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Contacts: Scott Larrivee, Department of Administration, 608-266-7362 Glen Loyd, Department of Ag, Trade, and Consumer Protection, 608-224-5007 Anne Lupardus, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162 Renewable Fuels Decrease Wisconsin's Dependence on Foreign Oil Governor Jim...

MADISON - Potassium-stressed soybean plants - with their telltale yellowed leaf edges - can harbor large numbers of soybean aphids, insidious pests that can cause millions of dollars in damage to Wisconsin crops. In a study published in the April edition of the journal Environmental Entomology, University of Wisconsin-Madison entomologists examine the connection between potassium availability and aphid population...

CONTACTS: Jonathan Patz, (608) 262-4775, patz@wisc.edu; Josh Posner, (608) 262-0876, jlposner@wisc.edu MADISON - Twin grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF), coupled with matching institutional funds, will give a $6.8 million boost to innovative graduate study and research in global sustainability, development, and the environment at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The two $3 million grants - one to the Nelson...

Enhanced Capabilities are Part of Major DLx® Labor 2006.1 Product Release Which Delivers a Whole New Level of User Interaction and Advanced Functionality Milwaukee, WI – RedPrairie Corporation, the world’s fastest growing supply chain company, announced today at RedShift 2006, its annual user conference and logistics industry summit, the availability of advanced labor demand planning capabilities for improved workforce utilization, and...

MEQUON, Wis., May 11, 2006 - Encrypta Gifts has announced a special discount on its Encrypta cryptex for all participants in Phase 1 of "The Da Vinci Code Quest" on Google which ended today (official rules available at http://tinyurl.com/r42st). To qualify for the Final Phase of the contest, participants in the Quest needed to be one of the first 10,000...

Milwaukee, WI - May 10, 2006 - Ed Thompson calls himself a "common man" but he is anything but common. A documentary about him, aptly titled A REMARKABLE MAN, is now available on DVD. The 82-minute documentary opens with Thompson's famous free annual Thanksgiving dinner at his Tomah, WI, supper club, the Teepee. It goes on to cover his...

An alumnus of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and local business owner who was honored as Wisconsin’s 2005 Young Entrepreneur of the Year will address graduates and their families at UWSP’s spring commencement ceremonies on Sunday, May 21. Andrew Halverson, a 2001 graduate of UWSP, will address more than 1,100 graduates in the Specht Memorial Forum (Sundial) in two ceremonies....

Platypus Technologies, LLC 5520 Nobel Drive, Suite 100 Madison, WI 53711 Platypus Technologies, LLC has received a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant for $1.65 million from the National Institute for Allergy & Infectious Diseases. The grant is to continue development of the company’s proprietary liquid crystal based technology to enable rapid detection of antibodies to infectious...

CONTACT: Renee Meiller, (608) 262-2481, meiller@engr.wisc.edu MADISON - The College of Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has honored seven faculty and staff members for their outstanding contributions in teaching, research and service. Chosen by a committee of their peers, award recipients each receive privately funded stipends and permanent recognition on a plaque in Engineering Hall. This year's award winners,...

EAU CLAIRE — The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire is one of a handful of schools across the country that are at the forefront of the development of new undergraduate programs in computational science thanks to the efforts and foresight of a group of faculty members who have taken to heart UW-Eau Claire's designation as the UW System's Center of...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com GLENDALE – Mike Andrew doesn’t drive a hybrid car. But the chances are good that his next vehicle will be one. “I’ve driven nearly all the hybrids out there as part of my work,” said Andrew, a manager at Johnson Controls’ new $4 million advanced lithium-ion battery laboratory. “They are well-designed,” said Andrew of today’s hybrids. Nearly...