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Weimer to examine net benefits of public investment in people

September 7, 2006

La Follette School of Public Affairs professor David Weimer has received a $120,000 grant from the MacArthur Foundation to assess cost-benefit analyses of human capital interventions ‑ social programs and policies designed to improve people’s skills and abilities.

Wisconsin students have new way to learn to be leaders

September 6, 2006

Undergraduate business and engineering students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison who aim to be leaders in their careers and communities now have a new way to reach that goal.

Economist warns of dangers of federal budget deficits

August 25, 2006

A "painful period of world economic adjustment appears inevitable" unless the White House and Congress can develop a workable plan to ease federal budget deficits, according to an article co-authored by a University of Wisconsin–Madison economist in the current edition of The International Economy.

Harnessing the power of bacteria

August 23, 2006

Sheep-milk cheese is a winner for UW, area cheesemaker

August 22, 2006

At the annual American Cheese Society competition in July, an aged 100-percent sheep-milk cheese named Dante took top honors in its class for technical and aesthetic merit. The cheese was developed by researchers in the University of Wisconsin–Madison's College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.

U.S. News: UW–Madison is the nation’s seventh best public university

August 18, 2006

The University of Wisconsin–Madison is the seventh best public university in the nation and 34th among all 234 national doctoral universities, according to the annual rankings released today by U.S. News and World Report.

Working with people on behalf of water

August 18, 2006

A University of Wisconsin–Madison engineering professor is using his expertise as a hydrologist to help assess the hurricane protection system in New Orleans.

UW-Madison retains top five R&D ranking

August 11, 2006

The University of Wisconsin–Madison remains the fourth largest research university in the country as measured by the amount of money spent on research and development, according to statistics released this week by the National Science Foundation.

MATC, UW collaborate on biodiesel fuel reactor

August 7, 2006

Madison Area Technical College today dedicated its new biodiesel reactor, built in partnership with the University of Wisconsin–Madison, to produce motor fuel blended from waste vegetable oil and methanol.

Autonomous lenses may bring microworld into focus

August 2, 2006

University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers have found a way to make a tiny lens so "smart" that it can adapt its focal length from minus infinity to plus infinity — without external control.

Marketing faculty earn national attention

July 25, 2006

Marketing professors at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Business continue to gain national recognition for the strength of their research.

New MRI technique quickly builds 3-D images of knees

July 25, 2006

A faster magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data-acquisition technique, developed at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, will cut the time many patients spend in a cramped magnetic resonance scanner, yet deliver more precise 3-D images of their bodies.

Tag Business

Weimer to examine net benefits of public investment in people

Wisconsin students have new way to learn to be leaders

Economist warns of dangers of federal budget deficits

Harnessing the power of bacteria

Sheep-milk cheese is a winner for UW, area cheesemaker

U.S. News: UW–Madison is the nation’s seventh best public university

Working with people on behalf of water

UW-Madison retains top five R&D ranking

MATC, UW collaborate on biodiesel fuel reactor

Autonomous lenses may bring microworld into focus

Marketing faculty earn national attention

New MRI technique quickly builds 3-D images of knees

Research dishes out flexible computer chips

UW-Madison’s CIAS receives grant to boost mid-sized farms

Health economist takes over as director of La Follette School

Top prize for research on corporate finance goes to Wisconsin professor

Morgridge discovery grants spark creative, collaborative proposals for research

WisBusiness.com: Study to track genealogy of UW’s start-up companies

Concrete Canoe Team takes fourth consecutive national championship

Three finalists named for top hygiene lab post