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CONTACT: Peter Kleppin, (608) 262-8292, kleppin@wisc.edu MADISON - The University of Wisconsin-Madison will premiere a unique 30-minute magazine-style program showcasing a variety of university stories on the Big Ten Network (BTN) on Thursday, Oct. 2, at 4 p.m. central. Reported and hosted by UW-Madison students, "The Wheel" will highlight different university programs and features. Stories include a feature on "First Wave,"...

Contacts: Dr. Lynn Allen-Hoffmann Chief Scientific Officer, President & Chief Executive, Stratatech Corp. +1 (608) 441-2750 Rod Hise The Luminis Group, Ltd. for Stratatech Corp. +1 (608) 807-4607 For Immediate Release Trial’s primary clinical endpoint achieved MADISON, Wis., Sept. 29, 2008 – Stratatech Corp., a regenerative medicine company focused on the development and commercialization of cell-based, tissue-engineered skin substitute products, today announced that it has successfully completed the...

Grantsburg, WI, Sept. 26, 2008 – The Alion-McNally Center for Production Technologies (A-M CPT) announces the release of the new Flex Circuit Harness for the TOW-2 Weapon System onboard the Army’s armored Bradley Fighting Vehicle (BFV). The new wire harness was developed at A-M CPT at the request of the Army. A-M CPT engineers worked closely with Army personnel...

Last month, just before he left home to begin his freshman year at UW-Madison, our son Alex came down with a rash covering the lower portion of both legs. After trying a couple of over-the-counter remedies without any appreciable improvement, I decided to have him checked out at our local BellinHealth clinic. It took the BellinHealth nurse...

Some proposed wind power developments in Minnesota could benefit western Wisconsin and also should spark leaders in that region to consider more such projects. Illinois wind developers are pitching a $220 million plan to generate 100 megawatts of electricity in Winona County across the Mississippi River by building up to 67 wind turbines on two ridge tops along Interstate 90. The...

From WisBusiness.com ... -- A new report out from the state Department of Revenue predicts declining statewide employment through 2009 before it rebounds in 2010 and 2011. The report predicts some ares of the state will do better than others: "Not all of the metro areas will experience a decline. The Eau Claire, Green Bay, and Madison (metropolitan statistical areas)...