since 1870 with the tagline, “We connect Wisconsin peop...

• Wisconsin Consortium for Applied Water Quality Research

  The cities of Kenosha and Madison are sponsors of the UW-Madison College of Engineering's Wisconsin Consortium for Applied Water Quality Research. The...

• Wisconsin Edge

  The Wisconsin Edge is an informal confederation of businesses, economic development organizations, patient advocacy and health care groups committed t...

• Wisconsin Energy Institute

  At the Wisconsin Energy Institute, we envision a world powered by sustainable and reliable energy that is affordable and accessible to everyone. As a...

• Wisconsin Energy Institute/Bioenergy Research Centers host Science Café briefing before the House Senate and National Labs Caucus

  On July 22nd, 2013, more than 80 congressional staff members gathered in Washington, DC for a Q&A-style briefing intended to update the House Science...

• Wisconsin Food Security Project

  The Wisconsin Food Security Project is a cutting-edge interactive food security data and mapping portal developed in collaboration with UW-Extension a...

• Wisconsin Healthy Grown Project

  The Wisconsin “Healthy Grown” program works to advance growers’ use of biointensive Integrated Pest Management (IPM) systems, efficiently manage input...

• Wisconsin Idea Scholar Program (2012-13)

  From Feburary 3, 2012 to February 15, 2013, a group of 31 community leaders from all over the state convened at the University of Wisconsin-Madison an...

• Wisconsin in Black & White

  Nehemiah Community Development Corporation (Nehemiah) and PBS Wisconsin partnered to create content for television broadcast and digital distribution...

• Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery Town Center

  The Town Center, located on the main floor of the Discovery building, welcomes visitors to Explore.Engage.Discover and fits with both the campus strat...

• Wisconsin Land Use Codes

  This project compares Wisconsin land use codes between jurisdictions. That is, regional planning commissions and counties each develop their own land...

• Wisconsin Master Cheesemaker Program

  The Wisconsin Master Cheesemaker® Program was established as an advanced education program for experienced cheesemakers through joint sponsorship with...

• Wisconsin Science Festival

  The weeklong Wisconsin Science Festival features events throughout Wisconsin for people of all ages. Activities include hands-on science experiments,...

• Wisconsin Statewide Broadband Initiative

  Dr. Bruce Maas is collaborating with the State CIO and DPI CIO, as well as leaders of state agencies, municipalities, representatives of telecommunica...

• Wisconsin Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan

  The quality of Wisconsin's parks and trails largely results from excellent planning, much of which originates within Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor R...

• Wisconsin TechSearch (WTS)

  Wisconsin TechSearch (WTS) was created under the State Technical Services Act of 1965 (15 USC 37), to "promote economic growth by supporting state and...

• Wisconsin Unemployment Rate Forecast

  Each month, I provide a twelve month forecast for the seasonally adjusted Wisconsin unemployment rate. In addition to point forecasts (the expected fu...

• Wisconsin’s “Brown Gold” Rush: Transforming Manure to Energy in America’s Dairyland

  The Accelerated Renewable Energy (ARE) project involves a partnership among UW-Madison researchers and several state companies that is being funded by...

• WPT Broadcast of His Holiness the Dalai Lama Visit

  The Center For Investigating Healthy Minds at the Waisman Center and Dr. Richard Davidson recently hosted His Holiness the Dalai Lama and other though...