UW-Stevens Point: UWSP professor, students part of national grant to study wheat genetics
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An assistant professor of biology at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (UWSP) is collaborating with other scientists as part of a global research effort to develop drought resistant wheat varieties that would increase yields throughout semi-arid regions of Earth.
Devinder Sandhu is co-principle investigator with Kulvinder Gill of Washington State University for...
Iams: Milwaukee and Madison among national test markets for new Iams Premium Protection Supplements to help maintain pet health
Contact:
Brian Knox
(414) 276-6237
MADISON, Wis. – Iams has launched a new line of nutritional supplements under the Iams Premium Protection line to help provide dogs and cats with a concentrated level of key nutrients. The supplements are being made available through select Target stores in Madison and Milwaukee, Wis., and in other select cities around the country. The...
Gov. Doyle: Celebrates grand opening of new Gateway Tech Training Center
Contact: Laura Smith, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162
Center Will Feature Clean Vehicle Training, Nation’s First Auto and Truck Diagnostic Training
KENOSHA – Governor Jim Doyle today celebrated the grand opening of the new Gateway Technical College and Snap-on Tools National Training Center for Advanced Propulsion Technology in Kenosha. The Governor was joined at the opening by representatives from Gateway...
Waukesha Ald. Ybarra: Waukesha water will not add to flooding concerns
For more information, contact
Bill McClenahan
414.405.1051
bill@martinschreiber.com
Return flow will improve, not harm, Underwood Creek
Waukesha’s proposed return of water to Lake Michigan will improve, not harm, Underwood Creek and will not add to flooding concerns, according to Ald. Paul Ybarra, the President of the City’s Common Council.
“We recognize that communities along Underwood Creek have experienced flooding and that any...
Beer Capitol Distributing – Lake Country: Sample the best of local breweries during American Craft Beer Week
Contact:
Mary Brophy – Jacobson Rost
414.220-4858 or mbrophy@jacobsonrost.com
Sussex, Wis. (May 13, 2010) – While Milwaukee has long been known for producing some of the best beers in the world, many more local residents will find even more reason to sample the area’s burgeoning batch of craft brews during American Craft Beer Week May 17 – 23. Although sales...
We Can Lead: Sen. Kerry joins with business leaders and national security experts to discuss the need to secure America’s energy future
CONTACT: Michael Meehan, 202-280-6770 or mm@BlueLineSC.com
Newly Released Energy and Climate Framework Will Jumpstart National Debate in Wake of Oil Catastrophe in Gulf
WISCONSIN– Today, Senator John Kerry (D-MA) held a telepress conference with state reporters to discuss the urgent need to complete a comprehensive climate and clean energy policy this year that will put America back in control of its...
WisBusiness: Cleantech Open seeking green businesses for inaugural Midwest contest
By Brian E. Clark
For WisBusiness.com
MADISON – David Mead’s start-up company, C5-6 Technologies, makes enzyme catalysts to convert agricultural and forestry feedstock into fuels.
Tuesday morning, he was in Grainger Hall at the UW-Madison Business School, seeking a way – as he put it, tongue slightly in cheek – “to clone the money gene.”
In other words, he was looking for funding...
WisBusiness: Water businesses fight through rough seas for international sales
By Kay Nolan
For WisBusiness.com
Opportunities for Wisconsin’s many water-related industries to find business in other countries appear as vast as the ocean – but just as tricky to navigate.
Countries like Brazil and China have yet to install widespread wastewater treatment systems -- the few that exist are only in the largest cities -- and Canada is among...
