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Groups prepare proposal for entrepreneurship certificate

November 18, 2009

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.

School of Business launches Global Real Estate Master program

November 12, 2009

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.

Events planned for Global Entrepreneurship Week

November 11, 2009

The University of Wisconsin–Madison — along with more than 1,000 organizations worldwide — will mark Global Entrepreneurship Week during the week of Nov. 15.

New course shows arts students how to become entrepreneurs

November 11, 2009

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.

Author speaks on the power of young entrepreneurs

November 6, 2009

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.

Collaboration to enhance patient safety during blood collection, transfusion

October 26, 2009

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.

Working with companies to safeguard foods

October 21, 2009

Global food entrepreneur kicks off Gilson Global Impact Series

October 19, 2009

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.

Wiscontrepreneur initiative examines entrepreneurship, athletics

October 2, 2009

The Office of Corporate Relations is sponsoring "Work Hard, Play Hard," a series of special events during the 2009-10 academic year.

Entrepreneurship nurtured with seed grants at UW–Madison

September 28, 2009

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.

Ag industry views on food, farming and Michael Pollan to be discussed

September 23, 2009

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.

UW-Madison entrepreneurship programs ranked 11th

September 23, 2009

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.

WiCell donates $1 million in gear to UW–Madison labs

September 15, 2009

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.

Intersection of art and business examined in ‘Art as Business as Art’ course

September 8, 2009

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.

Aova moves feed additive invented at UW–Madison into Asian markets

August 25, 2009

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.

UW-Madison ranks ninth in U.S. News report

August 20, 2009

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.

Research shows advertisers new ways to hunt for TV bargains

August 18, 2009

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.

WARF, Cargill sign agreement for patented canola breeding technology

August 11, 2009

The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and Cargill have entered into a license agreement for patented canola breeding technology.

Scientists make multiple types of white blood cells directly from embryonic and adult stem cells

August 11, 2009

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.

Gasoline-diesel cocktail: a potent recipe for cleaner, more efficient engines

August 3, 2009

Diesel and gasoline fuel sources both bring unique assets and liabilities to powering internal combustion engines.