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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.
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.
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.
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.
Big Ten media deals boost sports coverage
UW undergraduate scholarships, libraries, athletics and campus collaborations will benefit.
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.
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.
Wisconsin dairy barns are a bit fuller this year
Some Wisconsin dairy cows may find themselves with less elbow room this year. The number of dairy cows in the state grew by 3,000 last year. This was only the second year since 1985 that Wisconsin’s dairy herd didn’t shrink (the other was 1994). From 1985-2001, Wisconsin lost an average of 33,000 cows per year.
Five track athletes named academic all-district
Five members of the University of Wisconsin men’s and women’s track and field teams have been named to their respective 2006 College Sports Information Directors of America/ ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 5 teams.
Love for Madison brought Biz School’s new addition back to UW
This is a Madison boomerang story. Times two. Dan Olszewski is back in the state capital, for the second time. This time around, the Harvard MBA is heading the Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship at the UW–Madison School of Business.
Mueller family to give $1 million
Curt Mueller, CEO of Mueller Sports Medicine and a former Wisconsin men's basketball player, has pledged a $1 million gift to the University of Wisconsin–Madison, UW Director of Athletics Barry Alvarez announced.
UW ranks third in Directors’ Cup
On the strength of national titles in men's and women's hockey, the University of Wisconsin ranks third in the latest 2005-06 U.S. Sports Academy Directors' Cup standings, released on Thursday. The Badgers’ total of 616 points ranks behind only Stanford (737 points) and Texas (647.5).
Men’s hockey wins sixth national championship
Senior Tom Gilbert’s goal 9:32 into the third period proved to be the winner as the Wisconsin men’s hockey team defeated Boston College 2-1 Saturday night in the NCAA Championship Game at the Bradley Center.