UW-Madison: To offer dual law and public health degree
CONTACT: Sarah Davis, 608-265-6267, sdavis2@wisc.edu; Barbara Duerst, 608-263-4215, bduerst@wisc.edu
MADISON - The University of Wisconsin-Madison will offer a dual degree, a combined juris doctor and master of public health, starting this fall.
The dual degree, a cooperative effort between the Law School and the School of Medicine and Public Health, will offer students substantive training in both law and public...
UW-Madison: “Calm After the Storm” event this Sunday
CONTACT: Lesley Sager, 608-575-1300, lesley@sager-designs.com
MADISON - A temporary housing shelter will be on display from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 29, at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Arts as part of a special project by students from the University of Wisconsin-Madison's School of Human Ecology.
The event, "Calm After the Storm," showcases a structure made from cardboard that...
Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable Growers Association: Growers utilize social media app for latest consumer recipe contest
Media Contact Information: Michelle Rothmeyer Content Specialist TMA+Peritus mrothmeyer@tmaperitus.com (877) 296-7114
Consumers Can Submit a Recipe or Vote for their Favorite to Win
Antigo, WI — April 26, 2012 — The Wisconsin...
UW-Madison: Record number of students compete for start-up cash in G. Steven Burrill Business Plan Competition
Contact: John Surdyk, 608-262-9041, jsurdyk@bus.wisc.edu
MADISON - Eighty-two undergraduate and graduate students from 31 majors across the University of Wisconsin-Madison will vie for start-up capital as part of the annual G. Steven Burrill Business Plan Competition at the Wisconsin School of Business on Friday, April 27.
Business plans will be evaluated from 42 teams of students who are pursuing solutions to...
Tuesday Trends sample: Great Wolf rising, U.P. utility project mixed and Veridian Homes falling
Below is an excerpt from the most recent edition of WisBusiness Tuesday Trends.
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The full product includes several items in each of the rising, mixed and falling categories plus a look...
WisBusiness: Officer says business is ‘exploding’ at Cellular Dynamics International
By Brian E. Clark
For WisBusiness.com
Scientists who in the past might never have considered working in the middle of the country -- opting instead for jobs on the East or West Coasts – are now choosing Wisconsin because of the work spawned by Jamie Thomson and other stem cell researchers at UW-Madison, the chief commercial officer of Cellular Dynamics International...
WisBusiness: Editor says tablet apps return newspaper reading to its roots
By Arthur Thomas
For WisBusiness.com
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Editor Marty Kaiser said mobile tablets such as Apple's iPad allow newspapers to give readers an experience that's closer to reading a physical newspaper than other forms of technology.
Kaiser said the company's soon-to-be-released iPad app would allow for a “lean-back” experience for users, compared to the “lean-in” experience of computers and smartphones.
“Historically,...
