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UW vies to be national leader in bioenergy research

As national interest in ethanol and other forms of bioenergy surges, the UW-Madison’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences is hoping to become a leader.

On the same evening that President Bush was calling for a sharp increase in the amount of alternative fuels, the dean of the UW agriculture college announced a proposal to bring a $125 million federal bioenergy research and development collaboration to Wisconsin.