WisBusiness: State Economy Slows in 2nd Quarter
By Brian E. Clark
WisBusiness.com
Following a national trend, the Wisconsin economy slowed in the most recent quarter, with the average stock price for publicly traded companies off by 2.5 percent.
Still, experts said, there were bright spots, with utilities and some manufacturers doing well from April through June.
“Overall though, it was a down quarter, with the S&P 500 declining...
Planet Propaganda: Posters & Program Profiled in Communications Arts Design Annual
(Madison, Wis.) -- Three of Planet Propaganda's designs will be recognized as examples of creative excellence in Communication Arts magazine's Design Annual 47. Published in November, it is considered the graphic design industry's "most coveted, respected and prestigious design competition in the world." The annual will feature Planet's work for American Players Theatre's (APT's) Book of Summer program preview...
UW-Madison: Program Works to Build Diverse New Generation of Computer Scientists
MADISON - A novel freshman-level program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison called Wisconsin Emerging Scholars in Computer Science (WES-CS) is working to counter a remarkable absence of women and underrepresented groups in the field.
Professor Susan Horwitz, associate chair of computer sciences at UW-Madison, created the WES-CS program with initial grant support from Microsoft, and now has National Science Foundation...
