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By Rachel Leisemann WisBusiness.com Twenty-two million Americans diagnosed with asthma may soon have a new, fast and accurate method to detect breathing changes and get treatment – and all at an affordable price. Traditional, quality asthma-monitors are expensive, costing between $30,000 to $40,000, making them accessible to some scientists, but not most physicians and asthma sufferers. UW-Madison researchers are among...

MADISON - University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor John Wiley will honor more than 100 of the university's most accomplished undergraduates tonight (April 28) at the Chancellor's Undergraduate Award Ceremony. The ceremony, which will take place at 7:30 p.m. in Great Hall of the Memorial Union, 800 Langdon St., will recognize winners of the Hilldale fellowship, the Herfurth and Kulby awards,...

In Time for Spring, SC Johnson Shares New Findings and Tips for Allergy-Proofing Your Home RACINE, Wis., April 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Sneezing, sniffling, coughing and wheezing -- spring allergy season has arrived. With asthma and allergies striking one in four Americans, now is the time to start dodging those allergy triggers lurking around your home.(1) Now, just in time...

BELOIT, Wis., April 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Henry W. Knueppel, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of REGAL BELOIT CORPORATION (NYSE:RBC) , announced that the Board of Directors, at their regular quarterly meeting held on Monday, April 28, 2008, declared a dividend of $.16 per share payable on July 18, 2008, to shareholders of record at the close of business on...

Enjoy a Hot and Melty Moment at Lunchtime with New Oscar Mayer Deli Creations Flatbread Sandwiches MADISON, Wis., April 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- It's no secret flatbreads have become the hot new lunch trend. They are popping up everywhere from the corner deli to grocery store shelves. Another recent trend? Hectic, fast-paced work days are leaving Americans with little time...

BELOIT, April 25, 2008   Experience a multi-media presentation from International sustainability expert Bob Willard on “The Business Case for Sustainability” and participate in a Q & A session via satellite conferencing.  Bob’s research on small business and large employers suggests that businesses that adopt sustainable principles can improve their net profits by 38 to 66 percent.    9.     Find out about...

LONDON – Governor Jim Doyle met with John Ashton, Special Representative for Climate Change at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London, and Phil Woolas, MP, Minister of State for the Environment, to discuss a potential Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the United Kingdom (U.K.) and Wisconsin on climate change issues.  The Governor is on a business trip this...

MADISON - A geoscience visualization lab that opened last week in Weeks Hall will add a new dimension to geology research and education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.Earth scientists constantly struggle to present and analyze information about a three-dimensional world with two-dimensional tools, such as maps, pictures, and diagrams, says geology professor Harold Tobin, who spearheaded the effort to...

MADISON - In May, 14 striking, larger-than-life photographic prints that are both comfortingly organic and starkly abstract will enable patrons of Mother Fool's Coffeehouse in Madison to visualize a scientific world that's rarely seen outside the laboratory."Sights Unseen: Images of the Nanoscale" is an art exhibit featuring research images captured by faculty, staff and students in the University of...

MADISON - Legendary Hollywood producer and University of Wisconsin-Madison alumnus Walter Mirisch is responsible for some of the most enduring films of the last half-century, including "West Side Story," "Some Like It Hot," "Fiddler on the Roof" and "The Magnificent Seven." In his new autobiography, "I Thought We Were Making Movies, Not History" (University of Wisconsin Press), he fondly...