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Wisconsin MBA ranks 31st in U.S. News ranking
U.S. News & World Report released its rankings for full-time MBA programs on March 31. The University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Business was ranked 31st among all business schools in the United States. The school moved up six places from a ranking of 37th in 2005 to achieve its highest ranking in this publication since 1990.
Event will kickoff new agroecology master’s program
The College of Agricultural and Life Sciences will celebrate the approval of a new agroecology master’s program on Thursday, March 30 at 4:30 p.m. in the D.C. Smith Greenhouse conservatory, located at 465 Babcock Drive. The event is free and the entire Madison community is invited to attend.
Advance could help reduce cost of auto radar
Just as auto-makers are rolling out futuristic, radar-guided safety systems in their top-of-the-line models, UW–Madison researchers have made an advance that could help extend radar to all cars.
Thin is in: Engineering tool targets plastics, other slender parts
The world abounds with objects that are thin and lightweight, yet strong, including cell phone cases, car body panels, and aircraft hulls, just to name a few. But engineering these parts isn't as easy as their commonness might suggest, says UW–Madison mechanical engineering professor Krishnan Suresh.
Conference to explore global biological threats
Leading government and academic experts from Washington, D.C. and Madison will address key issues surrounding global biological threats in an all-day symposium April 7 at UW–Madison.
New veterinary medicine program supports Wisconsin aquaculture
Friday night fish fries are just one clue that the fish industry, including fish farming, is big business in Wisconsin. UW–Madison's School of Veterinary Medicine is helping launch a new fish health program to protect Wisconsin's growing aquaculture industry.
National Academy of Engineering elects UW geologist
Mary Anderson, a professor of geology and geophysics at UW–Madison, is one of 76 new members and nine foreign associates to be inducted into the prestigious National Academy of Engineering.
Wisconsin triples investment in annual biotech expo
Wisconsin’s academic and commercial biotech community plans to pull out the stops for BIO 2006, which will run from April 9-12 in Chicago. The budget to showcase the Badger State’s biotechnology prowess has risen to nearly $270,000 this year – nearly three times what was spent last year at BIO 2005 in Philadelphia.
UW-Madison releases 2006 Status of Wisconsin Agriculture report
The 2006 edition of the Status of Wisconsin Agriculture, which is available online this week, is produced by agricultural economists and other faculty at the University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Agricultural Life Sciences.
Inc. Magazine lists UW–Madison among ‘Five Universities You Can Do Business With’
UW-Madison was among five business-friendly universities lauded in the opinion section of the February 2006 issue of Inc. magazine.
Business columnist, White House correspondent to visit
Alexis Simendinger, White House correspondent for the National Journal, and Justin Lahart, author of the Wall Street Journal's "Ahead of the Tape" column, will visit UW–Madison as writers in residence.
Business professor launches corporate reporting study
Lori Holder-Webb, an assistant professor of accounting and information systems at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Business, is part of a four-person research team recently awarded a grant to research corporate reporting.
Biochemist DeLuca to speak March 7
Biochemist Hector DeLuca will share the latest developments in a free presentation, “The New Old Natural Wonder Drug, Vitamin D,”on Tuesday, March 7, at 7 p.m. at the Overture Center for the Arts, 201 State St. in Madison. The presentation, which is open to the public, will include time for questions and discussion.
MBA ranks 51st among U.S. schools in Financial Times ranking
The UW–Madison School of Business ranked 51st among all U.S. business schools - and 19th among schools at American public universities - in rankings of full-time MBA programs released today by the London-based Financial Times. The school was not ranked in 2005.
Survey analyzes Wisconsin, Upper Peninsula logging sector
Private woodland owners provide the majority of timber harvested in Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, and most owners choose to selectively cut, rather than clearcut, their woodlands, according to a study by researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Michigan State University.