With caps and gowns in sight, graduates of the University of Wisconsinâ??s senior class will look to find their place in the professional working world.
Searching for a â??realâ?? job
Badger Herald
Category: Business/Technology
U.S. lab is good fit for Dane County
Wisconsin State Journal
Memo to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security:
As you consider where to build a $400-million federal laboratory to conduct research to fight animal and human diseases, you should be aware of the public support for putting the lab in Dane County.
600 dress up to explore new theater, help Chazen Museum
Capital Times
The Sundance Kid welcomed everyone to Madison’s newest theater Sunday night. Only he did it by proxy, through Paul Richardson, president and CEO of Sundance Cinemas.
….About 600 people dressed in black and white, the evening’s theme, got a sneak preview of the six-screen theater and restaurant complex Sunday night in a sold-out fundraiser for the Chazen Museum of Art, complete with tours, wine, hors d’oeuvres and music from the UW Jazz Trio.
WARF conflict alleged
Capital Times
The California-based group challenging the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation’s stem cell patents wants WARF managing director Carl Gulbrandsen to step down from a U.S. Patent Public Advisory Committee until the case is settled.
Gulbrandsen was appointed in 2005 as one of 12 members of the committee, which advises the patent office on matters of administration, policy and budget. Another 12-member panel advises the government on trademark issues.
Coal burning heat: Sierra Club files suit vs. aging UW Charter St. plant
Capital Times
The aging Charter Street Power Plant in the heart of the UW-Madison campus has become a lightning rod for environmentalists looking to reduce the state’s reliance on coal-burning and its growing global warming footprint.
Wisconsin’s greenhouse gas emissions grew at a faster rate than the national average during the 1990s, jumping 26 percent compared to 20 percent nationally. About 70 percent of the state’s electricity is generated by coal burning, with at least three new coal-fired power plants in the works here.
To address the pollution issue, the Sierra Club on Thursday filed a lawsuit accusing the university and state of violating the Federal Clean Air Act.
Sierra Club files lawsuit against UW-Madison over Charter plant
Daily Cardinal
The Sierra Club officially filed a lawsuit against the UW-Madison Wednesday, alleging the universityâ??s Charter Street Power Plant has continually violated the Clean Air Act.
Sierra Club sues over coal plant
Badger Herald
An environmental watchdog group filed a lawsuit Thursday against the University of Wisconsin, citing violations of pollution standards with the campusâ?? coal plant.
Who’s Wooing Who at Wisconsin
BusinessWeek
The University of Wisconsin, Madison School of Business is just two hours from Chicago, an appealing draw for students who want to secure a job in the Windy City. Couple the location with the school’s innovative MBA specialization programâ??where students pick a concentration before they enter schoolâ??and the school is an ideal fit for many driven students from the Midwest.
“Students don’t have to know exactly what they want to do in life, but they need to be fairly sure how they want to start out,” said Blair Sanford, director of career services.
Supreme Court ruling may be detrimental to WARF patents
Daily Cardinal
A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision could make it more difficult for the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation to defend existing stem cell patents that are now being challenged by two national groups and patent experts.
Officials testify on failed IT projects
Badger Herald
Testifying before a state legislative committee Wednesday, University of Wisconsin System officials said that a multimillion-dollar software project derailed last year due to insufficient planning, nonstandard business practices and poor communication.
Supreme Court decision may hurt UWâ??s chances
Badger Herald
A United States Supreme Court decision Monday may have a negative impact on a pending case against three of the University of Wisconsinâ??s embryonic stem cell patents.
In-Depth: Not in Dunnâ??s backyard
Badger Herald
Itâ??s a bright Monday morning in the town of Dunn, warm but windy. The sun shimmers on the surface of Lake Kegonsa in the distance and on the hoods of a stream of cars being parked along the shoulder of Schneider Road.
Animal Disease Study Lab Opposed In Dunn
Wisconsin State Journal
U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials will visit Dane County today to review a possible site in the town of Dunn for a federal animal disease research facility.
Students Enticed To Invent
Wisconsin State Journal
The first-ever Wiscontrepreneur Challenge provided students $10 each to buy materials from a university second-hand store and allotted them 100 hours to turn those scraps into marketable inventions. Twelve teams entered the competition, creating a range of innovations that include a hand-cranking portable power generator and a designer belt-buckle made out of an old cassette tape.
UW alums shine, show value for state
Wisconsin State Journal
The value of a University of Wisconsin education â?? for students and for the state â?? is huge.
Consider this year’s six distinguished UW-Madison alumni award winners, what they’ve achieved and what they’ve given back:
New grads have the world by its tail
Wisconsin State Journal
Joshua Steinberg knows what he’s going to do when he graduates from UW-Madison in May with a bachelor’s degree in communication arts. He’s going to take a nice, relaxing summer vacation – without having to worry about looking for a job.
What I do: Landscape designer
Wisconsin State Journal
CHRISTOPHER SCHMIDT, Owner/landscape designer, C & J Natural Landscaping: I graduated from the UW-Madison Business School with degrees in management, human resources and marketing. I knew I wanted to start my own business, so I purposely avoided interviews my senior year.
Executive Q&A: Ad agency’s new leader likes a mix of accounts
Wisconsin State Journal
The 1980s.
It’s when Steve Weinswig walked the halls of Memorial High School and later the campus of UW-Madison all without an iPod, cell phone or laptop computer.
Jordan Stan: Help panhandlers, get them off State Street
Capital Times
Dear Editor: Although panhandling has been a consistent issue in Madison, it’s time to end it for good.
I am a 21-year-old college student working and living downtown. Being a victim of panhandlers has become a natural part of my life, and I’m sick of this being OK.
TomoTherapy set to go public
Capital Times
No date has been set, but TomoTherapy’s initial public offering of stock could be drawing near.
The Madison-based tech company on Thursday filed an amended registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission indicating that it could raise up to $213 million in its IPO. The company has applied to be listed on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “TTPY.”
TomoTherapy says its “Hi-Art” cancer treatment system precisely delivers radiation with sub-millimeter accuracy to kill cancer cells while reducing radiation exposure to surrounding healthy tissue.
High life at UW: Upscale campus housing attracts more students
Capital Times
Kendl Friedman knows she’s enjoying a lavish lifestyle, at least by college standards.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison freshman has a big bedroom, a private fitness room and even the availability of a personal trainer at her home at the University House Statesider, 505 N. Frances St.
From this experience, she’s become a discerning shopper.
Wiley addresses SLAC over Hermosa factory findings
Daily Cardinal
UW-Madison Chancellor John Wiley, along with other Labor Licensing Policy Committee members, gathered Wednesday in Bascom Hall to hear findings from Special Assistant to the Chancellor Dawn Crimâ??s recent trip to El Salvador to investigate the Hermosa factory situation.
Football fans enraged over lost tix e-mail
Daily Cardinal
Badger fans across campus expressed both anger and confusion with the UW-Madison Athletic Department Wednesday after discovering season football tickets had sold out before knowing they had even gone on sale.
Football ticket sell-out outrages UW students
Badger Herald
Several students expressed outrage Wednesday after learning season ticket packages for home football games had sold out, saying the University of Wisconsin never notified them about the sale.
Wiley: Adidas issues serious
Badger Herald
Chancellor John Wiley acknowledged Wednesday that Adidas has not completely fulfilled its promise to clean up its labor practices at some of its Central American factories.
State woes spur Business tuition hike
Badger Herald
Demand for a business degree is booming worldwide.
In many respects, thatâ??s good news for me as the dean of the UW-Madison School of Business, but that same popularity also carries a downside.
Salary gap hits female college graduates
Badger Herald
Men are paid more than women immediately following college graduation, according to a report released April 20.
Make Wisconsin a Biobelt leader
Wisconsin State Journal
While critics continue to attack ethanol and other biofuels, Wisconsin should be thankful Gov. Jim Doyle is proceeding full speed ahead to make the state a leader in biofuel development.
The latest advancement was last week’s announcement that Wisconsin is joining 11 states to form an alliance to promote growth in the biofuels industry.
Wisconsin biotech companies to be at Boston convention
Wisconsin State Journal
A Wisconsin reception will be held at the Boston Harbor Hotel, and the state will give away a Trek bicycle to a lucky visitor to the pavilion. Gov. Jim Doyle and UW-Madison bird flu expert Yoshihiro Kawaoka will be among the speakers.
Plan on bike advertising wins
Wisconsin State Journal
A business plan for bicycle advertising on college campuses took first place and a $10,000 prize in the 10th annual G. Steven Burrill Technology Business Plan Competition Friday.
AdverCycle, a plan presented by Stacy Knuth and Matt Lerner, edged nine other teams from UW-Madison that were competing for $22,000 in prize money at Grainger Hall.
Organization pushes medicinal access
Badger Herald
Members of Universities Allied for Essential Medicines rallied Friday afternoon on Library Mall, informing students about the need for universities to increase availability of university-innovated drugs for developing countries, namely those directly controlled by the University of Wisconsin.
Sanimax biodiesel is as clear as water
Wisconsin State Journal
Randy Fortenbery, a UW- Madison economist who has studied the feasibility of biodiesel plants in Wisconsin, sees that option as a big plus for the plant.
“They do have a distinct competitive advantage in that they are aligned with (Sanimax) who controls a lot of the recycled grease collection in Wisconsin,” he said. “That’s a nice situation.”
UW focus on new buildings way off
Badger Herald
If you continue to charge low rent, you will eventually become low rent. Those were the words posted on my column a few weeks ago, and they couldnâ??t have been more accurate.
An unholy Union
Badger Herald
Today, the Wisconsin Legislative Joint Finance Committee will pore over hundreds of millions of dollars in University of Wisconsin building plans in an informational briefing. They will begin the process of determining which of the proposed campus building projects receive the stateâ??s approval.
Problems riddle state IT projects
Badger Herald
Information Technology projects across Wisconsin are producing high-cost delays because of organization and oversight problems, according to a report Tuesday by a nonpartisan legislative agency.
Editorial: UW’s right to investigate apparel allegations
Capital Times
University of Wisconsin T-shirts and other Badger-logo products should be made in Wisconsin.
Unfortunately, the university has a long history of going out of state and overseas for merchandise….
As a result, there are ongoing concerns about whether T-shirts, hats and other items with Badger logos are being made in sweatshops.
Students to try to make silk purse from sow’s ear
Wisconsin State Journal
Tim Sell sees potential every time he comes to work. He hopes a group of UW-Madison students taking part in a unique entrepreneurial program next week will have similar visions.
Sell, the marketing supervisor for the UW-Madison’s Surplus With A Purpose (SWAP) Shop, is anxious for the participants in the first Wiscontrepreneur Challenge to walk the aisles of the shop at 2102 Wright St.
‘There for his students’
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Madison’s Center for Real Estate will be renamed this month to honor real estate education pioneer James A. Graaskamp.
The April 25-26 event will be at the university’s Fluno Center for Executive Education, 601 University Ave. The Center for Real Estate is in the Fluno Center.
Stem cells not only golden goose for WARF
Wisconsin State Journal
Stem cells get the publicity, but the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation’s cash cow continues to be vitamin D.
The bone-enhancing nutrient used in fortified milk and several drugs brings in about two- thirds of the money at WARF, UW-Madison’s tech transfer arm.
Regents approve tuition hike for UW-Madison business majors (AP)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – University of Wisconsin-Madison business students learned a painful lesson about supply and demand Friday when their tuition was increased by $1,000 for next year.
Saying demand for business education was increasing faster than state support, the UW System Board of Regents raised business majorsâ?? tuition by $500 per semester to boost teachersâ?? pay and hire more faculty and staff.
â??The differential is needed to maintain the high quality of the program,â? Regent Charles Pruitt of Shorewood said before the regents voted at a meeting in Oshkosh.
UW committee OKs Business School increase
Daily Cardinal
The UW System Board of Regents came one step closer to officially passing the UW-Madison School of Business differential-tuition proposal when it approved the policy in committee at its Thursday meeting at UW-Oshkosh.
Study: High-tech jobs grow here
Capital Times
A report meant to shine the spotlight on Dane County’s high-tech economy shows that technology jobs increased in the Madison area by 5.5 percent from 2005 to 2006.
The 2007 Greater Madison Wisconsin Area Directory of High-Tech Companies, released this week, lists about 500 technology firms with combined revenues of $5.5 billion.
Reporter: News future is tied to the Web
Capital Times
“The way people consume news has fundamentally changed” with the advent of the Web, creating a new media landscape that will be dominated by niche Web sites rather than general interest newspapers.
That prediction came Thursday from Jim VandeHei, a former high-profile political reporter for the Washington Post, who caused a minor sensation in the journalism world several months ago when he announced he’d be leaving the venerable paper to build an online news site from the ground up. He was in Madison through the University of Wisconsin’s writer-in-residence program and spoke to local journalists at Capital Newspapers.
Patently Wrong (Red Herring)
Efforts by universities to turn inventions into quick cash has bogged down innovation, a new study concludes.
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The study, unveiled Thursday at the Innovation Policy and Economy Summit in Washington, contends that universitiesâ?? â??home run mentalityâ? creates a focus on technologies that offer the â??biggest, fastest payback,â? but keeps much intellectual property buried on campus and away from the ma
Tuition Hike For Business Might Get Ok
Wisconsin State Journal
The UW Board of Regents is expected to approve a tuition hike this week for all UW-Madison undergraduate students majoring in business or enrolled in the Certificate in Business program.
WARF is likely to hold on to stem cell patent rights
Wisconsin Technology Network
A look at the facts in the dispute over three important University of Wisconsin stem cell patents – and the history behind similar disputes – shows a strong likelihood that the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation will retain all of its patent rights, even if some of its claims are changed or cancelled.
Doyle sends message to Pres. Bush
Daily Cardinal
Gov. Jim Doyle, along with nine other governors, sent a letter to the U.S. Senate Wednesday, urging them to vote to alleviate President Bushâ??s limitations on embryonic stem cell research.
Significant benefits
Badger Herald
Two days ago, La Crosse County joined a small contingency of Wisconsin localities, including Dane County, that provide full domestic partner benefits to its employees.
Stem cell act moves to Bushâ??s desk
Badger Herald
Despite a threatened second veto, the U.S. Senate passed legislation Wednesday that would end President George W. Bushâ??s federal funding ban on embryonic stem-cell research.
In-Depth: Deciding what to wear
Badger Herald
For students at the University of Wisconsin, a Motion W on clothing around campus doesnâ??t get a second glance.
Bucky Badger pride: U-DUB wears UW school spirit everywhere
Capital Times
Like many of her peers, recent UW-Madison graduate Melissa Sandgren wears her Badger pride on her sleeve, literally.
She’s written the word “Bucky” in bleach pen on a red top and painted pawprints on a T-shirt with “Property of Bucky” scrawled across it. She’s cut off collars, ripped and re-tied Wisconsin shirts in creative ways to give her school spirit an ’80s flare. On football game days, she’s never had a problem creating a unique Badger look.
It was this extreme school spirit that inspired the 22-year-old journalism and marketing graduate to start her own business, U-DUB.
Patent ruling isn’t a blow to UW’s research leadership
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Concern apparently has been voiced across the state that the recent U.S. Patent Office decisions rejecting three patents held by the patenting and licensing arm of the University of Wisconsin could be a devastating blow to the state’s acknowledged leadership in stem cell research.
As one of the parties who lodged the thus-far successful challenge against the overreaching patents on human embryonic stem cells held by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, let me reassure you that is simply not the case. And despite what WARF officials say, that’s not at all because appeals will be successful. A column by John Simpson.
UW off to El Salvador for investigation
Daily Cardinal
UW-Madison representatives will travel to El Salvador Wednesday to visit Hermosa Manufacturing and to meet with previous workers of the Adidas manufacturer. Chancellor John Wiley hopes the trip will help him, along with the universityâ??s Labor Licensing Policy Committee, to make an informed decision on whether the university should cut the contract with Adidas, according to a University Communications release.
UW salaries on rise, still behind
Badger Herald
University of Wisconsin mid-level administrators will receive a higher pay raise this year than many of their counterparts nationwide, according to a report released last month.
Power line delayed as ATC mulls options
Capital Times
Local officials are applauding the decision by American Transmission Co. to delay construction of a controversial 345-kilovolt transmission line across Dane County, but energy conservation activist Nino Amato said it’s just a tactical move by the company to “reposition” itself in trying to justify need for the line.
Mark Williamson, vice president of major projects for ATC, said today the company needs more time to take a hard look at power usage forecasts and the potential to bury a part of the new line in sensitive areas, such as along the Beltline near the Arboretum.
UW to check Salvadoran factories
Capital Times
A representative of the UW-Madison is traveling to El Salvador to investigate workers’ rights at factories that make the university’s athletic apparel, including alleged workers’ rights abuses at a former Adidas Group subcontractor.
The University of Wisconsin contracts with Adidas to provide athletic uniforms and shoes, and the company can sell apparel with the UW logo. Adidas agreed to a code of conduct that stipulated its responsibilities in dealing with workers, factories and suppliers.
….Chancellor John Wiley did not agree to end the contract, but said Adidas should do more to help workers if they were unfairly treated by the subcontractor. Now he is sending Dawn Crim to investigate the situation.
ASM reps challenge Wileyâ??s living wage agenda
Daily Cardinal
Two UW-Madison Student Wage Committee members are challenging Chancellor John Wileyâ??s refusal to honor the Associated Students of Madison 2006 ballot referendum concerning student employees affected by the living wage initiative.
Board to vote on Learfield
Badger Herald
A Missouri-based company will extend its exclusive media-marketing contract with UW to 2019 for $75 million, if passed by the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents Friday.
Students urge Wiley to validate wage increases
Badger Herald
Two University of Wisconsin students sent a dissenting message to Chancellor John Wiley Monday, urging him to approve a controversial wage increase policy for UW workers.
Fight to come in patent ruling
Badger Herald
The premier patent management group for the University of Wisconsin announced last Monday it would fight the U.S. Patent and Trademark Officeâ??s decision to investigate and possibly eliminate three valuable stem-cell patents.