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CONTACT: John Bechtol, jbechtol@odos.wisc.edu, 608-263-5700 MADISON - The University of Wisconsin-Madison has been named to the first-ever list of military-friendly schools. Created by G.I. Jobs, a magazine produced by veterans, the 2010 list honors the top 15 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools in recruitment, retention and providing services for veteran students. The list is also intended to be a...

CONTACT: Stephen Carpenter, 608-262-8690, srcarpen@wisc.edu; Dörte Döpfer, 608-263-1186, dopferd@vetmed.wisc.edu; Regina Murphy, 608-262-1587, regina@engr.wisc.edu MADISON - Dörte Döpfer's research has very real consequences for public health. "It's a question of life and death," says the University of Wisconsin-Madison veterinary epidemiologist and specialist in the food-borne bugaboo Escherichia coli O157:H7. "Ten of those bacteria can kill a person, especially young children and the...

It was an exciting night of racing Saturday night at Dells Raceway Park, when the Hoosier Outlaw Sprint Series stormed into town with their 800 HP open wheel machines. The show was complimented by the Limited Late Models, Super Stocks, Pure Stocks, Bandits, and FIRA/Rascal Outlaws. In Hoosier Outlaw Sprint series action a new track record for the series was...

MILWAUKEE – The University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (UWM), Marquette University and Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE), in partnership with several regional companies and foundations, have formed the Southeastern Wisconsin Energy Technology Research Center (SWETRC). SWETRC brings together regional resources to establish a national center that will develop high-potential research in the energy field, attracting large-scale funding and leading state-of-the-art technology that...

Contact: Paul Griffo Tel.: (202) 366-4064 U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced $27.4 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) funds for transit improvements in Wisconsin. “The Recovery Act was put in place quickly to rescue the economy from the worst recession since the Great Depression and rebuild it for a stronger future,” said Secretary LaHood....

Contact: Melissa DiMotto (262) 472-1195 dimottom@uww.edu *NOTE: A slideshow of Timothy J. Hyland Hall is available at: http://www.uww.edu/marketingandmedia/media/hyland-show.php WHITEWATER ­ The best in business education is about to get better with the opening of Timothy J. Hyland Hall, home to the nationally recognized College of Business and Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. The $41.5 million state-of-the-art building, named after Timothy J. Hyland, a...

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