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Three to be inducted into Wisconsin Meat Industry Hall of Fame

April 4, 2006

Carl Chellevold of Richland Center, Carl Kuehne of Green Bay and Jack Link of Minong will be inducted into the Wisconsin Meat Industry Hall of Fame on May 4 at the annual meeting of the Wisconsin Livestock and Meat Council in Madison.

Wisconsin MBA ranks 31st in U.S. News ranking

April 3, 2006

U.S. News & World Report released its rankings for full-time MBA programs on March 31. The University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Business was ranked 31st among all business schools in the United States. The school moved up six places from a ranking of 37th in 2005 to achieve its highest ranking in this publication since 1990.

Event will kickoff new agroecology master’s program

March 30, 2006

The College of Agricultural and Life Sciences will celebrate the approval of a new agroecology master’s program on Thursday, March 30 at 4:30 p.m. in the D.C. Smith Greenhouse conservatory, located at 465 Babcock Drive. The event is free and the entire Madison community is invited to attend.

Women’s hockey wins national championship

March 27, 2006

The Wisconsin women's hockey program won its first NCAA championship with a 3-0 victory over two-time defending champion Minnesota in the title game Sunday afternoon at Mariucci Arena.

Advance could help reduce cost of auto radar

March 17, 2006

Just as auto-makers are rolling out futuristic, radar-guided safety systems in their top-of-the-line models, UW–Madison researchers have made an advance that could help extend radar to all cars.

Thin is in: Engineering tool targets plastics, other slender parts

March 17, 2006

The world abounds with objects that are thin and lightweight, yet strong, including cell phone cases, car body panels, and aircraft hulls, just to name a few. But engineering these parts isn't as easy as their commonness might suggest, says UW–Madison mechanical engineering professor Krishnan Suresh.

Wisconsin triples investment in annual biotech expo

February 13, 2006

Wisconsin’s academic and commercial biotech community plans to pull out the stops for BIO 2006, which will run from April 9-12 in Chicago. The budget to showcase the Badger State’s biotechnology prowess has risen to nearly $270,000 this year – nearly three times what was spent last year at BIO 2005 in Philadelphia.

Survey analyzes Wisconsin, Upper Peninsula logging sector

January 26, 2006

Private woodland owners provide the majority of timber harvested in Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, and most owners choose to selectively cut, rather than clearcut, their woodlands, according to a study by researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Michigan State University.

Scientist brings international connections to UW stem cell work

January 26, 2006

Growing up in the Brazilian state of Goiana, Gabriela Cezar was deep in cattle country. And as far back as she can remember, she wanted to be a veterinarian. “My father was head of the national beef cattle research center in Brazil, so I was always exposed to animals,”said Cezar, who earned her veterinary medicine degree in her native country and has additional graduate degrees from Scotland’s University of Edinburgh and UW–Madison. But Cezar’s career path took a turn toward stem cell research early on.

UW scientists team up to battle food-borne illnesses

December 15, 2005

On its journey to your dinner plate, food is vulnerable to contamination along the way. Usually, it arrives at its final destination without picking up dangerous microbial hitchhikers—but not always.

Dane County economic outlook survey released

December 9, 2005

Higher energy costs are expected to dampen Dane County Businesses' economic outlook for 2006, a new survey has found. Fewer Dane County businesses expect increases in sales revenue, profitability and number of employees in 2006, according to the third annual Dane County Economic Survey. The survey is sponsored by First Business Bank and the UW–Madison School of Business.

Holiday gift ideas abound across campus

December 6, 2005

Holiday shopping. It always catches you off guard. What to buy, who gets what and when will you do all of it? Look no further than UW–Madison. Homemade cookies, Union gift cards, books and music are just a few of the items that UW–Madison has to offer. Buy a gift and help support university academic, social and outreach programs.

Volleyball advances to NCAA Regional

December 5, 2005

Senior co-captains Aubrey Meierotto and Sheila Shaw both had double-figure kills in their final home match as 13th-ranked Wisconsin defeated 16th-ranked California 30-23, 30-22, 30-25 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament Saturday night at the UW Field House.

Barrows, CALS associate dean, to retire

December 5, 2005

Richard L. Barrows, Associate Dean for Academic Student Affairs in the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences and professor of agricultural and applied economics, will retire from the university after the end of the academic year.

January: Reluctant businessman helps lead first Wisconsin stem cell business

December 1, 2005

Craig January, who comfortably wears the hats of both scientist and heart doctor at UW–Madison, has had numerous chances to go into business. But January, who developed a novel method to test drugs for heart toxicity in the late 1990s, resisted them - until recently.

Cross country team wins national championship

November 21, 2005

The top-ranked Wisconsin men's cross-country team clinched its first NCAA team title since 1988.

Research runs deep at Trout Lake Station

November 15, 2005

More than eight decades ago, two enterprsing biologists from UW–Madison opened a modest research outpost on Trout Lake, deep in the heart of Wisconsin's northern lakeregion. The goal was to peer into the fundamental mysteries of freshwater lakes, from their basic chmistry to their elaborate life cycle.