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• Airless tire project may prove a lifesaver in military combat June 26, 2008 An ambitious startup company in Wausau is working on a project to develop tires that can withstand extreme punishment, even those meted out in military combat zones.
• Working to bring individuals with large-animal interest into veterinary medicine June 26, 2008 There has been much publicity lately about changes in the agricultural industry, accompanied by speculation that there will be fewer large-animal veterinarians.
• Public events slated at UW-Madison research stations June 25, 2008 The following is a list of public events currently scheduled at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Agricultural Research Stations, the Kemp Biological Station and the O.J. Noer turfgrass facility.
• BIO 2008: Targeted therapies enjoy banner year June 23, 2008 With all the buzz about stem cell research breakthroughs and other highlights in a year of life-science innovation, it was targeted therapies with companion molecular diagnostics that gained the most in terms of development and usage, according to a new study released by Deloitte Consulting.
• Great people. Great place. Fundraising initiative built around campus’s top priorities June 19, 2008 Three synergistic components define a world-class university: the most promising undergraduates, top graduate and professional students, and stellar faculty. Take away any of the three and what remains is just another university.
• A father’s legacy will help future students June 19, 2008 After her father died two years ago, Ellen Zweibel received an inheritance. She wasn't quite sure what she would do with it, but the University of Wisconsin-Madison professor knew she would like to help others.
• Faculty Fellows initiative offers a new route to retention June 19, 2008 Many deans and program leaders at the University of Wisconsin-Madison may feel like their array of bright young faculty members serves as a recruiting pool for other institutions.
• Students launch community-supported agriculture farm on campus June 17, 2008 Members of UW-Madison's F.H. King Students for Sustainable Agriculture have started the university's first community-supported agriculture farm.
• Entrepreneurship becoming acceptable, even fashionable, in Wisconsin June 3, 2008 With the sixth annual Wisconsin Entrepreneurs' Conference set for June 9-10 in Milwaukee, there are increasing signs the state is becoming a place where entrepreneurs can survive — and even flourish.
• Biddy Martin recommended as next chancellor at UW-Madison May 28, 2008 Biddy (Carolyn A.) Martin sees the challenges facing higher education, but beyond those tests she sees a future rich in opportunity and promise, especially at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
• Green highways: Research targets environmentally friendly asphalts May 27, 2008 For those hoping to create a greener world, our country's millions of miles of asphalt roads may seem like an odd place to seek solutions. Yet, it's precisely because asphalt is so common that we have much to gain from making it more eco-friendly, says University of Wisconsin-Madison civil engineering professor Hussain Bahia.
• Summer conference services uphold university ideal May 27, 2008 With the spring semester coming to a close, the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus prepares for a transition from predominantly undergraduate students to a highly diverse summer population. For University Housing Conference Services Program Director Sharon Seagren, June, July and August are the busiest months of the year.
• Kohl’s Department Stores supports retail excellence with $3 million gift May 19, 2008 Kohl's Department Stores announced today a $3 million gift to the University of Wisconsin-Madison to establish the Kohl's Department Stores Center for Retailing Excellence.
• Geography students put local foods on the map May 14, 2008 As temperatures warm, farm fields begin to green and outdoor farmers' markets get under way, the time is ripe for thinking about local foods. For Madison residents, finding locally produced foods is now just a mouse click away.
• UW-Madison builds new entrepreneurship learning community May 13, 2008 The University of Wisconsin-Madison will launch a new living and learning community next fall for students interested in entrepreneurship.
• Notable graduates: Brandon Gador — Co-Founder of Powered Green LLC May 13, 2008 Brandon Gador, a business student majoring in marketing, didn't like the prospect of graduating into a stuffy desk job. So, when the opportunity to enroll in Professor Phil Kim's courses in entrepreneurship and venture creation arose, he jumped at the chance, and throughout the process, developed a feasible idea for a business with a UW-Madison peer.
• Notable graduates: Stacy Knuth — Paving way for future Wisconsin entrepreneurs May 13, 2008 As marketing and supply chain management graduate Stacy Knuth heads for a promising future at Proctor & Gamble, her campus commitment to service will be cherished by UW-Madison students for generations to come.
• Notable graduates: Tiffany Trzebiatowski — A leader is born May 13, 2008 An undergraduate double-majoring in management and human resources and economics, Tiffany Trzebiatowski has already shown a penchant for organizing and growing companies.
• Real estate conference to examine challenges, opportunities in today’s housing markets May 13, 2008 The Wisconsin School of Business Graaskamp Center for Real Estate will host the conference "Challenges and Opportunities in Today's Housing Markets" on Friday, June 6, from 8:30 a.m. - 4:15 p.m. at the Fluno Center for Executive Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
• Notable graduates: Abdalla Saad — On the cusp of new biotech startup May 13, 2008 Many scientists are content to spend their entire careers in the laboratory, chasing new insights into the way the world works. Not Saad. Though he admires the scientists he works with as a research specialist in the School of Medicine and Public Health, Saad has dreams of launching a biotechnology company some day.