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Almanac

January 13, 2004

UW-Madison among top 10 license-income earners
UW–Madison and its patent management organization, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, were among the top 10 universities in the country in the amount of royalties and other license income received on inventions created by university researchers.

UW–Madison and WARF ranked seventh in gross license income in 2002, up from 11th place in 2001, according to the latest survey of university licensing activity published by the Association of University Technology Managers. A total of 156 universities, including 92 percent of the top research institutions in the country, participated in the annual survey.

WARF signed 156 new license deals in 2002, the third-highest number in the nation.

Bryan Renk, WARF’s director of licensing, estimates that more than $1 billion in products based on UW–Madison research was sold last year under license from WARF. The foundation manages more than 650 license agreements with companies around the world.

The top five university license-income earners, according to the AUTM survey, were Columbia University, the 10-campus University of California system, New York University, Florida State University and the University of Pennsylvania.

Volleyball 2nd for attendance
The volleyball program ended the 2003 season ranked second in the nation for attendance for the first time. Wisconsin has ranked third six times, including the last three years in a row.

The Badgers averaged a season-record 4,294 spectators per match to rank second behind the University of Hawaii. The Rainbow Wahine averaged 7,486 spectators per match and have led the national attendance list for the last 10 years in a row.

Hockey teams ranked
Wisconsin’s hockey teams remain ranked among the top five teams in the nation, according to the most recent polls.

The Badger men are fourth (14-5-5) and the Badger women are fifth (12-4-2) in the U.S. College Hockey Online Poll. The USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll ranks both teams fourth.

The Badger men’s team took over the top spot in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association by defeating Michigan Tech, 4-2 on Jan. 9, despite losing to the Huskies the next day, 3-2, to snap the Badgers’ 13-game conference unbeaten streak. The Badger women are in second place in the WCHA.

Both teams continue action Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 17-18, at the Kohl Center. The women face Minnesota-Duluth at 2:05 p.m., and the men play Notre Dame at 7:05 p.m. Ticket information: 262-1440.

Backward glance
From Wisconsin Week of Jan. 19, 1994: Madison basks in the glow of Bucky’s 21-16 triumph over University of California, Los Angeles in the Jan. 1 Rose Bowl. Despite thousands of complaints about unscrupulous tour operators and ticket brokers, tens of thousands of UW–Madison fans are among the 101,237 in attendance. University officials also anticipate spin-off benefits from the victory and media limelight, ranging from a rekindled interest in all Badger athletics, to increases in donations, sales of licensed gear and even applications. … Chancellor David Ward names George Kaiser, a noted civic leader and Milwaukee businessman, as independent investigator of the Oct. 30, 1993, crowd surge incident at Camp Randall. Policies for crowd management, fan behavior, ticket distribution and stadium safety will be examined. … New campus ID cards are introduced, including for the first time a magnetic vending stripe that will store cash value.