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  • UW Board of Regents approves Healthstar research facility Nov. 5, 2004 Construction of a $133.9 million Interdisciplinary Research Complex, which will replace outdated research facilities and unify the University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical School on the west campus, won approval Friday (Nov. 5) from the UW System Board of Regents.
  • Arlington Dairy Day to showcase new UW research Nov. 3, 2004 The eighth annual Arlington Dairy Day will be held at the Arlington Agricultural Research Station Dec. 8 to provide an opportunity for dairy farmers and others interested in dairy to learn how University of Wisconsin-Madiosn research can help them increase profitability and improve cow health.
  • Researchers to provide investors with a look inside the labs of UW-Madison Nov. 1, 2004 Bioscience researchers at UW-Madison will break away from their labs on Nov. 17 to share their work with a gathering of venture-capital investors and business executives attending this year's Life Sciences and Venture Conference at the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center.
  • Family Business Center hosts family-business play Oct. 27, 2004 The one-act play, “A Tough Nut to Crack’”by Ira Bryck and the Play@work Performance Group, will be performed Tuesday, Nov. 2., at the Howard Auditorium in the Fluno Center.
  • Japan trip underscores role and value of UW-Madison Oct. 14, 2004 The trade mission of Governor Jim Doyle and Wisconsin businesses to Japan has ended, and the verdict is mission accomplished. From September 25 to October 1, a team of 27 university and corporate representatives visited Japan to network with and tour Japanese industry, discussing expansion of biotech and manufacturing markets between Wisconsin and Japan.
  • UW System patent management organization hires general manager Oct. 12, 2004 The WiSys Technology Foundation, Inc., the patenting and licensing organization for the University of Wisconsin System, has hired a full-time general manager to take the foundation to the next level of success.
  • Biological engineers hope to help take the world beyond oil Oct. 12, 2004 In recent months consumers have become all too familiar with spiking oil costs, and most experts agree that higher prices at the pump are likely here to stay. As the demand for alternative forms of energy grows, "green-thinking" engineers at UW-Madison are working to expand the world's fuel options.
  • Carol Bartz to get entrepreneurship award in Madison Oct. 7, 2004 Carol Bartz, CEO of Autodesk, the world's leading design software and digital content company, will be inducted into the Entrepreneur Hall of Fame, an honor bestowed annually by the Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship at the UW-Madison School of Business, on Tuesday, Oct. 12.
  • NSF grant aids state plastics industry Oct. 4, 2004 A project that partners students from across the state with UW-Madison professors and Wisconsin companies could help boost the state's plastics industry in years to come.
  • New language institute prepares students for the global marketplace Oct. 4, 2004 UW-Madison, which has more world languages courses than any other college or university in the United States, has created the Language Institute to help prepare graduates to compete for job opportunities in the global marketplace.
  • Applied corporate finance center celebrates expanded facilities Oct. 4, 2004 The Nicholas Center for Applied Corporate Finance at the School of Business celebrated its new facilities in Grainger Hall on Sept. 30.
  • Student projects aid area small businesses Oct. 4, 2004 A semester-long project through UW-Madison's Small Business Development Center in the School of Business gives small businesses in and around Madison a jump-start on creating business plans while university students receive hands-on training for future jobs.
  • UW to start master's program in occupational therapy Sept. 29, 2004 Beginning next summer, UW-Madison will launch a master's-level program in occupational therapy.
  • Wisconsin scientists develop quick botox test Sept. 28, 2004 Scientists at UW-Madison have developed a pair of rapid-fire tests for botulinum toxin, a feat that could underpin new technologies to thwart bioterrorism and spur the development of agents to blunt the toxic action of the world's most poisonous substance.
  • Fluno Center to host U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute Sept. 22, 2004 The Fluno Center on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus has been named host of one of the United States Chamber of Commerce's Institute for Organization Management programs beginning in 2005. This annual program will be held for one week in June and attracts nearly 200 association and chamber of commerce professionals from throughout the United States.
  • New program simplifies growers' access to potato varieties Sept. 16, 2004 With guidance from Wisconsin's potato growers, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) has launched a streamlined licensing program for seed potato farmers who wish to cultivate and sell varieties developed by the potato-breeding program at UW-Madison.
  • Event explores universities' role in the economy Sept. 15, 2004 A forum sponsored by the Wisconsin Center for the Advancement of Postsecondary Education is titled "The University, Economic Recovery, and the Changing State-University Relationship."
  • Fellowship allows law student to work on children's cases Sept. 7, 2004 Jennifer Grissom
  • New program offered to entrepreneurs Sept. 1, 2004 The Wisconsin Small Business Development Center has announced a new opportunity for CEOs and presidents of second-stage, growth-oriented Wisconsin businesses. Known as the Wisconsin PeerSpectives Network, the program brings together in small groups of 8-12 executives in a peer-to-peer, problem-solving process.
  • UW engineers clear bottleneck in production of hydrogen Aug. 26, 2004 Carbon monoxide, or CO, has long been a major technical barrier to the efficient operation of fuel cells. But now, chemical and biological engineers at UW-Madison have not only cleared that barrier - they also have discovered a method to capture carbon monoxide's energy.