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Getting down to e-Business in Wisconsin
Raj Veeramani, an industrial and systems engineering professor, directs the University of Wisconsin E-Business Consortium (UWEBC), a university-industry initiative that offers its 70 member companies opportunities to share, explore and learn best practices in e-business. 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
University continues progress on strategic plan
Five priorities guide UW–Madison, each helping to support the central objective of the campus's strategic plan: to sustain and strengthen our position of preeminence in research and higher education. Read More
Professor puts a new spin on pest management with the ‘Weedometer’
In his weed ecology course, UW–Madison agronomist Ed Luschei assigns his students a project with only one requirement: “Do something useful for someone.” Read More
MBA moves up nine spots in Wall Street Journal ranking
The Wisconsin MBA program of the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Business moved up nine spots to 25th in the regional category in this year’s Wall Street Journal ranking of MBA programs. Read More
Engineering welcomes eight new faculty members
This year, several faculty members bring to the College of Engineering their experience in government laboratories, in industry, or in other university settings. They boast research interests that range from stem cells, biomaterials, hydrology and circuits to materials, manufacturing, energy and transportation. They are poised to make great contributions not only within the college, but also within their areas of expertise and throughout the state of Wisconsin. Read More
Two real estate faculty awarded named professorships
Two members of the real estate faculty of the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Business were recently awarded named professorships for significant contributions to their fields of research by the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents. Read More
Tool concert cancelled
The Tool concert scheduled for tonight at the Kohl Center has been canceled due to an illness in the band. There will be no make-up date scheduled for this show. Fans who purchased tickets through the University of Wisconsin Athletic Ticket Office will receive a full refund for the concert. Fans who purchased tickets through uwbadgers.com or over the phone through the Athletic Ticket Office will receive refunds directly on their credit cards within the next ten business days. Read More
Weimer to examine net benefits of public investment in people
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. Read More
UW studies challenge national asthma guidelines
Antibiotics should not be used routinely when asthma patients have attacks, according to national asthma-treatment guidelines. But two new studies—one in adults and one in children—at University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health will test these current recommendations by analyzing whether using antibiotics for patients with uncontrolled asthma symptoms improves their condition. Read More
Top prize for research on corporate finance goes to Wisconsin professor
Toni M. Whited, an associate professor of finance at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Business, co-authored the best paper on corporate finance published in the Journal of Finance in 2005. Read More
Brown, Detmer named Academic All-America
Nathan Brown and Joe Detmer from the University of Wisconsin have been named to the 2006 College Sports Information Directors of America/ ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America team for men's track and field. Read More
Big Ten media deals boost sports coverage
UW undergraduate scholarships, libraries, athletics and campus collaborations will benefit. Read More
Concrete Canoe Team takes fourth consecutive national championship
The UW–Madison Concrete Canoe team was only an hour’s drive away from Stillwater, Oklahoma — the national competition site — when the trailer hauling its 162-pound, 21-foot-long canoe, Forward, blew a tire. Read More
Financial well-being varies from farm to farm
How a farm family fares financially depends not only on how much it earns from farming, but also on how much it relies on that income, according to agricultural economist Ed Jesse, writing in Status of Wisconsin Agriculture 2006. Read More