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Panther Partner Spotlight: How Kyle Jansson & the UWM Prototyping Center Turn Ideas Into Impact

by Jane L.
ENGAGE Mentor Program, Engineering, For Researchers, For Startups, Innovations, Partners Spotlight, Social Innovation, Startups
01/20/2026

Discover how Kyle Jansson and the UWM Prototyping Center help founders, clinicians, and researchers turn early‑stage ideas into real‑world solutions. From customer discovery to manufacturable prototypes, the Center accelerates innovation across Milwaukee’s entrepreneurial ecosystem....

UWM Names First Two Kellner Fellows in Entrepreneurship

by UWMRF
Engineering, Kellner Fellowship, Lubar Entrepreneurship Center, News, Social Innovation
05/18/2017

The fellows, Ilya Avdeev, an associate professor of mechanical engineering, and Anne Basting, a professor of theater, are supported by the Mary and Ted Kellner Fund for Entrepreneurship, which was established in 2016 through a gift from the Kelben Foundation to fund faculty and staff at the Lubar Entrepreneurship Center at UWM. The work of the fellows aims to bolster the regional economy by creating new enterprises and helping improve the success of UWM graduates by teaching them skills through hands-on entrepreneurial experiences.

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UWM Student Entrepreneur of the Month: Taffanie Johnson

by UWMRF
Lubar Entrepreneurship Center, News, Social Innovation
05/01/2017
Taffanie Johnson (second from left), an undergraduate student pursuing a degree in Women and Gender Studies at UWM, is empowering local women and young girls through her new mobile pop-up program, Untangle. Johnson’s program offers a unique set of interactive coaching, workshops, support, and resources focused on improving Milwaukee women’s self-esteem, love, and sufficiency.
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