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Notable graduates: Joe Simler — Headed to the new Dallas Cowboys Stadium
When Wisconsin native Joe Simler stepped foot on the UW–Madison campus as a freshman in 2004, little did he know four years later he would be assisting a 30-member sales staff charged with filling seats at Dallas Cowboys Stadium, the largest stadium in the NFL at 3 million square feet.
Notable graduates: Tiffany Trzebiatowski — A leader is born
An undergraduate double-majoring in management and human resources and economics, Tiffany Trzebiatowski has already shown a penchant for organizing and growing companies.
Real estate conference to examine challenges, opportunities in today’s housing markets
The Wisconsin School of Business Graaskamp Center for Real Estate will host the conference "Challenges and Opportunities in Today's Housing Markets" on Friday, June 6, from 8:30 a.m. - 4:15 p.m. at the Fluno Center for Executive Education at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Notable graduates: Bill Bettenberg — After four decades, a new career in law
In August 2005 Bill Bettenberg retired from a 40-year career in the U.S. Department of the Interior and enrolled at the UW–Madison Law School with a clear vision of where he wanted his law degree to take him.
Notable graduates: Sara Greenslit — Novelist grabs second career in animal care
Sara Greenslit, a returning adult student, has always had dual interest in art and science. She completed a pre-veterinary degree in biology at the College of Charleston, S.C., in 1992.
Notable graduates: Abdalla Saad — On the cusp of new biotech startup
Many scientists are content to spend their entire careers in the laboratory, chasing new insights into the way the world works. Not Saad. Though he admires the scientists he works with as a research specialist in the School of Medicine and Public Health, Saad has dreams of launching a biotechnology company some day.
Recent sightings: Sidewalk math
Mathematics teaching assistant Sam Eckels works with students from his second-semester calculus class during a “Sidewalk Math” session held May 13,…
Engineering senior turns her hobby into cash
It started off pretty simply. Danielle McIntosh, a University of Wisconsin–Madison senior graduating in biological systems engineering, was intrigued by a friend who brought his hula hoop over to her apartment. She and her roommates would try out practicing with the hoop, and she found herself thinking about it even when her friend wasn’t around.
Recent sightings: Twilight at the track
Photos by Jeff Miller. James Groce competes in the 400-meter dash during the Wisconsin Twilight, a…
Couple ‘houses’ Frank Lloyd Wright legacy
John and Betty Moore
Police respond to ‘hoax’ at Chadbourne Hall
On Friday, May 9, at 5:37 p.m., the UW–Madison Police Dispatch Center received a call from a student at Chadbourne Hall, 420 N. Park St.
Invitrogen, WARF sign license agreement for human embryonic stem cells
Invitrogen Corp. and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation announced today (May 8) that they have signed a license for human embryonic stem cell (hESC) patents for the development of research tools.
WARF licenses influenza vaccine technology to FluGen
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and FluGen have signed license agreements for a technology that has the potential to significantly improve the way influenza vaccines are manufactured.
Professor wins inaugural Schuster Prize
Timothy Kamp, a professor of medicine and physiology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, has been awarded the inaugural Schuster Prize for excellence in advancing cardiovascular medicine at the school.