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UW-Madison: Invasive fish enters streams feeding Lake Michigan, but so far, so good

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1/18/13 CONTACT: Jake Vander Zanden, mjvanderzand@wisc.edu, 608-262-9464 MADISON - Invasive species are known for disturbing their new homes. Whether it's the zebra mussels in the Great Lakes or garlic mustard in native woodlands, their rampant multiplication crowds out native species. But according to research just published in the journal Diversity and Distributions, that's not yet happening as a fish called...

UW-Madison: Wisconsin scientists honored for records of invention

CONTACT: Jennifer Sereno, 608-770-8084, jsereno@warf.org MADISON - Four University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty members - Hector DeLuca, James Dahlberg, Thomas Lipo and Max Lagally - are among 101 innovators elected to the charter class of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). Election to NAI is a distinction accorded to "academic inventors who have demonstrated a highly prolific spirit of innovation in creating...

Bike exec laments impact of Armstrong debacle on cycling industry

The downfall of cycling icon Lance Armstrong for using performance enhancing drugs is already taking a toll on the sport, the head of Madison-based Pacific Cycle said Wednesday. “But cycling is bigger than one person, so it will rebound,” Alice Tillett said. Her company sells Schwinn and Mongoose bikes, among other cycling and exercise products. Armstrong has been stripped of his...
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