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• Political features writer, Silicon Valley business reporter to visit campus Sept. 28, 2010 A writer who chronicles the personalities in the nation’s capital and a reporter on the world’s biggest technology companies will visit campus as writers in residence.
• Google executive to address Wisconsin industry at e-business conference Sept. 24, 2010 Record attendance is expected at the 12th annual Business Best Practices and Emerging Technologies Conference, which will be hosted Thursday, Sept. 30, by the University of Wisconsin-Madison E-Business Consortium.
• UW-Madison entrepreneurship programs make top 25 list Sept. 22, 2010 The Wisconsin School of Business at the University of Wisconsin-Madison was recognized by The Princeton Review for Entrepreneur magazine as having one of the top 25 entrepreneurship programs at both the graduate and undergraduate levels in the country.
• U.S. Bank scores with UW-Madison Great People Scholarship support Sept. 9, 2010 U.S. Bank, a sponsor of Wisconsin Badger football radio broadcasts, will make a gift of $2,500 to the U.S. Bank Great People Scholarship at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for each Badger touchdown scored this season at Camp Randall Stadium.
• UW-Madison applauds Nike response on Honduran factories July 26, 2010 The University of Wisconsin-Madison's decision to end its licensing agreement with Nike over the treatment of Honduran factory workers has had a major, positive impact.
• UW-Madison program recognizes Wisconsin companies committed to sustainability July 21, 2010 When it comes to sustainable business practices, Serigraph has done everything from finding less environmentally hazardous ink solvents to charging employees for a cup when getting coffee from the vending machine.
• Students take third in national advertising competition June 15, 2010 A team of UW-Madison students took third place in the American Advertising Federation's National Student Advertising Competition June 11 in Orlando, Fla.
• QRM center gives Wisconsin company a bright future June 14, 2010 Five years and a series of joint projects later, an ongoing partnership between the UW-Madison Center for Quick Response Manufacturing and a Milwaukee company is having significant results.
• New businesses get a boost from entrepreneurial law clinic June 14, 2010 The UW Law School's Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic has served up advice and assistance to more than 40 clients since it was launched last fall.
• Wisconsin Alumni Association seeks nominations for awards June 2, 2010
• eBay founder’s investment model for social impact examined May 28, 2010 The economic climate of the past several years has fueled interest and innovation in investments and philanthropy.
• UW-Madison students face off in expanded business plan competition April 22, 2010 From high-tech wound care and eco-friendly apparel to social media software firms and biofuels, students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are pursuing solutions to everyday problems as part of the annual G. Steven Burrill Business Plan Competition at the Wisconsin School of Business.
• Former governor discusses using technology to transform global disaster relief at WARF Gilson Event April 14, 2010 Recent disasters in Haiti and Chile have shown once again that the rapid delivery of needed relief to people in crisis often means the difference between life and death.
• Chancellor names business dean to advancement post March 17, 2010 University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin has announced a title change for Michael Knetter, dean of the Wisconsin School of Business, from special liaison for long-term strategy and development to a working title of vice chancellor for advancement.
• Theory meets practice in fourth annual entrepreneurial bootcamp March 17, 2010 During the week of June 20, the Wisconsin School of Business will direct the fourth annual Wisconsin Entrepreneurial Bootcamp for graduate students in physical and life sciences, law and engineering, among others.
• Alliance brings e-business best practices to Wisconsin manufacturers March 11, 2010 The University of Wisconsin-Madison E-Business Institute (UWEBI) and the Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership (WMEP) have announced a strategic alliance that will enable Wisconsin manufacturers to share collective knowledge and lessons learned regarding e-business technologies and best practices.
• WiCell marks stem cell anniversary with WISC Bank expansion March 9, 2010 A year after President Barack Obama issued a landmark executive order to remove eight years of limitations on U.S. federal funding of stem cell research, the WiCell Research Institute has expanded the number of cell lines available through its WISC Bank to 33.
• Students awarded scholarships for entrepreneurship March 8, 2010 Jeffrey Vinokur knows a thing or two about being self-taught.
• Center helps Madison-area residents complete tax papers March 8, 2010 Classes are done for the day at Emerson Elementary School, but a few parents - with their children in tow - head back into the building.
• Celebrating 25 years at UW-Madison’s Biotechnology Center March 8, 2010 On Wednesday, March 10, the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus community and guests will join in celebrating 25 years of operation at the UW-Madison Biotechnology Center.