A team headed by scientists hired through the Madison Initiative is working on a "quantum" computer so powerful that it could solve in seconds some problems that would take the fastest existing supercomputer millions of years.
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It's a win-win combination: The Madison Initiative is making it possible for undergraduates to explore new worlds through university research – and help pay their college costs to boot.
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UW-Madison provides the calm in a storm of information as new business opportunities unfold in the electronic world. With support from the Madison Initiative, a consortium is helping Wisconsin companies sort through the options.
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Gov. Tommy G. Thompson pledged support for the Madison Initiative in the next state budget as he helped kick off the Wisconsin Economic Summit Nov. 29. Thompson praised the initiative as a key element that is already serving to grow the state's economy.
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Broadening student learning opportunities through programs such as the Pre-College Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence (PEOPLE) is one of the Madison Initiative's top areas of focus. Thanks to the university's successful pre-college programs, students can take advantage of opportunities long before they ever attend their first university lecture.
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Jeffrey Bernstein
Cluster area: International Public Affairs
Research: International trade and industrial organization, with a geographic focus on Japan
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Gelsomina De Stasio
Cluster area: Biophotonics
Research: Gadolinium Neutron Capture Therapy - a cancer treatment that De Stasio likens to "making a microscopic nuclear bomb explode in each cancer cell."
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