UW Holds Forum to Catalyze NSF ART Program Efforts

The University of Wyoming recently took an important step in its efforts to bolster a culture of innovation and translational research among its research faculty and postdoctoral fellows to translate their research into practical and economically beneficial solutions that contribute to the growth of Wyoming’s economy.

UW’s Technology Transfer Office hosted a two-day event called the National Science Foundation (NSF) ART Ambassador Forum last month to educate and inform more than 40 ambassadors who are volunteers from within and beyond the campus. These ambassadors are tasked with building and sustaining awareness of ways to maximize potential of UW research for outcomes that benefit local, regional and statewide communities of Wyoming.

ART, which stands for “Accelerated Research Translation,” is a relatively new NSF funding program designed to support research institutions such as UW that seek to broaden and improve their ability to make academic research beneficial to the public.