UW-Madison: Diversity Forum To Focus On Future
CONTACT: Katrina Flores, (608) 770-4774, kbflores@wisc.edu,
MADISON - Students, faculty and staff are invited to spend part of Friday, April 28, talking about the University of Wisconsin-Madison's efforts to strengthen diversity and improve campus climate.
The Plan 2008 Student Forum will be held from 3-6 p.m. in 272 Bascom Hall. The event, titled "Looking toward the Future: Diversity, Campus Climate and...
Soldiers Home Foundation, Inc.: Architect Hired for Soldiers Home Chapel Restoration
MILWAUKEE-The Soldiers Home Foundation, Inc., took the first official step in its plan to restore the 1889 Home Chapel on the grounds of the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center in Milwaukee by hiring a well-known architectural firm specializing in historic structures that promises to "make the chapel smile."
The Foundation selected The Kubala Washatko Architects, Inc., of Cedarburg, Wis.,...
UW-Oshkosh: Firms: Sign Up For Manufacturing Job Fair Now!
CONTACT: Ted Balser, (920) 424-2027
APPLETON – Fox Valley firms still have time to sign up for a booth at the first-ever Manufacturing Job Fair scheduled May 10 at the Fox Valley Technical College in Appleton.
The fair -- a unique collaboration involving more than 15...
UW-Madison: Three UW-Madison Faculty Elected To National Academy Of Sciences
CONTACT: Richard Amasino, (608) 265-2170, amasino@biochem.wisc.edu; Barry Ganetzky, (608) 263-2404, ganetzky@wisc.edu; John Kutzbach, (608) 262-0392, jek@wisc.edu
MADISON - Three members of the UW-Madison faculty were among 72 individuals elected this week to the National Academies of Science (NAS).
Elected to membership in the 143-year-old organization were biochemist Richard Amasino, geneticist Barry Ganetzky and climate researcher John Kutzbach.
Election to NAS is...
UW-Madison: Author To Discuss His Plan To End The Welfare State
CONTACT: Tom Kaplan, (608) 262-0345, kaplan@ssc.wisc.edu
MADISON - Charles Murray, author of "In Our Hands: A Plan to Replace the Welfare State," will visit the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Friday, May 5, to discuss his idea to end all government welfare programs and instead provide an annual cash grant of $10,000 to everyone age 21 or older.
The Institute for...
Gov. Doyle: Joins With 15 Governors to Call on President Bush to Take Action Against Oil Companies
Contact: Anne Lupardus, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162
Letter to President Comes as Oil Companies Again Report Record Profits
Governor Doyle joined fifteen other governors in sending a letter today to President Bush expressing concern about high gasoline prices and calling on the president to take swift action to provide consumer relief and make America energy independent.
"President Bush's failed...
Wis. Tech Council: Applauds Legislature’s Passage Of Broadband Measure And Bill To Spur UW Entrepreneurs
Contact: Tom Still or Liz Stephens, 608-442-7557
MADISON - Two pieces of legislation vital to Wisconsin's success in the 21st century "Knowledge Economy" have cleared the Wisconsin Legislature with bipartisan support. They are:
* Senate Bill 338, the so-called "self-dealing legislation," which would encourage more entrepreneurial activity by University of Wisconsin professors, and;
* ...
Xcel Energy: DATCP Secretary Rod Nilsestuen, Division Of Energy Administrator Kimberly Walker And Local Officials Touring Ashland Power Plant
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection secretary Rod Nilsestuen and Division of Energy administrator Kimberly Walker will be meeting with local officials and touring Xcel Energy’s Bay Front Power Plant in Ashland on Thursday, April 27. The officials are in town as part of an effort to increase awareness of the role that renewable resources can play...
Milwaukee Bar Association: Mayor Barrett To Participate In Law Day 2006
MILWAUKEE, WI – April 26, 2006 – Mayor Tom Barrett will participate in the 48th Annual Law Day Education Program sponsored by the Milwaukee Bar Association (MBA) and The Milwaukee Young Lawyers Association (MYLA), Saturday, April 29, 2006 at the Latino Community Center. The Mayor will be issuing a proclamation as well as receiving an award...
U.S. Cellular, Milwaukee World Festival, Inc.: Announce Multi-Year Summerfest Sponsorship
U.S. Cellular Connection Stage to Feature Emerging Artist Series and Interactive Entertainment
MILWAUKEE, April 26, 2006 – U.S. Cellular and Milwaukee World Festival, Inc., today announced a
three-year sponsorship agreement beginning with this year’s 39th annual Summerfest. The sponsorship, valued at more than $1 million, will give U.S. Cellular continued naming and promotional rights to the U.S. Cellular Connection Stage...
WisBusiness: Love for Madison Brought Biz School’s New Addition Back to UW
By Brian E. Clark
WisBusiness.com
This is a Madison boomerang story. Times two.
Dan Olszewski is back in the state capital, for the second time. This time around, the Harvard MBA is heading the Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship at the UW-Madison School of Business.
He replaced Larry Cox, who took a job last year at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana.
“It’s good...
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