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  • Cellartis, WARF sign license agreement for human embryonic stem cells Jan. 15, 2009 Cellartis AB, a premier provider of human embryonic stem cell (hES) derived products and technologies, and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), the private, nonprofit patenting and licensing organization for the University of Wisconsin-Madison, announced today (Jan. 15) that they have signed a license for hES patents that enables Cellartis to commercialize undifferentiated hES cell products in the U.S.
  • Large-scale nuclear materials study shapes national collaborations Jan. 15, 2009 In Kumar Sridharan's laboratory on the University of Wisconsin-Madison engineering campus, just one ill-timed sneeze might have catapulted his next three years' worth of nuclear reactor materials research into oblivion.
  • Q&A: Task force considers new non-state campus funding sources Jan. 14, 2009 Michael Knetter, known for his creative fundraising as dean of the School of Business, is stepping into a new role helping the university target new sources of private funding.
  • Artist confronts those ‘now-what’ moments Jan. 14, 2009 If Stephanie Jutt has her way, there will be no more starving artists who sacrifice well-being to make art.
  • Curved photodetector array Can you see me now? Flexible photodetectors could help sharpen photos Jan. 13, 2009 Distorted cell-phone photos and big, clunky telephoto lenses could be things of the past.
  • All NIH human embryonic stem cell registry lines now deposited at NSCB Jan. 12, 2009 The U.S. National Stem Cell Bank (NSCB) has announced that it has received deposits of two human embryonic stem cell lines from Cellartis AB, a biotechnology company based in Sweden. With the addition of the new lines, the National Stem Cell Bank now has received all 21 cell lines from the six providers listed on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) federal registry.
  • CALS hosts Wisconsin Agricultural Economic Outlook Forum on Jan. 16 Dec. 30, 2008 Get a first look at the 2009 Status of Wisconsin Agriculture report and learn more about the emerging issues and opportunities of Wisconsin agriculture.
  • Dawn Crim Dawn Crim named new special assistant for community relations Dec. 23, 2008 Dawn Crim has been selected from a national search process to lead community relations initiatives for the University of Wisconsin-Madison, effective Jan. 1, 2009, Chancellor Carolyn "Biddy" Martin announced today.
  • UW-Madison engineer receives presidential award Dec. 23, 2008 A University of Wisconsin-Madison engineer has been honored with the country's highest honor for scientists at the beginning of their research careers.
  • Image of a motor neuron Patient-derived induced stem cells retain disease traits Dec. 22, 2008 When neurons started dying in Clive Svendsen's lab dishes, he couldn't have been more pleased. The dying cells - the same type lost in patients with the devastating neurological disease spinal muscular atrophy - confirmed that the University of Wisconsin-Madison stem cell biologist had recreated the hallmarks of a genetic disorder in the lab, using stem cells derived from a patient.
  • James Thomson receives 2008 Massry Prize honoring stem cell researchers Dec. 18, 2008 James Thomson, director of regenerative biology at the Morgridge Institute for Research and John D. MacArthur Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, has received the prestigious Massry Prize for 2008. The award recognizes Thomson for his groundbreaking discovery made a decade ago of human embryonic stem (ES) cells and his subsequent work in developing induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells.
  • VistaGen, WARF sign license agreement for human embryonic stem cell technology Dec. 18, 2008 VistaGen Therapeutics and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) have signed a license for human embryonic stem cell patents for the development and commercialization of stem cell-based research tools.
  • Martin names business school dean to coordinate strategy, development Dec. 10, 2008 Chancellor Carolyn "Biddy" Martin today announced the appointment of Michael Knetter, dean of the business school at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, as special assistant/liaison to the chancellor for long-term strategy and development.
  • Contest to fund arts entrepreneurship Dec. 10, 2008 Faculty and staff are encouraged to alert students to a contest that funds entrepreneurship in art. The UW–Madison New Arts Venture Challenge seeks individuals or teams of up to three to develop and present a proposal that will result in an arts event, exhibition, series or project that demonstrates creativity, innovation, added value to the arts and potential for success.
  • Nicholas gift endows business school deanship Dec. 4, 2008 A gift from longtime university supporter Albert O. Nicholas and his wife, Nancy Johnson Nicholas, has created an endowed deanship at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Wisconsin School of Business.
  • Image form research Fast molecular rearrangements hold key to plastic's toughness Nov. 27, 2008 Plastics are everywhere in our modern world, largely due to properties that render the materials tough and durable, but lightweight and easily workable. One of their most useful qualities, however - the ability to bend rather than break when put under stress - is also one of the most puzzling.
  • New program encourages students to become social entrepreneurs Nov. 26, 2008 Can one person change the world? The Kauffman Entrepreneurial Community Internship Program (KECIP) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison allows both grads and undergrads an opportunity to utilize skills and knowledge gained in the classroom to become catalysts for social change -- and to get paid for doing it.
  • Experts explore job outlook in the economic downturn Nov. 25, 2008 University of Wisconsin-Madison career placement and job market experts examine the state of the national job market during the economic downturn and how it affects graduating students and different sectors of the work force.
  • Innovative government ideas, programs sought for Gladfelter competition Nov. 20, 2008 Public workers with innovative ideas on how to improve the quality and efficiency of government in Wisconsin are invited to compete for the Lloyd D. Gladfelter Awards.
  • Students rewarded for entrepreneurial instincts Nov. 19, 2008 What do a youth sport officiating agency, a club dedicated to microfinance, a student-run bus company, a Chinese economic forum, and a Silver eBay PowerSeller business have to do with entrepreneurship at the University of Wisconsin-Madison?