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Canada/Wisconsin technology roundtable set for March 15
Madison will be the site of a "Canada/Wisconsin Technology Roundtable" on Tuesday, March 15.
The stuff of dreams
How does one visualize thought? Well, by pressing the open tip of an electrolyte-filled glass pipette much thinner than a human hair against the membrane of an individual brain cell, researchers can isolate a patch and identify the current flowing through individual ion channels on a cell's membrane.
Veterinary school honored for dairy teaching herd
The School of Veterinary Medicine recently received a 2004 Achievement Award from the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection's Division of Food Safety for maintaining outstanding milk quality and commendable farm conditions for more than three years with its dairy teaching herd.
Firefighter lifesaving invention wins top innovation days prize
The FireSite, a transmitter/receiver system designed to guide firefighters out of smoke-filled buildings, took the $10,000 top prize in the 2005 Schoofs Prize for Creativity.
Business degrees from public universities appeal to corporations
There’s more evidence that America's largest corporations increasingly look to public business school graduates to fill top leadership roles.
Job market bounces back for engineering graduates
Business is booming again at Engineering Career Services (ECS), and that's great news for student job-seekers.
Lawton to discuss women and prosperity project
Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton will report on her Wisconsin Women = Prosperity project on Thursday, Jan. 27, at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Milk prices and state farm income hit record highs in 2004
UW-Madison agricultural economists dusted off some long-idle superlatives to write their year-end review of the state’s farm sector, and they're fairly optimistic about prospects for the year ahead.
Nanoscale electron island could lead to new efficient flat-panel displays
Electrical and Computer Engineering Associate Professor Robert Blick and colleagues in Germany have demonstrated a new nanoscale mechanism for field emission that could lead to a new type of energy efficient flat-panel display.
LEAP program plans January networking session
A program designed to make women entrepreneurs more successful, called LEAP, will host a free social evening for participants and those interested in joining the program.
Medical School to offer master of public health
The UW System Board of Regents recently approved a new master of public health degree at the UW Medical School. This 12-month multidisciplinary program, which begins in fall 2005, aims to enhance the state’s public health workforce.
OCR welcomes Gov. Doyle’s new Wisconsin Angel Network program
Charles Hoslet, managing director of the Office of Corporate Relations at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, says that Gov. Jim Doyle's new Wisconsin Angel Network (WAN) program "is another positive step in our combined efforts to support new business startups in Wisconsin, as finding financial support for those emerging businesses is crucial."
Engineering department announces name change
For some, industrial engineering calls to mind factories and smokestacks, and time study, plant layout and work measurement, says Emerson Electric Professor in Total Quality Harry Steudel, who chairs the UW–Madison Department of Industrial Engineering. To respond to this antiquated perception of its field, the department has changed its name to the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, abbreviated ISyE -- although it will continue to offer the industrial engineering degree.
Accounting students make finals of tax competition
A team of accounting students from the School of Business has made the national finals of the PricewaterhouseCoopers xTAX competition. Only five teams out of 165 reached the finals. The xTAX (short for extreme tax) competition is designed to foster interest among students in tax issues and provide exposure to a "real-world" tax case.
Rittenberg to lead national effort on quality of financial reporting
Accounting Professor Larry Rittenberg has been named chair of a key national organization working to improve the quality of financial reporting.