6/19/26
3-Minute Read | The Great American AI Act: A Catch-all of National Regulation and Research investment
June 19, 2026—On June 4, 2026, U.S. Reps Jay Obernolte (R-CA) and Lori Trahan (D-MA) released a 269-page bipartisan discussion draft dubbed The Great American Artificial Intelligence Act (GAAIA). The draft legislation organizes U.S. AI policy [...] READ MORE
5/18/26
3-Minute Read | Creator-Owned IP: Empowering Researchers to Drive Innovation
May 19, 2026—The University of Waterloo’s creator‑owned intellectual property (IP) policy has long been a driver in attracting entrepreneurially oriented students and faculty. For institutions seeking to strengthen their innovation [...] READ MORE
5/9/26
Rick Rohrbach, Huron: Advancing strategy and operational excellence in university–industry collaboration
UIDP’s Community Partners are organizations whose mission and work are complementary to UIDP. They possess skills and tools that are relevant to the UIDP community and that boost our efforts […]
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5/1/26
3-Minute Read | UI Collab Adds Executive Recruitment Services to Strengthen the University–Industry Ecosystem
May 5, 2026—At a moment when universities and their industry partners are being asked to move faster, collaborate more deeply, and translate research into real-world impact with greater precision, one [...] READ MORE
4/20/26
UI Collab Forms Strategic Partnership with Gardner Innovation Search Partners and Higher Talent to Add Professional Recruitment Services
Apr. 21, 2026 — UI Collab, a wholly owned subsidiary of UIDP, has formed a strategic partnership with Gardner Innovation Search Partners (GISP) and Higher Talent, expanding its service offerings [...] READ MORE
4/1/26
3-Minute Read | University of Utah IP-Free Zone
April 7, 2026—As universities and industry partners explore ways to better align collaboration structures with evolving company needs, traditional intellectual property (IP) frameworks are increasingly being tested. While exclusive licenses [...] READ MORE
3/23/26
3-Minute Read | How Place-Based Partnerships Shape University–Industry Collaboration
March 24, 2026—As universities and companies seek better, more effective, sustained, and embedded models of collaboration, one approach is to use place-based partnerships—models that intentionally align physical location, institutional assets, [...] READ MORE
3/6/26
3-Minute Read | Prompting LIA: Get More Value From UIDP’s AI Assistant
March 10, 2026—In today’s fast-paced world of university-industry partnerships, structured access to relevant information can support more informed and timely decisions. LIA—UIDP’s AI-enabled knowledge assistant—provides members with a structured way to access and synthesize UIDP publications, [...] READ MORE
2/13/26
3-Minute Read | Private Research Labs: A “Third Way” for Science?
Feb. 19, 2026—A new research-and-development experiment is taking shape in San Francisco, backed by some of the most prominent names in technology. Episteme—funded by Sam Altman (OpenAI) and Masayoshi Son [...] READ MORE
1/30/26
