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Learning community teaches spirit of entrepreneurship
In high school, computer programmer Tim McGowan enrolled in advanced-placement Latin. When it came time to study for the big exam, he was ready to admit that languages weren't his thing. Read More
Groups prepare proposal for entrepreneurship certificate
The Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship, Initiative for Studies In Transformational Entrepreneurship (INSITE) and the Wisconsin School of Business are preparing a proposal for a graduate certificate in entrepreneurship and innovation. Read More
School of Business launches Global Real Estate Master program
The Wisconsin School of Business will attract some of the brightest real estate students from the top business schools in Asia, Europe and Latin America with a highly innovative Global Real Estate Master (GREM) program. Read More
Events planned for Global Entrepreneurship Week
The University of Wisconsin–Madison — along with more than 1,000 organizations worldwide — will mark Global Entrepreneurship Week during the week of Nov. 15. Read More
New course shows arts students how to become entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship programs at UW–Madison are supporting innovative thinking and actions. The Wiscontrepreneur program, the Student Venture Seed Grant Program, programs at the Wisconsin School of Business, and other programs and initiatives, recently garnered the university recognition as one of the nation’s top 25 campuses for entrepreneurship. Read More
Author speaks on the power of young entrepreneurs
Author and veteran business journalist Donna Fenn will be at the University of Wisconsin–Madison during the week of Nov. 9 as the fall Business Writer in Residence, a program that brings nationally known business writers to campus to interact with students. Read More
Collaboration to enhance patient safety during blood collection, transfusion
The National Institute of Health (NIH), Health and Human Services has awarded a $1.4 million Small Business Technology Transfer grant to SysLogic Inc., the UW RFID Laboratory and the BloodCenter of Wisconsin. Read More
Global food entrepreneur kicks off Gilson Global Impact Series
Businesses and ventures that benefit society and solve problems that affect daily living around the world are the focus of this year's Gilson events, hosted by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) under a new name, the Gilson Global Impact Series. Read More
Wiscontrepreneur initiative examines entrepreneurship, athletics
The Office of Corporate Relations is sponsoring "Work Hard, Play Hard," a series of special events during the 2009-10 academic year. Read More
Entrepreneurship nurtured with seed grants at UW–Madison
Entrepreneurship is thriving across the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus, and four student-run businesses captured that spirit and have been awarded seed grants to nurture their startups. Read More
Ag industry views on food, farming and Michael Pollan to be discussed
Viewpoints from the Wisconsin Farm Bureau, Organic Valley Co-op and the state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection board regarding food, farming and the work of author Michael Pollan will be presented in a panel discussion on Thursday, Oct. 1. Read More
UW-Madison entrepreneurship programs ranked 11th
Entrepreneurship programs at the Wisconsin School of Business rank among the best in the nation, according to a recently published survey conducted by the Princeton Review and Entrepreneur Magazine. Read More
WiCell donates $1 million in gear to UW–Madison labs
Four advanced pieces of scientific laboratory equipment with a total value of approximately $1 million now are available for use by University of Wisconsin–Madison stem cell and other researchers at several campus departments and centers due to a donation by the private nonprofit WiCell Research Institute. Read More
Intersection of art and business examined in ‘Art as Business as Art’ course
On his recent whistle-stop "Arts in Crisis" tour, the Kennedy Center's Michael Kaiser bemoaned how much more money goes into training artists to be good artists than to be good managers of their own careers. Read More
Aova moves feed additive invented at UW–Madison into Asian markets
Aova Technologies Inc., a startup company that produces animal feed additives based on University of Wisconsin–Madison technology and licensed through the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), has completed two key goals in its efforts to capture part of the $70 billion global aquaculture market. Read More
UW-Madison ranks ninth in U.S. News report
The University of Wisconsin–Madison ranked ninth among public institutions in annual rankings released Aug. 20 in the U.S. News and World Report's 2010 edition of America's Best Colleges. Read More
Research shows advertisers new ways to hunt for TV bargains
The scene is played out in living rooms across America daily: A favorite television show builds to its riveting conclusion, and a commercial for fast food, automobiles or laundry detergent fills the screen. Read More
WARF, Cargill sign agreement for patented canola breeding technology
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and Cargill have entered into a license agreement for patented canola breeding technology. Read More
Scientists make multiple types of white blood cells directly from embryonic and adult stem cells
In an advance that could help transform embryonic stem cells into a multipurpose medical tool, scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have transformed these versatile cells into progenitors of white blood cells and into six types of mature white blood and immune cells. Read More