UW-Madison: Symposium To Link Stem Cell Research, Public Policy
CONTACT: Alexis MacDonald, acmacdonald@wisc.edu, (608) 262-3581; or Terry Shelton, shelton@lafollette.wisc.edu, (608) 262-3038
MADISON - Public policy issues related to human embryonic stem cell research will be the topic of a half-day symposium co-sponsored by the Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the WiCell Research Institute on Friday, March 2.
"The Potential of Stem...
UW-Madison: State Shortage Of Large Animal Veterinarians Looms
TO: Reporters, news directors
FROM: Tania Banak, (608) 263-6914, banakt@svm.vetmed.wisc.edu
In recent years, the University of Wisconsin-Madison's School of Veterinary Medicine has noted fewer of its students enrolling in food animal courses. Looking ahead, that could cause problems for the state's dairy industry as fewer veterinarians are available to meet their herds' health needs.
Nigel Cook, head of the school's Food...
Dept. of Commerce: One Day Conference On Regional Economic Development To Be Held In Milwaukee
Contact: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608/267-9661
MILWAUKEE-Planners, public officials, economic development practitioners, and citizens interested in learning about regional economic development should attend the Regional Economic Development Conference, to be held March 14 from 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. at Milwaukee's Midwest Airlines Center.
"I encourage anyone interested in regional economic development to attend this informative conference," says Department of Commerce Secretary...
UW-Madison: National Entrepreneurship Week, Feb. 24-March 3, 2007
TO: Reporters, assignment editors
FROM: Doug Bradley, (608) 263-0238; bradley@ocr.wisc.edu; Liz Beyler, (608) 263-1986, lbkraak@wisc.edu
The Office of Corporate Relations (OCR) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is hosting a number of programs for Entrepreneurship Week USA, a national effort to inspire and encourage young people to consider entrepreneurship as a career choice and to celebrate America's unique culture of inventiveness.
The...
UW-Madison: National Experts Brief Area Business Leaders On Economic Outlook
CONTACT: Tina Frailey, (608) 262-9213, trfrailey@bus.wisc.edu
MADISON - Four leading economists will share their insights and predictions for local, regional, national and international economies and financial markets for the remainder of 2007 and beyond at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Economic Outlook Conference on Friday, March 16, at the Fluno Center in Madison.
For more than 40 years, the semiannual event...
