UW-Madison: UW in Drivers’ Seat of National Transportation Center
CONTACT: Teresa Adams, (608) 263-2655; adams@engr.wisc.edu or Jason Bittner, (608) 262-7246; bittner@engr.wisc.edu
MADISON - With $16 million in funding over five years from the U.S. Department of Transportation, University of Wisconsin-Madison transportation engineers will drive their research, education and technology-transfer efforts to the national level.
President Bush will sign the "Safe, Accountable, Flexible and Efficient Transportation Act: A Legacy for Users"...
UW-Madison: Leary Selected as Interim Director of UW Press
CONTACT: Sheila Leary, (608) 263-0795, smleary@wisc.edu
MADISON - Sheila Leary, a 22-year veteran of university press book publishing, has been selected as interim director of the University of Wisconsin Press, effective Aug. 22.
In announcing the selection, Graduate School Dean Martin Cadwallader notes that Leary will bring a wealth of experience and leadership skills to the job. "During her 22 years...
UW-Madison: Scientists Zero In on Drugs’ Sweet Spots
CONTACT: Jon S. Thorson, (608) 262-3829, jsthorson@pharmacy.wisc.edu
MADISON - Employing a simple new technique to manipulate the sugars that power many front-line drugs, a team of Wisconsin scientists has enhanced the anti-cancer properties of a digitalis, a drug commonly used to treat heart disease.
Reporting the work in the Aug. 8 edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,...
Planet Propaganda: Helps The Relaxation Company Get Aggressive In the Wellness Market with Six, New Package Designs
Helping The Relaxation Company and Ellipsis Arts market its musical and spoken recordings to retailers tapping the growing wellness market, Planet Propaganda branded and designed six, new thematic packages including a CD recording, instructional cards and related accessories. The first packages to be released this summer will be a series of three Brain Fitness Kits helping achieve creative inspiration,...
