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MADISON - In 2003, University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate student George Huber and colleagues made hydrogen from plant sugars using nickel-tin alloy catalysts in the lab of Chemical and Biological Engineering Professor James Dumesic.In 2005, the team made a diesel-like fuel from plants.Today, University of Massachusetts Amherst Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering George Huber has graduate students of his own.Reporting...

MADISON - It's a rite of passage each spring for thousands of state high school students - heading to Madison for basketball, hockey and wrestling tournaments and a taste of the city, the university and a day or two out of school.But the siren call is not just for sports enthusiasts. The campus beckons each spring to those interested...

The public can submit comments on the Final EIS document during the review period, which runs from April 4, 2008 to May 5, 2008.   Comments can be: E-mailed to dotsefreeways94nsc@dot.state.wi.us Faxed to (262)548-5662 Mailed to the following address: Roberto Gutierrez, P.E. WisDOT, Southeast Region 141 NW Barstow St. PO Box 798 Waukesha, WI 53187-0798   WisDOT and FHWA prepared an EIS to comply with the National Environmental...

MADISON - In terms of entertaining courtship rituals, few animals can hold a candle to "Tympanuchus cupido" -- the drummer of love, commonly known as the greater prairie chicken.To win the attention of a mate, male prairie chickens inflate their vibrant orange throat sacs and strut around with pinnae standing up like feathery horns, a comical display that has...

MADISON—Department of Commerce Secretary Jack L. Fischer, AIA, today announced that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized Wisconsin for adopting the agency’s Voluntary National Guidelines for Management of Onsite and Clustered (Decentralized) Wastewater Treatment Systems.   “Private onsite wastewater treatment systems are a significant part of our nation's water infrastructure, serving 25 percent of existing homes and 33...

MADISON – Department of Commerce (Commerce) Secretary Jack L. Fischer, A.I.A., today announced that Commerce has delegated the City of Whitewater, Walworth County, the authority to conduct inspections of all commercial buildings located within the municipality.   “The Town of Ellsworth joins more than 190 other state municipalities that have been delegated the authority to conduct inspections on behalf of Commerce,”...

MADISON – Department of Commerce (Commerce) Secretary Jack L. Fischer, A.I.A., today announced that Commerce has delegated the Village of Williams Bay, Walworth County, the authority to conduct plan review of small commercial building projects, and inspections of all commercial buildings located within the municipality.   “The Village of Williams Bay joins more than 190 other state municipalities that have been...

NEW ORLEANS - Molecules, any chemist will tell you, have lots to teach us.Giving voice to the lessons of molecules and other props of science, as the lamentable state of science literacy in the United States attests, is no easy task.But a novel project by a collaboration of scientists and educators from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Madison...

From WisBusiness.com ... -- Retired UW-Madison Economist Don Nichols says Wisconsin should weather the current recession better than many other states. Speaking at an Economic Outlook conference at the Fluno Center, Nichols said the state's economic activity should decline slightly over the next two quarters, but may rebound somewhat toward the end of the year. He said housing state...

PR To Go offers press release writing, distribution and monitoring services   Stevens Point, Wisconsin – (April 4, 2008) – Solinger Communications, LLC, (www.timsolinger.com) has launched a new service, PR To Go, to provide press release writing, distribution and monitoring services.   Through PR To Go, customers can have press releases written and distributed to media outlets that include newspapers, business and trade...

WisBusiness.com Retired UW-Madison Economist Don Nichols said today that Wisconsin should weather the current recession better than many other states. Speaking at an Economic Outlook conference at the Fluno Center, Nichols said the state's economic activity should decline slightly over the next two quarters, but may rebound somewhat toward the end of the year. He said housing state housing prices may...