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• Wisconsin’s organic farmers are largely weathering the economic storm Feb. 24, 2010 The current financial downturn hasn't spared Wisconsin's organic farmers, but in general they have been able to ride it out, says a new report about the state's organic sector.
• Decades on, UW-Madison Research Park thrives, plans for growth Feb. 24, 2010 After getting its start during a time of pessimism and doubt, the UW-Madison Research Park has turned into an engine of high-tech economic development.
• Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation names CFO/COO Feb. 16, 2010 Steven Mixtacki, the longtime senior vice president and chief financial officer of American TV and Appliance of Madison, has joined the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) as chief financial and operating officer.
• Competition set for 100-Hour Wiscontrepreneur Challenge Feb. 9, 2010 What can you do with 100 hours and $15 in materials from the University of Wisconsin-Madison's surplus shop?
• Event examines entrepreneurial models based on social and economic change Feb. 1, 2010 Business beyond the usual is required to create new models of financial sustainability while benefiting society.
• Diving milk prices cut state net farm income by more than half in 2009 Jan. 19, 2010 Times were hard for farmers across the country in 2009, but they were harder than average for Wisconsin farmers.
• Forum to unveil 2010 forecast for Wisconsin's agricultural economy Jan. 7, 2010 The third annual Wisconsin Agricultural Economic Outlook forum will review the impact of the 2009 economic downturn on the financial condition of the state's agricultural sector and consider its prospects for 2010.
• WARF vindicated by court's denial of company's appeal Jan. 6, 2010 The Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Jan. 5 affirmed the 2006 decision of U.S. District Court Judge Barbara Crabb's award to the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) for licensing fees from Xenon Pharmaceuticals, a Canadian biotechnology company.
• Engineering students to compete for thousands in prizes Dec. 10, 2009 Engineering mechanics students in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Engineering Physics will cap a semester of hard work when they compete for more than $4,000 in prizes in a design competition Monday, Dec. 14.
• Learning community teaches spirit of entrepreneurship Nov. 24, 2009 In high school, computer programmer Tim McGowan enrolled in advanced-placement Latin. When it came time to study for the big exam, he was ready to admit that languages weren't his thing.
• Groups prepare proposal for entrepreneurship certificate Nov. 18, 2009 The Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship, Initiative for Studies In Transformational Entrepreneurship (INSITE) and the Wisconsin School of Business are preparing a proposal for a graduate certificate in entrepreneurship and innovation.
• School of Business launches Global Real Estate Master program Nov. 12, 2009 The Wisconsin School of Business will attract some of the brightest real estate students from the top business schools in Asia, Europe and Latin America with a highly innovative Global Real Estate Master (GREM) program.
• Events planned for Global Entrepreneurship Week Nov. 11, 2009 The University of Wisconsin-Madison — along with more than 1,000 organizations worldwide — will mark Global Entrepreneurship Week during the week of Nov. 15.
• New course shows arts students how to become entrepreneurs Nov. 11, 2009 Entrepreneurship programs at UW–Madison are supporting innovative thinking and actions. The Wiscontrepreneur program, the Student Venture Seed Grant Program, programs at the Wisconsin School of Business, and other programs and initiatives, recently garnered the university recognition as one of the nation’s top 25 campuses for entrepreneurship.
• Author speaks on the power of young entrepreneurs Nov. 6, 2009 Author and veteran business journalist Donna Fenn will be at the University of Wisconsin-Madison during the week of Nov. 9 as the fall Business Writer in Residence, a program that brings nationally known business writers to campus to interact with students.
• Collaboration to enhance patient safety during blood collection, transfusion Oct. 26, 2009 The National Institute of Health (NIH), Health and Human Services has awarded a $1.4 million Small Business Technology Transfer grant to SysLogic Inc., the UW RFID Laboratory and the BloodCenter of Wisconsin.
• Working with companies to safeguard foods Oct. 21, 2009
• Global food entrepreneur kicks off Gilson Global Impact Series Oct. 19, 2009 Businesses and ventures that benefit society and solve problems that affect daily living around the world are the focus of this year's Gilson events, hosted by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) under a new name, the Gilson Global Impact Series.
• Wiscontrepreneur initiative examines entrepreneurship, athletics Oct. 2, 2009 The Office of Corporate Relations is sponsoring "Work Hard, Play Hard," a series of special events during the 2009-10 academic year.
• Entrepreneurship nurtured with seed grants at UW-Madison Sept. 28, 2009 Entrepreneurship is thriving across the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, and four student-run businesses captured that spirit and have been awarded seed grants to nurture their startups.