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  • UW-Madison college targets federal bioenergy initiative Jan. 23, 2007 The University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences is leading efforts to bring a new federal bioenergy research and development center to Wisconsin, the college's dean told a group of bioscience industry leaders today.
  • Bringing together Earth and sky imagery Jan. 9, 2007 Integrating studies of the Earth with those of the atmosphere and beyond, the Environmental Remote Sensing Center (ERSC) recently joined the Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC) in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Graduate School.
  • A hot idea for insulating tiny batteries Jan. 9, 2007 Engineering physics researchers are devising a unique "blanket" that will enable them to squeeze as much electricity as possible from nuclear-powered batteries the size of a grain of coarse salt.
  • Wisconsin Idea: Cultivating the artisan cheese market Jan. 5, 2007 When someone mentions Babcock Hall, people immediately think "ice cream." But the campus dairy plant is starting to make a name with another signature product: award-winning cheese.
  • Record speed for thin-film transistors could open door for flexible electronics Jan. 4, 2007 A pair of University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers have developed a method of making flexible, thin-film transistors that are not only inexpensive to produce, but also capable of high speeds — even microwave frequency, impossible before now.
  • Barnacle busters: Tackling a shipping industry headache Dec. 28, 2006 Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have devised a potentially ingenious solution to the multi-million dollar problem known as "biofouling," a chronic headache that has plagued the shipping world for centuries.
  • UW contributes to international fusion program Dec. 27, 2006 University of Wisconsin-Madison Fusion Technology Institute (FTI) researchers are playing a key role in the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), a multinational project designed to demonstrate the scientific and technological feasibility of fusion power.
  • New math and science repository serves up the good stuff Dec. 19, 2006 Internet Scout, a 12-year-old University of Wisconsin-Madison online research project, is unveiling its new national math and science educational project this month called the Applied Math and Science Education Repository.
  • Wisconsin scientists land major infectious disease awards Dec. 19, 2006 The holidays have arrived early for two young University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty members. Cancer researcher Robert Kalejta and chemist Helen Blackwell have learned that they are each the recipients of prestigious Investigators in Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease Awards from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund.
  • ‘Kauffman Campus’ award will fuel campus, state entrepreneurship Dec. 14, 2006 Gov. Jim Doyle and Chancellor John Wiley announced today that the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation has named the University of Wisconsin-Madison one of its nine "Kauffman Campuses," and has received $5 million to help train students in the principles and practices of entrepreneurship and spur greater research commercialization statewide.
  • UW-Madison achieves No. 1 exec education ranking Dec. 14, 2006 Open-enrollment executive education programs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business have been rated best in the world for the second year in a row by The Economist Intelligence Unit.
  • Wisconsin Idea: A massive library at your fingertips Dec. 6, 2006 A 15-year-old home-schooled boy … College students in Illinois … The nephew of Bangladesh’s president. The people on this list have a common trait: They are all Wisconsin Idea recipients, thanks to the Digital Collections Center.
  • New admissions initiative to boost production agriculture in Wisconsin Dec. 6, 2006 A fall 2007 pilot admissions initiative for the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) is working to retain Wisconsin students who are both highly qualified and deeply committed to long-term careers in Wisconsin agriculture.
  • UW Business Resource Directory now available online Dec. 4, 2006 The UW Business Resource Directory is now available online to help businesses quickly search for resources throughout the University of Wisconsin System.
  • Office of Corporate Relations welcomes new hires Dec. 1, 2006 The University of Wisconsin-Madison's Office of Corporate Relations (OCR) recently welcomed two new hires to its staff. Cynthia Sweet and Brad Ricker both joined OCR as university-business liaisons last month.
  • UW-Madison’s accounting programs ranked in top 10 Nov. 29, 2006 Both the undergraduate and graduate accounting programs of the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business have been ranked in the top 10 in the nation by Public Accounting Report.
  • Business school offers new entrepreneurship option for undergrads Nov. 27, 2006 Students aiming to become successful entrepreneurs have a new academic option at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The School of Business now offers students the opportunity to pursue a concentration in entrepreneurship within its undergraduate major in management and human resources.
  • New approaches to environmental sustainability Nov. 27, 2006 The annual Engineering Executives Forum this Thursday and Friday, Nov. 30-Dec.1, will feature an extraordinary lineup of speakers focused on helping industry develop sustainable responses to global warming, oil and water constraints, and other global environmental threats.
  • Energy Institute engages stakeholders in creative solutions Nov. 16, 2006 The new University of Wisconsin-Madison Energy Institute is leveraging several renowned UW-Madison energy education and research programs in its unique, multidisciplinary approach to understanding and addressing key global energy issues.
  • Raj Veeramani: Getting down to e-business in Wisconsin Nov. 16, 2006 When he joined the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1992, industrial and systems engineering Professor Raj Veeramani went on a statewide bus tour for new faculty. His interactions with state residents - from students at inner-city Milwaukee schools to rural dairy farmers and members of the Oneida nation - made a deep impression that continues to guide his activities as a professor.