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UW-Madison achieves No. 1 exec education ranking
Open-enrollment executive education programs at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Business have been rated best in the world for the second year in a row by The Economist Intelligence Unit. Read More
Wisconsin Idea: A massive library at your fingertips
A 15-year-old home-schooled boy … College students in Illinois … The nephew of Bangladesh’s president. The people on this list have a common trait: They are all Wisconsin Idea recipients, thanks to the Digital Collections Center. Read More
New admissions initiative to boost production agriculture in Wisconsin
A fall 2007 pilot admissions initiative for the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) is working to retain Wisconsin students who are both highly qualified and deeply committed to long-term careers in Wisconsin agriculture. Read More
UW Business Resource Directory now available online
The UW Business Resource Directory is now available online to help businesses quickly search for resources throughout the University of Wisconsin System. Read More
Office of Corporate Relations welcomes new hires
The University of Wisconsin–Madison's Office of Corporate Relations (OCR) recently welcomed two new hires to its staff. Cynthia Sweet and Brad Ricker both joined OCR as university-business liaisons last month. Read More
UW-Madison’s accounting programs ranked in top 10
Both the undergraduate and graduate accounting programs of the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Business have been ranked in the top 10 in the nation by Public Accounting Report. Read More
Business school offers new entrepreneurship option for undergrads
Students aiming to become successful entrepreneurs have a new academic option at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The School of Business now offers students the opportunity to pursue a concentration in entrepreneurship within its undergraduate major in management and human resources. Read More
New approaches to environmental sustainability
The annual Engineering Executives Forum this Thursday and Friday, Nov. 30-Dec.1, will feature an extraordinary lineup of speakers focused on helping industry develop sustainable responses to global warming, oil and water constraints, and other global environmental threats. Read More
Energy Institute engages stakeholders in creative solutions
The new University of Wisconsin–Madison Energy Institute is leveraging several renowned UW–Madison energy education and research programs in its unique, multidisciplinary approach to understanding and addressing key global energy issues. Read More
Raj Veeramani: Getting down to e-business in Wisconsin
When he joined the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1992, industrial and systems engineering Professor Raj Veeramani went on a statewide bus tour for new faculty. His interactions with state residents - from students at inner-city Milwaukee schools to rural dairy farmers and members of the Oneida nation - made a deep impression that continues to guide his activities as a professor. Read More
Conference links university, Latino community
The Steering Committee of the Latina/o Faculty Staff Association (LAFSA) will host a conference, "Connecting Resources: the Latino/a community and UW–Madison," on Thursday, Nov. 16, at the Memorial Union. Read More
Top investment managers named distinguished business alumni
Phill Gross and Paul Leff have been named winners of the Distinguished Business Alumnus Awards given by the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Business. Read More
La Follette School hosts 900 public policy experts
The Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will welcome more than 900 public policy experts to a national conference this week at the Monona Terrace Convention Center. Read More
Kastenmeier Lecture focuses on tech transfer, national science policy
The importance of landmark federal patent legislation to the University of Wisconsin–Madison and to an effective national science policy is the topic of the 2006 Kastenmeier Lecture at the UW–Madison Law School on Friday, Nov. 3. Read More
BusinessWeek ranks Wisconsin MBA No. 4 for fastest payback
In its latest biennial ranking of MBA programs, BusinessWeek rates the Wisconsin MBA program No. 4 in the nation in terms of fastest return on students' investment. According to the magazine's findings, students who earn an MBA from the University of Wisconsin–Madison have their costs of going back to school repaid due to higher salaries in less than five years, compared to more than 15 years for other MBA programs. Read More
Cisco chairman Morgridge to speak at Directors’ Summit
Cisco Systems chairman and former president and CEO John P. Morgridge will address corporate directors and officers during a keynote speech titled "Building Something Special: Governance at Cisco" at the University of Wisconsin–Madison's annual Directors' Summit conference on Friday, Nov. 3. Read More
UW-Madison joins massive Google Book project
The University of Wisconsin–Madison and Google announced an agreement today to expand access to hundreds of thousands of public and historical books and documents from more than 7.2 million holdings at the UW–Madison Libraries and the Wisconsin Historical Society Library. Read More
Business school plans celebration for Grainger Hall addition
The University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Business will hold a kickoff ceremony to celebrate the start of the construction of a $40.5 million addition to Grainger Hall. Read More
Forage specialists apply their expertise to bioenergy research
Michael Casler and Paul Weimer are experts on matters related to forage digestibility in dairy cows. So how did they end up doing research on use of biomass crops for ethanol production? Read More