They keep us focused on those needs in really direct and explicit ways. They strengthen our workforce engagement and bring new ideas to us as well. Many of our partners in industry focus on supporting our research. Some help us build our community outreach. Some support athletic programs and student scholarships. And then we have a few partners who do all of the above and more.
And AmFam is one of them. Maryl added that American Family has also benefited extraordinarily from a pipeline of talent produced by UW-Madison, ranging from interns up to the very highest levels of the organization.
Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman also called out that pipeline. In the host campus Student Spotlight, Shantanu Chaudhuri, a senior majoring in computer engineering and computer science, told Regents that the UW-Madison had been his dream school for as along as he could remember.
But what makes UW-Madison truly exceptional is not just the academics. Chaudhuri, who was born in India but has called Grafton, Wis. And for that, I will always be proud to call myself a Badger. While UW-Madison has long been a thriving hub of innovation and entrepreneurial excellence, the university is currently positioning itself to further strengthen entrepreneurial pathways, experiences, and outcomes, drawing on the findings and recommendations of a study recently commissioned by Chancellor Mnookin.
Lastly, we want to help them launch entrepreneurial careers in companies. And in that process, if we make some money in the form of royalties, we will give those back over to the campus in the form of grants. They can bring their scientists into our lab and begin experimenting in just a couple weeks.
